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Hi there, I am so excited to be celebrating the 5th Anniversary of A Blog Named Hero today. You should have arrived here from the fabulous Paper Smooches blog. There are lots of fun prizes to be given away today and tomorrow. The winners will be selected randomly from different blogs, so make sure to visit them all for your chance to win ๐
Today's prizes include the following:
- $50 gift card to Hero Arts
- $40 gift card to Pretty Pink Posh
- $35 gift card to Lil' Inker Designs
- $25 gift card to Newton's Nook
- $25 gift card to Paper Smooches
- $25 gift card to Winnie and Walter
- $25 gift card to The Ton
- $20 gift card to Right at Home
- One Online Card Class of your choice
Good luck and happy hopping!
I was lucky enough to be a member of the A Blog Named Hero design team back in 2012-2014 and I still love all of the wonderful creations I see on this blog today. It is such a source of inspiration for creative projects with Hero Arts stamps. Hero Arts stamps were the very first stamps I used when I started creating cards and they will always have a very special place in my heart.
Today, I have made a fun and festive birthday card for you using some of my all time favorite Hero Arts dies, the Martini and Star Background Fancy Cuts:
Your next stop on the hop is the wonderfully talented Bhavana Kesarker ! If you have missed any links,
please start at A Blog Named Hero :)
A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies! Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day! Giveaway prizes total more than $400! To win, leave a comment on each hop stop. We will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning! And be sure to visit A Blog Named Hero on Sunday for the list of Sunday hoppers and prizes!
**Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.
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I participate in an affiliate program through Simon Says Stamp. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here at this blog. All products linked below the posts of my creations are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not and will not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.
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Love your Cheers card – a perfect way to celebrate A Blog Named Hero’s achievements!
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Cheers, to Hero Arts and it’s Blog. I’ll drink to that.
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Shaken, not stirred ๐ Love the stars on the vellum, it adds such a nice touch.
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Fun!!! Such a festive card!
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Love the stars die made out of vellum. Great card!
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The background is awesome. Really lets the martini shine!
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Love the vellum backdrop, such a gorgeous card!
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Your card makes me want to celebrate!
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Cheers to you, too! Love the vellum star background.
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Beautiful card Cheiron, perfect for a 5th Anniversary!
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That’s a really nice card. Vellum adds such beautiful texture and elegance! Happy Anniversary to A Blog Named Hero!
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Simple and lovely card!
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star background….pretty neat.
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The card is cute but it is your background I love.
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The stars cut into vellum looks very good!
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Great card. I love the vellum background.
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Cheers! Love the vellum background! Such a clean, fun card โบ๏ธ
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Fun card; love the vellum BG.
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Love the card and a cheers to all of you!
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I love the stars background cut out with vellum! What a great idea and a beautiful card!
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A perfect card to celebrate the 5th anniversary. The Star Background is gorgeous.
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Truly a card for celebration . . . so festive and fun! Cheers!
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Oh my this card is wonderful. Love the little olives you added:)
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Cheers for 5 years of the blog named Hero! How fun!
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FUN AND FESTIVE + Clean and Simple and colorful! All rolled into one. Happy Blogaversary Hero!
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Cheiron! This is GORGEOUS. Funnily, I almost pulled out the star background die, which I own, and have never used. (!!!) Thank you so much for helping us celebrate A Blog Named Hero!
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That star background is fabulous!!!! Love how you used it :0)
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Such a pretty card!!!
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Cheers!
You made me smile when I saw this
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What a fun happy card!! Love it! “clink” ๐
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I love the background.
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That card is so cute! Love martinis . . .
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Fun card!
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How FUN!! I love the vellum background and the fun way you did the martini glass. Adorable card!
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Great use of vellum for your background- and cool martini, too
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Love your fun card
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Oh this is so fabulous, I love the design!
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Love those olives! Cute card.
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Love what you created and what a fun blog hop!!!
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Clever background using vellum and the olives are adorable.
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Love this card! Thanks for sharing your fun idea on this great blog hop!!
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So clever and super cool!!
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Great card! Love the background! Gotta get my hands on some of those Distress Oxide inks. They are so hard to find right now. This is such a great blog hop with so much talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours! Happy Anniversary Hero Arts Blog!
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Love it. Got the supplies off to recreate one
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Super COOL card!
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Love how you made the star background from vellum. Fun card.
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Love how you used this vellum with the background die!!!
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I love the simple design and execution. Since I just had oatmeal for breakfast, I thought “Oh, perfect breakfast on a faraway island”. hehe
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Love the background & the super cheery Cheers!!
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Love the soft vellum background for a little interest!
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Ugh. Perfect. Nothing I can say would add to the coolness of this card so I will just say Thanks for Sharing!!!
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Super cute! LOVE!
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This card is simply perfect!
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Great celebration design! Cheers!
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Such a great card and fun too! ๐
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Love this festive card.
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Fun card, love the texture of the circle stars.
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Seeing stars! Maybe too many martinis!
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Love the background.
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Thanks. I’m enjoying the hop.
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What great card. Super cute and perfect for a celebration.
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Your card is ready to party! What a great card. Love it!
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Very simple and elegant!
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Such a fun card to celebrate the blog’s 5th anniversary!
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Such a wonderfully cheerful card. Love that background!
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Lovely card ๐
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What a fun card! Perfect for the anniversary celebration.
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FABULOUS card design. Love, love, loved it!
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Love the background die. This is too adorable and a great way to help celebrate the Hero’s 5th birthday. Thanks for a great card and for sharing.
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What a GREAT card! Love it!
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The die cut sentiment is perfect for this creation with dimension/layers.
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Love how you used the vellum
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What a fun card. The martini almost looks real, and the velum die cut background is perfect!
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Great card, I love these dies!
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Oh, pour me one of those!! Great card!
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Cute card! Love the background!
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Let’s party!
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What a clever way to use vellum!
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Awesome job on your card, it is so adorable!
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Yes, this is a very fun card! Cheers to your card and a blog named Hero ๐
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Cheiron, I have always admired your work and glad you’re on this team
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Fun card! Love it!
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Wonderful card, love the addition of vellum
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What better way to say celebrate than with a cocktail! This is a fabulous card. Love the olives!
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Love, love this card, so fun.
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You did a great job with this. Love it!
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Now that’s one way to celebrate! Love it!!! Great background!
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The olives are adorable.
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Cute card! Love the background.
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You just nailed it and cheers to you! TFS!
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Love your vellum background!
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Love your card, so funny
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Great card!
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GREAT Card! Love everything about it.
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What a fun card – love it!
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Love you card, so cute!
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Very creative design!
Thank you for the inspiration.
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What a fun card.
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Cute card.
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Fun card! I really like it.
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Cheers to you too! Now, where’s a martini for me?
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Great cad
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Totally perfect.
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Love the use of vellum. So creative!
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Love everything about your card.TFS!
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Subtle star background is soooo cool!
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Gotta love a good martini. Great use of the background!
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Super cute!
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Perfect celebration card. Great olives!
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what a great card for a celebration ๐
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Awesome card. The olives look good enough to eat!
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Yes, I’ll take one of those too! Fun celebration card.
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I have become a big fan of “A Blog Named Hero.” Great blog hop with lots of talented people sharing their talent. Love your card.
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cheers! i’ll drink to that!
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Great idea for a background
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Such a fun card! I’m glad I can say I was once on the same DT as you ๐
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appropriate for the celebration
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This card is right up my alley. Loving your card and this hop is amazing. Thanks for sharing this card. Now time for a martini. ๐
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Such a pretty card ๐ i love the background
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This is such a fun card! I love the background.
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Cute card.
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A fun card for someone turning 21.
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Great job on the cards!
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Pretty card!! Cheers!!
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how festive is this card. . .delicious!
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lol your card says it all….let’s party!!
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Cute card! Love the vellum background โฅ
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Love this card! awesome design! Cheers!! ๐
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I love this fun and layered card!
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Perfect CHEERS card. awesome
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Happy card – could be used for multiple occasions.
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Olive it!!
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Appropriate card…Cheers and congratulations to ABNH!! Thanks for the inspiration.
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What a fun card, I love the star background!
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Fun! This hop has shown how hero arts has so much variety! Love your card.
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What a fun card!
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Perfect celebration card. The background is so cool!
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Great card. Will pin for future reference!
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Awesome card, definitely celebrates celebrating.
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The olives are my favorite part of the martini. Who has ever received a card with a martini and olives? Such a fun card that can be used in many different ways. Thanks for sharing.
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Oh wow your card is beautiful. Hugs,
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Oh this is lovely!
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Cute card, I could use a cocktail to continue hopping!! Haha!! Sip at every site!!
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Love your card. Cheers!
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Love this card!
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Love the vellum background.
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This is such a fun card Cheiron!
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Such a fun card!!
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What a fun card Cheiron!
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Great card!
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Love your card and that die cut background xx
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Cheers to the celebration. Fun card
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That’s very cool, cheers to you! Now I wanna go and have a drink… Does it matter that it’s only 1pm where I am? ๐ I guess I better wait for the evening LOL
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I have to try this..too cute
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Great card!
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Love it, such a fun card.
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What a sophisticated card!
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Fabulous and fun! Love that vellum background!
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Super cool card, love it!
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That star background is incredible. I’ve never seen that before. Off to search the internet…
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Hiccup! Cute card ๐
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Love this!
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What a super fun card!!
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I love this card! Great colors and so fun!
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I like how you combined different products for this card. Those olives look so tempting.
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Ooh, that is a cool card. Love that star background, too!
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Definitely cheers!
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Awesome and cute card!
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That is the coolest background ever. Cheers to a great card.
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Awesome card!
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I love the vellum background.
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This card is so fun! Beautiful blending and detail on the glass and olives. And I love how you layered that star backgrounds into the card. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Great card. Thank you for sharing.
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I love how you used the star background to create a nice texture difference but still keep the emphasis on the martini glass.
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I really do love this one–Cheers
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Love your sweet card!
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Didn’t remember the background die until I saw your card and it was perfect for celebrating.
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Love it and the vellum gives the illusion of bubbles!! Very creative!!
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Cheers to 5 years! I love hero arts and the card you made with the martini die is so great!! Thanks for sharing!
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I’m loving this card. Super cute.
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WOW, I have to have this die, love love love this card, amazing work ๐
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This is sooo awesome! Love it and the colors are perfect!
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It’s 5:00 somewhere!!! And this card is fabulous! Love the martini and fabulous die cut background.
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Love the background of this delightful card.
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What a fun card! I love that background die you used!
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Cheers! How cute is this!?
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So cute! Love the creativity with the vellum background!
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how fun
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What a happy card. The star background is perfect. Thanks for sharing!
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What a cute idea. What time do we meet for a drink?
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LOL – what a cute card!! I love Hero Arts!
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Makes me thirsty! Very creative use of vellum!
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I love the card, especially the background.
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Very cute! Makes me want a cocktail!
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That looks fab and the olives are really neat
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great design, this card would be great for a guy or girl! you know, of drinking age ๐
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Cute and festive…great background!
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love this card! simple and striking
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Terrific card Cheiron! Perfect for a celebration, love the martini and great vellum background.
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Wow.. fabulous.. loved your card!
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Sassy card!
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What a fun card, love those olives!!
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Fun card!
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What a great card! Clean and simple but elegant at the same time. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
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Gorgeous! Love the subtle background. And the coloring is amazing!
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So clever and adorable!! Thanks for sharing. You are so inspiring!
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What a fun card!
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More great ideas for my monthly kit.
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ooo, love that star die background. Fun card!
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A perfect martini and card!
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Cheers!! to your card and Hero Arts!!
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What a cool card! I love the soft vellum overlay in the background! Perfect back drop to the martini glass!
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This is such a fun card! I love that background and the olives in the martini glass look great!
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Cute card!
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What a fun card!!! ๐
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Ready for the party. Invite me!! Love the card.
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Simple lovely and boy would I love to have a sip.
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your martini card is perfect for this celebration!!
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You’ve created such a “refreshing” card ๐
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Love that martini! Adorable!
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I must have overlooked this set but you have made me add it to my wishlist. Love the simplicity. TFS
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This card says it all!! I LOVE it!!!!
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I love the way you did the vellum background. Very classy card.
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The vellum backdrop is perfect…
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Awesome layering on this fun card! Bottoms up!
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I love the idea of the vellum background and using dies. Thanks for the technique
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Perfect festive card.
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Fun card!!! Love that background paired up with the martini!!
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Cheers to Hero Arts Blog Hop!!!!! And thank you for giving us such a fun card. Have an awesome day!!!
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Right back at ya “Cheers!”
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I raise a glass to you for this fun card. thanks!
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Fun summer card.
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How great to cut the BG out of vellum. Always can use some “Cheers” cards.
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Great card! Love the martini and the background is so pretty!
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Who doesn’t like a martini?!
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Cheers to Hero Arts! Cute card!
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Love your card. Don’t see many cocktail themed cards, so I was glad you chose this. And I especially like cards with backgrounds. I want to do more of this.
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That card made me smile!
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Sooo many friends to send this card to
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Love your fun card! My daughter would love this!
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Cheers to Hero Arts, A Blog named Hero and you! I like the pop of red, and how the color is focused in the center of the card, all together.
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Now that martini drink IS very festive lol! This card is very cute!
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That’s a mighty fun card–and I haven’t seen that start background before–using it on vellum is genius!
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Really cool background
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Cheers are really appropriate for celebrating milestones in life and business.
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Love the olives and the background stencil. Great card!
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Cute card!
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So neat!
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I love this card . Party time!
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That star background might just become one of my new favorites!
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What a fun card!
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What a great idea to cut the background out of vellum! I need to remember this. TFS!
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great fun!
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Such a fun card:)
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I just love the vellum layer — how pretty!
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Interesting background to make a simple card pop.
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Cheers, love the background.
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Fabulous crration! Love HS dies and their kits
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Amazing card! I love the star background. Those olives are fun!! Wish I had a martini right now.
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What a fun card! Love the layout and the colors. Thank you for the chance to win!
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Cheers to Hero Arts for all the wonderful products they have created for us crafters. Thank you for sharing your card.
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I like that you used vellum for the background die cut. The vellum give the card a tine on tone look.
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Your cheers card is too adorable! So simple but oh so darling!
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So fun! Great job on the olives.
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Lovely card Cheiron! That background is really fun ๐
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LOVE this cheers card, awesome martini!
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Love the clean and simple design, but fun and interesting too ;- ) Thanks for sharing!
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Great cheers card!
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Oh I love that fancy die star background. Cheers!!
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Hi Cheiron! welcome back to A Blog Named Hero! We are so happy you came back to celebrate our 5th Anniversary. I LOve your card, I love the velumn background and the martini glass.
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I can almost taste the drunk olives. Great design.
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๐ that martini! perfect!
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I love the fancy cut background, great card!!!
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Fab fun card!! Love the vellum with the star background and martini!!
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Such a fun card!
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Cheers! Love the idea of the background die and vellum!
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So fun!! Love that star background!
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This card makes me smile!
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Cheers to a beautiful card!
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No wonder these are some of your favorite HA dies! I just love that martini set! TFS!
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This is such a great card. Love the martini die.
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Great idea . I love this Martini glass and olives. Fun card
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Fun card with a great background. ๐
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Love the vellum background layer. Adds so much without distracting from the other die cuts.
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Very fun.
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Very cute card!!
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That’s a card after my own heart.
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Love how you used the background stamp with the vellum!! Pretty card!!!!
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Very pretty ! Happiness always on your 5 year anniversary to a blog called hero !
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great combo you used to create your card. Cheers to YOU!
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Cute card. Nice background die
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Love it!
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Thanks for sharing!
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This one is very different. Nice
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Nice card and background. Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
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Adorable!! I love this darling martini!
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Lovely card!
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Such a cute card! Very festive.
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Cheiron, this is such a happy card. Thank you.
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Reminds me of vacation and summer parties.
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Awesome card!
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Cute card!
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Yum! Adorable martini card. Great background too!
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I need a Martini now. Great card.
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Awww sweet card! Cheers backatcha! Love the background and the cute design! I host “always anything goes” challenges every Friday with lots of prizes and companies sponsoring me. Would love for you to join us and check us out!
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Love your Cheers card . it is a perfect way to celebrate and I know quite a few of my friends that would just love to get a card just like this!
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OMG!! Love this card!!
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I must tell you how cute this card is and Happy 5th too..
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Fabulous card. The subtle die cut in the background is perfect!
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I love this, the vellum background looks perfect. Thanks for helping us celebrate x
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I could not imagine how much depth that vellum adds.. Awesome..
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LOVE this card! Pinned.
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So fun, Cheiron!! I love the addition of that fun vellum layer behind the martini!
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Love this one!
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Love the star background die. Really festive with the martini!
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Fun hop. Happy Birthday Hero!
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love this!!!
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I like the background for this fun and festive card.
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Great card, love it!
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What a great idea to use velum in the background ! Such a neat card !
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Such a fun card, the velum is a great touch!
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I have plenty of friends who would love togged a card like that! Fun design, happy colors and really cool background.
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Cool card! TFS!
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LOVE this card!!
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Such a fun card. I’ve never thought to use vellum with a die cut. Wonderful!
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Tint that water green and put some apple slices or a cherry on the tooth pick and now we are talkin’!!
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Wow! Too cool!!!
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Cheers to a great card!!
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I like the realistic olives. Cute!
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Fabulous card. Love the clean lines. TFS
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Such a festive card. Love it!
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Oh you are soo clever to added that two circle as Cherry of your drink I love the idea and the colors are wonderfull
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Love this card. I could drink that martini right now. Those olives are so real looking. Great job.TFS
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I love this card, especially the vellum background!
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Your card is so FUN! Cheers!!!
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Love how you used the star background!
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Awesome background. Cheers.
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Yummy. So fun and colorful. Happy birthday Hero.
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I love this card! It would be great for a 21st birthday card too!
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The star background just REALLY adds to this! LOVE it!
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I love this card!!
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Great, happy card !
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Love everything about this card, the background, the image and that the sentiment coordinates with the image. The olives are very fun. I would make this card.
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Cheers! What a fun card. Love the star background in the vellum, thanks for the idea.
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What a great way to celebrate the 5th Anniversary. Cheers!
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Great pop of color for an uncluttered card!
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Beautiful colors!
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Love this. How fun.
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Love the card. Thanks for the inspiration.
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What a fun card! Let the celebration begin!
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Wow! That HA fancy background die is amazing. Love your card. Thanks for sharing!
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Cute card.
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What a fun card!! Just love it and that background is awesome too
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Fun card, I like the background.
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Very festive card!
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Very nice choice for background..love the martini glass and saying….pretty card!
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Cheers – love the cocktail card. That star background is wonderful!
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Another kind of clean and simple card with a wonderful punch in the background with the star die! Such a fun card!
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Loved the layering. Great use of the vellum. It is always time for a martini!!!
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My sister would love a card like this.
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Very cute!
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Cheers! What a fun card!
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Love your sassy happy card!
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What a fun card! I love the velum background. Cheers to you and TFS!
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Great card…..love the look and use of vellum.
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Love the background!
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Great card.
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That’s an awesome celebration card!! ๐
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Perfect background for this card, very nice!
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What a cute celebratory card… Love it!
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Great celebration card – very clever !
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Very festive – great for many occasions.
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Cheers to the Anniversary Blog! Happy 5 years.
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Love the vellum overlay! Very clever card, Cheiron.
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Love it!! Love the white on white background.
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I love whenever vellum is used. Great card!
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What a fun design. Love the cocktail glass.
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Fun layers!
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Clever, fun card…let’s celebrate!
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That background is rockin’ it!
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I really like the colors used. The martini glass makes me HAPPY and I don’t even drink them.
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Wonderful card, love your festive look.
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Cute card and cheers to you and Hero Arts!
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So CHEERful! (I couldn’t resist!) Congrats to A Blog Named Hero on their 5th anniversary!
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Love your use of tone and tone background. Cute card. Thanks for sharing
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OOOHHH! I love this! My favorite for a birthday card!
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I love this card! So festive.
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What a fun card! Love the stars cut out background. It really highlights the martini glass. Cheers!
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Cheer to you as well.
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I know a few members in my family that would certainly toast to your card.
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Perfect for a spring Soiree!
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Love it! Your design is so festive, love the subtle star background TFS
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Wow! So creative! A vision of a background – cheers!
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Cute card, time to party.
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