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And you're invited! Come along and join the party. It's too hot for me to cook, so I took the easy way out and offered to bring the beverages….and mixed up this fruity summer beverage card for you using the Summer Lovin' set.
And what would a Hostess Hop be without prizes? Hero Arts is picking three names from the comments left on all of the blogs in the hop this week. For a chance to win, simply comment on ANY of the stops along the hop on ANY day, including each dayโs starting post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning! I would love to hear from all of you! One lucky winner who comments on this post will get one of my favorite new stamp sets! Just let me know what YOU would bring to a summer picnic and I will pick a winner on Monday!
Time to hop along to the next stop on the hop…right to the super talented Jenn Biederman. I am sure she has whipped up something really yummy to share with you!
Since I put myself in charge of beverages, I'd also like to share a delicious Black Cherry Cola Cocktail that's just for the "grown ups" at this picnic:
Fill a rocks glass with ice.
Then add:
One and a half ounces of black cherry vodka
Three and a half ounces of Coke
Half an ounce of grenadine
Stir gently and garnish with cherries.
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COOLING colors!
Thanks for the recipe for the adult beverage:)
I already own this set…love it!Please take my name out of the running for this.
But I always bring a Blanket and pillow for relaxing after the feast!Cheiron, your card is fabulous – so pretty and summery looking! I love your design and the yummy colour combination! Thanks for your delicious cocktail recipe!
Cheiron, what a cool drink! I would definitely bring my appetite to your picnic!! A very cool card, too!
Love your card Cheiron! Love the bright colors and your cocktail sounds great too!
such a cute card ๐ the beverage sounds like what we had on federal hill ๐
such a cheery card, love the colors! thanks for sharing!
Ooh… What a Cool card.
Super nice card!! I would fill my bottles as in you card with lemonade (yellow), pomgranate juice (pinky) and why not a smoothy made with seasonal green veggies (kale and chard) mixed with apple juice and orange juice (cause I don’t like orange juice alone)!!
Love the card!So cheerful!
This such a cool card!
Love your card!!
Love your colors. You card shouts “Summer”, please stay forever! This is a cute stamp set. It’s on my wish list.
I would bring fruits ๐ Lots and lots of them. I especially love watermelon in the summer ๐
Love, Love the colors on this card! Great picnic card. I like to take a vinegar slaw dressing that is so good!
Love your card – and the colors are so summery! I would love to win this stamp – I have the one Brush Strokes Set but of course I want them all!! thanks for the chance to win!
Your card is so bright and cheery. Great colors and details. Love it. Your drink sounds wonderful and refreshing.
I love how you used that Basic Grey/Hero Arts set – such an adorable card, Cheiron! Gorgeous shading and colors!
Love your drinks card! I’d bring Pimms!
The drink sounds yummy….I’ll have to try it. Cute card, too.
Reminds me of a backyard picnic. Love the card!
Ooooh, what a fabulous card! I love it!!
Yum–the card and the recipe!
Oh I am loving that pop top pattern on the card, so fun and cool, great card cheiron!
Card is adorable
Love the bright colors and how you colored the bottles! I would bring fruits to a summer picnic.
Your card is cute and I love the summer colors! I would a big jug of my Pomegranate Iced Tea with lots of lemon wedges and lots of ice!
Love your wonderfully bright and refreshing card! Love those bottle stamps. What would I bring to a picnic? Sub sandwiches on really fresh good buns. Some yummy salads. And my Pepsi max. ๐
Love this summer beverage card!! And the adult beverage sounds very interesting!! Love picnicing with you!!
What a gorgeous card; those drinks have me suddenly feeling thirsty for a ‘refreshing’ beverage, even though it’s early morning! Your recipe: perfect for the hot day ahead; definitely on the must have list! I’d bring gigantic chocolate chip cookies to a picnic…
Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
cI ordered that drink, why hasn’t a waiter brought it to my table yet…. ๐ Love your bright colors on your card, so fun and perfect for summer!
Cheiron,your card is full of summery goodness! From the colors, pattern papers and the beverage! I love the pattern paper on the bottom. It looks like bubbles fizzy drinks. I would bring fruit like watermelon, cantaloupe and strawberries to a picnic.
Love those refreshing, summer colors that are perfect for the picnic. Thanks for sharing your card ideas and recipe.
Love the colors and creativity. And how the little rounds at the bottom make me think of bubbles. Fun!
Love how bright and cheery this card is.
Great card! Love the colors.
Cute card..thanks for sharing. I would bring a crunchy Asian salad for the picnic.
I love the summery color combo of your card! I’d have to bring some potato salad to your picnic, my mom’s delicious/simple recipe.
What fun your card is===the colors really say summer!!
Love the colors you used and the card itself!
Your card has the perfect colors for summer! Hot & cool at the same time! Very well done. Would love to win this stamp set! I would bring my “famous” potato salad to the picnic! My family always request it! Good luck everyone!
Beautiful card… I always bring watermelon to a picnic(no cooking and it’s cool and refreshing!)
Cute summery card! I seem to bring a nice fruit salad whenever I need to bring a dish — goes with a picnic as well a a potluck. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the colors and your background, Cheiron, and that recipe? Can’t wait to try it!!
This is such a super cute card! I love the fun colors!
What a cool card, Cheiron! The colors and hues are absolutely gorgeous! Way to rock the blog lop!
mmmm, that sounds delish! depends on who’s at the picnic, but the last one i went to i brought homemade pickles
Both the card and the drink look YUMO!!
I love your fun and vibrant card!
Love the colors you used – very summery. Thanks for the beverage recipe.
Beautiful card–so colorful! Thanks for sharing ๐
Lovely card Cheiron, love the summery colors. I would bring a frisbee to play with for a fun time!!
Your card is so bright and cheery.
Love it.Nothing like a beverage for the grown ups on a hot summer night. Love your card. Love the hot colors you used too.
Love your card… wonderful colors. I just love cherry coke… and will definitely have to try this recipe. Tks again!
Love the summer colors on your card! Want to go grab a pop now. Hahaha
Your card made me thirsty so I must try your Black Cherry Cocktail!
love these clear stamps – thanks for the chance! time to grab a soda!
Very cute card and yummy cocktail – thanks so much!
It’s too hot to cook for me, too! ๐
Love the colors on your card!What a great card with such fun colours. Thanks for the adult beverage recipe. Looks good!
Cute card – and gotta try the drink recipe. Sounds refreshing.
Cute card & the recipe sounds good. For a picnic last month, I took watermelon & jello. Thanks.
WOW! I love it! The bright colors are perfect for Summer Card!
Love your card, Cheiron. Love the bright, fun, summer colors.
Fun! I always bring deviled eggs to picnics!
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot comLoving the picnic theme. My friends liked me when I brought a 7-layer dip and chips to a picnic.
Such great colors on your cool card! Love it.
Love that sweet little set! Makes me want to take out my own… haven’t played with it in a while! TFS!
Awesome card! Very summery!! I would bring lemonade stand pie, it is yummy and super easy to make!
Very cute! Love the bright colors!
Great colors on your card. I would bring sweet tea.
What a great card! I would have to bring some homemade potato salad to the picnic.
Fabulous card!! I would bring some homemade fried chicken OR a cool mixed fruit salad–with watermelon, of course!!
What a lovely summery card. I love the colors you used. Thank you so much for sharing.
I’m thirsty just thinking about your cocktail! Your card looks refreshing too… I would bring a salad to the picnic, probably a Nicoise.
Love your cheerful card! I’d bring a blueberry cheesecake.
Fantastic colors! I usually bring a watermelon and brownies.
slrdowney at hotmail dot comCheiron, what a great yummy colors! Love the design, too. Hmmm – for a picnic – I am thinking I would bring Strawberry Trifle – yum, yum!
Oh, wow. I love the card but I want that drink! And I mean NOW!!!
Awesome! Love the way you created the background out of the bottle cap image!
What a lovely and bright summery card!! Love all the pretty colors!! I would bring watermelon to the picnic!!
What a fun creative card. Love the colors! I love to bring brownie pie to a picnic!
Fruit salad is always a winner at a picnic. And, your card is a winner, too!
Love the summery colors of your card.
I’ll bring drinks to the party, too, but mine will be home-canned berry juice sweetened with Stevia and mixed with club soda. Yum!!
Thanks for the chance to win your giveaway. Sweet!! Love that stamp set!!!
<3 JBeautiful summery card with gorgeous colours! I’m boring, I would bring a Fruit Salad!
Refreshing card)
Great card…thank you for the cocktail recipe it sounds good. For me from the south… when it is hot hot…there is nothing better than ice cold watermelon .. lots cold watermelon…lol.
When I was small my Mom would set me down on news paper and hand me a slice of melon …great memoriesCute card, I love the bring a treat to a picnic maybe rice krispy treats
LOVE your fresh, summery card and that drink sounds really yummy–even at 9:30 in the morning!
I found a recipe for Fire and Ice Tomato Salad, it is so good all of it doesn’t make it to the picnic.
Cute, summery card!
I like your bright colors. Did you bottle the beverages? Thanks
Love your fabulous card and as for that drink sounds yummy!!!
Fun card – love the bottle top background~
Love the background of your card–so cute!
For the picnic, I have make Mom’s chocolaty Texas sheet cake, a family favorite, and a bowl of fresh fruit salad, heavy with blueberries–yum!Love the colors on your card.
The card is so colorful. I love it. I can’t wait to try the cocktail recipe this weekend. Thank you.
Love your card it’s very summery
Cute card. I could go for a Black Cherry Coke Cocktail right now. It sounds yummy. tfs
Oh those bottles of pop are soooo inviting…though perhaps not as inviting as your cherry coke! Thanks for the inspiration and great recipe. ๐
Forgot to mention what I would bring. I try to bring cut up veggies including squash, zucchini etc plus different salsas and dip; ie black bean & garlic dip, pineapple salsa, hummus. I find that with the veggies and salsas I can have some of the desserts without the guilt trip. Picnics should be fun for all. tfs
Cheiron, your card is so bright and cheerful and fun! Perfect for a summer picnic! I may have to try that drink recipe, too…sounds good! I think I would bring fruit to a picnic…maybe some nice fresh strawberries or cold, refreshing grapes? A bottle of wine? Cheese and crackers? Maybe all of the above!
Your drink sounds great. I would bring a summer cake. Love the colors in your card.
LOVE this card. What I’d bring to a summer picnic is peach cobbler, and water ice!
Brownies always seem to be a good choice to bring to a picnic. Love the colors on your card.
Fun summer card!
I’ll be sure to bring
cookies to the picnic?
Recipe looks good also.
Carla from UtahGreat summer sherberty colours…love the background too.
A picnic would not be complete without watermelon, so that’s what I would bring!
Karen L 1020at gmail dot comLove these summery colours and the pop bottles images.
I would be bringing some chicken salad sandwiches and some cooling raspberry vinegar cucumbers.I would bring my fast and easy pasta salad!
cute card! love how you stamped the background!Adorable card! Still deciding what i’d bring to the picnic…. besides my appetite!
Well that is quite the recipe! Like the background on the card.
What a cute card!
Love your card – especially the use of stripped paper. I would bring my grandmother’s fried chicken to any picnic I’m invited to.
This is truly a fresh and summery card Cheiron!
I LOVE your card, so much. Favorite one of both days, so far. I would bring a watermelon (Sugar baby) from our farm to a picnic.
Love the colors! And I would bring a salty snack to go with that great drink!
Gorgeous card. I love the colour combination, it just says summer. I have to bring to every picnic either my twist on Caesar salad or a my couscous, lemon, cranberry, cucumber and pistachio salad.
For a summer picnic I like to bring the fruit platter. Its always a hit with the kids and adults. Thanks for the drink recipe. Will definitely give it a go.
Cute card. So colorful. Good job.
Candy MeyersGorgeous card, Cheiron! Those neon bottles look so refreshing!!
Your card is just too cool for words. If I only could be so talented.
Great card.
craftymom205 at yahoo dot comCool card. Love those bright colors.
That coke sounds great & your card is darling! I would probably bring a dessert salad (hubby loves it & I don’t fix it just for us) made with cottage cheese, pistachio pudding, pineapple & cool whip. Thanks for a chance at that neat stamp set which I’d love to have.
Love your card Cheiron! Black Cherry Coke Cocktail sounds great too! Thanks for sharing!
great summery card and that drink sounds yum!
Black cherry vodka…wow!
Finally got my “sign in ” problems worked out!! Love your soda picnic card!! I’m loving the picnic with the hosti!!
Super cute beverage card, Cheiron – I love that HA/Basic Grey clear set! Must add to my wish list!! Can’t wait to try your adult beverage recipe too – sounds yummy!! Please keep my name out of any prize drawings – thanks!!
LOVE the fun colors! Your recipe sounds yummy, too!
Fresh summery card, Cheiron. And the colors are bright and awesome.
I, like you, am not that good at cooking ๐ I would probably bring lemon sherbet. That’s my favorite thing to drink on a sunny day, and it’s so easy to make ๐
Thanks for the chance to win.
Regards,
VithyaLove all the yummy colours – the bottles are fab! Your grown up beverage sounds delicious ๐
Great card! Love the colored bottles!
I’d bring a potato salad to the picnic!Great card!
Love love the bottle cap background. Your card really looks summery and happy ๐
The colors represent the easy going feeling of summer, wonderful job!
A fun card! Thanks for the drink recipe. I really like making hummus so that and either some veggies to dip in it or some pop chips. Thanks also for offering up a prize from you.
Lovely card. I think I would bring watermelon to a summer picnic – yum! Thanks for that recipe – I might give that adult black cherry cola a try too
What a delicious looking card. great colours too
Gorgeous card Cheiron and just tell me when you next barbeque is as I’m on the way to share that gorgeous cherry drink!
Super cute card! Love the colors. I would bring a bowl of mixed fruit!
Love the bright happy colors on your perfect summer card! Beautiful bottles of summer fun! The grown up drink sounds delicious!
Really cute card!
Pretty card! Thanks for the chance to win!
This card is absolutely refreshing! Thanks for sharing!
You can bring the beverages to my picnic anytime. ๐ The card is a fantastic way to invite someone over for a summer gather or picnic. So cute and inviting.
That recipe packs a wallop. I’ll have to try it. So glad to share this picnic with you.So cute, Cheiron! I love the bottlecap background! Your recipe sounds delish…I will have to put it on my “to make” list. ๐ Hugs!
Great card and a delicious beverage gonna have to try.
Love the colors you used – so bright and cheerful! I would take an old-fashioned quilt to lay on or make super-sized Girl Scout sit-upons!
Great card. My friends always request my pea and bacon salad. I found it many years ago don’t remember where but come on who doesn’t like bacon.
Such a delicious card!
Love your card! So bright and cheerful!
For my picnic I will bring a cute picnic basket, blanket, lemonade, watermelon, some sandwiches and lots of smiles!Thanks for sharing your bright and summery card!
What’s a picnic without potato salad but sometimes hard to keep cool so I usually bring 3-bean salad (requested often by friends). What a great card and love the beverage bottles!
Fabulous card with vibrant colors..! I would get a pack of yummy cookies for picnic ,to enjoy with your cold -drinks ๐ !
Hi, cute card, love the summer colors. I would bring some yummy Razz wine, its sweet and tastes like a razzberry party in your mouth. Ruth in MI
What a fun, refreshing card. Looks like a great drink to cool off, or to forget how hot it is. ๐
wow totally love your card.. great color combo..
What a refreshing, cheerful card – I love it! The recipe looks yummy – I’m thirsty just reading it. Thanks! Thank you for the chance to win those wonderful stamps. ๐
This background is awesome! Fabulous work!
Great summer card! Love the colors! Thanks for the recipe!
Love the cheerful colors you used on this card!
Love love love your card.. The colors are amazing. TFS!
FUN!! love it!!!
That is a bright pink background, makes one longing for the beach and taste the beverage.
Beautiful bright colors on this card! Love the tone on tone background!
I’m always asked to bring the dessert so I would bring the frozen lemonade pie yummy
Usually I’m a dessert person, but lately I’ve been thinking that a simple salad of tomato slices, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil is so wonderful this time of year. Love the color palette in your card, and the fun patterns.
Love the card and I also love the Adult Beverage recipe. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Love the card!! I would bring my lemon dessert to my next picnic.
Such FUN!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!!n ๐
Your card looks like watermelon and lemon on paper – so cute! I love bright zingy colours – they do a really mean noodle salad in Australia – it is both crunchy and tangy and incredibly moorish! That would be my contribution!
What a fun summery card! The bottles are delightful!
such a cute card!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the recipie too!!
I think would bring my appitite too!!Your card is really great, love the background and the pop bottles
Love this card…love those bottles and the colors are great! How fun!
And what a great stamp set…thanks for the chance to win it!
Great recipe, too!Such a cute card and love the vibrant colors. I would take potato salad to a picnic. Thanks for the recipe.
Linda D.sweet summer card! I would love to bring watermelon!
Absolutely love the colors on this card. Thanks for sharing.
Love your card and the colors on it. Thanks for great recipe and for sharing.
Cool card and just what you need on a hot summer day a cool beverage.
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