Friday, 4 September 2015

Hero Arts Launch Party Blog Hop

Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts Launch Party Blog Hop. Woo hoo. :) You should have arrived from the blog of talented Clare Prezzia.
Hero Arts is celebrating the opening of their beautiful brand new website - have you seen it yet? It's not only super stylish and easy to use, but Hero Arts are now offering free shipping to their US customers on orders over $50.
  I'm joining in today with a card featuring their new Joy to the World stamp set. I heat embossed the trees on some white watercolour paper, then coloured with gold Gansai Tambi watercolour paint. Once dry, I noticed that the paint had faded quite a bit, so I applied a second coat. It's so beautiful and shimmery. The sentiment is white heat embossed on some rustic card.
Gold Trees by Lucy Abrams for Hero Arts
I decorated my trees with some gold decor and tiny sequins.
Gold Trees 2 by Lucy Abrams for Hero Arts

----------------GIVEAWAY----------------
Hero Arts are giving away a fabulous grand prize of one $100 shopping spree. The winner will be chosen randomly from all the blog hop comments received by 11:59pm PST on Tuesday, September 8th.

Here is a list of all the bloggers in the hop:
Hero Arts
Jennifer McGuire
Kelly Rasmussen
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Amy Tsuruta
Kristina Werner
Yana Smakula
Suzanne Dahlberg
Nichol Magouirk
Clare Prezzia
LUCY ABRAMS - you are here  
Mariana Grigsby
Libby Hickson

And your next stop is the awesomely talented Mariana Grigsby. Have fun. :)

Oh, and just to say this is my second post for today. To see today's Clearly Besotted teaser card, follow this link.
Supplies

543 comments:

  1. yum to gold and kraft! This is gorgeous!

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  2. Oh wow!! I need to go try this technique with my gansai watercolor .. Love all the gold on your card !! Absolutely love this Christmas stamp set

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  3. Love you card, thanks for the great ideas

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  4. Great card. I just love natural cardstock!

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  5. Beautiful card! Will definitely get my gangsai tambi to work! :)

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  6. Beautiful card. I love the tree set and the gold glitter tape. The sequins are really pretty too. Thank you.

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  7. Gorgeous, classy and elegant. What more could you ask for.

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  8. I love the gold watercolored trees--very elegant!

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  9. The gold and white embossing on kraft is luscious.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  10. Hero arts knows who to get for their blog hop I am luv in it all

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  11. Like the sparkle/shine of this. Like the stitching.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  12. O.M.G...this is just gorgeous! Love the gold!

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  13. Love the decorated tree ... beautiful design.

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  14. Looove the gold and kraft combo!

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  15. I especially love the subtle colors and the stitching!

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  16. I just love the card! I'm always a sucker for cards with sewing in them.

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  17. Oh I just love this gold glitter tape down the side and these elegant trees! So wonderful!

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  18. Elegant and lovely! Love the gold and Kraft and sparkle :)

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  19. The gold border and trees are so wonderful against the natural card!

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  20. Love the card. I have to get this stamp set.Beautiful......

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  21. I love the way you often add a sparkly border on the side of your cards. It adds so much. And this card is lovely. :-)

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  22. WOW..love it!

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  23. Stunning! The simplicity of your card draws ones eyes to those fabulously embossed trees. And that sentiment ... oh my!

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  24. I LOVE your card!!! Gold and kraft is a great combination ;)

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  25. Just stunning! The colors are so soothing and pretty - I just ADORE this!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  26. I'm loving the sparkle, shimmer and shine!

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  27. I love the soft colors and contemporary design!

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  28. The gold paint is impressive looking!

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  29. I love how the gold works well with the natural rustic color of the card, and the white text brightens it all up nicely. Very cool!

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  30. Loving the colors on this card. really beautiful!

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  31. oh my that is such an elegant card. I love how these trees can be playful or elegant. So many possibilities

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  32. Elegant card! I am so in love with these watercolors. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  33. The more I see the Gansai Tambi watercolors used, the more I think that I need them. I initially thought that you had embossed the thoroughly modern Christmas trees.

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  34. The gold in those trees is stunning, I thought they were heat embossed, too!

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  35. Just beautiful! Love kraft and gold!

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  36. Kraft and gold, great combo. Love the card.

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  37. Love the combination of gold and kraft. Very pretty :)

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  38. Lovely card, Lucy. Love the color combo!

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  39. So so so simply beautiful!! Love how simple and gorgeous this is!!

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  40. Your gold trees pop! Awesome card.

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  41. Love the kraft and gold combo!! It's really awesome!! Thanks for inspiring!!!

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  42. I didn't know I needed these trees. But it looks like I do. They look great in gold. Thanks for the visual aid.

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  43. I like the use of embossing and the color combinations.

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  44. WOW! This is gorgeous! SO many fabulous details here!

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  45. Love your elegant card. Thank you!

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  46. Your christmas card is beautyful.
    I like the craft color with the gold.

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  47. Lovely card. That gold watercolor paint looks fabulous on the trees. I would have thought they were heat embossed with gold. The additional gold sparkle you embellished with is just perfect.

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  48. Gold trees on the kraft...oh my! Swooning!
    ~c

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  49. Like the colors you chose. The tree image is wonderful!

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  50. This is a beautiful card! Love all your choices. The Merry Christmas sentiment stamp was done in a fabulous script - it's a must-have! Thank you for sharing your work.

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  51. This is so gorgeous & elegant Lucy - love it!

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  52. I love gold and shimmer and kraft together.

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  53. Love the silver and gold!!! :)

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  54. Your card is so elegant! Love it.

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  55. Very Modern but quite elegant as well. Great job.

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  56. So much sparkle and shine, Lucy! Your card is really beautiful. I love this sentiment! ♡

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  57. I really love this card. So far the Joy to the World stamp set is my favorite in this release!

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  58. Love your card!! It is so elegant, the gold on craft is a lovely combo I would have never thought of!!

    The white sentiment is the perfect ending!!

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  59. A very striking clean and simple card ♡

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  60. absolutely the most gorgeous ever!! thanks for the inspiration, Lucy!!

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  61. Gold and Kraft who knew! Amazing!

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  62. very elegant card! thanks for the inspiration :)

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  63. I love your card. I really love the gold trees. how clever to use the gamsai set and to use two coats. so many nice touches. the stitching up the side with the thread stings hanging down is so pretty. thanks so much

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  64. Cute idea using the sequins as tree decorations. Very pretty.

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  65. Ooo Ooo Lookie at all that yummy gold! Beautiful card ♥

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  66. The gold is stunning love this card

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  67. OMGosh I love those trees. Can't wait to try using Gansi Tambi water colors with them.

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  68. Awwwww Lucy, your card is so elegant. Perfect. thanks for inspiration.

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  69. The gold gave this card such a regal look, love it!

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  70. Such elegant cards!

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  71. The more I see of those trees, the more I love the look of them.

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  72. Really like this. Pinning, so I can come back to it. ;)

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  73. You used stitching!! yeah!! i've been looking for a card idea for this year and you gave it to me!! thanks!!

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  74. I really, really love it! So elegant, so classy!

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  75. Really Beautiful and elegant card!!

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  76. So tender and classy card! Great use of gold paint!

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  77. This is stunning! I'm not a huge fan of glitter but this definitely works as a Christmas card! :)

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  78. Ooh this is stunning! Love the gold trees! Wonderful xxx

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  79. Love the simple elegance of this card!! Awesome products from Hero Arts.

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  80. Beautiful card. The gold is very pretty.

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  81. Oh my goodness Lucy your care is beautiful! Got to love Hero Arts stamps!

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  82. Sooooo pretty! Gold, Kraft and white is one my favorite holiday color combo!!!

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  83. This is a very elegant and classy card. I love it.

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  84. love the mix of gold and silver

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  85. I adore your designs. Love how you used the products. Great design and colors.

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  86. I like sparkly cards and the colors you chose.

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  87. Beautifully crafted card, so pretty with the gold!!!

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  88. Beautiful card! You always inspire me.

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  89. gorgeous! I like the mix of kraft, white, and gold

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  90. Great card! And a fun hop! ;-)

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  91. What a gorgeous card! Beautiful job!

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  92. Stunning! I never thought of this combo before! Will have to mess around with these colors and see what can be created!

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  93. I love your cards, Lucy, they are always so beautifully elegant.

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  94. Beautiful card I really like that new greeting set.

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  95. Your card is fabulous! Love the gold trees!

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  96. Such an elegant holiday card, Lucy. Love the stitching along the side!

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  97. Love the elegance of this card

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  98. Love your card, simple but elegant!

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  99. Love the classic look of gold, and the trees give the card a modern look. Beautiful card.

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  100. I love the mixed metal look of your card!

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  101. I love the way you glitzed up your card!

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  102. What a nice card! so classy!

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  103. I wouldn't have thought to put Kraft Paper and Gold together! The card is super elegant with those Christmas trees!

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  104. I love that sentiment stamp. Beautiful card.

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  105. Love the contrast of the kraft and gold. Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing!

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  106. I love it, how did you know that gold and silver are my favorite colors to use on Christmas cards? lol I love it and it makes me want to go start doing my Christmas cards right now. wow!!! its not even Oct and the Christmas ideas are already coming out. its crazy but oh how I love making Christmas cards and you inspire me so much!! can't wait to see more from you!!!!

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  107. Love gold for Christmas cards - this is gorgeous

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  108. So very elegant and classy! Love the trees!

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  109. Gold is so popular right now, but I have always loved it with silver and the Kraft just makes it pop even more!

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  110. I love craft paper.. and with white and gold.... delicious!!! thanks so much for sharing and the chance to win :)

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  111. REALLY pretty, Love the gold on the natural card.

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  112. What can be said but WOW! Exquisite card.

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  113. Gorgeous card! Love the gold! The trees look amazing! Thanks for the fun blog hop!

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  114. Great tree decorating!
    This card is fabulous!!!!

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  115. Very elegant, clean card. Do you use a special needle to stitch the paper? I've not done it before, but I'm very careful not to use my fabric scissors on paper, just wondering if I should do the same with sewing machine needles.

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  116. Such an elegant card. Love the color.

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  117. I love the gold trees. What a beautiful card.

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  118. The gold trees are fantastic, love your card!

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  119. i love the color choices on this card, Lucy! very simple and elegant

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  120. This is an awesome stamp set! I love that I've seen it be used with colorful playful inks and then with your rustic charm! And that gild watercolor is delicious!

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  121. Wonderful color combination and very cool use of the watercolors!

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  122. Nice combo of rustic and glitz on your sweet card

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  123. Lovely elegant card! Thanks for sharing. I'm loving all this new 2015 Holiday Collection.

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  124. Wow! I just love your beautiful gold and green color combination! This is SO pretty!

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  125. Those trees are gorgeous, so elegant!

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  126. The card on this hop is very elegant.

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  127. Just beautiful! Love the simplicity of it!

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  128. Simple yet elegant! Very beautiful! Love the gold!

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  129. Gold and Silver!!! Just perfect for this card. And the card could be reproducible too. Thanks for inspiring me!

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  130. Loving the gold watercolor with the natural card stock! TFS

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  131. What a beautiful combo of sparkle! Beautiful card!

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  132. Elegant. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Etc.

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  133. Nice card! The gold is beautiful.

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  134. Nice! I really love the great bold sentiments on the Christmas stamp sets.

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  135. Love this elegant Christmas card. Beautiful!

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  136. Love the coloring of this card and I also love the sewing of the card. Just love everything you did with this card. Beautiful.

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  137. I really like how the greeting pops. I just might have to try making this one.

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  138. Wonderful clean and elegant card!

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  139. Love the gold on that rustic cardstock. Exquisite.

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  140. How perfect is that gold with the natural cardstock!

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  141. Very elegant and simple!

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  142. Wow! From what I see I never would have guessed you used watercolor on the trees. I looks amazing and I love your finished card.

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  143. Beautiful card - thanks for sharing.

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  144. love blog hops and seeing all the new products and their uses

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  145. such a perfect gold card ! Love it !

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  146. Oh what a gorgeous, elegant card, Lucy! Love all the sparkle and the pretty trees look great against the kraft background!

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  147. So beautiful and very elegant. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration!

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  148. This is a WOW card! The shimmer and shine is just gorgeous and the bling on the trees is so pretty. Love the gold down the left side.

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  149. There is a soft elegance to this card and I love it!

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  150. Oooh, sophisticated! This would be great for invitations to a holiday party!

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  151. Love the eco kraft and gold. Beautiful.

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  152. Love the gold trees and sequins

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  153. Your shimmery gold is gorgeous!love the new HA website and products!

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  154. Kraft+White+gold is such a classy combo! Beautiful card :)))

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  155. Such an elegant card you've made using the Joy to the World. Great job.

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  156. Beautiful Christmas tree card!! Love that Merry Christmas font..so pretty in white!

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Thanks for your lovely comments. I really appreciate each and every one.