Sunday, March 26, 2017

Happy 5th Anniversary to A Blog Named Hero



Hello everyone,

Welcome to my stop of day 2 of the two day A Blog Named Hero's 5th Anniversary Bash.  I am a current Facebook design team member for A Blog Named Hero and long time Hero Arts fan, and I am excited to part of the special celebration!

You should be arriving from the lovely Ilina Grouse.  If not, you could start from the beginning at A Blog Named Hero.

For my card I used a mixture of new and old favorites Hero Arts stamps.



Behind the Party Confetti Fancy Die cut panel, I have a piece of pattern paper which has wide strip of different shades of minty greens.  That provided an ombre look.  For the main focus, the circle die cut is dotted with gold pen.  Flowers are from the Hero Arts Garden Flowers by Lia set, champagne and 'cheers' are from My Monthly Hero Kit Dec 2016.  And I applied Orange Slice Stickles to the die cut to give it more sparkle.



Cheers A Blog Named Hero, you're turning 5!!  And there are fantastic giveaways too!



**GIVEAWAY INFO:

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 the Saturday post from A Blog Named Hero for the list of Saturday hoppers and prizes!  Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.

Today's prizes include the following: 

Good luck and happy hopping!!**


Your next stop is the talented Maya Isaksson.  

If you missed yesterday's hop, click Here to start.


Supplies for my card:

Hero Arts Monthly Hero Kit Dec 2016
Hero Arts Fancy Die - Party Confetti
Hero Arts Clear Stamp - Garden Flowers by Lia
Hero Arts Ombre Ink - Mint to Green
Gold embossing powder
Clear embossing ink
Watercolors





390 comments:

  1. Love the confetti background. Hmm should it come live with me? Lol

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  2. Cindy, a wonderfully fun + festive card!

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  3. Great card and nice (for me) a new idea to use patterned paper behind. Thanks!

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  4. I love that diecut background I had never seen it before !!

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  5. Oh how FUN!! I have this die cut background and have yet to use it. I think I am going to make a card with it today!! Great design!!

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  6. I recently bought that die cut background and am now certainly inspired to use it! I loved your use of the circle die for creating a focal point. I had been wondering what would work on the busy background and your card was perfect!

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  7. wonderful card Cindy - it's such a happy card!!

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  8. Oh my gosh, I think I need to get this background die! Your card is fabulous, and you could use it for any celebration! Love it!

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  9. What an absolutely delightful & cute design; love this beauty!

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  10. Happy 5th Anniversary! Thanks for the blog hop. What a fun card!

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  11. This card is delightful! It says celebrate perfectly. I absolutely love how you layered the light green paper behind the die cut base.

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  12. Love your card. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win the give away.

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  13. Love your background, it fits the rest of the card so nicely!

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  14. What a fun card with that die cut background! I also thought the "Orange Slice Stickles" added a lot to the card. ( I also like saying it :) ) Thank you for sharing!

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  15. So pretty. Love that Party Confetti Fancy Die cut panel...that just makes the front pieces look so amazing! Your colors are pretty.

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  16. I just love that background die! It's so versatile and creates a fun look. TFS

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  17. The background is so bouncy that the little bottle and the sentiment adds just enough flourish to the whole card. Nice!

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  18. I am so glad you used that background and stamp set. I love it and I love to see how other people use it! Well done

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  19. Love the use of the background die. Looks great with card!

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  20. Great celebration card for this anniversary. I especially like how you used the background die to highlight the celebration. Thanks for sharing it.

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  21. Your card is wonderful! Love the background.

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  22. Love this card and all the layers in the design!

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  23. Very festive with a beautiful layout. Great way to showcase how to use a busy background die without losing the focal image. TFS

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  24. Love the background die. Love the sentiment which is perfect for today's blog hop.

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  25. Great card. Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Lovely and fun, Cindy! I love all the movement elements - ombre backdrop, confetti flying...

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  27. Great card!~ So happy and fun! Love the colors you chose! Loving this blog hop with all this talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours!

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  28. I like the old and new.. perfect for a birthday. Thanks for the blog hop.

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  29. What fun happy celebration card, who wouldn't smile receiving that??

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  30. What a fun card. I love the background.

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  31. This card is great! ! I love the confetti background

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  32. Love everything about this card!
    Martha M

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  33. before reading I thought you'd watercolored the minty greens, it looks awesome and that patterned paper is perfect behind all the little confetti, such a fun celebratory card

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  34. Very unique! I love the die cutting on the front of the card and also the colors used. Thank you for posting!

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  35. I have this cardfront die and I love the card you have created with it.

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  36. What a fantistacly fun card!!! I think this is one of the best cards I have seen in a while. And so easy to make too. I have to get this bckground die.

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  37. I want to try layering a die cut, I'm afraid you cant see the color behind. Yours looks great!

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  38. I love blog hops because they are so inspiring--thank you!!!

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  39. That card makes me want to celebrate! Love the background die.

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  40. Love that background die! What an awesome card!

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  41. Your card is Amazing, Cindy!! It's a perfect and beautiful celebration card! Love all of your thoughtful details!

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  42. Very cheerful design it make me smile like thank you for sharing

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  43. What a great happy card !! Let's celebrate !!
    Warm Birthday greetings (it's mine today as well) from Belgium,
    Lieve

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  44. Woop woop, the whole card just screams PARTYYYYY!!! I love it, super cheerful!

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  45. Fun card! The confetti background is great!

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  46. This card males me happy and wanting to celebrate! Thank you for sharing your creativity!

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  47. This cards invites you to the celebration. I love the confetti and hombre background. The die cuts are the perfect finish. Thank you

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  48. What a fun card! The background is awesome, seems to give the card movement. TFS!

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  49. Happiness always on your 5 year anniversary to a blog called hero !

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  50. Great background day, love the card thanks for sharing

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  51. Fabulous background die! I love all the detail in your card :)

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  52. really nice card! I love the background die

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  53. I love the background on your fun card!

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  54. Love this card! The details are fantastic! (Think I need that background die in my life....) 😁

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  55. :) fun card especially for this hop!!

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  56. Super fun card! Love that background die!!!!

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  57. I recently purchased several background dies. I love the concept. Great card.

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  58. I like how you popped up the background die. I have seen so many new techniques on this hop. Thanks for the inspiration and a chance to win. Have a great day.

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  59. This card is right up my alley. I love using background dies! They are expensive but I love them. Thanks for another idea of how to use them.

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  60. Great card. The die is awesome. Thanks for the inspiration and participation in this blog.

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  61. AWESOME card, who would like this card to celebrate any occasion! TFS

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  62. The background die used compliments the party theme wonderfully.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  63. Oh my this is such a fabulously festive card, the recipient would be overjoyed to get this.

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  64. Cindy, this is amazing - I love your background too!

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  65. Such a fun and festive card! thank you for the inspiration!

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  66. Love the way the whole card came together - that was a great way - paper and the design of the card - really neat. Congratulations to the ladies on 5 years for Hero Arts.

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  67. That background was made with a "die"??!!

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  68. Such a cheerful card. Love the ombre background behind the confetti panel.

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  69. Really cute card! Love the design.
    natgodfrey4@gmail.com

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  70. Perfect card for a celebration!

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  71. Such a festive card -- love it.

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  72. Such a pretty card! Love the background! The orange die-cut greeting looks great... adds another dimensional layer to the card.

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  73. What a fun card. I love the background die.

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  74. This is such a fun card! I love that background cover plate!

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  75. Great card. Love the die cut background perfect for a celebrations! So fun!

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  76. I just love the background die, great card.

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  77. I really like the background you used for this card.

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  78. This is SUCh a great design! I have never seen that confetti-streamer die before, so thank you for sharing. I can see using the cut-outs on all sorts of other designs, too! Love your work!

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  79. Love the fun card. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  80. This is such a fun card! Love the confetti background.

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  81. Love the background on this pretty card - I have to have the die LOL!!!!

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  82. What a neat card. Love the background die

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  83. What a wonderful, festive card! Love that background die.

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  84. such a fun card! thanks for sharing!!

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  85. What a fun, happy card! Love the layers!

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  86. Love that fun background- simple but striking card!

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  87. Very "cheer"ful card. Great design.

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  88. What a fun and festive card! Perfect to celebrate this fun blog hop.

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  89. Love how you die cut the background - such a fun card.

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  90. I love your card. The background is perfect!

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  91. Great festive card!Thank you for sharing.
    Happy 5th Anniversary to ABNH!

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  92. Such a fun card! Love that background!

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  93. Cindy! This is gorgeous. I love the mix of colors and stamps and dies. Well done! Now I sort of think I need that confetti die... hmmm.

    Thank you so much for helping us celebrate at A Blog Named Hero!

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  94. That confetti die is great. Fun card!

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  95. Such a fun card! I just purchased the confetti die so now I am headed to play with it! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  96. Great design. My first thought was, "how cool!"

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  97. Modern, clever & so festive--love this, Cindy!

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  98. Very "cheery" card... especially with that bkgrd. and the sparkle on the word. I now want to see glittery paper behind that die.

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  99. Such a lovely card. Thank you for the great ideas!

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  100. Cheer!
    Love the background.
    Hadn't seen it before but
    it's fantastic.
    Great card.
    thanks for sharing.

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  101. LOVE the background die you used!

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  102. I've been addicted to background stamps, but now background dies are soooo tempting! This one is so cool! Love it!

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  103. How fun this card was to make? Well it looks like it.

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  104. Thanks for sharing this wonderful card.

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  105. LOVE how celebratory this card looks with that background die. Wonderful eye candy.

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  106. The fancy die is calling my name........ Love it!!!

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  107. The die cute background makes this card so fun and festive! ❤️

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  108. Such a clean and creative use of elements!

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  109. What a fun card!! That confetti background die is fantastic!!

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  110. I love the confetti die cut. You could do a lot with it. Very nicely done. Thanks for inspiring.

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  111. What a fun card! Love the colors and the background die you used. Thank you for the chance to win!

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  112. I love that die! What a fun one for so many different occasions.

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  113. Great inspiration! Love this background die!

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  114. I just love the confetti die. Reminds me of a party.. so fun!!

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  115. Love this card, Cindy! Your choice of stamps and dies is wonderful for this celebration hop.

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  116. Than you for the remainder that this die can be used year round.

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  117. This is terrific! I like that confetti
    die back ground.

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  119. Love that there are so many bloggers and collaborative companies working together for ABNH's fifth anniversary bash! This card has a nice combination of elements that work together well. You've inspired me!

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  120. Festive card. I like the subtle touch of color behind the fancy die background. Great way to use those lovely kit materials. TFS.

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  121. Love the stickles sparkle on the Cheers die. The sparkle adds so much!

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  122. The background die really makes this card fabulous!

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  123. This is a great, festive card!

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  124. Such a great design...love the background die.

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  125. What a great celebration card. Love it!

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  126. What a fun card. The background die is great but not one I have ever really noticed until now. Great job.

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  127. Fun Card!
    Really like the cutout panel!

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  128. The background die really makes this card fabulous! It is a great celebration card!!

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  129. Wonderful card. I love the background die. The great stamps.

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  130. Very festive and celebratory. Brillian idea to put a multi-striped paper behind the die.

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  131. This is fun. I love the die cut background.

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  132. Fantastic card, I really like the background.

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  133. I like the confetti background. Keep up the good work!

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  134. Just love your party card, Cindy - that confetti die cut looks amazing!!

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  135. Great card Cindy! I love the confetti die over the pattern paper - such a fun technique!

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  136. A lovely, fun celebration card. Love the confetti background die.

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  137. Cute, cute card - just love it! Think I'll have to get that confetti die, for sure!

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  138. I love the Party Confetti Die, that adds so much to your beautiful card!

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