Hero Arts Blog Hop




Welcome to the 2011 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop, where we're showcasing some of the fabulous new stamps being released by Hero Arts. You may have just arrived from Shari Carroll's blog. I was thrilled to receive a box of beautiful new stamps with which I got to play.



I chose to play with a few of the new sets. Here they are:



I love combining stamp sets to create a page. The colors in the October Afternoon dotted patterned paper inspired the color theme. From there I used the flower stamp to create my own background paper. I repeatedly stamped "BEST WISHES" to create a text paper. I centered my photo on the "Thank You Definition" stamp. I stamped one of the "Congrats" labels twice (once in teal and once in yellow) and then cut out the inside of the yellow frame and mounted it on the teal frame. I added a sentiment from the "Find Joy" set. And then I used my Copic markers to color in the smaller flower and leaves.




Here is my completed layout:





And here is a close up photo of the top of the layout:




And the Copic Coloring for the flowers:




Supplies:


* Cardstock: Die Cuts with a View, Prism, Bazzill, Provo Craft


* Patterned Paper: October Afternoon (dot), Bo Bunny (cream dot), KI Memories (teal dot)


* Photo Corners: Canson


* Stamping ink: Stampin' Up!, Memento


* Clear heart: Heidi Swapp


* Paper Lace Border Sticker: Little Yellow Bicycle


* Stickpins: Little Yellow Bicycle


* Twine: craft supply


* Staples: office supply


* Corrugated flowers: Jillibean Soup


* Markers: Copic


* Ribbon: American Crafts


* Corner Rounder Punch: McGill


* Font: 2Peas Tasklist (www.twopeasinabucket.com)

Hopefully you've been inspired to use stamps in your scrapbooking. There is nothing more versatile than a fabulous stamp to create art.




Now that you've had a chance to play along with me, be sure and visit Kandis Smith's blog to continue on the hop. Remember if a link doesn't work you may always hop back to the Hero Arts blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop!

482 comments

  1. your pages make my heart smile. love!

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  2. Your layout is so rich with colourful and SO beautiful Jen! Love the details! Thanks for the Hero Arts sneak!

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  3. PERFECT...Love this!!

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  4. Beautiful layout. I also love using stamping in my layouts. I LOVE that flower stamp set.

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  5. Beautifully done layout! I have layout envy!

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  6. very happy colors. Thanks for sharing

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  7. Beautiful colors in your layout! That flower stamp makes a great large scale background!

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  8. gorgeous layout!!

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  9. What a fun layout and great color combos! Love the new sets!

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  10. Love your sweet layout!

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  11. Sheri Crowley8:49 AM

    Love the colors! Gorgeous!

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  12. Shaparak L.8:49 AM

    Beautiful layout! Love all the little details.

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  13. Beautiful layout, love the colors and all the elements you put together! Can't wait to see those flowers closer!!

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  14. what a lovely layout!

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  15. Beautiful layout and picture.
    annadowdy at gmail dot com

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  16. WOW!!! I absolutely LOVE this LO!!! SO many wonderful details to adore....thanks for the inspiration!!!!!!!!!!

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  17. Love using stamps as backgrounds in scrapbooking. Lovely layout!

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  18. Lovely page, I really like the swirly frames

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  19. Anonymous8:58 AM

    Dear Jen,
    This LO is so beautiful. Your work is always inspiring. Have a blessed holiday.
    Trish

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  20. Your layouts are always so gorgeous!

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  21. What a beautiful layout! Love those flowers layered on the crimped kraft and how you used all these stamps!

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  22. Love your LO. Gorgeous colors too. Its so Girly....I should try it for my daughters. Thanks

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  23. SO. VERY. BEAUTIFUL. I adore the gorgeous colors and how you used thse new stamps! LOVE it!

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  24. Temptation! These new stamps are great, and you've made the most of them!

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  25. Beautiful layout, I neeeed these stamps!!!!!!!!!!

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  26. great project. I am off to the next stop. Oz

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  27. Love it - great to see the new stamps being used on Scrapbook pages and cards during the hop! :)

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  28. Beautiful L/O, love your colors!

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  29. What a SWEET page- ♥ it!

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  30. you are INCREDIBLE, Jen!
    your pages a work of art. Every. Single. Time.
    Hugs!

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  31. Margaret Kaznowska9:17 AM

    Beautiful layout

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  32. Sharon D from Canada9:18 AM

    Terrific page! I love how you layered the stamped flowers with the corrugated ones - so pretty!

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  33. Beautiful layout, love it, love those flowers. I have such a hard time with my layouts, thanks so much for the inspiration.

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  34. Anonymous9:21 AM

    What a beautiful layout! The frame stamps look very interesting!

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  35. Love your layout. Gorgeous design and details!

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  36. Loving these flowers and your combination to make a background is great.

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  37. Oh your layout is beautiful. Love it!

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  38. Anonymous9:27 AM

    I think that sentiment set is a necessity!

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  39. So colorful and delightful!

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  40. great layout! I really need to start stamping in my scrapbooks!

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  41. Beautiful page! Love the colors!

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  42. Lovely work here!

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  43. You have a real talent for combining colors and designs. The cards are super!

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  44. What a beautiful layout, and a beautiful photo! I thought at first that it was YOU! I can't believe you're old enough to have a daughter that age. You don't look it!

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  45. Wow - so fun and colorful!!!! Love seeing all the different ideas for these stamps!!

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  46. Beautiful layout! Almost enough to get me to start scrapping. Lovely use of the new stamps.

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  47. Marty9:53 AM

    Cute flowers!

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  48. Anonymous9:53 AM

    I so adore the flower stamps.

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  49. Lovely page!! Thanks for a sneak
    peek.

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  50. Jessica ML9:55 AM

    Wonderful layout!

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  51. Thanks for showing how to use stamps on scrapbook layouts. I haven't really tried this, but want to now!!

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  52. Love this Jen!!! So cheery, so creative!

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  53. That page is darling. Great ideas to inspire me, too. Thank you!

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  54. Can't wait to see all the new goodies!

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  55. I love how you used the flowers

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  56. Almost all the other sites I've visited so far for the hop have been cards-- how great to see how you use stamps on a scrapbooking layout!

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  57. Neat use of background stamps for your scrapbook page!

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  58. Beautiful layout! Absolutely LOVE it!

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  59. Pat Castillo10:09 AM

    What a great way to use stamps on a layout. LOVE the new stamps!

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  60. I love this flower set - it's on my "must have" list. The layout is just gorgeous - thanks for sharing!

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  61. wow this is such a beautiful layout love the detail just amazing!!!!!

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  62. craftygirljen10:11 AM

    Beautiful layout!

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  63. i can't wait to play with the new stamps. you made beautiful things with them.

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  64. Lovely layout! TFS =)

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  65. Beautiful layout Jen! You used those new stamps so well!

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  66. The more I see, the more I can't wait for the stamps!! They are awesome!!

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  67. So pretty! What a sweet page!

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  68. Anonymous10:17 AM

    I love how you used the different stamps on your layout. They all work well together. Margaret K.

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  69. Ever so pretty. Love it.

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  70. Anna-Karin10:22 AM

    Stunning layout!! Love the colours and the photo is great. Thanks for showing us the awesome new stamps!

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  71. Marianne10:23 AM

    Gorgeous colors! I think I need that Thank you stamp!

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  72. Such a sweet card. Thank you for inspiring. Love Hero Arts!

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  73. This is my first visit to your blog and it probably won't be my last. Love the way you created your own patterns with the new stamps.

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  74. Anonymous10:29 AM

    What a gorgeous page! I need to remember to use stamps more often when I'm scrapbooking.

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  75. Beautiful layout.. Gonna have to try this one!

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  76. What a gorgeous project. I love the colours you've used.

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  77. Those stamps are SO cool. Great layout.
    Susie
    susies@twcny.rr.com

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  78. Beautiful layout and love the red bg!

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  79. Very cute! Love the corrugated flowers.

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  80. Cindy C.10:41 AM

    Sweet layout! And there are lot's of details to look at! Thanks for sharing!

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  81. it's really inspiring to see how others use stamps
    Debz
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  82. Oh, I love this!!! It's always nice to stamps used on layouts!

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  83. Wow! What a fantastic LO! I love it!

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  84. beautiful page, so many layers and details...it almost makes me want to try scrapbooking

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  85. Wendy S.10:54 AM

    very pretty, I love the combination
    of colors,

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  86. Love your layout and how you used these terrific new stamps! Your color combo is so happy! It makes me smile! Thanks!

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  87. Anonymous10:57 AM

    I am not a Scrapbook advocate, but you certainly can inspire one.Also the Hero Arts stamps can be used for cards etc. Thanks so much !
    Diana E.

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  88. beautiful layout and sweet colours !! thanks a lot for sharing ^^

    cathy x

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  89. Love how you used these on your page.

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  90. Very lovely page - thanks for sharing!

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  91. Totally inspired to stamp and create some new projects. Wish the stamps were already available!!

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  92. Great Page. Thanks for sharing.

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  93. Oh wow, absolutely lovely layout! The flower stamp makes a great bg!

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  94. Wonderful layout! I love the large flowers you have stamped onto the background at the top. Great detail altogether!
    Clare x

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  95. Your page makes me smile. I love the bright colors!!!!

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  96. I am always amazed at the idea of using stamps in scrapbooking. Making layouts with stamped patterns is something that always intimidated me, but when I look at this layout and see how you pulled this all together, my jaw just hits the floor! All kidding aside, it is drop dead gorgeous. I would love to be able to master this technique for my pages. Thanks sooo much for this inspiration today and for being here in the papercrafting world. Hugs.

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  97. Absolutely beautiful! I love seeing the stamping on layouts!

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  98. Daria Z.11:27 AM

    Lovely layout...beautiful colors.

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  99. Your layouts are alway PERFECT! LOVE the colours...the stamps are yummy!

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  100. What a beautiful layout! I love the colors and appreciate the instructions and supply list, very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

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  101. This layout is gorgeous! The way you've used the H.A. products on it is so inspiring.

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  102. Deb Lorence11:44 AM

    This is a beautiful layout Jen! Love your style.

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  103. Beautiful layout!!! Love how you've used these stamps with it.

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  104. WOW! I use stamps for scrapbooking on a much smaller scale. I am so inspired by your layout and all the great stamping.
    You are truly insightful!

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  105. Your page is sooo sweet! Love how you incorporated the new stamps!

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  106. Just love the layout and all the wonderful colors you put together. Thanks for sharing.

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  107. What an adorable layout!! I just wish I had the ability to scrapbook. I don't have the photos, and the idea of scrapbooking intimidates me.

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  108. Beautiful Layout! i love how you used the stamps! Great work!

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  109. Cherylynn12:07 PM

    What a fun page. I love the color combinations you used.

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  110. Lovely layout! I love all of those new stamps too--great frame/journal stamp.

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  111. Lovely layout - you might just make me try scrapbooking(I'm normally a card only girl)!

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  112. Great job! I love your pages.

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  113. Jen, I absolutely adore your work! What a great style you have. Thank you for sharing your beautiful layout with all of us today. I'm so inspired and can't wait to get my own new HA stamps. Yay!!
    Angie

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  114. ann sieber12:25 PM

    great cards. I always love the hero arts flower stamps.

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  115. How cutie is your page! :)

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  116. Wonderful layout! Thanks for the great inspiration!

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  117. Super layering, and cheerful color for this layout. Nice

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  118. WOW thats a LO it looks like a hybrid card very nice

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  119. Thanks for the fabby ideas.

    Liz x

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  120. Wonderfully pretty and happy layout, Jen.

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  121. I love what you did with the stamps and the flowers are really cute.

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  122. LOVE that page - it is gorgeous!

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  123. I, too, love to use stamps in my layouts. Nice job:)

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  124. Love the way you used the stamps with your scrapbooking! Very nice!!!!

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  125. Such a beautiful layout. Gorgeous. I love all thise perfect little details.

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  126. so cute!! Thanks!

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  127. What a lovely layout, beautiful! =)

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  128. Such a sweet page. Love the fun colors. Happy Friday to you.

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  129. This is a great example of how to use single stamps over and over to create backgrounds. Lovely!

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  130. GReat layout. I love what you did withg the stamps.

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  131. This layout is fabulous, love your use of color too!

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  132. So many new ideas. I am really enjoying myself.

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  133. beautiful...lovely photo and a perfect design! I really love the flower background you created with the fun flower stamp!

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  134. lovely layout - love that you use stamps in your layouts!
    Sandra

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  135. Very nice! always love your works

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  136. Oh, loved what you did with the stamp. Loved them used on a LO for a change!

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  137. Love the sample. I can't wait to see the whole catalog.

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  138. lovely layout! It made me all warm inside!

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  139. Unfortunately I don't have as much patience as you do for scrapbooking, so I envy your creativity.

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  140. I love seeing how people incorporate stamps on their scrapbook pages. Beautiful page. TFS

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  141. Anonymous1:18 PM

    Beautiful lay-out.

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  142. I love your layout and the colours.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  143. as always , your page is so beautiful. love this

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  144. Love all the different ways you used the flowers. Very nice layout.

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  145. Beautiful layout and colors. I love your idea of using the flowers for a background.

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  146. Beautiful page. Stunning design.

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  147. what a pretty project! love the colors!

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  148. Really beautiful layout! And I love your color combination, too. So pretty.

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  149. This is my first time on your blog. It is full of inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing the fun layout. It's so colorful and pretty.

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  150. Love your layout! Thanks for using the stamps on a layout!

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  151. your layout is just lovely.

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  152. Colorful and nice! Great LO

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  153. I L-O-V-E the Thank You definition stamp. WOW! I need that stamp right now. LOL! Thank you for sharing your work with us. Happy Holidays!

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  154. Gorgeous page, Jen! Love the inspiration from your layout !! Thanks for sharing!

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  155. Beautiful colors and a beautiful layout!

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  156. nice scrapbook page layout. stamping sue

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  157. Loved that you used them in a layout. Beautiful job!

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  158. Amy Miller2:24 PM

    Beautiful layout!

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  159. Nice Layout Jen, love the stamp as well, and the back ground is also a great piece of work!!! Love your style.

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  160. Anonymous2:32 PM

    Tina M.

    A beautiful layout, I love the way you used the flower stamps. Thank you.

    st_mccall@yahoo.com

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  161. Lovely layout.
    Eveline.

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  162. Such a pretty layout, thanks for sharing.

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  163. Diana N.2:56 PM

    Love the layout! I love the subtle use of so many different stamps.

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  164. Lovely page! All of the colors are great and suit the photo perfectly.

    Bridget N.

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  165. I love the extra dimension the stamped flowers give. Such a beautiful layout!

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  166. Love your beautiful layout!

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  167. Wonderful layout--thank you for sharing your ideas! I love the new sentiments!

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  168. What an awesome layout,I'm always trying to figure out how to use stamps in scrapbooking.

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  169. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  170. Love the your layout, gorgeous colours and the flowers are wonderful.

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  171. great to see a scrapbook page design! looks wonderful! laura j

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  172. I love the way u used repeated stamping to create the slower and text backgrounds; I gotta try that!

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  173. Love how you used stamps for scrapbooking!

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  174. Anonymous3:41 PM

    Beautiful, beautiful. Inspiring, completely!

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  175. Diane McKenzie3:42 PM

    Thank you for the inspiration. It's beautiful.

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  176. Jen, what a gorgeous and sweet layout of your daughter. Love it!

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  177. Great page! Really love the background stamp.

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