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One stamp, two markers and three cards. A way to stretch your supplies!

August 26, 2020

One stamp, two markers and three cards. A way to stretch your supplies!

Today it’s a big blog celebration for the brand new Hero Arts Winter catalog. I’m sharing a fun way to get more out of a cool new background stamp. I decided to get a bit craftier than usual, and the resulting image was so fun, I thought: “Why just make one card with it?”

So instead, I cut it apart and made three!

Here is my video tutorial walking you through a very simple paint job—I only use two markers, for the most part!—and then the creation of these three simple cards!

Today’s post is part of a big blog hop to celebrate this new release! Check out the Hero Arts blog to get started! Here is the complete list of everyone participating in today’s hop!

Hero Arts
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Seeka
Amy Kolling
Cathy Zielske
Janette Kausen
Jenn Shurkus
Jennifer McGuire
Julee Tilman
Lisa Stein
Lori Craig
Mariana Grigsby
Nichol Spohr
Nina-Marie Trapani
Teri Anderson
Wanda Guess

THE GIVEAWAY: Hero Arts will give away three $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by leaving a comment between now and Sunday, September 6th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Be sure to leave a comment on my blog for a chance to win!

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  1. Maria Nadeau says

    August 26, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    I love your creativity! And this is a card I could do a lot of! Thank you!~

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  2. Kristy Tyra says

    August 26, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    Love the idea of getting more out of backgrounds stamps!

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  3. Michele W says

    August 26, 2020 at 1:20 pm

    Love this clean and simple card idea. Great way to use background stamps. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. Caitlin says

    August 26, 2020 at 1:44 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your ideas on various ways to use background stamps – very inspiring.

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  5. Susie Sonnier says

    August 26, 2020 at 1:49 pm

    Love that background stamp!

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  6. Sheri Kempke says

    August 26, 2020 at 1:54 pm

    Great cards Cathy–I love that big stamp you used! Can’t wait to look at all of Hero Arts new goodies!

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  7. Christi C says

    August 26, 2020 at 2:28 pm

    Great cards!! I could see an assembly line if need be 🙂

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  8. Linda Rodgers says

    August 26, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    This new winter catalogue has great items.

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  9. Mary Espeland says

    August 26, 2020 at 2:51 pm

    Gotta love multiple cards with no additional work. They are all lovely. I will be trying this technique! Thanks for the inspiration Cathy!

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  10. Sonya says

    August 26, 2020 at 3:06 pm

    I love, love, love the Christmas rose stamp and what you did with it! Beautiful coloring with the gold embossing.

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  11. Cheryl H says

    August 26, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    You’re awesome! That’s all 🙂

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    • Carol Jones says

      August 29, 2020 at 7:52 pm

      LOL, you are so darn right! ♥️

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  12. Rose Johnson says

    August 26, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    So darn cute!!

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  13. Isabel Z says

    August 26, 2020 at 4:11 pm

    These are so unique; I love them!

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  14. Bernadette says

    August 26, 2020 at 4:32 pm

    That a really pretty background stamp and since I need to make lots of cards, I like this idea

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  15. Maribel Monsalve says

    August 26, 2020 at 4:44 pm

    What a great set of cards. Thank you for sharing this idea.

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  16. Judy Inukai says

    August 26, 2020 at 4:49 pm

    Wonderful cards. I love background stamps, but after spending all that time coloring them, it’s a great idea to be able to make more than one card. Your coloring with limited markers is a great idea too. Thanks for the great video and inspiration.

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  17. Meghan Kennihan says

    August 26, 2020 at 5:05 pm

    I love the bright colors! What a fab design!

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  18. Lauryne Cunningham says

    August 26, 2020 at 5:05 pm

    Fantastic idea- I will be pulling out my background stamps this week! Love your cards!

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  19. Ann Ito says

    August 26, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    Love this idea of stretching supplies. I never know what to do with those background stamps and this is surely one way of stretching my supplies. Love watching your videos on YouTube! Thank you for sharing!

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  20. Lindarub says

    August 26, 2020 at 5:25 pm

    Love your cards!

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  21. Dawn Jones says

    August 26, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    What a great idea to stretch the background to make 3 cards! Beautiful and fun.

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  22. Andrea P says

    August 26, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    Love the clean cards and the helpful video with lots of tips and techniques. Good video to save as I did. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. Anne-Maree Driver says

    August 26, 2020 at 6:10 pm

    What a lovely card, and the gorgeous new products are amazing

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  24. Dianne Godwin says

    August 26, 2020 at 6:24 pm

    I love this so much! I’ve been stamping for many years and this is something I haven’t done. Super cute cards! And you crack me up! Thanks for sharing!

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  25. Talitha Wright says

    August 26, 2020 at 6:28 pm

    Love the pink and green combo. Thanks.

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  26. Sunshine HoneyBee says

    August 26, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    Like the festive look of the sentiment banner.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

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  27. Mary says

    August 26, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    Cathy, I love this idea! I can’t wait to try it will ALL my background stamps!

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  28. Margot Perry says

    August 26, 2020 at 6:59 pm

    I love these, but especially adore the pink card! I love that it’s not a traditional holiday color! You truly can turn any color into a holiday card.

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  29. Darcy Shelstad says

    August 26, 2020 at 7:09 pm

    Beautiful use of the Christmas Rose

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  30. Patricia McMurray says

    August 26, 2020 at 7:15 pm

    This is such a creative use of the stamp. Cathy amazes me with her ideas.

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  31. Jeannie Boudet says

    August 26, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    love the colors you chose for the cards!

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  32. Mary Popa says

    August 26, 2020 at 8:10 pm

    Like your idea of stretching supplies especially with something so lovely as the Christmas Rose bold print stamp. Love the use of gold embossing as it makes it look elegant on the strip. Thanks.

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  33. Mary Popa says

    August 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm

    Ooops, Brass embossing.

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  34. Sheri Waddell says

    August 26, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    Very pretty cards!!!

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  35. SmilynStef says

    August 26, 2020 at 8:50 pm

    these cards make me happy … love them

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  36. Janet Durbin says

    August 26, 2020 at 8:51 pm

    So simple and so creative, great cards!

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  37. Carol Wortman says

    August 26, 2020 at 8:56 pm

    These are refreshing! So pretty and easy to make because we know last minute is realllllly last minute in December! I like these alot.

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  38. Sandra Swayze says

    August 26, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    Love the Christmas Rose stamp!

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  39. Cindy G says

    August 26, 2020 at 9:09 pm

    Fun cards! I’m really liking the pink!

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  40. Rebecca says

    August 26, 2020 at 9:15 pm

    Very festive!

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  41. Phyllis Freese says

    August 26, 2020 at 9:21 pm

    What a great way to get several cards from one colored background panel. Very creative.

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  42. Lindar C says

    August 26, 2020 at 9:37 pm

    What great cards! You always make me laugh.

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  43. Ashley Cortez says

    August 26, 2020 at 10:16 pm

    Really great simple and easy cards love these stamps and dies I can just make a lot of these and hand them out for Christmas thanks for sharing this card

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  44. Kailash says

    August 26, 2020 at 10:24 pm

    These are wonderful!

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  45. Marisela Delgado says

    August 26, 2020 at 10:48 pm

    So beautiful! You always make me laugh in your videos!

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  46. Mary Kay says

    August 26, 2020 at 10:49 pm

    Love the video. You make everything look so easy. Can you tell me what storage pockets you use for your background stamps? Thanks!

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  47. JOANNA SHOEMAKER says

    August 26, 2020 at 10:52 pm

    How super cute cards!

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  48. Mary Kay says

    August 26, 2020 at 10:53 pm

    Love the video. You make everything look so easy. Can you tell me what storage pockets you use for background stamps? Thank you!

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  49. Jacinda says

    August 26, 2020 at 11:13 pm

    Love the background stamp! Such a simple beautiful card.

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  50. JOANNA SHOEMAKER says

    August 26, 2020 at 11:17 pm

    Love the watercoloring…so pretty!

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  51. Lisa Henning says

    August 26, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    Great color combos—very elegant!

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  52. Shuchita Goel says

    August 26, 2020 at 11:40 pm

    I just loved it. Will try it for sure.

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  53. Holly Lau says

    August 27, 2020 at 12:34 am

    These are so pretty!

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  54. Melinda D says

    August 27, 2020 at 1:38 am

    LOVE the simplicity!

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  55. Nancy Knapp says

    August 27, 2020 at 3:15 am

    Great idea on making multiple cards at the same time!

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  56. Chantal S says

    August 27, 2020 at 4:26 am

    Such a great cards. Nice video.

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  57. Joanne M Hoffmann says

    August 27, 2020 at 6:41 am

    Such a versatile card design and you get multiple cards as a bonus!! LOVE it!!

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  58. Cheryl Estes says

    August 27, 2020 at 8:13 am

    Such beautiful cards!

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  59. Renee VanEpps says

    August 27, 2020 at 8:25 am

    This is such a fantastic idea and the beautiful coloring and gold ep is making me want to run home and craft!!!!!! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  60. Rachel Handforth says

    August 27, 2020 at 8:53 am

    I love all your videos, thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work Cathy, you’re an inspiration!

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  61. Debra Vidal says

    August 27, 2020 at 8:56 am

    Very creative, love the simplistic style.

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  62. Sidelle Menon says

    August 27, 2020 at 9:41 am

    love the trio! Saw the video first on your channel, such a fun way!

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  63. Alice Zimmer says

    August 27, 2020 at 9:58 am

    Beautiful cards!

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  64. Rachel says

    August 27, 2020 at 10:09 am

    What a great way to make a lot of cards easily!

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  65. Tammy S. says

    August 27, 2020 at 10:17 am

    Love the cards, loved the video, and especially love your humor! What a great idea to stretch your supplies! I will be using that idea in my future cards. Thank you!!

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  66. mary g says

    August 27, 2020 at 11:33 am

    What a great way to make Christmas cards quickly. And they are so sweet, too!

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  67. Patricia Wilson says

    August 27, 2020 at 11:36 am

    Love it and great for mass producing your annual Christmas cards. Thank you once again.

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  68. SunnyK says

    August 27, 2020 at 1:06 pm

    Cute little card that doesn’t take too much time or too many supplies–well done!

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  69. Lisa says

    August 27, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    So creative! Thank you for sharing!

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  70. Pat Robinson says

    August 27, 2020 at 4:34 pm

    Sharp looking cards…neat design!

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  71. Joni A says

    August 27, 2020 at 5:25 pm

    I love the idea of stretching supplies and the background stamps are perfect and this one is so beautiful!!! I think all your cards are so amazing! Thanks for all the inspiration!

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  72. Peg Frushour says

    August 27, 2020 at 10:04 pm

    Such simple cards, but so pretty too!

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  73. Jan says

    August 27, 2020 at 10:22 pm

    3 great cards. I have to go check out the new Hero Arts catalogue with all these great new products!

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  74. Dana M says

    August 27, 2020 at 10:42 pm

    Fantastic cards! I love how you get multiple cards from the same background. Fabulous clean design.

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  75. Debby Green says

    August 27, 2020 at 11:47 pm

    Great cards as always! Beautiful colors too!

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  76. Dorothy A says

    August 28, 2020 at 3:13 am

    Well I wanted to move through this bloghop in one day, but I HAD to watch your video, and you sure make me smile and laugh! Everything is great about your cards and they give the impressions of gift boxes. Is that what you meant them to be? Love the stamp and the die cut banner.

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  77. Debbie Skeet says

    August 28, 2020 at 8:14 am

    So beautiful! Why do your strips look great, but when I try to do strips, they just look a bit lost and sparse?! It’s not fair! 😉

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  78. Kelsey Thomas says

    August 28, 2020 at 9:41 am

    These are fun cards!

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  79. Darlene Pavlick says

    August 28, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    WOW what a great idea and they are all beautiful cards! Thanks for inspiration!

    Reply
  80. Cyndi Morris says

    August 28, 2020 at 3:08 pm

    These cards are beautiful. I always look forward to your wonderful videos — I’m always inspired and entertained.

    Reply
  81. Judy says

    August 28, 2020 at 3:13 pm

    Lovely trio of cards! I definitely want to use this card design with some of my background stamps–thanks for the inspiration!

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  82. Joyce says

    August 28, 2020 at 3:51 pm

    Love your fun ideas to stretch your stamps.

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  83. Karen Reeves says

    August 28, 2020 at 6:17 pm

    These are so pretty. Love the colors you used.

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  84. Naghma Husain says

    August 28, 2020 at 9:44 pm

    simple but very pretty!

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  85. Pam says

    August 28, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    Punchy cards. Very clean lines.

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  86. Patti says

    August 28, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    Great idea with the rose background stamp!

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  87. Cherry Robinson says

    August 29, 2020 at 9:54 am

    Hi Cathy, I was so happy to see you in this blog hop and I really loved your cards. The colours are all my faves and I learned something new from your water colour technique. So that was a definite win win for me. Thank you for the inspiration. Nice to see you Cathy…take care girlie! 💗

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  88. Debbie Hauert says

    August 29, 2020 at 10:02 am

    Great idea, I struggle with the lovely, but busy, backgrounds can’t wait to try this.

    Reply
  89. Ida P. Krause says

    August 29, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    Very pretty cards and a clever way to use the stamp to create more then just one card with it.

    Reply
  90. Carol Jones says

    August 29, 2020 at 7:55 pm

    I LOVE your sense of humor! And your design style. As always, everything you touch turns to GOLD!!! ♥️

    Reply
  91. Nancy T says

    August 29, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    the banners are such an interesting idea

    Reply
  92. Jules says

    August 29, 2020 at 9:15 pm

    Love these cards, Cathy, and your videos are always so much fun!

    Reply
  93. Cy Lee says

    August 30, 2020 at 2:06 am

    I love these new stamps

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  94. Helen F says

    August 30, 2020 at 6:40 am

    What a wonderful and eye-catching way to stretch your stamps with these stunning cards! I love your colour combinations and that wonderful banner die!Thanks for sharing this great inspiration! Take care! 🙂

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  95. Bonnie King says

    August 30, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    You are so brave! After doing all that painting, I don’t know if I could just jump right in and cut up my background! All three cards are beautiful – you didn’t have to worry about choosing which color works best when you can make all three. Love this – very creative. And thanks for always making me smile.

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  96. Betty Giles says

    August 30, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    I love that background stamp! Thank you for making water coloring so simple!

    Reply
  97. CraftyDesertGirl says

    August 30, 2020 at 7:28 pm

    Thanks for sharing your techniques! Love these cards!

    Reply
  98. Karin Adkins says

    August 31, 2020 at 12:48 am

    Great job. Simple and creative

    Reply
  99. April Aguinaga says

    August 31, 2020 at 11:57 am

    I saw the video you made and was so impressed. It never occurs to me to cut up a background. I love you showcase the 3 colors too.

    Reply
  100. Scraporcraft says

    September 1, 2020 at 6:08 am

    Nice use of the strips and banners.

    Reply
  101. Debbi S says

    September 1, 2020 at 1:40 pm

    Why make one when you can make three…that’s my motto!
    I love that background stamp and your cards are so beautifully
    simple! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  102. Jeanne Beam says

    September 1, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    Such wonderful holiday cards!
    Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
  103. Karen L K says

    September 2, 2020 at 1:01 am

    Your cards are such great colors and very creative to do several at once!

    Reply
  104. Barbara-Jean says

    September 2, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    So colorful and cheery!

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  105. Julie Wexler says

    September 2, 2020 at 11:20 pm

    Cathy, I gasped as I watched you cut your lovely colored background. Then I kept watching and it all made sense to spread the goodness across multiple cards! Why not, indeed?! I’ll have to remember this and be brave when I’ve got something too good to be consumed in one card. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  106. Jean Marmo says

    September 3, 2020 at 1:27 pm

    https://poeticartistry.blogspot.com/2020/08/hero-arts-winter-2020-release-blog-hop.html

    Reply
  107. Leanne says

    September 3, 2020 at 9:31 pm

    Love listening to your voice Cathy, and if I get some inspiration and tips as well? Winner, winner chicken dinner lol. Thank you for continuing to inspire us. xx

    Reply
  108. Wendy Falk says

    September 4, 2020 at 12:07 am

    I am in love with this. I would’ve never guessed it was the result of only 2 colors!! I am anxious to try it out, so simple and just lovely! Plus that background stamp is on so pretty <3

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  109. Audrey Peterson says

    September 4, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    The big stamp is gorgeous, of course. Clever use of the triple banner too!

    Reply
  110. Denise Bryant says

    September 5, 2020 at 12:11 am

    Beautiful cards! I love that you created 3 cards with the image! Pretty sentiment and awesome color combos too!

    Reply
  111. StacyK says

    September 5, 2020 at 2:23 pm

    Love the simple clean look of these cards. Wanted to see the banner die in action, so neat!

    Reply
  112. Sue D says

    September 5, 2020 at 10:06 pm

    Cute set of cards.

    Reply
  113. Maria B says

    September 5, 2020 at 11:54 pm

    You made the background stamp look like a very pretty ribbon.

    Reply
  114. Denise Kitts-Wadlow says

    September 6, 2020 at 2:04 am

    Love your use of the Christmas Rose background stamp Cathy! It just happens to be one of my favorite stamps in this release!!! Your cards are beautiful, and I love the clean, simple look.

    Reply
  115. Dean H. says

    September 6, 2020 at 2:12 am

    Your cards are lovely. I can’t choose just one because I like them all. Great use of color, and also depth.

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  116. Sherryl Shelton says

    September 6, 2020 at 3:43 am

    That is a great way to use the background stamps. I hadn’t thought of that.

    Reply
  117. Connie Johnson says

    September 6, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    Hi Cathy 🙂 Love these bright colored Christmas cards!!! Sooooo merry! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂

    Reply
  118. karenajo says

    September 6, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    Super idea to cut the background apart and make more lovely cards! Love the design and all the great colors!

    Reply

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