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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Hero Arts Color Layering 2016 Blog Hop + Giveaway!


Hello! Today I'm hopping with Hero Arts as the Color Layering 2016 collection is added to the Hero Arts store. This is probably the most exciting release I've ever been a part of! Why, you ask? Well!! Take a look at page 7 of the catalog!!


That's meeeeee!! For this release, Hero Arts invited their artists to champion the Color Layering stamp sets, and determine their favorite mix of ink colors to use with the stamps. I chose the Color Layering Orchid in a Pot, and of course, my colors were purples and greens!! So now there's an ink cube 4-pack with my name on it!! Libby's Purple Garden!! How incredibly cool is that?! I'm geeking out over here, I'm not gonna lie. :)

If you love my combo, you can find Libby's Purple Garden in the Hero Arts store, along with the stamps and dies. Or, we've even put them all together into a Color Layering Orchid in a Pot Bundle! Easy peasy, and saves a little money, too.
I created two cards with my ink choices and stamp set for this catalog. In both cases I paired them with Foliage Bold Prints. The background was stamped on olive cardstock using the Moss ink cube. On this first card, the darker flower centers were achieved by stamping the final flower layer with VersaMark ink, and embossing with clear embossing powder. There's also the message embossed in gold.


For this second card, I borrowed a brilliant idea from my friend Jayne (shared on the Hero Arts blog HERE!) and turned the orchid into a flowering tree branch. I love this look, it's so pretty! And brings more versatility to this stamp set, too. For this card I only stamped two layers of the flowers, and then added a dot of gold glitter glue to the flower centers.


Have you arrived here by way of the blog hop? You should have arrived here by way of Tami's blog, but if not, be sure to head back to the Hero Arts blog to start at the beginning! Hero Arts is giving away Color Layering Bundles to five lucky hoppers! Leave your comments by Sunday, June 19 at 11:59pm, and the winners will be randomly selected from the comments left throughout the hop.

The Hero Arts Blog
Lucy Abrams
Lydia Fiedler
Mariana Grigsby
Tami Hartley
Libby Hickson (you are here!)
Nichol Magouirk
Jayne Nelson
Clare Prezzia
Kathy Racoosin
Kelly Rasmussen
Yana Smakula
Amy Tsuruta

Thanks for stopping by, and sharing in my excitement about my inks! 

233 comments:

  1. Gorgeous cards, Libby! I already own this stamp set but have only inked it up once so I thank you for the inspiration!

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  2. Orchids are so elegant ... love your colors

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  3. Absolutely beautiful cards! My mom just love orchids! You're are lovely! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. What a beautiful combo and I just love your card.

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  5. WOW - CONGRATULATIONS Libby!!!
    You make a WONDERFUL page seven girl!!!
    LOVE your pretty purple orchids and DELIGHTFUL ink combo!!!

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  6. I can't keep an orchid alive to save my life, but maybe I could stamp one like yours!

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  7. Oh what beautiful colors! Gorgeous cards!

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  8. Beautiful cards and congratulation on being featured in the catalog, that's awesome!

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  9. I am SO happy they came out with color layering sets! This just makes it so easy to make it beautiful. Love your card!

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  10. Very pretty. This card is so pretty.

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  11. I love the colour combo with those delicate orchid flowers. The gold addition and the stamped background gives it an authentic look of a garden.

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  12. Libby - that was my favorite page in the catalogue! I love your color choices and your cards.

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  13. Oh Libby, beautiful color combo. Congrats on Libby's Purple Garden. Fabulous cards. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  14. These orchid cards are stunning! Love the color layering and blending! Wow!
    Take Care!
    Michele

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  15. Oooo... These are gorgeous! I love how you layered the ink- great color pick, too!

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  16. Beautiful cards! I love the ink colors you chose.

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  17. So very pretty. Perfect color choice for the flowers. TFS

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  18. Gorgeous cards, love these purple orchids and the Foilage print backgrounds! I think this is my new favorite set, love that purple color so much for orchids.

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  19. Love the lavendar color combos on the orchid and your idea for darkening centers by embossing. Thanks.

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  20. Purple is not usually my go-to color, but these are awesome!! You did purple good.

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  21. Beautiful card, beautiful colors, perfect flowers,and a match made in heaven!!!

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  22. Lovely image and gorgeous ink colors! Thanks for sharing with us.

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  23. Gorgeous cards. LOVE the lavender color you used:)

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  24. Oh I love the idea of using the orchid set as a branch! Congrats on your own colour set! Very cool!

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  25. Love those shades of purple together! So beautiful!

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  26. Lovely card. I have most of the Hero Arts inks so These bundles just make it easier for me to decide which colours to use with the various layering stamps. Thanks.

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  27. Lovely cards! I just adore orchids (we have several!) and the purple ones are my favorite.

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  28. Your cards are beautiful and soothing. I love the patterned background and how you used vellum to soften it up.

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  29. So, so pretty!! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  30. Wonderful ! Love the elegant touch that the glitter stripe adds to the cards !

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  31. Beautiful colours Libby and STUNNING cards as a result! Great job!

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  32. Beautiful card. I love those orchids.

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  33. Both cards are so pretty.
    Whether an orchid or a tree branch,
    the flowers are wonderful.
    thanks for sharing.

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  34. Love those layering stamps. Your cards are beautiful.

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  35. Wow! You've made that orchid set sing.

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  36. Ok, the gold in the flower center is amazing! Beautiful cymbidiums.

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  37. Beautiful flower cards! I love the colors you used.

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  38. the colors are lovely! and the gold really makes the card look rich.

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  39. I'm with you, Libby - purple's my fave! Just love what you did with the orchids in pot - one of my fave stamp sets!!

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  40. So, so pretty. I love how you were able to make quite different cards using the stamp stamp set and colours.

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  41. love love the color. so pretty. fabulous card. thanks for sharing

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  42. Gorgeous combo of colors! Love your cards!

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  43. I love orchids and these cards are fabulous! I want this bundle and all of the rest. Thanks!
    trishden948(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  44. Love the card. Orchids are one of my favorite flowers so I try to keep up with how to incorporate them in cards as often as I can. Thanks for sharing.

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  45. BEAUTIFUL cards...love not only card designs, but also love the colors.

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  46. Love the color layering, the purples look soooo great with the greens. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  47. Congratulations and I can see why!!! You are so talented using these new inks and coordinating sets! Gorgeous cards, by the way!!!

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  48. This is my favorite set! Love the flowers, shades of purple and green. Outstanding!!!

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  49. Beautiful cards. Love you the purple and green combo.

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  50. Love the colors and the blooms are gorgeous. Thanks for the great inspiration cards.

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  51. Beautiful cards! Love the depth you get from the different shades of purple.

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  52. gorgeous cards. loving the purples.

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  53. Wow, until you see this set used...you have no idea how beautiful...thanks for sharing...hugs

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  54. WOW! Your cards are gorgeous..and those inks, simply outstanding! Inspired and inspiring!
    ~carol

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  55. Ok, I've found my favorite set of layering stamps and layering inks too! Maybe?

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  56. WOW those flowers are AMAZING

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  57. Your orchids are perfect!I love them!

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  58. Well hello Libby what a beautiful card you made of your design and color choices you really rocked this layering kit

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  59. Beautiful card, love the colors

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  60. Love your colors!! And really love your excitement!! Your cards are just wonderful, too - thanks for sharing such different ways to use the same stamp set!

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  61. Love the purple! Thanks for the great blog hop & all the creative ideas

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  62. The layered stamp sets are really neat.

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  63. Very gorgeous card ! As I commented in Hero Arts blog, this is one of my favorite stamp set (with the other Orchid set) and the colors you chose are just perfect for it ! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win. Izzy Scrap

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  64. such lovely cards! Love the colors!

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  65. Beautiful colors. Love the pretty flowers both as a branch and potted, neat the way it allows you to create totally different kinds.

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  66. Both cards are beautiful....the color is awesome
    Well done and tfs
    zullu26@aol.com

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  67. Simply beautiful, I love the purple hues as well!
    Tkx for the inspiration,
    Susanne

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  68. Beautiful cards Libby! Love the pretty orchids!

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  69. Fabulous cards! Thanks for sharing.

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  70. Beautiful colors for the orchid- colored layering is wonderful! Can't wait to try more color combinations!

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  71. Beautiful cards!!! Wow! This stamp set is amazing!! Can't wait to own it!!

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  72. Stunning purple orchids! So lovely!

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  73. The Orchids look wonderful with the stamp layering. Have a Bee-utiful day!
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  74. Love your card, Libby and the colour combo...especially the name๐Ÿ˜„

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  75. Perfect colors for beautiful cards!

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  76. I love your color combination and what a beautiful card! Orchids are my favorite flower :)

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  77. Love your cards, thanks for sharing~!!

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  78. Pretty card. Great inspiration. Thanks

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  79. Loooove this orchid set!!!! Simply stunning :D

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  80. Great cards! Thanks for sharing your talent!

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  81. Purple...my favorite color also so I love the orchid set!

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  82. Your colors are another favorite of mine! Beautiful cards!!

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  83. Beautiful cards. Love the colors. Thank you for sharing and being part of this giveaway

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  84. These colors are perfect for the flowers!! Love those purples!!

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  85. Thank you for the wow card, the lavender is perfect. So want to make this for my lady friends.

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  86. So cool that your creations are in the catalogue! Those cards are so pretty!

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  87. So pretty!!! I must have this set for all the women in my life - it's perfect.

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  88. Beautiful cards!! Love the colors in this bundle too!

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  89. Lovely color choice for the flowers and I like the touch of gold.

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  90. Awesome ideas and beautiful projects! Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  91. Ilove your color choices for the orchid; this is my favorite of the layering stamp sets!

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  92. Very pretty. If I were to pick out three favorite color sets yours would be in there! Wonderful idea to use vellum on these delightful cards.

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  93. Beautiful! Just when you thought you don't need anymore flower (stamp) sets...you see ANOTHER one you just HAVE to have!

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  94. Love your colors, Libby! And, your cards are gorgeous, too!!

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  95. So pretty and such a wonderful use of the gold with the ink colors. Very elegant.

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  96. Your cards are stunningly elegant. Thank you for sharing. Luv the colors you used.

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  97. Love your colors, gorgeous cards!!!

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  98. This release is awesome. Love the matchng inks. Beautiful cards

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  99. Beautiful cards, love the color combos!

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  100. Love, love, love your orchid cards!

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  101. OMG! What a beautiful card. Love the color layering orchid!

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  102. Love orchids and your cards do them justice. Great set to work with!

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  103. Gorgeous .... and I LOVE purple!

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  104. You've done a great job with these very yummy colors!

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  105. Just stunning! I'm in the love column too, lol. How awesome your projects are in the catalog. The colors are just the right shades and I'm a gold lover too. This catalog and the last have been my favorite to date. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

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  106. Love the color of the flowers.

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  107. Really like the stamp set and color combo. Thanks

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  108. can almost smell the flowers pretty

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  109. I love purple too, and the new bundles are awesome!

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  110. Wow,this set is beautiful. And I love purple, it's my favorite.

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  111. Very pretty cards with the touches of gold. I don't use a lot of purple but these are really lovely.

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  112. I'm not sure I would have thought to put those 2 green together, but they really do look great!

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  113. The flowers are wonderful. Very pretty.

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  114. Love the purple!!

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  115. Beautiful flowers I love the design! The gold accents make the cards pop!

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  116. Beautiful card...love the orchids and these stamp sets are great!

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  117. Beautiful cards. Love the colors you picked for your ink set.

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  118. Beautiful cards and lovely colors! Wow!

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  119. Two very pretty cards! Love the color combination!

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  120. I agree- the colors are great & so are your cards. I esp. like the branch. Thanks for a chance to win.

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  121. Your cards are DELIGHTFUL!!!!! Love the last ok!
    Paper Hugs,ljan

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  122. Purple is my favorites color so this is soooo pretty.

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  123. Wow, these are really pretty! Great colors and layout. Congrats on being in the catalog, well deserved!

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  124. You just can't go wrong with purple and green. I'm liking this stamp set more now.

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  125. Beautiful floral card and pretty colors!

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  126. Beautiful! LOVE the orchids ♥

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  127. Love your cards, especially the first one. Truthfully I had problems visualizing how these stamps worked together to make an Orchid. Wow! It's just beautiful.

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  128. Congrats to you Libby! Nice colors. I happen to be ok with purple it is especially nice for flowers. Your cards look really great!

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  129. Love that color combo, can't get enough purples and the green goes so well!

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  130. Love the colour combo too! And I really like your cards! Beautiful!

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  131. Your ink set is my favourite! Love your cards too!

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  132. your cards are all beautiful!!!

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  133. Love the orchids set. Great card :)

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  134. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful card. Love the colors. Tfs and for the chance to win.

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  135. Awesome colours, great card & stamps

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  136. Love the orchid card design and your choice if colors are so beautiful.

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  137. Love the orchid card design and your choice if colors are so beautiful.

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  138. Libby this is so delicate and pretty, loving all these designs.

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  139. Love your colors! I am amazed at how the small lines of stitching add that "little extra something" on the second card. I am a big fan of the glitter glue. I have been known to add Stickles to Christmas gift wrap! (I am SUCH a geek!) Thanks so much for sharing your lovely work.

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  140. Absolutely gorgeous cards and color combo.

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  141. Wow! What amazing release! I love your lovely cards! Beautiful!

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  142. Libby, lovin' your gorgeous cards!

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  143. Beautiful cards! Love purple and your set makes is even better.

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  144. These are so beautiful. I like that you chose to leave out the pot in the 2nd card and it's amazing. Shows versatility of these sets.

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  145. Purple and green look very nice together.

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  146. Beautiful cards! Love the addition of gold!

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  147. I grow orchids so I love your card.

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  148. Such a lovely card. I really like orchids but have trouble keeping them. This card will never wither. Thanks for sharing.

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  149. Beautiful cards the colors just right, so very elegant

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  150. Both your cards are beautiful, and so are the colours you've chosen. I love purple.

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  151. Great combination of colour and image. Both cards look beautiful.

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  152. WOW! Libby... gorgeous cards! This orchid bundle is one of my top favorites! They are just beautiful!

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  153. Beautiful card! Love the stamp layering sets!

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  154. Love that color set! Your cards show it off so well. How proud you must be to have a full page in the catalog!

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  155. Libby's Purple Garden color combo sure fits this stamp set. I couldn't really tell what to do with the set until it was put together on your card. Very nice job. Thank you.

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  156. Oh Libby, those purple orchids are gorgeous! Lovely color combination.

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  157. Wow! This is a stamp set I must have. Love it!!! Thanks for sharing. Great job!!!

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  158. Beautiful cards! I would love to win this amazing set!

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  159. Libby, I love purple in the garden and have several plants in my garden using purple and pink mostly. I love the color pack you put together and how cool to have it named after you! Your cards are gorgeous.

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  160. Your cards are beautiful, I am loving this new release by hero arts!

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  161. My mother grew orchids in a greenhouse that my father built for her, attached to the side of the house. There were so many varieties and colors in there! The colors in this set are beautiful, and there are endless possibilities with all of the color layering cubes!

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  162. Love, love, love this set and your cards.

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  163. TFS your two beautiful cards. I am so liking many of the ink cube sets, but this one is a favorite... gorgeous color combination.

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  164. Love the colors and your cards! Thank you, Libby!

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  165. I am intimidated by flowers but your orchids are very pretty. Thanks for sharing.

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  167. Love purples and lilac and all colors in that range, so love your card and your set of colors. It's a gotta have! teehee

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  168. Awesome cards - love the added gold detail. :)

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  169. Beautiful cards. Purple and gold is one of my favorite color combos.

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  170. I love your card, those purples are so soft and elegant.

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  171. These are gorgeous! What a fab color combo you chose!!

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  172. These are gorgeous! What a fab color combo you chose!!

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  173. These are gorgeous! What a fab color combo you chose!!

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  174. The purples and greens are lovely. I rally like the branch idea!

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  175. Wow, just fabulous cards! I love the color layering you used and the beautiful orchid stamp. The vellum panels / accents on both cards add such a striking effect, in addition to the gold.

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  176. OH my! How sweet is this set! I just love the colors and your card is gorgeous!!!

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  177. Love the purples, pretty cards

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  178. Gorgeous cards! I can't wait to try out these color layering sets and the pretty ink colors!

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  179. Simply beautiful !!! Super flower design and love the color palette !!

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  180. Love all the elements in your designs!

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  181. Love your color choices. Now I want those hybrid inks too!

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  182. Purple is a great color, but I don't seem to use it much. Your purple orchids are just beautiful!

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  183. Those orchids are just to die for! Our local Stop & Shop has beautiful orchids like this in their store in the floral dept. and I want to take a whole bunch of them home! The colors are amazing just like your card. Wow, I am loving this stamp set too! I want them all! Now I have to win something so I can get some of them!

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