Saturday, September 17, 2011

American Crafts Blog Hop


Happy Day everyone! What a fun weekend!!! And welcome to the American Crafts blog hop! Woot Woot! Party!!! You are here from Cindy Tobey's blog and I am so EXCITED that you stopped by!!!

We were challenged to use all of the new American Crafts lines on a single page to show how incredibly perfectly they all can work together! All of these lines!!!


Here is what I came up with...


The heart was so fun to make. I just hand cut a large heart out of cardstock and covered it with strips of patterned paper. Once it was all finished being covered, I carefully trimmed the excess from the center of the heart and then machine stitched it to 12x12 cardstock. My photos fit inside the heart and I embellished places with brads, flair, trim, buttons and a tag. Lastly, I punched small hearts and glued them to the cardstock in more random places, like ink splatters would be. And voila! It is finished!

I took these pictures on my baby's 5 year old photo shoot in August. She had a lot of fun walking around with me finding cool locations. And how could we pass up a big green wall with a 5 painted right on it?!?! It was perfect!

Supplies: Cardstock, patterned paper, fabric paper, stitched paper, tape, flair, buttons, brads, trim, tags, foam letters, rub ons: American Crafts; Punches: EK Success, Martha Stewart; Sewing Machine: Singer; Thread: Other

For a chance to win some coolio letter stickers (I really love letter stickers):



leave a shout out here by Wednesday, September 21st by 1:00 PM EST and I will randomly draw one winner! Fun!

But now you need to head on over to Heidi Sonboul's blog and check out her goodies!

Make sure you stop by all 20 designers blogs and leave a comment, and then head back to the AC blog and leave a comment for your chance to win TWO ENTIRE LINES!!!! What could be better!!

Have a fun time hopping!!

244 comments:

  1. Corrie, this is so cute! Love the use of all the lines and the colors look great together!

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  2. Corrie, your layout is simply delightful! Thank you so much for sharing! Oh, and I love all of the fun colors, too!!

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  3. Love love love your layout, that heart is just awesome. I love all of the designs but I think NightFall is my favorite altho GardenCafe is wonderful it makes me hungry! LOL

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  4. This is stunning, love all the multi patterned papers.

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  5. Great Layout with all those strips!

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  6. you had me at the grey background

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  7. Love the tiny hearts sprayed all around! What a fresh LO!

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  8. Oh Corrie. This layout is SOOOO fantastic. I want to scraplift it right now. (PS - don't include me in the giveaway, I just wanted to let you know I love your layout publicly :)

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  9. Wow- your layout is amazing! I love the big heart!

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  10. What's a good idea ! I love little hearts !

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  11. LOVE the LO! I would never be sooo brave to use sooo many strips behind the big heart. You've inspired me to try! :D

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  12. I love all the texture you created on this page!

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  13. Fav layout so far! Love love love the heart and all the little hearts all over the page. :)
    lou dot jervis at gmail dot com

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  14. LOVE that heart! And all the strips of paper. And all the little hearts - very paint splattery! heck, I just love this layout!!

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  15. Beautiful layout! Great idea to use the paper strips and tiny hearts.

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  16. Just found your blog through the blog hop and am now following. =)

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  17. I really loved your layout [I pinned it right away]!

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  18. This is so fun! Love those strips!

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  19. This is awesome! I love the multiple layers you have created! Great LO!

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  20. Love all the little heart confetti!!! So colorful and fun.

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  21. What a great, fun layout!! Pinning for inspiration!

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  22. Really love this layout and the 'confetti' effect of the hearts. :)

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  23. so fun! I really love how the patterned paper is used here! and not just in strips, but they are punched! It all just really comes together with that big heart. The confetti is a really nice addition.

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  24. I love all the hearts! the strips of paper, the stitching, all of them!!

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  25. Graet layout! Love the paper strips.

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  26. Loving all the textures on your layout

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  27. how DARLING is this?! I really like all of those hearts and strips of paper!

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  28. Very fun layout!! {please leave me out of the giveaway! ^_^}

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  29. Oh my word, the layers!!!!! So, so fantastic!!
    ~Natalie

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  30. Just gorgeous how you've stitched these colorful patterns together in the heart. Have to say that "5" on the green wall was just meant to be! :)
    Thanks for sharing your awesome page!

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  31. Love the layered strips!! Great idea for all my leftover scraps!!! Love it!!

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  32. Lovely LO. Thanks for chance to win some stickers.

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  33. So cute! LOVE the big heart with the strips of pape underneath. And that smattering of hearts . . . adorable :)

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  34. I love love LOVE the paper-strips-heart-cutout!

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  35. I am a fan of the heart punch confetti. Cute LO!

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  36. Love how you used the strips of paper under the big heart.

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  37. Your layout is absolutely great!

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  38. WOW!!! awesome layout and idea cutting the heart out of the paper strips...now you have to super cool hearts on a layout...now what did you do with the one you cut out???

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  39. Fab idea for all the patterned papers! Thanks for the chance to win, Rx

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  40. Wonderful and playful layout! Love that picture with the green wall as a background, how fun! Also loved that you've used gray as background, I find myself doing that alot lately. ANd thanks for the chance to win those yummy alphas :)

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  41. awesome idea to cut the heart like this, it looks fantastic. all the different papers look perfect together! x

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  42. Oh wow this is stunning!!! I love heart shapes and i love how colorful this is!!

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  43. Wow - this is stunning. That heart is amazing!

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  44. Luv how you were able to find the wall art that corresponded with your daughter's age! Great find!

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  45. A great idea for mixing lots of different papers.

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  46. Stunning. Love all those little hearts. (Don't include me in the draw;) )

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  47. So much fun, Corrie!! Love it!! (don't include me in the drawing, obviously!) :D

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  48. Sweet picture and a cute layout!

    LG,

    Tanja

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  49. I love what you did!!! And that wall with the 5 on it is perfect!!!

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  50. Love the use of the strips of paper, what a great photo with the 5 a perfect location.

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  51. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO flipping fantabulous!! Love the cute notched paper and that preciousl little heart is AMAZING!!! Super fab TFS

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  52. Great idea using the strips. Nice lo

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  53. I just love your layout! Love what you created with the strips of paper!

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  54. Love all the different papers that you used. It would be the perfect way to use some of my stash of scraps.

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  55. I love the background you've done with the paper strips!

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  56. Amazing page, and fabulous design!

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  57. Supercute! love all the colors and layering!

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  58. LOVE your photos and the layout is equally great!

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  59. I love the confetti that you made! Precious.

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  60. I always think I need to do something with strips more, and you confirmed it! I love how it all came together. F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S.

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  61. Love the heart! I really like the way you were able to combine all the lines. Great layout.

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  62. Looove all those patterned paper combined, just my style!

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  63. Wow! Love all those strips of patterned paper! :)

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  64. I love the technique you used to make the backround, very cool lo altogether!

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  65. Wow, love how you used so many different patterned papers- looks so great together!

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  66. Beautiful layout, what great uses for scrap patterned papers, and the stitching is a great touch. Great details. Thank you.

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  67. All the bright papers really make for a super fun page!

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  68. I just love this composition!!!!!!

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  69. Oh my, what a unique design you created on this page. Your layout turned out gorgeous!

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  70. I love the background paper/heart idea.

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  71. What a great page, so happy, especially with the heart "confetti." Thanks for the chance to win.

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  72. Really love those Amy Tangerine letter stickers!! :)

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  73. Such a clever technique you have used on your layout!! Very inspiring!! I love alphas too!!

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  74. Those little hearts are fabulous!

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  75. oh my word!! that is seriously amazing, i just love how you did the heart, STUNNING. i have looked through your blog and my your work is fabulous, following you now for sure! TFS

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  76. Fantastic layout.. love the heart and the strips of papers work really well together!

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  77. Umm seriously! This page rocks! And those Thickers? Swoon

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  78. Awesome layout! Love the hearts confetti!

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  79. Super cute layout! And I would love to win some letters - I'm a fanatic over letter stickers too!

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  80. So cute! Love the confetti hearts!

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  81. Very clever and neat LO! Super love!

    cheryl131091@yahoo.com

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  82. LOVING this layout! The layering is FABulous!

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  83. Great layout. love it.
    alisha.moorenielsen@gmail.com
    http://scrappin-happens.blogspot.com/

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  84. Fabulous layout Love the color too. Thanks for sharing.

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  85. Adorable layout. I love all the different patterned papers you used! Thanks for sharing!

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  86. That layout is super cool! Love it! (don't include me in the drawing!)

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  87. Love the layered paper.
    http://digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com

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  88. Amazing technique, and I can;t believe you found that wall!

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  89. OMG I am shouting out! LOVE that layout, super creative! LOVE those photos! Awesome alphas you are giving away too!

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  90. Excellent use of multiple papers!

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  91. this is an absolutely fabulous layout...so very inspiring!

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  92. Very cool layout! Love the confetti.

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  93. wow! what a pretty layout, I love all the patterns together- so creative!

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  94. awesome layout Corrie, love the strips :)

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  95. Love the patchwork feel! Super cute@!
    kacee

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  96. AMAZING!!!! LOVE the mix and all those little hearts...YUM!!!

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  97. Love that photo with the big number 5.

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  98. i love the way you did this layout.

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  99. Oh my goodness, you really maximized the use of patterns and colors from all the lines. :o) Thanks for an inspiring idea for me to use up my scraps. :o) TFS!

    Grace Hester
    http://www.gracehester.typepad.com
    grace[at#]gracehesterdesigns[dot#]com

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  100. Such a cute layout! I love love hearts, like woah! :) Your daughter is adorable!!

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  101. wow, love the heart and the strips - simply gorgeous

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  102. What a way to use up pretty papers! Love it!

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  103. wow! your work is amazing. seriously. Love your layout - the sprinkling of hearts is so cute!

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  104. Awesomely cool layout, especially the hearts confetti!

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  105. WOW!! I LOVE this design idea!! Hearts are so fun and the way you did this is just AWESOME!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

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  106. I LOVE this page. I can already see the perfect scraplift in my head. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  107. i think the grey base color is not going too well on this, different color may be better. Also the color of the word "birthday girl" is not bright enough. But i love you use different kinds of paper to lay out the photos inside the heart.

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  108. OHHHHHHHHHHH ... I see now, all of you used the same 5, to come up with a project! I love what you did for yours ... using hearts! http://bearheartbottomsetc.blogspot.com/ #Bear Luv and Bear Hugz!

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  109. I can't believe all those colours from all the different lines work so well together! Great!

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  110. What a wonderful idea to use strips of papers from different collections!

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  111. Wow that layout is stunning! I really like the look of all the papers together! Very cute!!! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  112. Great idea with the confetti hearts, I am sure this took you a long time to complete. Love it!

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  113. Beautifully designed and creative!! Love the tiny hearts and such cute pics!

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  114. Really awesome way to use all the lines together. Love the heart.

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  115. What a great way to use so many papers.

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  116. Such a cute idea :) your page looks fabulous!!!

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  117. that is so cute- I shall have to work on scraplifting the idea ( if you don't mind)

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  118. Such a fun page! Love the heart.

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  119. Great layout, love all the different strips and those mini hearts are too cute!

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  120. Such an amazing idea! I love those bits of paper surrounding the heart, so stunning!

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  121. fabulous job!! Love it! Thanks for offering the extra goodies!

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  122. You lo is absolutely adorable! Fabulous!!

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  123. Awesome layout! Love the heart! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  124. This is so fun! I love all the different strips that you used!

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  125. Great layout and Great use of paper. Love all the strips of paper.

    Sharon
    rsmobley85@gmail.com
    http://rsmobleysdesigns.blogspot.com/

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  126. Love the layers of paper. And the hearts, what a fantastic bday layout!

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  127. Such a precious layout! I love all the patterned pieces and of course the confetti hearts everywhere! Adorable!

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  128. a really great use for all of those scraps i refuse to throw away :)

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  129. I love this one it works so well and adds depth to the photo with the cut out :0)

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  130. Fabulous lo! I love the hearts confetti! :)

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  131. Love your LO. Still trying to figure out how you did it though!

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  132. Love this layout - especially all the tiny punched hearts and the photo. That wall was too perfect! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win - I love me some letter stickers too!

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  133. Wow! This is amazing!! It's like a party in a page!

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  134. WOW! So colorful!! Awesome job!!

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  135. Exciting and dynamic page, wow!!

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  136. This is stunning! Very refreshing and unique. I especially like the repetition of the heart theme with the little confetti pieces.

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  137. this layout is so stinkin' fun & cute!!

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  138. Great job combining all those gorgeous papers into a really fun layout. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  139. This is such an unexpected layout. At first glance the colors look so random, but they all work together perfectly - and the matching punched hearts are adorable!

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  140. Super cute and original page! To my favorites!

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  141. How cute is this?!! Totally loving the scattering of hearts!!

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  142. Wicked! all the little bits and embellished papers look amazing!

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  143. Love the eclectic nature of this layout. So cute!

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  144. Love this layout!! I can't believe how many patterns you were able to use and it didn't look too busy! Thanks for the chance to win - I am slightly addicted to letter stickers. lol

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  145. Great LO!!! I love all of the new designs form AC - can't wait to play!

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  146. Great photos! Lots of personality shines through!

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  147. soooo cute. love all those little strips. awesome

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  148. I really really like the paper piecing!

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  149. I love the collage look with all the different papers!

    rpcrafter at gmail dot com

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  150. so cute...random stripes of paper and matching hearts!

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  151. i love your colourful layout and with those awesome thickers on the line i could happily shout about it!

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  152. This is adorable and what a great way to use those scraps! love this idea!

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  153. Very cool LO! I really like the confetti hearts sprinkled on the page. So pretty! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  154. Such a clever and creative use of the papers!

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  155. Your layout is THE BOMB and your giveaway is awesome...love those Amy Tangerine Thickers.

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  156. Cute LO. Love the faux "ink spots"--may have to scraplift that. Awesome giveaway!

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  157. Such a cute heart with all the little strips!! Too Cute!

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  158. awesome layout! just love your use of all those punches (of which I have many!)

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  159. I just love this layout with the tilted heart and all the colorful strips!

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  160. Awesome layout!! love the colors!:)

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