Archives for 2020

Stencilled Sunshine

December 24, 2020

Hello! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a quick and easy card featuring the Flourish Sun Stencil.

I started by positioning the stencil over an 4.25″ x 5.5″ inch piece of white cardstock and using low-tack tape to temporarily hold the two together.

Next, I used blending brushes to blend four colors of Reactive inks over the stencil and onto the cardstock. I concentrated Creamsicle ink in the center of the sun and then faded and blended it into Lemon Drop ink. Then I added Key Lime Fizz, and finally Pool Party.

To finish, I stamped a sentiment from the You Shine stamp set in black and then adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.

Thanks so much for coming by, and happy holidays to you and yours!

Don’t forget to join in our latest challenge!

Challenge time for December!

December 15, 2020

Hi there crafting friends,

Happy Holidays!!

First of all, from all of us at A Blog Named Hero, Merry Christmas, happy holidays and blessings for the New Year.

Today, I’m excited to be sharing with you the final challenge of 2020.

This month we want you to take stock of the crafting you’ve seen or done this year and

LeeAnn

Seeka

Caren

So we want to see what cards inspired you this year and what you make based off them. Remember that CASE doesn’t mean copy, it can be a single element that you use, a colour, a style or just an overall ‘feel’ for the original. The point is to create something enw from your inspiration.

In your posts, please also put the original (CASE’d) project, so we can see what you did!

For a chance to win one of two gift vouchers from our beloved sponsors, Hero Arts, make sure to enter via the linky tool below.

We can’t wait to see what you make!!

Crafty hugs,

Linda

Trio of Tags

November 27, 2020

Hi everyone, Caren here today. I hope all who celebrated had a great Thanksgiving.

Today I have a trio of tags to share with you today.

I stamped the Graphic Snowflake Bold Prints stamp onto white card stock with Versamark ink and heat embossed with silver embossing powder.

I then used tag dies from my stash to die cut three dies from the stamped image. I ink blended with three different colors of distress ink. I colored the images from an older Hero Arts stamp set – Snow Much Joy – with Copic markers.

I stamped my sentiments – from the November 2017 My Monthly Hero kit – onto some banners. I adhered the images and banners to my tags with dimensional adhesive. To finish the tags, I added some coordinating twine.

Thanks so much for visiting and don’t forget to visit the challenge to link up your project for a chance to win a Hero Arts gift card!

Joy To You

November 24, 2020

Hello there! Seeka here and today I have a holiday card with tropical vibe. I had different intentions when I started this card, but as the background came together it began to remind me of tropical waters and I found myself choosing a floral ornament with a color combination reminiscent of a Hawaiian shirt.

I started by using Embossing & Watermark Ink and Sparkle embossing powder to heat emboss the Abstract Linocut Bold Print background stamp onto an A2-sized piece of Paradise cardstock.

Next, I used the Poinsettia and Ornament Fancy Die to cut the ornament from white cardstock, and the sentiment die from the Joy Stamp & Cut set to cut “joy” from Papaya cardstock. I stamped a small sentiment from the Joy set in Intens-ified Black ink onto a strip of white cardstock.

To assemble the card, I trimmed the background to about 4″ x 5.25″ and then used foam tape to adhere the ornament and sentiments. To finish, I used more foam tape to adhere the card front to an A2-sized card base.

Don’t forget to check out this month’s challenge! The theme is Glitter and Sparkle.

Thank you so much for visiting!

Challenge time!

November 15, 2020

Hi there crafting friends!

I’m excited to be here with one of our last challenges of the year!

It’s headed towards the holiday season, so we thought you might all be starting to make your christmas cards, and so, our challenge this month is to add some

Yay!

I always love adding a bit of sparkle to my projects anyway so this was a fun one for me, I’m sure it was for the Design Team too. Lets take a peek at what they made.

So much gorgeousness!

So, as per usual our beloved Hero Arts have sponsored us, and you have the chance to win one of two gift vouchers thanks to them! All you need to do is enter via the linky tool below before 5pm on the 10th December, and you’ll be in the draw!

We can’t wait to see what you all create 🙂

Sparkly hugs

Linda