• Home
  • About
  • Challenge Rules
  • Contact

A Blog Named Hero

The official Hero Arts challenge blog!

  • 2020 Design Team
  • Facebook Inspiration Team

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!

 

Leave a CommentCATEGORIES - Uncategorized

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

 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


Leave a CommentCATEGORIES - Uncategorized

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 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


Leave a CommentCATEGORIES - Uncategorized

WINNERS!

November 11, 2020

Hi there crafty peeps! 

 

Linda here, and I’m excited to announce our winners of the recent challenge;

The winner of the $50 gift voucher is Natalie with this fantastic card!

The idea of using clear acetate to create a belly-band for the card is genius!

 

And the winner of our $25 gift voucher, is Hannelie with her lovely card

Such an effective use of such a simple technique! We all really loved it.

A big huge thanks as always to our lovely sponsors, Hero Arts who make this all happen!

Winners, please email us at ablognamedhero@gmail.com, to claim your prize.


And thanks to you all for playing along with us this month.


We’ll be back again in a couple of days to announce the new challenge!

 

See you then,

Linda 

Leave a CommentCATEGORIES - Uncategorized

Autumn See Through Layers

October 21, 2020

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a lovely fall and I am not quite ready for winter cards yet so I wanted to focus on some beautiful fall colors but all with this month’s theme of a “see-through element”. For all three of this month’s cards, I created autumn-colored backgrounds with a Gelli plate and acrylic paint and then used my two favorite See-Through techniques using a raised frame (The Window Die) and a strip of vellum to hold a sentiment over a colorful, busy background. I love layers and using a very colorful textured print with stamping on top is wonderful but sometimes hard to add a sentiment on top. 

The See-Through Vellum pairs beautifully with a die-cut on top like the  Sunflower Fancy Die or the beautiful garden window both from Hero Arts. I stamped on top of the colorful backgrounds with complementary fall colors, dark brown shadow ink for the silhouetted images on top. I like to set a color palette when I start and for this, it was orange, olive green, and a butter yellow.

I also combined stamps from four Hero Arts stamp sets and three dies from my collection.  It is so nice to get out all of your supplies from a season and mix them all up.  I hope this inspires you to create some painted or stamped backgrounds and overlay them with some Vellum, Fancy die-cuts, and or windows.  

Make sure that you link up your See-Through creations for a chance to win a $50 gift card from our wonderful sponsor Hero Arts.

We look forward to seeing your makes! Lee Ann

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter


Leave a CommentCATEGORIES - Challenge, Design Team, Lee Ann Weber, Nature, Uncategorized

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 236
  • Next Page »

Our Current Challenge

Favorite Shop

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Subscribe to A Blog Named Hero

Archives

  • ▼2021 (18)
    • ►February (15)
    • ►January (3)
  • ►2020 (75)
    • ►December (2)
    • ►November (5)
    • ►October (6)
    • ►September (4)
    • ►August (6)
    • ►July (6)
    • ►June (6)
    • ►May (7)
    • ►April (7)
    • ►March (9)
    • ►February (8)
    • ►January (9)
  • ►2019 (105)
    • ►December (5)
    • ►November (9)
    • ►October (10)
    • ►September (9)
    • ►August (9)
    • ►July (10)
    • ►June (10)
    • ►May (12)
    • ►April (12)
    • ►March (6)
    • ►February (6)
    • ►January (7)
  • ►2018 (94)
    • ►December (5)
    • ►November (7)
    • ►October (7)
    • ►September (8)
    • ►August (10)
    • ►July (10)
    • ►June (10)
    • ►May (10)
    • ►April (10)
    • ►March (16)
    • ►January (1)
  • ►2017 (170)
    • ►December (15)
    • ►November (11)
    • ►October (15)
    • ►September (13)
    • ►August (13)
    • ►July (14)
    • ►June (14)
    • ►May (14)
    • ►April (17)
    • ►March (16)
    • ►February (14)
    • ►January (14)
  • ►2016 (234)
    • ►December (10)
    • ►November (18)
    • ►October (20)
    • ►September (22)
    • ►August (21)
    • ►July (21)
    • ►June (22)
    • ►May (21)
    • ►April (18)
    • ►March (20)
    • ►February (20)
    • ►January (21)
  • ►2015 (211)
    • ►December (15)
    • ►November (13)
    • ►October (18)
    • ►September (17)
    • ►August (19)
    • ►July (18)
    • ►June (19)
    • ►May (18)
    • ►April (17)
    • ►March (20)
    • ►February (18)
    • ►January (19)
  • ►2014 (181)
    • ►December (14)
    • ►November (31)
    • ►October (13)
    • ►September (13)
    • ►August (12)
    • ►July (14)
    • ►June (13)
    • ►May (14)
    • ►April (18)
    • ►March (12)
    • ►February (15)
    • ►January (12)
  • ►2013 (210)
    • ►December (9)
    • ►November (20)
    • ►October (18)
    • ►September (17)
    • ►August (14)
    • ►July (16)
    • ►June (21)
    • ►May (22)
    • ►April (22)
    • ►March (20)
    • ►February (19)
    • ►January (12)
  • ►2012 (187)
    • ►December (25)
    • ►November (26)
    • ►October (16)
    • ►September (17)
    • ►August (19)
    • ►July (17)
    • ►June (23)
    • ►May (17)
    • ►April (14)
    • ►March (12)
    • ►February (1)

Tags

Alisha Amantiad bhavana birthday Card cards CAS challenge Cheiron Brandon Chitra Christine Drogt Christmas Christmas-travaganza Christmas/Holiday Clean and Simple Color Layering copics Cristina Martinez Die cut Distress Inks Ellen Hutson embossing flowers Hero Arts Hero Arts Backgrounds Hero Arts Inks hero arts stencils isabel Jessica Kathy Stacy Kimberly Rendino Lawn Fawn Lisa Stein masculine Mateja Melissa Chipperfield Michele Greenwood Michelle Lupton Monthly Sketch Niki G. One Layer Cards sequins Simon Says Stamp stencils vellum watercolor

Find us on Instagram

ablognamedhero

#Repost @bjkne0519 with @get_repost ・・・ #abl #Repost @bjkne0519 with @get_repost
・・・
#ablognamedhero #ablognamedherofacebookchallenge #heroarts
#Repost @darbycreekdiaries with @get_repost ・・ #Repost @darbycreekdiaries with @get_repost
・・・
There's still time to enter our "Anything Goes" challenge!  Here's some inspiration for you!  For more info please visit my blog (link in bio.)
#ablognamedherochallenge #ablognamedherofacebookteam #ablognamedhero #heroarts #simonsaysstamp #ellenhutson #scrapbookdotcom #heroartsfancydies #diecutting #rubberstamper #cardmakersofInstagram #cardmakingideas #cardmaking #stampjunkies #stamping #handmadegreetingcards #handmadecardideas #handmadecards #papercrafting #paperlayering #youtubecrafter #greetingcards #distressinks #sharehandmadekindness #cardmakingismysuperpower
Hello! It’s @michelle_lupton here today sharing Hello! It’s @michelle_lupton here today sharing a very simple, #onelayercard for the #ablognamedherofacebookpage . All the details are on my blog!
#ablognamedhero #cardmaker #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingismysuperpower #handmadecard #greetingcard #papercraft #sharehandmadekindness
Hi everyone! I'm sharing Pantone colours of 2021 i Hi everyone! I'm sharing Pantone colours of 2021 inspired card with you today for #ablognamedhero  Anything Goes challenge. You can see details on my blog. Mateja @apocketfulofstamps 
#heroarts #cardmakersofinstagram #sharehandmadekindness #cardmaking #diecutting #birthdaycard
Hi! @jenniferkotas here and I’m so happy to be a Hi! @jenniferkotas here and I’m so happy to be a part of A Blog Named Hero’s Facebook Inspiration Team for another year! I’m sharing a card using older and newer supplies for the current Anything Goes challenge on my blog today. #heroarts #ablognamedhero #ablognamedherofacebookpage #mymonthlyhero
#Repost @bjkne0519 with @get_repost ・・・ #her #Repost @bjkne0519 with @get_repost
・・・
#heroarts #ablognamedhero #ablognamedherofacebookpage
#Repost @darbycreekdiaries with @get_repost ・・ #Repost @darbycreekdiaries with @get_repost
・・・
The sparkle and shimmer was hard to show in photo.  I'll post a little video here soon of this super quick 'n easy card!
#ablognamedherochallenge #ablognamedherofacebookteam #ablognamedhero #heroartsfancydies #heroarts #diecutting #valentines #cardmakersofInstagram #cardmaking #handmadecards #papercraftingaddict #papercrafts #cardmakingideas #handmadecardideas #youtubecrafter #handmadecards #glitterpaper  #makingcards #massproductioncards
Hello! It's @michelle_lupton here to share a card Hello! It's @michelle_lupton here to share a card I made for the February challenge, "Anything Goes"! 

#ablognamedhero #ablognamedherofacebookpage #heroarts #cardmaker  #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingismysuperpower  #handmadecard #greetingcard #papercraft #sharehandmadekindness
Wanna be part of our amazing team?! Love @heroarts Wanna be part of our amazing team?! Love @heroarts as much as we do?! We are having a DT call!! Head over to the blog to check out the deets 😀
Load More... Follow on Instagram

THEME BY ECLAIR DESIGNS