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Hello – I Appreciate You

November 25, 2016

Hi friends – my very last post for A Blog Named Hero – what an INCREDIBLE journey this has been; thanks for having me!

As my last post, I wanted to combine a few of the companies that have allowed us to use their products this year:

And since I am forever asked to make ‘Thank You’ cards, that’s what I set off to make using 4 different stamp sets, 3 different companies. I was so inspired by THIS card but I don’t own any Dr. Ph Martins so I set about making the same sort of card using various distress ink markers sprayed with water. I even added some black details like Eunji has in her card, but mine are hand drawn.

 

 

I die cut the HELLO from water color paper, adhered to some white and black card stock for dimension, sponged with distress ink and coated with glossy accents. A black sentiment flag and some simple black/white graphic paper finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by; don’t forget, EACH team member is giving away a prize – that’s ten prizes up for grab. Leave some love for each and every blog post!

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Hero Arts Coffee Cup Tags circular card

November 14, 2016

Hi friends – welcome back to another post featuring some FUN Hero Arts products! And what a great month this is – we are saying ‘thank you’ to ALL our amazing sponsors this year, it has been so much fun to create with their products!

AND to pay it forward, we have 10 prizes this month – EEEEPPP!!! Please leave a comment on any/all posts AND for another chance to win, link up a holiday card – we love seeing your creations!

I made a fun circular card using Hero Arts new infinity circle dies – people, have you seen these dies? There are 18 dies in this set – amazing and a great price! My base card and top layer are all white but heavily sponged with ink for a distress look. I stamped the image repeatedly with red ink then accented the floral images with a Copic marker; to tie it together, I colored the stripes on the designer paper with Copic colors too.

I seriously struggle to color/stamp things in non-realistic colors – like those holly leaves, killed me not to make them green (#nerdalert) but I loved stamping them in Hot Fudge and still coloring the berries red; fun accent to the coffee cup, some glossy accents for the berries are the finishing touch. I stamped a sentiment on the inside and added more striped paper (smaller stripe). Next to impossible to see, but the holly image is stamped all over the top layer in 2nd generation Natural ink.

Thanks for stopping by; hope tosee YOUR creation this month!

SB126 Coffee Cup Stamp Die Combo
DI199 Circle Infinity Dies (H)
Hero Arts Layering Papers SNOW PS610
AF334 Strawberry
My Favorite Things HOT FUDGE Hybrid Ink Pad MFT
My Favorite Things NATURAL Hybrid Ink Pad MFT
Copic Sketch Marker E57 LIGHT WALNUT Light Brown
Ranger Accents, Mini Glossy Accents
Copic Sketch Marker E27 MILK CHOCOLATE Brown
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Hero Arts Geometric Arrows

October 25, 2016

Hi friends – welcome back for another fun geometric challenge. I adore this Hero Arts stencil of arrows; I use it ALL. THE. TIME.!! And then I may have gotten a wee bit distracted and added lots of other things to my card. 😉

I actually started the card by sponging Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick with the HA delicate petals stencil (lower right hand corner). Then I used the HA arrow stencil and added 3 lines of arrows with whipped spackle, each at varying lengths. Once dry I added gray, black and a wee bit of red distress crayons and rubbed those in with my finger.

I recommend waiting till the whipped spackling dries completely…just stating for a friend, I wouldn’t really know first-hand. HA!

I took a separate piece of water color paper and stamped the layering flower in Worn Lipstick, Barn Door, and Fired Brick; once stamped, I spritzed with water and let them run. I stamped the leaves in Black Soot, 3rd and 2nd generation stamping, also spritzing with water, then cut with matching dies.

I adhered all the images, cut the panel down slightly and added a strip of black glitter paper and MFT gray and white striped paper; the entire panel was adhered to a Neenah 110 lb. white card base. Finished it off with lots of splattering and a handful of sequins.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you’ll join our geometric challenge; we love seeing your creations!


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Hero Arts Geometric CAS You’re So Lovely

October 14, 2016

Hi friends – welcome back for another geometric card; have you joined our challenge this month?

I found a card on Pinterest which inspired this quick and totally CAS (clean and simple) card. I cut 3 squares from the Lawn Fawn designer paper, then 3 from chocolate paper and adhered down the side of the base card. I stamped the flower in chocolate ink on to more of the Lawn Fawn paper and coated with clear wink of stella. I die cut two leave stems from the Your’re So Lovely set from scrap vellum, adhered it all together, stamped the sentiment and there you have it!

It’s a wee little card, 3.75″ by 5″; but super quick and easy. Hope you’ll play along this month; we love seeing your creations!
Hugs,
CL949 You�re So Lovely
DI167 You�re So Lovely Frame Cuts
ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320
PS627 Kraft Layering Paper (10)
Lawn Fawn PERFECTLY PLAID FALL Petite 6×6 Paper Pack LF1245
My Favorite Things CHOCOLATE BROWN Hybrid Ink Pad MFT
My Favorite Things PIERCED SQUARE STAX Die-Namics MFT
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Ellen Hutson Oh Ship!

September 25, 2016

Hi friends! Welcome back to another collaboration post with our sponsor this month, Ellen Hutson!

http://www.ellenhutson.com

I used this adorable set designed by Julie Ebersole, Stay Salty – so cute with great images and adorable sentiments!

I went completely CAS with a cute little boat, some sparkly waves and puffy clouds – easy peasy!

I stamped the image in Hero Arts intense black and colored with copics. I cut the frame with MFT’s wonky circle dies, adhered to a yellow card base and finished with a few enamel dots. Thanks for stopping by; hope you’ll join our TEXTURE challenge this month; we enjoy seeing your creations!

Hugs,

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our birt Thank you to everyone who participated in our birthday celebration Instagram Hop last week! It was so lovely to celebrate with past and present design team members. The winner has been chosen randomly from comments on day 2, stop 7, and the winner is @waterlily57 ! Congratulations! I will send you a DM to let you know how you can collect your prize!
This month, the design team at @ablognamedhero is This month, the design team at @ablognamedhero is celebrating the 9th anniversary of our first challenge! To help us celebrate, we have invited some design team alumni and special guests to join us for an Instagram hop over two days! We also have one $50 Hero Arts gift card to be won! This will be drawn from all the comments on all the stops, so the more you hop and comment, the better your chance to win.
The full hop list can be found at the bottom of this post, and you next stop is @art_of_albara
Rules:
-Follow @ablognamedhero. Please don’t follow just to unfollow after the giveaway is over.
-Like this post and leave a comment.
-Optional: tag your friends - one per comment.
-Entries accepted until April 7th, and the winner will be announced on the @ablognamedhero page and in the IG stories.
-No giveaway accounts.
By entering the giveaway, you confirm that you are over 13 years of age, and agree with Instagram’s terms and conditions, as well as release Instagram and Facebook of any responsibility. This giveaway is not sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram or Facebook.
*** Good luck and have fun (and, if you missed yesterday, please visit @ablognamedhero to see yesterday’s participants)! #heroarts #ablognamedhero #ablognamedherofacebookpage #cardmaker #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingismysuperpower #papercraft #greetingcards #handmadecards #sharehandmadekindess
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@art_of_albara
@darbycreekdiaries
@the_cardogram
@ilinacrouse
@terismailbox
@escards
@anchored_by_ink
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This month, the design team at @ablognamedhero is This month, the design team at @ablognamedhero is celebrating the 9th anniversary of our first challenge! To help us celebrate, we have invited some design team alumni and special guests to join us for an Instagram hop over two days! We also have one $50 Hero Arts gift card to be won! This will be drawn from all the comments on all the stops, so the more you hop and comment, the better your chance to win.
***
The full hop list can be found at the bottom of this post, and you next stop is @lindatracedesigns
Rules:
-Follow @ablognamedhero. Please don’t follow just to unfollow after the giveaway is over.
-Like this post and leave a comment.
-Optional: tag your friends - one per comment.
-Entries accepted until April 7th, and the winner will be announced on the @ablognamedhero page and in the IG stories.
-No giveaway accounts.
By entering the giveaway, you confirm that you are over 13 years of age, and agree with Instagram’s terms and conditions, as well as release Instagram and Facebook of any responsibility. This giveaway is not sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram or Facebook.
***Good luck, have fun, and make sure you come back tomorrow for day 2!
#heroarts #ablognamedhero #ablognamedherofacebookpage #cardmaker #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingismysuperpower #papercraft #greetingcards #handmadecards #sharehandmadekindess
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Gale here! We're gearing up for the 9th Anniversa Gale here!  We're gearing up for the 9th Anniversary celebration of our blog!  Be sure to visit Instagram for our giveaway hop on April 1st-2nd filled with stops from your favorite Hero Arts artists!  For more info on this easy and fun project, please visit thedarbycreekdiaries.com
Hello! Michelle here sharing a card at #ablognamed Hello! Michelle here sharing a card at #ablognamedherofacebookpage  for the floral challenge at #ablognamedhero 
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What is better than Birthday cake? Birthday cake w What is better than Birthday cake? Birthday cake with flowers 🙂 There are still a few days left on our Floral challenge and you can see details of my card on my blog. Have a great day, Mateja M
https://apocketfulofstamps.blogspot.com/2021/03/floral-birthday.html
Hi! @jenniferkotas here with another card for the Hi! @jenniferkotas here with another card for the Floral Challenge. There’s still a few more days to enter your own project. More info on my blog. #ablognamedhero #ablognamedherofacebookpage #heroarts
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Here's easy and elegant inspiration for the "A Blog Named Hero's" current floral challenge! The details are on my blog (link in bio!). Enjoy!
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Michelle here today, and I'm sharing a floral card Michelle here today, and I'm sharing a floral card on the #ablognamedherofacebookpage  for the floral challenge at #ablognamedhero 
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