Hi there, I am so excited to be celebrating the 5th Anniversary of A Blog Named Hero today. You should have arrived here from the fabulous Paper Smooches blog. There are lots of fun prizes to be given away today and tomorrow. The winners will be selected randomly from different blogs, so make sure to visit them all for your chance to win :)
Today's prizes include the following:
- $50 gift card to Hero Arts
- $40 gift card to Pretty Pink Posh
- $35 gift card to Lil' Inker Designs
- $25 gift card to Newton's Nook
- $25 gift card to Paper Smooches
- $25 gift card to Winnie and Walter
- $25 gift card to The Ton
- $20 gift card to Right at Home
- One Online Card Class of your choice
Good luck and happy hopping!
I was lucky enough to be a member of the A Blog Named Hero design team back in 2012-2014 and I still love all of the wonderful creations I see on this blog today. It is such a source of inspiration for creative projects with Hero Arts stamps. Hero Arts stamps were the very first stamps I used when I started creating cards and they will always have a very special place in my heart.
Today, I have made a fun and festive birthday card for you using some of my all time favorite Hero Arts dies, the Martini and Star Background Fancy Cuts:
Your next stop on the hop is the wonderfully talented Bhavana Kesarker ! If you have missed any links,
please start at A Blog Named Hero :)
A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies! Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day! Giveaway prizes total more than $400! To win, leave a comment on each hop stop. We will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning! And be sure to visit A Blog Named Hero on Sunday for the list of Sunday hoppers and prizes!
**Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.
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Sassy card!
Posted by: Linda Towill | March 26, 2017 at 01:26 PM
What a fun card, love those olives!!
Posted by: Lindar C | March 26, 2017 at 01:31 PM
Fun card!
Posted by: Marilyn Rumph | March 26, 2017 at 01:33 PM
What a great card! Clean and simple but elegant at the same time. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
Posted by: Samantha Coleman | March 26, 2017 at 01:42 PM
Gorgeous! Love the subtle background. And the coloring is amazing!
Posted by: Nandini Karmarkar | March 26, 2017 at 01:44 PM
So clever and adorable!! Thanks for sharing. You are so inspiring!
Posted by: Shannon W. | March 26, 2017 at 01:47 PM
What a fun card!
Posted by: Carey Nusbaum | March 26, 2017 at 01:55 PM
More great ideas for my monthly kit.
Posted by: Rachel Walton | March 26, 2017 at 02:01 PM
ooo, love that star die background. Fun card!
Posted by: Tracy Lewis | March 26, 2017 at 02:02 PM
A perfect martini and card!
Posted by: Jill | March 26, 2017 at 02:18 PM
Cheers!! to your card and Hero Arts!!
Posted by: christine kaminski | March 26, 2017 at 02:20 PM
What a cool card! I love the soft vellum overlay in the background! Perfect back drop to the martini glass!
Posted by: Monika Davis | March 26, 2017 at 02:20 PM
This is such a fun card! I love that background and the olives in the martini glass look great!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | March 26, 2017 at 02:21 PM
Cute card!
Posted by: Deborah Kaye | March 26, 2017 at 02:24 PM
What a fun card!!! :-D
Posted by: Andrea | March 26, 2017 at 02:24 PM
Ready for the party. Invite me!! Love the card.
Posted by: Mary Lee Makinen | March 26, 2017 at 02:28 PM
Simple lovely and boy would I love to have a sip.
Posted by: gloria kratz | March 26, 2017 at 02:28 PM
your martini card is perfect for this celebration!!
Posted by: Betty | March 26, 2017 at 02:34 PM
You've created such a "refreshing" card :)
Posted by: Pam Riedl | March 26, 2017 at 02:44 PM
Love that martini! Adorable!
Posted by: Allison G | March 26, 2017 at 02:55 PM
I must have overlooked this set but you have made me add it to my wishlist. Love the simplicity. TFS
Posted by: Dona Green | March 26, 2017 at 02:56 PM
This card says it all!! I LOVE it!!!!
Posted by: theresa grdina | March 26, 2017 at 02:58 PM
I love the way you did the vellum background. Very classy card.
Posted by: Michelle Hackett | March 26, 2017 at 02:58 PM
The vellum backdrop is perfect...
Posted by: Karen | March 26, 2017 at 03:05 PM
Awesome layering on this fun card! Bottoms up!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | March 26, 2017 at 03:07 PM
I love the idea of the vellum background and using dies. Thanks for the technique
Posted by: Debbie | March 26, 2017 at 03:10 PM
Perfect festive card.
Posted by: Trina P. | March 26, 2017 at 03:15 PM
Fun card!!! Love that background paired up with the martini!!
Posted by: Lisa Petrella | March 26, 2017 at 03:22 PM
Cheers to Hero Arts Blog Hop!!!!! And thank you for giving us such a fun card. Have an awesome day!!!
Posted by: Rose Mary Smalley | March 26, 2017 at 03:23 PM
Right back at ya "Cheers!"
Posted by: Gabriella B | March 26, 2017 at 03:26 PM
I raise a glass to you for this fun card. thanks!
Posted by: ginny | March 26, 2017 at 03:35 PM
Fun summer card.
Posted by: Barbara Green | March 26, 2017 at 03:38 PM
How great to cut the BG out of vellum. Always can use some "Cheers" cards.
Posted by: Deb Kane | March 26, 2017 at 03:43 PM
Great card! Love the martini and the background is so pretty!
Posted by: Ericka Strange | March 26, 2017 at 03:44 PM
Who doesn't like a martini?!
Posted by: Heike | March 26, 2017 at 03:44 PM
Cheers to Hero Arts! Cute card!
Posted by: Karen Kreider | March 26, 2017 at 03:47 PM
Love your card. Don't see many cocktail themed cards, so I was glad you chose this. And I especially like cards with backgrounds. I want to do more of this.
Posted by: Annie Solomon | March 26, 2017 at 03:57 PM
this is a fun card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Posted by: Linda Duensing | March 26, 2017 at 04:03 PM
That card made me smile!
Posted by: Dolores Q. | March 26, 2017 at 04:11 PM
Sooo many friends to send this card to
Posted by: JudyB | March 26, 2017 at 04:26 PM
Love your fun card! My daughter would love this!
Posted by: Marilyn in Michigan | March 26, 2017 at 04:27 PM
Cheers to Hero Arts, A Blog named Hero and you! I like the pop of red, and how the color is focused in the center of the card, all together.
Posted by: Sandy Small | March 26, 2017 at 04:29 PM
Now that martini drink IS very festive lol! This card is very cute!
Posted by: Carolyn Carter | March 26, 2017 at 04:32 PM
That's a mighty fun card--and I haven't seen that start background before--using it on vellum is genius!
Posted by: Essie | March 26, 2017 at 04:36 PM
Really cool background
Posted by: Jean M | March 26, 2017 at 04:45 PM
Cheers are really appropriate for celebrating milestones in life and business.
Posted by: Judy McEwan | March 26, 2017 at 04:45 PM
Love the olives and the background stencil. Great card!
Posted by: Chris Baker Cox | March 26, 2017 at 05:12 PM
Cute card!
Posted by: Gwen Green | March 26, 2017 at 05:20 PM
So neat!
Posted by: Soleil Hurst | March 26, 2017 at 05:20 PM
I love this card . Party time!
Posted by: Christina Dauven | March 26, 2017 at 05:22 PM
That star background might just become one of my new favorites!
Posted by: Cindy G | March 26, 2017 at 05:25 PM
What a fun card!
Posted by: Denise Kasbohm | March 26, 2017 at 05:33 PM
What a great idea to cut the background out of vellum! I need to remember this. TFS!
Posted by: Laurie | March 26, 2017 at 05:43 PM
great fun!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | March 26, 2017 at 06:07 PM
Such a fun card:)
Posted by: Lee Winemiller Cockrum | March 26, 2017 at 06:11 PM
I just love the vellum layer -- how pretty!
Posted by: Denise Ferguson | March 26, 2017 at 06:12 PM
Interesting background to make a simple card pop.
Posted by: Jane McGill | March 26, 2017 at 06:18 PM
Cheers, love the background.
Posted by: Jen Brewer | March 26, 2017 at 06:20 PM
Fabulous crration! Love HS dies and their kits
Posted by: Linda Bostedt | March 26, 2017 at 06:27 PM
Amazing card! I love the star background. Those olives are fun!! Wish I had a martini right now.
Posted by: Beverly Perdue | March 26, 2017 at 06:35 PM
What a fun card! Love the layout and the colors. Thank you for the chance to win!
Posted by: Julia D. | March 26, 2017 at 06:48 PM
Cheers to Hero Arts for all the wonderful products they have created for us crafters. Thank you for sharing your card.
Posted by: Vicenta Ghylin | March 26, 2017 at 07:00 PM
I like that you used vellum for the background die cut. The vellum give the card a tine on tone look.
Posted by: Sally Malec | March 26, 2017 at 07:03 PM
Your cheers card is too adorable! So simple but oh so darling!
Posted by: Sherry | March 26, 2017 at 07:06 PM
So fun! Great job on the olives.
Posted by: Sara Peatross | March 26, 2017 at 07:12 PM
Lovely card Cheiron! That background is really fun :)
Posted by: Becky Dunham | March 26, 2017 at 07:12 PM
LOVE this cheers card, awesome martini!
Posted by: Melissa Friedrich | March 26, 2017 at 07:18 PM
Love the clean and simple design, but fun and interesting too ;- ) Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Debbie | March 26, 2017 at 07:30 PM
Great cheers card!
Posted by: Evelyn | March 26, 2017 at 07:39 PM
Oh I love that fancy die star background. Cheers!!
Posted by: Carrie Bryant | March 26, 2017 at 07:44 PM
Hi Cheiron! welcome back to A Blog Named Hero! We are so happy you came back to celebrate our 5th Anniversary. I LOve your card, I love the velumn background and the martini glass.
Posted by: D Idlet | March 26, 2017 at 08:00 PM
I can almost taste the drunk olives. Great design.
Posted by: Kathy Krug | March 26, 2017 at 08:01 PM
:D that martini! perfect!
Posted by: Linnea Sundstrom | March 26, 2017 at 08:05 PM
I love the fancy cut background, great card!!!
Posted by: Sandy S | March 26, 2017 at 08:24 PM
Fab fun card!! Love the vellum with the star background and martini!!
Posted by: Maria | March 26, 2017 at 08:49 PM
Such a fun card!
Posted by: Eunyi | March 26, 2017 at 08:58 PM
Cheers! Love the idea of the background die and vellum!
Posted by: Gail Anderson | March 26, 2017 at 09:11 PM
So fun!! Love that star background!
Posted by: Heather Mills | March 26, 2017 at 09:14 PM
This card makes me smile!
Posted by: Stacy B. | March 26, 2017 at 09:17 PM
Cheers to a beautiful card!
Posted by: Jackie L | March 26, 2017 at 09:18 PM
No wonder these are some of your favorite HA dies! I just love that martini set! TFS!
Posted by: kReN@afourthlife | March 26, 2017 at 09:18 PM
This is such a great card. Love the martini die.
Posted by: Mary | March 26, 2017 at 09:24 PM
Great idea . I love this Martini glass and olives. Fun card
Posted by: Billie A | March 26, 2017 at 09:28 PM
Fun card with a great background. :)
Posted by: Darlene Fellows | March 26, 2017 at 09:32 PM
Love the vellum background layer. Adds so much without distracting from the other die cuts.
Posted by: Chelle Lee | March 26, 2017 at 09:32 PM
Very fun.
Posted by: Abby | March 26, 2017 at 09:41 PM
Very cute card!!
Posted by: Von Marie | March 26, 2017 at 09:41 PM
That's a card after my own heart.
Posted by: Memoriesbymanda | March 26, 2017 at 09:50 PM
Love how you used the background stamp with the vellum!! Pretty card!!!!
Posted by: Carol H. | March 26, 2017 at 09:55 PM
Very pretty ! Happiness always on your 5 year anniversary to a blog called hero !
Posted by: Tracy Lustick | March 26, 2017 at 10:05 PM
great combo you used to create your card. Cheers to YOU!
Posted by: Debbie Nutt | March 26, 2017 at 10:12 PM
Cute card. Nice background die
Posted by: Lisa | March 26, 2017 at 10:17 PM
Love it!
Posted by: Katy | March 26, 2017 at 10:20 PM
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Jessa S | March 26, 2017 at 10:20 PM
This one is very different. Nice
Posted by: Victoria Dent | March 26, 2017 at 10:22 PM
Nice card and background. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Karen P. | March 26, 2017 at 10:24 PM
Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Francine | March 26, 2017 at 10:29 PM
Adorable!! I love this darling martini!
Posted by: Patt H. | March 26, 2017 at 10:35 PM
Lovely card!
Posted by: jag | March 26, 2017 at 10:41 PM
Such a cute card! Very festive.
Posted by: Melissa | March 26, 2017 at 10:54 PM