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hero arts: collage style valentines & a giveaway!

Just sharing some fun collage style cards today that I made with and older (but still fabulous) Hero Arts set. I love any type of heart stamps and the ones in this Untitled Heart set are no exception. Would you like one for yourself? Just leave me a comment below and I will pick a winner next week!  

These stamps are perfect for cards and art journaling pages too. All of the background papers were made using stamps and stencils. This is a great way to use the background stamps you have if you don't have a lot of patterned papers. Here are a a few of the Valentine's that I have made for the more artsy friends on my list:

This one features the Music Background stamped on torn paper in gold with a little inking on the edges. The seal from the Untitled Heart set was stamped on ripped canvas paper to provide an additional layer.

This one is super easy to make. A white wash of paint on a kraft note, a spritz of Cup O'Joe spray through a stencil, some purple ink through another stencil using a foam dauber and a few stamps topped off with a cut out heart and some gems. 

Another easy card, some texture paste through the stencil and a light spray of Cup O'Joe to make the background layered with stamped and stenciled papers and topped with a gold embossed heart. I used about half a package of Metallic Decor on this one, so you know it will go to someone special :) 

 

SUPPLIES: 

*Hero Arts Cling Stamps UNTITLED HEART 2012 Rubber Unmounted AC002	*Hero Arts Cling Stamp MUSIC BACKGROUND BasicGrey 2012 Serenade CG479	*Hero Arts Clear Stamps ENJOY TODAY CL759 2014	*Hero Arts Clear Stamps ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN CL730 2014	*Hero Arts 10 NOTECARDS GRENADINE Cards PS551 Ruby Red	*Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad RED ROYAL Mid-Tone 2012 AF225
*Hero Arts Ink Spray CUP O JOE Mid Tone Shadow WM114	*Hero Arts Stencil LARGE LOTUS PATTERN 2013 sa001	*Hero Arts Layering Papers EGGSHELL PS609	*Hero Arts Cling Stamp HERBS N HONEY ASTRONOMY BACKGROUND Rubber Unmounted BasicGrey CG633	*Hero Arts Stencil BORDERS 2013 sa003	*Hero Arts Stencil IRREGULAR CHIPBOARD BACKGROUND 2013 sa004
*Hero Arts Stencil TWEED PATTERN 2013 sa002	*Hero Arts 40 Count SMALL BLOSSOM SPARKLE GEMS ch140	*Hero Arts Dye Ink Pad INDIA INK Black af248 2013	*Claudine Hellmuth NATURAL STICKY BACK CANVAS 8.5"" BY 11"" Studio Ranger	*Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad PASSION FLOWER Mid-Tone 2013 AF243	*Hero Arts KRAFT Cards with Envelopes Notecards PS507
Hero Arts UNICORN WHITE Spray WM118	*Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad GOLD AF258	Hero Arts 40 Assorted GOLD METALLIC Decor Embellishments ch187 Self Adhesive

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a week of gratitude: giveaway winners!

Thank you to everyone who left comments last week! I am so happy to announce the giveaway winners today. Please email me using the contact me link in my blog banner to claim your prize :)  

Monday (Hero Arts Inks): 
Jamie Vanskiver

Tuesday (mini gelli plate): 
Barbara Chmura

Wednesday: (art journal courage book): 
Carla Hundley

Thursday: (Hero Arts stamps):
Lisa Lara 

Friday: (Hero Arts stamps and Distress Spray Stain: 
Miriam Prantner

gratitude week: a week of giveaways (hero arts stamp and distress spray stain)

Thanks to all of you who have been following along with the giveways this week. Sorry this one is a bit late. Make sure to check back on Monday when I announce all of the winners for the week and I'll also have some very fun creative news to share with you! 

Today I have two fun things. This Bold Cheers stamp from Hero Arts (don't you love the big bold font): 

And some Brushed Pewter Distress Spray Stain. If you haven't tried these yet, I think you are going to love them:

Just leave a comment to win, and I'll be back with the winners on Monday! 

 

gratitude week: a week of giveaways (hero arts stamps)

Happy Thanksgiving to all that are celebrating today!  Time for Day 4 of gratitude week and today I'm giving away some Hero Arts stamps that are good for celebrating all year long. 

This Dauber Garland stamp. This stamp is fun to color in with Hero Arts Daubers, the dots fit perfectly inside the stamped image (I'll throw in a few daubers too!)

and this fun Yay! sentiment set: 

Used together or on their own, these stamps are great to use on cards to celebrate the big (and small) moments in life. 

Just leave me a comment to win, and check back on Monday when I list all the winners :) 

gratitude week: a week of giveaways (art journal courage)

Time for day 3 of the giveways. This book is something I have been waiting on for months and could not wait to get my hands on. It is definitely one of my favorite crafty books of the year-Dina Wakely's Art Journal Courage. Even if you are not the winner of this one, it is worth checking out for yourself. There are so many great techniques to be learned in this book, and even if you are not into art journaling, you could certainy try them out on some cards! 

gratitude week: a week of giveaways (mini gelli plate)

Thanks for all of your sweet comments yesterday! I will announce all of the winners on Monday, Dec 1st.

It's time for day two of the giveaways and today I have another of my favorite crafty products...a 3 x 5 size gelli plate. This is perfect for all of you who have been waiting to try one out. This is the perfect size making ATCs, cards or tags! Not even sure what a gelli plate is? Read all about it here. You will want one! Just leave me a comment for a chance to win. 

gratitude week: a week of giveaways (hero arts inks)

Hello there! It's been a while since I've posted. I have been working on some things that I can not share yet...but they are super exciting. 

I know there aren't a ton of people who read this blog, but I do appreciate all of you that do take the time to leave comments and I have decided to express my gratitute this week with an entire week's worth of giveaways. 

To start off the week, today I have a trio of my favorite Hero Arts Mid-Tone Shadow Inks in fun fall colors. Just leave me a comment below for a chance to win! 

Hero Arts Handmade for Christmas Blog Hop

Hello there! Welcome to the Hero Arts Handmade for Christmas Blog Hop. If you've followed along from the beginning, then you should be arriving here from the blog of the wonderfully talented Tami Hartley.

Today the Hero Artists are featuring cards and DIY projects with stamps from the latest release in the 2014 Holiday Catalog...you can check out the full catalog here.

I've made a card and a tag for you today featuring the Family and Friends Set (CL803):

I just love the bottlebrush trees in rainbow: 

And here's a tag in more traditional colors: 

Make sure to stop at all the stops on the hop...Hero Arts will be giving away one GRAND PRIZE that includes an assortment of stamps, inks, stencils and dies valued at over $75. Two $10 Hero Arts Online Store gift cards will also be awarded.

Three prize winners will be randomly selected from all comments received on the participating designers' blogs, so the more comments you leave along the hop, the better your odds of winning. The giveaways will close at 11:59pm PST on Thursday, Oct 2, with the winners announced on the Hero Arts blog on Friday, Oct 3.

The next stop on the hop is the amazing Jennifer McGuire! If you missed any of the stops on the hop, here is the complete list:

Hero Arts
Lisa Spangler
Kelly Rasmussen
Donna Mikasa
Tami Hartley
Cheiron Brandon <--me
Jennifer McGuire
Mariana Grigsby
Lucy Abrams
Libby Hickson
Yana Smakula
Wida Miller

stop and go blog hop!

Good morning! If you have been hopping along today on the Stop and Go Blog hop, you should have arrived here from the blog of the fabulous Amy Kolling. 

If you are just visiting then welcome to the Stop and Go Blog hop! This hop is full of projects featuring the Neat and Tangled Stop and Go set designed by Miriam Prantner.

I just love everything about this set..the images, the stop lights and traffic sign and all the fun sentiments. There are so many possibilties, I have made 3 fun cards to share with you today. The first one is made with the traffic sign and a fun little smiley from the Kindness Matters set and a few sentiments as a reminder to slow down and relax: 

The next uses the traffic light combined with some hearts from the My Heart Sings set to make a card full of love: 

And finally a quick and easy background using the traffic light inked up with some distress inks and spritzed with water for a "bokeh" type thank you card: 

Here's a closer look at the fun inking technique on this card: 

The next stop on the hop is the wonderfully talented Kelly Griglione.  I hope you have time to hop along to all the stops on the hop today and to leave these fabulous ladies some love! Danielle at Neat and Tangled and Miriam will both have a Stop and Go set to give away to lucky commenters selected from all the stops on the hop. In case you missed any of the stops, the full list is below: 

Danielle 

Miriam  

Alexandra 
Amy 
Cheiron (me)
Kelly
Laura

Taheerah 
Tessa

12 tags of 2014: january & a hero arts winner

Well...it's the last day to make my tag, and I loved it. Tim's tag this month was so fun to make and I think I am quite addicted to the splatter brush. The good part about being so late? It will be time to make the February tag soon. Can't wait to see it!

A big THANK YOU to all who hopped along on the Hero Arts hop last week! I loved reading your comments. The winner from my blog is comment #99-Jennifer Harrison. Jennifer, I have emailed you!