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Hero Arts & Gina K. Designs Blog Hop

July 26, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Hero Arts & Gina K. Designs for this very special blog hop. Hero Arts is celebrating their 45th Anniversary and today they are partnering with Gina K. Designs with the release of this gorgeous Friendship Blooms stamp set.

For my project I stamped the large floral image with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock. Then I trimmed several strips of solid cardstock and stamped the floral image again using Versamark ink for a tone on tone look.

For the sentiment I used the Friendship Blooms stamp set again and masked off half of the sentiment using post-it tape to isolate only the words that I wanted to use. This is a great way to get more mileage out of your sentiments.

Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

GIVEAWAY!
Leave me comment for your chance to win this gorgeous Hero Arts + GinaK Friendship Blooms stamp set! One winner will be drawn from the comments left across the hop. Comment by Sunday, August 4 at 11:59pm PST.

Hero Arts
Gina K. Designs
Jennifer McGuire
Kristina Werner
Kathy Racoosin
Laura Bassen
Jaycee Gaspar
Yana Smakula
Michelle Short
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Janette Kausen
Caly Person
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse

Hero Arts 2017 Summer Catalog Release blog hop

May 17, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m excited to be joining Hero Arts in a blog hop to launch their 2017 Summer Catalog. There are some seriously fantastic designs & products in this new release. You can check out the 2017 Summer Catalog HERE. I’ve created a couple of cards using a few of the fun new sets.
My first card features the Unicorn Stamp & Cut set. This set is pure perfection!
I don’t think unicorns & rainbows will ever go out of style, do you?…not on my watch. This takes me back to my 5th grade sticker collection and Lisa Frank obsession. I love it just as much now as I did then.
I used distress inks for the background in Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon & Blueprint Sketch. I colored the images with Copics and added a few Sparkling Clear Crystal by Studio Katia to finish it off. These crystals are seriously ah-mazing!
This next card features the Paper Layering Shark die set as well as the Killer Messages stamp set. So my Charlie(he’s 11) came home from school today and I held this card up to him. He said, “Who’s that for?” I said, “Nobody yet.” He said, “That is SO COOL MOM!”…need I say more? He just said I was cool. Well, he said the card was cool, but I made the card, so doesn’t that indirectly make ME cool? Just go with it:)
I blended more distress inks on the background with lots of flicks of water. I die cut the shark with Smoke, White & Slate cardstock and added also added some googly eyes. The sentiment is from Killer Messages which goes absolutely perfectly with this Paper Layering Shark die.
Giveaway
Hero Arts will be giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Leave me a comment by Wednesday, 5/24 at 11:59pm PT. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Here’s the full blog hop order:
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Wanda Guess
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Cheiron Brandon
Yana Smakula
Lydia Fiedler
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Jenn Shurkus
Clare Prezzia
Tracie Pond
Michelle Short
Heather Ruwe
Ilina Crouse
Libby Hickson

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Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of A Blog Named Hero

March 25, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m excited to join A Blog Named Hero for a fun blog hop celebrating their fifth anniversary.
My project features the gorgeous Color Layering Hibiscus stamp set & coordinating dies.
I used several Hero Arts ink cube sets on the flowers & leaves: Flower Petal, Floral Hues, Rain Forest & Morning Glory.
I used the Happy & Hello Stamp & Cut sets for the sentiment. I blended color on the happy die cut using the Morning Glory ink cubes.
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 $500! 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.

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
One Online Card Class of your choice
$20 gift card to Right At Home

Your next stop on the hop is Clare Prezzia. You can start the hop at A Blog Named Hero.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Hero Arts 2017 Catalog Release Blog Hop

February 14, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join several talented designers in hop to celebrate the new 2017 Catalog Release by Hero Arts! I’ve created a couple of projects featuring some of the new products.
My first card features the Birthday Animal Silhouettes stamp set & coordinating frame cuts.
I stamped the colorful animal silhouettes using several Hero Arts inks: Bubblegum, Orange Soda, Butter Bar, Green Apple & Aegean.
This next card showcases the Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts. I saw this quote on a t-shirt and thought it would be really fun to try with the alpha dies. I went around asking everyone in my house if they could understand the card and even little Emma said, “yep, it’s never look back, mom! I get it!” Hooray! They actually got it! lol!
Behind the die cut panel I blended Orange Soda & Butter Bar ink to create a gradient background.
Giveaway
Hero Arts will be giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop.
Leave me a comment by Tuesday, February 21st at 11:59pm PT for your chance to win!
Winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog next week.

Here is the full blog hop order:
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Wanda Guess
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Yana Smakula
Kathy Racoosin
Debby Hughes
Kelly Purkey
Lydia Fiedler
May Park
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Heather Ruwe
Libby Hickson
Michelle Short
Jana Millen

Thanks so much for hopping by!

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My Monthly Hero November 2016

November 7, 2016

Hi there! I’m excited to be joining Hero Arts for a hop to showcase their latest November My Monthly Hero Kit.
I had so much fun making these ornaments with the stamps & dies included in the kit. There are truly endless ways to make them and are also the perfect size for a small gift or chocolate. I love that!
My next card features the adorable little Mini Christmas stamp set, which is an add-on.
I created a little snowy scene by masking off the church & trees and blending some ink for the background. The snowy hill was just cut freehand with my craft knife.
Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes Sunday, November 13 at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts blog.