A BLOG NAMED HERO - Puffer Fish

Hello everyone!

I am here again with A Blog Named Hero and we are continuing our collaboration this month with Chibitronics! I hope you have been enjoying all the wonderful projects the team has created. If you have not had a chance to stop over to A Blog Named Hero's blog, please do.

This month challenge is "interactive", which seems to fit with the Chibitronics! If you don't have Chibitronics you can make a slider or shaker card or anything you can think of that would be interactive! I can't wait to see what you come up with. And stop by A Blog Named Hero's blog and get more inspiration!

Here is my card, I am using the Hero Arts Puffer Fish stamp set.  This is the cutest stamp set I have seen in a while.  There are so many possibilities with this set. 

Here is a short video of the lights going on and off:

Here is how I put my card together:

1. My card is an A2 (4 1/4 X 5 1/2)
2. I stamped and die cut the puffer fish from the Hero Arts Puffer Fish stamp set, 
3.  I colored them using copics, the green fish I used copics YG21, 03, 17 and 67, the orange fish I used Y17, 38 and YR68, the baskets I used E57 and 79,
4. The clouds I used the MFT cloud stencil and added the water at the bottom,
5.  I placed the baskets with adhesive and then added the fish with dimensionals, 
6.  To see how I added the lights you can go to an earlier post I showed you step by step on how I added the foil tape and lights, you can click here.

I hope I have inspired you to join the challenge, which is interactive.   You can find the Challenge Rules   on the A Blog Named Hero's blog to make sure you follow the rules to be eligible to win. You can submit your project here!


Thanks for stopping by, please come back again soon!

a2z Scrapbooking - Rain or Shine

Hello everyone!

I am here with a2z Scrapbooking to share this cute shape card made with the Hero Arts, "Nesting Clouds Infinity Dies".  The sentiment is from the Hero Arts digital file "Rain or Shine", the background, the rainbow and clouds came from the Hero Arts digital file "April Showers".  I am loving the challenge this month which is "Take Shape", you can use any shape card and use at least one Hero Arts product on your card to qualify for the prize.

I wanted to let you all know this will be my last post on a2z Scrapbooking!  I have enjoyed my almost three years with this design team.  I will be back playing along with the challenges if time permits!  I will always be a Hero Arts lover and will continue to use their products!  Thank you Linda for the opportunity and I wish you and the store much success.  So on to my card.............
 

 closer look at the cloud card

How I put my card together:

I was so excited about getting my card together, I completely forgot to take pictures, but this is a simple card to created.

1.  I used the second of the largest cloud die and cut two,

2.  I scored about 1/2 inch on the cloud so the card will stand,

3.  I used my computer to arrange everything I wanted on my card and printed it out using the Gina K premium white card stock,,

4.  I used the third cloud and die cut the printed elements out,

6.  I colored the rainbow and clouds with copics

5.  I printed the rainbow again and cut out the clouds and popped them up over the clouds,

7.  I finished the card off by adding some Hero Arts sequins called Ombre Ocean.

Simple card!  I can't wait to see what you create on this fun challenge.

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don't miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

       

 Please join us in this months "Take Shape" challenge for your chance at a $25 gift card to our Hero Arts store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st
to last day of the month.    

     

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code insert your code here to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don't see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from within the shop.

         

JOY CLAIR - SUMMER COFFEE LOVERS BLOG HOP

Hello everyone!

I am here with Joy Clair playing along with the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Joy Clair is a Super Sponsor and you have a chance to win a gift card to spend at the Joy Clair's store. The Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is from June 23-30. I hope you will play along, who knows you could be a lucky winner.

Please stop over to the blog and see the wonderful projects the design team has created. You may also want to stop over at the Joy Clair store, Joy Clair has several "Everyday" stamp sets, bible journaling line called "Color by Faith" and custom stamps.Who knows you may be a lucky winner and you will already know what you want, because you've been making your list, while browsing the store!

I am using the stamp set "Coffee Lovers" stamp set. 

How I created my card:

1. Base of the card is A2, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2,
2. The design paper is MFT, I cut this piece 3 1/2 x 5 1/2,
3. The solid blue color is cut at 1/2 inch and attached to the design paper,
4.I die cut the stitched die and stamped my sentiment in red from the Coffee Lovers set,
5. I stamped and fuzzy cut the coffee cup three times, the first cut was white, then blue and red from the Coffee Lovers stamp set,
6. I paper pieced the red to the white cup, 

7.  The red piece I fuzzy cut just the center piece, I stamped the stars from the new Joy Clair set called Happy Fourth and heat embossed the stars with white embossing powder,
8. Finished my card off by adding the red stars.

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtubechannel for your inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by, please leave me a comment if you like my card, I love reading them. If you are not a follower, please follow my blog to stay up to date on what's going on.

Joy Clair Blog Hop - Stars and Stripes

Hello everyone!


I am here with Joy Clair and we have two new stamps sets commemorating Independence Day - July 4th.   The sets are a background stamp called Grungy Flag and Happy Fourth.  And there would not be a blog hop without prizes.   Just be sure to leave comments during the hop so you can be entered to win one of two $25 Joy Clair Stamps Gift Cards.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card, I stamped the images from the Happy Fourth stamp set with red and blue ink.  I added some stickles to the fireworks to give them some sparkle.  I colored in the rocket images and to finish off the card I added some stars. 

Here is a closer look:

Don't forget in order to win the prizes you must leave a comment on each of the Design Team blog.  Here is the list and good luck:

Lindsay Andreon

Martha Lucia Gomez

Lori Kobular

Donna Idlet - You are here

LeeAnn McKinney

Steph Ackerman

Kerry Urbatch

If you have not had a chance to join the "anything goes" challenge, please take a minute and join.  Joy Clair will be giving away one $25 gift card to the Joy Clair Store, randomly selected to give everyone a chance to win.

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have  a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!



Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #65 - Sketch Challenge

Hello everyone!


I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and we have a sketch challenge.   I hope you can join us, just make sure the stamp set is over a year old.   If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.  For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.  I hope you can join in with the challenge, please be sure to stop over at the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog to see what the design team has created, I am sure you will be inspired.

Here is my take on the sketch.  I am using the Impression Obsession rubber stamp called Bird on a Branch released in January 2016.  The sentiment is from Stampin Up called A Dozen Thoughts which was released in June 2013.

Thanks again for stopping by, please don't forget to stop over at the Retro Rubber Challenge blog and join the fun and check out the beautiful projects the design team members have created. You have until June 30th to join in on the fun!

Joy Clair - Anchor of Hope

Hello everyone,

I am here with Joy Clair. I am featuring  a stamp set called "Anchor of Hope".  This stamp set is part of the  Joy Clair's Bible Journaling line.  I have created a card for your inspiration.  There are some really beautiful pages the design team has created in their bible.  Please be sure to stop over at the Joy Clair blog or the store for more ideas on using this stamp set.

Joy Clair has a new Challenge this month. The theme is always anything goes and our Design Team uses a photo inspiration to create their project that you can use too. If you would like to join the challenge, you can find all the details here. As always, you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

Here is my card for inspiration. This months theme for the design team is "bling".  I hope you will stop by and play along in the challenge and stop over at the Joy Clair blog to see what "bling" the design team has used.

closer look of my card

How I put my card together:

1.  A2 card 4 1/4 x 5 1/2,
2.  I cut the top layer 3 7/8 x 5 1/2, and embossed this piece with an embossing folder,
3.  I die cut a tag out and used some distress ink on the tag to look like water,
4.  I stamped the image from the Joy Clair Anchor of Hope stamp set and colored them with copics, 
5.  I stamped the images I wanted to use and then stamped the sentiment from the Joy Clair Anchor of Hope stamp set, 
6.  I added some twine to make it look like the hook was floatingt,
7.  I finished off my card with some blue enamel dots.  

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling Facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and YouTube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon!

Joy Clair - Flawless

Hello everyone!

I am back again this month with Joy Clair. I am featuring one of the newest stamp set called "Flawless".  This set is part of the Bible Journaling "Color by Faith" stamp line.  As you can see below, I have chosen to make a card.  I love how it turned out.  Please be sure to the Joy Clair blog to see what the design team has created.

There is still time to play along with the  Joy Clair Challenge this month. The theme is always anything goes and our Design Team uses a photo inspiration to create their project that you can use too. If you would like to join the challenge, you can find all the details here. As always, you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Joy Clair Store.

Here is my card for inspiration. This months theme for the design team is "bling".

Closer look at my card, I wanted to make sure you saw all the bling!

How I put my card together:

1.  A2 card 4 1/4 x 5 1/2,
2. The Black layer measure 4 x 5 1/4, the design paper measures 3 7/8 x 5, 
3.  I die cut the scallop piece from the Lawn Fawn Scallop die set,
4.  I stamped the images from the Joy Clair Flawless stamp set using the digital files that you can have if you purchase this set, I colored them with copics, 
5.  I die cut two oval pieces of card stock, and stamped the sentiment with black ink,
6.  I added all the images to my card popping up some with dimensional.,
7.  Since the theme is "bling", I added some rhinestones to the perfume bottle and the handle of the brush.   

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling Facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and YouTube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon!

Gina K Designs –Sentimental Summer StampTV Kit Inspiration Blog Hop

Hello everyone!

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fantastic blog hop celebrating the new Sentimental Summer StampTV Kit. Contained in the kit are:

•        24 sheets of Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Card Stock including Passionate Pink, Turquoise Sea, Layering White, Black Onyx, Heavy Base Weight White, Wild Dandelion and Sweet Mango         
•        Petite Patterns 6X6 pattern paper pack
•        Dazzling Dahlia stamp set
•        Your Own Kind of Beautiful stamp set
•        Set of 13 dies that coordinate with images from the two stamp sets

Today, the Cast & Crew has prepared some amazing and beautiful projects to share with you! Join us by hopping along on all of the Cast & Crew blogs to see the wide variety of samples. These will give you ideas as you create your own projects when you receive the set for yourself. Make sure to leave a comment on the blog because we will be giving away a prize!

Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog. We will be selecting one lucky commenter at the end of the hop from a combination of the design teams blog and that person will win a $50 Gina K Designs gift certificate! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop. Ready for some inspiration? Here are a few of the projects I have created for today’s hop:

My first card is an A2 which measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  The flowers and sentiment is from the Dazzling Dahlia Stamp Set.  I stamped the small flower with versamark and embossed it with Gina K detail white embossing powder.  I used my zig markers to color the flowers.  I die cut them out using coordinating dies in the kit.  I used the Large and Small Rectangle Foil Mate dies to layer the flowers on the card.  I used the Thermoweb 3D1/4" Foam Squares to add the rectangles to the base of the card.

GKD Supplies Used:

Sentimental Summer StampTV Kit Dazzling Dahlia Stamp Set

GKD Pure Luxury Cardstock - Layering White,  Jelly Bean Green and Black

GKD Inks:   Powder Blue, Jelly Bean Green and Black Onyx

Large and Small Retangle Foil-Mates Die Sets

Thermoweb 3D1/4" Foam Squares

Thermoweb Sticky Dot Runner

Gina K Detail White Embossing Powder

Zig markers - 025, 026, 041, and 045

Misti

My second card is also an A2  using the Dazzling Dahlia Stamp Set.  I stamped the middle flower with versamark and embossed it with Gina K detail white embossing powder.  I used my zig markers to color the flowers.  I die cut them out using coordinating dies in the kit.  I used a Darcie embossing folder on the base of my card, I cut a layer of black cardstock and embossed my sentiment and added it to the card, I added the flowers and the leaves using Thermoweb 3D1/4" Foam Squares.

GKD Supplies Used:

Sentimental Summer StampTV Kit Dazzling Dahlia Stamp Set

GKD Pure Luxury Cardstock - Layering White,  Passionate Pink and Black

Thermoweb 3D1/4" Foam Squares

Thermoweb Sticky Dot Runner

Gina K Detail White Embossing Powder and Versamark

Darice Embossing Folder - Scroll

Zig markers - 025, 026, 041, and 045

Misti

On this card I am using the Your Own Kind of Beautiful Stamp Set.  I added some clouds on the background of the base card.  I stamped and die cut the sun and and the bike.  I colored them with copics.  I sponged some jelly bean green on some GKD layering white cardstock and cut it out to look like grass.  I die cut the GKD fence and added it to my card.  I then added the grass and popped the pike and the sun using the Thermoweb 3D 1/4" Foam Squares.  I finished the card off by adding the sentiment.

GKD Supplies Used:

Sentimental Summer StampTV Kit Your Own Kind of Beautiful Stamp Set

and Coordinating Dies

GKD Pure Luxury Cardstock - Heavy Base and Layering White

GKD Inks:   Powder Blue, Jelly Bean Green and Black Onyx

GKD Picket Fence Die

Thermoweb 3D1/4" Foam Squares

Thermoweb Sticky Dot Runner

Copic:   R27, 46, 59, E35, E57, C3, C5, C7, YG03, YG67, Y38, B23

Misti

I am using the Your Own Kind of Beautiful Stamp Set.  I cut a layer smaller than the base of my card, I used the GKD petite patter paper and added some GKD black cardstock to the bottom of the cut out piece.  I sponged some GKD Powder blue on the background of my card.  I then stamped and die cut the cactus images using the coordinating die.  I fuzzy cut the cactus images so they could be separate.  I then colored them with zig markers.  I then positioned them on my card, used my tape runner to glue them down popping the middle one up.  On this card  I added some clouds on the background of the base card.  I then added my sentiment and finished my card off with some black enamel dots.

GKD Supplies Used:

Sentimental Summer StampTV Kit Your Own Kind of Beautiful Stamp Set

and Coordinating Die

GKD Pure Luxury Cardstock - Heavy Base, Layering White and black

Petite Patterns 6x6 Pattern Paper Pack

GKD Inks:  Powder Blue and Black Onyx

Thermoweb 3D1/4" Foam Squares

Thermoweb Sticky Dot Runner

Zigs 041, 045, 031, 050and 052

Black enamel dots

My last card I am using the Incentive Stamp Set- Rose Bouquet.  This stamp set is shipping right now with free with any $75.00 order!  I used some GKD Black cardstock for the base of the card and added a piece of paper from the GKD Petite Pattern paper, I stamped the flower with versamark and heat set it using  GKD white embossing powder.  I die cut the image out with a square stitched die and cut a white layer and popped it on my card.  I finished it off by adding the sentiment from the Rose Bouquet set and added some white enamel dots. 

GKD Supplies Used:

Incentive Stamp Set - Rose Bouquet

GKD Pure Luxury Cardstock - Layering White and black

Petite Patterns 6x6 Pattern Paper Pack

Gina K Detail White Embossing Powder and Versamark

Thermoweb 3D1/4" Foam Squares

Thermoweb Sticky Dot Runner

white enamel dots

Misti

Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from Gina and the Cast & Crew:

 Gina K

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Chris Dayton
Claire Brennan
Donna Idlet

Juliana Michaels
Karen Hightower
Laurie Schmidlin

Melanie Muenchinger  

Rema DeLeeuw
Sean Fetterman
Sheri Gilson
Silke Ledlow
Susie Moore

Theresa Momber

Don’t forget to pop over to the Gina K Designs Store and check out all of the new products available this month in the “What’s New” section at http://www.ginakdesigns.com.

Thank you for stopping by!

a2z Scrapbooking - Mahalo

Hello everyone!

I am here with a2z Scrapbooking to share with you a shape card made with the Hero Arts, "Nesting Circle Infinity Dies".  I have created a shaker card using the "Color Layering Sea Turtle" stamp set.  I hope you will join the fun this month which is "Take Shape", you can use any shape card and use at least one Hero Arts product on your card to qualify for the prize.

Closer look

How I put my card together:

1.  I die cut two circles with the Hero Arts Circle Infinity dies,
2.  I used a stencil brush and inked one of the circles with the Hero Arts Aquatic hybrid ink,
3.  I stenciled the waves from the Hero Arts Waves stencil,

3.  I scored the bottom circle about 1/2 inch and used score tape to adhere to the front stenciled circle,

4.  I took the largest and the third circle to make the frame for my shaker card,

5.  I die cut all the elements I wanted to use for the card, I used the negative to put the die cut pieces back on the sheet to stamp the images with my Misti,

6,  I used the Hero Arts Acetate Sheet to create the front of the shaker.  I used the large circle to cut the acetate and then used liquid glue to glue the blue frame and the acetate together.  I glued all my elements and added the sequins to the stenciled circle piece, then used foam tape around the frame and acetate piece and adhered it to the stencil part of the shaker.  

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my shaker card, I really had fun creating it.  Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don't miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

      

 Please join us in this months "Take Shape" challenge for your chance at a $25 gift card to our Hero Arts store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st
to last day of the month.    

      

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code insert your code here to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don't see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from within the shop.

   

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