Thinking of You

Hello everyone,

I have a CAS card I am sharing with you today.  My card was inspired by the CASology Challenge this week and the cue word is "Safari".  It was also inspired by the a2z Scrapbooking Challenge this month which is "bright and beautiful".  I think I managed to create both of these challenges.  The sun is bright and beautiful and love the silhouette of the giraffe.  I am using the Hero Arts Birthday Animal Silhouette stamp set and the sentiment came from the Hero Arts Color Layering Water Lillies.

Here is my take on the challenge.

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a2z Scrapbooking - Hello

Hello everyone,

I'm here today with a2z Scrapbooking with a CAS card with you today.  This month on a2z Scrapbooking the challenge is "Anything Goes".  I love these kinds of challenges, because you get to use anything you would like.  I am using the cute butterfly called "Delicate Butterfly Fancy", this is a great die to have in your stash, it is not to small and not to large.  You can use it anywhere where you need to fill a space.  I am also using the stamp set by Hero Arts "Spring Hello".  I love the font on the "hello", it is so elegant and fancy.  I thought this sentiment from the set went perfect with my card.  I finished the card off by adding so sequins.  What do you think?

If you like any of the products I used on my card, please stop over at the a2z Scrapbooking Esty store. You can also use the code "Donna15" to receive 15% off of a $25.00 order.

I hope I have inspired you to join the ANYTHING GOES challenge this month! . You will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the store! Good luck and please come back again soon!

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a2z Scrapbooking April Challenge - Happy Mother's Day

Hello everyone,

I am here with a2z Scrapbooking challenge for April which is water coloring. Oh what fun! I have a Mother's Day card for you. I used the Hero Arts Butterfly pair Stamp and Cut Set. I love this set, it has nine words a flower, two different sized butterflies and a ladybug with two dies. This is a must have.

So on to my card! I am using the Ken Oliver's Color Burst for the first layer of my card. I used an 8 1/2 x 11 water color paper, sprayed it with a small water bottle to get my paper wet. I then started shaking the Ultramarine Blue and Orchid colors on my paper until I got the effect that I wanted. I then dried it with my heat gun and sprinkled some water on the sheet with my brush to get the water splotches. With a small paint brush I added some Ken Oliver's Liquid Metals Platinum to give my paper a little shimmer. I used a circle die to cut a circle in the middle of my layer. I then stamped the sentiment and die cut the butterflies twice with the watercolor paper. I then adhered one of the butterflies flat and then popped the other butterfly up and lifted the wings. I water colored a large sheet of paper so I can use it on other projects. You may see this again, used another way! I finished my card with some Hero Arts Clear Rhinestones.

Closer look so you can see the shimmer.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope I have inspired you to join the a2z Scrapbooking challenge this month. For more details on the challenge, you can find it here.  Please make sure your project uses at least one Hero Arts product. If you are in need any of the items I used or any Hero Arts products please visit the a2z Scrapbooking store you can use coupon code "Donna15" at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more before tax and shipping). There are lots of sale items in the store, please hop on over and check it out.

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a2z Scrapbooking April Challenge - Watercolor!

Hello everyone,

I am here with a2z Scrapbooking challenge for April which is watercoloring.  I am new at watercoloring, but I love how my card turned out.  For my card, I used my Koi watercolor paints and a watercolor brush.  I used watercolor paper to add my colors, after the paint dried, I laid the Hero Arts Confetti Stencil  Pair on my painted image and used a  baby wipe to rub some of the ink off to see the circles.  Don't you just love the effect, looks like bubbles floating in the air.  I used the Acts of Kindness stamp set and the Hero Arts White Embossing Powder along with versamark to emboss the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you will join a2z Scrapbooking challenge this month. Please make sure your project uses at least one Hero Arts product. If you are in need any of the items I used or any Hero Arts products please visit the a2z Scrapbooking store you can use coupon code "Donna15" at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more before tax and shipping). There are lots of sale items in the store, please hop on over and check it out.

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Hello - a2z Scrapbooking March Challenge

NOTICE: It looks like we’re having a bit of trouble with our InLinkz Link-up on our blog. It seems to have a mind of its own and disappeared from the side-bar. However, it found a home on the first day of March here. The DT are trying to put it back where it came from, but until you see it in the usual place on the top right side, you’ll be able to enter here.

Hello everyone,

I am here with a2z Scrapbooking challenge for March which is Embossing. You can do dry embossing and/or wet embossing. Do whatever your heart desires! We just want you to link your project up to the Inlinkz here.

I am so excited to share this card with you. I just love the "Paper Layering Pineapple" by Hero Arts! Although this is not in the a2z Scrapbooking store, you can put in a special request to order it, and don't forget you can get 15% off by using Donna15.

Here is how I put my card together:

The card is an A2 card, I cut the first black layer at 4 x 5 1/4, the embossed layer is 3 7/8 x 5. I used an embossing folder on this layer. The second black layer is 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 and the layer with the pineapple is 3 x 4. I embossed/cut out the pinapple with this layer.

I embossed/cut out the pineapple again with a scrap piece of paper to use as a mask to sponge the colors onto my pineapple. I did not want the ink to get on the white part of my card.

I finished off my card adding the sentiment from the Hero Arts "Many Everyday Sayings" and Hero Art Foliage Pearts and Gems and Yellow Green Hill ink.  

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you will join a2z Scrapbooking challenge this month. Please make sure your project uses at least one Hero Arts product. If you are in need any of the items I used or any Hero Arts products please visit the a2z Scrapbooking store you can use coupon code "Donna15" at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more before tax and shipping). There are lots of sale items in the store, please hop on over and check it out.

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