Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Hello! and a Back to School Layout

Hello! I had a little time for stamping this weekend so I decided to create a layout and a card for the Hero Arts challenge this month. I created this layout of my niece and nephew. They just started school last week. I used the Simply the Best stamp set to stamp the apples, colored them with copics, added Glossy Accents and cut them out for embellishments. I also used the "Rember this" circle stamp from the Travel set (blog candy from my sweet friend Virginia) and added a title. I used the Hero Hues paper (orange) for the first time. I ran it through my CB with a die cut and it cuts like butter. :)  The row of apples is actually ribbon from TPC Studio to match the paper. Cute! Sorry about the wonky pic. I didn't have much light to work with so I had to place the layout on the seat of a folding chair. :)  My niece, Hannah, loves to hold up the peace sign in all her photos now. Cracks me up.


On to the card now. I love the Silly scape stamp, but boy is it a lot of work to color like this! :)  I used the Hero Hues paper to make this notecard. I used TH distress inks to make the sky look more sunny at the top. I also used tumbled glass to ink around the clouds and I added some Glossy Accents on the balloon. The clouds are die cuts and the balloon is a stamp I colored with Copics - they're both from PaperTrey Ink. I used the Hello! greeting from one of my older HA stamp sets - the 2x3 Home set.


Thanks for reading this long post and for all your sweet comments. I really appreciate them! 

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Hero Hues papers, PaperTrey Ink stamps and die cuts, Heather Nichols digi library card, TPC Studio paper and ribbon, Copic markers

16 comments:

  1. Love thaat layout, so funny with her peace signs! Also love your sillyscape card! So cute! Love all the details like the sky!

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  2. Bright and beautiful,Kathy! Love your card!
    and love your cute LO too!

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  3. Fabulous creations, love the darling apples and the horizontal strips of numbers and letters on your layout! So happy to see that you love the Hero Hues papers! You did a wonderful job with the coloring on the card, I can see now how long that would take to color! Wow!

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  4. Kathy, what a sweet layout & cute card! Fabulous job!!

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  5. I love your LO, Kathy! Your niece and nephew are very good subjects! The apple ribbon is very cool and works perfectly! I love your card too. That silly scape is just so fun, and you colored it so great!

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  6. I had fun reading your post, Kathy! Your niece and nephew look like they are enjoying being back to school...I love how Hannah has that cool attitude going for her. The layout is really creative, love those glossy apples paired with the ribbon. And can I just say that your Silly Scape card is the best, most colorful card...I really love how you designed and put this together.
    bless you!

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  7. Both the LO and card are cute!! I love the background on your city scape card!

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  8. Sweet layout and adorable card, Kathy! Love the design and colors, so lovely!!

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  9. Beautiful layout and I love the card Kathy!

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  10. Super cute Kathy, love your wonderful layout and your sweet card is too gorgeous!

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  11. What a super fun layout and card!
    They are both gorgeous!!! I just love the Glossy Accents! :)

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  12. Great layout, Kathy! Looks like a winner to me! Love those "peace" signs! And your card is awesome! You colored the buildings perfectly and it was so worth the extra time! Love your sky, too!

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  13. Your layout is awesome! Such a cute photo! And your card- BRILLIANT! Love the bold colors and the warm background! A total knock-out!

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  14. Congratulations on your Hero Arts Fab 5 win for your card - so cute!

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  15. Belated congrats on your winning card, Kathy!! Absolutely stunning!

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