Simon Says...Sporty and/or Patriotic Challenge

I created this card to enter in the Simon Says Sporty and/or Patriotic challenge.  I went with the Patriotic theme. My nephew's birthday is in July and I thought this would be a good birthday card for him. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background and some Basic Grey paper from the Life of the Party 6x6 pack. I also used the Star Nestabilities dies. Love them! The greeting is from the Hero Arts Wish Big clear stamp set.

Wish me BIG luck!  Ha! :)

An Owl Birthday Card...

I made this card for my brother-in-law's birthday. I obviously love this Hero Arts newspaper owl because I've used him several times already. You're probably getting tired of seeing him on my blog.  :)

Thanks for dropping by!  Hope you're having a great week.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and embossing folder, Basic Grey paper.  

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge 42

I finally had a chance to play along with the CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week.

I made this baby card. I'm not sure if it's a CAS card, but it is a baby card. :)  I used an older stamp set from Hero Arts as well as a newer set for the little dog and bird. I also used an SRM sticker for letters (Thanks Virginia!)

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you don't have a "case of the Mondays." Remember that from the Office Space movie?  Makes me laugh every time I hear that.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, SRM Sticker, Basic Grey paper, TH distress inks, Copic markers, We R Memory Keepers paper

Digi Tulip

Hey there! I created this card awhile back with the digi tulip image from Hero Arts. I printed it on white cardstock and then colored the image with Copic markers and cut it out. I also used Hero Arts layering paper for the pink background panel. This is another card that reminds me of Spring. I love tulips. :)

I will be doing a giveaway soon! I have collected a few stamps and other random crafty things. I just need to take a photo and post it here on the blog. Hope you will come back to join in the fun!  :)

supplies: Hero Arts digi image and greeting stamp, Basic Grey paper, Hero Hues layering paper and gems, Copic markers

February Birthdays....

Hello! We're back from Florida and we miss it already! :)  Although this winter has been very mild here, we still would rather be in the 70 and 80 degrees in Florida. So nice!  We also loved not going to work. ha!  Anyway, we're back and I'm back to crafting. I made this card for my nephew's birthday. We have lots of February birthdays.

I used the stars from an older Hero Arts set and the new newspaper owl stamp. Love him. :)

Hope you're having a great week and you have a wonderful weekend! Superbowl is in Indianapolis this year so traffic has been crazy around here this week!

Peace, Joy and Love

I decided to create a scrapbook layout since I haven't in awhile.  I used some of the new Basic Grey Nordic  Holiday papers and the older Origins paper to scrap this photo card of my niece and nephew from 2010.  The Peace, Joy, Love image was cut from the Silhouette and it's a Kerri Bradford design. I also cut the trees using the Silhouette and then stamped them with the Hero Arts Magical Background stamp.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope 2012 is off to a great start for you!  :)

supplies: Basic Grey Nordic Holiday paper and stickers, Basic Grey Origins paper, Kerri Bradford digi image for Silhouette, Silhouette SD, MM number stickers, Hero Arts stamp

Paper Crafts January 2012 Gallery Challenge

I made these cards to submit to the Paper Crafts January Gallery Challenge.  I just love the Bold Pop Design set and this snow guy/girl from Hero Arts. :)  Here is the snow girl....

And here is the snow guy....

I'm happy to say that we are having a great January so far with warmer temps and not a lot of snow which is the perfect winter for me.  :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, gems and pearls, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Jenni Bowlin inks

Hugs & Kisses

Hero Arts has their new January contest (Love, Hugs & Kisses) going on now and I used some of my new Hero Arts stamps and die sets to create this card so I can submit it. The bird is from an older Valentine's day set and I paper pieced the heart on her. I used two different stamp sets to create the sentiment. I'm going to send this card to my Mom in a care package. Hopefully she will not read this before she gets the package.  :)

 
supplies: Hero Arts stamps and die cuts, Basic Grey paper, Hero Hues gems and pearls

Big Cupcake!

I just got this new Hero Arts zig zag cupcake stamp and it's great because it's BIG and can definitely be the focal point of the card. I used the Cuttlebug to emboss the top of the cupcake to look more like frosting.  We sent this to my brother-in-law who is 46 this year.  I had to remind him of it.  :)  The background stamp is the Hero Arts Large plaid design block and the sentiment is from an older set called All Occasions.

Happy New Year and all the best for 2012!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and gems, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Bella Blvd paper, Copic markers

It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas.....

Hi there. I've been working on my Christmas cards. On this first one I used the Hero Arts stamp and Sizzix embossing folder combo. Love the way it creates that perfect background.   

On this second card, I used a Hero Arts stamp from last year. I love this tree stamp. I paired it with some Basic Grey paper and used Copic markers to color in the ornaments then added som pearls and gems. I like the way it turned out. :)

 

Are you still working on your Christmas/holiday cards, or are you all done already?

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, gems and pearls, Sizzix embossing folder, EK Success border punch, Jenni Bowlin ink, Basic Grey paper

Fall Colors

I just realized I haven't posted for quite some time. Life has been busy, so I'll keep this short. I made this card for the Fall card exchange on the Hero Arts flickr group. I used distress inks with perfect pearls to paint the autumn trees and give them a sparkly shine. I colored the house with Copic markers.

Hope you're having a great Fall so far. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, TH Distress Inks, Basic Grey Paper, Bella Blvd paper, Copic markers

Another Beetle for a Birthday

I just love this little beetle car stamp from Hero Arts. I made this card for my niece's birthday. I used some Bella Blvd patterned papers and Basic Grey paper.  Aren't the trees in the background cute? :)  I used a craft knife to cut out the windows of the car and then glued acetate on so it looks like real windows. ha!  I wanted the balloon to look like it was floating away into the sky. And I added some faux stitching to the road.

Hope you're having a great weekend!  Thanks for dropping by. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Bella Blvd paper, PaperTrey Ink cloud die cut, EK Success border punch

My Art Tree

I've seen the quote several times, "Art is the tree of life...." and I decided to make a home decor project based on this quote. I used a Cuttlebug leaf die cut and several different scraps of Basic Grey patterned paper. I also used the Silhouette to cut out the tree trunk. I used one of Kerri Bradford's tree and bird shapes from her Halloween Shapes kit. The digi image was just 1/2 of the tree trunk with the bird on a branch so I used the Silhouette software to copy it, then flipped the image horizontally to make a full tree trunk. I moved the two images around a bit in the software so the 2 sides didn't line up perfectly - so it would look a bit more like a real tree trunk and then welded the image together. After the Silhouette cut out the trunk from kraft paper, I distressed it with TH distress ink to give it a bit of shading. The letters are also from a Basic Grey collection and the the stamped letters are from a Hero Arts clear alpha stamp set. The background cloud paper is from Pebbles. Once it was all done, I framed it and hung it up in my art/craft room.

So, what do you think?  Will you make your own tree of life?  :)

Sizzling Summer

I've submitted this card for the Hero Arts August challenge. This little owl is one of my favorite stamps. I always put Glossy Accents on his sunglasses to make them look more real. I love the Beetle car too.  I guess this little owl is waiting on the side of the road for a ride. heehee...  :)

I'm also submitting this for the BasicGrey Sizzling Summer challenge. I used several different BasicGrey paper collections on this including Life of the Party, Lime Rickey and Mellow.

Thanks for dropping by. Your comments always make my day!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, PaperTrey Ink stamps, Glossy Accents, Copic Markers, EK Success border punch

Moxie Fab World Stamp -It Challenge

I'm entering this card in the Moxie Fab World Stamp-It Cards Challenge. The tree, bicycle and sun are all Hero Arts stamps. I used distress inks for the background and Basic Grey papers.

Don't you just love those white walled tires on the bike?  :)

Back from Florida and a Birthday Owl

Well I'm back. We've returned from Florida on Friday the 28th, but we've had major ice storms here. We're wishing we could have stayed in FL for another week....or month!  :)  Anyway, I did have a chance to pull out a couple of my older Hero Arts stamps and create this birthday card.  I used my Copics to color in the big owl and then cut it out. I used Basic Grey paper/leaf and a chipboard flower.  This is a 5x5 square card.  I was so glad to hear that Hero Arts and Basic Grey are teaming up! Can't wait for their new releases! They are 2 of my favorite companies! 

I hope you're warm and safe!  And I hope it's warmer than it is here wherever you are!  :)

supplies:  Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey card, chipboard flower, leaf sticker, scallop, Copic markers