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

New Hero Arts Stamps

I went to the Hero Arts 2012 catalog debut party at Archiver's a few weeks ago and purchased one of the stamp sets with die cuts. I finally had a chance to do some crafting after the busy holidays and I made this card. I stamped the background with the Hero Arts Fabric stamp (love that stamp!)  After I stamped and die cut the flowers, I colored them with Copic markers. I'm going to submit this for the Hero Arts December contest. I used one of the sketches for this month's contest.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you are recovering from the holidays.  :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps/dies, Basic Grey paper, Copic markers, HA Chalk ink

Moxie Fab World Challenge - Get Inspired!

I haven't played along with the challenges over at Moxie Fab World in awhile, so I decided to submit something for the Get Inspired by Home Decor  challenge. Here is my card. I know Earth Day isn't until April, but I couldn't resist. :)

Not much else to report. Still working on getting ready for Christmas. I hope you are enjoying the pre-holiday frenzy.

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

Background Stamps

I love the Hero Arts' background stamps and this is one of my favs. You don't need to add much more to finish up the card. I heat embossed it in white and then added TH distress inks to give it color. I also added a couple sprays of Perfect pearls to give it the perfect shine. :)   Thanks for dropping by.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Archivers ribbon, Sixxix die, Basic Grey flower and rub-on, TH distress inks, Zing embossing powder