Sending warm fuzzies

Supplies:  HA Friend Definition, HA Large Open Flower, HA Solid Flower, 

HA Everyday Sayings, BasicGrey Olivia Woolies, Faded Jeans - 

Distress Ink, clear embossing powder, Versamark ink, Kraft cardstock, 

heat gun, adhesive and machine stitching.

I always loved this fun sentiment by Hero Arts and was thrilled when it was included in the Everyday Sayings set CL342 recently released.  I stamped the Friend Definition with versamark and clear embossed.  I then used the blending tool to create layers of colour over the definition and then stamped the Flowers on top.  I let it dry, cut in four and machine stitched to my card.  I added the sentiment strip and woolies to finish.

I am entering this into this month's Hero Arts Challenge - the theme is Fabulous Flowers and ATC's.

Thanks for peeking, hope you are having a good day.

Friend Card

I decided to make a male/masculine Friend Card using paint, ink, embossing and had lots of fun.

Supplies:  HA Large Open Flower, Friend sentiment - HA promotional set CL284,  

Friend Definition Stamp, clear embossing powder, Versamark ink, 

Adirondack Acrylic Paint dabber in Sail Boat Blue, Faded Jeans Distress ink, 

Spellbinders Labels 14, Dark Chocolate ink, ribbon and cardstock by PTI, 

ink blending tool by Ranger, Tim Holtz Alterations - Scallops, Dark blue cardstock 

by Canson,  pop dots and adhesive.

I stamped the friend definition cling stamp with versamark on white paper and embossed with clear ep.  Then I put a layer of watered down Sail Boat Blue acrylic paint on top and wiped some of the excess paint off using a baby wipe.  Then when dry I inked the edges with distress ink - faded jeans.  I layered it on some co-ordinating cardstock and used a Tim Holtz die to created a dark chocolate scalloped edge.

I added the "friend" sentiment from Hero Arts set CL284 and stamped with faded jeans distress ink over the open flower image already stamped and die cut with Labels 14.

I am entering it into this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge

I was so tempted to add buttons, bows etc but decided to leave it as it is ... I know the men in my life say they prefer it "clutter free" LOL!

Thanks for peeking.  Hope you have a great day.

Love & Friendship Challenge

Another card for this month's challenge on Hero Arts - "Love and Friendship".  I used the Vintage Couple digital kit again for this card printing it directly onto kraft cardstock.  Used Bo Bunny patterned paper and layered it on red textured cardstock by Papermania with machine stitching.  I used my spellbinder dies to cut a scalloped circle and circle and assembled the card.  Added the parasol with pop dots in a similar colour by using some Papermania pp from my stash.

I left this one sentiment free - so it can be for an Anniversary, Valentine's, .... just because!

Thanks for peeking.  It's raining here this morning so the boys football training has been cancelled..... they miss the hour of running around and blowing off some steam!  Hopefully it will dry up later (fingers crossed!) LOL!!

Challenges

C.R.A.F.T. - In the roll of a die

Fairy Fun Fridays - For a sweetheart

Raise the Bar - Hearts

Simon Says Stamp - Love is in the air

Have a wonderful Saturday.

Hero Arts Giving Thanks & Colour Challenge

Supplies:  Hero Arts Seasons Greetings Collage Digital kit (printed just the 

holly image from the collage) Black cardstock, Papermania red textured 

cardstock, Fiskars Upper Crest Border punch, kraft knife, Jillibean Soup k

raft card blank, diamond stickles, copics and glossy accents.

Another entry for this month's challenge over on Hero Arts.  I also incorporated the featured technique - adding shine.  I added shine by using stickles and glossy accents on the digital stamped holly from the Season's Greetings Collage digital stamp.  I just printed the holly part of the collage (I also flipped the image to have a different orientation - don't you just love digis!)  This kit is only 99 cent.... check it out here.

Thanks for peeking, stay warm! Minus 6 here again today (21.2 in farenheit speak!)

Seasonal Thanks!

 Supplies:  HA Digital stamp- Season's Greetings Collage - available here, 

HA Sentiment CL129, Jillibean Soup kraft card blank, Bristol Board white paper, copics, 

black cardstock and adhesive.

Hero Arts December Challenge is now underway - full details are here.  This month's theme is Giving Thanks a Colour Challenge. 

I won this fabulous digital kit last week - "Season's Greetings Collage" (thanks Hero Arts) and used it to create my card.  I opened the digital stamp and isolated the holly part and printed it out, cropped and coloured with copics.  On other cards I have added glossy accents to the red berries, but I didn't to this card as I needed to use it right away!.

Also entering it into the Wee Memories Challenge this week - "Holiday Song Inspiration" - my inspiration was the song - "Deck The Halls".  Now I bet you won't be able to stop humming it to yourself!

Hope you get a chance to play along with these wonderful challenges. Thanks for peeking.  Stay warm!.

Hello Card

Hero Arts challenge this month is "Keeping in Touch and Going back to School".  I made this card on Thursday evening to enter before the first deadline of the month.  Still plenty of time to enter - check out the details here.

It has been a while since I have entered a Hero Arts challenge - don't know where the time goes!  I have missed it and am going to try to get back in the groove and start entering again.  The gals in the HA Flickr Group produce amazing work on a daily basis.  Check it out here.

Supplies: Hero Arts CG105 Silhouette Flower and CL184 Thoughtful messages, 

versamark ink and clear embossing powder, Papermania pearls coloured with copics, 

XCut scallop border punch and dark chocolate cardstock, ribbon & ink and pop dots.

I did three or four layers of embossing powder on this card to give it an "enamelled look" and I really enjoyed making this card and look forward to getting it into the mail to "keep in touch" with a friend.

Thanks so much for peeking and I hope you have a great weekend.

Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

Hey Everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.

I have made another card for this month's challenge over on Hero Arts.  Check out their blog for more information or the FLICKR pool to check out the entries to-date.

Supplies:  PP from MME Spring Papers, Hero Arts sentiment CL129 and Hero Arts Flower set CG128,

machine stitching, old french/english dictionary, Spellbinders scalloped circles nesties,

fimo button I made and embroidery floss.

I used Dawn McVey's method for making the vintage puffy flowers (see her video/post here) added a fimo button that I had made, some embroidery floss and voila!  I found an tiny old French/English dictionary that I used a little while ago! in school/college so I used that as my text / old paper source.

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

Hero Arts Trimming Challenge

So eventually I have managed to clear some of my desk and found LOTS of scraps to put together on a card for this week's Hero Arts Challenge - trimming.  I had some patterned paper by K&Co but only a few inches wide so I had to cut it and hide the gap with the flower from the HA poetic petals digital kit.  I had it printed and die cut with my nesties labels one but decided to cut it out after colouring with copics.  Had enough ribbon to stretch across the card but not enough for a bow!!!  I used a pearlescent card as my card base which doesn't show up in the photo.

Supplies: Hero Arts Poetic Petals Digital Kit, Copics, PP by K&Co, textured cardstock by Papermania,

Plum ribbon by Papermania, Hero Arts Smooth gemstones, Fiskars Threading Water border punch

Hope you like it and thanks so much for stopping by.  Dry here again today with only the odd rain shower.  Flood waters are receeding but the City is still in a state of Civic Emergency.

Hero Arts ATC Swap and this week's Challenge

I took part in Hero Arts first ever ATC Swap that happened in October and my envelope containing 10 ATC's just arrived through my letterbox.  It contained beautiful miniature works of art.  I won't share them here today as all of the group haven't received theirs yet and I don't want to ruin the fun of opening the envelope for them.

Instead I will share a card I made for this week's Hero Arts Challenge - glitter!!!  Made a Baby Girl card and added glitter to Mom & Dad's eyes as "twinkles"!

Supplies - Hero Arts Big Owl, Hero Arts CL305 for Baby Owl, PP by K&Co,

Textured cardstock by Papermania, Foam letters by Papermania, Misc pearls,

white gel pen and fimo buttons by me! and Glitter - "Stickles" by Ranger Industries

Thanks for visiting and Happy Tuesday!

October Card Chain Challenge and Paperplay DT Announcement

I took part in Deborah's Card Chain Challenge for the first time in October.  I had to make a card with a specific colour palette or sketch with thanks/gratitude as the theme.  The recipient of my card was the lovely Dawn in NZ.  She sent me a note yesterday to say that my package had arrived to her home safe and sound.  That postie was super speedy given that I only posted the package on November 2nd. 

Here was the card which I made to send her.

Supplies - Kraft card blank, Hero Arts Flower Wallpaper, Hero Arts Butterflies, Sentiment Hero Arts CL139

and pop dots

I also submitted another entry for the Hero Arts "unexpected" colours challenge this week.

Supplies - PP by Papermania, Ribbon by Papermania, Share the Joy Cling set by Hero Arts,

Sentiment from Hero Arts Holiday Sayings Set, Star stamp by Forever Friends, Fimo buttons made by me!

and white embroidery floss.

I don't know where I was yesterday! but I managed to miss the Paperplay Challenges DT Announcement.  I made the Design Team....woohoo.... will be doing the happy dance all day.  I am so thrilled.  Check out the blog / challenges here.

Hope you have a great week.  Thanks for stopping by!.

Hero Arts Challenge - unexpected

Here is my entry for this week's Hero Arts Challenge - unexpected colours used on a holiday card.  I hope to get a few more entries completed before the deadline but this is my first attempt!

Supplies - white cardstock, Share the Joy Clings - Hero Arts,

Holiday Messages - Hero Arts, pp by Autumn Leaves (Heather Bailey range),

pink organza ribbon by Anita's

Hope you are having a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Hands Up!

Made these snowmen for the Hero Arts Simple Holiday Challenge this week.  The idea has been rattling around in my head for a few days and I knew I needed to get them made. 

I propped them up against some Cosmo Cricket cardstock - don't they look like they are in a line up!

and below they are standing up on their own.

Supplies: Hero Arts Share the Joy, promarkers and white pearls coloured

with a black sharpie

I think they will make terrific "mini" cards for the holidays to add to gifts.  They could also be coloured with watercolours, colouring pencils or paper pieced - the possibilities are endless but I had to stick with "simple holiday" for this challenge. Thanks for visiting and for your sweet comments.  Happy Friday  ♥.