Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero January 2025 Challenge

Here is Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero January 2025 Challenge - Those Were The Days. Below is the challenge photo:

 

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I picked Hero Arts' July 2024 Challenge - Color My World to create this card. I used Hero Arts' Mum Flower wood mount stamp to stamp on watercolor paper. Then I used Distress re-inkers to watercolor the flower and leaves. I stamped the Chinese character of "Prosperity" (from Hero Arts' Chinese Wishes stamp set) on top of the card. I also stamped a Chinese chop stamp which means "Happy New Year" to finish the card. January 29, 2025 is the Lunar New Year and it is one of the traditions to put mum flowers as home decoration during Chinese New Year. This card was created at a perfect timing. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Canson watercolor paper, MFT

Inks: Hero Arts, Distress re-inkers

Stamps: Hero Arts

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Altenew January 2025 Inspiration Challenge

Here is Altenew January 2025 Inspiration Challenge, below is the challenged photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I stamped the rose and tea cup set (from Altenew's Rose Tea stamp set) on white cardstock and colored it with Altenew alcohol markers. Then I used the matching die to cut it out. For the background, I dry embossed Altenew's Raised Sentiments 3D embossing folder on a dark coral cardstock and lightly pressed white ink pad on it. I clear embossed the background stamp (from Altenew's Whimsical Herringbone stamp set) on a light coral cardstock and cut an oval shape in the middle of the background. I attached the light coral background with foam tapes on top of the dark coral embossed background, and attached the rose tea image on the card front. Finish the card by white embossed the "You're my bestea" (from Altenew's Tea For Two stamp set) on a strip of dark coral cardstock and attached it under the rose tea image. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Altenew, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Versamark, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Altenew

Dies: Altenew

Others: Altenew alcohol markers, white & clear embossing powder, foam tapes

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Clean And Simple

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Clean And Simple, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I die cut the dreamcatcher (from Gummiapan) from white cardstock twice, and colored it with alcohol markers. The feather was die cut from Simon Says Stamp's snow white velvet cardstock. I attached the dreamcatcher on a stripe of brown cardstock and white embossed the greeting (from Alex Syberia Designs' Hog Happy Day stamp set) at the bottom of the stripe. Finish the card by attaching the thin copper foil paper stripe on both sides of the brown panel. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, Simon Says Stamp, DCWV

Ink Pad: Versamark

Stamp: Alex Syberia Designs

Dies: Gummiapan

Others: white embossing powder, alcohol markers

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #683-684

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #683-684, below is the challenged word art:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used Concord & 9th's True Story stamp and die set to create card. For the "Holy Bible", I used the Disco Alpha Solid & Outline die set (from A Pocket Full of Happiness) to create "Bible", then I white embossed "Holy" (from a Penny Black stamp set) on top of the "Bible" die. It was fun to create this card design. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Altenew, Simon Says Stamp, Gin K Designs

Ink Pads: Versamark

Stamps: Concord & 9th, Penny Black

Dies: Concord & 9th, A Pocket Full of Happiness

Others: white & silver embossing powder, foam tapes

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Simon Monday Challenge - Add Some Texture

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Add Some Texture, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used Alex Syberia Designs' Charming Flora cover die to deboss the background on white cardstock. Then I used Alex Syberia Designs' Fantasy Flowers die set to assemble the flowers and leaves. I also used MFT's square die to cut three times on white cardstock and stacked them together as a frame. I attached the flowers, leaves, and frames on the center of the card. Finish the card by white embossed "happy birthday" (from Simon Says Stamp's Linked Leaves stamp set) on a piece of purple cardstock and attached at the bottom of the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, MFT, Altenew

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide ink pads, Versamark

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Alex Syberia Designs

Others: white embossing powder, foam tapes

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #681-682

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #681-682, below is the challenged word art. 

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I die cut the leaves (from Penny Black's Ascending die) from watercolor paper. Then I used Distress re-inkers to watercolor them. I blended in some Distress Oxid inks at the bottom of the white card base and stamped the greeting (from Sweet 'N Sassy's Be encouraged 2 stamp set) on the card. Finish the card by arranging the leaves at the bottom of the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies.

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, Canson watercolor paper

Inks: Distress Oxide ink pads, Distress re-inkers, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Sweet 'N Sassy

Dies: Penny Black

Others: blending brushes, watercolor brushes

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Simon Monday Challenge - Something New

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Something New, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used my new purchased Hearts stencil from Erin Lee Creative to blend the hearts background with Distress Oxide inks. Then I fussy cut out the top portion of the stenciled hearts and attached it on a dusty rose cardstock with foam tapes. I white embossed "Jesus loves you" (from Erin Lee Creative's Be the Light stamp set) on top of the background. I also attached a heart pearl (from Hero Arts) under the greeting. Finish the card by highlighting some of the hearts with Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust pen. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, MFT

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Erin Lee Creative

Stencils: Erin Lee Creative

Others: white embossing powder, Hero Arts' heart pearl, Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust pen

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Something New

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Something New, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I purchased these Penny Black stamp and die set and created a card with these new goodies. I die cut Penny Black's "I Heart You" die from the watercolor paper and colored it with Distress re-inkers. I also cut two more to stack them together. I stamped the flower (from Penny Black's Overflowing stamp set) on the watercolor paper and colored it with Distress re-inkers. Then I used the matching die to cut it out. I stamped the background with Simon Says Stamp's Love Is background stamp with pink ink and brush the borders with the same ink. I assembled the flower and "I Heart You" die together to create the focal point on the background. I also used Sakura's black glaze pen to highlight the pistil of the flowers. Finish the card by attaching some pink glitter gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Canson watercolor paper, Gina K Designs, MFT

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Altenew

Stamps: Penny Black, Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Penny Black

Others: Distress re-inkers, Sakura black glaze pen, glitter gems

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Simon Monday Challenge - Cold And Frosty

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Cold and Frosty, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used three "inches" and covered them with masking tapes. I run them through die cut machine with snowflake dies (from MFT) and leave impression. I peeled off part of the masking tapes and brush blue color of Distress Ink. I peeled off all masking tapes and pressed Versamark ink pad on the inches. Then I clear embossed all three inches. For the card background, I applied Lawn Fawn's Snowflake Background stencil set and Lisa Horton silver ink pad. I also silver embossed the greeting (from Simon Says Stamp's Holiday Typewriter stamp set) on the blue cardstock and attach it on the background. I cut the snowflake background and attached a silver foil stripe to the white card base. Finish the card by attaching three inches on top of the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, MFT

Ink Pads: Distress ink, Lisa Horton ink, Versamark

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: MFT

Stencils: Lawn Fawn

Others: clearing and silver embossing powder

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