A Blog Named Hero November Challenge - Glitz

Here is A Blog Named Hero November Challenge - Glitz, below is the challenge photo:

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

I stamped the layered snowflake (from Hero Arts' Color Layering Snowflake stamp set) with 3 different shades of blue inks on white cardstock, and cut it out with matching die. I die cut the snowflake on white cardstock twice and stack them together to make it more dimensional. On a piece of white cardstock background, I stamped the two layered snowflakes with two different shades of blue grey inks. I decorated the snowflakes with glitter glues. I also stamped some small flakes with Veramark ink and silver embossed them. I attached the large three layered blue snowflake on the background. I also stamped the greeting at the bottom of the card. Finish the card by attaching some blue gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Stampin' Up

Ink Pads: Altenew, Versamark

Stamps: Hero Arts

Dies: Hero Arts

Others: silver embossing powder, glitter glues, gem stickers

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Texture

Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Texture, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Hero Arts' Layering Ornaments stencil and Distress Oxide inks to blend three ornaments on the white cardstock. Then I create masks to mask these three ornaments and stamped light gray text background (Hero Arts' Noel Print Bold Prints background stamp) on the white cardstock. I silver embossed the ornament tops, greetings (from Hero Arts' Holiday Ornaments stamp set), and the background edges. I decorated the ornaments with glitter glue and gelly roll star dust pen to create more texture. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Versamark, Distress Oxide inks, Simon Says Stamp

Stamps: Hero Arts

Stencils: Hero Arts

Others: silver embossing powder, glitter glues, gelly roll star dust pen

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Clean & Simple

Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Clean & Simple, below is the challenge photo:

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

I die cut Hero Arts' Together Window fancy die from white cardstock and colored the hands with Copic markers. I stamped "we're in this together" (from Hero Arts' Beautiful World stamp set) at the bottom of the card. I applied Versamark ink around the white cardstock and silver embossed the borders. Finish the card by applying foam tapes under the white cardstock and attaching it on a grey top folding card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pad: Versamark, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Hero Arts

Die: Hero Arts

Others: Copic markers, silver embossing powder, foam tapes

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Sending A Little Something

Here are two challenges I would like to attend this week:

1) A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Background Basics, below is the challenge photo:

2) Simon Monday Challenge - Heat Embossing, below is the challenge photo:

 

And here is the card I made to attend the above two challenges:

I stamped an old Hero Arts' word pop background stamp on white cardstock with gray dye ink. I used MISTI and Hero Arts' Gratitude background stamp to stamp light green, green, blue, and light blue on the background. Then I applied Versamark ink pad on the Gratitude background stamp, shifting the cardstock a little bid and stamp. I also applied clear embossing powder to heat emboss it. I used the blending brush to blend blue and green ink on the background, and the leaves and their white shadow resisted with the ink to create a beautiful background. I white embossed "sending a little something" (from Hero Arts' Bug You stamp set) and a small leaf image (from Hero Arts' Beautiful World stamp set) on black cardstock and cut it out. I applied foam tapes on the greeting cut out and attached it on the background. Finish the card by attaching some gems on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, PTI

Ink Pads: Versamark, Altenew

Stamps: Hero Arts

Embossing Powders: Hero Arts

Others: MISTI tool, foam tapes, gems

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Repeat Yourself

Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Repeat Yourself, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used some old Hero Arts stamps to make this card. I stamped the large flower four times on the plum cardstock background and colored part of the flowers with Polychromos colored pencils. I stamped the small flower on white cardstock and colored it with Altenew alcohol markers. I cut a square in the middle of the background and attached the plum background with foam tapes on the purple card. I cut the small flower into a square and attached it into the cut out square space on the background. Finish the card by dropped some black enamel accents on the small flower. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Stampin' Up, MFT

Ink Pads: Altenew, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Hero Arts

Dies: MFT

Others: Altenew alcohol markers, Polychromos colored pencils, black enamel accents, foam tapes

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A Blog Named Hero June Challenge - Monochrome

Here is A Blog Named Hero June Challenge - Monochrome, below is the challenge photo:

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

I applied three different shades of plum inks on the stamping foam and pressed Hero Arts' Flower Dot Pattern background stamp to create a small reversed image background. I clear embossed the same background stamp on the dark plum cardstock. I white embossed the butterfly (from Hero Arts' Heart Winged Butterfly) on a piece of vellum and wrap it around the small reversed background. I stamped "thinking of you" with plum ink at the bottom of the small reversed background. Finish the card by attaching the small reversed background on the card background and attaching some plum pearls on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Stampin' Up, MFT, vellum 

Ink Pads: Versamark, Altenew

Stamps: Hero Arts

Others: embossing powders, pearls

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Make A Shaped Project

Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Make a shaped project, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Hero Arts' T-shirt infinity dies to make the T-shirt card base. Then I applied polka dots stencil (from Simon Says Stamp's Large Dots stencil) to make yellow polka dots on the T-shirt. I free-hand to create all kinds of smiley faces on the yellow dots and it is so fun. I white embossed "Be You" (from Hero Arts + Pinkfresh Studio's You Make A Difference stamp set) on black cardstock and attached it in front of the T-shirt. Finish the card by attaching some glitter black cardstock stripes on the sleeves and the bottom of the T-shirt. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Her Arts, glitter cardstock

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide, Hero Arts

Stamps: Hero Arts

Dies: Hero Arts

Others: stencil, white embossing powder, black pen

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A Blog Named Hero March Challenge - Floral

Here is A Blog Named Hero March Challenge - Floral, below is the challenge photo:

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

I stamped Hero Arts' "Happy Definition" background with lavender ink on white cardstock. Then I stamped Hero Arts' CG271 floral stamp on top of the background with Versamark ink and clear embossed the image. Then I used a blending brush to blend purple ink into the flowers as well as the border. I stamped "Happy Birthday" on a stripe of vellum with purple ink and attached it in the middle of the card. Finish the card by attaching some purple gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Versamark, Altenew

Stamps: Hero Arts

Others: clear embossing powder, purple gems, blending brush

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Anything Goes

Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Anything Goes, below is the challenge photo:

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

 

I used the stamping form and Hero Arts' Leaf & Floral background stamp to make the reverse image on white cardstock. I stamped the background with Hero Arts' Fresh Herbs stamp set. Finish the card by attaching the Leaf & Floral background on top of the background and having a die cut "thanks" on it. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, PTI, Stampin' Up

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Stampin' Up, Hero Arts

Stamps: Hero Arts

Die: Simon Says Stamp

Others: stamping form

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Glitter & Sparkle

Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Glitter & Sparkle, below is the challenge photo:

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

I die cut Hero Arts' Leaves & Vines Fancy Die from green foiled cardstock (from DCWV) and I also die cut two more on white cardstock. Then I stacked them together and attached it on the hunter green background. I white embossed "may your days be merry" (from Hero Arts' Cozy Town stamp set) on hunter green cardstock and mat with green foiled cardstock. Finish the card by attaching some red pearls on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: DCWV, Stampin' Up, PTI

Ink Pads: Versamark

Stamps: Hero Arts

Dies: Hero Arts

Others: white embossing powder, red pearls

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - A See-Through Element

Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - a see-through element, below is the challenge photo:

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

I made a slimline Christmas card using Hero Arts' Cozy Town and Holiday Conversation stamp sets. I stamped the houses on white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. Then I fuzzy cut them out. I layered several vellum as the hills at the bottom of the card. I white embossed the speech bubble greetings on the vellum and cut them out. I arranged the houses on the vellum hills and attached the vellum speech bubbles on top of the card. Finish the card by attaching some gems on the purple background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: PTI, Stampin Up, vellum

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Versamark

Stamps: Hero Arts

Others: Copic markers, white embossing powder, foam tapes, gems, white sharpie, glitter pen

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Clean & Simple

Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Clean & Simple, below is the challenge photo:

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

I applied Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink on the white cardstock, then I stamped Hero Arts' Noel Print Bold Prints on the background with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink on it. I stamped Hero Arts' Nordic Holiday Bold Print on the background and clear embossed it. Then, I blended Mowed Lawn and Pine Needles Distress Oxide on the background to resist the clear embossed images. Finish the card by gold embossed "warm winter wishes" (from Hero Arts' Snowy Town stamp set) on a stripe of dark red cardstock and attached some gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, Hero Arts

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Hero Arts

Others: clear & gold embossing powder, gems

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A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Embossing

 Here is A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Embossing, below is the challenge photo:

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

I gold embossed Hero Arts' Parasol Pattern Bold Prints background on the watercolor paper. Then I colored the images with metallic watercolor paints. I used black Copic marker to fill in those spaces on the background. I gold embossed "best wishes" (from Hero Arts' You Make A Difference stamp set) on black cardstock and used circle punch to punch it. Finish the card by attaching the "best wishes" circle on the background with foam tapes. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: PTI, watercolor paper

Ink Pads: Versamark

Stamps: Hero Arts

Others: Altenew metallic watercolor paints, gold embossing powder, Copic marker, circle punch, foam tapes

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A Blog Named Hero April Challenge - Watercolor

Here is A Blog Named Hero April Challenge - Watercolor, below is the challenge photo:

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

I white embossed the background stamp (from Hero Arts+Pinkfresh Studio's "you make a difference" stamp set) on watercolor paper. Then I watercolor it with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens. I gold embossed "you are wonderful" (from Hero Arts' "universal woman" stamp set") in the middle of the card. Finish the card by attaching some gold gems and gold embossed around the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: watercolor paper, PTI
Ink Pads: Versamark
Stamps: Hero Arts
Others: embossing powders, ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens, gold gems

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A Blog Named Hero February Challenge - Birthday

Here is A Blog Named Hero February Challenge - Birthday, below is the challenge photo:

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

I dropped Ranger's Alcohol Ink Pearls on the black alcohol ink cardstock. Let it dry completely. Then I stamped the Hero Arts Constellation background stamp with black dye ink on top of the black cardstock. I stamped the woman image (from Hero Arts Universal Woman stamp set) on the white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I white embossed happy birthday on the black alcohol ink cardstock and cut it out. Finish the card by attaching some iridescent gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: Neenah, black alcohol ink cardstock
Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Versamark
Stamps: Hero Arts
Others: Copic markers, Ranger's alcohol ink pearls, white embossing powder, foam tapes, gem stones

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A Blog Named Hero January Challenge - Anything Goes

Here is A Blog Named Hero January Challenge - Anything Goes, below is the challenge photo:

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

I stamped the main image (from Hero Arts' Beautiful World stamp set) on the white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. Then I used Hero Arts' Delicate Petals stencil and Distress Oxide ink to blend the background with different green shades. Finish the card by stamping "sending a world of thanks" and attaching some gem stones on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, Stampin' Up
Ink Pads: Versafine, Gina K Designs, Distress Oxide inks
Stamps: Hero Arts
Stencil: Hero Arts
Others: the clear Wink of Stella brush pen, clear embossing powder, gem stones

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A Blog Named Hero December Challenge - Sparkle

Here is A Blog Named Hero December Challenge - Sparkle, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Hero Arts April 2019 monthly kit to make this card. I sprinkled Cosmic Shimmer Pixie powders on the watercolor paper to make the background. I die cut all of the images from black glitter paper and assembled them on the background. Finish the card by heat embossing "wishing you the best" and attaching gem stones on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: watercolor paper, glitter cardstock, PTI
Ink Pads: Versafine
Stamps: Hero Arts
Dies: Hero Arts
Others: Cosmic Shimmer Pixie powders, foam tapes, gem stones, embossing powder

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