Get Cracking on Christmas - almost there!

Hi everyone! I'm popping in to join Jenn Shurkus and friends for Get Cracking on Christmas - where Jenn inspires us to create Christmas cards throughout the year, so we have a nice stash when December comes. We're down to the wire now, with only a week until Christmas! Here's a quick one, if you're needing cards in a hurry.

Well, I say "quick" - but you do need to allow for some drying time. I got out my Glimmer Metallic Inks for this one, which I love! The metallic shimmer is a lot of fun on this great Christmas Lights Border die from Hero Arts! I used red, gold, green, blue and purple on the lights, then painted the rest with pewter. I die cut the panel two more times and glued them all together for dimension.

The message to finish off the card is from Comfort and Joy Messages. This Christmas is different and not one I could have ever imagined, but it's still the most wonderful time of the year, and I hope you are able to enjoy it.

Now head over to Jenn's blog and see what she created - I'm sure it's spectacular! And she has a giveaway! And check out the other friends who joined along with her this month, too!

Happy stamping,

These are not affiliate links - if you'd like to support an artist by purchasing with affiliate links, please click over to another artist! I just put these here to make it easier for you to see the products used. xoxo

DI786 Christmas Lights Border Fancy... [ HA ] CM468 Comfort and Joy Messages - Hero... [ HA ] GM102 Green & Red Glimmer Metallic... [ HA ] GM103 Purple & Blue Glimmer Metallic... [ HA ] GM100 Gold & Pewter Glimmer Metallic... [ HA ] AF345 Intense Black - Hero Arts [ HA ] GW101 Precision Glue - Hero Arts [ HA ]

Case me a Christmas Card!

Hi everyone! I'm honored to be here sharing a card for Michelle Lupton's "Case me a Christmas Card" series! This fall, Michelle is CASE'ing cards from various artists, and in turn that artist CASE-es one of Michelle's. From Michelle: "CASE stands for Copy And Share Everything - but it's not about just copying a card. It's about getting inspiration from cardmaking friends, but making a new card that is our own. And, of course, the card we each make has to be a Christmas card!"

I was inspired by this sweet card from Michelle, which I found in her awesome Instagram feed, and which she originally shared on the A Blog Named Hero Facebook page. Michelle makes and shares so many amazing creations. How I managed to use one that wasn't actually on her blog, well - I'm a dope, that's all I can say. :)

I love how Michelle is so good at clean & simple designs. I'm... not. But, I gave it a whirl!

The biggest inspiration from Michelle's card was the ink blended background square. I die cut a square from masking paper, then ink blended on some Splash Reactive Ink. I considered making my card a true one layer card, with masking of the main image, but in the end that was just too much work. LOL! Plus, I do like some dimension on my cards. So, I stamped, die cut and colored the images from Hero Arts Stocking Bouquet separately, then arranged them with a combination of Precision Glue and foam tape. I added just a bit of Stardust Stickles in the flower centers.

So, my card is not quite the one layer, clean and simple masterpiece that Michelle did on her card, but I love how it turned out nonetheless.

Now head on over and see what Michelle created, inspired by one of my cards! And Michelle, thanks so much for having me today!

Click on products to shop:

DI713 Square Infinity Dies (H) - Hero... [ HA ] CM465 Stocking Bouquet - Hero Arts [ HA ] DI798 Stocking Bouquet Frame Cuts (D)... [ HA ] GW101 Precision Glue - Hero Arts [ HA ] AF428 Splash Reactive Ink - Hero Arts [ HA ] AF345 Intense Black - Hero Arts [ HA ] AF343 Moss Bold Ink - Hero Arts [ HA ]

October 2020 My Monthly Hero Release!

It's release day for the October My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons. I love everything this month!! It's inspired by Nordic folk art. LOVE!! 

For today's project, I made some ornament tags using the main kit. The stamps in the kit are solid images, so I used one of my favorite techniques. I stamped in Unicorn pigment ink on Sand cardstock, then colored with my colored pencils! I love how this turns out.

Just be sure the Unicorn ink is dry before you begin coloring. Once I had my scenes built, I assembled the ornaments, paper-piecing the toppers. I finished them off with a little twine. I think these would make adorable gift tags!

Here's a look at the full kit from today's release!

And the fabulous add-ons:

I'm part of a fun blog hop, sharing inspiration for using the kit and add-ons. Be sure to visit all the artists in the hop - Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card to one lucky person who comments somewhere along the hop!

Hero Arts
Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson (you are here!)
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka
Amy Kolling
Jennifer McGuire
Julee Tilman
Laurie Willison
Mariana Grigsby
Nichol Spohr

Reminder, when the kit is sold out, it is gone forever!! Make sure and grab one while you can. They will begin shipping at the end of this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

These are not affiliate links - if you'd like to support an artist by purchasing with affiliate links, please click over to another artist in the hop! xoxo

My Monthly Hero OCTOBER 2020 [ HA ] Get Them All October Add-ons [ HA ] CM483 Christmas Folks [ HA ] DI824 Christmas Folks Frame Cuts (D) [ HA ] CM484 Dala Horse [ HA ] DI825 Dala Horse Frame Cuts (D) [ HA ] CM485 Floral Nativity [ HA ] DI826 Floral Nativity Frame Cuts (D) [ HA ] CG823 Holiday Graphic Pattern Bold... [ HA ] DI820 Northern Winter Cover Plate (F) [ HA ] DI822 Crowned Swan Fancy Die (D) [ HA ] DI823 Floral Holiday Tree Fancy Die (C) [ HA ] DI821 5-Point Stars Infinity Dies (H) [ HA ] DI819 October Word Fancy Die (C) [ HA ] HK100 Hero Kids® Monster Kit - Hero Arts [ HA ]

Introducing the HeroKids Monster Kit + Giveaway!

Hi everyone! Something rather exciting is happening over at Hero Arts today! They are launching their very first crafting kit geared specifically toward kids! The theme of the kit is monsters, and it is so much fun!

My kids are a bit beyond the target age range for this kit, so I shared the products with my neighbors across the street. Elizabeth and Caroline had so much fun coloring their monster scenes! I didn't have the markers that normally will come in the kit, so they played with some from their own art stash.

They loved that you could stamp little monsters to add to the pre-printed scenes in the kit!

Here's Elizabeth hard at work with her coloring...

And here she is with her finished masterpiece!

She especially loved that you could add random googly eyes to the scene.

We hope you and your kids have as much fun with this kit as Elizabeth and Caroline did!

There are three fabulous add-ons to this kit as well! I'll be back soon with more projects. I'll link everything below so you can check out all the monster goodness!

Several friends (and kiddos!) have created projects for today's launch. Be sure to check out their creations! Hero Arts will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, September 27th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Hero Arts & team:
Hero Arts
Maria Willis
Daniel West
Dana Joy
Ilina Crouse
Pocono Pam
Mindy Eggen
Lydia Fiedler
Libby Hickson (you are here!)
Channin Pelletier

With special guests:
Heather & Aiden Ruwe
Tenia Nelson

And extremely special guest:
Theo!!

Thanks for stopping by,

These are not affiliate links - if you'd like to support an artist by purchasing with affiliate links, please click over from another artist in the hop! xoxo

HK100 HeroKids Monster Kit [ HA ] CG824 Monster Bedroom Bold Prints [ HA ] CM486 Party Monsters [ HA ] CM487 Bedroom Monsters [ HA ]