For my first card, I decided to try out some gorgeous butterflies from the new Antique Engravings set. I created the background using alcohol inks, and added some Stickles to the butterflies because, well, I can't help it, I love Stickles!! The sentiment is also from a fabulous new set of greetings called Essential Messages.I also had to play with one of the adorable new little girls - this one is called Girl Holding Flowers. As a mom of a sweet little girl, I can tell you right now that I *must* own all of the cute new girlie stuff in this catalog!! LOL! Again I used a greeting from Essential Messages. The stamp is straight, but I just curved it on my acrylic block to fit on the circle. That's one of the things I love most about clear stamps, the way you can manipulate the greetings!The next stop on the hop is the wonderful and talented Judy Jung! I'll head on over there with you, I cannot wait to see what she created! And I also can't wait to head up to my stamp store today and check out more of the stamps in person. I've seen the new catalog in person - it's FABULOUS - I'm so excited!! :-) Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop! Thanks for stopping by today, and happy hopping!
- Stamps: CL383 Antique Engravings, CL371 Essential Messages
- Paper: Bazzill cardstock, Archiver's cardstock, glossy paper
- Ink: Black StazOn, Ranger alcohol inks (Stream, Meadow, Eggplant)
- Accessories: May Arts ribbon, Diamond Stickles, punch, sewing machine & black thread
- Stamps: H5330 Girl Holding Flowers, CL371 Essential Messages
- Paper: Hero Arts notecards, October Afternoon DP
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers, brown ink
- Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities dies, Diamond Stickles, AMuse pretty pearls, ribbon, sewing machine & brown thread
Such cute cards!!! I love them!
ReplyDeleteAll the new stamps are amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo cute cards i love it
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful Libby!!! Love the rich colors that you chose! Off to hop :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE Both of these Libby...so Pretty...The colors you used on each one are just Perfect!
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty cards, Libby! Love the background you made with the butterfly card and what cute little doll!
ReplyDeleteI just love that little girl.. she is SO cute!
ReplyDeleteLibby!! WOW!! LOVE both of your cards!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards. really cute little girl card!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours on the butterfly card!
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love them both! The first one really appeals to me with that fantastic color combination!!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! Clever use of the sentiment on the circle!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards! I'm already dreaming of Spring, and winter hasn't begun! Have a great holiday.
ReplyDeleteTrish
Beautiful! I love the butterflies.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!! Love them.
ReplyDeleteoooh so excited to see the new stamps, love what you've done with them
ReplyDeleteCute cards! That little girl is so sweet - and your colouring is terrific. Those butterflies are lovely too!
ReplyDeleteSharon D. in Canada
Loving all the peeks, those butterflies are a must-have! I was beginning to think I might have to go out and buy a printer because they were previously only offered in digital images... glad to see I can cut the cost down to $15.00 :)
ReplyDeletejust beautiful! Love all your creations :) Thank you :) Nat
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the alcohol ink background on the first one! The little girl is darling!!
ReplyDeletegreat stuff, girl!
ReplyDeleteI can't decide which one I like better - they're both so different from what I do... I think I like the purple and turquoise one just a SHADE better - they're two of my favorite colors!
ReplyDeleteLike the butterflies on AI background. stamping sue
ReplyDeleteadorable!
ReplyDeleteSweet sweet cards!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic cards. Love them.
ReplyDeleteThe little girl is wonderfully colored.
The colors on your cards are amazing! Love the background to the butterfly card.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I love the butterflies.
ReplyDeleteOh Libby, couldn't wait to peek at your creations, definitely worth the wait!! Fabulous job on both of your cards! I am IN LOVE with that color combo you used for the butterfly card and your Girl with Flowers is as sweet as can be!
ReplyDeleteSo cute, love all the new stamps I am seeing.
ReplyDeleteWOW, that butterfly card is spectacular. Love the colors. Nicely done! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. Your bg turned out beautiful in the blue card.
ReplyDeleteLove all your cards, but that 1st purple-ish one is amazing! girl you ROCK!
ReplyDeleteLIBBY! Those cards rock!!! So glad that you are here! HUGE hugs! :)
ReplyDeleteAMAZING cards, Libby! I am so thrilled to see you cards in the blog hop!
ReplyDeleteyour butterfly card is lovely - wonderful colors. think the "engravings" stamp will have to be a "must buy"!
ReplyDeletewonderful cards - great job
ReplyDeleteGreat projects with these new stamps! You are so creative and I love your blog..those snowglobes..wow!
ReplyDeleteGreat creations Libby!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your background on your butterfly card! How beautiful is that?! And your little girl is just precious! I will have to find me one of those!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors you used on the butterfly card. Gorgeous!! Bev
ReplyDeletei liked the girl holding flowers stamp .. loved your card by the way :)
ReplyDeleteLove how you mathed the flowered paper and the little girl's flowers! match made in heaven!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Very cute
ReplyDeleteGorgeous butterfly card! I definitely need to get that Antique Engravings set!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful way to use those butterflies with alcohol inks.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! The girl with flowers is so sweet!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute cards! And I love the tip about stamping the words in a different shape - never would have thought of that!
ReplyDeleteADORABLE!! Love them both!!
ReplyDeletewow, that background you made on the butterflies card with the alcohol inks is amazing!! good job!! when i try that it ends up looking like an ugly fall day mess!
ReplyDeleteI love the background of the butterflys. Great cards.
ReplyDeletei want those darling little girl stamps--- fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAwww! So pretty! I love the 1st one! I like how you blended all those colors!! I love those butterflies!!
ReplyDeleteSo stinkin' cute!! Awesome job!!
Yaneri
Those butterflies are beautiful. Great colors on both the cards.
ReplyDeletelove stickles too!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute cards... love the..... going back to have another look after I leave my comment. Love them.
ReplyDeleteLove your cards...and the new stamps look great!
ReplyDeleteWOW those little girls are adorable and look so fun to color in!!
ReplyDeleteBeatiful cards!
ReplyDeletelove those butterflies
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards - love alla the new stamps! thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCute cards! Nice mix of colors.
ReplyDeleteYour use of the Antique Engravings is lovely. Polished stone makes easy work of coloring an image such as this.
ReplyDeleteI love the Antique Engravings set! Your cards are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLibby, these are fabulous!!! Just love that little girl stamp and the antique engravings set is just so incredible, an absolute favorite for me!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, very colorful.
ReplyDeleteI love the new stamps.
TFS
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Wow I am so addicted to that little girl! I love her! Your cards rock!
ReplyDeleteLibby - Such beautiful colors and designs, just love the cards you have made :)
ReplyDeleteLovely cards! And thanks for the reminder on curving the clear stamp phrases--it really makes a big impact on a card.
ReplyDeletegreat cards. this is a great hop. tfs
ReplyDeleteCute cards!
ReplyDeleteSweet cards!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards! SO cute!!
ReplyDeleteThe new stamps are really amazing.... Make your cards fabulous...
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea to curve a straight clear stamp! i'm definitely going to have to try that :) your cards are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLibby i really love both of your cards.. especially the little girl with circle sentiment, too cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteNice job with the stamps, great embellies too!
ReplyDeleteVery cute cards!
ReplyDeleteboth adorable creations, thks for sharing the peek!
ReplyDeleteSweet Cards. The doll stamps seem very popular!
ReplyDeleteHi, Libby! Such beautiful cards! I especially like the first one with the alcohol inks, Stickles, and the fun scrunched ribbon! :-)
ReplyDeleteLibby I ADORE your first card - the colors are gorgeous!! So fun to see how everyone does something a bit different with these stamps!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you used in your butterfly card. So pretty. I also have girls and thought that the new girls are a must have. TFS!
ReplyDeleteCute cards. The butterflies are lovely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, Libby! Love them!
ReplyDeleteLove that green, brown, and blue together! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteAdorable cards! I really love the butterfly's with the alcohol ink BG!
ReplyDeleteCute!! Thank you for sharing you wonderful work!
ReplyDeleteyour cards are beautiful!! love the butterflies!! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe little girl is adorable and I love the color combo.
ReplyDeleteAlcohol ink, stickles and butterflies - does it get any better? Awesome card!
ReplyDeleteLinda
Great cards....great stamps!
ReplyDeleteI can never have enough butterfly stamps! This one is gorgeous! Thanks for getting me excited about the new release! Happy Holidays!!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful cards Libby! Love the little girl.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! I especially love the one with the little girl. The patterned paper you selected really sets her off... and I love the color combo. :)
ReplyDeleteThe butterfly is so pretty and so are the cards.
ReplyDeleteSmiles!
Marilyn
Love the little girlie stamp with the Oct Afternoon paper! Thank you for taking the time to share with us!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea how you used the sentiment in the circle. Great cards!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea how you used the sentiment in the circle. Great cards!
ReplyDeleteWhat great blog hop! Great cards!
ReplyDeleteThe butterflies are so beautiful.Wonderful cards. Love the words on it!
ReplyDeleteLove them both! They're different styles, but oh so perfect!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love the butterflies!!
ReplyDeleteMust. Have. All. The. New. Stamps. Love the little girl card. I've only been a mommy for 5 months now but I know I must have all the little girl stamps.
ReplyDeleteWow! I never thought of curving my stamps! What a great idea! And your cards are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNice color combos........cute cards!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your butterfly card.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, the butterflies!
ReplyDeleteThose butterfly stamps and the little girl stamps are simply amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love both your cards - beautiful!!
I can see why you were invited!!
ReplyDeleteYour are very talented!!!
Love the effects of alcohol ink. It's a perfect background for the butterflies.
ReplyDeleteWOW! very nice cards!
ReplyDeletecute cards. love em
ReplyDeleteLove the color scheme, little girl stamp is soo adorable.
ReplyDeleteCute cards! Love them both.
ReplyDeleteThis bloghop is great. I really enjoy all the things you've made!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, especially love the butterfly card. Fantastic background, too.
ReplyDeleteBeautfiul cards! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love the butterflies!! It's on MY NEED NOW list. The little girl is cute too, but with my kids as late teens, it doesn't seem to make sense to invest in them quite yet.... maybe I'll give in to the temptation.
ReplyDeleteCute cards, love how you made the greeting in a circle! :>
ReplyDeleteI love the way you curved the text on the flower girl card. Great card!
ReplyDeleteLibby, your butterfly card is amazing. I love the colors of alcohol ink you used. Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThose antique engravings stamps look so cute!
ReplyDeleteMina
These are darling! I love the stitching!
ReplyDelete♥Lea
LIBBY!!! I love your butterfly card! OMG!!! The alcohol inked background looks gorgeous with the new stamps. I can tell I'm going to get that set. And the sentiment you chose? Perfect.
ReplyDeleteAnd the other card is super, super cute. Awesome. :)
cute cards! Love your colors!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. Love the way you used the ruffled ribbon.
ReplyDeleteI just love the colours on the alcohol inked background,it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI really love these, you did an amazing job with these new stamps!!
ReplyDeleteYou are right, I have to have those little girl stamps. Great job!
ReplyDeleteBrenda U
Wow, Libby...such cute cards! I love those little girls, but I also like the butterflies, too!
ReplyDeleteCute cards!!! I really love the doll.
ReplyDeletesuper cute! I love these new stamps.
ReplyDeleteGreat card, love the color combo!
ReplyDeleteBoth are gorgeous! I love butteflies, and can't resist the stickles either!
ReplyDelete~ky
Pretty butterflys! sara
ReplyDeletesaraross11@gmail.com
Love the blues, greens and purples, just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMy wish list is getting longer! I need the little girls in my stash! Too cute!
ReplyDeleteGotta hop!
cute cards! :D
ReplyDeleteLovely use of the butterflies-like the antiquities set!
ReplyDeleteLike you, I've got to get the little girl stamps! Beautiful cards.
ReplyDeletelove the images and how you used them!!!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful cards Libby. Love the alcohol ink background, the colours are so gorgeous. So glad I stopped by.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for showing your wonderful cards!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the new hero stuff!! hop hop hop...
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, your blog by-line about sniffing StazOn nearly made me spit out my coke!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are beautiful and I can't wait to see the rest of the little girl stamps. They look like such fun!
The new stamps are so wonderful, how to choose is the problem!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards - love the colors you have used. That little girl is a cutie-pie!
ReplyDeleteOh wow Libby your cards are fantastic. Love them!
ReplyDeleteCool! Like your style.
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards ... I especially like the butterfly one :)
ReplyDeleteHop away, hop away, Hop away all! the Oz
ReplyDeleteLibby, I like the butterflies and your use of the October Afternoon paper. Thanks for sharing with us!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and great ideas! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSuch great cards. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. That one with butterflies is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteHi Libby! Love your cards--the butterflies are gorgeous! It's been fun hopping with you!
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Great techniques.
ReplyDeletei need all of those girls! they are SO cute!
ReplyDeleteall the new stamps are just wonderful!! You did a wonderful job with them!!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards. Arent those butterflies fab?
ReplyDeletejust hoppin thru
ReplyDeleteYou are very creative, I love your work!
ReplyDeleteTFS
-BK
Sweet cards. I love the stickles on your butterflies...totally understand the can't help it feel. Thanks for sharing...love them.
ReplyDeleteI love those little girls!! Cute cards!
ReplyDeleteElise
I love the little girl!!! Great job :-)
ReplyDeleteJust love, love, love the butterfly card. TFS
ReplyDeleteXXX Rosalee
how fabulous! love your idea of curving the acrylic stamp- genius! :D
ReplyDeletebeautiful job.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards I love the new butterfly stamps.
ReplyDeleteFun Hop! What a wonderful way to wind down the year!
ReplyDeleteWOw, time to hit the alcohol....inks that is (I think I just quoted Jennifer MacGuire!!!)
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!
That little girl is just adorable!! TFS!
ReplyDeleteCute, Cute Cute! Lovely cards.
ReplyDeleteSuuuuper cutes!!! love those new stamps, thanks for sharing us!!
ReplyDeleteLove the butterflies and the little girl is so cute-I like how you curved the verse.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous butterfly card, Libby and the other card is ADORABLE!
ReplyDeletegreat work! sooo love your backgrounds with those awesome stamps!
ReplyDeletesweet, sweet, sweet! love your cards!
ReplyDeleteVery very cute, I love them both!
ReplyDeleteLove them both Libby!
ReplyDeleteLove the butterflies and the colors
ReplyDeleteare my absolutely fave combo in the
world. Lovely work!
Sherry in MI
Great cards! love the colors you used on the girl holding the flowers.
ReplyDeleteLovely cards!
ReplyDeleteStunning so love the papers and images, but I like most Butterflies! Hugs,moni
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! It was worth waiting for!
ReplyDeleteLove these!!! You did a great job!!
ReplyDeletethese are such fun cards! I love alcohol inks and you did such a great job with the butterfly card! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. I especially love the purple one with all the stitching.
ReplyDeleteThe stamps are wonderful
ReplyDeletePam
Love your cards. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLinda D.
oh how cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove what you did with the stamps. I am thinking those little girls are going to be so much for to work with.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! The colors on the first card are stunning.
ReplyDeleteI am finding so much new talent on this blog hop - love your creations!
ReplyDeletelove the colours you have used on butterfly card
ReplyDeleteLove anything girlie being I am mom to 3 boys.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas
Your cards are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYour alcohol inks background is so fun! Love it.
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