A Blog Named Hero - Happy Holidays!

Hello friends!  I'm up at A Blog Named Hero with a card for our current challenge, Winter Holiday!   This month our collaboration partner is the fabulous Simon Says Stamp.  Head on over to get all the details, and be sure to link up to our challenge for a chance to win a prize from Simon Says Stamp!

Jump Start the Holidays with Hero Arts!

Hello!!   Welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts Jump Start the Holidays blog hop!   If you're just joining in, read on to find out a little more about the hop!! 

"Today we are hopping to celebrate all things fall and winter - and to rev up your holiday cardmaking motors! We are also joining Lea Lawson during her month-long Crafty Comeback Party. Lea is an amazing designer, and we are thrilled to support her! Tune into her blog every day this month - she began the party on October 7, and there have been many beautiful cards and fabulous giveaways along the way!  To make this party extra fun, we invited along the fabulously talented team at A Blog Named Hero! Lots of inspiration on this hop today.

Prize: We will be giving away a $25 gift certificate, randomly chosen from all of the comments left at every stop along the blog hop.  Just leave a comment on any of the blogs by Friday, November 10 at 11:59pst, and the winner will be announced on Lea Lawson's blog the on Sunday, November 12."

I'm thrilled to be hopping along and celebrating both Hero Arts and Lea's crafty comeback!  Now, on to my card!!

 

I stamped the fun background with Hero Arts' Candy Stripe Bold background.   I love it so much!  I can't wait to use this for non-holiday cards too!   Next I created a shaker card using the owl, trees & sentiment from Holiday Animals .   I added some snowy hills using dies from a since sold-out My Monthly Hero kit from last year.   The shaker is filled with a mixture of  Prisma Glitter & Polar White Flower Soft to create the snow!

Your next stop on the hop is my talented teammate Melissa'shttp://inkedregards.com/jump-start-holidays-hop-hero-arts/ blog!  Be sure to leave comments on all of the hop stops for your chance to win a prize from Hero Arts!   

Thanks so much for stopping by - have a fantastic weekend!

Hero Arts

Lea Lawson

Ilina Crouse

Jana Millen

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Lisa Stein

Coralynn Murray

Donna Idlet

Emily Midgett

Kelly Szafron

                                   Kimberly Rendino <------ you are here

Melissa Chipperfield

Michelle Lupton

Swapna Patil

Tracy Freeman

Libby Hickson

September A Blog Named Hero Challenge

Hello there!   It's time for the September A Blog Named Hero Challenge!   This time the theme is 'One Layer', and the collaboration partner is a company near and dear to my heart - CAS-ual Fridays!    I'm a Girl Friday over at CFS, and I'm thrilled to be using both Hero Arts and CAS-ual Fridays for this month's cards!

I used quite a few products on this one layer wonder - you'l find them all listed below!   To begin, I die cut the tag die from a piece of thin cardstock and then placed the stencil below it.   I sponged some ink through the stencil and negative die cut to create the background for my adorable mermaid silhouette.   I stamped the mermaid several times using my MISTI and  once satisfied with the ink coverage, I stamped again with Versamark and heat embossed with glitter embossing powder.   I stamped the sentiment by partially inking the words so they'd tuck in nicely around the mermaid's tail.   

Hope you've enjoyed my card today and I also hope you join in the challenge this month!   One layer cards are difficult, but I was so pleased with how this turned out....can't wait to see what you create!

SUPPLIES

Hero Arts Ombre Ink - Tide Pool to Navy

Hero Arts Abstract Waves Stencil

Hero Arts Color Layering Goldfish

Versamark Ink

Sparkle Embossing Powder

(Find all of these at the Hero Arts store)

CAS-ual Fridays Mermaids Stamp Set

CAS-ual Fridays Scallop Tag Fri-Dies

(Find all of these at CAS-ual Fridays, Simon Says Stamp or Ellen Hutson)

You can also save 15% if you do any shopping at CAS-ual Fridays by using my code, KIMBERLY2017  - enjoy! 

A Blog Named Hero 5th Anniversary Blog Hop!

Hello!   Today we are celebrating A Blog Named Hero's 5th Anniversary!   I am so excited to be a part of this hop, sharing the Hero Arts love!    I'm honored to be a current A Blog Named Hero design team member - and I'm in great company, as so many of my favorite papercrafters have been (or currently are!) part of this amazing design team!  This is a TWO DAY hop, and there are different prizes to be won each day, so be sure to comment along today's hop list to win prizes from Simon Says Stamp, Gina K Designs, Winnie & Walter, Lawn Fawn, Avery Elle, Mama Elephant, Studio Katia, Online Card Classes & Jennifer McGuire, Ink!   Check out Saturday's hop list as well for more prizes from many other collaborating companies/sponsors!

OK, so on to my card!!!    I used one of my very favorite older Hero Arts background stamps (Highline Ironwork) to create my embossed and watercolored background.  

The butterflies are from Hero Arts' Color Layering Butterflies stamp set.  I stamped them in black ink, fussy cut them, smooshed them in my Versamark ink pad and then heat embossed them with Wow Black Twinkle embossing glitter.   

I didn't want to cover up any of the colors on my background, so I stamped my greeting, from Year Round Sentiments, onto a strip of acetate and heat embossed it with the same embossing glitter.  I added adhesive to only the center portions of the butterflies so that their wings would have "lift" and dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you've enjoyed my card.  If you are interested, you can also find me on Facebook & Instagram!  

  Your next stop on the hop is Mateja's blog - and if you get lost, you can always go back to A Blog Named Hero for the full link list.  

GIVEAWAY INFO

A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies!   Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were SO GENEROUS that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day!   Giveaway prizes total more than $400!  To win, leave a comment on each hop stop.   We will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning!   And be sure to visit the Saturday post from A Blog Named Hero for the list of Saturday hoppers and prizes!   Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday March 28th, and winners will be announced on March 30. 

Today's prizes include the following:  

• $50 gift card to Simon Says Stamp
• $50 gift card to Gina K Designs
• $25 gift card to Winnie & Walter
• $25 gift card to Lawn Fawn
• $20 gift card to Avery Elle
• prize pack from Mama Elephant
• gift card from Studio Katia
• one Online Card Class of your choice
• one set of distress oxide inks from Jennifer McGuire Ink

Good luck & happy hopping!

                                                  

A Blog Named Hero - I'm Here For You!

I'm over on A Blog Named Hero today with this super adorable card featuring stamps from Hero Arts and this months collaboration partner, Studio Katia.   Please stop by and check it out!   The March challenge, Bling It Up, is still going on - be sure to check that out while you're visiting as well!

A Blog Named Hero February Challenge!

Are you ready for a new challenge over at A Blog Named Hero?   This month our collab partner is the fabulous Jane's Doodles!   I love JD stamps - and this cactus set is so fun!!   I couldn't resist giving them a little personality by adding google eyes and hand drawn smiles!

The theme this month is CAS, so I kept my kraft card base simple by adding some score lines with my Scor Board.   I stamped the Jane's Doodles cacti with Versafine Onyx Black and heat embossed with Hero Arts Clear Ultrafine embossing powder.  I colored them in with Copics and adhered those fun google eyes (with the hand drawn addition of eyelashes for Ms. Cactus)!  The sentiment is from Hero Arts' Color Layering Flamingos stamp set - and it couldn't be more perfect!   Those cacti aren't going ANYWHERE, lol!

I hope you get a chance to play along with the challenge this month.   Be sure to link up your card and follow the challenge rules for a chance to win a prize!  You have until February 27th to play.  Can't wait to see what you come up with!  

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