A Blog Named Hero Cacti Card

Hi!   I'm over at A Blog Named Hero today with a fun cacti card using supplies from Hero Arts & our collaboration partner for February, Jane's Doodles!   Head on over to see more of my card!   And be sure to play along with this month's challenge, create a CAS (clean & simple) card!

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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Awesomeness - at BRI!

Hi guys!   Join me at the Butterfly Reflections blog to find out how I made this soft & sweet card!   Those gold flecks.....I'm in LOVE!   They're from the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors palette....you can get it HERE! 

The Hop to STOP!

Hi there friends!   I'm participating in the Hop to Stop - this hop is to raise awareness about domestic violence - such an important issue!  Huge props to Becca Cruger for putting this together.    We are using the color purple (the color for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month) on our projects.  

I've used the beautiful Butterflies stamp from Jane's Doodles on my card today.   The background was done with a variety of purple and blue Gelatos, and the butterflies were stamped with Archival Ink and then colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.   I added some accents with white gel pen and some Sparkling Clear sequins by Pretty Pink Posh.   I thought the sentiment was perfect for reminding someone important that they are beautiful and worthy of all the good things in life.

If you have time to play along, make a card with purple in it and link up!  I can't wait to see all the beautiful things you talented ladies (and gentlemen) create!!

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

(ANYTHING GOES)

(OMBRE)

(WATERCOLOR)

Watercolor Blog Hop!

Woo-hoo, it's Friday, people!   Thank heavens....I've had a rough week.   My computer's hard drive went kaput, so I lost a TON of photos and had to spend loads of time reinstalling programs, etc. UGH!  And I also lost my Photoshop Elements, so I'm looking for a new editing program.   Any suggestions are welcome!   I tried PicMonkey for today's card....

So - on to today's card for the Watercolor Blog Hop!   I used my new Zig Real Brush markers to create a soft purple and teal watercolor background and then went over it with some Perfect Pearls Mist.   The feathers, from the Jane's Doodles 'Wise Owl' set were embossed with black embossing powder.   To add some interest to the card, I sliced the background apart and tucked the sentiment ("Giving Thanks" from Simon Says Stamp) right in between.   And of course, since this hop is sponsored by Pretty Pink Posh, I had to add some sequins!!   I used Graphite and Sparkling Clear....

I hope you have time to enter this hop....it's sure to be a fun one!   Now I'm off to go check out all the other amazing cards!   Have a great weekend!