Yea! I can finally share with you my first Hero Arts “Watch It Wednesday” video where I show you how to use punches to mass create children’s birthday cards. You can check it out on the blog HERE along with a wonderful layout by Kandis Smith. Hope you like it!
Add comment August 20th, 2008
My lil’ nephew’s birthday is this week, and although I already made him one Hero Arts card, I couldn’t help but make him one with this darling Monkey image from CC Designs. I made the sky background by cutting a rough template of a cloud shape from a scrap, laying it down on the stamped panel, and chalking the edge of the template multiple times as I moved it around the image.
Here is the inside (I just used another birthday sentiment since I like the style of the font on this one for a children’s card).
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Add comment August 19th, 2008
It’s web artist week on the HA blog. Tami H. & Sheri R. have it off to a great start with some wonderful cards & projects that you can see here. I’ll have some special creations for you on Wednesday & Saturday along with a special bonus on Wednesday. Can hardly wait to share it with you!
Hope you’re having a great Monday,
Add comment August 18th, 2008
I recently received a pretty “thank you” insert in a craft order from a company called Papertrey Ink. When I saw it, I knew that I had to turn it into a card! I cut out the center text section with a craft knife & adhered the polka dot frame to a Soft Sky card base with dimensional foam dots.
The debossed border was made with my classic square Nestabilities dies & the pink Prima flowers were stickled with Star Dust to add some bling. Here is a closeup:
Given I don’t have the “greenest” of hobbies (yes, I have a small forest of paper in my craft area!), it is nice to recycle something every once in a while. Have any of you made cards or recent craft projects with recycled supplies? If so, I’d love to see them! 
Thanks for dropping by!
Add comment July 22nd, 2008
Hi everyone! Still haven’t had a chance to sort through the Dublin/London pics yet - but will hopefully have more to share over the weekend. In the meantime, I thought I’d share a sneak peak of a project I designed with some of Hero Arts’ new summer stamps.
I just LOVE the postage background & travel border stamps (not to mention their art flowers & buttons!) You can see more of this project as well as two other projects I designed on Hero’s blog here. Thanks for dropping by!
Add comment July 18th, 2008
I made the below card for Kristina Werner’s 12th color challenge:
All stamps & gemstones (including heart flower, butterfly trail, & thank you sentiment) are Hero Arts. Lace & ric-rac are from Making Memories. Classic butterfly punch is from Martha Stewart. Tonic paper distresser was used on edges of squares.
Here’s a closeup of the butterfly detail:
Helpful hint: If you fold the wings up on your butterfly, it adds some nice dimension to your card and you can attach to the card front with a small glue dot.
1 comment June 21st, 2008
It’s one of my fav magazines & I always enjoy combing through the pages for inspiration each month. They have an online gallery with monthly challenges & I entered for the first time this month. Went back to check out the website & was suprised to find one of my Mother’s Day Cards was a winner! You can view the card here. All stamps & gemstones used were Hero Arts. I just love their birdies!
Is anybody thinking of trying out for their Gallery Idol this year? It sounds like lots of fun with some fabulous prizes - but I think I’ll be out of town for the first challenge. Can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with, though!
2 comments June 15th, 2008
Here’s a lil’ card I made for Kristina Werner’s Color Challenge #11 using the following color combo:
I’ve been wanting to use my star Cuttlebug die for a while now & thought it would look great with these colors. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink’s anniversary set which I stamped first in rose red ink & then in light grey to create the shadow effect.
Thanks for dropping by!
6 comments June 14th, 2008
Try as I might, I’ve never been able to get my two hands to coordinate enough to be a knitter. Crochet - no problem…but add an extra needle to the mix and my projects usually end up in a hopeless, jumbled mess! *LOL*
My Danish friend Maiken is a brilliant knitter & sent me images of some patterns she recently made. I convinced her to make a t-shirt style sweater for me in exchange for a papercrafted surprise. Gotta love bartering right?
A few weeks ago - I opened up a box to this wonderful teal creation…
The sweater was made from the green gable pattern found here. It has a gorgeous neckline & I really like the color.
Not only did Maiken send the sweater, but she also knitted me a fabulous white scarf for when the weather cools off!
Here’s a closer look at the stitching…
I’ve been trying to come up with something that could match such awesome gifts! I’ve got some ideas in mind & will send something your way soon, Maiken. Thanks for your patience & for being so generous with the fun exchange!
Add comment June 13th, 2008
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Add comment June 9th, 2008
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