A Blog Named Hero challenges you to go CAS!

Hi friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at A Blog Named Hero and this time we're asking you to go

and again we're playing with the delightful

this month and it's so super easy to make cards with these stamps, they practically make themselves!

Here's a sneak peek of my card,

and as always we're offering up a

thanks to our delightful sponsors

 head on over to the blog and check it out! You could win :)

We'd love to see your entries.

See you again soon!

Linda x

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Prismacoloured Poppies

Hi there!

This is the card I actually meant to post on ABNH the other day lol, but thats ok.

I'm entering it into the Hero Arts August challenge. It's CAS (its only one layer other than the gems) and I used the bottom right-hand sketch as inspiration. I flipped the image so the 'strip' was on the left hand side and instead of patterned paper, I did it with the flowers, then shifted the sentiment over a wee bit. Couldn't bring myself to stamp right onto (or over) those flowers.

First I stamped the HA Friend Definition using Memento Toffee Crunch ink, then the flowers in Tuxedo Black. I coloured them in with Prismacolour pencils and added a soft white outline all around the image, it helps to make the flowers reach up off the page a bit more.
Next I stamped my sentiment and added the gemstones, before adhering the whole lot onto a white cardbase!

Oh! and I wanted to mention something, the Prismacolor pencils that are in the big 72 pack, are MUCH nicer and 'more heavily pigmented' (they show up on the page better) than the smaller packs. I'm not sure if they're all made the same way, but these seem waxier too--which makes for better blending. So if you can, save up and make the investment in the big set--its so worth it! (I've linked the correct set below :))


I think I'll be making this card a few times over, I really love the effect.

Thanks so much for looking!

Crafty hugs

Linda xx

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Window Card

Hello!

I thought I'd share the project I made for the second challenge we have going over at A Blog named Hero! This week's challenge is

Now window cards are NOT the style I usually do but I always love them when I see others make ém!

So here's mine :

a better look at the window :)

After I cut my white cardstock to size and folded it to make a card, then I ran it through my Big Shot, cutting out a circle in the bottom corner, using a Spellbinders circle die. Next I embossed it using the Swiss Dots embossing folder, then rounded all four corners. 

Next I took several small strips of paper from the Konnichiwa Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad, and punched them with the Fiskars scalloped border punch and lined them up along the top of the card so they'd create a fringe effect.

I ran another piece of the Konnichiwa paper through the Big Shot twice, cutting it with two circle dies (in concentric sizes) to create the 'ring'. I then adhered it to the cardfront, which gave a frame effect to the window.

I cut a piece of acetate to the same size as the cardfront. Carefully positioning my stamp in place, I stamped the image using Black Staz On ink. (Be careful with Staz on--its SUPER slippery!)

When the stamped image was dry, I adhered the acetate to the back of the cardfront (so it sits on the inside cover).

Finally I cut a small strip of white cardstock and stamped the sentiment, and cut a tail into the end :) (love that look)

VERY VERY easy! I'll be making more window cards soon!

For all the details on the challenge, please visit www.ablognamedhero.blogspot.com and enter for a chance to win 

Thanks so much to Heidi at Simon Says Stamp for being generally wonderful and sponsoring us!

I have my folks visiting this week, so I'll be back again in a few days with some more projects for you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda & Mary Dawn 

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A Blog Named H ero Challenge #1!

Hey everyone!

Just a quick post today to remind you that the FIRST challenge over at A Blog Named Hero is up and running!

The theme is the same as the Celebration Week, which was

Here is the card I made, using (just one of my many) favourite stamps from the amazing Hero Arts

You have until 5pm April 10th, U.S Eastern Standard Time (Which is 7am Australian EST April 11th :)) to enter!!

You are in with a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate from our wonderful sponsors

Hurrah!!

Hope you'll join it :) Feel free to enter as many times as you like--we understand that picking just ONE favourite is almost impossible!

*hugs and smooches*

Linda xx

Here are the tools and products I used:

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