October 13, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians!  Hope you are enjoying your holiday.  To make it even better, Altenew (ALT) has a special FREE SHIPPING offer exclusively for Canadians ONLY!


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▪️valid from 10/14/2024 at 12:01 AM EDT until 10/17/2024 at 11:59 PM EDT

Shipping costs to Canada can sometimes be more than the products themselves, so this is the perfect opportunity to cross off some of those items on your wish list.  If you’re not familiar with them, I highly recommend you check them out!  Simply click on the promo image above and start looking and shopping!  Please note an affiliate link has been used at no extra cost to you.  I appreciate your support! 

Have a wonderful week, eh! 😂






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Stay Crafty October 2024 Challenge Reminder - Thanks for the Memories

Hello there.  i’m back today with another inspiration for the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero (ABNH) October 2024 challenge over on the Hero Arts (HA) blog.  This month’s theme is THANKS FOR THE MEMORY.

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HA products used:
▪️Foliage & Flowers fancy dies 
▪️Honey Pot fancy dies
▪️Nesting Circle infinity dies 
▪️Winter Foliage stamp & cut XL (sentiment)


Stretched the Foliage & Flowers and Honey Pot fancy dies to create sunflowers and a vase/plantero, respectively.  They were die cut from white and ink blending with blending brushes and dye inks.  For the vase/planter, the honey pot was traced onto light blue cardstock and fussy cut out before ink blending.   To give the sunflower centers texture, a ring was dotted with a white gel pen then coloured over with yellow Copic Sketch marker Y11.


White heat embossed the sentiment on navy blue cardstock next.  To make the design cohesive, it was coloured with yellow and orange Copic Sketch markers Y15 and YR07.  Assembled the card onto a white woodgrain panel matted on navy blue cardstock before adhering to a white card base to finish.
 

There is plenty of time to join the challenge for a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards to HA.   All details, more inspirations and the link up tool are HERE.   If posting on Instagram, please tag @ablognamedhero with hashtags #heroarts and #staycraftychallenge.  The challenge ends at 5:00 pm PT on November 3, 2024.  Good luck and thank you for stopping by.  






Challenges:
Tic Tac Toe - #258 Featured Designer Felicita (middle column - Leaves/Foliage, Thank You, Die Cuts)
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October 11, 2024

Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero October 2024 Challenge - Thanks for the Memory

Hello there.  The Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero (ABNH) October 2024 challenge is live now on the Hero Arts (HA) blog.  The theme this month is THANKS FOR THE MEMORY, or a thank you project.

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HA products used:
▪️Hello Fungi stamp 
▪️Arches Infinity dies 

I created a punny CAS (clean and simple) Autumn card in a classic fall colour palette of red, orange, yellow and brown. 


The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It blending paper and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.

Copic markers used:
mushroom cap - R14/27/46/39/89 
mushroom stalk/gills - W00/1/3/5 
mushroom spots/spores - C0/1/3 + white gel pen 
leaves - YR24/27, E08 
flowers - Y11/13/15 
ground - E31/23/25/27/29 


Used an Arch die next to die cut a stencil from acetate.  Positioned it around the image and ink blended Kraft dye ink with a blending brush.  Started at the upper left corner and faded out to the image.  Stamped the sentiment in black then trimmed the panel down to 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”.  Matted the panel onto Kraft cardstock and adhering to a white card base to finish. 


Play along for a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards to HA.  Must use at least one HA brand product to qualify.  All the details and the link up tool can be found HERE.   If posting to Instagram, please tag @ablognamedhero with hashtags #heroarts and #staycraftychallenge.  The challenge ends at 5:00 pm PT on November 3, 2024.  Thank you for stopping by. 






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October 07, 2024

Memory Box DT Post - Pink Carving Pumpkin

Hello there.  I’m up on the Memory Box blog today with a fun pink Halloween card inspired by Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Please click on the photo if you want the details.
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October 05, 2024

Stay Crafty September 2024 Challenge Reminder - Anything Goes

Happy World Cardmaking Day (WCMD), everyone!  If you haven’t already, today is the perfect day to make a card for the September Stay Crafty challenge over on the Hero Arts (HA) blog where ANYTHING GOES! 

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HA products used:
▪️Balloon Bunch fancy dies 
▪️Yay! Birthday stamp 

I needed a birthday card and since it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, I created this super easy monochromatic pink birthday card.  p.s. there may be a lot of pink posts from me this month 💕😂LOL


The balloon bunch and single balloons were die cut from Bristol paper and ink blended with Altenew Cherry Blossoms crisp dye inks or gray dye ink, in the case of the white balloons.  The single balloon is the same size as those in the balloon bunch, so assembling the balloons onto a light pink panel was a lot easier than it looks.  

The sentiment was stamped in black using Versafine Onyx Black ink.  Splattered with diluted Rubellite crisp dye ink (confetti) and added highlights with a white Posca pen to finish.  


As always, there are two $50 gift cards to the HA online shop up for grabs.  Ensure at least one HA brand product was used on your project to qualify.  If sharing on Instagram, please tag @ablognamedhero and include hashtags #heroarts and #staycraftychallenge.  There’s a small window to enter as the challenge ends tomorrow on October 6, 2024 at 5:00 pm PT. Thank you for dropping by.






Challenges:
Cut It Up - #314 Inspired by a Song (🎶 happy birthday 🎶)



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