Friday, December 14, 2012

2013 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to the 2013 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop! I'm so excited to be a part of this fun event showcasing some amazing stamps from the 2013 catalog.

For my card I used two new stamps. The first one is the awesome Looped Flower Pattern background -- which happens to be one of my top five favorites in the whole catalog! I white embossed the image onto watercolor paper and then used watercolor paints fill in some of the areas.


The other stamp I used is a sentiment from the Circles clear stamp set. This set has four birthday sentiments and a mix of eight different sized circles. I'm always on the hunt for a good birthday sentiment and I know this is one I will be turning to a lot.


So here's a look at the two new stamps I used...


Be sure to leave a comment to be entered to win a prize pack from Hero Arts! The winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received by midnight PST on Monday, December 17.

Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Ali Edwards!

Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop. 

Have a great day! 


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Anonymous said...

Love the card and the background stamp. I also like all the colors it makes the card very cheerful.

April said...

I love this pattern. What wonderful and cheery colors! Great job!

rscholz said...

Like both stamp sets. Really like how you watercolored the looped flower background stamp.

Jan Hedges said...

I love what you did with this stamp. I can see so many possiblities.

Carol said...

The new stamps are fabulous and I love what you created with them. Thanks for the ideas!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

Didn't realize it was the background stamp until I saw it upclose.

hannah said...

Love the looped flower stamp,

hannah said...

Love the looped flower stamp,

Shelley said...

so cool!!!

Linda Langes said...

Love all that colour Kelly!

Brenda said...

Big sentiment stamps.....gotta give them a try!
Thank you for sharing your talents.

Bonnie said...

Great colors!

Libby said...

Beautiful card! Love all the fun colors and the circle with sentiment inside! :)

Barb said...

What a neat idea for that background stamp, Kelly! Love how colorful this card is! :)

Anonymous said...

Love the card, and the new stamps are awesome!!!!!

MS said...

That BG is too fun! Gorgeous card, Kelly!

Julie- justwritedesigns said...

Love all the fun, happy colors!

TenSGal said...

Wonderful card! I love the embossing and coloring! Great looking background stamp. A must have.... ;)

Unknown said...

I love your use of colour.

kimmysue said...

I like geometric stamps too. Thanks for the chance to win!

Sheila H said...

Your combining the two stamp sets made a fun and colorful card!

Beth Krakowski said...

I couldn't believe the different look to the background stamp - really beautiful!!! Lovely card.

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Awesome card!

bevyb said...

Fun card and the way you used watercolor paints to fill in the background. This stamp is going on my wish list

Linda E said...

Fabulous card! Love the stamps!

Lisa H said...

Love both stamps. The birthday set is one I could see myself using over and over.

Anonymous said...

Wow, that looks cool. Love hat you did with the looped flower stamp.

Unknown said...

Very versitile. Like this one

Suzie Q said...

Love that pattern!!!

JMcKnite said...

I really like how you colored the background stamp.

JMcKnite said...

I really like how you colored the background stamp.

Barb Bass said...

This is a Winner. What a great twist to that background. Love it!

Kathy Berger said...

Love, LOVE, L O V E that looped flower background! I can see that embossed in white or gold on dark cardstock for a totally different look. The BIG words are also very cool.

Susan Lepore said...

This is so much fun! :-)

Susan Lepore said...

This is so much fun! :-)

Susan Lepore said...

This is so much fun! :-)

Carole said...

Great background stamp. Loved your watercolor technique with this stamp.

Anonymous said...

Great card. Love the new birthday set.

KristaB said...

Great card! I love the colors.

Anonymous said...

what a fun and happy colors. i love it.

Nan J

Pam said...

Love that looped flower stamp. Your card is great!

Bonnie said...

The bright colors look like jelly beans!

Debbie said...

What a neat way to use that background stamp. I'll have to look at other stamps, to see if this same technique will work for them too.

KL said...

I love how you made the background stamp look like little candies on the card.

shuba suzan said...

love the color combination...stamp set in my wishlist!

Kristen said...

Love this background stamp!

Geri Lynn said...

Kelly your card is so bright and fun. This is a very versitile BG stamp

NWFlamingo said...

You can't have enough birthday stamps with BIG wishes!

Robin Walston said...

Love the background stamp. SO cool.
indyqltr@hotmail.com

Therese said...

What a GREAT way to use this background stamp! And I so love this clear and simple set!!!

Marty said...

Great idea to color in part of the pattern- fun card!

Unknown said...

Great cards, love that background stamp!

Rena Sawatski said...

What a fun card. Love the bright colours that you used.

Patsy Tabbert said...

Love the creative way you used the looped flowers stamp!

Sharon said...

Love the colors, reminds me of jelly beans.

newscrapper said...

Love the card thanks for the inspiration!

Linda E. said...

This is a great card. The background stamps has lots of possibilities.
Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Love what U did w/colors, Kelly. Makes the stamp look different than you'd think!

Jackie said...

Love your card - and all of these new stamps!

Shawninaz said...

Love this, so creative!

Cat Craig said...

Such a fun BG, and the circles look so secular. Great look..the watercoloring.

adele holcomb said...

Great idea!

luluvision said...

Such a lovely card!

horsey jean said...

Love the way you colored just part of the background stamp.

Wendy said...

What a cheerful card!

Karla Yungwirth said...

Awesome card! I love the white embossing with watercolours :)

Patty Albertson said...

Love that background stamp!

CJb said...

Love the looped flower stamp! Thanks for sharing!

Kim Ross said...

What a great color scheme -- love your card! Can't wait to see the rest of the stamps in this awesome release! :)

Anonymous said...

Love the colors and the background.. very cute for a boy or girl.

Marilyn Nimmo said...

Love how you white embossed and then filled in with the bright colors. Beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Fun Card!! Love the background!

Elena C said...

Wow that flower loop pattern is really cool...It could be used in so many ways...loved your watercoloring.

PEA said...

The looped flower is also one of my favorites from the new release! I saw it posted to Jennifer's blog first and put it on the short list;)
Thanks for sharing

Phillane

texasbarb said...

I can see many possiblities with the Looped Flower stamp. Love how you colored your sample.

Unknown said...

Love what you did with the "looped" stamp - I can see coloring in the "loops" for ALL kinds of holidays, showers, etc!

Pat K said...

Unique and colorful card! Loved it!

butterfly843 said...

Love how colorful your card is!

Valerie said...

So bright and cheerful! I would love to receive this card.

Nancy R said...

I really like background stamps and the looped flower is really different. I look forward to trying it.

Denacline88 said...

Love your card designs thank you

Cindy said...

Very nice

denise smith said...

love the card so colorful and bright!

Janet L. said...

Wonderful card! The circles birthday stamp would be a good one to have!!

Anonymous said...

The looped flower turned out really good and I love the color you added to it. And the big circles. I can see me using that one. TY

Laurie in MN said...

Nice use of the background stamp.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love your colorful card, Kelly! That birthday set is such fun - it's one I managed to pick up at a release party. I love how you put the sentiment in the circle window!

Chark said...

Amazing how you used this!

Carolynn said...

Oh, how your card says "happy!"

Kelli said...

What a colorful way to use that stamp!

Kim Warne said...

Cute card!

Scrapmaven said...

Love the watercolor--gives such a nice touch.

Sheree said...

I really love that background stamp and what you did with it! Thanks so much for inspiring me!

Anonymous said...

For a minute I thought of jelly beans! (Can you tell I'm wishing I had a snack right now?) Very colorful (in addition to being yummy).
joshua123@tds.net

Charlotte H. said...

Your colorful and fun card reminds me of Jelly Beans.....YUM!! Thanks for sharing.

Pam said...

Cute birthday card!

liberal sprinkles said...

love the look of the watercolor!
Grace

Pam said...

Cute birthday card!

Little T said...

What an amazing and colorful card. I love it!

Carol said...

Love the bright, bold background. Simply terrific!

Caroline said...

Love your card! So happy &. Bright

Anonymous said...

Love those sentiments!
SusanE

maryse n. said...

Love your cards!

Farley said...

What a clever way to use that background stamp!

momoftwo said...

The color combinations for this stamp set is endless. TFS.

Lucy Newton said...

Beautiful card Kelly!!!

Anonymous said...

Cute cards! Thanks for the chance to win!

Bobbie Brock

Kristina said...

Fab card! Love the colours.

StacyC said...

Love these, especially the background stamp...

Janelle said...

Beautiful!! :)

Janelle said...
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Rufus said...

You can never go wrong with more Birthday sentiments!
R/

Lynn said...

Both of those stamps are really fun! I especially love that you watercolored the background stamped image. Got to keep that idea in my pocket!

Katie said...

I love your card! Such an interesting look. Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

Maria said...

Great card! TFS

Unknown said...

What a lovely card!! That is an awesome background stamp that looks very versatile.

Unknown said...

What a lovely card!! That is an awesome background stamp that looks very versatile.

cuecards said...

Love what you did with this stamp set! Love the colors you chose in the first card, too!

Lori M said...

Love how you used this stamp - watercolour effect. Great way to start the blog hop!

Kathy Farnsworth said...

I have been really learning to make good use of my ever growing stamp collection. I have been on the lookout for beautiful new background stamps, and this one is great! Can't wait to bring it home an play with it!

maryps said...

Great card - love that BG stamp!

Chunyuan said...

awesome card. love the background you created with the stamp.

Kris in Alaska said...

You can never have too many birthday sentiments! Great card!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Pam B said...

What a lovely bright card - thanks for the ideas!

Unknown said...

What a fun, happy card! That background stamp is going to become of favorite of mine, too. Thanks for the peek.

Mary Mac said...

Beautiful stamp to add color to. Gret birthday card.

Jan Castle said...

That background stamp is a MUST HAVE!!! So cute what you did with it!
Paper Hugs,
Jan

Michelle said...

Visually interesting with all the different colors

Maggie said...

Great new background stamp. I like how you colored part of it in.

Tracy Ercole said...

Great card, love the effect with the watercolours :)

Cynthia Clark said...

Love all the colors you used on the background.

Lura said...

What a unique look you got out of that background stamp! Great card.

Ria Montefalcon said...

I love the happy colors you made here and that touch of pattern on the background is just superb.

wwilloww said...

Very sweet card! I love that background stamp and how you made it your own!!!

Geng said...

Fun! Fun! Fun new stamps

donna mikasa said...

such a fun, colorful card! love the birthday circles--a definite must have!

Connie said...

love the new stamps, I like the conversation bubbles, love the cherevon pattern more!

Unknown said...

Great stamp set.xx

Unknown said...

Great background stamp, love your card.

Jean said...

That looped pattern is really cool. Love how different it looks on the card after the embossing and then painting it. Cute card!

PJ said...

Great background stamp! So versatile!

Sandy Allnock said...

Wow, you got a totally unique look from that background stamp! Beautiful!

Marie said...

Awesome card! I love how you colored in some of the spots in the background design =) TFS!

MoonPrincess22 said...

I love the colors!

Charlie said...

BRIGHT PRETTY and clever card.

omyn said...

it reminds me of Jelly beans :) Nom~

Anonymous said...

..love the we large background patterns! sUSAn

snazzyoriginal said...

Great stamp combination on this card, love those clear circle stamps xx

Phyllis M. said...

Love the stamps and the color combination!

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

I love the way you colored the background. Really fun!

luvhymns said...

Love the colors....

Ann said...

Wow Kelly would never have guessed you had painted all around. What a fabulous way of creating and what a great new image to play with :o) Thanks heaps for sharing :o)
Ann

Judy Hall said...

"Wish Big" what a great sentiment t! I can't wait to own it!

Cynthia said...

What a fun card. I love the technique you used. Thanks Kelly.

SandraF said...

Super card and lovely set!

Marianne said...

What a fabulous idea to colour in part of the background stamp. I had already spotted this stamp yesterday and immediately made it to the top of my wish list. Also love the sentiment set. I agree you can never have too many of those.

Doris said...

Lots of ways to use all those circles!

Doris said...

Lots of ways to use all those circles!

Mariëtte said...

What a fun way to use the background stamp.

Karen said...

Fab "pattern" paper, lovely color combination, simply beautiful!

Jane said...

Clever use of a background stamp!

Karen L said...

I also like the use of colors!

shirley-bee said...

Great background stamp, and I love that Circles set!

Madeline Rains said...

There are so many possibilities with that background stamp. I love what you did. And the Birthday circles! My list keeps growing. How to choose.

B said...

Always looking for a great idea, and this is wonderful!! Great idea!! Thanks...

Peggy Brown said...

Love this set. I like what you did with the background stamp. I make cards for my church bookstore and am always looking for new ideas. These are great.

Lindy said...

I am SO inspired . I love the background stamp.

Lindy said...

I am SO inspired . I love the background stamp.

Lindy said...

I am SO inspired . I love the background stamp.

Jenni Lou said...

Love this card! The window is an added surprise. Thanks for sharing!

Andrea said...

I love how you really thought outside the pattern to come up with this effect. Great! Thank you.

Bonnie Lynn said...

I love that background! What an awesome idea.

Unknown said...

Love the fun background and the inspiration!!

Lindart said...

The looped background stamp is great! I love big background stamps! Your card as awesome!

Susan C said...

Very clever idea. Very cheery,too.

Susan C said...

Very clever and colorful

Beth Buss said...

Kelly,
The looped pattern looks great on
your multi-colored card. Thanks for
the idea...

LauraJane:) said...

That BG stamp is in my cart!
LOVE the card:)

Sharon Madsen said...

Great background. Love the way you colored it.

Piali said...

Gorgeous card! love the coloring technique you used!!TFS!

jintyoo7 said...

Absolutely gorgeous, love the white embossing and adding the different colours really adds pizazz :)

jintyoo7 said...

Absolutely gorgeous, love the white embossing and adding the different colours really adds pizazz :)

~amy~ said...

Such a fresh and fun card! I love how you've colored it!

AllisonG said...

I love this looped flower stamp and what you have done with it - very creative!

Sue D said...

Very fun and colorful background!

Brenda Grubbs said...

Love how you used this Hero Arts background stamp. I've never colored in a background stamp before, but you've inspired me!

Skraperella said...

OOOh I love this technique! Gorgeous background stamp...

Elena Stefanidou said...

perfect cards,perfect stamps.
thank you very much

Kendra said...

Fabulous sets and projects! Thanks for the hop!

Kathy P said...

Love these simple cards but yours was a bit labour intensive with the painting but is so lovely and bright.

Tammie Koehnen said...

Cute and bright card!

Marlena M. said...

The colored loops look like jelly beans~so fun!

Diana N. said...

Great job coloring all those lovely floral loops!

Peggy B said...

Oh what a happy card!

Yvonne said...

So much fun with this great colourful card! Love the Wish Big sentiment!
Greetings, Yvon

Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

Love the multi colored pattern you create with this stamp. Beautiful. Smooches...

Hattie Hatcheck said...

Yay! New ideas, love the colors, simple and eye catching.

Anonymous said...

What a clever use of the stamp. such a bright and cheery card.

Donna K said...

I love your stamp. The colors can easily be changed for some many occasions.

Jennifer said...

Great Birthday card Kelly! I can see sooo many possibilities with this background stamp!

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