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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Karen said...

Hooray for a new birthday sentiment stamp!
Karen L 1020 at gmail dot com

Renee V said...

Gorgeous card, so perfect for a birthday!!

lynnquiltsalot said...

What a darling card!

Bev E said...

Love your colors & that they are simple but cute as can be.

Grandma said...

These stamps look like they will be fun to use.

Karen McAlpine said...

love how you colored the background stamp! Great new stamps!

Anonymous said...

Thanks Much on your great idea on using watercolor paper with Hero Art Stamps! Another great way to incorporate my watercolor paper stash, watercolors into stamping projects and Holiday gifts!

Brenda said...

Love the flower loops!

Kathryn said...

That's such a fun way to color the background. Thanks for the tip!

Diana Evensen said...

What a GREAT way to use the background stamp!

Cheryl S said...

How long did it take you to color the looped background? It was worth it!

auntiemaryann said...

love the background stamp! auntiemaryann

Efrat said...

Beuatiful!

June W said...

Love the cards! I agree you can never have enough birthday stamps!

Beth said...

Love what you did with the stamp! It took me awhile to study the card to see how you did that! I love that stuff! TFS!

Mary Cash said...

Really like this set, I would like to use this to make a wedding card....the background stamp is the pattern used to make the double wedding ring quilt except the quilt pattern is much larger scale of course...I have made two of these quilts in various material colors and patterns...they are beautiful in color coordinated prints and solids or a hodge podge of different colors as you did on you card...makes a very bright and cheery card...love the concept

Brenda said...

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this background stamp! All the possibilities for colouring are very interesting!

Loly Borda said...

Lovely card. Awesome background stamp!TFS

Brenda & Ian said...

Thanks for the inspiration. Looking forward to having some of the new stamps.

Marilize said...

Ooh - such a cool Bday sentiment. Also a great affirmation piece :)

Karin R said...

Love the colors on your card - great background stamp!! I am always looking for great birthday and thank you sentiments too, and I'm happy to see entire stamp sets dedicated to each in this catalog!

Margie said...

Great card-love the stamps!

Carla said...

Wow!! You really worked that background! I would agree to it being a favorite design. <3 it a lot. Thanks for the chance!!

Unknown said...

I love what you did with the looped flower background... Beautiful cards!

Carla said...

Wow!! You really worked that background! I would agree to it being a favorite design. <3 it a lot. Thanks for the chance!!

Cindy C. said...

So fun, love how you colour the bg!

Valentina Fussell said...

This is so cute! I especially love the background!

Peggy said...

love this stamp set and what you have done with them.

Charity said...

Beautiful card. That looped flowers background is great. I like how you used it.

Terri Trotter Earley said...

What a creative card!

Terri E.

Iris said...

Love your bright and cheerful card. Iris

Pam W Merwin said...

Love the new background stamp - so many possibilities! Beautiful card Kelly :)

Anonymous said...

Love your card with the new loop pattern stamp set. The colors are very happy looking and they remind me of jelly beans. Thanks for sharing.

Linda D.

Gayle215 said...

Gorgeous card. I love the coloring technique.

Tamara said...

Love the watercolors!

conil said...

Super-duper work. Am really liking this new background.

Marsha said...

What fun stamps and love all the bright colors on the card.

Who knew said...

great card - love the white emboss on the white card.

julie said...

Great idea - use grey or silver and it probably will look like hammered metal which then makes a great masculine card

Sherry N. said...

I can't wait to get a catalog!!

Kathy H said...

Yummy! Looks like candy! :)

Colorado Crafter said...

Such great new stamp sets!!! Can't wait to shop!!!!

Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

oh boy another background stamp I need and I do love that sentiment stamp - thanks for sharing

Barb Housner

Anonymous said...

Love the flower background stamp. The colors are so bright and happy. I'm glad there are more background stamps being produced.

Stephanie said...

What a great card. Thanks for sharing.

Shelly said...

Thanks for the creative idea for using this versatile stamp.

Mubeena M. said...

Lovely card--so colorful and fun!

Heather said...

What a unique way to use that background stamp! A really fun and colorful card.

Ruth G said...

What a great sentiment! I love the white embossed stamping and fun watercolor background! TFS!

karenelr said...

How utterly fabulous! I love that new background! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Great way to use lots of colors!

Amrita said...

very cute card!

Anonymous said...

Very Cool, but what a lot of coloring. I love the delicate pattern too.

Pamela Haskin said...

I love what you did with the background flower stamp! THanks for sharing it.

Heather C said...

What a fun and happy card! Love all the bright colors you used!

Unknown said...

The background reminds me of jelly beans ... hmmm - thinking of so many uses for that stamp! So cute!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

This is so pretty! I love the bright colors!!!

SheriE. said...

Great background stamp. It was fast to make but really packs a punch.

Lucille K said...

Very pretty and colorful card. TY :)

Elaine said...

Look at you! So ingenious and creative -- love the BG stamp and your twist. I can't get over it! TFS!

Hannah Miller said...

The circle stamp is so varietal,something I love and the looped flower would be a great stamp with a floral stamp. These are great stamps, love them!

Jasmine said...

This is a really cool use for that background stamp. I like that not all the bits are colored in; the colored parts and white space look well-balanced.

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

What a fun card! Love that background!

Unknown said...

Great background stamp!

ScrappinGrammie said...

Great fun card ... very colorful!
Anita J

Jan in Tucson said...

Love your color combo!

Cynthia Rose said...

Never would have thought to use the background stamp that way - thanks.

Arlene said...

Pretty amazing background.

Erum Tasneem said...

such a fun card!!

Melanie said...

Love the looped background! I can see that used many different ways! Thanks for sharing!

Kim H said...

great technique with the embossing then watercoloring. thanks for sharing.

lkdeli said...

Cute card~~Very creative -Love Hero Arts Stamps,

Мария Доричева Maria Doricheva said...

Love the new background stamp!

Rachel Izakowicz said...

Love your card - the technique looks great with that background!

Anonymous said...

Love your colors!

Anonymous said...

Love your colors!

Karin Åkesdotter said...

Fabulous design!

Weenie Thomas said...

So bright and cheerful!

Vallarie Clegg said...

just love background stamps...use them all the time

Anette said...

Such a clever use of this stamp! Makes it look completely different from the original - me like!

Maureen Hayes said...

I LOVE how you used the background stamp. When I first saw your card I was thinking, how did she get those different colors?! What a fun stamp, I can't wait to get my hands on that one. The birthday sentiment circle looks cool as well, isn't it great when one stamp set does multiple duties? Go Hero Arts!

Anonymous said...

Genious way to use the embossing folder and add great color.
Kathy N.

Anonymous said...

Very colourful background and a very useful stamp for all kind of colour combinations.
Margriet

Jean Bennett said...

I love the the touch of watercolor. It really adds depth and dimension to the card. Those new circular birthday stamps are a new "must have" for me.

Curt in Indy said...

Love the colors you used! The way you colored the image, makes it look totally different than the stamp. Great job! Best, Curt

Rhonda Kay said...

Great card to show a cool way to embellish that background stamp with some color - love the B-day sentiment that would work for all ages! (P.S. I think I initially left this comment on the wrong post after signing in with Google - sorry!)

Andi (RrlScrapGal) said...

Oh the circle set is great! Perfect for lots of punches!

rockinmomma69 said...

I love adding my OWN bits to stamps too! Super creative!

Sandy said...

This is such a fun card! Love it
Sandy

Carol H said...

Looped flower will definitely be added to my stash!

Gaby said...

Lovely card!

Melissa said...

Wow! That is a colorful card. Beautiful!

Dianna S said...

I saw the stamps, but didn't think of this great design - thank you!

Nancy S said...

These are such versitile stamps! I love the hand water-colored look on this card.

Laura S Reading said...

Great colors and what a fantastic design from simple shapes!

Kathy Eddy said...

So bright and fun. Love that background stamp.

joybear said...

Love the stamps you used! The card is so bright and cheerful, so awesome!

Suzanne said...

Love this stamp, reminds me of Zentangle!

TWeber said...

I've always love background stamps. This one is so versatile! Depending on what you color in, the pattern changes completely! Great card!

Ann said...

Beautiful card! Love how you used the watercolors on the embossed background--make a great design.

Roberta said...

Love this stamp set - Great card!

donna said...

LOVE your card. I can imagine myself coloring on my couch watching TV (with Jen Mcguire's new Inktense pencils, of course).

Linda said...

I really like the background. I see lots of uses for it. Unless it looks a lot different in person, I can see using the Looped flower pattern for a masculine card. . . using metallic colors and make the it a sheet of metal!

Isha Gupta said...

Gorgeous card and stamps. Fun colors. TFS

Poorvi said...

Thank you for sharing such fun and bright card. I love it.

Myoriah said...

Wow I love that loopy flower background stamp.I love how you embossed and then water colored in.

Janet said...

Love your cards! The stamps and the colors.

CanadianScraps43 said...

Kelly I so love this very bold & bright card that you made and the stamps are amazing. Love how you used so many colours. Just so wonderful.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful card Such happy and bright colors Charlsie

Denise Bryant said...

Fun card! Love the Looped Flower Pattern stamp!

Memories by Manda said...

I think I am going to have to get that loopy flower set for myself! love the circles one too.

Carol said...

I love how you filled in some of the open spots on the embossed paper. I have never done that but think it looks great! The birthday stamps are really neat. I am always looking for new birthday stamps as I seem to need those the most. TFS!

Lisa Arana said...

what a pretty, pretty card! love how you used watercolors to fill in the pattern.

Kristin said...

Pretty card

Unknown said...

What an interesting use of that stamp

Michelle said...

Gotta love color...great job

Mrightley said...

I love the looped flower pattern stamp and your card is so fun!

Mrightley said...

I love the looped flower pattern stamp and your card is so fun!

CMC said...

wow! what a great card - i love the many different colors u used... thanks for sharing

VALORIE said...

LOVE THE CARD AND THE WHITE EMBOSSING ON THE CARD IS A GREAT IDEA--LOVE IT!!!

Monika said...

This looks great.

Misty said...

Glad to see what everyone is doing with the new stamps! Thanks for the chance to win!

Judy1223 said...

Kelly, what a cool flower loop stamp...another cool background option!

Leslie B. said...

I love hero arts! This blog hop is so fun, great ideas!

Anonymous said...

Kelly your colorful use of the background stamp is so great. I love the way embossing helps keep the coloring "inside the lines." Glenda F

pcm said...

what a fun way to use that background!

musesmom said...

I really like background stamps, and this is a great one.

Milla said...

LOVE that background stamp and the way you've coloured it!

cbk said...

Fun card, love the colors you chose.

congroveld said...

What a cute,colorful card! I really like that circle/sentiment stamp set. Thanks for chance to win!

ivy said...

how pretty!

Anonymous said...

Great card! Love this stampset!

NANCYP said...

What a great background stamp. I just love using watercolors, too.

Karen Dunbrook said...

such a fun and happy card...

LM said...

Nice card!

Larissa Heskett said...

I LOVE your CREATIVE card!!THANKS for sharing and for the chances to win!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

Barbara Rankin said...

What a fabulous, vibrant card. TFS

Maureen Morton said...

What great fun! Looks like a party in a card.

Brenda A said...

Very creative card. Great giveaway!

Cris said...

What a happy card! I love the background stamp, and the way you colored it!

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

Love the way you colored in the background...reminds me of a kaleidescope.

Jeannie said...

Wow the new stamps are wonderful! Can't wait to see the rest. and your giveaways are awesome.!

Anonymous said...

Great ideas and nice touch with the flower stamp

Daria said...

Your colorful background made me smile--reminded me of jelly beans! I must be hungry. I can see that in addition to being colorful and cheerful, that image would make a wonderful subtle background by just clear embossing. TFS

Pam from Maine said...

I like the way you used water colors to change that bkgd stamp and gave it a new look. It's very bright and cheerful.

nancy said...

Love the Looped Flower stamp and how you painted it!

Debbie G said...

Love the loop flower pattern stamp. Love the fun way it was colored.

Penny Walker said...

love this background,great stamp.

My Happy Place by Vanessa said...

Love that looped flower background stamp! Very pretty card!!! :D

~Vanessa W

Pam Lindaman said...

I loved what you did with the Looped Flower Pattern! Love the colors on this lovely card!!!

mary said...

Love the background stamp, many uses....thanks for a look

Von said...

What a fun card and versatile stamp set!

Anonymous said...

Creative idea, thanks for sharing! Kathryn

HelenM said...

OMG!! How simply beautiful!

Carol said...

Great use of the new stamps! I like that the background stamp is an optical illusion if you stare it for a few seconds. I'm always looking for new stamps for birthday cards too, so these will do nicely!

Valonda said...

Very fun! I love how you used watercolors to create your beautiful background!

Danielle_nl said...

lovely colorful card!

Danielle_nl said...

lovely colorful card! I like the stampset with the circle.

Irene said...

Both of those stamps are so fun...love the way you showcased them!

Unknown said...

Thanks for all the great ideas.

janet said...

Too fun! Love the background stamp that you used,,,,love!

Agata said...

Oh my goodness! Those stamps are awesome! And your card is just gorgeous!!!

Anonymous said...

Fascinating- the looped flower design looks so different from the stamp image. Thanx for a chance to win. Pat

Unknown said...

Kelly I absolutely LOVE what you did with that stamp. It's so fresh, fun and colorful!!! Great job!!! :)

Unknown said...

What a cute and clever card you made! I especially like the background stamp!! I used the watercolor technique two weekends ago... it was such fun!

Michele said...

Great stamp and such a cute card!

Anonymous said...

Great card and I love the stamps. Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Wow, what a different look you got from that stamp! Very creative idea.

Cathy Caines said...

Love the wish big! Great job!

Judi Middleton said...

So excited about the new stamps!

sharon l-s said...

I wasn't sure about the looped flower but card has me sold. tfs and now to hop on....

sideoats + scribbles said...

Absolutely LOVE both of your cards, Kelly! Hugs!

Tizzyb said...

Great use of color !

Tizzyb said...

Great use of color! Love the background stamp.

Anonymous said...

Very cool background

Anonymous said...

Fun to go to all the different sites. Love the card!

Anonymous said...

Fun to go to all the different sites. Love the card!

Kelly Griglione said...

Great idea to emboss and then watercolor!

Mrs. Hill said...

Love that background stamp! Haven't tried coloring on watercolor paper yet but I love the looks I've seen! "Wish Big" is such a great sentiment too! Love how you've paired it with a circle window for your card. Lovely.

Joyce said...

This is a very veratile stamp - love all the colors you used.

marcy said...

very cool.

Kristen said...

Love the colors!

ajax said...

This background stamp is beautiful. Thanks for making us a lovely demo card.

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