Hero Arts Launch Party Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts Launch Party Blog Hop! You should be arriving here from Jennifer's blog. Today we are celebrating the launch of the new Hero Arts website as well as showcasing some of the fabulous products in our 2015 Holiday Collection.

I love to wrap presents and make gifts look extra special during the holidays, but it's such a busy time of year that it doesn't always happen. So this year I'm hoping to make some tags and embellishments ahead of time to have on hand and throw on those last minute gifts that need to head out the door.

These tags feature the new Joy Stamp + Cut which includes the the word "joy" as a die or stamp along with lots of coordinating messages. I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to create a watercolor gradient on each diecut word.

Also, notice that stitched border and tag hole? Those are part of the Peace + Joy clear stamp set. They are great for adding that finishing touch to your homemade tags!

Next up, I couldn't resist assembling a few of these adorable bows using the Ribbon Cutting Set by Lia. These felt bows just might appear on every package I send out this holiday season! ;)

Be sure to leave a comment on this post because Hero Arts will be giving away one GRAND PRIZE $100 Hero Arts shopping spree! The winner will be randomly chosen from all of the blog hop comments received by 11:59pm PST on Tuesday, September 8th. Check the Hero Arts blog for the announcement of the winner.

Your next stop on the hop is the incredibly talented Laura Bassen!

Happy Birthday

Hello! Today I've got a card to share using some newer Hero Arts products that I'm currently loving.

I love the look of handwritten die cut words, so I'm thrilled about the four Hero Arts Stamp + Cut sets with coordinating word dies that I designed. (Check them all out -- Happy, Congrats, Hello, Thanks.)

I die cut the happy word four times and stacked them together to create a thicker embellishment. I colored the word "happy" with watercolor paints and white heat embossed the word "birthday".

The flowers from the Stamp + Cut Flowers set are stamped with various colors of Memento Luxe pigment inks -- such gorgeous colors! And those tiny white dots were stamped with one of the images from the same set as the die. I find tiny filler images like dots and hearts to be so useful...they can really pull a card together!

Also, I'm thrilled to be a guest over on the Simon Says Stamp blog today! Here's a peek at my card using lots of same products I mentioned above as well as some Simon Says Stamp dies.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hero Arts + BasicGrey

Hi! Today Hero Arts and BasicGrey are teaming up to share projects to show off the awesome stamps, stencils, papers and embellishments in the Prism and Adrift collections. Here's a peek at the two cards I made that you can find on the Hero Arts blog...

Be sure to visit both the Hero Arts and BasicGrey blogs for more inspiration and big giveaways!

Stretch Your Dies Class Winner!

Hi there! Just popping in to announce the winner of a spot in the Stretch Your Dies class from Online Card Classes. 

Congrats to...

Holly Denghel!

I have sent you an email and the gals at Online Card Classes will be in touch to get you all set up for class!

Thanks to everyone that entered and I hope to see you in class! :)

Stretch Your Dies Class Giveaway!

I love die cutting—and I’m always looking for new ways to use my die-cutting machine and dies to make cards. The girls at Online Card Classes felt the same way! Their new class, Stretch Your Dies, is all about discovering new, cool ways to use dies for card making. It’s based on the same concept as their popular Stretch Your Stamps class—each day the class will focus on a different kind of die, so it’ll be easy to find a die or two in your stash to follow along with. The class will have 20+ videos! For more information, visit Online Card Classes.

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m one of the guest artists for Stretch Your Dies! But even better… one of you will get to attend! Just leave a comment on this post by Thursday, March 12th 11:59pm CST to be eligible. Class starts on Monday, March 16, 2015. I can’t wait! And I hope to see you there!