Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Hero Arts Holiday Blog Hop


Welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts Holiday Blog Hop!  Today we are celebrating because all of the new Holiday 2011 stamps are now available in the Hero Arts online store.  Yay!

I've got a couple projects to share using some of these fabulous new stamps. First up is this card...



The trees and sentiment are from the Christmas Reindeers (CL540) stamp set.  And that scalloped border was created using one of the snowflake images from the Snowflakes (CL562) stamp set.

I had an extra tree leftover from my card, so rather than throw it in my scrap pile I decided to make it into a little gift tag to add to a bag.


The tag image used here is one of three cute images from the Christmas Tags (CL554) stamp set.  I will definitely be using this set for my Christmas wrapping this year!

Well, you have reached the end of the hop.  Did your wishlist grow?!?! ;)   Click here to shop for all of the new products in the Joy to You Holiday 2011 catalog.

If you missed any of the stops you can find all the links on the Hero Arts Blog.

And don’t forget about the giveaway! We have new holiday stamps up for grabs! Be sure to comment here and on ALL of the designer's blogs, as well as the Hero Arts blog, for a chance to win.

Have a great day!

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zgagi said...

Lovely card. Expecially like the colors.

Beth said...

Very nice card and gift tag.

Suzanne Rivard said...

Fabulous......now that I'm at the end of the blog, it's time to go and play!!!!

Keep up the GREAT work....

Laura in 'bama said...

Nice work Kelly! The colors are different - *I* would never have thought to use them for holiday cards ... guess I've been boxed up in a traditional color scheme! And yes, my wishlist *did* grow! =D

Jan in Tucson said...

LOVE this card and all the projects you've made. That red & white twine is SO moxie fab!!! Must go shopping now. Thanks for blog hop!!!

gertinefromholland said...

Lovely card and tag. Thanks for the inspiration

Anonymous said...

that touch of red on the candy cane string is a perfect touch!
Thanks
Holly

PinksyDoodles said...

Gorgeous set. I love how you had done the gift tag with the cut out middle.

Pat G said...

Beautiful cards.

Doris said...

Lovely projects!

Larissa Heskett said...

AWESOME!! What a GREAT CARD~I LOVE the border that you created under the trees just to cute!! But I think that TAG is my FAVORITE!!
OMG~~I LOVE the layers and the colors that you used are so PRETTY and CHEERY!! I will be USING THIS ONE AS WELL!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

Anonymous said...

I love your card design and your colors. I will definitely be trying this color combo as well. Wonderful job!

Joanne said...

Great projects. Love the gift bag.

Anonymous said...

LOVE it love it!! I want one!! super great card and bag! thanks for a great stop on the hop! and the chance to win too! hugs Samantha :0)

Agata said...

Wonderful creations! Love the embossing on kraft!

Ann Rosie said...

Love your card especially - that snowflake scalloped border is great!!

Penny Reed said...

Your card is great, but I really love the gift bag and tag. Great ideas! TFS!

sharon g said...

I love your dimensional trees on the tags. NICE touch.

stampingandstitching said...

Wonderful and gorgeous projects, Kelly! The trees look fab on the beautiful card and what a fab idea to create a snowflake scallop border! The tag and bag are so pretty too! To answer your question - YES my wishlist just got a lot longer!

Carol said...

Love the homespun look of your projects, the tags are so adorable!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Becs Attwood said...

Gorgeous projects - thanks for the inspiration!

Maeghan M. said...

Cute cute cute!!!

karenelr said...

I love the shape of those trees you used! Thank you for taking the time to share your art!

Unknown said...

Nice job with the paper bag, especially!!!

Billie Dee said...

Cool tag!

Billie Dee said...

Oops. Love the tag AND the card! Great projects ;)

Amanda said...

Love the card! Great use of the trees.

katie said...

LOVE IT!!!! Love the 'sparkle' on the trees!!! AND, you just happened to have one extra??
You definitely mad good use of it.
katie

funkycrafter said...

the gift bag is so cool. what a great use of the stamps.

Anonymous said...

The card is gorgeous - very clean lines and the color combination is beautiful. I really liek the idea of making your own tags too - thanks for the inspiration!

Jeanne Kelly

Sally said...

Every card and idea is great. Thanks for a chance to win, too!

Lynn (toomanycrayons) said...

That tree is really cute and the tag was a great idea - perfect !

Anonymous said...

I love the snowflake border. Great use of stamps.

myownplace said...

Christmas in August! Woo-hoo! I think the twine really makes this card.

Anonymous said...

I've never blog-hoppped before. This is fun. Your cards are lovely.

joy said...

Love that you made a tag to go with your card, Tami! And, yes, I have a LONG wish list now.

Kelley said...

Beautiful card. I was trying to decided what the scalloped border was. I'm glad you told or I would be pulling my hair out!

Carol G said...

What a great set Kelly, love the way you used the leftovers.

Anna K. said...

Oh so cute! I like the inking a lot! :)

Denise Bryant said...

Fabulous! I love the card on that dark cardstock... so striking! The scalloped border is great! Love the tags too! Can I come and play at your house? :)
DeniseB

Martine said...

I love what you did with those stamps, have to try that border soon. Your trees are almost glowing! Love the serenity...

Tracy Ercole said...

Love these :)

MA said...

Love ALL of the tags, bags, and cards. This release is awesome. Thanks for the chance to win.

Dani L. said...

Instantly fell in love with your card and tag!! They're so great!

Yvette said...

Your projects are beautiful!

Anonymous said...

I really like this card and the scallop with the snowflake.

Ruth H said...

Kelly, Love your distressing touches on the trees. Great idea to tie in with the gift bag. Very homey!

Christine said...

I love your card and tag!

Anonymous said...

Your creations are so beautiful. Love the tag stamp.
Thanks for sharing.
conny w.

Anonymous said...

Love your projects! That tree is a must have.
pam
panuttingatgmaildotcom

Eve said...

luv how you did to those trees!! Luv your creations! :-)

Kathy E. said...

I love the 3-D trees and the cool border you made! Thanks for your great ideas!

dsh said...

Very nice - you're cooling me down with all the snowflakes! I just love the card with just a touch of red!

Robyn Lynn said...

Just when you think "I've got everything I want now" someone comes up with more stinkin' cute ideas. Luv your work!

Marcia Dehn-Nix said...

The card and gift bag are beautiful! Love that stamp.

Karen L K said...

Thanks for sharing your projects. The card is very nice. What a great idea make a tag with the leftovers. Very cute and one more thing done. The gift bag is great looking too.

Kelly said...

that snowflake border is completely wonderful and your christmas trees are just about my favourite ever.

Anonymous said...

Love seeing everyone's ideas! Would love to win!!
Laurie Christen

Márcia Mattos said...

Wonderful cards!
Beautiful stamps!

smithdd said...

I really like the border made from the circles & stamps and the gift bag would be sooo easy to make!

Kimba's Kreations said...

Kelly.....
This is such an AMAZING card!!! I lovethe non-traditional colors. AWESOME!!!!

Anne said...

Fabulous card and tag here Kelly- love the new stamps and thanks for the wonderful inspiration!

Iris said...

What wonderful projects! I especially like the brown and green color combo on the Christmas card and the red and white baker's twine adds an extra pop to the card. Iris

isoscia at aol dot com

Vicky said...

just Love what you've designed with the Christmas trees! and the gift tag is adorable :)

Carmen said...

Really nice! I do a lot of paper piecing, and I love your trees. The tag is cute too!!

BrendaB said...

Gorgeous card - I love the pop of red from the twine and the stamped snowflakes on the circle border!

Karen said...

Great card... love the brown with the green trees.

Shannon Sawyer said...

I love how you added the red/white twine. It's absolutely the best embellishment to that card. That twine has become so crazy popular all of a sudden. Your gift bag is darling as well. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.

Barb said...

Such a beautiful card, Kelly! Love your festive bag with the stamped snowflakes and that tag set is a must for me this year too!

Janet's Joy said...

Simply gorgeous!!

koreanchicka88 said...

I love the tags~!

Cynthia Baldwin said...

Fabulous card and fabulous Christmas wrap! Love the shine on the trees and the baker's twine. TFS!

Jen Adcock said...

Oh my gosh! I just adore that tree and done so fabulously so many ways! I need this! I also adore the font of the sentiment too. HA has done it again!

Pam Young said...

I really like the way you carried over images to all projects!!

Barb in VA said...

Love the tags and card. Thanks for the chance to win!

Lindsay said...

Omigosh I LOVED the gift bag tag...that is something I will defnitely be doing this holiday season!

Julie M said...

These tags are so super cute! Love the bag!

Cindy said...

I love everything you have made. And I love the colors you used on your card!

stylesplenty said...

Great card and tags. Thank you for the great ideas.

Brenda - VA said...

I love the new tags and you just rocked it. Thank you so much for the inspiration!

pcm said...

love that card! I am really liking those trees....

albinopi said...

nice trees...i like the little curl to the branches.

Anonymous said...

Love seeing so many snowflakes today. I especially like what you did with them on the first card, so pretty.
Shereen

Tiff said...

GORGEOUS card, giftbag, and tag! I'll be looking back on this as the holidays approach :)

Kelly said...

I love both the card and the gift tag! The stamp set really makes beautiful images and I love the overall look of both!

Unknown said...

Kelly,
Wonderful Tag and card, love the touch of the backers twine, just that little bit of red and white just pops them both!! Great work!!
THanks
Donna

Tabitha Katke said...

Awesome card! Thanks for sharing! :)

Anonymous said...

You have created a fabulous set of matching goodies! Great job!

craftymom205 said...

Great card and tags.

craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

Anita said...

Love, love, love the card and tag!!!! Those trees are fabulous :)

Gail A said...

Especially love the bag and tags!

Marilyn C. said...

thanks for sharing your beautiful projects

Memories by Manda said...

The stamped and embossed border idea is great - I can see myself using that.

Enid said...

The tags are gorgeous! So many things on my new wish list... :D

Anonymous said...

What a gorgeous card and tag, Kelly - love the snowflake scalloped border and the shimmer on your trees! Sorry I had to comment as anonymous - having trouble with Google. Linda W. (ScrappinBari)

Lynn said...

I love the twine! I really like the border you created, also. Love these new stamp sets!

Caanan said...

That snowflake scallop border is so cute!

Terri (blindstamper) said...

What adorable projects! I am becoming quite a fan of Hearo Arts!

Tanja said...

Your gift bag is a gift in itself!!! Love these projects!

Anonymous said...

Those are just the cutest little trees! <3

StephanieK said...

Another great tree stamp. I really like yours also and the peppermint twine, a nice touch.
Love the bookmark!

Tracey said...

YES my wish list grew!!!! You and the "others" are such enablers :) BEAUTIFUL card and projects Kelly!!

Meghan Thimjon said...

Love this one, its my fav of all! My favorite is the bakers twine I love it!

clippergirl said...

What a gorgeous set, love, love, love the decorated bag, the tag and cards, beautiful!

Anonymous said...

I love the snowflakes on the trees and how you did the border. Carrie R.

Sandy said...

Wow, do I LOVE the trees:) The card and gift tag are fabulous!! What a great idea:)

Linda Therrien said...

Your tags are beautiful - great job and thank you for the inspiration.

Joyce said...

I liked how you embossed the snowflake border.
Good job. You very creative.

Anonymous said...

Great card--I love the snowflake border--nice touch
Carole Toppen
coolnana72@hotmail.com

di said...

I didn't see a stamp I didn't like on the hop. My list is really long now!

Connie Fussell said...

I just love the way the trees pop off the page. Love your color choices!

Sharon D from Canada said...

Beautiful card and tag, Kelly! I love the rich brown and soft green with the touch of red! And your scalloped snowflake border is so cute! Your little tag is so pretty in kraft and perfect with the stamped bag too! Thanks so much for the chance to win!

Suzzoom said...

The christmas trees are great and I love the red and white twine you used. Great projects. Thanks for sharing.

Dolly said...

I love your card and gift tag! Love your work!

Tanya Carter said...

Love the trees!

Jill said...

I love what you were able to do with one stamp!

Judy1223 said...

Hi Kelly, what a lovely card and gift tag! Did you put glossy accents all over the trees? I love the look of the blues and greens together!

slbt17 said...

Fabulous!
Sandra ltb

Colorado Crafter said...

Lovely job!! Thanks for the chance to win a prize!

Betty Sue said...

Love your card. Everyone is so talented!!

Skraperella said...

Amazing card and bag Kelly!!!

Tanya said...

Oh my goodness your projects are gorgeous! I am so in the mood to make some Christmas cards now!

SueB said...

LOVED the trees 'n tags - thanx for the inspiration and blog hop opp!

Sally sTo said...

Oh those little curled edges on those trees are precious! Such a perfect touch! And that stamped border idea ROCKS!

CanadianScraps43 said...

Oh my goodness Kelly! These are drop dead gorgeous! The colours you selected are just dynamite together and design is wonderful. SO much so that I might have to do this for my Christmas cards. Lol. I so love the boldness of the embossing of white on the Kraft Paper. The detail on those trees is just outstanding and the red bakers twine just ties it all together. Hats off to you on an amazing performance for an amazing new Christmas release. Hugs.

Karen K. said...

I just love all the stamps and your projects are so cute!

Anonymous said...

Be still my heart! I love matching homemade gift sets!
Cheers~
Q!

Michelle said...

Wonderful ideas Kelly!!! This is a great blog hop and I am enjoying all the cards & ideas you gals have to share! *HUGS*

Anonymous said...

I love the tag you made out of the leftovers. and all the cut out work on your card. You've got me dreamin' of Christmas cards at least. Verona

mendy chan said...

love your project. cute tag.

Tui Nathan said...

Just gorgeous .... love the whole set thing, card, tag and bag ... great use of stamps and great colours too!!!
Thank you for sharing ...

Prentzess said...

I like the combination of dark and light colors!

Melanie L. said...

I love the cut-out trees and especially the gift tag! Your card is beautiful and looks very "do-able" for an inexperienced stamper like me. Thanks for the inspiration!

Bunnyfreak said...

Love the card.

jintyoo7 said...

Beautiful, Kelly! Love the snowflakes on the scallop border :o)

DeeDee said...

Oh my I need to hang around your blog more often! Love the card, bag and tag! So very cute! Thanks for the inspiration!

Luv 2 Create said...

Awesome projects. Love them all.
Marcie

FrancineB said...

Fantastic card. Very clever to use the snowflakes as the scalloped border!

Theresa said...

Kelly, your cards are so amazing! I especially love the gift tag! Beautiful!

Nancy Sinnen said...

Great projects, very inspiring. I love the non-traditional brown of your card, and the dimension on the trees.

Kathleen Watterson said...

Oh! I really, really love these projects :)

Unknown said...

WOWZA girl!!!! those are some GORGEOUS projects!!!! Love! :)

Irene said...

Love the card and tag idea. Wonderful way to use the stamps

Kathy said...

Now I want to start making Christmas cards!

Anonymous said...

Kelly these projects are so beautiful! I can't wait to get some of these gorgeous new stamps and get into the holiday spirit! Thanks for the gorgeous inspiration :)

Nona said...

Your holiday projects are absolutely beautiful, Kelly! I love those sparkly Christmas trees :)

Ann said...

Beautiful color combination for your card and gift tag/bag. Thanks so much for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Love the tag, love the snowflakes, love, love, love all the different ways you used the Christmas tree!

Sandy said...

Kelly - your cards is beautiful and love the tag!

Linda said...

Fabulous projects! And, for the record, my wish list did grow!!!

Fran_D said...

Sweet and simple and oh so creative! Love it!

Pam said...

WOW! I love how you turned up the tree branches and the non traditional colors that you used.

Anita Rex said...

So love seeing what you come up with Kelly! Great card and tag! :>

Dawn T said...

totally awesome Kelly. I NEED all the stamps I've seen on the hop!

Anonymous said...

Kelly love your card and the tag made out of your "left-overs", so cute1

Renee V said...

Beautiful projects, love the lifted edges on your Christmas trees!! And yes, my wishlist has grown..Big Time!!!! LOVE Hero ARTS!!!

NWFlamingo said...

Another brown beauty for Christmas. Awesome!

Kris in Alaska said...

Love both projects! That red and white twine really pops! TFS!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

donna mikasa said...

Love your card and tag! My wish list has definitely grown! ;)

ivy said...

what a great card and matching tag!

Laura L said...

Wow! What great ideas! Very, very nice!

aknancy said...

Love the tags..makes me want to start working on some NOW>..

Alice said...

these are so beautiful Kelly! love the dimension you created for the trees. super projects! thanks for the inspiration!

Lindsay said...

All day the thought of winning has been on my mind :) thanks for the chance!

Nichol said...

Love that tree and especially how you added it to the tag - wonderful

MB said...

great card! love the unity

Sassy said...

Stunning card and the tag with the gift bag is too cute!

Anonymous said...

Lovely card and I like the little tag too.

katarinafrejd@swipnet.se

Lai-Yoke said...

Fabulous project and love the colour combo too! Love the border on the tag!

Irene said...

Very clever cards and project! Love the scalloped border!

Anna-Karin said...

Stunning projects! Love the gift bag and tag!! Thanks for sharing.

Jess said...

Love those trees and the stamped bag. Excellent ideas here!

Linn said...

oh those cute lil christmas trees so cute, awesome cards you gals on this DT are aces thanks for the inspiration. loved your cards

snazzyoriginal said...

Just beautiful, I love the co-ordinating gift bag and especially the tag!

judkajudi said...

Thanks, Kelly, for showcasing these HA holiday stamps! Love the card and tag.

Thalia said...

Beautiful cards. I love the idea of using snowflakes to make a border.

Anonymous said...

My wish list is out of control, officially a meltdown! Great ideas, as always! Thanks!

Debbie Kissel said...

Really like this card... the trees just POP on the card and I love that!

Kath Stewart said...

fabulous inspiration as always kelly...I've ordered this stamp set and can't wait for it to arrive...hugs kath xxx

luvhymns said...

As soon as I saw your Christmas trees, they bought warm memories of tree cookie cutters that my Grandmother would have us use on her "every day cookies." We'd decorate them together for Christmas treats.

Nat said...

Just lovin this Merry set of gift bag,tag and card. So creative, I would love to make these for my christmas gifts too. These trees on your card are awesome with the distressed edges and touches of glitter. Just wonderful, love this set so much!! :)

Tee said...

Super gorgeous colors..i love the tag!! TFS!!

Rebecca said...

Very nice tag, love it!

Gail Devlin said...

I am drooling ... absolutely gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

Lovely card and wrap. My turn to start thinking about Christmas and get a head start! Val P

{VICKI} said...

great cards
great hop

Pam W Merwin said...

I love that tree and I see that you used brown also. Think that may be one of my new "go to" colors for Christmas. :-) Thanks for the inspiration!

Scrapycandy said...

That snowflake scallop idea is terrific! Thanks so much!

Paulette S said...

My grown daughter and I enjoy making gift tags like this every year for the
Past 2. It's so much fun. Yes my wish list got bigger! Lol

Anonymous said...

Love these!

Kelly said...

Great use of "leftovers," Kelly! I really like all of your projects. :)

Beverly LoPinto said...

Nice gift bag and card--what's in the bag? :-)

Jennie said...

What a fun stamp set and love your projects!

Tammy Bachmeier said...

Oh Kelly, i adore this card. It kinda has a Christmasy woodsy homey feel. Plus, i'm partial to Christmas tree's when it comes to stamps... I also love what you did with the snowflake circles to make the border. Oh, and what you did with the little snowflakes on the christmas tree's is so cute!

I just love this blog hopping thing!

Jennifer Roach said...

Wonderful projects. I'm bookmarking that card design....love it!

Bonnie said...

Love the bag and tag set...very cute!

Laurie said...

Beautiful projects, love the snowflake border on the card!

Leni said...

Love the card and the tag!!!! And ooh...I like your style!!!! Super nice !!!!

annms said...

That tree stamp is so versatile. Love the card and tags you made with it.

PamSpradlin said...

I love your card and gift bag. I especially like what you did with the tree.

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