WCMD Blog Hop Winner!

Thank you all so much for your sweet comments on my World Card Making Day Blog Hop post.

The randomly selected winner of the giveaway is...

Sharon Jones!

Congrats, Sharon!  I have sent you an email.

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Paper Crafts WCMD Winners Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my stop on the WCMD Winners Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Kelley Eubank's blog, you are in the right place. If you want to start at the beginning of the hop go to the Paper Crafts Blog.

Last year Paper Crafts magazine held it's annual World Card Making Day contest and I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the winners. So today all 20 winners are participating in a blog hop to celebrate!  And there are lots of giveaways along the way too...we were given a very generous prize package and wanted to share some of it with all of you. :)

Here's a picture of my winning card in the magazine...

My favorite thing about this card is the twine border, so I decided to create a card to share today that features using twine in a fun way.  And it also features my all-time favorite color combo of green and blue. :)

I started out by freehand stiching a "U" on a kraft tag using some twine. Then I white embossed the word "thank" from the Hero Arts Essential Messages stamp set. To create the zig zag pattern I cut a bunch of 1" squares and then cut them in half diagonally to form triangles.  Then just assemble them in a zig zag pattern...so simple!

And what's a celebration without a little giveaway!  One winner will receive a copy of the Paper Crafts March/April 2012 issue, the American Crafts Party Animal stamp set, and two American Crafts Pigment Inks.

Just leave a comment on this post by Monday, February 20th at Midnight. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, February 22nd. (International readers welcome!)

Your next stop on the hop is the talented Laurie Willison.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

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Hero Arts Winners!

Thank you all so much for your sweet comments on my Hero Arts cards last week!  I had fun sharing a new card everyday and I hope to get in the habit of blogging more often.

Here are the winners from the three giveaways from last week...

Congratulations, girls!  I have sent each of you an email and hope to hear back from you soon.

Have a great week!

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I ♡ Hero Arts: Day 5

Happy Friday!  Today I have my last card to share this week featuring some new Hero Arts Stamps.

The You and Me clear stamp set is so fun to play with!  All the different words and sizes of ampersands make for endless combinations of sentiments. 

{Stamps:  Hero Arts You and Me, Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments}

I had this card done and I just felt like it was missing something.  I let it sit for a few days and then came back to it.  I ended up rounding the top right corner and that's all it needed!  It's the little finishing details that can really make a card feel complete.

And now...how about one more giveaway before we head into the weekend!  One winner will receive the Hero Arts All The Time clear stamp set.

Just leave a comment on this post by Midnight CST on Sunday, January 22nd to be entered to win.  And once again, I am sorry that some of you are having troubles leaving comments.  I really wish I knew how to fix this!  So if you want to be entered in the giveaway just email me at kellyras23@hotmail.com.

Thank you so much stopping by!  Have a great weekend! :)

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I ♡ Hero Arts: Day 4

Hi!  Today's card features the gorgeous Classic Tea Flower stamp from Hero Arts.  I normally shy away from any images that need to be colored, but I just couldn't resist this one.  I stamped it on watercolor paper and then used Distress Inks mixed with water to color in the flower.  Very simple and almost impossible to mess up! ;)

 {Stamps:  Hero Arts Classic Tea Flowers, Hero Arts Good Friends}

I'll be back tomorrow with one more card to share this week!

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I ♡ Hero Arts: Day 3

Hi there!  I'm back to showcase some more fabulous new stamps from the 2012 Hero Arts Catalog.  

There are so many cute new heart images, so I decided to do a little cluster of embossed hearts in some fun patterns.  The three hearts are from three different stamp sets, but I love how they all look together.

{Stamps:  Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments, Hero Arts Patterned Heart, Hero Arts XO}

Now, how about another giveaway!  One winner will receive the Hero Arts Sending You Love clear stamp set.

Just leave a comment on this post by Midnight CST on Sunday, January 22nd to be entered to win.  I've had a few people let me know they are having trouble leaving comments...so if this happens to you, just send me an email to kellyras23@hotmail.com and I'll enter you in the drawing. :)

Hope you are having a great week!

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I ♡ Hero Arts: Day 2

Hi!  I'm back today to share another card using some more beautiful Hero Arts stamps.

Today's card is pretty simple.  I let the stamped image be the focus of the card and just added some decorative borders to the bottom edge.  I wanted to add my own sentiment to the card, rather than use the "hello" that comes on the flower stamp. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out the stamp here.)  So I just covered it up with a piece of lace and added my own bolder sentiment above it. 

{Stamps: Hero Arts Hello Flower, Hero Arts Say It All}

That cute pom border was created by using the thin strip that is leftover after die-cutting with this Notebook Edge Die.  I save so many little scraps of paper and I finally put one to good use! :)  I also added some Antique Linen Distress Stickles to the center of the flower for some shine.

Thanks for stopping by and for all your sweet comments!  I'll be back tomorrow with another card (and maybe another giveaway, too!).

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