5-minute card challenge

Hi there! Kristina recently challenged herself to see if she could make a card in under 5 minutes and even made a video to document it. Since I haven't had much time for card making these days, I decided that this would be a fun challenge to try.

Just like Kristina, I did a little pre-planning and gathered up a few supplies I would be using. And here's the card I came up with....

It took me just under six minutes to make and I consider that a success! :)

The card is 3.5" x 4.25" which I think helped me out a little bit because I had less space that I felt like I had to fill up. The tag is covered with strips of washi tape and the sentiment is from the Konnichiwa Lantern stamp set.

Jennifer also took on the 5-minute card challenge -- check out her adorable card here!

Thanks for stopping by!

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A Blog Named Hero

Hi! Today I'm here to help celebrate the launch of a new website -- A Blog Named Hero.
Linda and Mary Dawn have created this wonderful new challenge blog that stems from their love of Hero Arts products.

Today is day four of their celebration week and I was thrilled to be asked to create a card using some of my favorite Hero Arts stamps.  Here's a peek...

Go check out the full card over at A Blog Named Hero and see what the other guest artists created!

Huge thanks to Linda and Mary Dawn for including me in your new adventure -- I wish you the best of luck! :)

Have a great day!

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three things

1. I created this card using the awesome Zig Zag stamp from Hero Arts. My color combo was inspired by this month's color challenge on the Hero Arts Blog. 

2. This past month has been quite busy around here...we moved into our new house and just celebrated Lexi's 2nd birthday last weekend. 

3. For quite some time now I've been wanting to do some sewing projects. I've done a couple smaller things and think I'm finally ready to tackle my first quilt. Feeling a bit overwhelmed about where to start. Any advice from some of you sewing experts out there? :)

Hope you are having a great week!

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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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