HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I have a last minute entry for the Seize the Birthday Challenge (embossing) which also fits The Paper Players Challenge (diagonally from left to right - birthday, flower, die cut).  

I die cut the flower from light pink cs and then blended worn lipstick DO for some shading - same for the leaves - used rustic wilderness DO.  Embossed a leafy background which I matted in black for my mini slimline card.  Put it all together with a little sentiment and done!

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POCKETFUL OF POSIES

Not exactly a pocketful of posies, but just a pretty Valentine for that special day coming up.

 

I have had those white leaves sitting on my desk since last fall for another card that I never finished.  So filled the heart pocket with them instead and added to the new Spellbinders heart ef.  Added a silk bow and the sentiment and done!

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SENDING HUGS

LeAnne has a great board for this week's challenge - perfect for adding to your Valentine stash.  I went down the right side with pink, heart and white.

I began by creating my heart wreath from a piece of pink watercolored paper.  Embossed the card base with a leafy background and put it all together with a bold sentiment and some sparkly sequins.

I am entering my card at the ModSquad Challenge which is to create a Valentine card and also in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with a theme of "love is in the air".

Join our challenge this week - the winner will be a guest designer in one of our future challenges.

LITTLE TOWN

52 Christmas Card Throwdown theme for January is "little town".  Another card for the 2022 stash!

I began by embossing a light gray card base with a snowy folder.  Die cut the town from some darker gray cs and added gold metallic paper behind all the windows.  Tore some white cs for the snowy banks and put it all together with the sentiment, stars in the sky and sparkle on the snowbanks.

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LOOSE WATERCOLORED FLAP CARD

Today I have one more card for CAS Mix-Up challenge to use loose watercoloring.  Watched Jennifer McGuire's video on how to make a flap card and had to have a go.  If you watch the video you'll see just how to create a card like this.

I used a large bloom which I stamped and embossed in gold on watercolor paper.  After doing my watercoloring, I fussy cut the flower just like Jennifer does in her video.  Then I used an impression plate for texture on the second flap.  Put it all together with a sentiment strip and a few clear sequins.

 

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WINTER BIRTHDAY

Joanne has created a winter themed board for us at the TicTacToe Challenge this week - lots of ways to create with this one.  I went across the top with winter, birthday and blue.

 

 

I stamped and embossed in gold the snowflake border on a top fold A2 white card base.  Then I ink blended tumbled glass, peacock feathers and chipped sapphire DO inks over all.  Added the sentiment in the center and done.

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HAPPY PLACE

Creating cards is certainly my happy place, but thought this sentiment would be perfect for a Valentine card also.  Made this card for CAS Mix-Up's current challenge of loose watercoloring.

Began by loose watercoloring the background and die cutting it with a stitched rectangle.  Die cut the lacy heart (retired HA) three times for some extra texture.  The little flowers were die cut from another piece of loosely watercolored paper.  Added the sentiment and a few sequins and done!

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LOOSE WATERCOLORING DIE CUTS

CAS Mix-Up wants loose watercoloring, Simon Says Stamp IG challenge is embossing and NBUS is something never used.  So I combined the three with my new magnolia dies and embossing folder from SSS.

I first loosely watercolored on some watercolor paper with shades of pink, green and yellow.

I just play around with the color until there are a good mix of shades and then die cut the various parts - the pink piece had already been die cut.  If necessary, I add in more color after die cutting.  Embossed my background and assembled with the sentiment.

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2021 FAVORITES

A look back at my favorite cards from 2021. A couple of them were designs from classes I took and the others were just the ones I had fun creating (Easter card and alcohol ink flower).

Wishing you all a wonderful, happy, healthy 2022 - and a big thank you for following my blog.

 

NEW AND OLD CHRISTMAS

For some reason I can't stop making Christmas cards - if it goes on like this I'll soon have enough for next year!!  Recently bought the Hero Arts village dies and combined them with some very old paper (Target like maybe five years ago!!).

This would be an easy card for making multiples.  The sentiment from a new Hero Arts set was embossed in gold.  I added gold sequins to the centers of the larger stars.

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POINSETTIA

This past week I received a beautiful new die set which I bought after seeing Greta's and LaVon's cards.  Immediately pulled out the papers and other supplies and created this card for Freshly Made Sketches, Stamplorations CAS Challenge (metallic and one other color),  NBUS (new die) and The Flower Challenge (Christmas).

 

I first blended some worn lipstick DO on a background piece - then I embossed it with a circle impression plate (my go to plate for subtle backgrounds).  Die cut my floral pieces and arranged with the sentiment on an A2 card base.  Had to really build up the right side of the sentiment so it wouldn't flop!

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NOEL

I designed this weeks TicTacToe #142 board with the coming holidays in mind.  I used down the right side with die cuts, Christmas and white and white.

I made an edge to edge shaker card - loving the look of these and so easy to make.   I glued the mistletoe die cut on a 4.25"x5.5" white cs and then made the shaker part with some white and clear sequin mix plus some white glitter.  Mounted this on a white card base.  Die cut the "Noel" twice and attached to the front - then coated it with glossy accents for some added shine.

Hope you can find some inspiration from my board this week and enter our challenge by 9 December.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ABNH

Wishing all of my followers and A Blog Named Hero followers a very joyous holiday season.  No challenge this month but we still wanted to have a card using our sponsor's product for your inspiration.

My card is a mini slimline - 3.25"x6.25".  I die cut the large sentiment from gold cs and then three more times from white and layered together for dimension.   Trimmed a buffalo check to 2.75"x5.75" and added to a black card base.  Adhered the holly leaves in the corners along with some white sprigs and done!

Thanks so much for all your support to A Blog Named Hero this past year and we'll be back in January 2022!