Happy Anniversary to A Blog Named Hero! As a long time fan of Hero Arts I share their passion for their products and I'm so thankful that they have been inspiring us for 5 years! And I am happy to be part of Day 2 of a two day blog hop to celebrate. If you missed any part of today's blog hop you can head back to A Blog Named Hero to start from the beginning.
For today's cards I used a beautiful Hero Arts stamp -- Artistic Dahlia! It is one of my favorite flower stamps ever. I set out to make one card and couldn't stop! I ended up making five! Ever since Kristina Werner clued me in that Bristol Smooth cardstock is the bomb with Zig Clean Color markers I have loved them! The color moves around so easily with just a little water.
I was away from home at a crafty gathering when I did the stamping and coloring. I stamped in black ink, applied a little water with a water brush and colored away! So these weren't turned into cards right away. When I went to do that I realized I had stamped them too far to the right! So... I remembered seeing Jennifer McGuire die cut over the edge of cards many times so I thought I'd give that a try with this card design.
Using some coordinating colored cardstock I die cut using Hero Arts Circle Infinity Dies and then adhered it to the card front using foam tape. To create the greetings I grabbed a few Hero Arts stamp sets, stamped greetings on black cardstock with Versamark and heat embossed with Hero Arts White Embossing powder. I adhered the left side and then put a little foam tape under the right side.
I thought it needed a little more so I added white dots around the circle with a Signo white gel pen and added some Spectrum Clear Sparkle pen over the flowers.
Here are the other four cards:
So let's talk Giveaways! A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for their wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies! Several companies decided to help them celebrate their fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that they decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day! Giveaway prizes total more than $500! To win, leave a comment on each hop stop. They will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning! And be sure to visit the Saturday post from A Blog Named Hero for the list of Saturday hoppers and prizes! Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.
- $50 gift card to Simon Says Stamp
- $50 gift card to Gina K Designs
- $25 gift card to Winnie & Walter
- $25 gift card to Lawn Fawn
- $20 gift card to Avery Elle
- prize pack from Mama Elephant
- gift card from Studio Katia
- one Online Card Class of your choice
- one set of distress oxide inks from Jennifer McGuire Ink
The next stop is the super talented Yana Smakula!
Thank you for stopping by my blog today!
Happy 5th Anniversary! Thanks for the blog hop. What a fun cards!
Posted by: Laurie Higgins | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:10 AM
I can see why you couldn't stop at just making one. Love them all! Beautiful!
Posted by: Dona Green | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:12 AM
Lovely card!
Posted by: Barb C | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:14 AM
Woohoo! Great cards!
Posted by: Cindy Trimble | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:16 AM
Love your card! I want to try that design! Thanks for sharing and a chance to win the give away.
Posted by: Mary Ann Evans | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:16 AM
Fun cards! A really cute idea, and the white dots just set it off! Happy 5th Anniversary to a Blog named Hero!
Posted by: Sherry | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:17 AM
What a great way to show off the flower by using a partial circle cutout. Cool.
Posted by: Laura Buehler | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:22 AM
Awesome colouring, love the Zig Markers also, they are awesome!
Posted by: Heidi | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:26 AM
Love the way you showed us four different versions. Each has a different tone for any occasion.
Posted by: Stephanie Wexler | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:27 AM
Oh, I love your cards. They are so pretty and simple, yet elegant!
Posted by: Joan | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:27 AM
These are so fun and bright! Love these floral images create such a stunning result. TFS
Posted by: Lauren | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:32 AM
I love how you used the circle. New idea for me!
Posted by: Sheri | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:34 AM
Awesome cards.
Posted by: Nives K | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:34 AM
Beautiful! Love these cards.
Posted by: Marilyn Rumph | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:36 AM
Those are beautiful. I love the colors you used for the flowers.
Posted by: Jackie Parkins | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:37 AM
Beautiful cards! I love the colors and how the cut out focuses your eye on your artwork. TFS!
Posted by: Barbara F. | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:38 AM
Pretty cards- love the layout and different color combos.
Posted by: Marcia Harper | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:39 AM
Great job. The cards are classy and fun.
Posted by: Gretchen N | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:39 AM
Beautiful set of cards, Dahlias are up there among my fav flowers.Love the colours you used too.
Posted by: Deb Kane | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:43 AM
Seriously beautiful set of cards. Great coloring.
Posted by: Linda Towill | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:45 AM
Beautiful dahlia cards!
Posted by: Cynthia Cole | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:45 AM
I love your cards and how you made them! !
Posted by: Linda Meunier | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:49 AM
Beautiful cards! I love the colors and the design.
Posted by: Kelly Szafron | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:49 AM
Nice cards. Love the off the edge die cutting. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Becky P. | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:50 AM
Great cards! I love the zigs on Bristol, too!
Posted by: Carol D. | Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 11:51 AM