Welcome to the Hero Arts Hostess Hop, featuring stamps from the new
2016 release and winter catalogue!
You should have arrived here from Linda's fabulous blog.
I stumbled upon the Hero Arts Group flickr page back in 2008 and was immediately welcome into this exciting and friendly group. In 2011 I was lucky enough to be chosen as a Hostess by Hero Arts and I really enjoyed being part of the support and inspiration. Its been amazing to be given the chance to do a reunion Blog Hop and to be part of this amazing group again, (Thank you Hero Arts) and thank you Virginia and Lin for all your hard work and help!!!! Now to the details of this hop!
Hero Arts will be awarding 4 prizes from randomly drawn comments 1 x $25 Hero Arts shopping spree and 1 bonus prize on today's hop and the same for yesterdays hop. For a chance to win, simply comment on ANY of the stops along the hop on Oct. 24th and 25th, including each day’s end post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!
Please comment by Sunday Oct 30 11.59 PT. If you find a broken link, you'll find a master list of the hop links at the Hero Club Blog.
For my cards I have decided to showcase one stamp three ways. I have used the new K6176 Antique Poinsettia stamp For this first card the Poinsettia stamped onto good quality patterned paper with Distress Inks, I have then lightly blended the image with a little water to spread the ink and create this washed effect. The sentiment is using the CL983 Holiday Messages and Frames Set, stamped, embossed and fussy cut then layered up with foam tape.
For this CAS design I have used a masking technique and have used Hero Arts Wet Cement Shadow Ink for a much more subtle card. I have added a die cut sentiment and some sequins.
Lastly a small die cut card using the same mask and stamp technique.
Another of my favorite items from the Holiday release is the DI196 Paper Layering Snowflakes with Frames Set. Gorgeous Snowflakes with lots of dimension. This card is made from a spellbinders die to get the shape, I then made a background panel with Peacock Distress ink and my favorite technique of the moment, "Waxed paper embossed ". The snowflakes have been cut in glitter card and I have layered up two of the die cuts to make a more elaborate snowflake. Next I added a gold embossed sentiment and lots of pearls. Its very sparkly in real life hard to capture in a photo!
As you can see lots of dimension.
I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog today , the next blog on the hop is the very talented Deborah.
138 comments:
Such lovely array of cards, beautiful work!!
I love all the gold and bright blue - pops right off the page!
Gorgeous and elegant cards!
Sally, your cards are simply stunning. There is something about snowflakes that make a card look elegant, a great job!
Love the poinsetta without any coloring. Very Elegant
Wow Sally, just love all the poinsettia cards! So many different looks with the same stamp - well done! And I love the snowflake card too - fab waxed background! So fun hopping with you today, sista!!
What beautiful cards. Love them all. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent.
Sally, you really gave us some great ideas for this beautiful poinsettia, and your gorgeous snowflake card with the amazing background is lovely, too! So fun to be together again!
Very nice!
such elegant cards!
Awesome cards and I loved the subtle stamping on them a lot !
Love the snowflake card with the blue, so pretty.
Beautiful ideas! Thanks for sharing this fun blog hop!!
Beautiful cards Sally!
So very elegant. I love the combination of modern techniques and classic stamps
Love your shaped cards!
Perfect cards for Christmas....thank you for your creations!
Sally I love the poinsettia cards and adore your snowflakes. Beautiful cards and happy to be hopping along with you!
Just beautiful.
I love snowflakes!!!! Your first card is sooo elegant.
All three poinsettia cards are beautiful - I especially love the second - it is so elegant.
Your have such a pretty and elegant style, Sally! I love each of these beautiful holiday cards so much!
gorgeous!!! love your cards!!
Love the subtle colors in the poinsettia card!
The tone on tone poinsettia card is stunning
Beautiful cards! Love the snowflakes
Your cards are gorgeous and sophisticated! I love how you used the poinsettia without much coloring.... they are absolutely superb, Sally! So happy to be hopping along with you! Hugs!
All your cards are just beautiful! I especially like the snowflake card! You showcased that die beautifully
All of these are so pretty! Of course, I had to Google Wax Paper Embossing....very cool. It's definitely worth a try. Thanks for show casing this technique!
Love your cards with the poinseittas!
Love the poinsettas in gold. Your cards are lovely
The poinsettia cards are so elegant. You always make such elegant cards no matter what you make. Thos paper layering snowflakes are so cool looking, I guess because they're snowflakes? LOL.
So glad to be a part of this hop with you.
I feel so zen after looking at your first three cards-such calm and peaceful colors. And them BLAM! with the bright blue background on the snowflake card. Awesome.
Beautiful cards. tfs
Wonderful to see the poinsettia used in three unique ways and I love the pop of blue on the snowflake card.
Beautiful cards! I love seeing one stamp used different ways, really helps me to think out of the box!
Fabulous bunch
of cards, so
pretty.
Carla from Utah
Love that vintage Poinsettia; your cards are gorgeous.
And I love the shaped cards, so pretty!
Love the delicate colours of all your cards, especially the second one!
Gorgeous cards, love the antique poinsettia and your wax embossed background is so pretty! I haven't tried stamping on my good patterned paper, thanks for another way to use those pretty papers I can't resist.
Your cards are gorgeous! I really love the antique poinsettia stamp.
Such lovely cards Sally x
Love love love your cards! They are all so wonderful and beautiful! :)
Very pretty. I love to see multiple interpretations; it is always inspirational. And that snowflake card is breathtaking. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! What great cards.
Pretty cards-especially love the winter wishes one.
Gorgeous cards :) I love the delicate coloring, such a unique design!
Beautiful work, Sally! Love all the different ways you used the poinsettia stamp! And your snowflake card looks gorgeous! It's been such a joy getting back together with you and all the hostesses! Hugs to you! ♥
Your cards are simply elegant. Your post prompted me to research what CAS means,(I am new to this craft), and I have to say, you are a master of clean and simple. Thank you for the inspiration.
Love your cards - the subtle background colors are just perfect. Thanks for the ideas;)
Awesome cards. The poinsettia & snowflake cards are so pretty. Thank you for sharing your ideas & techniques.
I especially love your subtle colors!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Love love love the poinsettias. Beautiful cards!
I love your work! It shows such careful thought went into the planning before you started as most are stamped right onto your background paper. Your cards are all so elegant! The layered snowflake die is stunning against the Peacock blue.
Love love love the wax paper embossed technique and cannot wait to try it myself!
Stunning cards!!!
Wonderful cards, Sally! I love the way you used the poinsettia in so many different ways to create such fabulous cards! Your sparkling snowflakes are so pretty and look great against the gorgeous background! It has been so much fun hopping with you again:)
Wonderful projects.
I love poinsettias so they always
catch my eye. The card with the
flowers in the corners is great.
the first with the colored flowers
on the muted background is so pretty.
thanks for sharing such colorful
projects.
Like the variety and how you colored the stamps.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Each and every card is so beautiful and elegant! I love them all!
Very pretty cards. Thanks for sharing
Fabulous ways to use the poinsettia stamp, Sally! Love your cards.
beautiful poinsettia cards, Sally - especially love the first one!
Wonderful cards, thanks for sharing such nice designs
Gorgeous work, Sally! I admire the beautiful photo staging to showcase your fabulous cards!
Very pretty variety of poinsettia cards and love those snowflakes.
How lovely the various interpretations of the poinsettia; thank you for showcasing its versatility! Your snwoflakes...gorgeous!
~carol
Lovely cards! I love how you made such different cards with the poinsettia stamp.
Just wonderful. I am still looking for the "perfect" poinsettia stamp and may have just found it. It's lovely in traditional colors, but was surprised at how much I really like the background version. It's subtle, but amazingly beautiful! Thank you.
These are so very pretty, love how you used the poinsettia stamp!
Oh wow, Sally your cards are gorgeous! I love that you showed us so many wonderful ways to use that beautiful poinsettia stamp! I'm so happy to be hopping with the hosti again!
Thanks for sharing these lovely cards with us Sally. They are simply wonderful.
Any card with poinsettias has my vote. I love them.Had not seen the paperlayring snow flakes yet. Thanks for showcasing them for us.
Thank you for showcasing the versatility of the new poinsettia stamp: your cards are truly lovely!
Gorgeous cards, as always, Sally! If anyone could rock that poinsettia, I knew it would be you! It's been a fun reunion, and hopping with you, too!
Beautiful cards Sally. Thanks for sharing with us!
I like your cards and I ordered that same poinsettia stamp yesterday. TFS
Gorgeous poinsettias and snowflakes! Beautiful cards!
Wonderful poinsettia cards, Sally! I especially love the monochromatic one with the leaves on the corners of the card and the last snowflake card is exquisite. It’s been so fun hopping with all my hostess sisters again!
Sally! Love how your designs are so supple, soft, and delicate! So perfect for the holidays!! I really need that poinsettia stamp now! So much fun hopping with you!
hmm.. very traditional based look to these.
These are lovely! Especially that gorgeous snowflake card!
Gorgeous cards Sally! Love all the beautiful details. It's been such fun hopping with you again!
Without a doubt, the snowflake card is my favorite.
WOW, love your cards. Fantastic!
BEAUTIFUL cards!
Your cards are all so pretty!!!
Elegant cards!! I love the textured snowflake card especially - so pretty!!!
Love these elegant cards. Really really pretty!
Great cards!
I loved how subtle your cards are! They really did such a great job of expressing the holiday sentiment without being over the top!
Goegeous cards, all of them! I especially love the poisettias, one of my favorite holiday images.
Just Gorgeous Sally...just love your style! xoxoxo
Lovely cards! Love what you can do with the poinsettia stamp!
Pretty cards . love the layering.
That poinsettia stamp is just gorgeous!
I love your cards. You used my 2 favorite winter and Christmas things, snowflakes and poinsettias.
Lovely cards....just beautiful and so elegant. Hero Arts knew what they were doing to choose such talented hostesses and it's great to see you together again.
Stunning cards, Sally! Thanks for sharing.
Lovely cards!
This poinsettia is such a pretty stamp. Thanks for showing it several different ways. All beautiful. I especially love it on the patterned paper. Love the layered snowflakes, too. A person can never have enough snowflakes. After all, no two snowflakes are alike :D
I LOVE all three poinsettia cards that you did. The variety of layouts and coloring is very interesting.
Beautiful cards!! Love how you've used the poinsettia in different ways!! Love those snowflakes!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Great job using these fabulous stamps.
Your cards are really beautiful. I love the idea of using a non traditional shape as the card.
Wow! Beautiful cards!!!
Thank you for sharing these lovely cards with us today. Uptown.
Gorgeous collection of Christmas joy!
Beautiful card!
Lovely poinsettia cards.
Your cards have a wonderful, vintage feel - absolutely heartwarming.
Wonderful cards - love the layers and all your special touches! Thanks so much for sharing!
Love your variety of ways to use the poinsettia stamp!
Your cards are really special. Love the backgrounds!
Very pretty! I love the different ways you used the poinsettia!
Love subdued colors you used in your stamping and that snowflake card is wonderful. Well done.
Love your poinsettia designs - gorgeous winter holiday cards.
Fabulous cards, Sally! Jo x
Love your classic and elegant cards!
Great cards with a nice vintage feel. The shaped ones are especially nice!
They all are gorgeous! WOW!
Love the poinsettia and the snowflakes are so delicate and beautiful! Great inspirational cards.
Loving all those poinsettia cards, love how soft and subtle they are.
Really nice cards! That first one has such a nice softer look. Your very dimensional snowflakes looks great!
This is one of my favourite Poinsettias and just love what you've done Sally. All your cards are just lovely
Such elegant and beautiful cards!
Gorgeous cards, thank you for sharing them!
love the tone on tone look!
All of your holiday cards are gorgeous, I love the backgrounds.
Love the different ways you used the floral image!
Sally, your cards are so elegant and sophisticated! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!
Sally,
You made some beautiful cards. The subtle but distinct poinsettia card made using the Spellbinders die is stunning. The snowflake cards are my favorite. The background is perfect.
Thank you for sharing your cards.
Cheryl
Stunning!
Lovely cards!
I love how the snowflakes pop out and look 3D. Beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards! I especially love your snowflake one!
Sally, nothing like poinsettias say Christmas to me! Your cards are lovely, but I especially like the third one. The shape of the card, the twine around it, the soft color and the decorative sentiment banner make this a winner to me. Thanks for sharing.
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