Paper Crafts Stamp It! 3 Ways Designer Blog Hop

Hi everyone! Welcome to Paper Crafts Stamp It! 3 Ways Designer Blog Hop!

Each of today's blog hop designers was asked to make a card using one the sets they used in the Stamp It! 3 Ways issue. I decided to use this fun set from Hero Arts called Many Dots:

There are just SO many fun ways to use this set. Here's the card I made for today's hop:

I used the small solid circle stamp to create the background. On the front panel I white heat embossed various images from the set and went over it with distress inks using an ink blending tool.

Since this issue of Stamp It! is all about using a stamp set in 3 different ways I thought I'd share 2 other cards I've made using this set.This next one is the one that was published in Stamp It! 3 Ways. Here I used various images from the set to make the background paper and used the flower image for a main element.

For my final card (which I believe I've shared before) I used the polka dot circle and stamped it multiple times in different colours on die cut circles and adhered them to the card to make rows of scallops.

Here's the full list of blog hop participants:

 Jaclyn Miller

·         Julie Masse

·         Laura Williams

·         Heidi Van Laar

·         Emily Leiphart

·         Mariana Grigsby

·         Julia Stainton

·         Sarah Moerman    <---- YOU ARE HERE

·         Karen Baker

·         Laura O’Donnell

·         Kelley Eubanks

·         Kimberly Crawford

I hope you'll check out what everyone has created and be sure to comment at ALL our blogs as each designer is giving away a copy of Stamp It! 3 Ways. Also be sure to leave a comment on the Paper Crafts Connection blog for another chance to win a copy as well as a VERY exciting prize!!! Paper Crafts is giving one lucky commenter ALL of the stamps featured in this issue! (see below) WOW!!! (All deadlines are Sunday, January 29th at midnight).

Thanks for stopping by!

Summer Shaped Cards

Hi everyone,

Thought I'd pop in and thank everyone for leaving such sweet comments during the Hero Hosti Blog Hop this past week. The other Hosti and I had SO much FUN! If you didn't get a chance to hop along here is my post: 2012 Hero Arts Hosti Blog Hop.

I also thought I'd share a few cards that didn't make the cut for Paper Crafts July/ August 2012 issue. There were SO many submissions for this call...which didn't really surprise me since there such fun topics - summer shaped cards, stamping with markers, and using paint were my favourite categories. I submitted about a dozen cards and had 3 shaped cards picked up! Feeling very blessed! I won't share my stamping with markers cards just yet as I resubmitted them for the current Stamp It! call but thought I'd share a few of the shaped cards. We could all use a little 'summer' about now, right? :)

All the shapes were cut with my Silhouette. Love it!

My twins were quite happy the shades and crab didn't get picked up. My daughter asked for the shades and my son wanted the crab card. He actually asked for it while I was making it. I was happy to oblige. :) 

 Hope you all have a great weekend!

Hero Arts 2012 Hero Hosti Blog Hop

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the Hero Arts 2012 Hero Hosti Blog Hop! You should be arriving here from the ever so talented Sue McRae's blog. If you haven't been following along with the blog hop please start at the Hero Club Blog to get all the details. Also, Hero Arts will be awarding prizes from randomly drawn comments. For a chance to win, simply comment on ANY of the stops along the hop on ANY day this week, including each day's starting post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning! Also, if you find a broken link, you'll find a master list of the hop links at the Hero Club Blog. (Please report broken links to Tami).

I had SO much fun creating for this hop! Hero Arts stamps really do make it easy :) 

Here are my cards:

This one is pretty self explanatory so I'll just share the supplies I used. :)

Supplies (For You):

• For You Gifts
• Single Starburst
• Snow Layering paper
• Iris Chalk Ink
• Punch Chalk Ink
• Cerulean Chalk Ink
• Other: (small envelope - Michaels, Prismacolor pencil crayons, Versafine black ink, cash)

I wanted to try something different with this next one to give this image a really soft look...

1. Heat emboss Large Flower Background on a piece of Snow Layering paper using white embossing powder.
2. Press watermark ink pad over entire image and color in the different areas using Pebble Inc chalks. I found the blending stumps worked well for smaller areas. Wipe away access with paper towel and adhere to card base.
3. Tie ribbon around card, making a bow. 
4. Embellish with threaded button.

Supplies (Chalk Roses):

• Large Flower Background 
• Snow Layering paper
• White Embossing Powder
• VersaMark Watermark Ink
• Other: (Blending Stumps, Pebbles Inc pearlescent chalks, May Arts silk ribbon, Doodlebug Designs button, crochet thread)

 

I think this one is pretty self explanatory too. Do feel free to email me if you have questions about any of the cards. :)

Supplies (Thinking of You Daisies):

• Daisies
• Daisy Outline Pattern
• Say It All
• Carnation Folded Cards
• Spun Sugar Distress Ink
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Blush Mixed Accents
• Other: (Versafine black ink, Le Plume alcohol markers)

Thanks so much for hopping by and a big thank you to Hero Arts for inviting all us past Hosti to participate in this fun blog hop! This is your last stop for today. Be sure to head back over to the Hero Club Blog tomorrow for the last day of the blog hop!

Edited to add: Although the comment section seems to be working for some people I've heard from others that they aren't able to leave comments on my blog post. So sorry about this! I've checked my settings and everything seems fine there so blogger must just be mad at me about something. ;)  If you try to comment and aren't able to do so, feel free to leave an additional comment for me at the Hero Arts blog. Tami assures me that it will count towards the prize. :)