dyeinks photos on Flickr

* BoBunny Double Dot double-sided cardstock: Wasabi (green)

* ribbon

* Tim Holtz Distress Inks: broken china (blue), peeled paint (green), tea dye (background), and walnut stain (stamped images)

For more information about this card, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

HELLO by RejoicingCrafts

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My card with Hero Arts Totally Stamp set

Spring: Bunny Triplets Birthday! by prospurring (Anne)

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Resubmitting for the Spring challenge! :-)

One of my friends has triplets that are about to turn one year old. So I decided to make a fun card in the shape of the number 1 for their birthday! This is the resulting card and matching envelope. There is just a bit of pale green dye sponged between the bunnies on the envelope to give that hint of grass!

When making this card, I selected a very thick patterned cardstock by BoBunny for the card base. And because the main part of the card is so narrow, I didn't want to add a lot of bulk to the front that would make it imbalanced and not stand up well for display. That's why I decided to keep things simple with paper piercing and embossing, and why I adhered the bunnies directly to the card without pop dots.

Materials used:

* A2 envelope (to hold 4.25" x 5.5" card)

* bone folder

* cardstock: white

* chipboard from food product to make template

* Hero Arts CL139 Birthday Messages ("happy birthday")

* Hero Arts CL153 Happy Day Animals (bunnies)

* Hero Arts CL155 Playful Animals ("hip hip hooray")

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga punch (purple): 3" circle (when making template)

* mousepad

* needle

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* pencil

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop (dye ink): new sprout (pale green)

* ruler

* Tsukineko Sponge Daubers (I **love** these!)

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye fluid chalk ink: blue iris

Thanks for looking!

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Edited to add:

The triplets were born on Easter Sunday last year (March 23rd) which is why I used the bunnies! :-)

You can download a template for this card from my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Asian Doll Thank You Card by prospurring (Anne)

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Resubmitting for "distress" week...

Hi there! I just can't get enough of the Hero Arts Four Dolls clear set! :-)

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and lime green

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye pigment ink: scarlet

* Creative Memories corner rounder (this is the only one that works for me)

* Fadeless art board (like posterboard)

* Hero Arts S1832 Italian Poetry Background

* Hero Arts CL142 Thank You Messages

* odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Origami paper with Chiyogami pattern (found at Michael's)

* pencil

* Plaid All Night Media Pop Dots

* Ranger Distress Ink: faded jeans

* Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue: fruit punch

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Ranger Inkssentials Opaque White Pen

* ribbon

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots)

* EK Success Dotted Wave slimline border punch

For more information about this card, please see my blog: Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking! :-)

Origami Paper Thank You Card by prospurring (Anne)

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I have loved the Four Dolls set since I first laid eyes on it ... and I finally got mine! Just had to play with it! Made this thank you card for a friend. The sentiment is stamped on the inside of the card. The front of the card ends at the dotted wave border.

Materials used:

* cardstock: fresh green, white, and textured teal

* Dress It Up Petals (flower gemstones)

* Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages (sentiment)

* Hero Arts CH121 Gemstones: Baby Blue & Clear

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Origami paper with Chiyogami pattern (found at Michael's)

* Inkadinkado 97163-DD Flourished Fall Tree wood stamp

For more information, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Flourished Fall Tree by prospurring (Anne)

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Not for a challenge, just for fun. (No Hero Arts stamps.)

I absolutely love the way this card turned out. I made it with Distress Inks and textured cardstock. It was one of the simplest cards I've ever made - yet one of the most stunning, in my opinion!

Materials used:

* cardstock, textured: pale yellow, vivid red, and muted teal

* Fadeless art board

* Plaid All Night Media Posh Impressions by Dee Gruenig 550G06 Hilltop wood stamp

* Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

* Crayola 20-ct. washable markers

* Tim Holtz Distress Inks: spiced marmalade (orange), broken china (blue), and pine needles (green)

For more information, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Autumn Heartfelt Wishes (Day 4) by prospurring (Anne)

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The background for this card is made from 140# cold-pressed watercolor paper (Canson Montval). I placed it on my non-stick craft sheet and used a blending tool and foam to apply Broken China, Scattered Straw, and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks. Then I used sponge daubers (Hero Arts MI002) to apply Faded Jeans, Wild Honey, and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks along the top and bottom edges.

Next I stamped music from Hero Arts CG279 Musical Clef along the top edge using Broken China Distress Ink. I used a paper towel to remove some of the ink before stamping, to give it a distressed look. Then I stamped the long botanical grass or willow image from Hero Arts CL428 Earth Flowers on top, using Wild Honey Distress Ink. And then I stamped a leaf image from Hero Arts CL477 Delicate Leaf Clusters using Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Next, I used a mini-mister to dribble water and immediately dried it using my Heat It craft tool (heat gun) for water splotchies. Then I mixed bronze Perfect Pearls with water on my non-stick craft sheet and used a paint brush to flick the metallic bronze all over the piece. I used my heat tool to dry it. Then, I stamped "Heartfelt Wishes" from Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages using Memento Rhubarb Stalk dye ink.

The large butterfly is made from white cardstock. I stamped a butterfly from Hero Arts CL383 Antique Engravings using Ranger Archival Ink waterproof ink in jet black. Then I colored it using Victorian Velvet, Worn Lipstick, and Fired Brick Distress Inks applied with sponge daubers. I carefully cut out the butterfly and then added glitter to the edge of its wings using a Sakura clear glitter gel pen. I attached the butterfly using foam squares for dimension. See a close-up here.

The smaller butterflies were made by applying Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint to pink cardstock. Once it was dry, I used punches to punch out the butterfly shapes. They are attached using Glossy Accents as glue.

I added a border to the top and bottom of the focal piece using Fiskars Sunburst Border Punch. I wrapped it with metallic gold elastic cord and attached it to a kraft card base to finish it off.

Part of my inspiration for this card was the Day 4 prompt in my friend Christy's (Gulfsprite's) 30 Days of Art Journaling class.

Thanks for looking! :-)

Fall Wreath by prospurring (Anne)

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Not for a challenge (no Hero Arts stamps); just for fun.

I found this old PSX stamp in my stash and just had to use it to make a card.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and brown

* cardstock, textured: fawn brown

* PSX brand stamp: K-3096 Fall Wreath (manufacturer no longer exists)

* Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black

* ribbon

* Tim Holtz™ Distress Ink: Tea Dye

For more information, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Thank Hoo card with Paper Moon by prospurring (Anne)

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One of our favorite charities is the Carolina Raptor Center. They care for and rehabilitate birds of prey like eagles, hawks, and owls. I wanted to make a card to thank their staff, so naturally I thought of using an owl stamp!

I decided to put the owl in front of a pretty full moon, made from patterned paper. (I don't know why he looks so orange in the picture, he's really more of a golden brown than orange.) The owl is raised on pop dots for dimension.

Materials used:

* American Crafts ribbon: from "Boutique Amber" collection

* cardstock: kraft and white

* Clearsnap/Colorbox Fluid Chalk Queue: Bisque color from Pumpkin Patch set

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/16" squares

* Hero Arts K5059 Big Owl

* Hero Arts CL183 Sparkle Clear Cute Letters

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga Craft Punch: Circle (approx. 3")

* Odorless mineral spirits (Mona Lisa brand from Michael's)

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils: PC904 Light Cerulean Blue, PC943 Burnt Ochre, and PC1034 Goldenrod.

* Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black

* Sizzix Little Sizzles paper pad (background patterned paper)

* Tim Holtz™ Distress Ink: Tea Dye

* Tsukineko VersaFine pigment ink: Vintage Sepia

* Xyron 500 Create-a-Sticker machine

For more information on how I made the card, please see my blog: Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Friendship: Friends Card by prospurring (Anne)

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Hi there! I made this trio of friendship cards with three, specific, online blogging friends in mind. Just wanted to make something cheerful to celebrate our friendships. It will be fun to send them snail mail for a change! :-)

Friends: This card is for a special blogging friend. We visit each other's blogs often and she always brightens my day!

You're Special: This card is for another blogging friend who has become very special to me!

You Made My Day: This card is for a third blogging friend. She really made my day the other day ... and I want to celebrate and recognize that!

Views:

Materials used:

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye pigment ink: Peacock

cardstock: aqua (slightly darker than Bazzill), dark turquoise, and white

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/8" squares and 1/16" squares

* eyelets, silver

* Heidi Grace double-sided cardstock: Frost Blvd./Stitch Stripe (discontinued)

* Hero Arts CL129 Anytime Messages ("you made my day" sentiment)

* Hero Arts CL151 Share Laughter ("friends" sentiment)

* ribbon, white and pale green

Also for Deloris' NIFTS Challenge (Need Ideas For This Stamp).

Thanks for looking!

BeyondPaper Doll Thank You by prospurring (Anne)

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I took this picture before I adhered the "thank you" sentiment on the scalloped circle to the inside of the card (shown here in front of the card), just so that you could see it.

I used Glossy Accents to make the doll's hair shiny. She is raised on pop dots above the scalloped circle, and the fan is raised on more pop dots for even more dimension. Also, it's a little hard to see in the photo, but the butterflies on the ribbon have a bit of glitter and shine to them. I love the "painterly look" that I got with the DesignBlock Flourish stamp on the acetate!

I was inspired to put the doll in a blue circle with black scallops after seeing cards made by a friend of mine, Sandy.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white, textured blue, textured black

* Clearsnap/Colorbox pigment ink: black (thank you sentiment)

* Dress It Up Petals (larger blue flower gemstone)

* Hero Arts S5034 DesignBlock Flourish

* Grafix Clear Craft Plastic .007 medium weight (acetate)

* Hero Arts CL142 Thank You Messages

* Hero Arts small pink flower gemstone from a Sparkle Clear set

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Mega punch (pink): 2 1/2" scalloped circle and circle

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Super Jumbo punch (blue): 2" circle

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* pencil

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black (doll)

* Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents

* ribbon: glittery butterflies

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots)

* Tsukineko StazOn solvent ink: Opaque Cotton White

Thanks for looking!

Catalog CASE: Heart Flourish Tag Card by prospurring (Anne)

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Resubmitting for "distress" week...

Hi! I was so excited to read about Deloris' Catalog CASE challenge! It sounded like so much fun, and I had just acquired the Heart Flourish stamp and was dying to use it!

I selected the tag on page 71 of the Hero Arts 2009 catalog to CASE. The tag was made by Sally Traidman and features the Heart Flourish stamp. I started with Sally's tag as my inspiration, but I decided to change the colors and make the tag into a card. I love the pink and orange color combo of Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks and decided to use that as my color theme.

Materials used:

* Avery pre-strung shipping tag: manilla

* cardstock: kraft

* chipboard circle, 1 3/4" diameter

* gemstones, large red (unknown brand)

* Hero Arts K5153 Heart Flourish

* Hero Arts CL288 Scallop Borders

* Hero Arts CL142 Thank You Messages

* Plaid Apple Barrel craft paint: 20219 Banana (yellow)

* Ranger Distress Ink: Worn Lipstick (pink) and Spiced Marmalade (orange)

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Ranger Inkssentials Opaque White Pen

* ribbon

* Hero Arts K5153 Heart Flourish

Thanks for looking! :-)

Distressed Heart Flourish Art Card by prospurring (Anne)

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Hello! This card was made using only two colors of Distress Ink: Spiced Marmalade (orange) and Broken China (blue). The other colors, like the green, are a result of the inks blending.

Materials used:

* cardstock: cream, aqua, and textured burnt orange

* Fadeless art board (like posterboard)

* metallic elastic stretch cord

* Ranger Distress Ink: Spiced Marmalade (orange) and Broken China (blue)

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Far East Mat Stack (4.5" x 6.5")

Thanks for looking! :-)

Christmas Tree Card by RejoicingCrafts

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Day1 of OCC Holiday Card Class! My card here is inspired by Jennifer's card.

MayFlowers: Silver Asian Doll Card by prospurring (Anne)

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Hello there! I made a pair of cards featuring a doll and the Slanted Tree stamp which has flowers on it. One has a silver / grey / lavendar / jade color scheme and the other has an orange / cream / blue / citron / kraft color scheme. The dolls also have flowers on their kimonos and I added flowers to one of the doll's hair. I added Glossy Accents to the dolls' hair and the dolls are raised on pop dots for dimension.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and kraft

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Metallic Stack (12" x 12"): gunmetal

* Dress It Up Petals (larger pink flower gemstone)

* EK Success Nesting Circle Punch: 3/4"

* Hero Arts K5094 Slanted Tree

* Hero Arts gemstones: CH121 clear and CH130 citron

* Hero Arts small (pink) flower gemstone from Sparkle Clear set

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils: PC1021 jade green, PC928 blush pink, PC904 light cerulean blue, and PC1005 limepeel

* Provo Craft Cuttlebug

* Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents

* ribbon

* Spellbinders embossing pad

* Spellbinders Nestabilities: Classic Scalloped Ovals, Large

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots to attach larger flower gemstone)

Thanks for looking! :-)

Droopy Flower ATC: front by prospurring (Anne)

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Resubmitting for "distress" week...

Hi there! I made this ATC card for a friend and thought I'd share it here, too.

The colors in these pictures (front and back) are a bit off, but as close as I could get. The colors are a bit softer and more muted in real life.

Front of ATC

Back of ATC

Materials used:cardstock:

* textured sage green

* Creative Memories Corner Rounder (the only one that works for me)

* Hero Arts S1832 Italian Poetry Background

* Fadeless art board (like posterboard)

* Hero Arts F2623 A Real Flower Drooping ("Droopy Flower")

* Hero Arts F5042 Leaf Flourish (mine is from AR135 an Archiver's exclusive clear set)

* old mousepad

* Ranger Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick (pink) and Peeled Paint (green)

* Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker: violet

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drops (dye ink): Angel Pink and New Sprout (green)

* Bazzill Basics 8.5" x 11" cardstock: Pear Crush (pale green)

For more information about this ATC, please see my blog: Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking! :-)

MayFlowers: Garden Roses by prospurring (Anne)

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Hi there! I used Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils to color in the Garden Roses image. I distressed just the edge of the textured piece of green cardstock with Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Then I applied a lighter shade of green (Bamboo Leaves) with sponge daubers to create a vignette around the focal image and matte.

Materials used:

* BoBunny Double Dot double-sided cardstock: Sea Foam (dark green)

* cardstock: white, textured white

* Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils

* Hero Arts K5056 Garden Roses

* paint brush

* Plaid All Night Media Pop Dots

* Provo Craft Cuttlebug and embossing folder 37-1153 Textile Texture

* Ranger Distress Ink: Peeled Paint (green)

* ribbon

* Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels One and embossing pad

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop dye ink: Bamboo Leaves (green)

* Hero Arts CL305 Sending Happy Thoughts

* water

Thanks for looking! :-)

inspiredby-WAD-2009: Inspired by Anette: Just Saying Hello by prospurring (Anne)

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I was inspired to make this card based on a beautiful one-layer card created by Anette Hjerpaasen of Norway. I was so taken by the sunset effect in Anette's card. And I really liked the torn edge of the "grass", too. These details are what inspired me to create this card.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white, textured pink

* Hero Arts flower gems from Sparkle Clear sets

* Hero Arts K5094 Slanted Tree

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga punch (purple): 3" circle

* Ranger Distress Ink: Worn Lipstick (pink), Dusty Concord (purple), Broken China (blue), Peeled Paint (green)

* scrap paper

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Far East Mat Stack (4.5" x 6.5")

Thanks for looking! :-)

MayFlowers: Orange Asian Doll Card by prospurring (Anne)

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Hello there! I made a pair of cards featuring a doll and the Slanted Tree stamp which has flowers on it. One has a silver / grey / lavendar / jade color scheme and the other has an orange / cream / blue / citron / kraft color scheme. The dolls also have flowers on their kimonos and I added flowers to one of the doll's hair. I added Glossy Accents to the dolls' hair and the dolls are raised on pop dots for dimension.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and kraft

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Metallic Stack (12" x 12"): gunmetal

* Dress It Up Petals (larger pink flower gemstone)

* EK Success Nesting Circle Punch: 3/4"

* Hero Arts K5094 Slanted Tree

* Hero Arts gemstones: CH121 clear and CH130 citron

* Hero Arts small (pink) flower gemstone from Sparkle Clear set

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils: PC1021 jade green, PC928 blush pink, PC904 light cerulean blue, and PC1005 limepeel

* Provo Craft Cuttlebug

* Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents

* ribbon

* Spellbinders embossing pad

* Spellbinders Nestabilities: Classic Scalloped Ovals, Large

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots to attach larger flower gemstone)

Thanks for looking! :-)

Warm Winter Wishes cards - Front by prospurring (Anne)

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This is an example of some of the holiday cards that I made this year. They feature BoBunny Double Dot paper, stamping and embossing, and ribbon. For more information on how I made the cards, please visit my blog, Gaal Creative.

Warm Winter Wishes cards:

* View of a set of cards

Materials used:

* BoBunny Double-Dot Paper 12DDD604 Dark Denim Dot (exterior)

* cardstock: white and blue

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/16" square

* Hero Arts CL117 Snowflake Backgrounds

* Hero Arts CL243 Warm Wishes

* Hero Arts CL240 Winter Messages

* odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand from Michael's

* Paper Pizazz Hot Off The Press HOTP-20204 Blue Snowflakes & Swirls (interior)

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* ribbon

Thanks for looking!

Friendship: You Made My Day by prospurring (Anne)

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Hi there! I made this trio of friendship cards with three, specific, online blogging friends in mind. Just wanted to make something cheerful to celebrate our friendships. It will be fun to send them snail mail for a change! :-)

Friends: This card is for a special blogging friend. We visit each other's blogs often and she always brightens my day!

You're Special: This card is for another blogging friend who has become very special to me!

You Made My Day: This card is for a third blogging friend. She really made my day the other day ... and I want to celebrate and recognize that!

Views:

Materials used:

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye pigment ink: Peacock

cardstock: aqua (slightly darker than Bazzill), dark turquoise, and white

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/8" squares and 1/16" squares

* eyelets, silver

* Heidi Grace double-sided cardstock: Frost Blvd./Stitch Stripe (discontinued)

* Hero Arts CL129 Anytime Messages ("you made my day" sentiment)

* Hero Arts CL151 Share Laughter ("friends" sentiment)

* Hero Arts CL117 Snowflake Background

* ribbon, white and pale green

Also for Deloris' NIFTS Challenge (Need Ideas For This Stamp).

Thanks for looking!

Friendship: Make Your Own Happiness by prospurring (Anne)

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Resubmitting. I made this card for a friend of mine who is going through a painful divorce. Just wanted to let her know I'm here if she wants or needs anything.

The use of sponged dye inks to make a background was inspired by my friend Suzanne's (stampersuzz's) Birthday Card. She did such an excellent job with the technique that she made it look easy! Her sponged inks are soft and transition smoothly. I just had to try it!

I made the backgrounds for the stamped images and sentiment using white cardstock and dye inks. I used Broken China Distress Ink and New Sprout Memento dye ink. I sponged the inks onto the white cardstock using a sponge pouncer from the stenciling section of my big box craft store.

On top of that I stamped Hero Arts' H4039 Stitched Rectangles using VersaFine Vintage Sepia ink. Then I stamped Inkadinkado's 97163 Flourished Fall Tree inside of the triple stitched rectangles. Then I trimmed the cardstock and mounted it onto dark brown cardstock.

For the sentiment, I used Hero Arts' CL129 Anytime Messages. I used a corner rounder and edged the piece with VersaFine Vintage Sepia ink. I punched two holes using a 1/8" punch and tied a piece of green ribbon through it.

Finally, I assembled the card. To finish it off, I used Hero Arts' CH130 Citron Gemstones.

Thanks for looking!

Fabulous Birthday by prospurring (Anne)

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I think this card could work well for a masculine or feminine birthday. Details on how I made this card can be found on my blog, Gaal Creative. (Not for a challenge.)

Thanks for looking! :-)

My first swap! by Mom of Dom & Ella

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I made a set of notecards for each of my 2 partners.

Thanks Cards by prospurring (Anne)

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I was really excited to see that Jennifer picked Thank You cards for this week's theme.

I decided to make a series of Thanks cards that would be reminescent of the holiday cards that I had previously sent. Two of my Thanks cards are shown in the photo above. I stamped the envelopes to make using the same blue swirl as on the card.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and periwinkle blue

* Hero Arts AR135 Flourish Branch (an Archiver's exclusive): Thank You sentiment

* Hero Arts LP107 DL: Flourish Borders

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop dye ink: Danube Blue

Thanks for looking!

Manly Owl Pop-Up: Front by prospurring (Anne)

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Resubmitting for "manly" week...

This is my first-ever pop-up card made following Jennifer McGuire's instructions on the Hero Arts blog. I created my own message on the inside, which reads "Hope your Birthday is a hoot"! I made this message using a combination of the word "Birthday" from the Birthday Messages set and letters from the Cute Letters Sparkle Clear set.

* BoBunny Double Dot double-sided cardstock: Sea Foam (dark green)

Inside of card (showing "my message")

Materials used:

* bone folder

* cardstock: white, textured rust

* Hero Arts K5059 Big Owl

* cutting mat

* EK Success Nesting Circle Punches: 3/4" and 5/8"

* Fadeless art board (like poster board)

* gemstones, large orange (unknown brand)

* Hero Arts CL139 Birthday Messages

* Hero Arts CL182 Sparkle Clear: Cute Letters

* paper punch (regular kind from office supply store)

* pencil with eraser

* Provo Craft Paper Shapers 34-0034 Mini Scallop

* Ranger Distress Inks: broken china, tea dye, and peeled paint

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker: brown

* ribbon

* ruler

* scissors

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots)

* X-acto Gripster craft knife

For more information about how I made the card, please see my blog Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Birthday Card with Soft Colors by prospurring (Anne)

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I stamped the candles image using a waterproof dye ink. Then, I colored it in using colored pencils and blended them with odorless mineral spirits. Next, I colored over the yellow pencil in the flames with yellow Stickles™ glitter glue.

Then, I cut the remaining pieces. I added the ribbon to the base card, made from patterned paper. And, once the Stickles™ were dry, I assembled the rest of the card. I stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment using the same ink.

Materials used:

Hero Arts® E1212 Bold Birthday Candles

Hero Arts® CL139 Clear Design™ Birthday Messages

Deja Views® Fresh Print® FP-801 Plum Collage patterned paper

green, white, and black cardstock

odorless mineral spirits (Mona Lisa brand from Michael's)

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils

Ranger Archival Ink™ (waterproof) in jet black

Ranger Stickles™ Glitter Glue yellow

ribbon

I've posted an overall view and a detail view.

This card is mirrored on my blog Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Gold Bird by Jennifer DeDonato

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I did this using acrylic, dye ink and paper

Day 1 @onlinecardclasses @laurafadora Ink Blending... by Tracie Pond

Day 1 @onlinecardclasses @laurafadora Ink Blending w/dye inks. Thank you Laura for your fab video. Feeling more comfortable with this technique, but still need lots of practice. #onlinecardclasses #backgroundcheck #simonsaysstamp island blue, coral reef & doll pink #inkblending #dyeinks #creationsforkindness #occbackgroundcheck

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Favorites: Silhouette Corner (inspired by Kelly) by prospurring (Anne)

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Resubmitting for favorites week! The Silhouette Corner is becoming one of my favorite "go to" stamps! :-)

My Thank You card is based on Kelly Rasmussen's adorable Hello Mini card. I just got the Silhouette Corner stamp the other day and I've been dying to try it out. Also, a lot of the ladies featured with a "Day on the Hero Arts Blog" this week said they prefer a blue, green, and brown color scheme ... which I don't use very often. So I wanted to challenge myself to give it a try.

Entire card

Detail view

Materials used:

* Bo Bunny Double Dot Paper: Shitake Dot

* cardstock: white

* cardstock textured: pool blue and spring green

* EK Success 3D-Dots - 1/16" squares

* Hero Arts CH130 Citron Gemstones

* Hero Arts CL129 Anytime Messages ("thanks")

* Hero Arts CL151 Share Laughter (butterfly)

* Hero Arts CL183 Cute Letters (letter i used upside down as exclamation point)

* Hero Arts H5011 Silhouette Corner

* ribbon

* Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker: brown

* Therm O Web Zots Small (glue dots)

* Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Walnut Stain

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop dye ink: Bahama Blue

Thanks Kelly for the inspiration!

Special thanks to Hero Arts for valuing its customers enough to feature them and their cards and projects on the Hero Arts Blog. It is so nice to see this kind of recognition.

And more special thanks to each of the 5 ladies chosen to have a day on the Hero Arts Blog, for inspiring us with their work. It's been so much fun to go back through each of your cards and paper projects and to learn more about you through the question-and-answer segments on the Hero Arts Blog.

Thanks for looking!

Vintage Harvest Thanks by prospurring (Anne)

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I am just loving the new Hero Arts S5449 Fabulous Flourish background stamp! For this card, I inked it with Tea Dye Distress Ink, stamped on scrap paper, and without cleaning the stamp, I reinked it with Hero Arts AF146 Shadow Ink in Soft Pool. It gives an aged distressed look to the stamping. The sentiment is also a mix of Dried Marigold and Tea Dye Distress Inks.

Thanks for looking! :-)

Manly Owl Pop-Up: Inside by prospurring (Anne)

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Resubmitting for "manly" week...

This is my first-ever pop-up card made following Jennifer McGuire's instructions on the Hero Arts blog. I created my own message on the inside, which reads "Hope your Birthday is a hoot"! I made this message using a combination of the word "Birthday" from the Birthday Messages set and letters from the Cute Letters Sparkle Clear set.

* BoBunny Double Dot double-sided cardstock: Sea Foam (dark green)

Inside of card (showing "my message")

Materials used:

* bone folder

* cardstock: white, textured rust

* Hero Arts K5059 Big Owl

* cutting mat

* EK Success Nesting Circle Punches: 3/4" and 5/8"

* Fadeless art board (like poster board)

* gemstones, large orange (unknown brand)

* Hero Arts CL139 Birthday Messages

* Hero Arts CL182 Sparkle Clear: Cute Letters

* paper punch (regular kind from office supply store)

* pencil with eraser

* Provo Craft Paper Shapers 34-0034 Mini Scallop

* Ranger Distress Inks: broken china, tea dye, and peeled paint

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker: brown

* ribbon

* ruler

* scissors

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots)

* X-acto Gripster craft knife

For more information about how I made the card, please see my blog Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Friendship: You're Special by prospurring (Anne)

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Hi there! I made this trio of friendship cards with three, specific, online blogging friends in mind. Just wanted to make something cheerful to celebrate our friendships. It will be fun to send them snail mail for a change! :-)

Friends: This card is for a special blogging friend. We visit each other's blogs often and she always brightens my day!

You're Special: This card is for another blogging friend who has become very special to me!

You Made My Day: This card is for a third blogging friend. She really made my day the other day ... and I want to celebrate and recognize that!

Views:

Materials used:

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye pigment ink: Peacock

cardstock: aqua (slightly darker than Bazzill), dark turquoise, and white

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/8" squares and 1/16" squares

* eyelets, silver

* Heidi Grace double-sided cardstock: Frost Blvd./Stitch Stripe (discontinued)

* Hero Arts CL129 Anytime Messages ("you made my day" sentiment)

* Hero Arts CL151 Share Laughter ("friends" sentiment)

Hero Arts C4785 Delicate Leaves

* ribbon, white and pale green

Also for Deloris' NIFTS Challenge (Need Ideas For This Stamp).

Thanks for looking!

Happy Birthday Card with Stamped Background by prospurring (Anne)

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The bird was done using colored pencils and odorless mineral spirits. I stamped my own background using the Delicate Leaves stamp and VersaMark ink, and then embossed with clear embossing powder. The card is also shown on my blog Gaal Creative.

Materials used:

Hero Arts CL183 Sparkle Clear Cute Letters

Hero Arts E4742 Bird with Long Legs

blue, rust, olive green, and white cardstock

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils

Odorless mineral spirits (Mona Lisa brand from Michael's)

Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof) in jet black

Ranger clear embossing powder

Tsukineko Staz-on solvent ink in jet black

Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking! :-)

Edited to add: I should mention that I designed this card with a specific person in mind. However, many of my friends and family check my Flickr photostream, so I don't want to ruin the surprise!

Trio of Friendship Cards by prospurring (Anne)

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Hi there! I made this trio of friendship cards with three, specific, online blogging friends in mind. Just wanted to make something cheerful to celebrate our friendships. It will be fun to send them snail mail for a change! :-)

Friends: This card is for a special blogging friend. We visit each other's blogs often and she always brightens my day!

You're Special: This card is for another blogging friend who has become very special to me!

You Made My Day: This card is for a third blogging friend. She really made my day the other day ... and I want to celebrate and recognize that!

Views:

Materials used:

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye pigment ink: Peacock

cardstock: aqua (slightly darker than Bazzill), dark turquoise, and white

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/8" squares and 1/16" squares

* eyelets, silver

* Heidi Grace double-sided cardstock: Frost Blvd./Stitch Stripe (discontinued)

* Hero Arts CL129 Anytime Messages ("you made my day" sentiment)

* Hero Arts CL151 Share Laughter ("friends" sentiment)

* Derwent watercolour pencils: 56-raw umber

* ribbon, white and pale green

Also for Deloris' NIFTS Challenge (Need Ideas For This Stamp).

Thanks for looking!

Distressed Teddy Bear Thank You by prospurring (Anne)

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Hello there! I just love this new Bouquet Bear stamp! Had to try a window card, too!

Materials used:

* cardstock: white, pink, and orange

* Creative Memories Corner Rounder (the only one that works for me)

* EK Success Nesting Circle Punch: 3/4"

* Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages

* Hero Arts CH121 baby blue & clear gemstones

* Hero Arts F5170 Bouquet Bear

* Little Yellow Bicycle Sharon Ann Baby Safari BSQ-105 Pink Floral / Girl Small Square 12"x12" cardstock

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga punch (purple): 3" scalloped circle

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Mega punch (pink): 2 1/2" circle

* Plaid All Night Media Pop Dots

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils: PC914-cream, PC942-yellow ochre, PC1034-goldenrod, PC989-chartreuse, PC928-blush pink (face), PC929-pink (flowers), PC904-light cerulean blue

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drops (dye ink): Rose Bud (pink) and Tangelo (orange)

* self-healing cutting mat

* X-acto Gripster craft knife

Thanks for looking! :-)

Fun background using #distressmarkers, #clearstamps, #watermist... by Tracie Pond

Fun background using #distressmarkers, #clearstamps, #watermist, #hybridink and #dyeink. #thedailymarker30day2 #mftstamps #timholtz #rangerink #stamping #watercolor #littlebugstudio

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15 Comments on Instagram:

vickipoulton: So pretty 😍💕

duseyasimptot: I love it

ciocioscrap: Wow! So cool! Love the colors!

sharla3511: Very pretty!

mayrasdesigns: So lovely !

1busyb: Pretty! Great idea, too! I may have to CASE you. Giving you credit, of course. 😊

traciepond: Please do @1busyb 😀 I can't wait to see your creation!

surianaju: Loevly coloring ♥

MayFlowers: A Row of Perky Flowers by prospurring (Anne)

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Hi! This cheerful card in lime green and watermelon pink features Hero Arts' "Row of Perky Flowers" stamp. For more details, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and green

* Crayola 16-ct. washable watercolor markers

* Die Cuts With a View (DCWV) MatchMaker Brights Textured Mat Stack (pink)

* Fiskars® Mini-Scallop Paper Edgers

* Hero Arts® CH130 - citron (green) gemstones

* Hero Arts® CL130 - Frames and Messages ("enjoy")

* Hero Arts® CL184 - Thoughtful Messages (asterisk flower)

* Hero Arts® D2397-A Row of Perky Flowers

* Hero Arts® S5034 - DesignBlock Flourish

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof) in jet black

* Ranger Seafoam White embossing powder

* ribbon

Thanks for looking!

MayFlowers: A Great Big Smile by prospurring (Anne)

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Hi there! I just got the Special Edition: A Great Big stamp set and just had to ink one of them up! I thought this cute doll fit the sentiment nicely ... and she has a lovely Sakura flower on her dress! :-)

I used 1/16" pop dots to adhere the scalloped circle with the sentiment. Then, I used 1/8" pop dots to adhere the doll to the card. That way, the doll is popped up the most. I also used an opaque white pen to highlight the center of the Sakura flower and the row of dots on the doll's dress.

* Basic Grey Offbeat Light Hearted 12" x 12" cardstock

Detail view

Materials used:

* cardstock: white, gray, burnt orange, textured putty

* Clearsnap/Colorbox Cat's Eye pigment ink: Roussillon (rust) and Peacock (blue)

* Derwent watercolour pencil: 64-terra cotta

* Hero Arts LL229 Special Edition: A Great Big

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga punch (purple): 3" scalloped circle

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Mega punch (pink): 2 1/2" circle

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Plaid All Night Media Pop Dots (1/8" thick)

* Provo Craft Bitty Scrap Pad: Into the Woods (patterned yellow paper)

* Provo Craft Cuttlebug (used with Nesties)

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils: PC942-yellow ochre and PC928-blush pink

* Ranger Inkssentials Opaque White Pen

* Spellbinders Nestabilities Curved Rectangles and embossing pad

Thanks for looking! :-)

5 Things - Pages 1 & 2 by prospurring (Anne)

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My instant book is based on some journaling prompts from the book, The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. The book is a 12-week program to help you free your creative self through different exercises, and this is one of them.

Top of book showing "instant book" design

Materials used beginning on Pages 1 & 2:

* blue, green, purple, and white cardstock

* Hero Arts® H4435-Quotes Background

* Clearsnap/ColorBox fluid chalk ink - blue lagoon

* Sharpie® ultra fine point permanent marker - purple

* CreativeBeginnings.com stamp using licensed Me & My Big Ideas image: MRS10520-Hope (girl with curly pigtails)

* CreativeBeginnings.com stamp using licensed Me & My Big Ideas image: MRS10501-Brian (boy with striped shirt)

* Ranger Archival Ink™ (waterproof) in jet black

* Prismacolor® Premier colored pencils

* odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand from Michael's

* Hero Arts&reg CL153-Happy Day Animals (dog)

* McGill® Button Punch - Mini File Tab

Also shown on my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Birthdayweek Pocket Card: Front by prospurring (Anne)

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Hello! One of my three brothers is having a birthday soon, so this week's challenge fit perfectly! I wanted to include a gift card, so I decided to make a pocket birthday card.

* Hero Arts C4633 Fabulous Birthday

Inside of card

Materials used:

* Basic Grey paper: Aged & Confused Sublime Collection (discontinued): Cinnamon (red card base) and Two Scoops 6"x 6" Paper Pad (yellow accents)

* cardstock: brown

* Hero Arts D4644 Lots of Wonderful

* Provo Craft Cuttlebug and Tiny Mosaic Texture embossing folder

* Ranger Distress Inks: Faded Jeans (front) and Walnut Stain (inside)

* Ranger embossing powder: clear and seafoam white

* ribbon

* Stampendous M203 Swirl Tag

www.colorflystudio.blogspot.com

Thanks for looking!

Handmade Christmas Ornaments by Jennifer DeDonato

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Blogged about making these at

Purple Shoes by Jennifer DeDonato

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mixed media

paper

dyeink

You Are Original Friendship Card by prospurring (Anne)

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For this friendship card, I wanted to use a cool new set of stamps and dies that coordinate together from Simon Says Stamp. The set is called Apothecary Labels SetAL4 and it includes the Simon Says Stamp SSS06125 Apothecary Labels stamp set and S114 dies made by Memory Box for Simon Says Stamp.

I took a piece of cream cardstock and die cut it with the circular die from the set. Then I applied Tea Dye and Broken China Distress Inks using a sponge dauber. I used painters tape to mask the top and bottom sections of the stamp and inked the middle with Tsukineko Memento dye ink in Bahama Blue, and then removed the tape and inked the rest in Potters Clay, and stamped it.

The card base is made from dark chocolate brown cardstock. The background piece is plain white cardstock. I used a mixture of Broken China, Shabby Shutters, and Scattered Straw Distress Inks, applied directly to a non-stick craft sheet and then spritzed with water to create the background. Then I stamped Hero Arts S5037 DesignBlock Tree on top using Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

I adhered the sentiment circle with foam squares for dimension. Baker's twine from My Mind's Eye. Hero Arts turquoise gemstones.

Thanks for looking! :-)

Warm Winter Wishes cards - Detail View by prospurring (Anne)

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This is an example of some of the holiday cards that I made this year. They feature BoBunny Double Dot paper, stamping and embossing, and ribbon. For more information on how I made the cards, please visit my blog, Gaal Creative.

Warm Winter Wishes cards:

* View of a set of cards

Materials used:

* BoBunny Double-Dot Paper 12DDD604 Dark Denim Dot (exterior)

* cardstock: white and blue

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/16" square

* Hero Arts CL117 Snowflake Backgrounds

* Hero Arts CL243 Warm Wishes

* Hero Arts CL240 Winter Messages

* odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand from Michael's

* Paper Pizazz Hot Off The Press HOTP-20204 Blue Snowflakes & Swirls (interior)

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* ribbon