Friday, January 13, 2012

Hero Hostesses Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to your next stop in the Hero Arts 2012 Catalogue Blog Hop with the Hero Hostesses!



You should have arrived here from Anita’s blog. She is so talented and fun, I can’t wait to go hopping myself and see what she has created! If you find a broken link, you'll find a master list of the hop links at the Hero Club Blog. Also, if you happen to come across any broken links, please report them to Tami.

Don’t forget to leave comments as you hop! 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, including each day’s starting post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning! Good luck!

The Hero Arts 2012 catalogue is packed full with fab stamps to suit every style you could possibly imagine. I had so much fun getting inky with the stamps the ever generous Hero Arts sent me to play with. Usually I give details of how I’ve made a card, but I’ve omitted that today as my post is quite long as it is, so please feel free to email me if you have questions about any of the cards. Now on to what I got up to with the new stamps!

I love flowers and knew I had to get the Newspaper Tulips K5576 stamp as soon as I saw it. Tulips come in so many colours and I’ve had a great time trying out lots of different colours on the Newspaper Tulips, so quite a few of my family\friends will be recieving tulip cards soon!

Tulips Blog Hop Card

Hero Arts Stamps:
Newspaper Tulips K5576
Flourish Background CG119
Four Hearts CG425 (for the punched heart sentiment piece)

Other supplies - inks (dried marigold distress ink, VersaMark & VersaCraft Celadon), white embossing powder, cream card, cotton upholstery fabric, string, gem, heart punch and Labels 8.

I'm submitting this card into the Die Cutting Challenge in the Moxie Fab World and the Around the House Challenge in the Moxie Fab World (used upholstery fabric).


Hero Arts have created three new clear stamp sets in collaboration with Operation Write Home. Hero Arts will donate 25% of the profits from these sets to that great organisation – love that! One of these sets is Right at Home CL583 which I love and used on this card along with lots of other Hero Arts stamps.

Home is Where the Heart is - Blog Hop Card

With all the great elements in this adorable Right at Home set - the house, picket fence, framed picture, kite, cloud and sentiments, I just couldn’t resist it and will be using these images on cards for all different kinds of occasions.

Home is Where the Heart is (inside) - Blog Hop Card
Inside card

Hero Arts Stamps:
Right at Home CL583
Dot Flower Pattern CG335 (wallpaper on inside)
Cloud Background S5215
Be Happy CL377
Adorable Baby Girl CL265

Other supplies – distress inks (tumbled glass, shabby shutters, broken china & antique linen), patterned paper, white & red card, colouring pencils, heart gem and string.



I absolutely LOVE the new Greetings set CG414 and can imagine using both stamps in so many different ways. On this card I teamed the butterfly thank you stamp with a background stamp I use over and over again – Old Letter Writing S4878

Merci Blog Hop Card

Hero Arts Stamps:
Greetings CG414
Old Letter Writing S4878

Other supplies - Ribbon Lace CH231, distress inks (tumbled glass, shabby shutters & antique linen), cream & white card, VersaMark, white embossing powder, pearls, thread, button, seam binding, patterned paper.



I want to send a great big thanks to my favourite company, Hero Arts, for a wonderful new catalogue brim full of fabulous products and for inviting me to take part in this blog hop!

I {heart} Hero Arts!
Hero Arts StampFour Hearts CG426

A big thanks too to Tami and Deborah for all that they’ve done in organising the hop and of course the Hero Hostesses for all the amazing projects they have created – girls you’ve been so inspiring and have made my shopping list a lot longer!!

Last but not least, a big thanks to you too for visiting and now it’s time for you to go hopping again. At your next stop you will visit the super creative Tracey! Enjoy the rest of your hopping, I’m off to do some hopping too!

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Lauren J said...

beautiful cards! love the greetings stamp - that card is simple and elegant!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

These are incredible! I love the fabric hearts, and how you stamped on the fabric on the first card... I'm amazed, thank you so much for the beautiful inspiration!
Lisa
lisascreativeniche at gmail.com

Kathy Rosecrans said...

I love what you did with the tulip stamp and the betteryfly message cling stamps!!

Vikki H said...

oh, my. that house card is adorable! thanks for your inspiration blog!

Anonymous said...

Amazing cards, love your colors on the first one!

Diana K.

Sharon D from Canada said...

Gorgeous cards, Heather!!! Those tulips look wonderful on the fabric panel! Your scene card is so very sweet and I love the clever way you finished the inside! And your last card is beautiful - the white embossing is perfect with the soft colours you chose!

Sus said...

Lovely cards... Especially the home cards. Love the bright colors.

Lisa said...

Such beautiful and ahppy cards Heather! Love your wallpaper and paneling on the home sweet home card- too cute!

Stephanie Y. said...

Adorable cards!

Lindsey said...

Love your cards -- the first one is my favourite, so pretty!

Nikki said...

Beautiful Cards each so unique :)

Beverly said...

Loved your cards, especially the house and the butterfly ones. Thanks for the inspiration!

Julie R. said...

Old letter writing is my favorite of the stamps you used.

Diana N. said...

Great cards! I've already purchased "Greetings" and I love seeing how others have used it.

Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

love all your cards

Barb Housner

Betty said...

all of your cards are so inspiring - especially love the first and last ones!!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Wow Heather - what an amazing set of projects!! Especially love the fabric hearts displayed on the catalog - great idea!! Your card with the Greeting butterfly is gorgeous too - love the trims and the distressed edges!! And what a fab "home" card - just love all the details, especially the inside with the little sign! And the tulips on the linen background look amazing. Such fun hopping with you my sweet hostess sista!!

Shelley said...

Great job!

Emily H said...

Your cards are so sweet! Thanks for sharing!

sarah said...

These cards are wonderful! I love how the tulips pop off the card! And I like you're distressed edges on the butterfly card...love all the textures. TFS!!

Cathy said...

I absolutely adore your work and how you combine the soft colors together so beautifully! Thanks for sharing! Cathy M.

Dawn T said...

Fabulous cards Heather. Love everyone of them. You have done Hero Arts proud...

Liz Thomas (wifelady) said...

Beautiful cards!!!

Froggietalks said...

What wonderful cards! I really like the "Greetings" card with the butterfly. SO soft yet nice and vintagey :)

SherylH said...

Beautiful cards! I really like the tulips stamped on the fabric -- just adds a whole different dimension to the card.

Emma J. said...

Amazing cards! Such a range of different kinds, and yet all are unique and adorable in there own way. Thanks a lot!

Pam W Merwin said...

Oh my goodness - what creativity! I love all your color choices and the different texture you had on each card. Thank you so much :)

Tona said...

I really like how you added dimension to all of your cards. Thanks for the inspiration!!!

pcm said...

Gorgeous cards!

Carey said...

Cute projects. My fav is the butterfly - love the embellies!

RenegadeMama said...

I love all your cards, but my fav is the butterfly, also the red home is where the heart is one is awfully pretty too lol
thanx for sharing
gail w gwallenm@wildblue.net

pta4him said...

Love the tulips and the butterfly cards

Shella Travarca said...

Wow! You are amazing! I am now a follower. Each of these cards is more amazing than the previous. Thank you for the inspiration!

Amanda said...

Amazing cards! Thanx so much! ~prhmangel at gmail dot com

Teresa C. said...

Love your cards. The house card is ssssoooooo cute. I like the tulip stamp too.

Denise Bryant said...

Fabulous cards! I love the newspaper tulips stamp! it's one of my favorites!
DeniseB

Luanne said...

Beautiful cards! the tulip card is just gorgeous love the color. love the design and colors of your card

Ms. ArtsyLin said...

very fun cards! all very sweet and beautiful!

Luanne said...

Beautiful cards! love the tulip card just so pretty.

Judith said...

How clever! You used the stamp on canvas to make little stitched hearts. I love that idea -- what about a banner of hearts?

tfs

Karen K. said...

All your cards are so pretty. I especially like the tulip with the canvas. Just beautiful.

Unknown said...

beautiful cards! the home sweet home card is my fave. what a perfect scene you created...your coloring is perfect! :)

Unknown said...

Love the house card, so cute! Merci and the butterfly is amazing, gorgeous, beautiful!! 2012 is so colorful and happy!

Dixie Cochran said...

Your cards are terrific! As a card maker for OWH, I'm partial to the cards using the "Right at Home" set. I'm SOOOO impressed that you cut that fence!!

Ujjwal said...

Your cards are absolutely amazing! I love the fact that you were to showcase so many stamps :)

Lisa Carroll said...

Your projects are AMAZING, Heather! I love the fussy cut tulips on the fabric.. genius! And your little scenes (especially the wainscotting!) are just fabulous. Love your work! :)

Cindy Groh said...

Beautiful cards. Love the home card and its inside.

Rita Kegg said...

Beautiful card samples ... thanks for sharing

Larissa Heskett said...

BEAUTIFUL CARDS!! =) I LOVED them all~~the colors and the fun techniques!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

Diana said...

Beautiful cards! I really, really like your Home is Where the Heart Is card. It looks like a picture of a wall in someone's home.

Flo said...

All your cards are cute, but my favorite are those adorable stuffed hearts. Thanks.

Lynn said...

Gorgeous! Particularly like the butterfly card.

Darcy said...

Beautiful cards. The butterfly one in those colors is so pretty, and love the layering too!

ivy said...

fabulous cards! my favorite is the butterfly card! gorgeous!

mendy chan said...

Love your cards. They are so cute.

cutiephinphin said...

Lovely cards! The 2nd card is so meaningful. Love how you did the inside.

Kris in Alaska said...

Simply stunning work! I'm in awe! TFS!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Mariëtte said...

Love the way you did the card with the tulip and the butterfly card is just gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration!

Robyn said...

These cards are all beautiful. Love the fabric on the tulip card, the cute house scene, and the frame on the wallpaper! So clever.

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards!, love the butterfly. Lovley!

debb said...

Beautiful cards all!

Efrat said...

Beautiful cards! The inside of the home card is so cute. Love it.

Jayne said...

I love all the 3D elements you use...a lot of attention to detail.

liberal sprinkles said...

Lovely cards, I especially like the buttefly and tulips!

Ashley said...

Incredible cards! I'm joining your blog.

Ruby Craft said...

Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards. I especially love the first one where you used the canvas. Very Pretty.

Nadia said...

This is soooooooooo beautiful, thanks for sharing. I love the butterfly card as well as the tulips. Really gorgeous!

Katarina said...

Very nice cards, love the one with the butterfly, I like that stamp alot too.

Kelly Rasmussen said...

gorgeous cards!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing your lovely cards. The tulips on the fabric is so unique. Also love the butterfly and the last card is really cute. Happy crafting!

Renee V said...

These are all absolutely amazing! Such creativity and inspiration, thanks for sharing!

PlumTuckered's Paper Plays said...

I love your Cards!! That Greeting Set is first on my wishlist!

Anne said...

love the newspaper tulips

~amy~ said...

I absolutely adore your style...such fabbie cards!!!

Marcia Scantlin said...

Love your style, esp. the card with the butterfly.

sandysewin said...

Ooooo, so pretty. The butterfly card is my favorite. I love the white embossing.

nancy said...

All your cards are great, but the butterfly card was awesome!

jintyoo7 said...

Wahhh! Heather Maria - jaw dropping!! Each card is fantastic, I especially like the "wall" card - lovely idea :)

Billie Dee said...

Fun fun fun! Thank you for sharing.

Anonymous said...

So creative using fabric/stamps! Love it! Also adore the butterfly greeting stamp and how you paired with the old letter writing background! Thanks for sharing!

Mary said...

Very nice cards. I especially like the last one with the butterfly and it's lovely soft colors.

Peggy B said...

Such a variety of beautifully done cards. Wow! And thanks!

LynneM said...

Very cute and bright!

abb0187 said...

I love the crispness of your Operation Write Home cards. Thanks for sharing such great ideas!

pelArgoNNiA said...

...and thank YOU for the inspiration!
I loved the color palette you used on the tulip card and the thank you card. I will sure use those colors myself!
I also loved the fabric on the tulip card, it added a lot of interest. Just like the pearls on the butterfly on the thank you card. Very pretty cards indeed!

Debbie Buckland said...

I loved how you used the tulip stamp.

pooky said...

Love your cards!! I think my favorite one is the Operation Write Home!! What a great idea! tfs!

Cheryl said...

Great cards, they are all wonderful, thanks for the inspiration!

slbt17 said...

very pretty - you make things look so easy .... but I know better!
Sandra ltb

Unknown said...

gorgeous cards, they are all so lovely

Linda said...

What a wonderful blog hop and wonderful hostesses. Love all of your cards and it is difficult to choose my favorite, although do love the new tulip newsprint stamp. Thanks for sharing.

Linda D.

Ruth G said...

All of your cards are so beautiful! I love the texture on the first one with tulips, but I really think they're all amazing! Thanks so much for sharing!
(I had to gush, even though I'm unlikely to win anything being the 294th comment here...)

Sandy M said...

Stunning cards. Especially loved the little house card. Great use of color

Terri (blindstamper) said...

Love your creations! So glad you were part of the hop!

Leslie Kiley said...

All your cards are amazing but I really love the canvas and newpaper tulip card! Thanks for sharing!

Mrs. Hill said...

I love the look of the popped up tulip heads on the stems. That's a really nice touch. And the fabric is just a great texture! The wallpaper/board look for the "home is where the heart is" is a great idea too. It definitely feels like a window into a hallway inside a home. And the peaceful colors of the Thank You butterfly stamped card is lovely. Thank you!

Margaret said...

Absolutely love the tulip and butterfly card. I have already decided that I am going to have to purchase the butterfly stamp!

Tricia said...

Great cards, Heather! I especially like the Newspaper Tulips!

Anonymous said...

stunning cards! Love that gorgeous butterfly!

Shannon said...

Love your use of the Newspaper Tulips stamp. Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

Michelle said...

Such cute cards...very pretty!

Karen L K said...

Hopefully this is not a repeat post I forgot where I was on viewing these. Cute cards with some very nice color combinations. Love the blue and red together and that butterfly card has such a wonderful soft color palette.

Martha B. said...

I absolutely love the idea when you did the fence with the scoring. wow such great ideas from these blog hops

Paula (PEP) said...

Your final card with the pearly butterfly body had me taking a deep breath - the colour combination is quite beautiful making it lovely & sublte & so elegant.
Lovely variety in your samples too.
Paula (PEP)

Shawninaz said...

Every card is a wonderful creation, great work!

Ivette Echanique said...

Beautiful cards. My favorite is the one with the butterfly. Love the colors and layers.

Karen Dunbrook said...

pretty and so creative....

Vicky said...

WOW Heather! So much inspiration in just one post! Gorgeous cards!!! Thanks for introducing to us all those "must have" new stamps!

Anonymous said...

I just received the Right at Home Stamp set and can't wait to use it. Your cards are beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

PonyScrapper said...

love the little house card, so cute!

Kathy (krolski) said...

Such a fun and cheerful set of cards! I love the wall hanging. Super cute!

Susan Kapp said...

Great cards, but I love that you used fabric, so cleaver & great texture!

Rene said...

Your cards are all fabulous! I like the textures and 3-D elements, the colour combos! Great inspiration, thanks!!

jan metcalf said...

You have inspired me with incredible ideas!! Love your combined use of fabrics!! Thank you so much!

Weenie Thomas said...

A beautiful set of cards

Becs Attwood said...

Gorgeous cards - love the great texture of the fabric you used in the first card. Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

I so love your tulip card and how you popped out the flower part! Is that canvas??? Nice touch!

Memories by Manda said...

Your cards are fantastic and I especially love #1. I didn't know you could cut and emboss fabric!?! Thanks for sharing

KWaltemathDesigns said...

Wow I love all of your cards! I really enjoyed the house card and the way you made the tulips dimensional. Very nice touch!

XoXo,

Katie

Aundria B. said...

Love the different ways you've used these stamps and incorporated fabric to give your pieces more texture. I like your use of bright colors on the 2 cards you made using the Right at Home set - so cheery and bright! Thank you for sharing these beautiful cards.

Janet Lindstrom said...

I love your cards, all so different and yet all so wonderful! Especially love the effect on the fabric.

Cris said...

Amazing cards! Love the tulips one, stunning!

Anonymous said...

The first card is my favorite, but it was a hard choice! Beautiful work.

Julie said...

These are all GORGEOUS! Love them!

Maureen Morton said...

Oh, Heather - another jaw-dropping visit to your lovely blog! How do you do it? Every one of these amazing cards is a total winner! Love the styles - the tulips are so natural, the house one so bright, and the old world one screams vintage delight! The sweet home one with the hearts has captured my heart, too. Love all you do! Thanks!

lynda said...

Really like all of your cards - it's hard to decide on a favorite!

Pam Sparks said...

Beautiful & inspiring!

Roberta said...

Lovely cards! I really love the idea you had of using upholstery fabric for the background. That was truly unique!

Trinh said...

You have outdone yourself, Heather, and that is hard to do! All of these are fantastic!

Pam C said...

Beautiful cards!Thanks so much

Sassy P said...

Wow that butterfly card is gorgeous! The colors, the layering, the seam binding ... so pretty

Amy Bagley said...

Loving the tulip cards. Love them all. Awesome work!

Christine said...

Gorgeous...luv your cards.

Liz Terrazas said...

great cards

Cher said...

oh man these rock! sooooooooo pretty and unique luv em.Im with you...HA is da BOMB! I want so many,but..tulips first...lol

Barbara said...

I LOVE the butterfly/thank you card. Can't wait to get those stamps. Thanks so much for sharing

Kryssi said...

All the cards are so bright and cheerful. Love them!

Maureen Chandler said...

Your cards are gorgeous - love them all! Thank you so much for sharing your talent!

Chrystina said...

Four things I love about these cards... card #1: the embossed background, card #2: the fact that the red hearts POP so much on the page, card #2 inside: the wainscoating, card #3: the color scheme, these cards look AWESOME, thanks for sharing!

Cecilia said...

Love the way you used upholstery fabric! TFS!

Karen said...

Wow! These are all sooo gorgeous. I love each one - so many wonderful details that make these so special. Gorgeous!

Deborah345 said...

I love the cards you made for this HOP!

Kathy said...

Hello sweet Heather! I must say you certainly rocked this hop with your stunning cards. Each and everyone is amazing. Hugs, Kathy

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Heather Maria! Thanks for linking this up to the Die Cutting Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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