Friday, January 11, 2013

Rainbow of Thanks

I recently received a wonderful parcel of new goodies from Hero Arts, which included the fab Looped Circle Pattern background stamp. This is another Hero Arts stamp that I just can't seem to put down, as soon as I've cleaned it, there it is all inked up again!

Rainbow of Looped Circles
Stamps (Hero Arts) - Looped Circle Pattern & Celebrate Everyday

Today I decided not to use it as a background stamp but as the focal point on my card. I rummaged through my scrap stash for some rainbow coloured card and embossed these pieces. Then I embossed a panel of black card and randomly paper pieced the coloured card onto it. I trimmed the panel and added pearls. To get the sentiment I wanted, I just inked up the Thanks part of Thanksgiving from a sentiment in the Celebrate Everyday set. I'm submitting this card into Simon Says Stamp Black/White + Splash of Colour Challenge and the New Year, New You Challenge over at A Blog Called Hero.

I'm so excited about next week as.....



....the annual Hero Hostess Blog Hop is taking place all next week! I know all of us Hostesses have had a brilliant time playing with the fabulous new stamps from Hero Arts' 2013 catalogue. So from Monday to Friday there will be 5-6 blogs to visit each day. The Hop will start off each day at the Hero Arts Blog. I can't wait to go hopping to see what everyone has come up with! Hero Arts will have fantastic prizes for some lucky, randomly picked hoppers who leave comments on the blogs. I hope you'll come hopping along with us and you never know you could be one of the lucky winners!

Hope you have a fun and inky weekend!

19 comments:

Lin said...

OH MY Goodness, that is some minute fussy cutting, Heather! Must put this one on my list - are we thinking wedding ring design? LOVE this!

Pam W Merwin said...

I saw this on Flickr and just had to stop by and tell how magnificent this is! What tedious work doing all of the paper piecing. Such vibrant colors - love it!

Tami H said...

WOW Heather, this is amazing!!! My jaw is on the floor.

Barb said...

Wowsers! What a fantastic idea, Heather! Can't believe you cut out all those pieces! It looks amazing and sooo colorful - love it! Can't wait to hop with you next week! Hugs! :)

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Thanks to you, I'm loving that Looped Circle more every minute, Heather! Just love this paper-pieced work of art!!

Jocelyn Olson said...

Wow, this card is really striking! That is some fabulous paper piecing!

Dawn T said...

Talk about fussy cutting... well Heather, this bets the lot! What an amazing panel...all that paper piecing is amazing

Jenn Biederman said...

Hi Heather...this is wonderful! I love how you paper pieced this background & used it as the focal point...beautifully done! Can't wait for Monday! :)

Maureen Morton said...

I can't believe how you cut all these pieces, Heather! Wow - lots of work, but oh, so worth it. Such a huge impact this has! Can't wait for the hop......you gals are great to do this.

Lisa Carroll said...

Heather, thi is absolutely stunning! As one who loves to fussy cut, I can totally appreciate the time and effort that went into this... worth every bit! :) Thanks for participating in our "Black & White + Splash of Color" challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog this week! xx (PS - see you at the hop! :))

Cris said...

Wow! Amazing card! I love that stamp as a background, but what you did with it is awesome! All that fussy cutting was totally worth it cause it seriously looks stunning!!!!
Thanks for joining us at A Blog Named Hero!

Annette Witherspoon ♥ said...

I just stumbled upon your card from A Blog Named Hero and had to comment. This is absolutely stunning! I know you put a lot of work and patience into fussy cutting the tiny little pieces. It was totally worth it. This looks amazing.

cheiron said...

WOW!!! I can not believe this hexagon card..truly fabulous work! Love all the other cards too :)

Kristen said...

Wow! How beautiful. I can see you spent a lot of time creating these lovely cards.

Barb Ghig said...

Another really great idea using this stamp...love it as a focal point!

Nancy S said...

What a fun card! A great project for making multiples, too.

ivy said...

Your use of the looped circle pattern is fabulous! Pretty cards!

Cecilia Hsieh said...

Pretty card, it reminds me of enameling! Love the embossed technique you used!

Arlene said...

Incredible - brilliant colors, bold, bright, gorgeous!

Extraordinary!

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