This is one of my faves for the Purple Onion Designs' new releases...

and another using an excerpt from an old dictionary I found last weekend...

 
Stamps: POD Thanksgiving Feast Sentiment Set & Indian Corn; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink (Vintage Photo) & Colorbox Queue; Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye; Cardstock: Hero Arts Chocolate & Fall Mixed Notecard & DMD, inc. (kraft); Ribbon: craft supply store; Other: Ranger Stickles (diamond), PrismaColor colored pencils, Spellbinder's Nesatabilities Label Eight & Cuttlebug

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Here's another card I made for Purple Onion Designs using their newest stamps.  I love the little acorns & this sentiment...

 
Stamps: POD Autumn Fallings & Thanksgiving Feast Sentiment Set; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink (Vintage Photo) & Colorbox Queue; Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye; Cardstock: Hero Arts Chocolate Notecard; Other: Ranger Stickles (diamond), string, PrismaColor colored pencils, Spellbinder's Nesatabilities Label Eight & Cuttlebug

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I love the new release of stamps from Purple Onion Designs!  You can check them out here and here.  Here is a card using the new Myles pilgrim and pumpkins...

 
Stamps: POD Myles & Pumpkins; Ink: Memories Black; Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye; Cardstock: DMD, inc.; Other: String, PrismaColor colored pencils, mineral spirits, Spellbinder's Nestabilities Label Eight & Cuttlebug

Aren't the new stamps fun?!?!!

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Wow...I love the challenge this week at Hero Arts to create a holiday card using non-traditional colors.  This color combo jumped out at me and I had to create a card with it...

Stamps: Hero Arts CL270 Sky's the Limit (star), CL343 Holiday Sayings & S5101 Raindrop Background; Digital Kit: Hero Arts Scribble Trees; Ink: Memories Black; Patterned paper: Basic Grey; Cardstock: Hero Arts Lagoon Notecard; Ribbon: reasonableribbon.com; Jewels: Hero Arts; Other: chipboard tag, Ranger Distress Stickles (crystal), Spellbinder's Nestabilities Label One & Cuttlebug

Photoshop allows you to create layers of one image.  On this card, I created duplicate layers of the tree & recolored them to match the colors in the color combo Hero Arts provided.  I also added a dropshadow to give it dimension.

When working with digital images, don't limit yourself to placing the image directly in the center of your card.  On this card, I enlarged the tree to run off the edge of the card.  Also, think ahead & stamp your background prior to printing, like I did here with the embossed raindrop background.

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I had so much fun participating in the Hero Arts "first ever" ATC Swap!  Some of my group members have received their ATCs, so I thought I would upload a picture of the group.  How fun are these?!?!!

 

This is my ATC I made up last minute due to one of the member's ATCs getting lost in the mail...

Stamps:  Hero Arts CG124 Floating Flowers, CL140 Thinking of You & CL351 Friends; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink (Antique Linen); Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye; Cardstock: American Crafts & DMD; Jewels: Hero Arts; Other: Spellbinder Nestabilities Label One & Cuttlebug

And a few shares...

• I'm loving Lucy's Christmas cards!  There is something about Lucy's cards...gorgeous, fresh & classy.
• Donna at Three Umbrellas is an amazing artist...her coloring on this card is beautiful.
• I also love the card Jane did here...so cute!

I also wanted to say a big "thank you" to Dierdre who bestowed this lovely blog award to me.  Dierdre is a part of the Hero Arts Flickr Group, and has become a very good friend.  She is super sweet!  I'm afraid I'm going to have to pass on sharing this award right now...working on some POD design team stuff & still trying to take it easy.  :)

I love Dierdre's cards...go check out her blog here...love this snowman card!

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...are you ready?  I'm not.  I do have a simple card that could be mass produced in no time at all.  Print out a tree from the Hero Arts digi kit Squiggly Trees and cut around the shape.  Pop up with foam tape and add ribbon and pearls.  Adda touch of distress stickles to the star.  I would cut out all of the trees while you are watching your favorite television show.  Add embellishments during the commercials & ta-da...you are ready to add to the base of the card.  Simple!

Stamps: Hero Arts CL343 Holiday Messages; Digi Kit:  Hero Arts Squiggly Trees; Ink: ColorBox Queue; PP: My Mind's Eye; CS: DMD; Ribbon: Taylored Expressions; Pearls: Basic Grey & Hero Arts; Other: Distress Stickles (Antique Linen)

The challenge this week at Hero Arts is to create a holiday card using a non-traditional color scheme.  Sounds fun, doesn't it?

Waiting for some goodies in the mail...  :)

Catch you later! 

Just wanted to pop in to wish a Happy Halloween to those who celebrate.  We have done our little bit of trick-or-treating & are keeping warm by staying home & handing out candy.  Here are our little ghouls...

 
Hope all of you are having a nice & restful weekend.  Keep warm & stay healthy!

Catch you later!

I have a couple more mini cards to show you using the Silouette Flower cling from Hero Arts...

Stamps: CG105 Silhouette Flower & CL307 Mini Messages; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink (Walnut Stain, Broken China & Shabby Shutters); Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket; Cardstock: HA Chocolate & Pool Notecards; Ribbon: Basic Grey; Bling: Hero Arts

Stamps: CG105 Silhouette Flower & CL142 Thank You Messages; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink (Walnut Stain); Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket & Bo Bunny; Cardstock: HA Pool Notecards; Bling: Hero Arts

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I was able to pick out some new cling stamps from Hero Arts after winning a couple challenges.  I love this new Silouette Flower cling.  I incorporated torn paper into the card for the paper tearing challenge Hero Arts held last week...

Stamps: CG105 Silhouette Flower & CL267 Card Messages; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink (Walnut Stain & Shabby Shutters); Embossing powder: Zing Clear; Patterned paper: Bo Bunny (Flutter Butter); Cardstock: HA Chocolate Notecard; Ribbon: Basic Grey; Cuttlebug & Nestabilities Labels One

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Despite a couple days of dizziness & headaches in the past week, I was able to sit down & make a few cards.  I am expecting new stamps from Purple Onion Designs (see some more sneak peeks here...my fave is the bundled corn), so be on the lookout for samples with them real soon!

Here's a card I made up for the simple holiday challenge at Hero Arts.  This was fairly simple to put together.  I first used a diecut shape from Bo Bunny and added it to a white base.  I cut around the shape.  This could also be easily done with the Nestabilities Labels 8 or Stampin' Up Top Note diecut (that way any type of paper can be used).  Embossed the ornament and shaded with distress ink.  Embellished with a Hero Arts poinsettia.  Stamped Merry Christmas and attached entire diecut shape to card base with foam tape.

 
Stamps: CL359 Holiday Cheer & F5276 Flourish Ornament; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink (Walnut Stain & Peeled Paint); Embossing Powder: Zing (clear); Patterned paper: Bo Bunny; Cardstock: Hero Arts Chocolate Notecard; Poinsettia: Hero Arts

Catch you later!