ABNH: Favorite of 2014

Hi there! I'm over at A Blog Named Hero today, sharing my favorite 2014 post from a fellow DT member.

You may not know this about me, but when I grow up, I'd like to possess just a fraction of the talent that some of these ladies have in their little fingers. Seriously.

I chose this post by Christine Drogt as my favorite, mostly because it totally rocks, but also because I can't use this stamp to make anything that ends up blog-worthy. Self-challenges are good, right?

Here's my card:

and some of the shiny:

Why not pop over to A Blog Named Hero and check it out? :) My fellow DT gals will be sharing their favorites all month long!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stuff I used: DMC silver thread, washi tapes, and the following:

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ABNH: A Golden Merry Christmas

I'm over at A Blog Named Hero today with a Christmas card featuring our beloved Hero Arts:

We're posting a new card or project each day in November, and we'll be choosing random commenters from the ABNH posts to win cool stuff! Why not pop over and check it out? :)

Thanks for stopping by!

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ABNH: Recycle It! (Encore)

Today I'd like to share another card I made in the spirit of the A Blog Named Hero Recycle It! challenge:

This time I used an old reliable: the webbing from around the Brussels Sprouts I get at the super market. Here's my card, then I'll explain:

And yes, I used the same sentiment as yesterday's card. It was out.

So, do you see where I used the webbing? It's subtle, but it's there. I used it as a stencil at the bottom of the card. Let's see if this helps:

Better? The webbing is very stretchy and springy and won't stay put, so I actually had to put extreme permanent tape on the back of the blue panel, then stretch the webbing across the panel, sticking it in place on the back. Let's call it tedious.

Then I went over the webbing with a dauber and my Hero Arts Tide Pool ink. The ink was just a shade darker than the Distress paper I used, which is why you can barely see it.

Here's some proof of what I did:

 

The non-stick mat is to keep the blue panel from sticking to everything in sight. That extreme permanent tape is serious business, but it's the only thing that would hold the darn webbing. Based on how wavy the pattern is, you can see what I mean about the webbing fighting back. It was relentless.

Since I managed to sponge (daub) the ink over the webbing on a curve upwards to the right across the front of the card, I went with that to guide my sentiment placement. That's why there are three HAPPYs, staggered from right to left.

To balance out all those black words and add a little color, I used the balloons from the Hero Arts Happy Birthday set. I colored them with Copics and cut them out, hacking off the stamped strings. I then added some crochet thread for strings, poked a hole in the R, and threaded them through. I tied a separate piece of thread for the bow in an attempt to hide the hole and make it look more finished.

So, what do you have laying around that you could use on a card or other project? I'll bet you'll look at stuff differently for the next two weeks before you throw it away. At least I hope you will. If you decide to give it a shot, come on over to ABNH and link us up!

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ABNH: Recycle it!

Hello there! It's time for our mid-month challenge at A Blog Named Hero. This time we'd like you to up-cycle or recycle something. Think: cardboard packaging, a cardboard cup sleeve, paper towel roll, a piece of aluminum foil, junk mail, etc.

We're also collaborating with Lawn Fawn this month:

so you'll see their images mixed in with our beloved Hero Arts.

For my recycle item, I went through the recycle bag (just to get ideas, mind you) in my kitchen and spied some jars and yogurt containers.  That gave me the idea to use a K-Cup from my coffee-maker. I used a new one so it was still clean, but now it's not since I used the bottom of it to make this:

I inked up the bottom of the K-Cup with Hero Arts neon inks and stamped them over a piece of white card stock. Then I stamped the Lawn Fawn sentiment in black.

Before stamping, I poked a hole in the top of the K-Cup to let in some air and remove some of the poof, but the center of the bottom still protruded enough to pick up some ink. That's why you see some dots in the centers of the circles. This is where I'd normally say I meant to do that, but really, I didn't. I actually tried to think of a way to stamp something over it, but then I decided I'd be done a lot sooner if I just embraced the dots, so I did.

Since I don't have any neon paper (I KNOW!), I made my own by doing direct-to-paper with the orange neon ink. Pretty easy, and a perfect match! 

Why not play along with us?   There's a Simon Says Stamp gift card up for grabs for one lucky player.

Go check out your "this should be trash" stuff and use something to make a card or other project. We'd love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stuff I used: K-Cup, and the following:

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