The design team at A Blog Named Hero have teamed up with the design team from Hero Arts to bring you this blog hop, full of holiday crafty inspiration!
I hope you have arrived from Suzanne Dahlberg's very awesome blog, Freshly Noted.
For my card today, I used some of my favourites from this year's Hero Arts holiday catalogue - the "Holly Jolly" stamp set, and the "Merry Stamp and Cut" set, along with the Lime to Forever Green Ombre Ink, and Red Royal shadow ink.
I've also got a video to share with you today:
Now, I couldn't leave it there - I had to make another card, using the same two stamp sets, and the same two dies! I added some American Crafts gold glitter paper this time, and a bunch of Hero Hues dots from my stash (but Hero Arts colored gems in red would also look fabulous!)
Michelle Lupton That's me!
If you happen to find a link that doesn't work, you can hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in today's hop.
Now, what's a blog hop without a giveaway? Hero Arts have stashed away THREE of the November 2015 My Monthly Hero kits to
giveaway to readers of this hop. The winners will be randomly chosen
from all of the blog hop comments, across all blogs, received by 11:59pm
PST on Sunday, November 22nd. Check the Hero Arts blog for the
announcement of the winner on Tuesday, November 24th.
Thanks for visiting :)
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Beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteMichelle, both of your cards are wonderful! Love all your stamping.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL cards Michelle!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the ELEGANT design with your stamped background, SPARKLY sentiment panel and single rounded corner ... it was a PLEASURE to watch and listen to you in action!!!
LOVE your holly Christmas Tree too, such a FUN design!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION, video and your FABULOUS nails :)
Oh my gosh, LOVE!!! Love both cards but your holly tree is brilliant. And I love your glamorous nails. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove both cards. The die cuts look fabulous and I love how you created a Christmas tree from the holly die cuts. Very inventive.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your creations are amazing and inspiring!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that tree is so clever! I LOVE it! So cool the way you used the stamp in two such beautiful and different ways!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards..lovely stamping indeed :)
ReplyDeleteThese two cards are so pretty! I especially like your background on the first one and the handmade tree is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLove that stamped background
ReplyDeleteon the first card! Both are so
pretty and a great way to use
the stamps.
Carla from Utah
Whoot Whoot - 2 grand cards - l love those holly leaves! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteWow,wonderful festive cards!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done first card Michelle, and that second one...genius!
ReplyDeleteWOW, Michelle, both of the cards are gorgeous! I love your creativity with the holly leaves :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! No I need that die cut merry. So versatile.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!
ReplyDeleteVery festive cards indeed!! Love the tone on tone background on the first one. And the tree contructed with holly leaves ooks fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards and I love the tone on tone background also!
ReplyDeleteStunning cards. LOVE the GOLD on the writing:)
ReplyDeleteMichelle! These are just so lovely. You've created beautiful cards. :)
ReplyDeleteBoth designs are spectacular! The holly tree is so creative and fun! Loved watching your video, too! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and I love how you showed us how to get two different looks with the same products! I love a tone on tone background. It looks so elegant. Your holly tree is very whimsical.
ReplyDeleteLovely cards! Love the classic colors ♥
ReplyDeleteI love these. You did a great job on both of them.
ReplyDeleteBoth your cards are so bright & cheerful!! Love them both but think I'm going to have to go with the Christmas tree card as my favorite!!!
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove this card! It really is merry and bright!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!! Love the background stamping. Very nice. Nice tree.
ReplyDeleteI love the little gold glitter on the first card and I like the holly leaves making a tree in the second one,
ReplyDeleteI cannot resist a holly stamp. I love how you designed these cards.
ReplyDeleteVery Merry christmas cards
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletePretty cards! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE THE WAY YOU HAVE USED THE LEAVES WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT TO DO THAT. LOOKS FAB. YEP YOU HAVE TO HAVE GLITTER ON A CARD . NICE SHAPED CORNER JUST TO ADD A BIT OF INTEREST ,
ReplyDeleteOh, such pretty cards!
ReplyDeleteLove the red tone on tone background on your first card and the leaf-tree is brilliant, both of your cards are stunning and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! I love the background on the first card. And your "tree" is awesome! Very unique idea!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards wouldn't have thought to use holly leaves to make a tree.
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards you did a great job on the background.
ReplyDeleteGenius use of leaves!
ReplyDeleteO my gosh! I don't know which is my favorite!! (but I think I'm in love with the tree made out of leaves...How clever!!
ReplyDeleteElegant cards!! Love that tone on tone pattern on your first card and that fun tree on your second card!!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are wonderful I have to say, the leaves Xmas tree is a fantastic creation.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful classic Christmas cards!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful cards - can't decide which I like more. The holly is a such a nice theme.
ReplyDeleteI love how you used the holly leaves to form the tree. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!, Fl
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle ~ Your cards are incredibly creative....especially that tree made from the holly leaves. Your color choices are spot-on with a dash of glitz. Completely in love with both of these cards. Thanks so much for adding a video....I always enjoy watching those as well. Thanks for sharing your talent with the rest of us paper crafters!
ReplyDelete#sharehandmadekindness
I love the Merry Die-cut set. I had to have it and the Candy Stripe Background stamp when I saw the new products for this Christmas! I love seeing how you used the "merry" set and how creative your card with the holly Christmas tree is. Great job on both cards!!
ReplyDeleteThe subtle background on Card #1 makes the message really pop. I especially like the holly-leaf tree on Card #2 -- it's so much fun to create trees from things other than, well, trees! I'm going to have to try a copy-cat version.
ReplyDeleteWow love it! The red on red looks amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THESE CARDS.. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO
ReplyDeleteLove both cards, but I really enjoyed your video about card 1. I always enjoy seeing the designer create and talk about what they did and why. I love how you did the tone on tone stamping on the red card base, it really made a difference in the overall card. Thanks so much for sharing with us all and for inspiring me,
ReplyDeleteYour cards are gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI love how cleverly you stamped the leaves and berries on the first card so subtely, at first I thought it was an embossing folder. Its really very pretty.
ReplyDeleteTwo very pretty cards, Michelle! I love the gold glitter paper ...think I will be trying it soon!
ReplyDeleteLove your card, very festive looking! :D
ReplyDeleteWow beautiful cards... Love love love the backgrounds and colours. Sahra Scrap
ReplyDeleteLovely cards! The tone on tone background of the first card is especially beautiful! And love how you have shown two completely different looks using the same supplies!
ReplyDeleteLove the colours and the layering of cut stamped images!
ReplyDeleteLove your video as well as your beautiful cards. This stamp/die set is really neat. I really like how you stamped the background on your first card.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteWonderful use of the same stamps/dies, Michelle! The first card is my favorite and thanks for the video!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are simple but so effective.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, love the tone on tone stamped background, absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love how you used these stamps to create a Christmas tree! I love the tone-on-tone background...such a simple but elegant look. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteI love your first card, but the holly tree is so clever. Great job!
ReplyDeletelove the gold embossing. it looks great. i also liked your idea of using the holly branches to make the tree. so nice.
ReplyDeleteI am a sucker for holly. The tree is genius!
ReplyDeleteTwo great cards. I really enjoyed the video! Thank you for the ideas.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! loved the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteVery lovely and I like the embossing on it.
ReplyDeleteThe tree of leaves is so right. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are wonderful. I love the tone on tone background of the first card. I adore the second card. Making the tree out of holly leaves was genius! Thanks for sharing both cards.
ReplyDeleteVery nice cards.
ReplyDeleteLoved this card
ReplyDeleteBoth of your cards are beautiful - thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeletelove the use of the ombre inks! great card! TFS
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are awesome. I just love it when I can see two different versions ....really sparks the creative juices. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love the tree you formed with the leaves! Awesome colors too!
ReplyDeleteLove the bright red card bases you used. How clever to use a leaf stamp to make a lovely Christmas tree. Thanks
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas cards! Love the touches of gold and silver, very festive!!
ReplyDeleteLove your tone on tone background! Great proportions and layout!
ReplyDeleteBoth your cards are beautiful. It really makes me want to create!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love how you used the holly leaves to make a tree on your second card!
ReplyDeletePretty cards!! They're both so fun and festive, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your first card... and then I saw the second one. Wow! I just love the way you arranged the leaves as a tree.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. Loved your video. Great to hear an Aussie voice. Subscribed to your channel and hope to see some fun videos. Thanks for the tip on the smoothing out the little bumps in the diecuts. Had a bit of a giggle about the nails.
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThis Christmas tree card is adorable! I absolutely LOVE that bright color and the beautiful inking technique! Wow!
ReplyDeleteTake Care!
Michele
I LOVE your beautiful Christmas tree! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteTake care!
Michele
Using stamps in another way............fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI really like the style of the holly leaves
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards and ideas. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love both cards, ingenius to use the die to build a tree
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
Barb Housner
Beautiful cards, great Christmas colors.
ReplyDeleteLove the cards! The holly tree is great!
ReplyDeleteWhat bright and cheery cards! Love them!
ReplyDeleteYour first card was beautiful, your second was as Beautiful as the first and I just loved them both!!!!
ReplyDeleteJust love both of these cards very pretty!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards! Tree with holly leaves is very original and first is very beautiful. Traditional colors are so lovely ;)
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful and love how you used the holly leaves to make the tree. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLinda D.
Love the idea of a holly tree.
ReplyDeleteAnd the background on the first card is so delightful.
Love your cards. Your tree is awesome.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards...
ReplyDeleteok, love both of these! thanks for the video!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving what you are doing with this stampset Michelle!!
ReplyDeleteLove both cards and how different they are using the same sets....awesome!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these cards! beautiful bright colors, and great designs!
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