Friday, 20 October 2017

Jump Start the Holidays with Hero Arts

Today we are hopping to celebrate all things fall and winter - and to rev up your holiday cardmaking motors! We are also joining Lea Lawson during her month-long Crafty Comeback Party. Lea is an amazing designer, and we are thrilled to support her! Tune into her blog every day this month - she began the party on October 7, and there have been many beautiful cards and fabulous giveaways along the way!  To make this party extra fun, Hero Arts has invited along the team at A Blog Named Hero! Lots of inspiration on this hop today.
I used the new Color Layering Holly stamp set from Hero Arts for this card - I used the Lime to Forever Green ombre ink pad to selectively ink up the different layers of the holly leaves before cutting them out. I then decided that it was easier to do the die cutting first, because that makes it easier to line up some of the layers (especially the ones with the leaf stalk).
I took a Neenah Solar White card base and inked a circle of Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink in the middle. I stamped the Merry Christmas sentiment on a leftover scrap of white cardstock, before spending approximately 3 hours deciding how to arrange the sentiment and the leaves on the card!
I was planning on stamping out the holly berries from the same stamp set, but I changed my mind and added some red Ranger Enamel Accents to the card - I made the big mistake of putting the drops directly onto the card, and two of them melded together into a big ugly mess! I managed to fix it by making some enamel dots on my craft mat, waited for them to dry, then added them on top of the mess I had created. Problem solved!

Hero Arts will be giving away a $25 gift certificate, randomly chosen from all of the comments left at averry stop along the blog hop. To enter, leave a comment on any of the blogs by Friday, November 10 at 11:59PST, and the winner will be announced on Lea Lawson's blog on Sunday, November 12. 

The next step on this hop is Swapna Patil - here's the complete list of participants, too!



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52 comments:

  1. Jeanne20 October 2017 at 22:49

    Very pretty card, Michelle. I really like the red ink blended background. It really helps the holly pop. So sorry about the oops, but you did a great job disguising it! :)

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  2. Kristie Goulet20 October 2017 at 23:25

    SO very pretty! Love the pink in the background!

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  3. Purple Princess20 October 2017 at 23:30

    Very pretty card!

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  4. Jess21 October 2017 at 00:07

    I love the vintage feel of your card. So beautiful

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  5. Annette:)21 October 2017 at 00:30

    So beautiful! Love the soft background.

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  6. Unknown21 October 2017 at 01:08

    I love the Berries...

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  7. Betty21 October 2017 at 01:34

    beautiful card Michelle - totally understand spending hours arranging!

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  8. Becca Yahrling21 October 2017 at 02:12

    Wow, I really love this; it's a beauty! Gorgeous design.

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  9. Deb Selby21 October 2017 at 02:40

    Like the colour in the background. Really enhances the diecuts.

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  10. terriavidreader (IN-USA)21 October 2017 at 03:24

    Ohhhh, I love it.

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  11. Dee Earnshaw21 October 2017 at 03:31

    stunning festive card:)

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  12. Lea Lawson21 October 2017 at 04:15

    This is SO pretty! The enamel dot berries look SO great, and I love how you arranged it! {I giggled at your 3 hour comment - only because I do that ALL the time. Lol!}

    Thank you so much for being part of my crafty comeback party - I appreciate it SO much!! ♥

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  13. Jeanne Beam21 October 2017 at 04:42

    What a beautiful festive Christmas card. Thanks for sharing...

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  14. Kirsty Vittetoe21 October 2017 at 05:41

    This is SO beautiful!

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  15. Sue D21 October 2017 at 05:56

    So pretty. I like the inked background.

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  16. Trina P.21 October 2017 at 06:39

    So pretty. Love the pink background shading.

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  17. Marjorie DUMONTIER 21 October 2017 at 07:04

    This is a gorgeous card !! You made me laugh with your : " after spending 3 hours to arrange the sentiment and the leaves..." !!!

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  18. FD9135421 October 2017 at 10:01

    Love the unique idea of the red behind the main image. lovely.

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  19. None None21 October 2017 at 22:38

    Stunning! This has been pinned to my CASE inspiration board as I just bought this set earlier this week. The soft blended background really brings the card alive!

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  20. Nana Griffin22 October 2017 at 00:39

    Gorgeous! Lovely background for the focal image.

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  21. Debbie Rumpza22 October 2017 at 00:59

    Beautiful card!

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  22. Michelle H22 October 2017 at 01:11

    I really like the design on this card. The way you tucked the sentiment into the holly, looks great.

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  23. JmB22 October 2017 at 01:17

    This card is gorgeous. You are like me spending hours on sentiment placement. This is perfect. Thank you for sharing.

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  24. Lisa Buchanan22 October 2017 at 01:57

    I love this card and your ideas (and fixes for boo-boos!).

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  25. Karen H22 October 2017 at 02:21

    What "oops", I just see a beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Rose W22 October 2017 at 05:31

    Love your card. Colors are just right. Thanks for sharing a good idea.

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  27. Unknown22 October 2017 at 06:31

    Beautiful design and coloring. I had to laugh when you said you spent “3 hours deciding how to arrange the sentiment and the leaves.“. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who obsesses about things like this. It was well worth it though, your card is beautiful.

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  28. Cindy C.22 October 2017 at 08:36

    So pretty!! Regardless the time you spent it's just worth it!!

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  29. Samantha22 October 2017 at 09:15

    I don’t normally like holly cards but yours is beautiful .

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  30. Robin P23 October 2017 at 01:11

    You have created a very pretty and festive card. Love it!

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  31. Annie23 October 2017 at 02:53

    Love the soft pink backdrop!!

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  32. RitaMaria Castillo23 October 2017 at 04:16

    This card is stunning! I like the background with the leaves and sentiments, you can´t imagine how long I usually spend arranging elements in my cards. LOL!

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  33. Denise Bryant23 October 2017 at 05:05

    Love those holly leaves and the berries! Pretty card!

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  34. Christy Malone23 October 2017 at 06:24

    So pretty! Thank you!

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  35. Deborah Kaye23 October 2017 at 06:46

    Gorgeous card! Love the holly!

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  36. Judie23 October 2017 at 07:01

    What a lovely card! The berries are lovely!

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  37. Angie Wylie23 October 2017 at 07:26

    Beautiful card!

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  38. Jenny23 October 2017 at 12:28

    Lovely card! Thanks for sharing

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  39. Kris in Alaska23 October 2017 at 14:56

    I love the enamel dots! Nice save!

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  40. Karthikha23 October 2017 at 15:14

    Such a pretty card!! Beautiful!!

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  41. brenda24 October 2017 at 05:53

    Love your card especially the way the design is on a diagonal

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  42. Lonya25 October 2017 at 01:50

    Beautiful card. Your work is lovely.

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  43. Kim Faucher25 October 2017 at 07:50

    The design and that pink/red in the background is just perfect!!

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  44. Karen @ Misplaced Mojo25 October 2017 at 13:41

    Beautiful layout and I appreciate knowing I'm not the only one who agonizes for way too long over the placement of elements!!! Thanks for sharing that tidbit :-) I'm glad you salvaged the berries, they look awesome and you would never know there had been an issue! Just the same, I always make mine off the project because I worry I'll mess up everything with that final step.

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  45. Valerija28 October 2017 at 20:21

    What an amazing card. Love the image.

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  46. Kentucky Daisy29 October 2017 at 07:54

    I love the subtle background while having a bright pop of color as the main focus. The poinsettias look so beautiful in your design!

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  47. turbito29 October 2017 at 11:33

    The background is just the ticket to make the holly and berries stand out. Very nicely done!

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  48. Stacey Kowbel31 October 2017 at 08:05

    Fantastic Christmas card! I love the sentiment banner through the holly leaves.

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  49. Starr31 October 2017 at 14:04

    Stunning card thank you for sharing

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  50. Denise Kitts-Wadlow1 November 2017 at 03:15

    Beautiful holly & berries card!

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  51. Nandini5 November 2017 at 19:44

    So pretty! Love the soft background.

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  52. Janis11 November 2017 at 13:56

    The classic holly motif with the sweet pink background looks fabulous!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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