Hero Studio - layering stencil set

 Today, I'm sharing a third card I made using a layering stencil Christmas tree set from the recent Hero Studio release.

 

Thanks for visiting :) 

 

 

 

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Today, I was a guest of Mary Gunn and Amanda Stevens on Craft Roulette for World Cardmaking Day! 

 The parameters were: 

Project - Saying Hi

Colours - crisp

Element - Sun/sunny/sunnies

Random - Pennants

Here's what I created (you can catch the replay HERE - my segment is at 6hrs 09 mins!) 

Thanks for visiting :)

Case me a Christmas Card - Hop 2

Welcome to Case me a Christmas Card 2025 - a Christmas Card series! 

Throughout October, there will be a series of 10 hops – two YouTube hops, and eight Instagram hops. Each hop involves participants CASEing (Copy And Selectively Edit) a card from the next person, drawing inspiration while each creating a Christmas Card. And you can join in!

Background

This series began in November 2016 as a personal challenge to explore different Christmas card styles, with friends suggesting creative ideas. Over time, more cardmakers joined, leading to a format where participants CASE each other's cards. A helpful video by Ardyth Percy Robb outlines a 5-step CASE process—check it out HERE.

This year

This year is a bit different, because I'd love for you to join in! You can join in by making your own CASE, or by commenting on the stops on the hop (either on IG or on YT). 

I'm over the moon excited to share that some amazingly generous companies that I love are offering some super generous prizes! 

In Alphabetical order:  

$25 (or £25) gift card from Alex Syberia 

$30 gift card from Altenew

2 x $50 gift cards from Concord & 9th 

$25 gift card from Hero Arts 

$100 gift card from Gina K Designs  

$50 gift card from The Ink Stand 

$100 gift card from My Sweet Petunia   

Online Card Classes will give 3 winners 3 classes of their choice each 

$50 gift card from Paper Rose Studio 

$25 gift card from Pink and Main  

$50 gift card from Simon Says Stamp

$25 gift card from Spellbinders  

$50 gift card from Trinity Stamps

Today's hop

Today, we’re hopping on Instagram – click HERE to start the hop!    

Here's my card for today - I'm CASEing Sejr Andersen!

This is Sejr's card that I CASEd: 

Elements from Sejr's card that I included were a large tree with trees in the background, triangular segments, three colours of green, a central sentiment and a touch of glitter. 

Your turn!

Now, you’re invited to join! CASE a card from any hop participant, share your creation via Inlinkz HERE, and you could win a prize from one of our amazing sponsors! Or comment on any of the stops on the hop for a chance to win, too! 

To link up your CASE me a Christmas Card project, first share it publicly somewhere you can copy the link – this can be your blog, Instagram, a Flickr account, your Splitcoast gallery – anywhere that allows you to have a URL or website location to link up, and where we can see your post. 

By linking your project, you are giving me permission to feature your card on my blog and social media, crediting you as the artist.

Entries close on the 7th of November at 6am AEDT (Melbourne time) - which is 6th Nov, 12 noon Pacific Time.  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

  

  

 

Hero Studio October release

 Welcome to a blog hop to celebrate the launch of the October Hero Studio release! See below for all the hop info and a chance to win!

 

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, October 5th at 11:59pm PT, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!

Here are the stops on the hop! 

Hero Arts
Nichol Spohr
Seeka
Rosie Lopez
Rachel Kleinman
Natasha Polite
Mindy Eggen
Michelle Short
Michelle Lupton < you are here! < 
Lisa Tilson
Karen Brown
Jennifer Kotas
Jeannie Lieu
Charlene Madrid
Channin Pelletier
Anna Mahtani

Thanks for visiting :) 

 

 

 

Case me a Christmas Card 2025 - Hop 1

Welcome to Case me a Christmas Card 2025 - a Christmas Card series! 

Throughout October, there will be a series of 10 hops – two YouTube hops, and eight Instagram hops. Each hop involves participants CASEing (Copy And Selectively Edit) a card from the next person, drawing inspiration while each creating a Christmas Card. And you can join in!

Background

This series began in November 2016 as a personal challenge to explore different Christmas card styles, with friends suggesting creative ideas. Over time, more cardmakers joined, leading to a format where participants CASE each other's cards. A helpful video by Ardyth Percy Robb outlines a 5-step CASE process—check it out HERE.

This year

This year is a bit different, because I'd love for you to join in! You can join in by making your own CASE, or by commenting on the stops on the hop (either on IG or on YT). 

I'm over the moon excited to share that some amazingly generous companies that I love are offering some super generous prizes! 

In Alphabetical order:  

$25 (or £25) gift card from Alex Syberia 

$30 gift card from Altenew

2 x $50 gift cards from Concord & 9th 

$25 gift card from Hero Arts 

$100 gift card from Gina K Designs  

$50 gift card from The Ink Stand 

$100 gift card from My Sweet Petunia   

Online Card Classes will give 3 winners 3 classes of their choice each 

$50 gift card from Paper Rose Studio 

$25 gift card from Pink and Main  

$50 gift card from Simon Says Stamp

$25 gift card from Spellbinders  

$50 gift card from Trinity Stamps

Today's hop

Today, we’re hopping on YouTube – click HERE to start the hop! 

• Michelle Lupton  
• Natasha Davies
• Rachel Kleinman 
• Ardyth Percy-Robb
• Carly Tee Minner  
• Donna Lewis 
• Laura Bassen

Here's my card for today - I'm CASEing Natasha Davies!

This is Natasha's card that I CASEd: 

Elements from Natasha's card that I included were a watercolour background, a white panel with a die cut negative space, and a white sentiment on black.  

Your turn!

Now, you’re invited to join! CASE a card from any hop participant, share your creation via Inlinkz HERE, and you could win a prize from one of our amazing sponsors! Or comment on any of the stops on the hop for a chance to win, too! 

To link up your CASE me a Christmas Card project, first share it publicly somewhere you can copy the link – this can be your blog, Instagram, a Flickr account, your Splitcoast gallery – anywhere that allows you to have a URL or website location to link up, and where we can see your post. 

By linking your project, you are giving me permission to feature your card on my blog and social media, crediting you as the artist.

Entries close on the 7th of November at 6am AEDT (Melbourne time) - which is 6th Nov, 12 noon Pacific Time.  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter