Sunday, March 26, 2017

Blog Hop - 5th Anniversary of A Blog Named Hero!

Hi there!

Welcome to my stop in the celebration of A Blog Named Hero's 5th Anniversary, two-day, blog hop! 


If you're following along, you should have come from the sweet, fun and talented, Libby Hickson's blog. If you find a broken link, you can head to A Blog Named Hero's blog to see the full list of hoppers.

There are a ton of prizes to win too! Here's all the giveaway info:

A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies! Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day! Giveaway prizes total more than $500! To win, leave a comment on each hop stop. We will select winners randomly from different blogs, so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning! And be sure to visit the Saturday post from A Blog Named Hero for the list of Saturday hoppers and prizes! Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.

Today's prizes include the following:
Good luck and happy hopping!

    Is that awesome or what?!! Good luck everyone!

    I'm so excited they invited lots of previous guest designers, including me, to help them celebrate! Thanks guys! ♥

    They wanted us to use our favorite Hero Arts products, so when I was looking for a favorite Hero Arts stamp to use, needless to say, I had a difficult time choosing. I finally decided on one of their newer stamps, one in which the, flower-loving-stamper in me adores! It's called, Artistic Dahlia.

    Of course I had to pull out my Copic Markers. It's my favorite way to color flowers.



    This stamp is so beautiful and fun to color! You could stamp it and use watercolors, colored pencils, or any number of coloring mediums and get fabulous results! And that sentiment is such a classic stamp. I use it all the time!

    ***There are links below this post of the Copic markers I used, along with all other products.*** 
    Compensated affiliate links used. 

    Please remember this is a two-day blog hop which started yesterday. There are different prizes to be won each day, so be sure to comment on as many stops in the hop as you can, for a better chance to win.

    Now it's time to head over to Betty's blog. I know she'll be sharing something fabulous!

    Thanks so much for stopping by today! ♥





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    Helen Price Montgomery said...

    I love the colors you chose for this card and the flower comes alive! Absolutely beautiful!

    liz said...

    Such a pretty and Serena's card... color, sentiment and layout!

    snappy scrappy said...

    Gorgeous design and colouring!!!

    Lin said...

    Beautiful, Barb -my favorite periwinkle!

    ~amy~ said...

    Barb, loving your beautifully colored blooms!

    Carolina Kathy said...

    Beautiful card! Love the colors and what a great job coloring! TFS

    Jan C said...

    What amazing coloring you have done! Absolutely beautiful!!

    Mom and wife. said...

    Lovely card and your card is amazing

    Unknown said...

    Love the colors used. Absolutely beautiful!

    Charlanne said...

    Your flowers are beautiful. Any recipient would feel appreciated if they received your card.

    solarj said...

    Really like the look of this card. Pretty colors.

    Megan said...

    Lovely coloring, Barb!

    Audja said...

    Gorgeous blooms

    Kelly said...

    This is a different and unusual color for the flower but it works

    Nora Noll said...

    This is STUNNING!! I LOVE the colors you used for the flowers. I also liked that you used wooden stamps for this card. Makes me want to pull some of mine out and give them a try!! Thanks for the inspiration!!

    Betty said...

    gorgeous card Barb - and love the design!

    ldiggs said...

    Beautiful card, Barb! This is a great stamp, but your coloring is just gorgeous and vibrant! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Becca Yahrling said...

    Love the colors you used in your beautiful blooms; stunning.

    FD91354 said...

    Very beautiful coloring. One day I might get there.. far far away...

    Mimi's Craftroom said...

    What a great card. I love the layout of the flowers and sentiments. It is perfect.

    Scrapperdipper said...

    What a beautiful card. Your Copic coloring is amazing. I definitely need some more practice :)

    Unknown said...

    Happy 5th Anniversary! Thanks for the blog hop. What a lovely card!

    Barb said...

    Beautiful card- so pretty, Barb!

    Anonymous said...

    So pretty! great coloring!

    MA said...

    Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing and a chance to win the give away.

    Sherry said...

    A beautiful card! Your coloring is fabulous! Thank you for sharing!

    Unknown said...

    Clean and beautifully done. LOVE IT!

    Heidi said...

    Love your colouring and what an awesome card design!

    Helen said...

    Such a lovely card--the image is so versatile for coloring and the sentiment is perfect for this Anniversary celebration. Thanks for sharing it.

    Joan said...

    This is such an amazing flower stamp and your coloring makes it come alive!
    Gorgeous!

    Stephanie Wexler said...

    Very nice blue themed card. The placement of the flowers and sentiment work so well.

    Crafty Little Peach said...

    So beautiful!!! Love those florals!

    Unknown said...

    Gorgeous card.

    Jackie said...

    Wow! That's beautiful! Your coloring is perfect!

    Laura said...

    Your dahlias are lovely.

    Unknown said...

    Love the look of this card with the flowers

    Nikki said...

    Lovely card. Love your coloring.

    Cindy C. said...

    It's gorgeous Barb!! Love how you colored the Artistic Dahlias!!

    Unknown said...

    Your coloring is beautiful. Lovely card.

    Unknown said...

    Beautiful!

    Marcia Harper said...

    Beautifully colored!

    Barbara said...

    Beautiful card! I love the layout and the little sequin sparkle.

    Cynthia Cole said...

    Love your blue color choices on your pretty card!

    Deb Kane said...

    I just love this stamp, and your copic work is stunning, thanks for posting the colours you used, it is very helpful to we inspired colourers (is that a word?)

    linda said...

    Your coloring is beautiful!

    Becky said...

    Great coloring on a beautiful stamp. Thanks for sharing.

    Carol D said...

    Gorgeous card and coloring! Thank you!

    Kelly Szafron said...

    Beautiful card, fantastic colouring!

    Linda Towill said...

    Delicious coloring...your card really pops!

    Debbie B said...

    Gorgeous card! Your coloring is amazing! Love the colors! Loving this blog hop with all this talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours!

    Joanie said...

    Lovely, glowing with love card!

    Holly AKA KopyKat said...

    Oh wow, the flowers are so beautiful

    Lagene said...

    WOWZERS! Beautifully colored. beautiful card!

    Crazy8farm said...

    I just love this adorable floral card!

    Unknown said...

    Beautiful card. Very impressive coloring.

    Unknown said...

    Lovely coloring. I love blues.
    Martha M

    Deb Selby said...

    So realistic looking. Simply beautiful.

    Krock said...

    Such beautiful flowers. Gorgeous card.

    Cardsbymaaike said...

    wow I wish theyre were Dahlias in this color, I need them in my garden rponto lol, well done it's a fabulous card

    Cindy said...

    Beautiful card!

    Anonymous said...

    Beyond gorgeous! I love large flower stamps and this really fit the bill! Thank you so much for posting it!

    QuilterLaura said...

    Wow, your coloring is exquisite!

    Unknown said...

    Just beautiful. Love how the colors pop. So pretty.

    Unknown said...

    Beautiful card

    Susie G. said...

    Really pretty card!

    Stefanie White said...

    Holy cow thats awesome coloring! Do you have tutorials?! Great job!!

    Heike said...

    Beautiful card!

    Teena said...

    Amazing coloring!

    slang said...

    Purple and yellow, a touch of green. My favorite combo!

    morentin1326 said...

    love the colors

    Isabel Z said...

    I love blog hops because they are so inspiring--thank you!!!

    Unknown said...

    That blue is gorgeous! Especially with the gold center. Really nice job!

    Paperbeatsrock said...

    Beautiful card! So Springy lol

    paperpicnic said...

    I'm such a fan of your beautiful cards, Barb! Your coloring is stunning! Love these so much!

    Lieve said...

    Beautiful card; great colouring !!
    Warm Birthday greetings (it's mine today as well) from Belgium,
    Lieve

    Barbra said...

    Love everything blue, especially your blue flower!

    Psychomak said...

    This card just pops. I love it.

    kartelene said...

    love your color of the flower great result thank you

    Unknown said...

    Love your hydrangeas. Your coloring is lovely. TFS!

    Unknown said...

    Beautiful coloring! thank you...

    Mirella said...

    So beautifully coloured! I very rarely reach for blues when colouring flowers - it's always reds, pinks, purples and yellows... I think it's time to try something new :-) Thanks for the inspiration!

    Jeannie said...

    Awesome coloring... such beautiful colors! Great job!!

    Dolomaxwell said...

    Beautiful rich colors, Thanks for sharing

    Christi Conley said...

    Such beautiful coloring! I need that stamp now - thanks for sharing!

    cghundley said...

    Lovely flowers on
    this card, so pretty.
    Carla from Utah

    littlesavedgirl said...

    So pretty Barb ! Happiness always on your 5 year anniversary !

    Laura S said...

    Beautiful job coloring the flowers!

    Unknown said...

    very pretty card! nice coloring :)

    Caitlin said...

    Beautiful!

    charliemmh said...

    Wow your Copic coloring is truly amazing. Your flowers look so real. Thanks for the inspiration and a chance to win. Have a great day.

    Linnea S said...

    luv the pretty blue!!

    CathyL said...

    Your coloring is wonderful!

    Gloria said...

    Love the color was that crazy about the flower before but now you made it so pretty.

    Crafty Villager said...

    Beautiful coloring !

    Kim Hill said...

    Just beautiful!

    Sonja said...

    Those flowers & your colors are beautiful!

    Janet said...

    Stunning floral card!

    Unknown said...

    Really love this card.

    Where Imagination Takes Me said...

    Beautiful card, love the shades of blue you used.

    Debbie said...

    Beautiful card....beautiful colors. I wish I could color like you.

    El said...

    Beautiful card. Your coloring is awesome. Love the stamp.
    Thanks for the inspiration and participation in this blog.

    Terri M said...

    Very beautifully colored! Love the card!

    Sunshine HoneyBee said...

    Wonderfully colored. I need to practice more to get even close to this.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

    Gretchen Wilson said...

    Absolutely Gorgeous!

    Teri Ann said...

    Love that sentiment!!!

    jag said...

    Fabulous coloring job - it gives so much dimension to the flowers! Such a simple card but so elegant at the same time.

    Cat Craig said...

    Barb, your coloring is spectacular.

    Daša said...

    amazing coloring! I love this card

    Macimbalo said...

    Your coloring is stunning! I really love how you did it!

    Unknown said...

    I gotta say this is really one of the best blog hops I've been on, all the cards have really been beautiful this card is gorgeous - congratulations on these ladies 5th year.

    $Million$ Dollar Designs said...

    Such a beautiful card! Breathtaking! Your coloring is amazing!

    Janine said...

    What a beautiful card, I love the colors of purple, they just pop off the card!

    Barbara said...

    Beautiful colors, coloring and card!

    BabsLouie said...

    I really love your coloring technique, and this is the first time I've seen this sentiment stamp. It's going onto my wishlist! Thank you for sharing.

    Alejandra S. said...

    Love the colors! Such a gorgeous card!

    Natalie said...

    Really cute card! Love the colors.
    natgodfrey4@gmail.com

    Theresa said...

    BEAUTIFUL!! LOVE your card!!!

    Unknown said...

    Love the coloring on the card! Very beautiful!

    Cyndi said...

    Your coloring is gorgeous. The flowers are so realistic I can almost smell them.

    Elaine said...

    Absolutely love the blue in this card....my favorite color!

    Monika/Buzsy said...

    So, so pretty! I love the coloring of those flowers. The sequins look lovely.

    Miriam Prantner said...

    Wow! That coloring is amazing! This is wonderful!

    Denise said...

    I just love the colours that you used, beautiful card.

    Ericka Strange said...

    Beautiful flowers love the blue and the yellow centers. Such a pretty card!

    Deedee said...

    Beautiful coloring

    Jaycee C. said...

    Wow, I'm really loving the results I've seen with the Artistic Dahlia stamp. Gorgeous!

    Linda said...

    Beautiful card and colors. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

    gabriella said...

    I love seeing what you did with Copics. They are my favorite marker

    Marilyn M said...

    Your card is so lovely!

    Unknown said...

    Stunning!!

    Teresa Doyle said...

    WHOA, Barb! This is a show stopper, right here! Awesome job!

    mrscmjones said...

    Stunning.

    Dee Earnshaw said...

    Wow love the way you arranged the flowers and colored them. So realistic:)

    Design creative bling said...

    Love your coloring! Beautiful!

    mbchoj said...

    Great coloring talent

    Anonymous said...

    Gorgeous colouring, would love to get a card like this :)

    Terri Armstrong said...

    your coloring is beautiful!!

    Nana Griffin said...

    Lovely flowers. A beautiful color.

    Jeannie B said...

    Your card is beautiful. I love the colors you have used and how you make the flowers look so real.
    Thank you for sharing your talent.

    Efrat said...

    Beautiful coloring, great card.

    Daylene said...

    Wow, Wow, Wow! The coloring is SO beautiful on these flowers! I love it.

    nonnacindy said...

    You can color. Funny how I seem to tell people that but when it is so real looking. Fantastic.

    Dana M said...

    Such a gorgeous card. I love the periwinkle/purple flowers, my favorite color. So beautifully colored.

    Sheri said...

    Oh my these flowers are gorgeous! Your color choice was spot on

    Mj said...

    Sooo beautiful! You're coloring is amazing!

    Sharyn said...

    Beautiful colors and fantastic coloring. TFS

    Karen @ Misplaced Mojo said...

    Obviously this is just beautiful coloring but I think what sets it apart from what the rest of us pass off as attempts is your shadows! That's what really gives it life and makes them pop off the paper!!! Very well done!

    Trina P. said...

    Stunning! Love this card. Awesome design and your colouring is amazing!

    katrynka said...

    Very pretty card!

    Michelle H said...

    The colors you used were stunning. Great card.

    Rachel Vass said...

    Gorgeous card, stunning colouring!

    Magda Zaremba Art said...

    What can I say, so beautiful.

    Ann K said...

    Gorgeous flowers .... love the design too.

    Cynthia said...

    Wow! What a beautiful color selection and coloring job!!

    Linda Kunsman said...

    absolutely gorgeous card!!

    Lisa said...

    Barb! This card is spectacular. Love everything about it, and that sentiment is one of my favorites! Thank you so much for helping us celebrate at A Blog Named Hero. We appreciate your kind and generous support of us over the years.

    Kleri said...

    Nice coloring and lovely sentiment!
    Happy 5th Anniversary to ABNH!

    Unknown said...

    The Dahlia is such a regal flower to me and I must say you really did it justice in my book! Absolutely gorgeous!

    Unknown said...

    Such a lovely card, I love dahlias and the colours you chose!

    Shirley N said...

    Stunning! Your coloring just beautiful!

    Mama said...

    Your copic coloring is beautiful.

    Catherine Smith said...

    Ok I need this stamp, I just seen so many versions of this and I WANT, beautiful card thank you for shairing

    Unknown said...

    I love the colors you used!

    Karen Gerek said...

    Your color choices are amazing and spot on. You achieved so much depth with your coloring. Fabulous post!

    Doris said...

    Love your coloring on the blooms!

    Mrsfish02 said...

    What a fabulous color. Thanks for hopping on the celebration of our Hero.

    Mitzi said...

    Very realistic flowers! My mom used to grow lots of dahlias, but I've never tried them.

    Ava Gavloski said...

    beautiful shading on this card

    conil said...

    Gaaaah! Your blue flowers are stunning...making for a gorgeous card. BTW, love your blog header, too.

    Becky S. said...

    Loved this card- thanks for sharing!

    Mechele Dunlap said...

    Beautiful coloring

    Unknown said...

    Your dahlias r beautiful. You've made a lovely card.

    Cori said...

    Such lovely cards. Thank you for the great ideas!

    Mary Holshouser said...

    the shading on the flowers is
    wonderful. they have so much
    depth - you think you could
    pull off a petal.
    thanks for sharing.

    Barbara S said...

    What a great card. Thanks for sharing.

    Cio said...

    The card is beautiful. I live the shading and have always been a fan of corals.

    justMarie said...

    Lovely card!

    Deb said...

    Lovely card just in time for spring!

    Patty said...

    Beautiful card!! LOVE the color on your flowers!!

    Joanie said...

    Love the colors!

    Becky said...

    I love the colors that you used on the flowers. Very inspirational!

    Skrater said...

    Beautiful card and flowers!

    byAnnette said...

    Pretty Card!
    Really like the coloring & purpleness!

    Sara P said...

    Beautiful card!

    Gloria P said...

    Nice card and great job coloring with your Copic markers! Happy blog hopping weekend and congrats to ABNH!

    SeekHim1 said...

    Nice coloring!

    Mary-Anne V said...

    The blooms along with the wonderful scripty font on the sentiment is a winner!

    Annie Solomon said...

    Awe-inspiring coloring job. And I'm always amazed at the brave people who stamp with wood mounts, since you can't really re-stamp if the first doesn't come out well. Love the card.

    C Aguirre said...

    Beautiful card! Love the design!

    Unknown said...

    I can see why this stamp is your favorite. You did a wonderful job coloring it. TFS.

    Cathy said...

    Wow, simply beautiful card! Thank you for such an amazing blog hop, the inspiration has been wonderful!

    Good Kardma by Jules said...

    Wonderful card and beautiful coloring! Thank you for the chance to win!

    Unknown said...

    Great coloring!

    Barbara said...

    Your coloring is beautiful,

    Unknown said...

    Beautiful coloring!

    CreativSpirit said...

    Beautiful card and colouring.

    joy said...

    Love this beauty, Barb! Your copic coloring is so nice.

    Becky Moore said...

    I'm in awe of your coloring! This is a bea
    utiful card!

    TABray said...

    What a lovely thank you card.

    Candy said...

    New sentiment to me--definitely need this stamp. Great colors.

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