Hi There!
In the past week, my life has gotten a bit busier, somewhat stressful and a lot more crazy! Needless to say, when I have a week like that, it takes me away from the things I love the most - family, friends, visiting Flickr and your blogs!
But. . . .I have been crafting. . . .for something very special! It's coming up next week - can ya guess what it is? Here's a hint: It happens every January. Still can't guess? Okay, okay, I'll tell ya. Please scroll down. . . .
YUP, that's right! The Hero Hostesses are all gettin' together for one, big, week-long blog hop so we can show you some of Hero Arts' awesome new stamps from their 2013 catalog! Is that exciting or what?! So make sure, starting on Monday the 14th, you stop by the Hero Arts blog! There will be 5 or 6 blogs to visit each day, with some amazing cards and prizes too!
I'm really excited to share what I've been working on and hope you'll join us and hop along!
Happy weekend! :)
Happy New Year!
Today, Hero Arts started a new monthly contest and I couldn't wait to play along! It's all about something new. There is also a color challenge, which I hope to play with soon, and their technique this month is ATC's.
I'm also entering this into A Blog Named Hero's challenge, which is all about something new too.
For my card today, I decided to not only use a couple of new 2013 Hero Arts stamps, I also wanted to try a new (to me) technique. I saw this on the Hero Arts blog awhile back. Julie Ebersole shared a card and video with this fun technique. She used it on the sentiment of her card here.
I decided to use the same technique on the whole Number Pattern background cling stamp.
I colored the entire stamp with a Scattered Straw Distress Marker, then tapped/pounced a Wild Honey marker all over, on top of the lighter color. Love the way it turned out! Here's a close-up.
I'm saving this card for my Hubby's birthday in March! I think he'll like it.
Thanks for coming by! I hope this new year brings lots of crafty fun for all of us! :)
