DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Happy Friday!

It is time for the April challenge at A Blog Named Hero and this month's challenge is 'Opposites Attract': create with opposite colors on the color wheel or a mirror image.

For my card I used the Floral Pattern Cover Plate Die and instead of die cutting it, I used a silicone mat which only leaves an impression in the Peony cardstock. I did die cut the Canary cardstock with the Floral Pattern Cover Plate and trimmed it in half so it left me with half the flower pattern. The centers of the flowers are ink blended with Papaya Core Ink. I placed the die cut flowers over the matching flowers in the background and it creates a mirrored image, that stands out more, of the bottom half of the card.

The sentiment is a die from the February Hero Studio Card kit and I die cut it out of Canary cardstock as well. I ink blended the bottom of the word with Papaya Core Ink.

For some fun detail I added Translucent Greens Hero Hues Enamel Dots to the centers of the flowers.

Now it's your turn to create a card for this challenge and you might be our lucky winner of a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store! I can't wait to see what you will create!

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative weekend.

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends!

I'm back today with my 2nd card for this month's Stay Crafty Challenge: Mr. Postman, create a card and mail it.

Cards that are guaranteed mailed every month are birthday cards, so I created two different cards with the same stamp sets. For the backgrounds I used the Mail Jumble Background Cling stamp, the sentiment and balloons are from the February Hero Studio Card Kit.

For the first card I used these stamps with a variety of embossing powders. The Mail Jumble Background Cling stamp is heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder on Bermuda Cardstock. I die cut three of the balloons and on one of them I used the stamp with Gold Embossing Powder. The sentiment stamped on Peony cardstock and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.

On the second card I used the Mail Jumble Background Cling stamp with Reactive Inks: Taffy, Creamsicle, Lemon Drop, Blue Raspberry and Thistle to create a rainbow-colored background. I die cut three balloons out of Sand Cardstock and stamped one of them with Raspberry Jam Core Ink. The sentiment is stamped on Sand Cardstock as well and I cut the card base out of this cardstock.

I hope you're inspired to create different cards with the same products. The design of both cards might be the same, but the different colors and mediums make them look completely different.

You still have time to play along with the March challenge and have a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends,

There is a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge live today. This month's challenge is 'Mr. Postman: something you will mail in March'. This is quite an open-ended challenge, so there is no reason for you to not play along....and get a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store!

For my card I focused on a diagonal design and started by heat embossing the Positive Script Bold Prints background stamp with Gold Embossing Powder in a diagonal direction. I trimmed strips of Plum Cardstock in different thicknesses and glued them on my background, lining up with the background stamp.

On one of the strips I gold heat embossed a sentiment from the Smile Friend Stamp & Cut XL set. The 'friend' die is from this same sentiment set and I die cut it out of Plum Cardstock and Gold Cardstock and layered them.

It's your turn and I can't wait to see what cards you'll create to send out in March! You can play along for your chance to win and upload your cards here in the March challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends!

I'm back today with another card for the February Stay Crafty Challenge for Hero Arts. The challenge is to create a floral card. Keep reading until the end for the details on a great sales happening at Hero Arts right now!

For this card I used a card base made with Kiwi Premium cardstock and applied Hero Paste with the Holiday Foliage stencil. Some parts of the stencil are highlighted with Icelandic Hero Wax.

For the sentiment I used the I Love U stamp & cut XL set. I die cut the sentiment out of Azalea Premium cardstock and glitter cardstock. The smaller part of the sentiment is embossed with black sparkle embossing powder.

You still have a little time to enter your projects to the challenge for your chance to win.

Next I want to share with you a great sales happening at Hero Arts: Up to 25% off Letterpress and Foil products! Check out the systems, plates and more over here in the sales section. Now is a good time to stock up or to start giving Letterpress and Foil a try, if you haven't yet.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello everyone,

I'm thrilled to share that I'm on the Hero Arts Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Design Team for 2025! Hero Arts has always been one of my favorite companies in the industry and I'm proud to represent them with their monthly challenges, along with these talented ladies.

Today the February 'Build Me Up Buttercup' challenge went live and this month's challenge is all about floral cards.

I started my card by heat embossing the Poppy Field Bold Prints stamp with White Embossing Powder, which worked as a resist once I applied French Pink Reactive Glitz Ink.

I die cut the Ornate Gate Cover Plate three times out of Granite Hero Hues Premium Cardstock and glued them together to create more dimension. 

The sentiment is from the Hello There Stamp & Cut set. I die cut the first part out of Canary Hero Hues Premium Cardstock and sprayed it with Bright Yellow + Copper Two-Tone Metallic Spray. The second part of the sentiment is heat embossed with White Embossing Powder on Kiwi Hero Hues Premium Cardstock.

Now it's your turn, we can't wait to see your floral cards created with Hero Arts products. You can enter your cards over here for your chance to win!

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.