Wednesday, January 16, 2013

2013 Hero Hostess Blog Hop

If you're here to see my post for the Simon Says Stamp challenge, please scroll down one post, or click HERE; thank you.


Hi!  Welcome to the 3rd day of the 2013 Hero Hostess Blog Hop!  We alumnae Hostesses are so excited to be participating again this year to show you all some of our favorite new 2013 Hero Arts stamps; I am so honored to be among this wonderful group of creative ladies.  The Hop began on Monday, and will continue all the way through until Friday, with 5 or 6 blogs each day for you to visit.  You should have arrived here today from The Hero Arts Club Blog; I'm your first stop.

I made 4 cards for you today, so let's get started.


My first card uses my favorite flower stamp from the 2013 catalog: Tall Flowers.  Here I stamped only the top part of the stamp above and below the sentiment from Friends are Treasures, using alcohol markers to color the flowers.  Then I just added some turquoise and golden gems in a few of the centers.


My next stamp is called Tweed Pattern.  I white embossed it on white cardstock, then used some distress markers to color in my rows.  I added a sentiment from Live Life stamped in broken china distress ink, and added this flower made from Spellbinders Rose Creations dies, colored with distress stains.


This is a beautiful flourish, don't you agree?  It's called Leafy Vines.  I stamped it with VersaMark on an ivory cardstock, embossed it in clear and then sponged on peacock feathers and peeled paint distress inks.  Then I overstamped with my old favorite Music Background.  I didn't want to cover up anything on this lovely design, so I didn't add a sentiment; only a punched butterfly with some pearls.


My last card uses the clear set called Love Jar and I used just the branch, one of the hearts, and part of the sentiment to make this one.   I stamped the open heart on various red printed papers, then cut them out and popped them above my twine hanging from the branch.

Hero Arts will be awarding prizes from randomly drawn comments on all of our blogs  For a chance to win, simply comment on ANY of the blogs along the Hop on ANY day, including each day's starting post at the Hero Arts Club Blog.  The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!

If you find a broken link, you can always go back to the Hero Arts Club Blog for a master list of the Hop links.  Also, please report broken links to blog@heroarts.com.

Thanks so much for visiting me today; you next stop is Sally Sherfield's blog,   I know she'll have something amazing to show you!  Enjoy!

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Cheryl S said...

your cards are beautiful. I especially like the alcohol inks you used on the "tall flowers" Colors are amazing.

Fiorella said...

I really can't decide what of your masterpiece I love most!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

wow gorgeous work!!! I love the hearts coming down from the branch, but really each piece is amazing!

Pammejo said...

Love your cards, so creative with the use of the stamps. TFS pammejo1@yahoo.com

Ava said...

Lin, these cards for the blog hop ae so creative. I love how you used alcojol inks on the flowers and I recognize that sentiment stamp! :-)
Simply a lovely set of cards!

Unknown said...

Lin, your cards are always spectacular and today is no exception...WOW!!!! I love all of them. The colors, the designs, the techniques...just AMAZING! :)

Chitra Nair said...

Rally love all the cards..They all are so pretty..

Jaclyn Miller said...

Wow, these are all SO stunning! That first card really pops.

Lee said...

Beautiful cards!

Laura M. said...

lovely cards! really love the colors-thanks for sharing!

Terri (blindstamper) said...

Wow! Do you know how to rock background stamps or what? Gorgeous.

Laura Norris said...

Wow, these are all beautiful!! Hard to choose a favorite...I really love your work Lin.

Judy Tuck said...

They are all great! Especially like the one using the new Tweed background stamp.

shirley-bee said...

Beautiful cards! I love what you've done with the tall flowers, and the hearts card is divine.

Unknown said...

I love the card you made with the leafy vines stamp. It's a gorgeous color palette.

sarah said...

I am loving those larger sentiments! Beautiful cards! :)

Janet Wilson said...

Great selection of projects, love them all

calamity jane said...

Lin, your cards are so very beautiful!!! The last one is beyond that!!

Scrapper64 said...

Oh, I love the white embossing technique! I have to remember to use it more often!

Andrea Garland said...

I love how you embossed and stamped the cards, that gives a different an unique touch.

Cyndee Scholet said...

Love how you did the Leafy Vines Stamping/coloring and overstamping. That's my favorite. The hanging hearts were very cute too!

sannalippert said...

all your cards are gorgeous! I love the chevron, the flourish and the heart card!

Godelieve said...

Brilliant cards with these stamps Lin, I love the last one especially.

Kathy H said...

I love your tall flowers card. It's just beautiful!

shelby valadez said...

LOVE the cards! The tweed stamp is my favorite!

cmu said...

What lovely cards. My fave is the first one. Well done.

Colorado Crafter said...

Your cards are gorgeous!!! I can't wait go get my hands on some of these new HA stamps!!!

Daria said...

Four wonderful cards! I love them all, but my favorite is the Leafy Vine card--so beautiful. I love the way you used the Tall Flower and embossed the Tweed bkg., and the clean fresh look of the hearts card. Thank you for the ideas.

Loly Borda said...

Beautiful cards! I love how you showcased the stamps. TFS

Robyn said...

Love all of these cards -- I plan to try the coloring techniques on the tweed and leafy vine stamps! Thanks!

Shannon said...

Wow, you sure are a talented card artist. I absolutely love all four cards but I think my fav is the first one. Not only do I love the color scheme, but I really like the way in which you used the "Tall Flowers". Your backgrounds on the first three cards are just stunning. Thank you so much for sharing your work with all of us and for the immense amount of inspiration I'm leaving your blog with.

Anonymous said...

Great cards, love you put the sentiment between the flowers. Great job!

Pajalu said...

Lin I love all of your cards they are just amazing. I especially love the way you have used Leafy Vines, that stamp has my heart a flutter ;o). I do like the heart set as well. So many gorgeous ideas on your gorgeous cards

Iris said...

Such beautiful cards. I am smitten with the Tall Flowers and Leafy Vine stamps. Iris

Angie said...

These are incredible! Thanks for the inspiration!

Cynthia Rose said...

The leafy vine with music behind is lovely.

Becs Attwood said...

So many beautiful cards - love all the color & the happy messages. Thanks for sharing!

joybear said...

Love the fun colors you used and such beautiful stamping!

Karenladd said...

So fun and fresh...really making me think of spring! Love the colors!

Anonymous said...

I love all your cards, but my favorite is the one using the Leafy Vine stamp. It is stunning!

Melissa D said...

Love the middle two.... what patience you have colouring that tweed pattern. That leafy vine stamp is to die for.....

Trudi said...

Oh there's so much creativity in these cards, love what you did with the tall flowers and that leafy vines stamp just gets more beautiful the more I see it :) I love what you did with that card too!

Donna Nuce said...

Your cards are so gorgeous. I love how you use the background stamps.

Katie said...

Your cards are all awesome! I love how you framed the sentiment in the first with the tall flowers stamp, what a neat idea! And your leafy vines and music background composition is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

Katie B.

Michelle said...

Wow, Lin! Did you work these stamps or what?! I love them all but your chevron card with bold blue flower speaks volumes...amazing!

Weenie Thomas said...

Pretty set of cards. The Vine Leaf stamp card is my absolute favourite!

Sarah Biswabic said...

Your cards are gorgeous!
bbiswabic@new.rr.com

mariangel said...

awesome cards such a talented girl congrats

Michelle said...

With love card is amazing...but all of your cards are extraordinary.

Мария Доричева Maria Doricheva said...

Beautiful cards, dear Lin! Your stamping and coloring skills always amaze me.

~amy~ said...

Awesome cards...love the all, especially the one using the Tweed pattern...love.

Anonymous said...

Wow! I love the variety of cards you made, all so beautiful. I have bookmarked your blog,thanks for sharing!

Gina said...

I love the flourish stamp and what you did with it!

Deirdre said...

BEAUTIFUL cards Lin - love them all!

Unknown said...

I've always love your style of card-making. Your cards are so well-thought of, so sweet.

Pamela Haskin said...

Such beautiful work! I really like how you turned the tall flowers into borders.

Kris in Alaska said...

That leafy vine card is my favorite! All of it is lovely though!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

fdgtgrl said...

There is something about those cards that warmed my heart: the colors, the sketch ... It's just plain beautiful !!!
Sincerely,

Linda said...

wonderful cards, Lin, as always! TFS!

CanadianScraps43 said...

You have such a way with stamps my dear. From classy and elegant to whimsical and with a country feel. Your cards today are outstanding and I can't begin to tell you how amazing each card really is in this post today. Your cards are truly beautiful.

Nana Griffin said...

cool. Love the hearts on the string.

Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

love how you used the tall flower - thanks for sharing your creativity

Barb Housner

Robin said...

You always create the most beautiful cards, I love the one with the leafy vines and music background!

Anonymous said...

Great cards! I especially like the Tall Flowers card and the Leafy Vines card.

cinfulcrafts.com said...

I really love your cards! You definitely think out of the box. BEAUTIFUL!

Kathy S said...

Love the tweed card - stunning.

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Lin - just love your cards. Your colouring of the tweed was delightful

Cathy A said...

Beautiful creations Lin

Lucy Newton said...

OMG they are all fabulous!!!

Ellie Knol said...

I just love the new stamps! You've created gorgeous projects with gorgeous stamps!
xx Ellie xx

Renae said...

All of the cards are beautiful, but I really love the gorgeous leafy vine card!

maria f. said...

Whoa Lin. Four beauties! I love how you sandwiched the sentiment between those tall blooms.

Karen L K said...

As usual all of your cards are really nice. I love what you did with the tall flower stamp and love the colors you used. I like the flower you stained! That leafy vine stamp is working it's way rapidly to the top of my list. The hanging hearts are a clever way to use that stamp. Nice work!

Emily Leiphart said...

Brilliant designs, Lin! I love how you used those tall flowers to frame the sentiment and the hearts hanging off the branch are so cute!

Unknown said...

Thank you for sharing your great ideas. You are very talented.

Terri Trotter Earley said...

I am digging the tweed or twill card.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Helen said...

Beautiful cards. Thanks for the great ideas.

Yvette said...

Gorgeous cards Lin! I love that flourish stamp.

Katarina said...

Beautiful cards, all of them, Lin! I liked the tweed one for the colours you choose and the leafy vines for the dreamy look best.

Delia said...

Shucks I had to start following you. :) Love your cards

Lisa Carroll said...

AH-MAZING cards, Lin! I adore the first, and how you masked the tall flowers... design, technique, coloring.. all perfection! And your colors on the tweed background are making me want that stamp! Each and every card, a work of art, truly. :) Always such an honor to hop with you, friend!

Unknown said...

Stunning work with your cards! Thank you for sharing with us!

Tere Azua said...

Gorgeous cards!!!

Cris said...

Wow Lin, these cards are amazing!!! I love how you masked the stems of the flowers, you made it look like a different stamp! Very clever!

Elin Larsson said...

Terrific love card!!!

Cheryl said...

Great cards, I love them all! Thanks for the inspiration.

Irma said...

love the cards! so much yummy goodness-all the stamps inspire me to create!

stlbarb said...

Cute cute cute heart-y branch!

Skraperella said...

Such wonderful cards Lin! I love the colours you used on the tweed background and the leafy vines card is sooooo gorgeous, love them all. Thanks for the inspiration!

Small T said...

Love all your cards! :-) xx

albinopi said...

Love the flourish card, especially with the distress colors you chose.

Linda said...

Gorgeous cards! I especially love what you did with the Tweed Pattern background stamp!

KristaB said...

Beautiful cards! I love the colors you used! Thanks for sharing!

craftyantoinette said...

Had to pin your Leafy Vines card. Gorgeous!

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