Sunday, March 26, 2017

Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of A Blog Named Hero!




Welcome to my stop for today's 5th Anniversary Celebration of A Blog Named Hero!  I have been honored to be a guest designer there several times.  We all share a love of Hero Arts products, and I'm thrilled to be able to be a part of this celebration.  It's taking place over 2 days, and of course there are lots of prizes!  Here's the card I made for it, using some oldies from 2011:


supplies: white cardstock, Doodlebug Gingham petite print, Hero Arts Large Blossom and Sending Smiles Messages, VersaMark ink and white embossing powder, peacock feathers distress ink on flowers, finger dauber, Audrey Blue ink for sentiment, dyed seam binding, white pearls, adhesive foam squares

Hero Arts made several of these negative print stamps that allowed open spaces for coloring the images, while inking the details and background.  I chose to white emboss this one over an aqua gingham design paper.  I darkened the centers of the flowers by dabbing on some peacock feathers distress ink, trimmed the image, then popped it above the card front, adding some of my favorite pearls and a pretty ribbon.

There are prizes to be won for commenting on the cards along today's hop, and there are a separate set of prizes for doing the same for yesterday's hop!  Here are the prizes for today:

Comments must be left by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, March 28, and winners will be announced on March 30.

So get hopping!  Your next stop is Francine Vuilleme - I know she'll have something wonderful to show you!  If you'd like to begin at the start of today's hop, please start at A Blog Named Hero.  

Thanks, as always, for coming by, and enjoy the rest of the hop!

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Jane M said...

Very creative idea! I love how you embossed on the patterned paper. Lovely card!

Mary-Anne V said...

Very pretty blue themed card...love the use of pearls for the flower centers.

Billie A said...

Your card is stunning, beautiful, out of this world. I LOVE it. Brilliant colors and gingham. Did I say I LOVE this card?? LOL

Annie Solomon said...

This is such a pretty and elegant card. I love the single color with white. I never think to do that and it's so eye-catching. Thanks for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

This is so gorgeous Lin and the gingham with the added depth from the distress inks peeking through is so pretty! So happy to be on this blog hop with you!

Tami B said...

I've seen a LOT of cards over the years, but I don't think I have ever seen this technique, which really surprises me now that I am seeing it. Beautiful card.

Unknown said...

I love your card. Thank you for sharing.

Rosemary said...

You always do such a good job but this one is outstanding. I like the colors that you used in this card. Keep up the good work!

Unknown said...

Fantastic card! What a great way to use pattern paper!

Janet D. said...

This is lovely!

Sue McRae said...

One of my favorite HA stamps Lin, it looks wonderful embossed on the pattern paper!

Unknown said...

Love the gingham!!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

So fun on the gingham paper, Lin - love it!!

Bobbie Bluegill said...

Your card is fantastic. Stamping on gingham paper is amazing.

Becky Dunham said...

Absolutely stunning card Lin! Definitely one of my favorites and a technique I am going to have to try. Thanks so much for sharing your creative genius!

Unknown said...

Wow....Just Gorgeous.

Lynn A said...

I love the use of negative space.

Nicole said...

That flower is one of my favs!

Veronica R said...

Love the colors and beauty of your card!

StampinLouie said...

Wow! I love what you did with this stamp. I am vgoing try this since i already own the stamp.

Diane Bakehouse said...

What a fantastic technique! I couldn't figure out how you had done it until I read your description. It's really given me inspiration for some of my background stamps with negative print spaces. Thanks! Love the colours and the gingham.

MelissaF said...

Love this stamp over the gingham background, gorgeous card!

Maria said...

Gorgeous card with lovely flowers!!

michelle in mi said...

Beautiful!

Sharie said...

Love the color you used for the flower and that bow.. is to awesome..

Cheri said...

Wow - a stunning card! I love the look of the white embossing on the gingham paper....just beautiful!

Unknown said...

What a cool card! Thanks for sharing.

tmrew said...

What a great technique

Becky S. said...

Love this color and love this technique....beautiful card. Thanks for sharing!

barbara macaskill said...

Wow! Love the blues and the stamped images! Truly magnificent! TFS !

Eunyi Kirst said...

Love the card!

RedGem said...

Love this card, I have the stamp just never thought to use it on gingham paper!

Unknown said...

Love how you used the negative space of the flowers over the gingham - what a sweet and pretty look!!

Unknown said...

Stunning and beautiful!!

Unknown said...

The shading for the flower centers is a great technique and the white against the gingham paper looks awesome

Unknown said...

Very nice.

Unknown said...

You used one of my favorite stamps. I never thought about stamping this one on patterned paper. I really like the result on your card. You have inspired me. Thank you!

Pam D. said...

Wonderful card! Never thought to emboss on patterned paper, love it on the gingham. Thanks for the idea!

Leanne in Cali said...

Great card! Thanks for sharing your fun card on this wonderful blog hop!!

Stacy said...

Gorgeous! I love the stamping on the gingham background. Great card!

Chark said...

love what you did with this stamp!

Deborah Kaye said...

What a beautiful card and stamp! I haven't seen any like this one before! Thanks for sharing!

Sherry said...

gorgeous! love how you heat embossed with white over the gingham!

Robin P said...

Love your card!

Cindy C. said...

Without a doubt this is a beauty!! You've never cease to amaze me with your brilliant usage of the blues.

Carol Ann said...

So pretty! I love the monochromatic look. It gives your card such a clean design, but highlights all the different textures.

Chelle said...

Wow this is a new idea as well and love the blue gingham used for these flowers.

Linda M said...

This card is so beautiful and unique! Love it!

Unknown said...

Love your card and the color you choose.

Jenny said...

One of favorites!

Jo Williams Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator said...

This is beautiful! Truly made me smile!
Hugs,
Jo
♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

Tanya Lochridge said...

I really like the gingham in the negative space design. It just looks fresh to me. Thanks for sharing.

Michelle Lupton said...

Such a cool technique - I love how you've added extra depth with the Distress Ink in the middle of the flowers

Stacy said...

I love how you used the white over the patterned paper. Great job!

Janelle said...

OOOhhhh...this is the prettiest card I've seen all day. Beautiful idea to emboss on gingham. I don't have this stamp, but may try the effect with another one. Thanks for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

Awesome card. Love the idea of using pattern paper with white embossing powder. Thank you for sharing your great idea and technique.

cindybearj said...

I love this gorgeous white and gingham card. I want this stamp!

Marianne C said...

Such a stunning card. Aqua and pearls. Classic.

Unknown said...

Your card is quite beautiful. Love the white embossing choice and the colors.

Tracy said...

Love the colors!

Melissa E. said...

Wow! This is a stunning card! The negative image stamp embossed on the pattern paper gives your card a truly unique look, one that is absolutely breathtaking!

Denise Bryant said...

Love this on the gingham paper! One of my favorite stamps!

Gigglls said...

Great card!

Andrea @TwiceTheFun said...

What a gorgeous card! I looked at it for quite a while wondering how you did the gingham on the flowers. A negative space stamp?! How genious!!! That would be my favorite, too! ;-)

porterm said...

Love this card! The monochromatic color scheme really works well.

Dar said...

Love the gingham paper. Really makes the card sing.

Brandi R said...

This is so pretty! Love the design ♥

Nandini said...

Wow! The card looks amazing. Never thought of stamping on gingham with a background stamp. I must give this a go!

Kym Maxwell said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

barbara c said...

I am in" Wow with your Beautiful card"..I am learning so much from this blog hop and your blog with Hero Arts with this negative stamp...I want to try my hand at this.Happy 5 th..And Thank you for sharing this Beautiful card..

Cio said...

Really beautiful and monochromatic. Love the patterns and florals. I could have never put something so pretty and elegant together.

Pati said...

Wow! OMgosh Wow! Very cool! Beautiful card pairing that flower image with the paper. I'm definitly trying this. I have some negative print stamps that when I look at them, I'm wondering what to do with them. Now I have some inspiration, thanks so much for this!

Memories by Manda said...

Pretty floral card. The ribbon just ties it off

Dawn T said...

just gorgeous Lin. Very innovative to use the gingham paper as the background.

Tracy Freeman said...

Lin it is gorgeous and love the gingham.
Thanks for helping us celebrate x

n56leiker said...

Thank you for inspiring me and all of us on this blog hop! I loved your card!

justMarie said...

love the idea that you stamped on the gingham. Very pretty!

Beverly Perdue said...

Amazing card! I love the flowers embossed on the gingham paper. And I love ribbons and pearls -- I use them a lot on my cards.

Jen said...

Love the gingham

Cindy Thick said...

I like the embossing over the paper. Love the blue monochromatic color.

Kajcyika said...

This is just lovely! Loooove the color you used!

Unknown said...

Elegant and beautiful!

Andrea said...

Lovely!

Caron's Creations said...

Keep coming back to your beautiful card. Wanted to buy stamp. However having trouble finding it. Is it discontinued.?

loulou said...

Absolutely gorgeous. I love the subtle texture of the gingham and teal and white is so beautiful.

DGolly said...

What a beautiful card. Love the technique. Happy Birthday Hero!

Marieitis said...

What a beautifully elegant card :)

Daria Dovgan said...

So beautiful!

mddavis53 said...

What a gorgeous card. I don't usually use negative images but am considering this one.

Nan0807 said...

Gorgeous card! My favorite color too!

Deeps said...

I Love that you stamped on a patterned paper. Love it.

Robin said...

This may be one of my favorite cards on this blog hop! It's so fresh looking!

CCDivaMM said...

I don't use white embossing powder often and it is so pretty on this card. I will have to try it more often.

Anonymous said...

The negative print stamps have always been some of my favorite stamps. Stamping them on the gingham paper is genius. I love the effect.

Sabrina said...

Very beautiful and lovely card!!

Nataliea said...

What a wonderful way to use this stamp. I have used it many times, but never thought of using it on top of a background then white embossing. I'm going to make a bunch because it like your idea so much. THANKS

Jeanne Beam said...

Lovely card. The colors are awesome.

https://seaviewscrapping.blogspot.com/ said...

This is my favorite color of blue, and I LOVE how you put pearls in the middle of your flowers, a really gorgeous card!

Catherine Smith said...

Plaid, so stunning, love it, thank you for sharing :)

Kjudy1 said...

This card is gorgeous!!

Karen B. said...

Oh how lovely! I miss seeing fibers on cards, I love how you've incorporated it!

JanetB said...

Wow, what a great card! I love the gingham flowers.

Laura Peddicord said...

This is a gorgeous floral card. I love the colors you used and I especially love the font of Sending Smiles. Thank you for sharing your wonderful card.

Unknown said...

What a beautiful card!! I love the gingham throughout the entire image, and how it flows seamlessly into the background.

Sharon said...

Absolutely gorgeous card! I have this stamp and will definitely try this technique!
Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Thanks for a great idea.

Purple Princess said...

So pretty!!

Colleen said...

Would never have thought to use this stamp on patterned paper! Beautiful results. Lin, you da bomb!!

Michele K. Henderson said...

I LOVE this pretty blue and white combination! Very pretty inspiration today!

Daria Z. said...

Flowers and gingham - that's so Lin! And this card is so beautiful! TFS!

sarascloset said...

Gorgeous embossing on that gingham paper! Love this idea and gorgeous design!

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow! Such a lovely card!!!

turbito said...

I'm trying to work out how you did this beautiful card. I love it-it's so unusual. Any chance there is a video on how you created it?

The Red Haired Lass said...

What a lovely card, I love the gingham

Donna said...

This is an amazing card, makes you look at it several times, to understand the technique! very beautiful, will have to give this a try. TFS

Oliev said...

Lovely card:-)

A Card Day's Work said...

Oooooh, I love this!!

creative lady said...

Hi Lin! Love your card. The flowers and the gingham is just beautiful together. Thank you so much for coming back to join ABNH celebrate their 5th Anniversary.

Unknown said...

Beautiful Card! Thank you for sharing.

Rufred said...

What a great idea...kudos!!

JL said...

that is one of my favorites on the hop so far, I'll have to look for these types of stamps, I don't have any.

Jimmie said...

Love your sweet card.

dligon said...

well, that card would make me smile if I found it in my mailbox :)

Mary W said...

Really like how you embossed the negative space - unique and very pretty.

SusanME said...

Wow! What an incredible look with that gingham paper! I LOVE this!!

Dawn S. said...

Beautiful card! I love the negative print stamp!

Maureen Chandler said...

This card is so pretty - wonderful technique! Thanks so much!!

Unknown said...

Wow! Love the card....especially that gingham paper!

Crazy8farm said...

So beautiful! I just love that technique!!

Sara B said...

Such a cool effect! That stamp(and embossing with it) is genius!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Gorgeous card. TFS

Karin B said...

I love this card. Can't wait to try the technique.

Denise Kasbohm said...

This is so pretty. I love the blue colors.

Laurie said...

So beautiful. Love that shade of blue!

Kelly Szafron said...

Beautiful card, love how you used the patterned paper and the detail you added to the flowers by inking the centers.

Marianne said...

What a fun technique with a beautiful result. Thanks for sharing!

T Simmons said...

Fantastic card!

Debbie said...

Love the stamping
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mtscrapgal said...

What an inspiration to use patterned paper to emboss the image. The card is lovely.

Debra said...

Love how you used the products....your colors inspire me. Classic and stunning color.

Sharon Roselli said...

Love the white over the pretty blue, I don't have this stamp I may have to go look it up.

Jfer said...

I love this! Great job!

Jane M said...

This is a beautiful card in my favorite color. Haven't quite figured out how you did it yet.

Jeanne H said...

Love the shade of blue you used with the white. I particularly love Hero Arts wooden stamps!

Amy M. said...

LOVE the embossed flowers over the gingham paper!!! It's stunning.

Kaylene Matyas said...

That's a really cool technique, and a awesome idea to have stamps with the negative like that. Love the pretty colours and the bow.

None None said...

This is just stunning! I love the embossing on patterned paper - especially with white EP. Such a cool technique that I look forward to trying!

Anonymous said...

The pearls and ribbon are a wonderful addition, and the gingham is so pretty.

stephm said...

Beautiful card! I would never have thought to emboss the design over patterned paper. You're a genius!

TeresaC said...

Beautiful card, Lin!! Love the delicate flower stamp and your terrific white heat embossing!!

Carol Mac said...

Beautiful card!

Kristine said...

fun idea! Thank you for your great idea!

Cindaku said...

I think this is my favorite card from the 2-day blog hop. I love how you stamped over the gingham paper.

Carmela said...

Love the color and I love that stamp set with the gingham paper. Beautiful card!

Mamaz said...

Your card is so pretty. Love the color and design using the gingham print in the background! Thank you for sharing!

Stampin_melissa said...

Simply gorgeous! Plus I love that shade of blue!!

Judy Tuck said...

What a great way to use that stamp Lin! Really pretty!

Kimberly Rendino said...

I can't get over how awesome this looks stamped on the gingham! Beautiful card!!

Debbie said...

Simple, elegant and beatiful

Craftykthy said...

I love gingham it just looks happy

Sue D said...

Love the ink embossing over gingham!

Unknown said...

I'll have to try that simply because I love gingham patterns and I love that color!!

zehra said...

I have this stamp, I should use it more often. Beautiful card love the gingham look

Lisa Elton said...

This is beautiful Lin, love the fancy pearl accents!!

Paula Fuller said...

Wow! I love what you did with this card. I have seen new ideas on this blog hop that I have never seen before. This is one of those cards I want to copy in some form or fashion. Thank you so much for sharing this idea.

Sue Wareham said...

I just saw your card on instagram last night Love it.

kReN said...

You used my favorite color! Thanks for that. Love the bow and the use of gingham!

Denise F. said...

Such a great technique. I would love to see a video of the process you used. Very pretty card.

Unknown said...

very beautiful card thank you for sharing

Patt H. said...

Gorgeous!! LOVE this stamp & your great design!

Unknown said...

So unique. Love it!

craftymom205 said...

Gorgeous card.

hilhashi said...

Okay, my jaw is hanging open (and that doesn't happen often!). I absolutely am in love with this card, the color, the flowers the patterned paper, the bow- wonderful! At first I thought it was a die cut panel over the patterned paper but upon looking closer I realized it was an stamped image embossed in white. I always struggle to incorporate patterned paper into my stamped and die cut cards. This has been pinned so I can remember to try this out. THANK YOU!

Unknown said...

Great technique with the background embossed, i havent seen that before. Ill have to try it. Looks really beautiful. Thanks for sharing :)

Littlefeet's Card's said...

One of the best cards on this blog hop!

Susan K said...

Love your design - Thanks for sharing such wonderful techniques.

Lindsey NY said...

What a neat idea! Haven't seen this type of stamp before.

Christine Healy said...

Love your choice of stamp st as well as color for this card!

Margery C said...

Beautiful card. Love the monochromatic look.

Jiaying said...

Awesome use of the patterned paper! Love the card.

Leslie Kiley said...

Beautiful , amazing card! You do think outside the box. Love it!

Irene said...

What a great use for patterned paper...fabulous card!!

Monika Reeck said...

Hi Lin how are you
it was years ago I did not visit your blog
and thanks to this Blog Hop I can visit you again and wohooo
I really looovee the gingham and that flower stamp
looks so adorable and I think I want to have that stamp too now :)
Great Hop Lin
big hugs from old HA Flickr Friend
Monika

Saila said...

Happiness always on your 5 year anniversary ! Pretty colors !

Anonymous said...

Another flower but all so different from each other, it's so nice to see flowers being used in so many different ways

Charlotte C said...

I echo many of the sentiments here - just beautiful in blue. TFS

FeM said...

Wow I like the result of this technique. Pretty card.

Unknown said...

I love the gingham idea

Tanja said...

Very pretty and unique :)

Noreen said...

Love it - gorgeous and uncluttered!

Noreen
Crafty Journal

Debbie Rumpza said...

I had to pin this one as I never think of embossing on patterned paper... and this looks so fabulous! Thanks for the inspiration!

Super Stick Chick said...

Love your card. Hey, I have that stamp, think I'll pull it out today. Thanks for the inspiration.

Quillish said...

Oh wow.. this is a gorgeous card! I loved it

Sharon Stewart said...

So many techniques used. Very pretty!

SMalec said...

Stunningly beautiful and a great technique.

swldebbie said...

OMG - I LOVE this card - I have this stamp and have only used it a few times because, hey, how much versatility does it have? Apparently, a lot more than I gave it credit for - this is absolutely stunning - I must try it!

Lydia Lee said...

So beautiful! Thanks for the giveaways and inspiration!

Robin R said...

Wow! Your card is wonderful! It took me a few minutes to figure out how you did this card. I had never seen one of these negative space stamps before. I love how you used the gingham paper.

Anonymous said...

That is super gorgeous - love the white embossing over the patterned paper and your added accents !

Rach said...

I love how elegant this card is.

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