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My Monthly Hero May 2021

May 3, 2021

Hey peeps. It’s release day for My Monthly Hero May 2021. As I mentioned in my countdown card, if you are a lover of beach and sea, you are going to love this kit. With the addition of the inks, paper and GORGEOUS embossing powder you are going to make fantastic cards.

Kit Contents

6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
12 Coordinating Frame Cuts
Intens-ified Black Ink Cube
Contour Ink Cube
Turquoise Sparkle Embossing Powder, 0.5 oz
(2) 5.5 x 8.5 sheets Rose Quartz Cardstock
(2) 5.5 x 8.5 Quartz Pearlescent Cardstock
(3)5.5 x 8.5 White Cardstock with Linen Texture

Kit Value $73
Kit Cost $34.99

My card for today, I grabbed a few little fishes and the coral reef to create. Using Copic markers, I colored my images. Loving how this card came out. It’s one of my clean and simple favorites. Are you a fan of clean and simple?

Keeping my colored images are a focal point, no added embellishments were necessary.

To add just a touch of color around the image, I used Hero Arts Arctic cardstock and adhered it to a side folding card base.

Hero Arts will be giving away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday May 9th at 11:59 pm PST and a winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Next on the hop is Daniel. The entire list of participants is listed below.

Hero Arts
Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka
Special Guests:
Jennifer Kotas
Jennifer Shurkus
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Keppel
And visit on Instagram:
BreAnn Loveland
Kailash Naidoo

Thanks for stopping by everyone.

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero May 2021 Countdown

May 1, 2021

Hey peeps. If you love underwater sea life you are going to love the May 2021 My Monthly Hero. It’s full of coral reef vibes and tails of cute little fishes.

Living in Florida, beach life is alive and well done here. I love going to the beach to feel the sand between my feet and splash in the ocean. Best parts are the sunsets. So beautiful!!

It was therapeutic to color these coral reefs. I used watercolors which is one of my favorite mediums. And rainbow reefs may not be real but in my heart they are. LOL

I can’t wait for you to see what the other creative team members have created for you. Release date for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero May 2021 will be May 3rd at 1:00pm EST. Have a great day everyone.

Simon Says Stamp Born To Sparkle Release

April 28, 2021

Hey peeps. I’m super excited to be sharing in the Simon Says Stamp Born to Sparkle release. I had a chance to play with the Magnolia Background stamp and I absolutely love it. We happen to have a magnolia tree in our front lawn and I love the fragrance from it. So I have two cards for you today.

My first card I pulled out my watercolors and got to work. Watercoloring for me is very therapeutic and since I’m limited to my crafting time it gave me a chance to relax and play. For added depth and shading I used my Faber Castell polychromo pencils. The navy background was done with color pencils and watercolor. I didn’t want a sentiment to cover up the image so I in-lay diecut the Happy Everything die from CZ Designs. A few pretty gems and this card was complete.

My next card I used my polychromo pencils. Both of my card were done with the no-line coloring technique. To add a pop of color I used the brightest pink Copic maker I had in my stash to fill in some the the blank white areas between the leaves and flowers. I thought it would be fun to add some white dots in that hot pink area and a few flat sequins.

Choosing to frame out this image as if it was a photo, I die cut a textured frame to place around the image. The sentiment is from the CZ Designs hello in hot pink. I stacked a few of the hellos for added depth. Next I used a shimmer pen for some sparkle and glossy accents. You really can’t tell in the photo but the shimmer is there I promise. LOL

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy the Simon Says Stamp Born To Sparkle Release. Hope to see you back here soon.

Altenew Suddenly Spring Stand-alone Dies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway($300 in Total Prizes)

April 19, 2021

Hey everyone. Welcome to the Altenew Suddenly Spring Stand-alone Dies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway. Thrilled to be on the hop with everyone. You should have arrived here from Theresa’s blog. I have several card examples for you today. This release was so much fun to create with.

My first card features the beautiful Altenew Mini Flower cluster and Slim Sentiments dies. The Slim Sentiments die is actually one line of text however I trimmed between the words to stack my sentiment. And the flower clusters are gorgeous for a pretty spring card.

The second card I created I used the Whimsical layering Gardening die along with the Circular Elements dies. I loved pairing these two die sets together. Using my Altenew alcohol makers I colored in the first layer of the flower and to add a striking flower I decided to outline the flower with black card stock. What a WOW factor having that graphic black outline. The sentiment is from the Inspiration Quotes stamp set.

And for my last card, a gorgeous white on white card is beautiful. Adding just a touch of color for my sentiment and this card was complete. It really can’t get more clean and simple than this. I love the texture of the Reflections die! The sentiment is from the Poppy Arrangement Floral Outline stamp set.

Now for the fun part. Here are TWO ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically.

Get a FREE brand-new Suddenly Spring Stand-alone Dies Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of Suddenly Spring Stand-alone Die Release Bundle. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand-new Suddenly Spring Stand-alone Dies Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 04/19/2021 through 04/21/2021. Shop HERE!
Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 04/25/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 04/27/2021.

Next on the hop is the super talented Virginia. Make sure to leave comments along the hop for your chance to win one of the gift certificates. If you would like to see more of my work using Altenew products, check out my Altenew category.

Thanks for stopping by today. Good luck to everyone on the Altenew Suddenly Spring Stand-alone Dies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway and I can’t wait for you to visit the blog again. Hugs to all of you and have a great day.

Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway (over $1,400 in Total Prizes)

April 10, 2021

Hello everyone. Welcome welcome to the Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway (over $1,400 in Total Prizes). WOW I’m so excited for Altenew and am thrilled to be participating. With so many prizes up for grab, you will definitely want to leave comments along the hop. You should have arrived here from Nicole’s blog. You will be inspired to make beautiful cards and projects after seeing all the samples on the hop.

My card today features the Our Friendship Blooms stamp set. This is one of my favorite Altenew sets. The gorgeous flower is so easy to color with the coordinating Our Friendship Blooms stencil. Using the Doodled Dots Cover Die also from Altenew was the perfect back drop for my flower. Keeping my card colorful I used Sunray, Snapdragon and Marigold inks to blend my cover panel. I also stamped the flower twice, fuzzy cutting out the mail flower, stenciling on the color and then popping it up on the flower bouquet.

Leaving the rest of the flower in black and white really allows that beautiful center flower stand out.

For the center of my flower, I used Nuvo drops in orange. Using just a simple sentiment and placing everything on a white card base, my card was complete.

Special Offer

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY7TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV21 at checkout. Offer valid from 4/8/2021 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/11/2021 at 11:59 pm EDT. Shop here: https://altenew.com/ Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

Giveaway Prizes

Over $1,400 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $70 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 15 lucky winners. There are also 19 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Altenew: 5 $70 Altenew gift certificates
Jennifer McGuire Ink: $100 Altenew gift certificate
Gina K. Designs: $100 gift certificate
My Sweet Petunia: $100 gift certificate
Spellbinders Paper Arts: $100 gift certificate
CiLi in Papers: €75 gift certificate
Lawn Fawn: $75 gift certificate
Online Card Classes: 3 online class spots
Altenew Academy: 15 online class spots
Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: $50 gift certificate
Concord & 9th: $50 gift certificate
Hero Arts: $50 gift certificate
My Little Attic: $50 gift certificate
Scrapbook.com: $50 certificate
Simon Says Stamp: $50 gift certificate
Pinkfresh Studio: $50 gift certificate
Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 gift certificate
Waffle Flower: 1 prize bundle valued at $32
Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate
Ellen Hutson LLC: $25 gift certificate
Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2021 issue

Be sure to leave comments by 4/18/2021 for a chance to win one of 41 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 41 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/24/2021.

Okay let’s get started on the hop. Next up is Virginia. I’ve also included the entire list of participants for you convenience.

Bumbleberry Papercrafts

Kymona Tracey

Kelly Griglione