switching it up

Hello Friends, What's new?? Do you have a cup o' joe each day? If so you are going to love this new stamp set from Hero Arts called, "Need Caffeine" perfectly said right? I created this "Home Decor" piece for A Blog Named Hero on the right of the photo.

I went crazy with textured a background so I felt the coffee mugs needed some altering too. It's fun to switch up a stamp and make it your own. 

Be honest with me... what do ya think?? It was so much fun to create. When you see canvas on sale pick up a few so when the mood strikes you you can get crafty. I took a photo of each step of the way so I believe you can see what I did with out the words? 

Embossing paste is the NEW way to emboss if you ask me and stencils are the new background stamps. I have many favorites but, this is one of them. 

If there's a sentiment on a stamp that you don't want to use just stamp and paint over it with these mini paints. This Tim Holtz stencil called, "Dot Fade" that has some nice & tiny dots that are great for small images. Check out A Blog Named Hero for Home Decor all week. Fantastic projects. 
Are you cooking for Thanksgiving if you live in the US? I'm making my stuffing today and freezing it. Trying to get ahead of myself. Have a great day. Hugs, Kathy

CARD SUPPLIES- click on any photo 

NEED CAFFEINE FIVE LINE BACKG 2.5" Acrylic ROUND Grip ANTIQUE LINEN Rock Candy Translucent Embossing Paste LINED CHEVRON DOT FADE Stencil MULTIMEDIA GLITTER 12 Pack MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE CLASSIC TEAL ALTERED ORANGE SKY BLUE BLANK CANVAS GOLDEN GLITZ SALTY OCEAN PALE TOMATO SOFT SKY DEEP END POOL I use this on every card LARGE ANTIQUE PEARLS PEARLS 3MM Scrap Dots

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a blog named hero week one and winners announced

Hello Friends,  Anything new since yesterday? Did you notice the bait and switch during the Video Hop? First one to guess what it is will win a goodie bag from me. (hint if you are here that's a clue)

Today is a new day and I am excited and honored to able to participate in A Blog Named Hero's "Dear Santa" extravaganza all month. If you are stuck on inspiration for your holiday cards or just stumped in general ... well.... just be prepared to be blown away with the creativity you see on their blog. 

For some reason I thought I was supposed to create a card set. That's me to mess things up but, someone will be getting a card set soon. The tin that I repurposed for my card set was from this card kit from Simon Says Stamp.
This deer stamp from Hero Arts card was the perfect subject for a holiday card. After stamping the deer in a light color I stamped this background on top of the light deer with a darker Luxe ink. I fell in love with the "Floral Bouquet" background stamp so I had to color it with some Copic markers. The bouquet between the deers antlers was cut from the background. The layering papers are a nice and heavy card stock from Bazzill.

The deer card below was modified into a one layer card to fit into the tin.

The front of the tin was covered with white card stock that I stamped and colored slightly different from the colors on the cards in the set. 

It's easier to compare both cards in this photo.       

Mask off your card stock with masking tape to create a "one" layer card. 

Use the chisel end of your marker to create the look of an additional piece of card stock.

Stamp the deer on a strip of card stock and color with a glitter pen, add a bow and glue between the green lines (be sure to let some of the green show) . Questions? Please send me an email.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED! finally! The winner of the Penny Black Lily stamp was selected from Rafflecopter as seen in this post is Laura J. 

The winner of the Simon Says Stamp November Card Kit as seen in this post is #4 Sandra. 

The winner of Online Card Classes as seen in this post is #79 Ana Kulseth

CONGRATS LADIES. I have emailed you all :) A big thanks to A Blog Named Hero for letting me share them and their talented design team! Check out the inspiring creations here. Have a great weekend. Hugs, Kathy

CARD SUPPLIES ETC. USED TO CREATE MY CARD : 

Deer Stamp Etched Bouquet Canvas Background Love Letter Memento Black Ink Chipboard in a tin Heavy Weight Cardstoc Green Blending Kit Red Blending Kit Post-It Masking Tape! Best Foam Tape EVER