basic grey giveaway - blog hop

Hello and a warm welcome to you. Today is  BasicGrey's  Aspen Frost blog hop! I am so happy you are here and promise that you will be inspired with the projects and cards in today's hop :) To start at the beginning click here...or you may be arriving from Lisa Dickinson blog here.

Charming and familiar, wild and sweet, a juxtaposition of Christmas past and present, Aspen Frost by BasicGrey holds all the joy and tradition of a homespun holiday. In neutral birch, iced cranberry, red hot cinnamon, dazzling white, glacier blue and green apple, Aspen Frost is the comfort and blessing of yummy pies, sparkling drinks and a warm flame burning in the hearth. 

How's that for a description....gotta love it and seriously the paper speaks for it's self. Honestly I haven't met a BasicGrey 6x6 or 12x12 that I didn't like. I love this soft and cream loopy flowers on the face of my card...and the on the background ..the snowflake paper is so soft and just so pretty!! Even though this is a holiday paper it can easily be used for any occasion as you can see in my second card.

The shadow box card was created with Spellbinders "Wonky Rectangles" and the beautiful papers of Aspen Frost. Below the next card  I have a mimi tutorial  Can you see the frost on the ornaments? I used some Rock Candy distress stickles. 

On the back of the "open Sleigh" paper is this beautiful birch paper and I just wanted to make a simple quick card for any gender. Note the background of the sentiment stickers...it's called "Oh what fun" and I love it. 

Applying Glossy Accents on the lettering from the sticker pack is fun and looks so cool. 

This paper is called "Tin Solider" and I just had to cut out the ornaments for my shadow box card.  You can see which ones I cut out from the paper by the arrows. 

See how my twine is "standing" out horizontally?? Just coat the twine with some Glossy Accents and it can literally stand up to anything.  Perfect for nice bows or to bend for an ornament hook. I just used my fingers to coat the twine with the G.A. and let it dry. 

When I am creating a frame type card I like to use Scrap Dots instead of any kind of pop dots. It's so much faster and you dont' see the white foam... plus you can make it higher than pop dots depending on how much you squeeze out.

Want a chance to win an Aspen Frost collection pack? See the giveaway box below :a Rafflecopter giveaway

If the chance to win a collection pack is exciting, what about the chance to win one of each product in the Aspen Frost collection?  We thought you might be interested!  Simply head over to the BasicGrey Facebook page and let us know your favorite product in the Aspen Frost collection!  A winner will be selected at random from all comments received today.

Now it's time to hop to Shannon Tidwell's blog here. Thanks for your visit ... I am so grateful! Hugs, Kathy

P.S. If you are new to my blog you might want to check out this giveaway here :)  

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Hero Arts Hostesses Blog Hop

Hello,  friends! Welcome to Hero Arts week long 2012 catalog blog hop with the Hero Hostesses! This is the first renunion that I have ever looked forward to attending and it's so nice to see all of my friends.Today, you be arriving from the talented & sweet SHARON DUNN's photostream.
If not, or if you happen to discover any broken links, you can always find the master link list for the hop HERE. Also, please be sure to report any broken links to Tami by clicking HERE. Thanks!

If you are new to my blog each of my posts will showcase two cards. One super simple and the other one.....well... more a bit detailed. For both cards I used this "Large Flower Background" and this fun sentiment set all from Hero Arts. 

This simpler card was inspired by this class called "Clean & Simple Card Making" The class has such great ideas and is so incredibly inspiring.  There is still time to register & take advantage of discounts etc.
You can find the flower pot here. I stamped the background on the flower pot and colored it easily because I already had my colors selected from the previous card. The center flower was just cut out from the background after I stamped it once more. 

For the center oval I traced a Spellbinder racetrack oval and cut out the insides of the oval. The Copic colors I used are linked below this post. To get lots of dimension I used Scrap Dots behind the face of the card. If they are sold out it's worth the wait. Just be sure to wait over night for the Scrap Dots to dry. If you like my coloring you will find some of my tips here and I will be doing more videos. 

Thanks so much for joining me today, and thanks to Hero Arts for hosting the best renunion I have been to plus I can attend with my sweats on.
Your next stop is the famous, talented and big hearted Virginia Lu's blog, and I know she has something amazing to show you! Have fun hopping! 


Stop back to check out my newest blog candy here. 


And don't forget..! Hero Arts will be awarding prizes from randomly drawn comments! For a chance to win, simply comment on any of the stops along the hop on any day, including each day’s starting post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!

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Hello Friends, How are you today?? Today's project you may have seen on the Penny Black Blog? PB is showcasing "anything but, a card" this week...fun! 


When I say "moving" does it raise your blood pressure?? Moving is so stressful .... I thought I would create a  shadow box frame to cheer up a friend up & help remind her what's important.  She's always saying how important it is to take time for the little things therefore, I felt this applied to her situation before she moves, during and after.
My cloud is a little crooked..yikes! The GA wasn't dry when I took the photo so the cloud slipped :( 

I was so excited to finally put this stamp press to use and I was so delighted and relieved that this "Victorian Home" fit so perfectly in the truck. All you have to do is stamp, color and cutout your images. Apply Glossy accents to wheels, windshield and the front  head light. 

If you look closely you can see the reflection of my phone (camera) in most of these photos.... I tried several times in different areas and different ways without any success. The background is part of the "photo" that comes with the frame. I thought it was perfect starting point.       When I see a small frame on sale I purchase it for project on a rainy or snowy day.The clouds were attached with Glossy Accents and the images were attached with Scrap Dots. 

I almost forgot that I stamped extra shutters and used more Scrap Dots to attach them.I apologize for not having a list of Copic colors for you & I did use some Tombow markers on parts of the house.  The windows have a nice coat of Glossy Accents on them & look cool in person. Any questions?? Thank You again for your visit it's always appreciated. Hugs, Kathy

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