Hi there and welcome to my little stop on the Hero Arts 2013 Catalog blog hop! You should have arrived here via the amazing Nichol Magouirk‘s blog. If you are just joining the hop or your encounter any broken links you can always head back to the start over at Hero Arts.
Hero Arts will be giving away several prize packs, with winners randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received by midnight PST on Monday, December 17. So the more hoppin’ and commentin’ you do the more chances you have to WIN! There are so many incredibly talented stampers in the hop, I know that I’m going to check them all out — can’t wait to see!
It was super hard to choose what stamps to use for the hop — there are so many good ones! BUT, I finally settled on the new cling Map Background (CG527)! You see, I’ve been wanting a map background stamp for ages and ages — so many things you can do with one, from “I miss you” to “sending smiles across the miles” to just a cool pattern!
Here’s what I came up with!
It was super easy to do, thanks to a pool blue notecard, distress markers and a water brush! I just went over the lines on the map with the markers, and then used the water brush to blend. Easy.
Gotta love that new Happy Gram message (C5645) and Striped Heart (F5744) too!
And I couldn’t stop there! Oh no! If you’re like me and you haven’t made all of your Christmas cards yet (ahem!), but you’re tired of making the same designs over and over again, then a new stamp is just the spark to get going again. So here’s the Map Background again, this time with a jolly spin!
You can see the stamp much better in this one — I think it’s cool just stamped in one color, don’t you?
I had to keep a heart as part of the design from the first card, only this is another new one called Polka Dot Heart (D5746). This time I added a little Santa hat to make it more joyful. Ha!
A glittery snowy border was the finishing touch!
I have all of the stamps listed below for you in case you’d like to order them online at Simon Says Stamp or Ellen Hutson’s — woo! Both are super great stores and wonderful, kind, caring people. Or, head on out to a participating store near you — there’s a list right HERE.
And in case you want to try this for a quick Christmas card, I got the stickers at Paper Source, and I’ve also linked to them on the EK Success website.
Thanks so much for joining me today! Now, the next stop is the super talented JJ Bolton — I can’t wait to see what she’s made!
Happy Hopping! And happy 2013!
NEW Hero Arts 2013 Catalog Stamps:
(EH is Ellen Hutson, SSS is Simon Says Stamp)
- Map Background (EH, SSS)
- Happy Gram (EH, SSS)
- Polka Dot Heart (SSS)
- Striped Heart (EH, SSS)
- Spread Joy (EH, SSS)
Other Supplies:
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Brilliant! And a map background has been sadly missing!
Great cards! I love the new Hero Arts map BG stamp (and the cute hearts, and the sentiment)! Thank you for sharing.
I am in love with the new Hero Arts map background stamp. My son is in South Korea and I can see many cards sent to him with variations of this map background…it’s perfect.
That map background is fantastic! So many uses for it. Love your cards. Using the distress markers like that is very cool.
Both of these cards are so darn cute! But I have to say my favorite stamp used was the happy gram! Actually all of the stamps used will make a wonderful cards for folks making cards for OWH! Got to get these!
The Christmas card is great! I wouldn’t have wanted this stamp until seeing how you used it.
Map looks good colored in
Great idea to make the map stamp into a X’Mas card.
Thanks for sharing
Very clever…would never have thought to use the map stamp with the hearts…but I really like it!
I was really hoping I wouldn’t get to the end of the hop and find no one had showed me how to best use the map stamp. Not one, but two ways!!! Thanks. I like them both. It’s proven to be a more versatile stamp than I thought. Love the Santa hat on the heart that makes it a great Christmas card.
Love when you see a stamp used several different ways. These projects are wonderful.
*thud* THAT BACKGROUND!!! Oh. My. GOD!! I am in l♥ve! On your 1st card I actually thought it *was* a map!! This is on my “must have” list. For real. Not only are your cards, like, seriously amazing, but I have a serious affection for maps. You and I would soooo get along IRL, my dear namesake. :D
Lovin’ that map stamp….your cards are wonderful!
Love your cards, the map looks fantastic in both projects!
happy to see a map background stamp! love your cards!
I’m not usually big on background stamps – but you might have just changed my mind! Thanks for the inspiration Lisa!
love the new stamps, I like the conversation bubbles, love the cherevon pattern more!
I love the background stamp! Maps = loves! I think the way you have shaded the hearts has really made them sing :)
Must have…great versatility!
Oh my that map background is amazing xx