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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interesting way to make what might just be a Valentine stamp (the heart) work year-round. Love teh Santa hat!
What gourgeous cards to showcase the new stamps. Love the map…and the heart…and the polka-dot heart. More to add to my HA wish list for sure. Thank you for sharing.
What a great sentiment ~ Love that! What great cards!
Very clever! Love what you did with these stamps!
Ooohhhhhh, now I really want the map background stamp! I love both cards – the stamp looks great colored like a real map and stamped in one color. Love the Santa hat on the heart!
O O O I like that background stamp. So neat. Love your cards. Don’t u love the distress markers.
TFS
I love both of your cards~they are so unique!
I love how you used the Map background on both cards, and both cards were SO different. Love that versatility!
I love it!!!!!
That MAP stamp is definitely on my must have list. Love your different array of cards.
Wow!! Love that map stamp!! Love how you showcased it on your great cards!
love the cards!! I saw the happy gram at Archiver’s but not the map. I love the map!!!
It’s is a great background stamp. I am loving that striped heart.
Karen L 1020 at gmail dot com
Wonderful Lisa! I love how you’ve highlighted both these maps with all of your extra touches – The details of both are amazing – from the shading to the sparkles!
I have always loved maps! Colored in or just outlined? Fantastic! Both of your cards are beautiful with simple hearts & sentiments, too.
Love the map stamp and your creative cards!
I love how you colored the map. You showed us that this stamp is for all seasons. This is a must have stamp. Great job.
Fun use of the map stamp and love how you coloured the first one.
You’ve made great use of that map stamp. Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant :)