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I loved coloring this image.  I think the blue and gray worked out well with the pale blue background panel.The Sun Bonnet series is one of my favorites.  I don't know why, but it is.

Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Thank you Stand Up
Bugaboo Sun Bonnet Christmas Tree
Spellbinders scallop squares
Copic markers
Cuttlebug

Childlike Thanks

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It's Thanks or Be Thankful.

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with sponsors Bugaboo Digi Stamps and One Happy Cut.

I thought a child-like card would be fun, all kinds of distressing on the panel with Deacon, just like someone who is learning to color would do.  Some hearts surely go with this card.

This is my sample for Die Cut Divas.
Supplies:
Bugaboo Digi's Deacon - School Sign It II
Elizabeth Craft Designs (Thanks)
Cuttlebug

Holiday House Tag with a Ho Ho Ho

Time to embellish a tag.   I like seeing lots of snow ready to fall, but I don't have to live in it.  I can see snow on the mountains in the winter and that's good enough for me.  If I want to get closer, I can take a couple hours drive and bingo.    I guess that's why I loaded this house with snow.  I like to see it.  I really like the new Nesting Tag dies too.  This is the larges and a really great size.  I paired the smallest of the tag set for a HO HO HO.

Be sure to visit the fun stamps and digital sets at A2Z.

Holiday Houses with Nesting Dies

Supplies:

Hero Arts Nesting Tag DIes at a2z Scrapbooking

Hero Arts Holiday Houses Digital Kit at a2z Scrapbooking

Dreamweaver matte white paste

Older Hero Arts sentiment Holiday Sayings - unavailable I think

Cute bow and ribbon.

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You can use code Arlene15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more (before tax and shipping).  If you need craft items that you don’t see in the store, don’t forget you can special order them here at the A2ZScrapbooking Store.  You can find me at A2Z here.

Hope you’ll join in our November Challenge of "Embellish It" with your Hero Arts stamps, dies and stencils. And, if you need some new supplies, don’t forget to shop at a2z Scrapbooking.

Use Your Stash - new Challenge

It's time for a new Challenge at Morgan's ArtWorld.  What can be easier than using something from your stash?  I mean, just look at your table to find STASH.  Come on and have some fun.

Do you have trouble using your stash?  Sometimes I do, but not too often. Can you guess what was in my stash?

Be sure to visit Fae Entertainment for your images.

It's the brown layer.  That's an up-cycled expandable file folder..  The folder lived a long life and was falling apart, going head first into the trash.  Saved from a despicable end, the folder lives a second life as a thing of beauty.

This image is one of my favorites.  It doesn't matter what color(s) you use, she's still a thing of beauty.  I hope you like her too.

Supplies:

Morgan's ArtWorld Winter Fae

Die-namics Stitched Rec STAX

Copic markers

Cuttlebug

Thanks

This turtle looks like he's had lots of things to dream about and be thankful for.  I used the Dream die-cut rather than a Thanks die-cut because of the way the swirl looped over the eyes of the turtle.  I thought that was rather fun.  For the multi-colored die-cut, all I did was use Copic markers to color in two tones of brown, red and green.

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Supplies:

Bugaboo Digital Stamps  Turtle - Thanksgiving
Elizabeth Craft Designs Dream at One Happy Cut

Cuttlebug embossing folder
Distress ink - Carved Pumpkin - distressed the orange oval pane

Check out One Happy Cut oval dies for the perfect one for you.

Copic markers

Love the New Coffee Cup Tags

The Coffee Cup Tags are so versatile.  I know this image is a Christmas image, but done in brown with a sleeve over the top, you don't really pay attention to the exact design that is on the front.

I thought some detailing might be nice to bring out an elegance to this set and I'm really amazed that I think I succeeded.  A little embellishment is sometimes all you need.  I made two cards with two different colored coffee cups, but the same embossing folder, stamps and stickers.  I hope you like these as much as I do.  I put Wink of Stella - GL White on both cups on the foam part.  The bronze seems to have pulled the white around and it looks like a foamy or creamy froth mixed with strawberry.

Close-up of the cup  - this could be whipped cream on a hot chocolate  -  YUM

I guess it could be foam on a coffee - obviously, I know nothing about coffee.

I know this seems dark and strange.  If I can get a better photo, I will.  The coffee cup paper is a shinny bronze with Cup O"Joe inked on the stamp.  

It reminds me of a creamy strawberry cream on top.

Supplies:

Coffee Cup Stamp and Die at A2Z

A Cuttlebug embossing folder a frame style

Starfoam Glitter Stickers - gold

One of the cups has glass gems.  

For every $50 spent on Hero Arts products we will send you a special gift! No special code needed.Free Shipping on Domestic Orders $50.00 or More. Use Code FreeShipping16

Be sure to check out our sales/ retired section for 50%- and more off! You can use the discount code or the Free Shipping Code for extra savings!

You can use code Arlene15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more (before tax and shipping).  If you need craft items that you don’t see in the store, don’t forget you can special order them here at the A2ZScrapbooking Store.  You can find me at the A2Z blog.

Hope you’ll join in our November Challenge of "Embellish It" with your Hero Arts stamps, dies and stencils. And, if you need some new supplies, don’t forget to shop at a2z Scrapbooking.

A2Z Scrapbooking Holiday Treat

The challenge for A2Z Scrapbooking this month is "Embellish It".  

I used some glass gems to perk up this card.  

I wonder what's sparkling and bubbling out of that cup?  When I was going through my die-bin, I just couldn't put this die back in.  I I cut the pale blue paper first and decided they looked like bubbles that might float out of a cup, second cut of white paper gave this a nice dimensional effect..  Imagine a very fizzy drink which formed bubbles, then multiply it by 10.  That many bubbles would tickle your nose and make you laugh and be happy.  I'd like to make the recipient of this card happy too.

Supplies:
Hero Arts stamps and dies - Coffee Cup Stamp and Die
Memory Box Loopy Rings
Die-Namics circle dies
Tissue Box die-cu from the coffee cup dies with sentiments from the coffee cup stamps

Check out A2Z for more cards to inspire you.

Thanks

You always need a "thank You" card and there's no time like Christmas to thank someone for a special gift, handmade, store-bought or their friendship.I die-cut a round circle and cut out the section below the ornament topper piece and made it a little more three dimensional.  I always love coloring and at least when I color hair on images, I don't have to wash it out of my hair.

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with sponsors Bugaboo Digi Stamps and One Happy Cut.

Supplies:

Bugaboo Digital Image

Die-cut (you can use any circle or rectangle die cuts available at One Happy Cut)

Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX

Copic markers

The Paper Studio gem stones