Simon Says Stamp Presents a Patterned Paper Challenge

Challenge posted January 27, 2012 on Lily Pad Cards.   The challenge is to use patterned paper to make a card.  How cool is that?

The prize. A $25 Gift Certificate from Simon Says Stamp!

The deadline. This challenge closes on Thursday, February 23, at 11:59 p.m. EST. The prize winner and four runners-up will be announced on Monday, March 5.

Now you have to let go of all that gorgeous patterned paper.  I know how hard it is.  

I do love the new Hero Arts clear stamp set "Special Time", CL579  with that wonderful clock face.  Nestabilities always come in handy.  Just pull out my little Cuttlebug and bingo!  It's much prettier in person.  There is twine coming from the top of the card to the top of the clock and the clock is popped up.  I had lots of fun making this.  

Everything goes with Pearls

It's CCC time in the city... can't you tell?   Lily Pad's February call to enjoy marvelous cards from all over the world lures me back every time!  Make a card based either on colors, theme(s) or a sketch.   I rather like sketches more than colors because I work too hard on finding correct colors.  

I'm also determined to make a dent in my pattern paper and I love this kind of background.  I made the entire card from two pieces of pattern paper, the darker piece from a Xmas pad on sale at Michael's over the holidays.   

I liked the simple design and thought everything goes with pearls.  I popped the Hero Arts sentiment (CG132), Messages.  I hope my partner likes this because I really like the soft mellow and homey feel to it.  The sketch just called CAS.

...Enjoying Life...: It's Giveaway Time!

...Enjoying Life...: It's Giveaway Time!

Be sure to visit Barb's blog for a great give-away. She's a wonderful friend and I want you to check out her blog!  Barb has always encouraged everyone and she's a terrific artist, so VISIT!

Hero Arts Blog Hop - you've come to the right place!

Hi all.  The card above is an extra and I'm having trouble with my links if I don't pop in a photo here.  Easier than redoing the whole post.   This was my submission in the 90 minute scramble on the Hero Club Blog.on Saturday, January 7, 2012.  This wonderful new stamp House K5545 stamped on some patterned Christmas paper, sentiment from All the Time CL584 and some twine adhered to black cardstock makes a really quick card.  Now on with the show!

You should have arrived here from the fabulous Lisa Carroll.     Lisa is one of my favorites and I know you love her work.  

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.

If you find a broken link, you'll find a master list of the hop links at the Hero Club Blog.  Also please report broken links to Tami. 

You will be visiting the wonderfully talented Linda Wetterlin, aka ScrappinBari on Hero Arts flickr group next.  But wait, please look at my cards and leave a comment here for a chance to win prizes from the Hero Arts blog.



I am thrilled to be included in this hop and can't say enough about Hero Arts.  I've been using Hero Arts stamps since 1995 or so.  Quality in every stamp and design.



I couldn't stop stamping with the Hero Arts Newspaper Skyline once I got some mojo going and found my black ink.  My first card is done with no black ink, but touched up with a black Copic marker on the banner.

Hero Arts Newspaper Skyline S5573
Hero Arts Special Time CL579
Ranger Distress inks, Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo used on buildings and Broken China and Wild Honey on the sky and banner.
Glue Dots
Bent paper clip for a flag pole



I moved on to this little goodie.  The rest of the sentiment from "Looking forward to spending time together" is stamped inside.

Hero Arts Newspaper Skyline S5573

Hero Arts All the Time CL584

VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad

Archival Ink - Jet Black

Ultra Detail White Opaque Embossing Powder

Nestabilities die-cuts Lacey Circles and I can't find the name of the label behind the circles, almost like a Labels 22.

Cuttlebug

Orange ribbons.

Same stamp and I found my black ink.

Hero Arts Newspaper Skyline S5573

Hero Arts All the Time CL584

Hero Arts Antique Engravings CL383 (butterfly) 

Kraft Notecard

Nickol colored cardstock for the clock

Orange RickRack 

VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad

Nestabilities Circle die-cut

Archival Ink - Jet Black

Again, we're looking at a skyline, but this is decidedly feminine.

Hero Arts Newspaper SKyline S5573

Hero Arts Special Time CL579

Pearls
Some luscious 12" X 12" cardstock that I have no idea where I purchased it.  This was a very simple card, using patterned paper.  This stamps like a dream.


Only one more and it's a girly one with a clock.

Hero Arts Special Time CL579

Hero Arts All the Time CL584

Hero Arts Cling Dots CG139

Hero Arts Watch Gears CG421

Nestabilities Lacey Circles

Cuttlebug

Glossy Accents

Rangers Distress ink Broken China

Foundation Note card from Michaels dollar section.

Pearls

Pearl lines from a Pearl pick for flower arrangements

White flower sponged with Broken China

The blue section was stamped with VersaMark ink and then I changed my mind about what I was going to do and rubbed Broken China distress ink over the stamped image of Watch Gears and it came out all mottled, which I rather liked.  You can't tell, but I cut out the clock, the ringer is mounted on pop-dots and Glossy Accents makes this shine.

Leave a comment for a better chance to win a prize from Hero Arts and then click on Linda Wetterlin to visit her wonderful blog.

I love making Xmas cards!

I'm entering this card into the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge # 140, Anything Christmas Challenge.  I sponged the collage with Distress inks Fired Brick, Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Faded Jeans and Wild Honey.  I used Copic markers to color in the holly and applied Red Stickles to the berries.  Hero Arts Holiday Sayings and someone nice sent me this stamped collage.  I think it's Hero Arts too.  Love it.

My second card I made early this week.  I thought I'd share it too.

Yellow, green and white?  Well, it works for me.  I was tired of not having a tree just like the one on the car, so  I stamped just the tree (of course you still have the top of the car - simple solution is to CUT the tree out.  I really like the way this turned out - I feel like I'm in a forest.

Hero Arts Car with Tree ( F5528) and Cling Dots (CG139) stamps gave me my car a forest setting.  Copic markers are always my favorites.  I hope you like it too.

CCC

I thought the woman looks thoughtful, pensive, so I stamped the "Thinking of you" sentiment following the sketch for Lily Pad Cards and will be sending this card to my next partner.    

Hero Arts Digital Design Kit The Art of Style - woman at the window
Hero Arts Special Note of Thanks CL499
Cuttlebug
Nestabilities - Lacy Circle
Pearls

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Buttons, Buttons, Who's Got the Buttons!

Not just a card... nope, it's a card holder!  The paper was cut on my local stamp store's die-cutter - major die- cut machine, from a 12" X 12" card stock sheet.  The bottoms fold up on the inside and are glued so they form pockets for about 3 cards and envelopes in each side pocket.  I glued ribbon inside so it would tie on the outside - pre-cut slots for the ribbon.  I used the Skyland Birds from my Hero Arts Digital Design Kit, The Art of Style, some light touches of Distress Inks Wild Honey and Broken China, and thought buttons would be perfect since it's not shipping in the mail.  I tied embroidery floss in the button holes.  I like the way it turned out.   I have a photo below of the inside of another card holder so you can see how it's put together.  I put together a total of 15 and I just found one I missed... sigh...

I'm entering this in the Lily Pad Cards Simon Says Product Challenge.  Have fun stamping!