Happy First Birthday Studio Katia!

Hello everyone,

I am SUPER excited to be participating in Studio Katia's First Birthday Blog Hop! I absolutely love her stamps and dies.  This if you haven't noticed already, is my absolute FAVORITE die.  I think I've used it on my last 4 cards! You would have come from Amy R's blog.

Now on to my card.  

I started out with the frame and rectangle dies and cut them out of white card stock. Then I took the negative piece and stamped the Mandala flower stamp with Simon Says Stamp Watermelon hybrid ink.  Then I used clear sticky ink and stamped it again in a few more spots then heat embossed some of the images with pearl embossing powers from Michaels.

I added foam tape to the frame and added that to the card base and then added tape runner to the negative die cut and put it through the negative space.  I then cut out the banner from the same die set and added the same coloured ink so that it would match the flowers.  I heat set it so that I could heat emboss it with white embossing powder with the sentiment from the Hero Arts Many everyday messages set and added it to the middle of the card. I then added the Fusion Mix sequins to finish off the card.

GIVEAWAY INFO:

• You can win a $20 GC to Studio Katia at every stop on the hop! Make sure to leave a comment by Sunday, May 7^th for your chance to win! The more blogs you visit, the greater your chances of winning.

• You can also win (1) Simon Says Stamp goody bag and (1) Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Watercolor Brush Pens, 80 Color Set. The winners will be chosen from all the comments along the hop.

• Studio Katia is offering 15% off all purchases to their online shop (link http://www.studiokatia.com) using the code "SKTURNS1" through Sunday, May 7th at midnight EST.

*Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, May 7th and winners will be announced on May 10th.

You're next top in the hop is the very talented Tracy Freeman.  The hop starts at the Studio Katia.



Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon!

Coralynn :)

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AAA Cards Game 89 Bright & Beautiful & DT Call

Hello everyone,

We are back with a new game with AAA Cards.  Game 89 - Bright and Beautiful

See end of post for DT info.

I used a many thanks die and cut it out of watercolour paper and blended on Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade. I then took my distress sprayer and added water drops and dabbed it off with a paper towel. I added it to the card base and added some sparkly enamel dots in yellow to finish off the card.  
Easy to reproduce and you can use any ink and colour you'd like.  

Our amazing sponsor for this game is So Suzy Stamps - $25 gift certificate 

We hope you'll head over to the blog and link up your Bright & Beautiful CAS cards!

Did you know...we are having a DT Call!

Would you like to be part of the AAA Cards Design Team? Well we're looking to add a few new team mates at the moment. If you'd like to be considered simply make a card for this new challenge and add DT after your name when you link up. 

DT Call Info 

1. You will need to have a blog.

2. You will need to have time to create a CAS card and submit it on time for each fortnightly (two week) challenge.

3. Your card will need to match both the challenge theme and the AAA Cards definition of CAS.

4. You will be assigned a column from the link ups and need to have the time to leave positive comments about player's cards.

5. You will be involved in voting to help pick the winner and runners up for each challenge.

6. It would be good if you have a facebook account as we have a DT facebook group where we chat about ideas etc.

The DT Call will remain open for the duration of this challenge and all successful applicants will be notified by 28th May at the latest. We're aiming to introduce the new DT on the challenge that starts 11th June.

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon!

Coralynn  :)

Congratulations - A Blog Named Hero Anything Goes with Hero Arts

Hello everyone,

We are half way through out April challenge for A Blog Named Hero - Anything Goes with Hero Arts.

For my card today I wanted to use this candy stripe background stamp even though it is mostly for Christmas.

I stamped a card stock panel and also used the oval infinity dies to cut out the centre.  I then stamped out the lilies from the Layering Water Lily set with it's coordinating inks and then cut them out with the dies. I did use an extra green colour that did not come in the set for the buds. 

I added foam tape to the die cut panel and then added it to the card base.  I stamped the sentiment from the Many Everyday Messages set with black ink before added the flowers so that I can get my block inside the cut out.  I then added the flowers to the card.  

We hope you'll head over to our blog and link up your projects showing off your love for Hero Arts!

Thanks for stopping by,

See you again soon!  

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Happy Birthday - AAA Cards Game 88 - Stencil

Hello everyone,

We are back with a new game with AAA Cards - Stencils.

This is a technique I truly don't use enough but has such an impact.

For my card I have been loving this stencil and thought I'd use it again today.  I taped the stencil to the card base with low tack tape and used my coloured pencils to trace around the stencil lines.

I then stamped the sentiment with black ink and called the card done.  It doesn't have to be complicated or a lot of work to look good.

Our wonderful sponsor Stamplorations, is giving away product
specified by Shery, value up to $15 + 10% coupon offer for players so be sure to stop by. 

Prize is $10 gift certificate to the winner. Also, a random drawing for a pack of 3 stencils to one player.

We hope you'll play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon!

Coralynn  :)

AAA Cards Game 87 - Shiny Spring

Hello everyone,

We are back with a new game over at AAA Cards.  This is Game #87 - Shiny Spring.  Yes springs seems to be just around the corner and then winter shows up and reminds us that it's not quite ready to move on.

I started with the Lawn Fawn Leafy Tree die and cut it out of white card stock.  I then glued it to the card base with liquid adhesive and coloured in the leaves with my copics.  

This is a very simple card to make when you're rushed for that quick yet pretty card.  This could be a birthday card or a welcome card.  The possibilities are endless.  You don't have to have complex to have great card.  

We are so thankful to have Happy Little Stampers here with us
again giving you a chance to win a 15 gift certificate

We hope you'll join us with for our Shiny Spring challenge.  

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon!

Coralynn :)

Happy Birthday A Blog Named Hero!

Hello everyone,

If you're following along with the hop, you've come from the super talented Sandy Allnock.  If you loose your place you can start at the beginning with A Blog Named Hero.

I am very excited to be apart of the celebration for our A Blog Named Hero's birthday bash as a current design team member. Hero Arts is a wonderful and generous company and I'm blessed to be able to work with these products.

Speaking of lot of Hero Arts goodies, I have lots for my card today.

I started with the Bold Floral stencil from Hero Arts and I used the Nuvo Mousse and spread it with a spatula and then set it aside to dry.

I then took a sentiment from the Many Everyday Sentiments and heat embossed it with white embossing powder on to black card stock.  I then cut it out with my trimmer and added a piece of foam tape to the back and placed it on the card front.  To finish off the card I added some Hero Arts gems. 

**GIVEAWAY INFO:

A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies!  Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day!  Giveaway prizes total more than $500!  

To win, leave a comment on each hop stop.  We will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning!  And be sure to visit A Blog Named Hero on Sunday for the list of Sunday hoppers and prizes!  Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.

List of prizes from our fabulous sponsors. 

• $50 gift card to Hero Arts
• $40 gift card to Pretty Pink Posh
• $35 gift card to Lil' Inker Designs
• $25 gift card to Newton's Nook
• $25 gift card to Paper Smooches
• $25 gift card to Winnie and Walter
• $25 gift card to The Ton  
• $20 gift card to Right at Home
• One Online Card Class of your choice

Your next stop in the hop is our current design team member Donna Idlet.  Happpy hopping!  

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon!

Coralynn :)

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