Galentine's Day Card

 Don't forget about your friends on Valentine's Day! I created a quick quick card with a sentiment that is perfect for a bestie. Make some Galentine Cards, too!

All of the items used can be found from the January Hero Arts Studio release. In my most recent video, I shared how the January Layering Stencils can be used on their own. So I started with the red hearts (stencil layer 3 only) already stenciled on white cardstock. 

The rest of the card is put together with items from the packed Hero Studio Card Kit for January 2025. I used the heart shaped typewriter stamps to stamp around the panel in Taffy Ink. I then die cut two of the nesting hearts from Peony and Coral cardstock. The sentiments are also from the card kit, stamped with Charcoal ink.

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Belated Happy New Year!

 You may know that over the New Year holiday I was in Phoenix taking care of my dad. This meant I didn't have my number dies (or countless other supplies!) to create a New Year's card. As I work through products that I haven't yet used, a New Year card was definitely NOT out of the question!

I also thought it'd be fun to create this card with the January Simon Says Challenge theme in mind - white! 

I started with a Hero Arts stencil called "Poinsettia Stained Glass Pattern Stencil" with Pearl Paste. 

I also scraped some Pearl Paste on a wide strip of cardstock to die cut the 'happy' sentiment from. That die is from Happy Thanks Stamp and Cut XL set.

Lastly, I die cut the 2025 from the associated Large Number Dies. These dies are perfect for birthday and anniversary cards, too! I cut them from white glitter cardstock to help them stand out from all the other white products.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I wish you a very happy (belated) New Year!

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Valentine Ghost Friends

 I've got some Valentine ghosties to share with you today! I've got two cards that feature the new PPP Valentine Ghost Friends set.

This one is simpler and showcases one little ghost with a perfectly heart shaped balloon. The background uses the Layered Heart Sprinkles stencil, but I only used one layer (the hearts) first in blue and then I rotated the stencil and inked again in pink.

The ghost is layered on Eyelet Squares and another layer of Eyelet Ovals cut from vellum. The little ghost is colored with Polychromos Colored Pencils. His darling balloon comes from the new Heart Balloons set.

These ghosties are ready to party! I used a variety of ink colors for the rainbow background stenciled with the top layer of Layered Valentine Cake Pops (the circles and large hearts) and inked again with just one layer from Layered Heart Sprinkles Stencil.

These sweet ghosts are layered on a couple of hearts die cut from the Build a Heart die set. They were also colored with my Polychromos Colored Pencils.

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You Are Loved

  Happy Monday, everyone. I'm on a mission to use my stashed away stamps. You know the ones... you've owned them maybe just a couple months, maybe years, but for whatever reason you just never actually used them. Today I'm using a Concord and 9th bundle called Flower Medley. It was part of a swag bag from the Hero Arts 50th Anniversary party back in October.

Each of the images was stamped with a variety of Concord and 9th ink pads. The main ink pads used were Wildberry, Sunflower, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Pink Lemonade, Grasshopper, and Artichoke.

The bold ink colors look great on the bold Pitch Black background. I also texture embossed the black cardstock with a Spellbinders embossing folder.

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Pretty Pink Posh Instagram Hop

 Hello everyone! Today I'm participating in the Pretty Pink Posh Instagram hop to showcase the January release. Be sure to comment on my instagram for a chance to win a PPP gift certificate!

Aren't these cake pops so sweet?! They were created using the new Valentine Cake Pop Die. The set includes a ton of accessories and other dies to personalize each one. 

The background is from three different hearts found in the new Valentine Bucket Addition Dies. I arranged them on my cardstock panel like a grid and simply glued them down. I do love how this card turned out!

My second card is this fun shaker! First, I stenciled a white cardstock panel with the Circle Grid Stencil in Peony Ink. Then I shifted the stencil a bit and blended the Circle Grid Stencil again with Pale Tomato.

Using the new Love Word Shaker Die, I die cut that directly into my stenciled panel. I also die cut the solid die from yellow cardstock, then used the additional dies to cut out the center of the letters. This left a beautiful thin border that I glued directly back to the card. The inside of the shaker is filled with the Strawberry Valentine Clay Confetti.

Lastly, I added another 'love' sentiment in the middle, cut from the darling Love Script Die.

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Happy Birthday, Matty!

 Yesterday we celebrated Matt's birthday! I wanted to make him a special birthday card and I think I accomplished that! I mixed products from Concord and 9th and Pretty Pink Posh.

Also... I got the Color Cubes for Christmas! I truly love color study and color theory so I've been happy with my color combos in the past. However, I found that I was ALWAYS reaching for the same three colors and it was getting harder to fight that (teal, pink, and orange anyone?). So I'm happy to have handy inspiration. I randomly pulled out this color card with blues, oranges, and a tint of pink. I would've never put these together! 

Yes, I realize upon re-reading that my go-to combo of teal/pink/orange is very similar to this current color combo but I PROMISE YOU IT'S DIFFERENT! The shades mean everything.

So the 'wish' portion of this card is from a C9 exclusive that I received for attending the C9 Summer Camp. However, they have a very similar one called Burst of Cheer and the sentiment says 'hooray'. 

The background panel was embossed with a woodgrain embossing folder.

All of the cardstock used is from Concord and 9th. I also made sure to buy a pack of the rose gold metallic cardstock - isn't it gorgeous?! 

The light pink stars were die cut using the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Stars Dies. Lastly, the sentiment is stamped in Cobblestone ink and the stamp is from the Bootcut stamp set.

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Showcasing the New Layering Hearts Stencil

 Today I'm on the Hero Arts Blog showcasing the brand new - gorgeous - Layering Hearts stencil. I eve have a video to go with it!

You can watch the video directly on youtube here. 

I show in the video how the stencils really can be used on their own, but for this card I used all four layers.

Layering 1 uses Naples Yellow Ink

Layer 2 uses Taffy Reactive Ink

Layer 3 uses Fruit Punch Ink

and Layer 4 uses Glitter Paste (obviously!)

The sentiment and accents are from the January 2025 Clear Set and Dies. I die cut them all using my new Platinum Scout. To finish the card, the main panel was die cut from the Scalloped Rectangles Infinity Dies and glued onto a Peony Cardstock base.

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Pretty Pink Posh January Blog Hop

 Hello everyone! I'm excited to be one of the January Guest Designers for Pretty Pink Posh! The release is absolutely adorable so I know you're enjoying this hop. Be sure to leave comments along the way - there will be 4 winners of a $30 PPP gift certificate!

Today I'm sharing my Valentine Bucket card...

Isn't that so sweet?! I used the Valentine Bucket Addition die set (brand new!) paired with the previously released Candy Bucket die set.

I finished it off with the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment from the Upright Greetings: Valentine mini stamp set. The background was also stenciled with Layered Valentine Cake Pops.

My next card features the lovely new Build a Heart die set. I also paired the sweet hearts with the Love Script Die and matted it all on an Eyelet Square background.

Have fun along the hop and be sure to leave comments for a chance to win!

Pretty Pink Posh blog 
Leanne West
Barbara Tarayao
Rachel Kleinman *you are here!*
Carly Minner
Dana Kirby
Zsofia Molnar

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Sending Smiles - Floral Bouquet

 Valentine's releases are always so much fun because there are really no 'rules'. The products are also often easily interchangeable to be, well, not sooo Valentiney if that's not your thing. Today I'm sharing a card that uses the new Hero Arts January Fancy Die of the Month release.

All of those beautiful floral dies, envelope, and the sentiment are a part of the beautiful Fancy Die release. The background is stamped on Arctic Cardstock with Periwinkle Ink using another lovely new release, The January Cling Stamp of the Month.

It was very therapeutic to die cut all these flowers and piece them together. The Hero Arts cardstock colors that I used were: Papaya, Peony, Kiwi, Pesto, Coral, and Nautical. I was determined to use untraditional Valentine colors!

Thanks for joining me today. Happy creating!

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Hero Studio January 2025 Release Hop!

 Happy New Year, everyone! It's time to pop the bubbly for the newest Hero Arts release, which is filled with Valentine goodness. Make sure to leave a comment on the blogs for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to shop at Hero!

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I instantly swooned when I saw that typewriter, and then my jaw dropped when I saw everything else that's included in this card kit. The January '25 kit is PACKED with goodies that will get you ready for Valentine's Day.

My typewriter on my card is stamped with 4 ink colors: Arctic, Mist, Peony, and Soft Blossom. I love the endless combinations that can be used just for the typewriter alone. There is also a matching die that adds more texture to the machine, which really emphasizes all the details.

I used the other clear stamp set provided in the kit to stamp the typed out heart and the 'happy birthday' sentiment. I backed it all with that gorgeous heart shaped cover plate - also included in this incredible kit - with beautiful Passion Flower Cardstock.

My second card today features the beautiful Layering Stencil of the Month for January. This set comes with 4 different layering stencils, but you could easily get a strong result just using two of them. For this card, I challenged myself to use all four!

The inks I used, in order of their layer, are: Pink Grapefruit, Pale Tomato, Paradise, and Aquatic. My base uses Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock. You can see that some of the inking will overlap onto a previous layer, so be careful when deciding on your colors that you aren't making brown! (unless of course you're aiming for brown... then go for it!)

The sentiment and accents are from another new set, the Clear Set and Dies of the Month for January. I heat embossed with white powder onto Paradise Cardstock for the sentiment and Coral Cardstock for the accents. I die cut everything using my beloved Spellbinders Platinum 8.5 die cutting machine.

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