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Dec 28, 2021

Altenew: A Year In Review Blog Hop + Giveaway

 I am so happy to share my favorite Altenew Projects from 2021 in a fun blog hop starting here. This is a collaboration of many Altenew Certified Educators. You should have arrived from the talented Teresa Litchfield's blog.


Dec 17, 2021

Altenew NEW Year-End Celebration Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

 Hello friends! I am thrilled to be part of the new Altenew Release and Blog Hop. You should have arrived from Laurie Willison's Blog.

I had so much fun playing with the new Stand Alone Dies from Altenew! I ended creating 4 unique cards for this release. My favorite two are those using the watercolored Lovely Daises Die.




Dec 16, 2021

Fun Flakey Cards for the Holidays!

 Greetings friends! There is no challenge this month. Instead I am sharing some holiday cards for A Blog Named Hero featuring the new Hero Arts Layering Snowflake Bundle. My wish for you is that you have a peaceful, joyful holiday season filled with the love of family and friends.

We'd love to see what you create! Tag #ablognamedhero and me #terismailbox.





Dec 15, 2021

Vintage Holiday Cards

 Holiday Greetings my friends! Sharing some fun Vintage Holiday Cards for The Funkie Junkie Boutique. These gnomes from the Stampers Anonymous Cozy Christmas Stamp set just called out to me. We do not have a challenge this month. Instead we are posting holiday inspiration for you.

Dec 12, 2021

Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Vintage Tapestry Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

 I am thrilled to be part of this fun hop featuring the newest Craft Your Life kit: Vintage Tapestry from Altenew. I am a big fan of all things vintage and this kit certainly is a grand example. You can start the hop on the Altenew Card Blog. If you are following the hop, you should have arrived from the super talented Erum Tasneem's blog.

Vintage beauty in a classic style! Create gorgeous vintage print-inspired projects using this Vintage Tapestry kit! This kit contains a beautiful 3-dimensional embossing folder, a 6x8 layering stamp set, a 4-piece layering stencil set, and a matching die set to cut all the pieces from the stamp set and the layering stencil set.


Dec 8, 2021

Snarky Cat Holiday Card

 I love Tim Holtz's Snarky Cats. They are way too much fun to design with! Today I am playing with the sledding cat and other tools from @StampersAnonymous and posting for The Funkie Junkie Boutique.


Dec 7, 2021

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Carolina Allspice Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($200 in total prizes)

 Hello friends I am thrilled to be back with the new Craft A Flower Carolina Allspice release from Altenew. The entire blog hop starts HERE, and we have giveaways.


Dec 3, 2021

Altenew NEW Sweet Moments Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

 I am so excited to be participating in Altenew's Sweet Moments Release that has so many goodies included. We have an entire blog hop for you to explore and enter for prizes! I went overboard with this release and am doing two unique posts to include all of the goodness. The first post link is here. Today I am sharing cards made with the Playful Blooms 3D Embossing folder used three different ways!




Altenew NEW Sweet Moments Collection Release Blog Hop 1 + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

 I am so very excited to be sharing new products from the Sweet Moments Release for December from Altenew. This release has a great variety of products, so many in fact that I had to split my blog posts into two different ones. The second post 3D Embossing Folders 3 Ways using the Playful Blooms 3D Embossing Folder is here if you want to check it out! Today I am sharing cards made using the Colorful Soul Stamp and Die Set along with the Rose Mellow Stencil Set.



We'll start with the Colorful Soul Stamp and Die Set.

Dec 1, 2021

Holiday Happy Mail

 Hello Friends. A Blog Named Hero is not running a Challenge in December. Instead we are wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season by posting our holiday makes. Please use the #ablognamedhero to share your fun creations.

Today I am sharing my Holiday Mail card using the Mailbox Fancy Die and The Mail Jumble Background Stamp.



Altenew Build-A-Flower: Queen of the Lilies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

 Greeting Crafty Friends! I am posting this gorgeous Build A Flower set from Altenew today as part of the new release. I had so much fun with this Queen of the Lillies set.  You can save by signing up for the subscription Here. I got carried away and ended up making 4 cards! We have a blog hop with prizes for you today. Check the hop out HERE.




Light the Holidays with this Fun Decor Piece!

 Hello my friends. I am getting ready for the holidays with Yuletide Delights. Today I am sharing this very festive decor piece for The Funkie Junkie Boutique featuring the Sizzix Candlelight Colorize. If you follow me, you may have noticed I did an entire series with Etcetera Tags. I got in a little different mood when it came to the holiday makes.


Check out all that yummy layering using a selection of Tim Holtz Sizzix Dies.