An Ombre Spring

Hi there! Happy Thursday! Yes, it's almost Friday! Whoop Whoop!  Since, it sorta feels like spring here in Florida. I decided to use the "Easter Scrambled" stamp set and my new Hero Arts Neon Ombre Ink Pads.  If you haven't noticed I've been addicted to them right now! 

These inks are great for solid stamps, like the eggs on my card. It really shows off the ombre effect.  I really haven't given my washi tape the love it needs so, I picked some green washi tape and used it as grass.  I paired it with a cloud die from MFT and a piece of ephemera from an Amy Tan line. 

I hope this has cheered you up and your are almost ready for Friday!!!  Be sure to check out more inspiration over at our Facebook Fan Page. Post, your creations using NND and wait for the love to flow! 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Danielle

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - December 2014

Welcome to the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  

By now you have to be on your 2nd or 3rd cup of coffee by now! lol I know I am !!  I just love these Coffee Lovers Blog Hops they make me thirsty and super creative.  

Current Favorite Drink: Dark Roast Coffee, with Honey and Coconut Creamer

Leave me a comment telling me what your favorite drink is! I would love to know. 

There is a lot going on with this card and it took me 3 times to get the look I wanted.  I started of with stamping the coffee cup in Hero Arts Mint Unicorn Ink and giving it a coat with clear embossing powder.  Then I went back with a Distress Marker to color in the text on the cup. The coated the entire cup, text, etc.. with versa mark and another coat of embossing powder. That left the entire cup to resist the watercolor background once applied.  I then splattered a little Mr. Hueys on top to look like the foam was everywhere!! 

The sides are some washi tape from my stash.  You probably recognize the coffee sleeve (Starbucks). The patterned paper is from the AC Hot Cocoa Pad. The Twine is Martha Stewart's in pink.

Materials:
Hero Arts Stamps
Washi Tape
AC Hot Cocoa Paper
Starbucks Coffee Sleeve
Martha Stewart Twine
Hero Arts - Mint Unicorn Ink
Clear Embossing Powder
Distress Marker: Vintage Photo
Mr. Huey's Calico White Spray

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Happy Hopping along!!
~Danielle

A Recycled Happy Birthday!

Hello all my scrappy followers!  Today, is a double challenge card. Yep, I don't know how I did it but I did!  I started of by playing along with the A Blog Named Hero Recycling Challenge and when I was done.....I was like WHOA! I guess I Cas(e) the Sketch!  While this may not be very Clean and Simple... It was very easy and quick! 

I started of with some scraps on my desk...I found the embossed acetate packaging I had done a while back and never used in on a card.  I also had this medium sized brown paper bag on my desk that I kept trying to use and just couldn't make it happen.  I cut the bag down to be manageable on a card and picked a scrap of yellow paper out of my trash that I had sketched a heart on. I stamped over the heart and cut it out with a tag die.  Placed that sucker in the pocket and BAM! Instant Embellie! 

Since, there is no great way to attached the acetate to the card, I used my trusty stapler. 

Recycled Materials Used:

- Brown Paper Bag

- Acetate from packaging

- Scrap paper I Literally pulled from my trash can! 

I think I did pretty good on Recycling some stuff, that would have gone to the landfill.  

Materials:

Hero Arts Stamp - Glow Girl

MFT - Tag Die

Brown Paper Bag

Acetate from Packaging

Scrap Papers

Hero Arts Neon Blue Ink

Stapler

Wood Venners - Studio Calico

Neon Paint Pens

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Happy Scrapping!

~Danielle

The oil' 1 - 2 punch! Hero arts style!

Weeeeeeeee! That's what I imagine that cute little reindeer screaming as he jumps through the snow! So my bestie Sam just loves this little guy, so I was inspired and purchased him. I do enjoy making his little sweater several colors. This card fit the Blog named Hero challenge of the oil' 1 - 2 punch! I die cut the shape that the reindeer is on and the rest is just Lawn Fawn paper! Which fits with the theme of the blog this week!

Materials:

Hero Arts Stamps - CL540

Lawn Fawn Paper

White embossing powder

Heat tool

Spellbinders Nestabilites Labels 5

White & Gold gel pen Uni Ball Signo

Sakura Stardust glitter pen

 

Happy Scrappin

~Danielle

 

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A Blog Named Hero - Challenge - Favorite Stamp

I am so glad my scrappy BFF Sam shared this new blog with me. A Blog Called Hero! It's if for all things Hero Arts! Boy do i love hero arts. They have made me become a snobby stamper. Lol. I just am a little more picky on the quality of the stamp. I prefer photo polymer clear stamps, they last longer and have a cleaner stamped image.

I wanted to make a sign for my local scrapbooks group. We are called Scrap A Latte! I have had this coffee cup stamp for a while and have been waiting for the perfect chance to use it.

Materials:

Hero Arts Stamp - k5332 Cup of Coffee

Recycled chipboard

Hambly Screen Prints - washi tape - wood grain

Scraps from my stash

Twinery Twine - Caribbean

We R Memory Keepers - Big Bite

Stapler

Silhouette - letters

Glossy Accents

Signo Broad White Gel Pen - Uni Ball

 

Happy Scrappin'

~Danielle

 

Wee Memories #80 - Anything Goes

This is my Christmas card for this year! I didn't make to many to send out, but it was a quick and easy card to mass produce!  Here is my card for the Wee Memories challenge Anything Goes.

Materials:
Hero Arts/Sizzix Stamp & Emboss - Birds and Trees
Paper Smooches Stamps - Santa Paws
Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Holiday Set - Evergreen Bough
Kraft Cardstock
White Cardstock
Staples
EK Success - Postage Edge Punch
Uniball Signo Gel Pen - White
Basic Grey 6 x 6 Pad, Eskimo Kisses - Woodgrain Paper

Hero Arts 50 Grand - Submission

So, my post earlier today got a lil messed up. I was suppose to wake up in time to add my photos to it. Well, that obviously failed, so here is my submission for the Hero Arts 50 Grand on Flickr.

Materials:

Hero Arts Stamps CL483 Type
Pattered Cardstock: We R Memory Keepers, Tiffany's
Memento Black Ink
Misc Ribbon

Happy Scrappin!
~Danielle

Hero Arts 50 Grand on Flickr!

Over at the Hero Arts Blog, they are having a Grand Celebration of 50 thousand uploads to their Flickr pool group! You can make any card as long as it uses a Hero Arts Stamp! Well since I got some new Hero Arts stamps the other day at Stamp & Deliver in South Daytona, FL I just had to use them!





Happy Stamping!
~Danielle

Hero Arts Challenge Oct2010a - Christmas Card

Whew!! Back from an exciting weekend in Birmingham, AL! (Not scrapbook related). But before I left, I posted my #4 Card from World Cardmaking Day/Week/End for the Hero Arts Oct2010a challenge card on Flickr to the Hero Arts Flickr group. This is how you enter their challenges, I got a bunch of comments on Flickr but, I wanted to share the card with all my followers!!!! It is an easy simple card!

Materials:


Kraft & Green Cardstock

Misc Buttons

Tree Stump is from recycled coaster remnants (Thanks Judy!)

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Frost White, Colorbok Chalk Ink

Christmas Stamps from Hero Arts



Happy Scrappin'

~Danielle