Hero Arts 2012 Catalog Blog Hop + Giveaway
Welcome to the 2012 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop!
GIVEAWAY | Three people will each receive three new stamps from Hero Arts new 2012 catalog.
Here's two of the three sets of stamps that I'll be giving away:
Also, Hero Arts will also be giving away five prize packs that include brand new 2012 Catalog stamps. The five winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received by midnight PST on Monday, December 12, and will be announced on the Hero Arts blog shortly thereafter.
All the new stamps will be available on December 10th. Check out HeroArts.com for a store near you.
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE, WELCOME! Normally a process post like this would happen over on my Projects blog but since this one includes a giveaway it's happening here (and there's lots of December Daily goodness happening over there). If you'd like to learn more about my site check out my Welcome or About Ali pages.
Here's a look at a stamp I love from the new catalog and the one I'm using in my layout today:
Hello zig zag!
I decided to do a page that highlights some of the things I love about Anna right now.
Here's a look at my process:
I used the new Hero Arts Zig Zag stamp to create a pattern on my white cardstock with Jenni Bowlin Chewing Gum and Malted Milk inks. I didn't stress about making it perfect because I knew I would be adding content on top.
I started by adding a sticker border (Sassafras for Studio Calico) along the bottom - popping it up with foam dots.
I knew I wanted the title to read "Things I love" and I hoped it would fit in that space. Chipboard letters are American Crafts Goodness by Amy Tangerine.
Photo is 4x6 and was printed with a white border.
And yes, another one of those wood flags is popping up here. I love those things.
"Beautiful" is from a set of GCD Studios Melody Ross Soul Food Collection Chipboard Stickers.
For the journaling I used one of my Awakening 4x6 overlays. I opened it in Photoshop, added my text and printed on cardstock.
Along the bottom of the overlay I added a bit of washi tape (I think that came in a Studio Calico kit), her initials in those great little Lily Bee alphabet letter stickers, and an old metal arrow (I think from 7gypsies). Love those arrows. Someone should make those again.
SUPPLIES
Click on the images to link to the products.
Hero Arts Zig Zag stamp is now available here.
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NEXT UP ON THE BLOG HOP
Next up on the blog hop today is my friend Tim Holtz: http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work on the blog hop, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop.
TO BE ENTERED into this giveaway please leave a comment below sharing your favorite holiday tradition (if you are reading this post on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment). Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific on Sunday, December 11th. Winner will be included on my December Daily giveaway post on Monday, December 12th. Please be sure to check back or subscribe (click here to get posts delivered to your email box) to see if you are receiving one of the items this week.
love your layout - and as always - your journaling.
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Thanks Ali for a chance to win. My favorite holiday tradition is decorating the tree. I love to see now that the children are getting older that they got so excited to see all of the ornaments that they have made through out the years.
I am new to Hero Arts and super excited to see all of this inspiration!!
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i alway love hero arts stamps. Thanks for a chance to win. My fav tradition is to decorate the tree with kids..
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My favorite Christmas tradition is writing our annual letter that recaps the year's events. The letter is sent to all our out-of-town family and friends but a copy also goes into an album that has become our family history. Both of my grown kids still participate by providing input and love to go back through the album and reread previous letters. Early editions were simply computer printed with maybe a colored font. Now I use my scrapbooking supplies to embellish the pages and try to make each year's version a little different. Love your work, Ali, and am always inspired by all you do. :-)
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My favorite holiday tradition is snuggling in bed with my 2 children and husband on Christmas Eve and reading The Polar Express together - we all still believe in the magic of the holiday!
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Lovely new stamp and layout. Love the soft colors you used. My favorite holiday tradition is to be with my family, just relax at home and enjoy being together, and watch a lot of movies - its a marathon.
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Thank you for sharing your page. We have a number of traditions - cutting down the tree, making cookies - but as the kids grow, some miss these activities now, but no one misses going to Christmas eve service!
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My favorite new tradition is all of the children making it home for Christmas together.
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I'm loving that chevron stamp!! my favourite Christmas tradition is basically the food. We always have croissants for a breakfast treat, I love turkey, stuffing and crispy roast potatoes and of course yummy mince pies :)
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Love how you used the zigzag stamp. My favorite holiday tradition is to be with my family and friends and feel the peace of this days.
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All the stockings still hung on the fireplace wall at my parents--with the youngest of four siblings turning 50 a couple days after Christmas this year you might think we would have outgrown it but they're there every year to welcome us home for the holidays!
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What I love...your layout! Thanks for sharing!!
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Beautiful photo of Anna, love how you showcased the new stamps. They look FABULOUS! Thanks for the inspiration.
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This is a beautiful layout, Ali, and I really love the new zig zag background stamp. Love the way you've used it with two colours to add some interest to your sweet page.
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Love how you used the stamps on your layout! Gosh, it seems like yesterday she was born. Great Layout idea.
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Beautiful layout...she is a cutie!!! I love all the little details you used and thanks for explaining how you put it all together! One of our favorite holiday traditions is baking lots of different goodies to hand out to neighbors and friends at church! TFS
hugs,
joni
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Love the look of the zig zag on this page.
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I am new to stamping but can't seem to get enough. I love to watch how other people use them. Fascinating! My favorite Christmas tradition is decorating the Christmas tree. So many oranaments have memories attached.
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That Herringbone stamp is wonderful!
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Love the chevron and how you used it on your page...fab job!!
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My favourite tradition is decorating the house.
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My favorite tradition is decorating my house for Christmas. What a great background stamp
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I love all the hustle of decorating the house and then sitting back with spiced cider or hot chocolate and just looking at the beautiful lights.
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Awesome layout. My favorite Holiday Tradition is drinking coffee for those few quite moments on Christmas Morning waiting for my kids to wake up. Not sure who is more excited, me or the kids!
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Great design for this page love the stamps that were used.
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