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.
Wow, this is just super adorable! I love the text you wrote about Anna! I will have to keep this in mind for when I have children of my own :-)
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My favorite traditions---remembering as we hang ornaments collected from our travels or that our little boys made; exchanging one gift with my husband on Christmas Eve all by ourselves; snuggling up with cocoa to watch our favorite Christmas movies.
Thanks for the chance to win! Ali, I'd love to see you make a similar digi stamp---it would be easy to print out that grid to make a hybrid page. Love this layout---I'm realizing more and more that pages like these are the reason I still scrap.
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I always love your stamps. In fact I bought an other two sets today. My favorite tradition is the Christmas dinner that gathers the whole family (4 generations) around the table.
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What a cute layout! Hero Arts stamps are just great. My favorite holiday tradition is going to Christmas Eve service with all of my family. Singing Silent Night holding our candles at the end of the service makes it such a special time and brings home the reason for it all. I love it!
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Great layout, Ali! One of my favorite traditions is the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at our church. I love the quietness and reverence of this service.
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My favorite tradition is decorate the tree, always brings me precious thoughts from my family and friends
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Awesome stamps!
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I love making cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve!
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Love your layout.
One of my favorite traditions is getting up really early on Christmas morning, having hot tea, and opening our stockings just the three of us.
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Love your layout Ali, thank you for the inspiration. Our favorite tradition for this time of year is to make up a batch of hot chocolate jump in the car and drive around looking at everyone's Christmas lights and decorations on Christmas Eve. Happy Holidays!
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Don't know if this is really a tradition, but my family LOVES teasing each other about peeking at their gifts BEFORE Christmas.
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Fantastic journaling! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Rinda
Forgot to say my favorite holiday tradition is our trip to the tree farm.
Rinda
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Baking peanut butter cookies of course!
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What a great way to use that background stamp. I always forget to use stamps on my layouts but this technique has definitely got to be tried. Thanks for the great inspiration!
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Baking cookies for santa with my son is my favorite tradition
Love your layout!!!!!!!!!
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I like to put the red rhinestone collar on our dog first thing on December 1. We then can enjoy a walking decoration every hour! Fun!
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I think one of my favorite holiday traditions is driving around and looking at Christmas lights. We pile everyone in the car (dogs included), stop and pick up hot chocolate, play Christmas music on the radio and drive around neighborhoods, looking at the beautiful lights.
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My favorit tradition is baking homemade cookies! I remember baking with my mother and grandmother form a very young age. I still use some of their recipe's but with a new twist. It is one my fondest memories from childhook and something I love doing every year.
After baking I get to create the tags and packages for my homemade goodies. ;)
TFS...your background for that page is just beautiful and I love the L/O!
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Nice page--I like the soft background colors. My favorite family tradition is baking and cooking with my mother. Its a great time where just the two of us can catch up.
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Love the new zig-zag backgroundstamp! Beautiful layout.
We always go to church and have diner with family! And I love to decorate my home.
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We give our friends handmade (by my DH) candles and ornaments (by me) every year. I think they look forward to both!
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One of our favorite traditions this time of year is taking walks through our neighborhood and looking at all the light displays.
I like how the zig zag worked to enhance your page, very cute!
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Having cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning!
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One of my favorite Christmas traditions is one that hasn't happened for a very, very long time yet I carry wonderful memories of it in my heart and mind. When I was a little girl we owned a cabin that we would retreat to from the city. Around Thanksgiving we would collect mistletoe for my sister and I to bring home, arrange small clumps with a bow, package, and sell for Christmas. But for me the fun, joy, and whole experience was in the collecting of the mistletoe. My dad would climb high up into trees that had the parasite growing on them. If he couldn't get up into the tree he would wrangle the mistletoe down like a cowboy with a lasso. It was great fun! We would watch and laugh, give directions and catch the mistletoe as it came down.
I'm going to have to scrounge up that picture I've seen of Dad up in the tree getting mistletoe and scrap that. Thanks for the opportunity. Love the zigzag stamp.
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I'm thinking the "DD" is my new favorite holiday tradition. This is my 3rd year doing it, and I love it.
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