Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Celebration Day 3!!!

Hey Howdy Hey there!!

We're back with day THREE of our week-long celebration-a-palooza and we have some UH-MAZING cards for you to see today!

The theme is:

First up is the wonderful Julie Ebersole!

Julie Ebersole

WOW Clean, simple, perfect :) The colour scheme is so sweet and fresh! We love it!

And next the lovely Joy Taylor

Joy taylor

Just lovely! White heat embossing over that gorgeous paper?! Divine!

and number three in the list for today is the gorgeous Barb Engler!

Barb Engler
SUCH a great card--and what a fab choice, the Hydrangea looks just gorgeous white heat embossed doesn't it?! What a classic style.

 As always, the products you'll need to make these cards are linked below :)

       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       
       
           
                                                               
       





Aren't these  all just lovely?! We hope all this amazing inspiration is helping to get you thinking about all your Hero Arts cards, and maybe push you towards your craft desk for some play-time?

Don't forget to leave us some comment love and spread the word about our Celebration week--there might be something lucky to give away for someone!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for day FOUR!! There's even more beauty to share!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Linda & Mary Dawn

179 comments:

Miriam Prantner said...

I have really been looking forward to these celebration week posts to see what lovely ladies are involved. Some really beautiful and CAS cards today. Thanks all!

cutiephinphin said...

Gorgeous cards...

Love the color combo and that wood background stamp on Julie's card
The white embossing and distress on Joy's card
Love how Barb used vellum and that text background peeking out and the gorgeous hydrangea stamp.

pcm said...

beautiful!

Barb said...

stunning creations yet again ladies! so inspiring! :)

CinnamonSally said...

Gorgeous cards as always, Barbs Hydrangea is stunning, with the white heat embossing. Thanks ladies for all the inspiration.

Jennie H. said...

I have been in LOVE with the background stamp that Joy used on her card forever!! I use it for everything!! Works GREAT with the distress inks!

Kelly Booth said...

Love the cards shown today.... All just perfect!

Sarah said...

Amazing color and contrast!

Maryu said...

So many lovely cards... where to begin? Thanks for sharing this inspiration!

Krista W said...

I love the hydrangea idea, haven't tried white on vellum with that stamp yet, lovely. Each card gives more inspiration, thanks!

Patti J said...

Another fabulous post, ladies! Love the sample cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

stamplover2011 said...

Beautiful cards today!! Look forward each day to see what you are going to post!!

Virginia L. said...

Wow wow wow!!Each one of them is absolutely beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing your talent, Julie, Joy and Barb!

Lori Runyon said...

Beautiful cards!

Julie Ebersole said...

YAY!!! Love seeing what my companions have done!!! Gorgeous, girls!

Jennie said...

Sa-weet!!! Love the design of Julie's and Joy's background is gorgeous...Barb's is just lovely with the white embossing. Definitely fab designs ladies and so inspired :)

LynzCraftz said...

So beautiful again today! These cards are fab. & so are the stamps. I can imagine so many things I could do with them.

Kathy said...

Oh my! All three cards are fabulous. Love Julie's clean and simple design (really speaks to my heart) Joy's elegant design makes me think of my best friend and her love of all things elegant and Barb's card calls out the Spring feel in the air. Love hydrangeas!!

calamity jane said...

Joy's card is so beautiful!! It looks like a lot of work but well worth it in the end!! Again...I'm lovin' this place!

heidi @ ggip said...

Is that hydrangea on vellum? It looks so soft and pretty. TFS!

Rosemary said...

wow... what beautiful cards today!!

rcwidow (Linda) said...

More great inspiration today!

Dee in N.H. said...

Whoo-hooooo! You guys are awesome!!

Lin said...

Oh, this is so fun! Loving that you spread this out for five whole days, so we could really enjoy each of the cards presented each day.....a feast for the eyes!!

Annette said...

beautiful cards...these ladies are amazing..

The Farris Family said...

Beautiful cards! Great inspiration!

joy said...

This week has been filled with great cards by these guest designers! Love today's contributions - great job, ladies.

Barb said...

So fun to share the day with Julie and Joy! Fabulous cards, Ladies! :)

Janet Zeppa said...

I'm loving all 3 cards! Beautiful!!!

Kathy Mc said...

Each card is stunning in its own way. Love the different styles of bright and cheery cards!

Jeanette M. said...

I just found this new site today and the cards are just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

Joy said...

Such a wonderful day to spend with two fabulous designers, Julie and Barb..gorgeous work ladies..hugs

Sandra said...

yes they all are lovely - thanks for the inspiration!
Sandra ltb

Robin said...

The cards today are gorgeous, love the colors!

Memories by Manda said...

Such lovely cards. Joy, your card is so elegant! It looks like I might be able to replicate it with my limited stamping skills.

Kailash said...

Wow... gorgeous creations, I am truly inspired by the talent...go HA fans!! Love their products!!!

Kelly said...

Just beautiful!

Lisa said...

3 really lovely cards, Ladies! Looking forward to seeing more :)

Melissa Shea said...

The GD are really amazing this week! Lots of fun excitement leading up to the first challenge!

Kathy (krolski) said...

Love these guest designers! Gorgeous cards!!

Cher said...

all absolutely lovely...but the last one just grabs me! will tweet about it! tyvm

ThePurplePlace said...

WOW! What a wonderful set of designers and cards we have today!! I immediately fell in love with Bar's card and just LOVE the soft lavender shades

But, I also love Julie's wonderful CAS Style and love Joy's card, which features one of my all time favorite HA background stamps.

I LOVE them ALL!! This is going to be such a wonderful site for inspriration!! :)

Meghan said...

Another day of amazing cards! Hero Arts is definitely the best and you gals are doing them proud :)

Betty said...

all three are lovely - especially like barb's hydrangea! you're have a great week so far - gets better and better!

Carol said...

All three cards are amazing...but I really dig Julie's!! Lovin' the celebration!!!

Rachel said...

All three cards are great! I especially like Julie's card, though...simplistic beauty! :)

Meghan said...

What a fun idea! The projects are amazing of course!

Jasmine said...

I love all the cards I've seen so far this week. Keep them coming! :)

judy said...

Lovely cards! This is such fun to have a blog for fans of Hero Arts.

Barbara said...

Love all of these cards and Joy's sparked an idea I needed to finish up an Easter card. Thanks! It is so much fun and so helpful to see how everyone uses these great HA stamps! They are really some of the best!

Brandy said...

Great cards today!

Glennis said...

Fabulous cards - you have given me some great inspiration

Larissa Heskett said...

THANKS for sharing and for the GREAT INSPIRATION!! Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

cheiron said...

Wonderful cards by everyone! They are all FABULOUS!

Bonnie said...

Love the hydrangea !

paperpapier said...

beautiful card...the embossing effect is amazing!

Karolyn at Paper Therapy said...

Lovely is an understatement!! All are stunningly gorgeous!! Especially love the bright colors and CAS design of Julie Ebersole's project. Fabulous!!

Sue McRae said...

Fabulous cards and great inspiration today!

TenSGal said...

Wonderfully fabulous cards...and I'm enjoying your blog as well!

Susan

Simone said...

Such stunning cards again today! Love all the inspiration here this week :)

Tricia said...

Wow! Such gorgeous cards! such great inspiration!!

Melody (lacyquilter) said...

Beautiful cards.

AnitaRex said...

Well done ladies! I love love your cards today! Way to inspire!

cassie said...

beautiful cards!

Chunyuan said...

gorgeous cards. really love Julie's card. So clean and fresh.

Stephanie @ A Steph-Made Life said...

SO lovely!! I'm loving all this great inspiration!

Martha said...

Thank you for sharing these beautiful cards from some very talented ladies! Lots of wonderful inspiration!

PBarker4 said...

Thank you for sharing all these great cards!

Pam said...

Gorgeous, gorgeous CAS cards today! I am loving everything this week. Cannot. Wait. For. More.

teepee said...

Loving the way this blog is starting out!! Great choices for artists and cards. Keep up the good work!

Carol Mc said...

Great looking cards. I've subscribed to your blog to keep an eye on all the upcoming inspiration.

Angel said...

What a wonderful new blog. I see I am not the only Hero Arts fan around,. You sure have some wonderful guest artists to show case some of the great Hero Arts products. How fun.

SaraBug said...

Beautiful cards. Looking forward to more inspiration.

Michele said...

Wow such pretty cards!

Laura Church said...

Fabulous cards and wonderful inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing!

Geri said...

Three more beautiful cards for day 3. They make it look so easy.

Piali said...

Beautiful cards!!!! Thanks for the inspirations!!

Amanda said...

I keep convincing myself that I don't need that stamp that Joy used in her background. I may not be able to talk myself out of it much longer. Beautiful cards today, everyone!

Mom to Deanna said...

Great cards today ladies! Can't wait till tomorrow to see what you have too!

howo34 said...

Great cards today! I love the look of the white embossing!

Gwen said...

Beautiful creations! Love that hydrangea card!

Robyn said...

Loved all the cards today! It is a dream to see all my favorite card designers using the best Hero Arts products! Can't get enough!!!

Mrs. Hill said...

These are such beautiful cards! I'm loving this! :)

Kris said...

Fan-tabulous! Is that a word? It is now!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Helen L said...

Gorgeous cards!! I especially love the white embossing with the background stamp :-)

Helene said...

Gorgeous projects! I'm so looking forward for the fisrt challenge to be up!

Katarina said...

Gorgeus cards! Love Barb's Hydrangea card, a great stamp, still on my wish list unfortunately.

Laura Jane said...

Fabulous cards ladies!
Barb, I knew it was yours before I read the name, such an elegant style,

Marie / Legojenta said...

Great cards! I'm loving the soft color of woodgrain on the first one =) TFS!

Dotukas said...

Lovely card! Thanks for inspiration!

Dawn said...

stunning cards today. LOVE all the HA goodies.

cardcreationsnz said...

All such stunning cards. Great inspiration.

Rookie said...

Loving this week's great cards - feeling very inspired :)

Marilize

Holly Saveur said...

LOVE the hydrangea card stunning!

Dawn S. said...

Beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration.

Laurie said...

Another great day of fresh sweet cards - this has been an awesome week of posting on the new blog!

~amy~ said...

another day filled with inspiration!

Sharon Roselli said...

wow awesome so glad I found your blog will tell all! Beautiful Cards!

Dorothy said...

Thanks for another 3 beauties! ... and the cards, too ;-)

Cathy said...

Another great day! You ladies are certainly off to a wonderful start with your new blog - Congrats again!

Grá O'Neill said...

Gorgeous cards, love HA background stamps :)

Karen said...

Loving all the inspirations!! thanks.

domiangi said...

Great cards again today! Love-love-love! So much inspiration! Up to my craft desk, time to get my hands inky!!

Kathy H said...

Beautiful cards! Thank you.

Terry B. said...

Oh my! Three awesome cards!
That hydrangea card is so elegant and I love the others also!

Michelle said...

WOW!!! I am loving all these cards. It's the creme de la creme of the card making world!!! {Swoon}

Kerry said...

Lovely cards! I particularly love Julie's colors - that orange pop of color is great!

Tina said...

All the cards are just gorgeous! Love them all!

Beastybunny said...

All the cards are so lovely! Inspires me for sure! Inspires me to cry. My craft room is packed up for construction work. I will get a shiny new craft room out of it but for the next couple months, no crafting for me. :(

Great job ladies! They are gorgeous!

Terri (blindstamper) said...

Yay! Three more fabulous designers and cards!

Flo - Sweetideas said...

Beautiful cards. Such a great week. Thanks.

Bonnie said...

Three more beautiful cards today!! I love my hydrangea stamp, I have used it on so many cards for so many occasions, it's just one of my favs and most used stamp, it never leaves my desk, I love the look of embossing in white, I will have to try this technique out on my next card, Thanks for all the great inspiration this week.

Jayne said...

Again, beautiful cards! Can't wait for tomorrow.

Dana D. said...

Fabulous cards. WOW!!

Laura Z said...

Love the color combo on Julie's card. Nice blog!

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Lovely cards ladies!

Cindy C. said...

Fabulous cards! Looking forward to see tomorrow's display!

AmyJ said...

Beautiful cards. I love the wood grain and the color of the first one. But all the cards are Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Mrs_Mac said...

Love the embossing on the cards. Very elegant.

jintyoo7 said...

What a brilliant week so far! The gorgeous cards featured today are no exception. Each so different but beautiful nonetheless.

Tona said...

I love all of these cards. This is such an inspirational blog!

Yvonne said...

beautiful!

Nancy L. said...

my fave is the first card!

SueZee Alg said...

What stunning cards. Each is unique, but something I would love to receive.

Kristen said...

Love the cards! Great ideas!

connie said...

Enjoying this week! Loving the cards.

Maureen Chandler said...

WOW! These cards are so stunning! I just keep looking at them - really beautiful! Thank you so much!

Donna said...

Wonderful celebration week, todays cards are Gorgeous, I love that Hydrag. Card, so so pretty, Wonderful work everyone!!
hugs
donna

Tracey said...

Such GORGEOUS cards ladies....thanks for the beautiful inspiration!!!

Isha said...

WOW*3 Love them all. TFS, I am having tons of fun:)

Kelley said...

More wonderful inspiration! I now have another daily stop in blog land. :)

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

wowwy wow, still knocking me off my feet and I can't believe there is even more!!! Loving it! Thanks!
Lisa

Agata said...

Just perfect! You've got amazing designers! :)

Angie said...

Amazing cards today!! Great job ladies!

Sharon L-S said...

Blove all 3 cards. They all are colorful. The Hydrangea card would also make a wonderful sympathy card. It looks like the flower is stamped on velumn. Thanks for sharing

Sue D said...

Wow--beautiful cards!

Michelle W said...

Some wonderful cards ladies! I'm loving this blog. I love all the inspiration and that so many people are being featured.

GrammySue's Creations said...

Wow!! All of these cards are gorgeous--awesome inspiration.

Linda Grady said...

Just heard about your new blog today - Day 4; looking back at the others. Love all the inspiration on using H.A. products.

Sally said...

Beautiful cards! Looking forward to coming back to this site often for more great inspiration!

Kirsten said...

The stunning background stamps by HA are my fave...I still haven't got my hands on the woodgrain, but I keep looking!

marilyn said...

Beautiful creations.

lostinpaper said...

Such fabulous inspriation!

brenda said...

Lovely cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

mags said...

Beautiful cards again. Really loving the variety.
Mags
x

bzyPTmom said...

Beautiful cards--still gotta say the hydrangea is my fav--amazing all the different things you can do with this one!

Weenie Thomas said...

Beautiful cards.

Ava Gavloski said...

really like the ideal of white heat embossing

Arabella said...

Really lovely cards!

Arabella

PonyScrapper said...

love your blog!!! am huge HA fan, and will be checking back often as these cards are wonderful:)

Cathy said...

More great cards with Hero Arts stamps! Thank you!!!-

Lee said...

Wonderful cards and such talent! thanks!

Bonnie M said...

Love Julie's colours! Wow. The Designer Woodgrain stamp is my most-used stamp.

Judy1223 said...

Amazing cards, ladies!

smahrty said...

So beautiful! I have been getting so much inspiration!

Divine said...

Awesome cards! Thanks for sharing :)

mary said...

I love getting card ideas. Thanks

diana said...

Great cards! Can't wait to see what this new blog has in store for us. ;-)

luv2scr@p said...

Great cards! These are just beautiful!

Linda E said...

Love all of these cards!!

Brenda said...

These are so beautiful! I simply love Julie's style!

Cassie said...

That hydrangea card is stunning!

Anonymous said...

Love julies card perfection

Theresa said...

All these cards are so cool!!! I'm really drawn to the colors of Joy's card and her striking blue flower!

KC said...

More great inspiration. What is very cool about this that so many people are creating and sharing that you get a very wide variety of styles and ideas. Thanks.

maria f. said...

Julie's card is so striking and fresh. Love the clear button with red twine. Super.
And Barb's, completely different style but a perfect combo of colors and a simple design to let that stamp shine. I think that hydrangea is one of the best recent HA stamps.

mtscrapgal said...

Joy and Julie are 2 of my fav artists. They did not disappoint today. Lovely cards.

*denise* said...

Never would have thought of embossing that stamp with white embossing powder! I'm off to do it now I have an anniversary card to make! thanks for the idea! *denise*

Barb Ghig said...

I really LOVE all the cards I've seen on your blog this week...thank you so much for sharing in all things "Hero Arts"!!!

cards by cara said...

Wow, even more beautiful inspiration!!

Lisa Arana said...

i really adore julie's card, but i'm a cas girl. :)

Denise Bryant said...

Yummy cards for Celebration Day 3.... gorgeous colors!
DeniseB

Angel said...

Love your new blog and what talented guest designers you have to get it kicked off just right! what wonderful and creative cards, all inspire me to create.

Jessica Strider said...

Love the cards. The white embossed hydrangea is simply gorgeous.

SherylH said...

Love these cards with the white embossing.

Yvette said...

Beautiful cards ladies!! Love all three of them!!

rlovew said...

Lovely cards- the heat embossed cards on the velum are amazing- so elegant.

Lyn S said...

Truly beautiful cards, love them all!

lynda said...

I love white embossing, esp. when used as a resist.