Thank you for stopping by and WELCOME to the HA + ABNH Holiday blog Hop. If you are coming from the creative Bhavana Kesarkar‘s blog, you are in the right direction. Today I am happy to be part of this fun and inspirational Blog Hop showcasing Hero Arts products from the 2015 Holiday Collection.
As part of this special day Hero Arts has stashed THREE great GIVEAWAYS to readers of this hop. The winners will be randomly chosen from all of the blog hop comments across all blogs received by 11:59pm PST on Sunday, November 22nd. The announcement of the winner will be on Tuesday, November 24th at the Hero Arts Blog.
I created a card showcasing several products from the Holiday Catalog, and I have written the instructions as follows…
- Make a base card from Cerulean Layering Paper.
- Stamp Candy Stripes Bold Prints background with Pool Mid-Tone Shadow Ink.
- Stamp Winter Trees Scene over a Snow Layering Paper rectangle with Pool to Navy Ombré Ink. I put a little piece of an sticky note onto one of the tree trunks to block it from stamping.
- Stamp Joy by Lia over stamped image with Versamark. Heat emboss with Platinum embossing powder.
- Trim around the stamped rectangle with a craft knife and ruler. Mat with a golden paper rectangle. Adhere panel to card front.
- Using the Ribbon Cutting Set by Lia make a bow from golden paper. Adhere to card front.
- Embellish card with tiny Clear Gemstones.
Use a piece of a sticky note over the inked stamp when you want to block part of the image.
So now is time to hop over the next blog hop participant, talented Chitra Menon. I am including the complete list of participants below, just in case you want to start from the beginning:
Hero Arts
Linda Trace
Libby Hickson
Lisa Stein
Niki Garcia
Amy Tsuruta
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Mateja Povse
Suzanne Dahlberg
Michelle Lupton
Bhavana Kesarkar
>>>Mariana Grigsby<<<
Chitra Menon
Gayatri Murali
Isabel Rivera Ruiz
Clare Prezzia
If you happen to find a link that doesn’t work, you can hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in today’s hop.
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Good Luck to all! 🙂 Have a wonderful crafty week!
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Mariana's Blog 
WOW!!! The main panel of this card is stunning…LOVE it
Mariana! This is sooo pretty! I love the colors!
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS card Mariana!!!
LOVE the PRETTY stripes and STUNNING tree panel, LOVE the stars & sequins GLOWING around your sentiment, LOVE your GLORIOUS golden bow too … YES … there is a LOT TO LOVE!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INKY INSPIRATION 🙂
Oh my gosh Mariana I love this soooooo much!! It’s completely gorgeous. LOVE!!
Glorious card! So pretty and I love the wintery feel you created and your heat embossing is wonderful.
I love this wintery and gorgeous creation, soooooo beautiful and perfect match of bow!
This is so pretty! The stars on the sentiment look so enchanting on the winter scene, and that bow is amazing!
Awesome bg…Lovely card!
Love this card!!
Your colors & stamping are so pretty – thanks for the directions!
That bow is amazing and the card layout superb! TFS
So beautiful. Just love those colors and the bow was a nice added touch.
What a stunning card!
Such a beautiful card!!
Lovely winter scene.
This is beautiful! I love the bow and christmas scene background 🙂
Just stunning! Love the gem stones.
Lovely card….the bow is excellent.
Wow, this is so elegant!
Gorgeous scene and the bow is stunning!
WOW, this card is stunning. the background is so pretty . LOVE IT:)
Very pretty scene in blue! Love that awesome bow too!
Mariana – this is so VERY pretty. The color scheme is just spot on. I need to use blues more often, apparently. And LOVE the bow with the patterned/embossed paper. Must try that.
very elegant
I adore your beautiful, blue and gold design, Mariana! It is both striking and serene! Gorgeous!
BEAUTIFUL! Love the design and simply adore that bow ♥
Really beautiful card! Love the colours on it.
You knocked it out of the park with this one. Soooo pretty!
Oh WOW!!! Stunning card with the blue & gold combo!!
Such a beautiful, ethereal card! Gorgeous!
Beautiful card! Love the colors! My favorite so far!
love the star wreath you created around your sentiment!
The pool to navy ombre background is just beautiful!
Beautiful love the color
Love this wintry scene. The colors are beautiful and it’s a really peaceful scene.
What a beautiful card.. Love the color.
Love your card. It’s gorgeous.
now i have to go stamp this image with every ombre ink i have! LOVE!
Beautiful card!! Love the scene. Very nice stamping.
GOLD AND BLUE COLOUR SCHEME LOOKS GREAT. SOMETHING SO VERY PEACEFUL ABOUT THIS CARD.
Just love what you did with that wonderful stamp!
I love this background stamp. Always happy to see another way to use it.
Beautiful card and great colors!
Gorgeous card, love that ombre ink pad and this stamp, with the gold it is very stunning!
Love the icy look and feel of your card! Lovely!
Love your card great colors.
Awesome card. Love the color and the design. Great job!
One of my favorite stamps! LOVELY!
Wow, beautiful winter scene! Love the texture on the bow.
Oh so awesome and beautiful!!! Those trees are so pretty and the background is amazing!! Love that gold bow!!!
Very nice card – that platinum makes the card pop!
Oh, I love your card. Wished I were getting it in the mail…sigh!
Gorgeous!
Hi Mariana ~ WOW, WOW, WOW…..This card is absolutely EXQUISITE!!! I’ve never seen that particular stamp before, but those trees? A must have! Thanks for sharing your talent with the rest of us paper crafters!!
#sharehandmadekindness
Absolutely stunning. Great job. Fl
This card is beautiful! I bought the candy stripe background stamp when I saw it in the new release. I love the blue on blue stripes. The whole card is absolutely beautiful!!
what a beautiful card
Really gorgeous card, and I think not stamping those tree trunks gave a great look to whole design! Thanks for the tip and for inspiring me.
Wow beautiful card!!!
Love the shadowy effect you created by double stamping for the horizon. Your ombre effect is also beautiful
The bow is a clever addition to the lovely white trees in front of a beautiful night sky,Mariana! Beautiful card!
Great colour combination, thanks for sharing this lovely card!
Wow wow wow I looove this card, it’s my favorite of this blog hop. Blue is my favorite color and this ombre ink is simply gorgeous… Your card is really stunning. Sahra Scrap
So beautiful, Mariana! I can’t stop staring at the textured bow!
Gorgeous. Love the image and the colour combo. 🙂
love the textures on the bow! gorgeous card, Mariana!
Beautiful amazing card. I like not only the colors in your card, but also the design.
Very pretty!
Such a beautiful card design, Mariana! Thanks for the step by step!
Beautifully elegant.
What a fabulous color choice, love the stamped image, its a beautiful card , very different card.
What a gorgeous card for someone very special. Happy Thanksgiving!
Wow! Amazing card! The colouring is absolutely stunning! And love the pretty, textured bow!
What a beautiful stamp set! I tight you did some complicated technique but it was just the one stamp set.
Thought
mariana, tu tarjeta es hermosa. me gustan esos arboles y el lazo.
On a previous blog I said I was a sucker for holly. Well, I’m also a sucker for trees! Love the colors!
Oooooooooooooooo
Breathtaking card! i LOVE the colors!
this is very pretty.
Gorgeous!!! I love your color choices and the use of gold. So elegant! Thank you for sharing.
gorgeous! TFS
Absolutely gorgeous card! Love the colors and that lovely stamp you used!
The beautiful blue card base and background for your focal piece makes a very striking card. The white trees are lovely.Thanks
What a strikng card. So beautiful.
Beautiful card!!
Such a pretty winter woods! Love the circle/wreath of stars! Lovely Christmas card!
WOW! This card is beautiful! So talented.
Love the colour combination with the white trees!
This card is beautiful. It’s amazing the coloration you achieve from the one ombré ink pad!!!
Wow, your card is stunning! I love the winter tree background and touches of gold. Thanks for sharing.
Love this card. The colours are amazing.
I have the tree stamp and now I see another use for it. I love the starry wreath you created.
Absolutely stunning card. I love these gorgeous colours together
This is gorgeous. I like the texture of the bow too.
Beautiful card! I love this unique color palette! Wow!
Take care!
Michele
Beautiful card and colors. Thanks for sharing.
beautiful, another great card using that background stamp
thanks for sharing
Great card!
Gorgeous card! Love it!
OH WOW, make that a DOUBLE WOW!!! This card is just Breathtaking!!!
I love colors of background ! Your card is so lovely and awesome! !! 😉
Your card is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Wow, that bow looks like molten metal!
Such a gorgeous card!
This card is gorgeous. Love it.
Beautiful
Stunning card..
LOVE ths use of the ombre stamp pads for this gorgeous background stamp!!
This is just gorgeous!….love that tree stamp and the gold with those blues is so pretty….
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