09.15.2024 Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: SEPTEMBER - Candy/Cookies

I am here again guesting for the amazing Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!

This month -  for the month of September, it is all about Christmas, Caffeinated (Coffee/Cocoa/Tea) and ADD Candy or Cookies!

This month the Sponsor  is: Not 2 Shabby

PRIZE is $25 Gift Credit to the shoppe!

I have some jumping for joy Gingerbread Men They love some cocoa!

Here are all the cards I made for inspiration this month for Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - Candies/Cookies!

I hope that you are inspired to join!

Peppermint Mocha Season Stamp Set

Gingerbread Visions Paper Pad

Snow Sweet Stamp Set

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Here are a few stamps on their site

 that caught my eye!

Rise and Shine Stamp Set  Cup of Thanks

Love for Latte 

 Holly Jolly

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09.13.2024 Inspire by Challenge

 

I was Inspired by the all of the photo coloring and hues of the newest Inspired by Challege.

The gray brick pathway (background diagonal embossed card base design).

The vintage yellow colors of the bike and flowers (flower buds)

The greenery (leaves)

The splotchy path and fence (distressed wreath)

Inspired by Challenge #301

Pinkfresh September Challenge -Link up

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09.08.2024 Pinkfresh SEPTEMBER Challenge

 

Pinkfresh Supplies

- Merry & Bright Frame Bundle

- Scallop Circle Die

- Holiday Large Sentiments

- Dew Drops Iridescent (Class Exclusive)

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Pinkfresh September Challenge -Link up

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09.08.2024 Masculine Card

Pushing myself to use stamps I have bought and never used!

I bought this stamp online through Office Supply.com It is called Flora and Fauna Stag by the Card Hut - artist is Charlotte Eleanor.  My husband saw the stamp and said it was nice.  So a card for him it is. 

Perfect for the Color Hues of Rust & Green.

I couldn't find a suitable sentiment, the shapes were too far off and they could cover my image.  A crafting friend made me several Spellbinders Halloween sentiment strips (Thank you so much! Lenae!!) And this sentiment was You are my favorite ghoul..I cut the Ghoul off, it was so pretty in a glimmer gold, I had to use it!!! 

Now the inner message can be birthday or Christmas.

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The Card Hut Stamp Set

Hero Arts Wood Frame Dies

Spellbinders Halloween Icons Pressplate (Sentiment) --Thanks Lenae

Color Hues Challenge

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09.07.2024 Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero - SEPTEMBER Challenge

 Stay crafty with a Blog Named Hero" Challenge! 

This month's challenge theme is: 

"Anything Goes!"

Create a card using Hero Arts products as your main focus, and create ANYTHING GOES!

I am IN LOVE with the Newer Bird of Paradise Fancy Dies and HAD to do a card as soon as I it arrived!

Instagram Users: Please make sure to add @ablognamedhero 

 to all your posts so that we may comment!!

We are loving all of the entries we have been seeing in the gallery!  

I LOVE how this card came together.

+Here are my Hero Arts Supplies:

- Birds of Paradise Fancy Dies

- Hexagon Infinity Dies

- You are Loved Messages Stamp Set

- Creamsicle Reactive Ink Cube

- Thistle Reactive Ink Cube

- Aquatic Reactive Ink Cube

- Indigo Core Ink

- You are Loved Messages Stamp Set

- Hero Art Intense Black Ink

- Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock

- Hero Arts Ink Blending Brush

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There are always 2 - $50 Hero Arts Gift Cards as prizes each month! 

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with my Top it Off Tuesday Feature!

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09.07.2024 I Love Dogs - Color Hues Challenge

I have been getting some quite lovely comment on my cards lately and when I saw this color combo challenge, I thought immediately of pumpkins.  Hummm I do not think I have any large pumpkins stamps?

Well..I made a deal to myself, if I am buying new stamps, I need to put them in a bin and focus to use them first, or use older stamps I already own.  Needless to say, I have a lot of bins.  I flipped through my newly acquired, and this stamp set looked so fun.  I'm pretty sure I can use the colors required.. Cool.  

*****APOLOGIES in advance****

This stamp is retired and no longer available 

(So very sorry peeps)...

This is a stamp I purchased from Amy T's crafty sale. It is a retired clear set from The Cat's Pajamas.  They do not even make physical sets anymore, however check e-bay, there are some there.  The sentiment, Dog Lover YES it is new and available from Studio Calico (needs restocked it sold out). If you are a Cat Lover click to check out this set

 

I do LOVE Dogs!    We now have two lovely sweet furry family members (Yay!)

Our newest baby is a sweet, precocious (sometimes can be bitey when playful - she's teething) princess.

Totally smitten with her!

Mollie - our newest family member!

The Color Hues Challenge - #TCH94

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09.06.2024 Unity Boo to You!

  My Unity order came in a few days ago, and I LOVE them.

I bought all cling rubber unmounted.  They really take the ink like a champ.  

Link for this stamp set:  

Unity Stamps Co: Boo to You

I vowed that once new stuff arrives - INK it UP!  So now I am doing my best to ink up all newest items and then shop my stash for all the pretties I have just let sit by the wayside

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