Friday, January 14, 2011

2011 Catalog Blog Hop with the Hero Hostesses


Hello and welcome to the Hero Hostess 2011 Catalog Blog Hop! I'm so thrilled to have been invited to join in the fun! and I hope you're enjoying the hop and find lots of inspiration in this week  \(^.^)/

You should have arrived here from
Deborah Nolan’s blog. And t
oday is the final round of the blog hop, so if you missed the hop before, you can start at the Hero Arts blog, 
 day 1, day 2, day 3, and day 4. Please be sure to leave comments along the way to win Hero Arts 2011 catalog stamps!

If you find a broken link, you can always go back to the Hero Arts blog for the master list of blog and also, please email tami@heroarts.com and provide the blog address that has the bad link so we can fix it. Thanks! 

My first project is a just simply clean design and focus to the sentiment. 
I using my favorite stamp set from HeroArts Catalog 2011 CL483 Type (I  it so much)


Other supplies: HeroArts stamp CG125 Friend Definition; CG197 Old Letter; MS Butterfly punch; HeroArts Pearl /gems; Spellbinder Die Lacey Square; Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia, Onyx Black, Memento Desert Sand, Brilliance Rocket Red; TimHoltz Distress Ink Scattered Straw

My Next project , I'm using cute stamp from 2011 catalog CL484 “Whimsical House” . I just love it from the first time I saw on HeroArts blog, super cute stamp ha! (~_^)


Other supplies: HeroArts stamp CL487, Hero Kraft Folded Notecard PS507; Punch: Fiskar & Marvy; Coloring: copics; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Vintage sepia, TimHoltz Distress Ink Spun Sugar ; HeroArts pearl/gems

And my last card for today is using the new cling stamp CG285 Hand Drawn Flower and CG286 Three Leaves bundle with  CL487 Thank You for Being My Friend for the sentiment.
Other supplies : HeroArts stamp CG125 Friend Definition; Hero Kraft Folded Notecard PS507; White Embossing powder; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Vintage sepia, TimHoltz Distress Ink: Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Cruseh Olive, Scartered Straw;  Ranger Perfect Pearl Mist; HeroArts Button/Pearls/gem ; Spellbinder Die; String & bead

All stamp used are Hero Arts from their new 2011 Catalog and available in the
 Hero Arts Online Store

Thanks so much for hopping by! And Special thanks to Hero Arts for inviting me join in the fun! Next hop stop is the super talented Jenny Suchin, and I’m sure you will find more lots of fun on her blog! (*^_^*)


Hope you have a great week end

Hugs,

325 comments:

  1. Vera these are wonderful! Beautiful flower card. The houses are adorable and love the framed messages on your first cards!

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  2. How truly beautiful these creations are Vera, I absolutely adore each and everyone, hugs!

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  3. Veraaaa!! these are so beautiful. simple clean beautiful .i love all of them :D and the colouring is beautiful as usual :)
    loving the pastel coloured houses too ><

    Thanks for sharing ^^

    x
    cathy fong

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  4. GORGEOUS GORGEOUS cards Vera....LOVE LOVE them!!!! hugs to you.....

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  5. Fabulous cards, Vera. So glad to see your creations again...

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  6. Oh Vera....such fantastic cards...I LOVE them ALL!!!

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  7. These are wonderful cards, Vera! Gorgeous designs, colours and details! I love them all!

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  8. Oh Vera!!! Such beautiful cards!!! LOVE your use of pastel/soft colours!!!

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  9. these are truly gorgeous. love your soft colors and expecially love the heart behind the two houses!

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  10. Very pretty cards, love love the flower one!

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  11. Vera, you cards are so pretty! I love the vintage messages and the house is so fun. Love the card designs and beautiful soft colors!-L. Berry

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  12. Pretty cards vera. i love the soft colors you have used. Love love them.

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  13. Very cute cards! I love the cute house one. The heart behind it really gives it a fun look.

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  14. oh vera! your cards are just so sweet and ADORABLE!! love the first two that you made using the typewriter set!!

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  15. Love the flower, so realistic and gorgeous. The large inchie cards are simple and elegant.

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  16. the little lacey framed cards are so sweet, love all your projects!
    thanks for sharing.
    linda patti tpatti@windstream.net

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  17. The cards are beautiful. I really like the 2 with butterflys. The houses just made me smile they were 'too stinking cute' as my friend would say. The last card with the flower was very elegeant. Thanks for sharing.
    Sharon in Dayton

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  18. All three of your cards are just lovely.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  19. bonjour de france
    your cards are very amazing
    merci pour l'inspiration

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  20. oh wonderful cards Vera. this has been just the best week ever. Oz

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  21. Very nice cards. I love the last one the most. Pink is starting to be my new favorite colour!!

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  22. Vera, all of your cards are so sweet! I love the simplicity of the first card highlighting the sentiments. I also love the pretty flower and how you colored it. The house is totally adorable! Great job!

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  23. Who would of thought about using 2 houses for a super cute Valentine/Anniversary card - what a great idea!

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  24. Vera! Your cards are beautiful!

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  25. Vera! Your cards are beautiful!

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  26. Great cards! Thanks for the chance to win new stamps from my favourite stamp company!

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  27. Beautiful cards, Vera! Love the soft pretty colors you used. Your house scene is SO sweet!

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  28. All three of your cards are too cool. I really like how you used the heart behind the houses. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  29. All these cards are gorgeous but I especially love how you made the sentiments the focus in the first 2 cards. Thanks for some great inspiration!

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  30. Vera - I "heart" all of your creations - so sweet!! Love the placement of the heart behind the whimsical houses and how you embellished the center of the flower on the last card! Hugs, Robin :)

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  31. Very nice cards! I like your use of soft subtle colours. Thanks for sharing!

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  32. Beautiful cards, Vera and love all the soft colours! Great job!

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  33. Love these cards, Vera! You use pretty colors and love the way you put those houses together! And with just the right details, all four your cards are absolutely gorgeous to me!!
    Hugs, Wendy

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  34. Lovely cards. My favourite one is the one with the houses. Thanks for sharing.

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  35. Cute cards! Love your whimsical style!

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  36. Lovely cards! Thanks for sharing the supply lists as well, very helpful. The house is so cute with the heart background and grass cut.

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  37. Sweet, sweet cards! I love the house, love the sentiments, love the colors.

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  38. What fun! Thanks for sharing. I confess, I did take a look around your site. Love your stamping style.

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  39. Oh, goodness! These cards are adorable. Love what you did dwith the sweet house stamps. Too, too cute. Thanks for sharing.

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  40. Vera, wonderful work! Yes, the houses are so cute!

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  41. Vera, I am in awe of all your work, but that house card warmed my heart! It is so adorable and for sure I need to buy that stamp set! It has been a delight to be part of the blog hop with you! Your work is incredible!

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  42. Sweet Vera, I love your cards today! My favorite is the last one, because of the flower, of course - love how you put that one together! And using the heart shape for a cloud in the 2nd is adorable!

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  43. Vera love your cards, the houses are really cute and I love love love your flower card!!

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  44. I love all the softness to your beautiful cards Vera!

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  45. I love all the softness to your beautiful cards Vera!

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  46. Oh Vera, these are just wonderful! Jo x

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  47. Such pretty cards Vera! Thanks for sharing!

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  48. HELLO GORGEOUS, Vera!! All of your cards are simply charming and beautiful! You ROCK in this blog hop!! Way to go, girl!

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  49. Wonderful cards ! I can't choose a favorite. Love them all.

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  50. Vera, that card with the houses and the heart is so cute! All your work is so simple and elegant.

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  51. Really likethe looks of your cards. The little houses has been a favorite since they had these at christmas time. Great use of color in all the cards!!!

    mbiup@roadruner.com

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  52. Love those houses!

    Lindastamps at gmail dot com

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  53. Great cards, I really like the soft colors. Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  54. Vera, all three cards are just beautiful...love the soft colors that you used.

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  55. Vera, beautiful cards, you are super talented!

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  56. I'm loving your wonderful eye-candy, Vera, especially the Whimsical Houses. How clever to use a heart-shaped die-cut for the cloud, love it!
    blessings...

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  57. I love your style Vera... soft and great layering. The Whimsical House card with it's heart cloud and smoke is pure genius!

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  58. Wow lovely cards nicely done. Take Care

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  59. Very nice cards Vera. I especially like the last one. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  60. These are beautiful and so simple. I love them all!

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  61. Your cards are very sweet. Love the colors.

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  62. Love your cards--love the simplicity of these cards--very beautiful.

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  63. Such pretty cards - thanks for the hop!

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  64. I loved the simplicity of your first card. Love the colors that you8 used for all the cards.

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  65. What fun and creative cards! Love the inclusion of Kraft paper in your second card! Thanks for sharing!

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  66. Love that whimsical house card Vera! Thanks for your inspiration!

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  67. Auch bei dir sind supertolle Werke zu sehen.
    Ich werde Deinen Blog nun öfter besuchen.
    Ganz liebe Grüße
    und ein schönes Wochenende
    Petra

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  68. Very pretty cards! Simple and stunning.

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  69. Hi Vera! I love your cards today! So much detail to them!

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  70. Stunning cards, all of them.

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  71. cantik2 ver... love the colors and love your last card...

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  72. Love the cards Vera..your simple clean lines are brilliant. I especially like your use of the kraft paper.

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  73. Hi Vera! Love all your sweet cards--they are just your style and showcased the stamps perfectly! So happy you were part of the hop, and so honored to have been a part of it! Hugs to you!

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  74. Vera, I tried to post a comment earlier but now it looks like it didn't "take." So if it shows up later, my apologies for being redundant! I love these cards - they remind me of old-fashioned embroidered linen. Very delicate and beautiful!

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  75. Oh these are lovely, Vera. I especially love those happy little yellow houses, and your use of kraft cardstock.

    Julie

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  76. I must get me some copic markers! I love what you can do with them!

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  77. i love that 3d flower you made!!

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  78. Wonderful card designs! Love the little houses with the Kraft notecard. Great coloring. The little sentiment stamps are adorable framed with the butterflies, and your flower is just gorgeous ... love the stitching.

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  79. Wonderful creations, love those houses...thank you

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  80. those first cards are so flippin' cute. you just reaffirmed my reasons for having that alphabet on my wish list.

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  81. love your use of the type set! love those 2 cards :)

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  82. Ver, these cards are wonderful! Love them, especiallythe last one is so pretty!

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  83. Beautiful cards. I especially like the silhouette card.

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  84. Very nice cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  85. Lovely, lovely cards! I get such inspiration from all the hostesses.

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  86. Such sweet cards. I like the simple, focused cards a lot. The frames dress them up without detracting. Thanks for sharing.

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  87. INCREDIBLE cards!!!!
    You are SO TALENTED! Thanks for sharing!!!!

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  88. Cute cards, very fresh. Thanks!

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  89. That whimsical house is too adorable!

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  90. Great inspiration! The flower stamp looks so versatile. Thanks so much!

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  91. WOW! wonderful cards - love the houses - I am now a follower!
    Sandra ltb

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  92. Wonderful cards Vera! Love the simple clean lines of the first with its soft colors; the second card is adorable...love the heart rising in the background! And the flower card with all of its layers and textures is fantastic! Thanks for sharing :)
    (Jenifer Ann)

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  93. Vera your cards are so varied and beautiful. You really showed us your skills. Thanks so much for the inspiration.

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  94. Fabulous cards! I really like the hearts behind the house.

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  95. Such cute cards, love the whimsical houses.
    Now I'm going to keep HOP HOP HOPING my way along.

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  96. Absolutely gorgeous cards!!! You have a very creative touch to each of them!! Thanks for sharing them with us!!!

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  97. Pretty cards. Thanks for sharing

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  98. Clean and simple got me right off the bat. I wouldn't have thought to use the sentiments this way. I also loved the card with the hand drawn flower. Nice job.

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  99. I love your cards Vera.. the flower one is my favourite one, but I love those colours :)

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  100. What a lovely set of cards!

    Marie-Anne

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  101. Great cards. My favorite one is the second one! TFS!

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  102. Love the hero arts mixed with spellbinders dies!!!!

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  103. Your cards are absolutely gorgeous, I love your layouts and your use of color. Thanks for sharing.

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  104. What great cards! My favorite was your "sweetheart" card ~ the houses are adorable. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  105. Just bought the Hand Drawn Flower at my LSS a few days ago and am delighted to see your use of it... lovely!

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  106. Just adore your clean and simple designs Vera!

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  107. love your style, the cards are so cute!

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  108. WOW... gorgeous cards, Vera! Love your great design and colors, thanks for the inspirations!!

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  109. I love your designs, with these stamps. great job.

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  110. that flower is awesome and the houses were so cute you are very talented thanks for sharing

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  111. I love all your cards! They are my style!! The little squares with those stunning butterflies! and sentiments. Adorable! The whimsical houses is a 'must add to my wish list'! Love the sentiment on that one too! So lovely! I really like the Hand Drawn Flower as well! You are very talented! Beautiful cards!! ~Vanessa W

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  112. Vera, I really liked the simplicity of the cards and the great message they convey. Thanks for sharing your talents with the online community. Keep up the great work.

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  113. Three such pretty cards. But the houses steal my heart!

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  114. I really appreciate your clean style and the grass on the second card is interesting.

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  115. 3 beautiful cards! I love the pink flower.

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  116. I love that clean and simple look, but you also manage to have such wonderful attention to detail. Truly lovely!

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  117. Very pretty cards Vera! Thank you for sharing :)

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  118. Totally adore your cards Vera! Thank you for the inspiration! Love the pink heart behind the hosues, what a nice touch! YOur clean design cards are just up my alley! And I love all the details on your Hand Drawn Flower card, beautiful subtle colours! Thank you!

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  119. So sweet. Love your house card best

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  120. Love your subtle colors and details! The house card is perfect for so many occasions!

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  121. All the cards are so pretty. Your coloring on the whimsical houses is just perfect!

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  122. I love your projects and especially love the flower card! The pretty beads dangling from the button's bow are so lovely!! Great work!!

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  123. The first card is so delicate. Love all of them!

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  124. Beautiful cards! You're so talented.

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  125. Just love your unique style, Vera. The flower card is so beautiful. Love them all.

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  126. Love the look of your cards, Thank you for sharing your talent with others.

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  127. Fantastic cards, Vera!!! Love them all. Thanks for your inspiration.

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  128. I love what you did with these cards! The flower is awesome. Good work.

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  129. I luv this HOUSE card A LOT!!! Not only you put a HEART on the background, but luv the colors on this card!! Others are also elegant! :-)

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  130. Cute cards. The houses card is really nice with the heart behind and the little tiny hearts. Very cute to have the beads on the string hanging from your flower.

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  131. Beautiful cards! Love the colors. The Stamps are great!

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  132. These cards are B E A U T I F U L!

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  133. Oh my goodness, these cards are so beautiful, Vera! Wow! I'm in awe. Love your color palette on the house card. So soft and dreamy. Great job on all three!

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  134. Lovely cards and the 2nd one so cute!

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  135. Vera your cards are all so pretty!

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  136. Beautiful card creations! Thanks for sharing your ideas.

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia200(at)gmail(dot)com

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  137. Wonderful cards Vera. My favourite is the one with the houses, I particularly love how you've added the heart to this card.
    Thank you for the inspirations.
    Clare x

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  138. Beautiful cards - love the soft colors you have used. Thanks for sharing.

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  139. Wonderful cards Vera love the soft colours i especially love that flower stamp Karen

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  140. I just love your cards! The heart behind the house is such a cute idea.
    *smiles*

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  141. I like all three... I think the first one is my favorite though. Those frames are adorable!

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  142. Cute cards. I like the button with the on the flower in your last card; nice touch.

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  143. You did beautiful things with these gotta have stamps, thanks for sharing great ideas.

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  144. Simply love your cards, specially the first ones with the sentiments in the frame!
    Susanne

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  145. Oh so love your cards Vera. Love the soft subtle colours that you use and the use of Kraft paper is wonderful. Love your design and style. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  146. Vera, such gorgeous cards, I simply adore the little house one! Way to go Sista

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  147. Pretty cards! Your hand drawn flower card is just gorgeous! lavender & roses - Susanne

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  148. So lovely delicate cards!!! =)
    Hugs, SannaS

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  149. love the valentine cloud behind the house. too cute!

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  150. Beautiful cards.

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  151. It is so nice to see cards that are not filled up with stuff. These are fantastic.

    stamping on...

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  152. Love your beautiful cards Vera! I fell in love with those whimsical houses too! Thanks for sharing!

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  153. Love your cards, especially the pink flower. Very nice!

    Louise C.

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  154. Vera, these are so beautiful! I like how you focused on the sentiments and how you framed them with text. The houses are simply sweet and adorable, love the little hearts and the larger one behind; colors & sentiment work so well together. And the hand drawn flower is so pretty in mauve with a lovely circle scallop die cut, leaves, button, text behind, lovely sentiment. :) Thanks for sharing!

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  155. Beautiful! I really like the use of the kraft card to make the images pop.

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  156. How romantic the first two cards are! Just right for Valentines. The butterflys are just the right touch! Great job on the cuddily houses. They look like buddies. Another romantic look with the flower. Love you work! Diane

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  157. I love the frames you made on your first card. The house card with the big heart is adorable!

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  158. Beautiful cards, Vera! Love the last two!

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  159. all your cards are so pretty Vera. Love the little ones with just the sentiment - really showcases the words.

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  160. Your cards are wonderful, I especially like the flower. Very well done.

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  161. Vera, these are just stunning. Love them
    All.

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  162. great cards. the houses are so cute.

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  163. Wonderful cards - thank you so much for sharing them!

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  164. Such sweet cards and very cute butterflies.

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  165. Gorgeous cards, all of them. Next on my wishlist is whimsical houses! Ger x.

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  166. Really great cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  167. Nice cards - Thanks for sharing!

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  168. Your cards are so sweet - I love the soft colours you have used.

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  169. Beautiful cards! Love the two houses ;D

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  170. Really love the white butterflies and pale frame on the sentiment.

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  171. Vera,
    Love your cards today. Each one is
    so fun. I'm going to buy the whimsical house stamp for sure. Loved the cute touches you added to all of your cards. Thanks...

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  172. I really loved your card with the houses....just so pretty. Thanks for sharing.

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  173. All of them are lovely, but those first ones (the clean & graphic sentiment ones) really grabbed my attention. LOVE those!

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  174. these are all sooo pretty and amazing!!

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  175. love these cards - so beautiful

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  176. Love your cards Vera, the little scene is adorable, I am partial myself to kraft paper, and your card with the large flower is so pretty, and the CAS cards are also awesome.
    Great Work.
    Donna

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  177. Nice work, I like the house stamp too!!

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  178. Wonderful! I love the "type" cards. They turned out really simple and pretty.

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  179. WOw!!! Those are gorgeous! Love the first two ones, so C&S!

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  180. Such cute cards....I love the house card. Hadn't seen that stamp used by any of the other hostesses. Thank you for sharing.

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  181. Beautiful cards, Vera! I especially like the last one with the flower. Lovely soft colors!

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  182. Thanks for sharing your simple clean designs, love the ideas

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  183. Very pretty cards. I love the heart clouds on the Whimsical House card.

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  184. Love those adorable houses! Vera, you ROCKED these new stamps! HUGS!

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Thank you so much for your wonderful comments :)