Today marks the kick-off of a week-long blog hop featuring the new 2014 stamps! We have five days of some major eye candy made by none other than those butt-kicking, name-taking, red-hot, card-making mamas known as the Hero Arts Hosti!
If you just arrived, I'm the first stop on the hop. If you want to see the introductory post at the Hero Arts blog, go here.
P R I Z E S:
In addition to seeing some great inspirational ideas, you have a chance to win some of this fabulous new product yourself! Hero Arts will be awarding prizes from randomly drawn blog comments, so leave a comment at every hop stop each day (including each day’s starting post at the Hero Club Blog) to better your chances of winning! Also, several of the Hosti are offering prizes on their blogs. (So there's loot to boot!)
S U P P L I E S:
Not pictured above: Paper: Intense Teal, Marshmallow (Bazzill); Inks: Mediterranean Tide (Fresco), Celadon, Pacific (VersaColor)
T E C H N I Q U E I N S T R U C T I O N S:
The sentiment stamp on this card was stamped twice with two different inks to give it a 3-D feel. I think this can be a really effective technique on cards for the guys in your life. I like to stamp with the lighter ink first. When you stamp the second image, you can either eye-ball your stamp's placement or you can use a stamp positioner. Either way, just stamp the new image a little to the side and/or a little higher/lower than the original image. The resulting effect will depend on the distance and angles between the two images.
NEXT HOP STOP:
the one, the only - my favorite Roomie! - the super-talented...
Kelly Booth with Lovin' the Life I Color!
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Thanks for stopping, and have a blessed day!
Deborah
LOVE LOVE LOVE your card Deborah....I so am Hoping we can be Roomies again this year!! I'm saving my $$$!
Love Ya!
Posted by: kelly Booth | January 20, 2014 at 09:03 AM
Love your congrats card! awesome design!
Posted by: ~amy~ | January 20, 2014 at 09:03 AM
I love how you used the Tiny Flags stamp, Deborah - sooo cool! Fabulous design - beautiful card! Way to kick-off the hop! :)
Posted by: Barb | January 20, 2014 at 09:10 AM
This is stunning Deborah. Love the way it fades...brilliant!! thanks for doing an AHmazing job organizing the hop. Hugs, Kathy
Posted by: Kathy Racoosin | January 20, 2014 at 09:10 AM
Wonderful card, Deborah! I love the soft look of the Tiny Flag background and your gorgeous combination of images! Delighted to be hopping with you this week:)
Posted by: Heather Doran | January 20, 2014 at 09:10 AM
Love this background stamp. Thanks for the stamping tip. It does make the sentiment really stand out. Great card and great color.
Posted by: Brenda in IN | January 20, 2014 at 09:18 AM
Super card! Love the colors.
Posted by: Nancy | January 20, 2014 at 09:20 AM
Such a cool trendy design, love the pretty color too!!!
Posted by: Kailash | January 20, 2014 at 09:22 AM
I love the flag background and really love the technique you used on this card. I will attempt to try it!
Posted by: RedGem | January 20, 2014 at 09:31 AM
wonderful card - love the design with all the blues and the background!
Posted by: Betty | January 20, 2014 at 09:33 AM
What a great way to kick off the Hosti Hop with this vibrant card, Deborah! Just love the colors, the double stamped sentiment and the way the Tiny Flags fade off!! Thanks for organizing us too!!
Posted by: Linda W. | January 20, 2014 at 09:35 AM
Great design! All the elements work so nicely together! Love those new sentiments!
Posted by: Nancy | January 20, 2014 at 09:36 AM
Oh, you know I ADORE YOU and YOUR work, Deborah! This is sooo clean and precise and such the pop of colors!! Gorgeous! So glad I was able to hop with you all this time around! Yay!
Posted by: Tiffany Ervin | January 20, 2014 at 09:36 AM
That's a cool technique for the sentiment, Deborah. I am really loving that flag background, too. Thanks for all the work herding us hens!! You are the best!
Posted by: judy jung | January 20, 2014 at 09:37 AM
Awesome-love the color and the way you've stamped the sentiment! Great technique.
Posted by: cheiron | January 20, 2014 at 09:38 AM
What a great card. Love the colors!
Posted by: Barb | January 20, 2014 at 09:40 AM
Just love that background stamp especially the faded look. Genius! Love everything about this with the bold sentiment. Awesome.
Posted by: Carol Perry | January 20, 2014 at 09:44 AM
Loving that Tiny Flags background!
Posted by: Marty | January 20, 2014 at 09:50 AM
Love the background..great idea
Posted by: Shari D | January 20, 2014 at 09:55 AM
Love this card and the clean style!
Posted by: Aimee | January 20, 2014 at 09:57 AM
Love the colors
Posted by: Gabriella | January 20, 2014 at 09:58 AM
Awesome card! Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Ann Ricks | January 20, 2014 at 09:59 AM
Love the way the background fades out! Great card.
Posted by: Tracy S. | January 20, 2014 at 09:59 AM
I love how you created the background. The tiny flags stamp is definitely on my wish list!
Posted by: Kayla F. | January 20, 2014 at 10:02 AM
A wonderful card and mix of stamps, Deborah, and a great kick-off to the Hop!
Posted by: Lin Brandyberry | January 20, 2014 at 10:04 AM
Love that tiny flag background stamp! And I love how you used it!
Posted by: Lisa | January 20, 2014 at 10:06 AM
wonderful card. I like the technique you used to get a drop shadow effect.
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Posted by: stamping sue | January 20, 2014 at 10:08 AM
love your card, Deborah! The shading is fabulous! TFS!
Posted by: Linda van Vliet | January 20, 2014 at 10:13 AM
Love the tiny flags background and the offset stamping! Great card, Deborah!
Posted by: joy | January 20, 2014 at 10:13 AM
Great card Deborah! I love the techniques you've used, the background fade out is very cool.
Posted by: Ange B | January 20, 2014 at 10:17 AM
Gorgeous design! Love how you placed the background behind the fabulous soft stamped shadow sentiment.
Posted by: stampersuzz | January 20, 2014 at 10:23 AM
Great color combination and an awesome use of the background stamp.
Posted by: Andrea D. | January 20, 2014 at 10:29 AM
Love this card! Great design!
Posted by: Debbie P | January 20, 2014 at 10:32 AM
I love the random inking on the tiny flag stamp! TFS awesome choice of colors too!
Posted by: Dolly | January 20, 2014 at 10:33 AM
Wow fabulous CAS design Deborah!
Posted by: Cindy C. | January 20, 2014 at 10:38 AM
Loved your pretty card. Thanks also for the detailed instructions. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Katherine Becker | January 20, 2014 at 10:52 AM
Great card. I appreciate your tip on stamping twice. I love the faded look of the background triangles.
Posted by: Diana N. | January 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Very nice! Love those stars!
Posted by: Karen Larsen | January 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Love the enamel dots on this one, but the best part is the COLOR! WOW!
Posted by: Debbie V | January 20, 2014 at 11:06 AM
Love the faded background! Makes everything else stand out!
Posted by: Pam Rudzki | January 20, 2014 at 11:06 AM
Great card, thanks for sharing! Since I am the only female in a house of guys, I always appreciate designs that can be used for my guys :)
Posted by: renee m | January 20, 2014 at 11:13 AM
Great card, thanks for sharing it with us!
Posted by: Meagan Vaughn | January 20, 2014 at 11:14 AM
I like the 3d effect and the partially stamped background.
Posted by: Sue D | January 20, 2014 at 11:15 AM
Terrific card! (I lust after the tiny flags background stamp!) What a great card for a man!
love Mags B x
Posted by: Mags B | January 20, 2014 at 11:16 AM
LOVE this card, Deborah! The background and sentiment are made for each other...you are so sharp to put this together ;)
Posted by: Virginia L. | January 20, 2014 at 11:20 AM
Beautiful card!
Posted by: plus.google.com/107205594606968106528 | January 20, 2014 at 11:24 AM
Love the 3-D stamping effect with the colours you chose.
Posted by: Tess Dunkley | January 20, 2014 at 11:24 AM
Such a great card Deborah and perfect for males or females, Its great to be hopping with you again.
Posted by: sally | January 20, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Very cool. Love that double stamping. Very effective.
Posted by: Jean Bullock | January 20, 2014 at 11:27 AM
I love the background that you created with the tiny flags stamp!!
Posted by: Judy | January 20, 2014 at 11:28 AM
Just love the colors on this card, and your fading technique on the Tiny Flags is fabulous!
Posted by: Gloria Reynolds | January 20, 2014 at 11:29 AM
The tiny flags makes a great background. The sentiment does really pop, going to have to try it out!Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Lyn Kaufmann | January 20, 2014 at 11:32 AM
Great card! I love your stamping technique.
Posted by: Donna Whitten | January 20, 2014 at 11:34 AM
I like this technique. It's simple but impactful. This also give me a reason to stock up on various shades of inks! :)
Posted by: Jen | January 20, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Love the fade on the background stamp and the scattering of embellishments.
Posted by: Angela NJ | January 20, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Love your card. I'm liking that tiny flat background more and more.
Posted by: Caroline | January 20, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Darn auto correct! Tiny flags!!
Posted by: Caroline | January 20, 2014 at 11:39 AM
Great affect on the sentiment! Beautiful card!
Posted by: Leni | January 20, 2014 at 11:41 AM
I love your CAS design and how you used the background stamp!
Posted by: Harriet Skelly | January 20, 2014 at 11:43 AM
Love how you stamped the background. Thanks for the 3D technique instructions.
Posted by: Dorothy C. | January 20, 2014 at 11:47 AM
Love the colors and the subtle background you achieved with this technique is perfect to high light the cute sentiment.
Posted by: barbara lassiter | January 20, 2014 at 11:55 AM
I like how the background stamp was used, great card!
Posted by: Laura B. | January 20, 2014 at 11:55 AM
Thanks for the info on how you did the sentiment. It's cool!
Posted by: Ann Marie | January 20, 2014 at 11:57 AM
I like your modern card - isn't that Tiny Flags stamp great?!!!
Posted by: VikkiCH | January 20, 2014 at 11:59 AM
What a fantastic way to kick off the hop. The background adds depth without taking over. Love your card.
Posted by: Arlene | January 20, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Love the faded background... it looks so cool!!
Posted by: Briggs | January 20, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Love how you explained the 3d for the background!!! New to stamping, love learning. Love the simplicity, elegant card!
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Posted by: Nancy Carroll | January 20, 2014 at 12:02 PM
Beautiful card! I have that Tiny Flags stamp on my wish list. I think I need the stencil and the matching die, too.
Posted by: Jackie | January 20, 2014 at 12:07 PM
Whoa! these are awesome stamps that really make a fab statement! Fun card!
Posted by: Vicky | January 20, 2014 at 12:08 PM
Wonderful card! Love that turquoise color! Can't wait to give this a try...the tiny flags is one of my fav stamps right now!
Posted by: Jeannine Brenner | January 20, 2014 at 12:11 PM
I like the way you did the background. Very cool!
Posted by: Jana | January 20, 2014 at 12:16 PM
Fabulous one layer card Deborah! Love the faded inking of the Tiny Flags stamp.
Posted by: Sue McRae | January 20, 2014 at 12:17 PM
Love the background! It really sets off the stamping.
Posted by: Diana | January 20, 2014 at 12:25 PM
Loving on that background stamp!!
Posted by: Linda | January 20, 2014 at 12:26 PM
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the way you combined old and new stamps together...and that sentiment technique is awesome.
Posted by: conil | January 20, 2014 at 12:27 PM
Love the colors and the 3-D effect.
Posted by: Lisa | January 20, 2014 at 12:40 PM
Love the 3D text effect and the faded background. Great card!
Posted by: Juilien | January 20, 2014 at 12:41 PM
Love it Deborah! What a great way to use the background stamp!
Posted by: Deborah M | January 20, 2014 at 12:50 PM
Nice! Very manly card, need to make more of those myself..
Posted by: Anouk | January 20, 2014 at 12:52 PM
OOh this is awesome! Love the subtle triangle background behind the sentiment! :)
Posted by: Lysa | January 20, 2014 at 12:53 PM
Wonderful card! Love the technique you used for the background and love the deep teal colors...!!
Thanks for sharing and congratulations on being a Hero Hostess! What a cool thing that is!!
Hugs,
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa (ThePurplePlace) | January 20, 2014 at 12:55 PM
ok I am convinced. I really need to try this. That stamp is fabulous and so is the card.
Posted by: Candy | January 20, 2014 at 12:55 PM
Awesome card--love your design
Posted by: Sue Givens | January 20, 2014 at 12:59 PM
Love what you did with the flag background and double stamping the sentiment! Such a cool card!
Posted by: Anita Rex | January 20, 2014 at 01:21 PM
GREAT USE OF THE BACKGROUND STAMP FOR A CLEAN, SOPHISTICATED LOOK!
Posted by: KRISTEN | January 20, 2014 at 01:22 PM
We all seem to agree that the background is really cool. I love it, too. What color ink did you use and do you only ink part of the stamp or just not press down on half of it. I like the shadow effect on the letters, too. Thanks so much.
Posted by: BeverlyBL | January 20, 2014 at 01:22 PM
Love how you combined all of those elements. I especially like how you have the tiny flags just sort of fade across the card. Really nice effect.
Posted by: Jackie McKnite | January 20, 2014 at 01:23 PM
Great card and I love how you faded the background image.
Posted by: Tami B | January 20, 2014 at 01:25 PM
Your card is fabulous! Thanks for sharing! kmassman gmail
Posted by: Kelly Massman | January 20, 2014 at 01:25 PM
Gorgeous card Deborah! I find it not easy to make male cards, but this one is great inspiration! Greetings from Belgium, Annelies
Posted by: Annelies | January 20, 2014 at 01:29 PM
Love the way the big background stamp fades away.
Posted by: Buffe | January 20, 2014 at 01:38 PM
What an awesome card! So creative!
Posted by: Kathy Camps | January 20, 2014 at 01:57 PM
Loved the use of the tiny flags background and the colors. Thanks for sharing this technique.
Posted by: Katherine Dent | January 20, 2014 at 02:01 PM
The fade on the flags is really great! Thanks for showing us the shadow technique too! I really like the colors!
Posted by: Cheryl L. | January 20, 2014 at 02:10 PM
Great card, Deborah! Love the partial inking of the background stamp :)
Posted by: Lucille K | January 20, 2014 at 02:18 PM
Love your card. I love the color combination. I like how you did the sentiment making it look 3-D.
Posted by: Patricia Swagler | January 20, 2014 at 02:19 PM
Lovely monochromatic card. How did you fade those flags so beautifully?
Posted by: adele | January 20, 2014 at 02:20 PM
i love what you did with the tiny flags stamp!
Posted by: amy pjura | January 20, 2014 at 02:22 PM
Love the color and simplicity of design!
Posted by: Bobbie Brock | January 20, 2014 at 02:32 PM
Great card!
Posted by: Jeanie Johnson | January 20, 2014 at 02:32 PM