Hero Arts 2012 Catalog Blog Hop + Giveaway
Welcome to the 2012 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop!
GIVEAWAY | Three people will each receive three new stamps from Hero Arts new 2012 catalog.
Here's two of the three sets of stamps that I'll be giving away:
Also, Hero Arts will also be giving away five prize packs that include brand new 2012 Catalog stamps. The five winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received by midnight PST on Monday, December 12, and will be announced on the Hero Arts blog shortly thereafter.
All the new stamps will be available on December 10th. Check out HeroArts.com for a store near you.
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE, WELCOME! Normally a process post like this would happen over on my Projects blog but since this one includes a giveaway it's happening here (and there's lots of December Daily goodness happening over there). If you'd like to learn more about my site check out my Welcome or About Ali pages.
Here's a look at a stamp I love from the new catalog and the one I'm using in my layout today:
Hello zig zag!
I decided to do a page that highlights some of the things I love about Anna right now.
Here's a look at my process:
I used the new Hero Arts Zig Zag stamp to create a pattern on my white cardstock with Jenni Bowlin Chewing Gum and Malted Milk inks. I didn't stress about making it perfect because I knew I would be adding content on top.
I started by adding a sticker border (Sassafras for Studio Calico) along the bottom - popping it up with foam dots.
I knew I wanted the title to read "Things I love" and I hoped it would fit in that space. Chipboard letters are American Crafts Goodness by Amy Tangerine.
Photo is 4x6 and was printed with a white border.
And yes, another one of those wood flags is popping up here. I love those things.
"Beautiful" is from a set of GCD Studios Melody Ross Soul Food Collection Chipboard Stickers.
For the journaling I used one of my Awakening 4x6 overlays. I opened it in Photoshop, added my text and printed on cardstock.
Along the bottom of the overlay I added a bit of washi tape (I think that came in a Studio Calico kit), her initials in those great little Lily Bee alphabet letter stickers, and an old metal arrow (I think from 7gypsies). Love those arrows. Someone should make those again.
SUPPLIES
Click on the images to link to the products.
Hero Arts Zig Zag stamp is now available here.
NEXT UP ON THE BLOG HOP
Next up on the blog hop today is my friend Tim Holtz: http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work on the blog hop, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop.
TO BE ENTEREDinto this giveaway please leave a comment below sharing your favorite holiday tradition (if you are reading this post on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment). Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific on Sunday, December 11th. Winner will be included on my December Daily giveaway post on Monday, December 12th. Please be sure to check back or subscribe (click here to get posts delivered to your email box) to see if you are receiving one of the items this week.










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I love watching Christmas movies, I can't get enough of them throughout the month; thanks for the giveaway!!
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Beautiful layout! Our favorite tradition is taking a drive around the neighborhood and dropping off cookies at all our friends,the kids friends and their teachers. Then we all go to starbucks and have coffee and hot chocolate, it's a great evening and the kids feel so good when they give out the cookies that they baked themselves.
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My favorite tradition: family Christmas tree decorating. Oh, and we always make pizza for dinner on Christmas day (started when I was a wee thing, so that my mom had time to play with us and our toys, rather than cooking all day!)
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One of my favorites is turning off all the lights except the Christmas tree & just sitting looking at the tree. Sitting with my hubby is even better! Thanks for opportunity to win fun products & have a blessed weekend.
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a tradition I've loved since visiting Germany as a child, is to make a greenery wreath. This year it's made from "fynbos" heathers!
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Ali, I recall a neutral coloured version of Awakening? Would love to use this as a kit in PL 2012. Tx
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Love that zig zag stamp! My favorite holiday tradition is game night with the family. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
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Love Hero Arts and all your wonderful giveaways.
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Awesome new stamps from Hero Arts. I love that zig zag. Such a versatile background stamp. My favorite holiday tradition is decorating the tree and wrapping all the presents. :)
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One of my favorite holiday tradiotions is to spend the night before Christmas with the family and curl up by the fire place and talk!
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Wow I like Hero Arts also your stamps. Thanks for the great giveaway. My favorite holiday tradition is to decorate the Christmas tree on the 1st of December, so everyone comes in the christmas mood on the beginning of December! And my whole family loves it.
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My favorite tradition is driving around town with the family to see the holiday lights!
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Our favorite tradition is watching all the Christmas movies, especially "Ralphie sticking his tongue on the frozen pole." Love them all though. Thanks for the opportunity to win some great new stamps.
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My favorite tradition is driving around town with the family to see the holiday lights.
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Since becoming a grandma, traditions have changed at our house. But the one thing we always do is get together to bake cookies. I want my grandkids to have those memories of frosting and cookie batter and the smell of those baking cookies with Nana to carry with them!
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Loving the stamp effect to create pattern paper.
my favourite holiday tradition is taking a walk to look at all the different decorations around the streets where we live
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Love your giveaways! Would be great to win!
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Ohhhh, the possibilities of the zigzag stamp. Lovely! Our favorite holiday tradition right now is a big basket of 40+ Christmas/holiday books which the kids pick one out every night for bedtime story. I put most other books away so we can just read & reread all of those. I used to do the wrapped books thing that you do but last year I didn't get a chance to wrap them all so we dispensed with the wrapping and just have a basket. Happy Holidays!
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Your pages never cease to amaze me. How awesome. I've alwaays wanted my books to have that feel and look but I somehow miss the mark but... That is OK!!! I enjoy them too. Great giveways!!
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Favorite holiday tradition is going to midnight mass. There is a sense of peacefulness and twinkle - and the choir singing Christmas carols in Polish and English is simply amazing! My favorite time of the year!
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Our creche collection is becoming one of my favorite traditions.
thanks for another great giveaway
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