Hero Arts blog hop

Did some serious blog hopping this weekend on ever so inspiring Hero Arts blog. The blog hop was to celebrate their 2012 catalog. I planned to be creative this weekend, but got stuck in front of the computer instead! But it was totally worth it! I got so many ideas and found so many things things I'd like to try out. I will list my ideas here and hopefully, some day (if there isn't another blog hop soon!), I can link back to what I was inspired to do!

• Suzanne Czosek (Suzz's Stamping Spot) created a lovely CAS Valentines card with a technique involving stamping into a mask. I just love all the white in this card! Defenitely something I have to try! (TRIED IT!)

• Kelly Booth (Lovin' The Life I Color) used my favourite colors; turqoise and brown.  I just have to make something in these colors! (TRIED IT!)

• Tiffany Ervin (It's the Stuff I Love) used a border cut out from a bookpage. Love the vintage feel of this card. Wouldn't be too hard to cut a border!

• Nancy Krueger (Happy Heart Studio) did some stamping on sticky back canvas and it sure adds that little extra to a card. I have to use fabric in my next project! She also used turqoise and brown on a card. Lovely!

• Lisa Carroll (INKlinations) showed a striking techniqe by using a bold blocked stamp, embossing and coloring the non-embossed areas.

• Sally Sherfield (Created by Sally) used a color combo I'd like to try out; green, brown and purple. She also, just like Tiffany, uses a border made of what seems to be really old paper. I really like that vintage touch! Sally also made a super romantic card with a rose stamp she has inked and watercolored with the same ink. And to top that off a white embossed script stamp over the image. Yummy!

• Sarah J Moerman (Just Visiting) explained an awesome technique how to make soft romantic cards with first white embossing then watermark inks and chalks.

• Heather Doran (Stamping and Stitching) used another color combo that I haven't used before; turqoise and beige. She also used fabric in this lovely turqoise, beige and orange card.

• Barb Engler (...Enjoying Life...) used Kraft colored cardstock, white embossing and markers to color in and the outcome is just gorgeous. I love Kraft! Barb has just reached 200 followers on her blog and therefor has a very generous blog candy. Check that out!