October is here and it is less than 90 days till Christmas! Crazy isn’t it? And… today is the World Cardmaking Day! Let’s create and inspire each other with handmade cards!

It is time for a new challenge at a2z Scrapbooking Blog! This month, the theme is Layer it.

This theme can mean that you have layers on your projects, for example, layers of papers, layers of stamps, and etc. This is my card for this month’s challenge:

I used one of the new Hero Arts Holiday stamps, Color Layering Cardinal. I love this color layering stamp set. You can see, it is a one layer card but it has layers, layers of stamping 🙂

You can create any projects that show the theme in it. Link Up Here and by entering you will have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the a2z Scrapbooking Store.

a2z Scrapbooking Store is a Hero Arts retailer selling primarily Hero Arts stamps, inks & craft supplies. If you do not see the Hero Arts products that you would like to get at the store, you can send them email and they will help you with that. And… you can get 15% off when you put an order of $25 or more when you used this code: Helen15.

Thank you for stopping by today. Hope you have a fabulous blessed day!

Supply List:

• Hero Arts Color Layering Cardinal
• Darice White Cardstock
• CTMH Snowhaven paper
• CTMH Inks: Black, Slate, Eggplant, Pomegranate, Pixie, Topiary, Cranberry, Cotton Candy
• American Craft Silver Glitter Ribbon
• Mini Clear Gems (Hobby Lobby)
• Adhesive Runner, Tombow Mono Liquid Glue

Crafty friends, I have one more card to share with you today. Every month, I join a fun card challenge that challenge you to create a card and send it to your assigned friend. It is called Card Chain Challenge.

This challenge is started by Deborah Nolan. She provides the prompts, colors, sketch and theme every month. You can read all about it here. Starting this month, this challenge is hosted by Gail.

And this is the card I made for my Card Chain friend in Nevada.

My card is inspired by Card Chain Challenge Color Palette and Sketch:

If you like to join our October Card Chain Challenge, you have until September 6th to sign up at Gail’s Blog.

I got the Greateful Leaves Color Layering stamps and die sets from  a2z Scrapbooking store, it is a Hero Arts retail stores where you can find large collection of stamps, frame dies, stencils, cardtocks, embellishments, and more!

Visit a2z Scrapbooking store and get 15% OFF when you put an order of $25 and more (exclude shipping) by using this code: Helen15.

Thanks a bunch for visiting today. Have a fabulous day!

Welcome to the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day 2. This blog hop and link up runs from September 23rd at 6:00 AM Pacific Time until September 30th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

The theme is Fall coffee, cocoa and tea. And don’t forget that September 29th is the National Coffee Day! Let’s gather your coffee/cocoa/tea crafting supplies, create and share with us by linking up your project(s) here. By linking up your projects, you have chances to win the giveaway prizes from the Super Sponsors! Also, you can inspire others 🙂

And on this last day, I made this card with Hero Arts – Coffee Cup Tags stamp & die set, and Grateful Leaves stamp & die set:

On the second card, I used Canson watercolor paper as the background panel. I stamped the leaves from the Greateful Leaves stamp set with Autumn Ombre Ink Pad and sprayed it with water to get the watercolor look on the background.

For the cup, I die-cut the cup from Coffee Tags frame dies out of Canson watercolor paper and then I stamped the one of the cup stamp with Distress Ink pad and water. The cup lid I stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and diecut it with matching die.

The leaves, I stamped with CTMH ink pad and diecut them with the matching dies from Greateful Leaves sets. I stamped the sentiment on a piece of White Daisy cardstock with Distress ink and cut out the banner.

I added the leaves with adhesive runner and then the cup with 3d foam tape on the card base. Then I finished my card with some sequins that match the fall colors.

That’s my card for today with stamping, diecutting and watercoloring with Hero Arts. And if you would love to get the Hero Arts supplies I used on my cards today, you can find them at a2z Scrapbooking Store.

a2z Scrapbooking Store on of the Super sponsor, who is one of Hero Arts retailer selling primarily Hero Arts stamps, inks & craft supplies. They are giving 15% OFF discount on your $25 order or more (exclude shipping) by using this code: Helen15 when you check out. They have lots of Hero Arts products on SALE, too. And check out their blog to find out how you can win their blog giveaway!

THANKS A LATTE for stopping by my blog and I hope you are inspired to create today! Have a fabulous caffeinated day 🙂

I also link up at:

WAW Challenge Week 250 – 251: Anything Goes

Simon Says: Anything Goes

HAPPY NATIONAL COFFEE DAY! May your day be fabulous and caffeinated 🙂 Today is the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day 7. This blog hop and link up runs from September 23rd at 6:00 AM Pacific Time until September 30th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

The theme is Fall coffee, cocoa and tea. And don’t forget that September 29th is the National Coffee Day! Let’s gather your coffee/cocoa/tea crafting supplies, create and share with us by linking up your project(s) here. By linking up your projects, you have chances to win the giveaway prizes from the Super Sponsors! Also, you can inspire others 🙂

My card today I created with a new stamp that I got from Joy Clair Stamps: My Cup Runneth Over and Fall Time Planner

I stamped the stacked cups on a Canson watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black and then I colored them with watercolor paint. On the CTMH – Cashmere cardstock that I used as card base, I stamped the leaves with Hero Arts – Autumn Ombre Ink Pad.

For the vellum, I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black and added some Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it with CTMH Crafter Heater. I added the vellum on the card with Tombow Vellum Adhesive and tied up the Orange twine from American Crafts.

Joy Clair Stamps is one of the Super Sponsors and they also have a giveaway on their blog. Visit the Joy Clair blog to find out how you can enter their giveaway!

THANKS A LATTE for visiting me today and I hope you get to enjoy the FREE COFFEE at your favorite coffee shop today 😀

I also link up at:

WAW Challenge Week 250 – 251: Anything Goes

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Welcome to the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day 6. This blog hop and link up runs from September 23rd at 6:00 AM Pacific Time until September 30th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

The theme is Fall coffee, cocoa and tea. And don’t forget that September 29th is the National Coffee Day! Let’s gather your coffee/cocoa/tea crafting supplies, create and share with us by linking up your project(s) here. By linking up your projects, you have chances to win the giveaway prizes from the Super Sponsors! Also, you can inspire others 🙂

Today, I am making cards with some digital stamps:

I use Silhouette Studio to resize and to arrange them to print out with in Letter size cardstock. I could do print and cut, but I fussy cut them with micro-tip scissors.

Here the close up:

On this first card, I stamped the coffee rings from Paper Smooches – Cyber Cafe stamp set with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. And then I added some of the rings from Tim Holtz – Splatters Layer Stencil and Dina Wakley – White Gesso. Then I added the print out card from Paper Issues and Desser Craftin Divas – Coffee Pot Cutie digital stamp. I colored the leaf with Spectrum Noir – Primary Pencils. I used my CTMH Distresser to distress the edge of the print out card.

On the second card, I printed out the sentiment from Kolette Hall Studio and the coffee cup from Simple Stories on the white cardstock. I used WRMK Banner Cutting Board to create the banner and added on the card base. Then I fussy cut the cups and added them on the card with 3d foam tape.

On the third card, I embossed the vellum with Tim Holtz/Sizzix – coffee cup embossing folder, and added the printed tag, coffee tag and word stripes on the card from Winnie & Walter with 3d foam tape. I used the LePen journaling pen to draw the line on the word tag.

On the last card, I used the digital stamp from Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons – Pumpkin Spice Latte and digital stamp words from Winnie & Walter. I added them on the card with 3d foam tape, then drew the lines with LePen journaling pen.

I had fun time creating these cards today with digital stamps. Thanks a latte for visiting me today and have a fabulous day!

I also link up at:

WAW Challenge Week 250 – 251: Anything Goes

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