Friday, 18 December 2009


I am so excited to be sharing in this Hero Arts Blog Hop with so many tallented artists, Hero Arts have a wonderful selection of stamps and co-ordinating products in their 2010 Catalog and here are just a few projects using a selection of the new stamps to whet your appetite.


Materials Used:-
Hero Arts Clear Stamp Set Whats Perking (CL416)
Tim Holtz distress inks; Tea Dye & Antique Linen
K& Co La Boutique papers, Versafine ink Vintage Sepia
Copic Marker pens YG03 & YG63, Sage green card stock




This Mirror is from Ikea and is so easy to do - just stamp and emboss!
Materials used:-
Hero Arts Antique Engravings Clear Stamp Set (CL383)
Versamark ink & Detail White Embossing Powder
Ikea Malma Frame



Materials Used:-
Hero Arts Antique Engravings Clear Stamp Set (CL383)
Hero Arts Essential Messages Clear Stamp Set (CL371)
Laura Ashely Contemporary Patterned Paper, Vellum, Rose Card stock
Versafine Onyx Black ink, Copic pens RV29, R59, YR07 & E77

There are many more cards & projects using some of the new stamp on Flickr Here

Don't forget to click on Laura Griffin to continue your fun journey along the hop, if you find a link that doesn't work, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop!  Thanks for visiting.

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DustyPenny (Joy Ott) said...

Hi Cathy! Stunning cards!

Katherine said...

Simple and adorable.

teamwarner said...

Okay, I LOVE the stamped mirror! I will have to try that soon... it is stunning!

flowergirl said...

absolutely beautiful work!! thanks for sharing

Unknown said...

LOVE the mirror!!

Chark said...

love your mirror!

Shari Carroll said...

So So So pretty! I especially love the mirror Cathy!
:o)

Sandie said...

What a fantastic idea with the nirror!!! Thanx for sharing.
cheers Sandie

Unknown said...

I love what you've done to the mirror. so simple
yet so nice (:

Shanna said...

Love the mirror with the butterflies stamped on it. How simply elegant!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Anonymous said...

your cards are stunning! i love the coffee mug one especially!! :)

Lisa - papergrace said...

These butterfly cards are just beautiful! And as a coffee drinker I'm liking this set A LOT!! :)

Jamie said...

Beautiful cards with some great ideas! TFS!

LOLena said...

Love the mirror! It's been fun to see different ways to use the same stamp sets. Thx for doing the HOP!

Carolina said...

what a great idea the mirror is! it is stunning! your card is beautiful too! tfs! =0)

JPScraps said...

Great projects! I LOVE the mirror!!!

Cass said...

Love your coffee card! :)

Char Dobson said...

Great colors. Love the coffee. Mmmm.

Linda R said...

Too cute, I am so inspired.

Cris Marsh said...

Beautiful work...love the mirror

Holly Denghel said...

Oh, wow, that mirror really inspired me!! Thank you!

LieselPaula said...

Cool cards and mirror. Thanks

McStamper said...

Interesting cards. Love the butterfly.

Daniela F. said...

Beautiful cards, Cathy, and what a fantastic idea to stamp on the frame of the mirror!!

Amy said...

Awesome use of the stamps, beautiful works!

Anne said...

The coffee card is soo cute- love the cups and the distressing and sewing is superb! you have a wonderful blog!

Anonymous said...

Oh these are just gorgeous! Love them so much!

Eva said...

These are beautiful!

Rachel said...

The cards are beautiful!!!

sideoats + scribbles said...

Hi Cathy! These are both super duper! Holiday hugs! :)

Dana Forster said...

Wow the mirror is fantastic! Thank you for sharing your ideas with us.

Sandi M said...

Very pretty card ideas you came up with!

Barbara Hagerty said...

I *love* the what's perking stamps! Your examples are wonderful! Thanks for the inspiration!!

Kelly said...

these butterflies are so neat.

carriep said...

Love the stamping on the mirror. Really makes it special!

Kelly said...

cool, thanks

kee kee said...

I love that mirror! Thanks for the inspiration :-)

Dawn T said...

Cathy... your cards are just so wonderful.... there are just so many ways to use stamps...love the simplicity of the mirror... just awesome.

Diana N. said...

I love what you did with the butterflies! They are so elegant on the mirror!

NWFlamingo said...

Super butterflies!

Unknown said...

Cathy, these are all beautiful! And I want to make a mirror like yours!!!!
Deborah

Pammejo said...

beautiful cards

Karen said...

So pretty. I adore the butterflies on the mirror.

Betty said...

I've always loved those color combos

Fiona said...

that mirror is absolutely stunning :)

judkajudi said...

Great idea to stamp and emboss on the Ikea mirror! You are so talented and do such beautiful work. Love seeing everything you do. Hugs.

Angji said...

Lovely! Great mirror!

Karen from MI said...

HI CATHY! Sorry that I'm so LATE with my comments, but I was out of town today and just recently got home. SO HAPPY to see YOUR CREATIVENESS when I returned home. WOW! You sure have LOTS of TALENT, Cathy!! I LOVE your mirror with the butterflies.....SO PRETTY and also "dramatic and ELEGANT". Your style is varied and that spells, "TALENT" to me. I can't wait to see MORE of your work and thank you for your SWEETNESS and INSPIRATION, Cathy! You are a gem!
Love, Karen xoxoxo

artbeckons said...

What beautiful creations! (And thanks for the Flickr link, too =)

Nicole said...

Love the mirror and butterfly card!! Very beautiful and elegant!

Anonymous said...

Love the butterfly mirror, Cathy! So beautiful!! Linda W.

Rhayne said...

The butterflies on the frame is a stunning effect :o)

Julie Batta said...

Love, love, love the frame!!!

Anonymous said...

so so cute, love all of these.

lisa a.

Lesley said...

I love that mirror, what a great idea.
Gorgeous work Cathy.

Anonymous said...

I'm loving the butterflies!! They seem so chic and simply with a major impact on the card!! Love it!! Nice work!!

theresa said...

gorgeous cards! The hero arts stamps sure are nice.

kiwikat said...

Fabulous!! I love how you've stamped the butterflies on the frame.

Dixie Cochran said...

Love those white butterflies!

Anita Rex said...

Love the mirror! Awesome!

Elisabeth said...

Lovely cards! Isn't IKEA the bomb for altered projects?!

Laura Stewart said...

great stuff!!

Scrapfaire said...

That mirror is my FAV!!! GREAT JOB!!!

huntla1 said...

Great ideas! Thank you.

Debbie A said...

Really lovely, Cathy. Love that mirror!

Rockstar Mommy said...

These are fantastic. The mirror is so pretty!

Twobees said...

love what you have done with your stamps. the mirror is awesome :)

quilter said...

Cute cards and what a neat idea on the mirror. Thanks for the inspiration.

Jill W. said...

Love all your projects and the materials used.
~Jill

Laura said...

In love with the coffee stamps!

JustYolie said...

The stamps are wonderful! Your cards are so pretty!
Yolanda B.
Moreno Valley

Lisa Smith said...

Beautiful cards! I love that you stamped on a mirror. Cute idea and easy too.

Lisa Smith

Rebecca Keppel said...

I love those white embossed butterflies!

Alice said...

beautiful projects Cathy!! the mirror is stunning! awesome idea!

Mary Jane said...

Love your projects. Especially the mirror.

mgcreative said...

wow! stunning!
they're so lovely :)

Unknown said...

I like the idea of using them for home decor.

Liz said...

Your cards are beautiful I love the coffee card!

Teri Terrific said...

OMS! The butterflies on the mirror are so vivid! What a great use of this stamp. I would love to get the 'What's Perking" card ;} and the 'friends' card is so beautiful. I especially like the pop-up vellum butterflies! Thanks and Merry Christmas. Teri "Terrific"

Anonymous said...

Love the projects.

kaz_taz said...

Love the 'what's perking' stamp set :)

CalleLillyCafe said...

Great idea w/that mirror! Love your cards too =)

Cassi said...

beautiful decoration on the mirror, it's stunning.

Lola said...

great mirror.

nancy said...

Great cards! Your butterfly cards are beautiful!

Barb said...

Love the mirror! What a great idea! Thank you.

Tammy in Ontario, Canada said...

I really love what you've done with the stamps. I definately have the coffee stamp on my list of ones to buy and that black and white frame is so dramatic (LOVE IT!)

Vic said...

Love the mirror! Thanks!

scrappin{jewlz} said...

love the butterfly mirror!

Samantha said...

Your projects are so lovely!! Thanks for sharing them with us :)

Jill said...

Beautiful cards! Love them all!

Linda said...

I love the mirror! Did you stamp and emboss directly on the frame? I would love know how you did it so I could give it a try! Thank you for the inspiration!

Linda

lorena b. said...

I agree, the mirror idea is lovely!

Unknown said...

You have a way with butterflies!
Stamping on a mirror - brilliant!

Unknown said...

Love em!!

Anonymous said...

Oh, I fell hard for the coffee cup design--such pretty warmth!

Scrappinology said...

Wow the butterfly mirror is breathtaking! Thanks for sharing with us!

*gina*
scrappinology@live.com

Terri Trotter Earley said...

The frame is so special!

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Hitomi said...

I am just going to have to get those butterflies. Thanks for showing us your work.

Lynne Forsythe said...

WONDERFUL!!!

JAN said...

fabulous project

Anonymous said...

Love,Love,Love,Love,Love,Love,Love,Love Hops, Hero Arts, and winning.
Thanks for a chance to win. Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Linda said...

love your cards. TFS!

Lynn said...

Fantastic way you have stamped the butterflies on the mirror..another great idea for us crafters:)

n8tvtexan said...

Stunning!!! Now I want to make a mirror! :)

Jen said...

That mirror looks fabulous.

Unknown said...

Very nice cards.

doverdi said...

Great cards. Love the stamped images on the mirror. What a great way to brighten up a plain mirror. TFS!

Leonie said...

Beautiful cards!!

Leonie xx

Christina said...

Love these butterflies from the Antique Engravings. Clever idea using the Ikea mirror. Thank you Cathy :-)

abaker01 said...

Your cards are gorgeous.

Suzanne said...

Even more certain now that I need the butterflies set! The frame is simply stunning. There's an IKEA not far from me, time to make a trip I think.

Cheryl said...

Love that mirror. You butterfly cards are wonderful

Lynn Stevens said...

What a great idea using the mirror, beautiful work!

marts061 said...

Nice colour choices. The cards are lovely.

Donna said...

Great ideas - thanks

Karen Dunbrook said...

very pretty cards...
Happy Holidays...

Anonymous said...

Stunning cards Cathy! I absolutely love that mirror - such a great idea!!

Lindart said...

beautiful mirror - striking!

Tomo H. said...

Hi, Cathy! Beautiful creations as always!
Thanks for showing us the details of several new HA stamps in your lovely design! :)

Nancy B said...

I am getting so many great ideas, the mirror is awesome! My wish list keeps growing!

Anonymous said...

Lovely cards!

Judy1223 said...

Oh, I love ALL of these cards! Wonderful butterflies, and I adore the coffee card!

paperpapier said...

i like the butterfly card..

Patti said...

Very elegant, very pretty!

Effie said...

Love those butterflies.

Karin Hall said...

Love the mirror and I have some of those already .. can't wait to try it.

Karin Hall said...

Love the mirror and I have some of those already .. can't wait to try it.

Unknown said...

Very cute! I love the butterfly mirror you embossed!

Unknown said...

I especially like the coffee card!

Sue said...

Awesome!!!

Nana Griffin said...

This hop is so much fun. I'm getting to see so many great ideas.

Nana Griffin said...

Some more great ideas.

Kelley said...

I'm really liking those butterflies!

Eijgenraam Orchideeen said...

wonderful cards, thanks for sharing

Juut said...

The butterflies on the mirror are so beautiful!

Jayne said...

You did a really beautiful job of blending the paper and the images. Thanks for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

Beautiful, Cathy. The cards are inspired.

Hollyk said...

Love the mirror

Jennine Chambers said...

Love your work! I love what you did with the mirror!

Neet said...

Oh WOW - the mirror is so gorgeous in black and white. Love the cards too.

cindy said...

great projects! so lovely!!! thanks for sharing your creativity

Heather B said...

Lovely, lovely cards.

Crystal G said...

Wow, I love the mirror! So elegant!

Janet L. said...

Great new stamps and what a terrific show of ways to use them!

Donna said...

beautiful, love it all! thanks for sharing your talent.

Celina said...

Your cards are really beautiful... I love the colors and the stitching. Stamping on the mirrow was a great idea, it looks amazing :)

Nicky Hsu said...

Stunning!! They are so pretty. The 3rd one is my favorite. It's just too beautiful. The color, paper, butterfly....everything cooperate so well.

bevyb said...

Love the mirror... the butterfly cards are so pretty and warm up a wintery day as I look outside at the snow coming down

Jan B said...

Love the mirror, especially with the butterflies.

Anonymous said...

Great cards! Love your colors

Marie said...

Oh, fun, I've never thought about stamping on an IKEA frame before. What type of material is the frame?

Elisa said...

so cute!!!

Unknown said...

That mirror is great - it calls out for some sort of decoration or embellishment - very nice!
Great cards too!

Jenny McGee said...

Beautiful work. Thanks for all the inspiration.

Sandy said...

I love your pink and green butterfly card, it is beautiful and inspires me to try something similar. THanks.

Sassy said...

This mirror is awesome! Stunning cards.

Dawnll said...

You have made some wonderful samples for our pleasure.Thank you for participating.

PatS said...

Nice job on the card designs. I really like the simplistic mirror card.

Chriss Blagrave said...

Beautiful job on that mirror and that coffee card is awesome!

AScrappersDelight said...

That mirror is such a great project!

Roberta said...

The white butterflies on black is striking!

GrammySue's Creations said...

Your cards are wonderful. I especially like the white butterflies on black. Have a Merry Christmas.

lalalla said...

wow! stunning projects! I love that mirror! greetings from Poland ( a lot of snow today here)

Hobbyaholic said...

I didn't know you could stamp on stuff with versamark and emboss and it would stay I thought it always had to be stazon.

Love it.

Kelly Rasmussen said...

very pretty! that mirror is such a cute idea!

Christine said...

Your projects are stunning. I never thought to emboss on a frame like that!!! Very creative.

Blessings,
Christine

Sherry said...

I love the mirror. Beautiful work!

JoanieB said...

Cute ideas for the coffee cups! Thanks for sharing!

Ruby Craft said...

That mirror frame is fantastic, I love all your creations

Anonymous said...

Cathy - the more I see the new butterfly stamp the more I love it. Beautiful idea on the mirror!

Sherri Everett Thompson said...

Beautiful projects-love the coffee card!

Anonymous said...

Butterflies and Coffee--two of my favorite things. And you did them up so beautifully! Love the mirror idea.

Ashley Newell said...

These projects are fantastic!

Donelda said...

lovely butterflies - especilly on the mirror!!

Lynne said...

The mirror is genius!

Shirley N said...

Beautiful ideas. Great inspiration for these must-have stamps!

Pam W Merwin said...

The butterflies were beautiful.

Khunter47 said...

Love your projects. TFS.

Khunter47

Anonymous said...

Great cards Cathy! Love the mirror also.
Trish

Jen Adkins said...

That butterfly card is gorgeous!

Unknown said...

LOVE the coffee stamp set....it's on my wish list to purchase sooner rather than later!

Janelle said...

ohhh, the mirror is sooo cute!

Unknown said...

That butterfly stamp is to die for!

Cynthia Baldwin said...

These are lovely! The coffee card is so cute, and the butterflies are gorgeous!

SewPaperPaint said...

It has been so fun seeing each person's use of the same stamps. This is a great event and I'm so glad I found it!
~ Autumn Clark
http://autumnsantics.blogspot.com/

octlove said...

Love the butterflies on the mirror! I'll have to try that:)

Debbie said...

Nice idea on the frame. I'll have to try that. It will make a great gift.

SherylH said...

Gorgeous projects -- love those butterflies!

holly said...

what a clever idea for your mirror!
Holly

Sharona said...

Stunning!! What size are these projects? I'm hoping to use some of these ideas on 12x12 scrapbook pages!

Donna C said...

Great inspirational ideas ! TFS .....I couldn't pick my favorite stamp after seeing your work !

Elaine said...

Your cards are wonderful! they have a simple restrained beauty - the coffee one is my favorite...no, maybe the black & white ...oh heck - they're all faves!

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous cards :-) The stamps are all fabulous ,,, :-)
Luv
Lols x

Unknown said...

More fun coffee cards! sUSAn

mamaliu said...

Love your work! That mirror is gorgeous!

Emptynest Scrapper said...

I love the mirror. Just yesterday my daughter was asking for mirror in her room. How PERFECT!! I think i am heading to IKEA today and off to get that butterfly stamp. :-))

Andrea said...

beautiful work with the butterflies!

DNAMIchaud said...

Great idea with the frame! That would make a quick Christmas present. Thanks for the ideas!

A Little Licht on the Subject... said...

Wow - love the cards and really love the mirror!

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