This is a card I recently gave to a "new" coworker. Her favorite color is purple. She has been helping my department for several months, but now she is officially on our team. :)


Supplies
Stamps: Hero Arts (CL496, S5216, CL371)
Inks: Ranger (Dusty Concord Distress Ink); Tsukineko (VersaMark)
Papers: Hero Arts (Lilac Folded Card); Canson (Watercolor Paper)
Other: Ranger (Perfect Pearls Mists: Perfect Pearl); American Crafts (White Embossing Powder); Leaves

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I want to thank everyone who played along with my giveaway this week! Without further adieu, here are the winners as chosen by Random.org!

• Day 1: Embellishments = Kimba's Kreations
• Day 2: Chipboard, Albums, and Acrylic = Junk Loving Girl
• Day 3: Ribbons & Twine = MarcyK924
• Day 4: Embossing Powder and Markers = Judy1223
• Day 5: Clear Stamps = joy
• Random Winner = Lucille K

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Welcome to my week of giveaways! To celebrate reaching 100 followers I am having five days of giveaways Monday April 25 through Friday, April 29th!

Day 5 is all about Clear Stamps:
*October Afternoon
*Penny Black
*Stampendous
*Chicken Girl Design
*Hampton Art
*Basic Grey
*Inkandinkado
*Impression Obsession
*Autumn Leaves
*and more


For a chance to win:
1) become a follower (with Google Friend Connect), and
2) comment on each post (include an email address)

For an extra chance to win each day:
1) post about my giveaway on your blog, and
2) come back and comment again (include a link to your post)

Winners will be announced on Saturday, April 30. Good luck!

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Welcome to my week of giveaways! To celebrate reaching 100 followers I am having five days of giveaways Monday April 25 through Friday, April 29th!

Day 4 is all about Embossing Powder and Markers:
*Stampendous Stam-N-Stuff (Red Tinsel, Blue Tinsel, Green Tinsel, Lilac, Blushing Pink, Sunny Yellow, PEARLustre Emerald, PEARLustre Amethyst)
*JoAnn Craft Essentials (Pastel Blue, Candy Violet)
*Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen Big Brush: (May Green 170 and Orange Glaze 113)


For a chance to win:
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For an extra chance to win each day:
1) post about my giveaway on your blog, and
2) come back and comment again (include a link to your post)

Winners will be announced on Saturday, April 30. Good luck!

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Joy

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Welcome to my week of giveaways! To celebrate reaching 100 followers I am having five days of giveaways Monday April 25 through Friday, April 29th!

Day 3 is all about Ribbons & Twine:
*Martha Stewart Baker'sTwine: 2 spools of each (Red/White, Green/White, Brown/White)
*More than 50 assorted ribbons (Offray, American Crafts, Michaels and more)


For a chance to win:
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2) comment on each post (include an email address)

For an extra chance to win each day:
1) post about my giveaway on your blog, and
2) come back and comment again (include a link to your post)

Winners will be announced on Saturday, April 30. Good luck!

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Joy

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Welcome to my week of giveaways! To celebrate reaching 100 followers I am having five days of giveaways Monday April 25 through Friday, April 29th!

Day 2 is all about Chipboard, Albums, and Acrylic:
*Maya Road People Chipboard Book
*EK Success Art Blance Gingerbread House Chipboard Book
Creative Imaginations: Chipboard Luggage Tag
*Apple Pie Memories: Acrylic Round Top Tags
*Scrapworks: 3"x5" Acrylic Tag Album
*Clear Scraps: 2"x3" Acrylic Album
*American Traditional Designs: Accordian Books (White, Black, and Ivory)
*SEI: Accordian Book with Box
*Bazzill Basics Paper: Mini Album (Green and Blue)



For a chance to win:
1) become a follower (with Google Friend Connect), and
2) comment on each post (include an email address)

For an extra chance to win each day:
1) post about my giveaway on your blog, and
2) come back and comment again (include a link to your post)

Winners will be announced on Saturday, April 30. Good luck!

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Joy

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Welcome to my week of giveaways! To celebrate reaching 100 followers I am having five days of giveaways Monday April 25 through Friday, April 29th!

Day 1 is all about Embellishments:
*Prima / Donna Downey Iron-Ons: Inspire, Loved, Flourish, Flowers
*Prima / Donna Downey Fabric Words: Laugh
*Prima: Flowers, Studs, Stars, Vines
*Crafters Square: Sheer Butterflies Blue, Sheer Butterflies Purple


For a chance to win:
1) become a follower (with Google Friend Connect), and
2) comment on each post (include an email address)

For an extra chance to win each day:
1) post about my giveaway on your blog, and
2) come back and comment again (include a link to your post)

Winners will be announced on Saturday, April 30. Good luck!

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AnitaRex organized a fun Spring Card Exchange over on the Hero Arts Flickr site.

Here is the card I sent to Irishmist2009 ( Donna ) in New Jersey:


Supplies
Stamps: Hero Arts (F5377, CL498)
Inks: Tsukineko (Tuxedo Black)
Papers: The Paper Cut (Bib Card and Bib)
Other: Hero Arts (Gemstones); Copic (Assorted Markers)


Here is the card I received from Linda van Vliet in Holland. Isn't it a beauty?


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I made this card for the current "masculine" Hero Arts challenge. Masculine cards are always tough. I made this one with my husband in mind.

Supplies
Stamps: Hero Arts (S5100, CL182, CL309, S5435)
Inks: Ranger (Fired Brick, Faded Jeans, Black Soot, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress Inks)
Papers: Hero Arts (Grenadine Layering Paper); Neenah (Solar White)
Other: American Crafts (Clear Embossing Powder, twine)

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Happy Sunday. Hope you are having a lovely weekend.

I made this card for the current "masculine" Hero Arts challenge. I'm still attempting to make my flower stamp masculine. I really like how the background came out. So glad I finally got the graph background.

Supplies
Stamps: Hero Arts (S5507, S5435, CG314, CL335)
Inks: Ranger (Fired Brick, Faded Jeans Distress Inks, Black Soot); Tsukineko (VersaMark)
Papers: Hero Arts (Grass Layering Paper); The Paper Company (Kraft); Neenah (Solar White)
Other: Making Memories (Screw Brads); American Crafts (Clear Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder); Ranger (Fired Brick Distress Stain)


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Happy almost-Wednesday! Is it too soon to be looking forward to the weekend?

I made this card for the current "masculine" Hero Arts challenge. I wanted to include a flower since I have tons of flower stamps. Not sure if I succeeded in making this masculine enough, though. The background yes, but I'm not sure about the flower. What do you think?

Supplies
Stamps: Hero Arts (S5507, S5435, CG298, CL496)
Inks: Ranger (Fired Brick, Faded Jeans Distress Inks)
Papers: Hero Arts (Grass Layering Paper); The Paper Company (Kraft); Neenah (Solar White)
Other: Making Memories (Screw Brad); American Crafts (Twine, Clear Embossing Powder); Ranger (Broken China Distress Stain)

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Happy Sunday. Hope you are having a great weekend.

First things first, my followers count is 95. I will have a giveaway when I reach 100!

Here are some more flower cards I made recently with Hero Arts stamps and flowers. These are similar to the ones I posted HERE.




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Joy