A Blog Named Hero 5th Anniversary Bash
Hi friends, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today! Did you know that today is a special celebration? Simon Says Stamp is collaborating in a hop with A Blog Named Hero to help celebrate their 5th Anniversary! Congrats to A Blog Named Hero!! In celebration of this wonderful milestone, I’ve created a cute shaker card that features products from both Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp!
Do you like to combine stamp sets to create custom scenes and effects? It’s one of my favorite things to do! I was really excited to find that the new Hero Arts Purr stamp set pairs PERFECTLY with Simon’s Cuddly Critters Accessories stamp set. The party hat and balloons look like they were made especially for this little cat, don’t you think?? It is fun to see what neat things you can make by pairing different stamp sets from multiple companies together. This allows you to stretch those products even further, which is always a big bonus!
Because celebrations call for lots of fun, I thought this would be a great opportunity to make a shaker card for my party-cat. I used Simon’s Stitched Rectangle dies to make the shaker frame and filled it with a bunch of sequins that coordinated well with the colors of my cat. I used the Meadow and Sunshine mixes inside my shaker.
The sentiment works really well on a card like this because it is bold and large, ensuring that it won’t get “lost” in the busy sequins. I cut the Painted Happy Birthday die from yellow cardstock four times and layered them together to create a dimensional sentiment. All of my stamped and colored images are attached to the card using foam tape.
This card was a lot of fun to put together; I hope you will check it out in the video below! I also hope that it inspires you to pull out some stamp sets you’ve been wanting to use and see how you can pair them together to make something unique and creative!
WATCH THE VIDEO
KEEP HOPPING & GIVEAWAYS!
Make sure you hop along to the next stop of this special anniversary blog hop: the fabulous Jennifer McGuire! If you get lost along the hop, you can always go back to the A Blog Named Hero’s website for the complete blog hop list, as well as additional details.
The 5th Anniversary hop for A Blog Named Hero spans over two days and there are prizes to be won each day! A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies! Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day!
Giveaway prizes total more than $500! To win, leave a comment on each hop stop. We will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning! And be sure to visit the Saturday post from A Blog Named Hero for the list of Saturday hoppers and prizes! Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.
Today’s prizes include the following:
– $50 gift card to Simon Says Stamp
– $50 gift card to Gina K Designs
– $25 gift card to Winnie & Walter
– $25 gift card to Lawn Fawn
– $20 gift card to Avery Elle
– prize pack from Mama Elephant
– gift card from Studio Katia
-one Online Card Class of your choice
-one set of distress oxide inks from Jennifer McGuire Ink
SUPPLIES
Congratulations to the anniversary of the, Blog Named Hero
What a cute shaker card!
I love this card. I wacthed the video and cant wait to try it out.
Adorable card. And I love that you put the HB and other elements on the top of the acetate.
This birthday card is happy and festive.
What wonderful color choices, and I just love shakers! Thanks for sharing!
So fun! Thanks!
Love the bright colors!
Lovely card! Color combinations are beautiful and also the stamp sets. I like the coordinating dies as well. I will definitely love to try these techniques!
Super cute card! Love the colors! I like the use of a shaker for the whole background.
Wow! I love this card! Beautiful color and so cute :)
I adore your party cat!
A bussy but so beautiful festive card! Great for the occasion!
I love how bright this card is! Shakers are my favorites!
Wow – lots of fun stuff! Love the big shaker space.
What a fun card. Excellent tips for pairing stamp sets. TFS.
Your card is gorgeous.. Loved the dimensional sentiment.. and the blog hop has given a chance to see the work of subh talented card makers!
Great colors and cute shaker card!!
Nina, I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing a fun card.
Super cute shaker card! Yes, it is always fun when you can combine items from different sets. Yours worked perfectly together.
Adorable card!
Love the shaker card!
Love, love this card. Shakers are one of my favorites and the colors and design on your card are fabulous !
Very cute card.
Your card is so bright & cheerful!
Love this card and the video! So fun!
Love all of the fun colors and sequins! Super cute. I have so many smaller critter stamps and never know what to do with them. Thank you for the inspiration!
Adorable card! Love the technique!
Great card. Love the colors.
So sweet! Happy 5 years to ABNH!
Happy Anniversary!
Love the bright yellow!
Love the shaker card!
What a super fun shaker!! Congrats to A Blog Named Hero on their 5th anniversary!
I love combining different sets! Thanks for the tip.
Thank you for sharing your talent with us! I love the kitty.
Very cute and colorful card. Love the stamps used.
What a fun shaker card!
Cute card!! The cat’s eyes kinda freak me out though… Something about black eyes… I think I watch too many horror flix… lol
Super awesome bright card!!!
Love the card it is so bright and vibrant!
Beautiful shaker card! I love it! Great blog hop!
Congratulations to A BLOG NAMED HERO on 5 years! I love your shaker card, they are my language!