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Hero Arts + A Blog Named Hero Holiday Blog Hop and Giveaway!

16 Nov

This is my first post for today!  If you’re looking for the Lawnscaping Challenge please click here!

Good morning!  I am super excited to be participating in a holiday blog hop with the awesome ladies from A Blog Named Hero and the fabulous design team from Hero Arts!  Make sure you read through the entire post for the grand giveaway details!

Here’s my Hero Arts holiday card!

abnh2I wanted to use lots of glitz and sparkly gold for my card…I think I succeeded! 😉

I started off by embossing the mistletoe onto red cardstock with gold tinsel embossing powder.  I stamped the beginning of my sentiment onto a white die-cut circle and embossed it with the same powder.  Next I die-cut a circle from the center of my red panel and inserted the die-cut circle.  I used the leftover white cardstock to die-cut the word ‘joy’ and heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder to create a glittery die-cut.  I adhered that to my card base and added a few gold sequins and red gemstones to finish my glitzy holiday card!

Giveaway:

Hero Arts is giving away THREE of the November 2015 My Monthly Hero kits to hop commenters!  The winners will be randomly chosen from all of the blog hop comments, across all blogs, received by 11:59 PST on Sunday, November 22nd!  Check the Hero Arts blog for the announcement of the winner on Tuesday, November 24th!

You should have arrived from Amy and your next stop will be Mateja!  If you happen to find a link that doesn’t work, you can hop back to the Hero Arts blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in today’s hop!

Hero Arts
Linda Trace
Libby Hickson
Lisa Stein
Niki Garcia
Amy Tsuruta
Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
Mateja Povse
Suzanne Dahlberg
Michelle Lupton
Bhavana Kesarkar
Mariana Grigsby
Chitra Menon
Gayatri Murali
Isabel Rivera Ruiz
Clare Prezzia

Thanks so much for visiting!  If you’re a first time visitor I hope you’ll come back again soon!  You can follow me on instagram or subscribe to my blog via the button on the right side of my blog!  Have a fabulous day and enjoy the rest of the hop!

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  1. Charlene M. says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:34 pm

    Such an elegant card!

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  2. Cornelia says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:46 pm

    Love the rich red paired with the gold!

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  3. Janet Cobb says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    So beautiful…red and gold is such an elegant combo.

    Reply
  4. Melissa Friedrich says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    Beautiful card, love the gold tinsel embossing powder on red, stunning!

    Reply
  5. Sandy D says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    Beautiful card – Love the sparkle!

    Reply
  6. Lindarub says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    Wow the gold really stands out on the red.

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  7. Vaunell Temple says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:20 pm

    So far this has to be my favorite. The gold and red are so festive!!

    Reply
  8. Laurie Brown says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:26 pm

    Yummy gold embossing!! Love that cut out circle in the middle!!

    Reply
  9. Natalie Godfrey says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    WOW! Love your card and the color just pops. Great job!

    Reply
  10. D.Ann C says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    Red & gold – so glam!

    Reply
  11. Sher Mattison says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    ooooo! Red and Gold are my favorite color combinations! Also love the “JOY” stamp.

    Reply
  12. Arlene says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Quite dramatic!

    Reply
  13. Amy Cooley says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:52 pm

    The red and gold are so beautiful together!

    Reply
  14. Nicki says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    Absolutely LOVE your card!

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  15. Maggie B says

    November 16, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Hi Jessica ~ Your card is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. Love everything about it….the colors, design….the entire card. Gorgeously done!
    #sharehandmadekindness

    Reply
  16. Rubina Pantoja says

    November 16, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Wow – that gold one red is gorgeous!

    Reply
  17. Angela says

    November 16, 2015 at 10:11 pm

    This card is stunning! The red and gold together are so elegant. It is absolutely beautiful!!!

    Reply
  18. Pam B says

    November 16, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    Beautifully designed. Fl

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  19. Jeannie says

    November 16, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    You do red and gold to perfection! I like the mistletoe used this way.

    Reply
  20. Gail Washo says

    November 16, 2015 at 10:23 pm

    Lovely card

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  21. Elaine H. says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:01 pm

    A truly beautiful card.

    Reply
  22. Maureen Hayes says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:14 pm

    Jess,

    This looks so elegant with all the gold embossing. I love how you used the JOY sentiment! Really gorgeous card. Thank you for sharing your talent with us today on the hop.

    Reply
  23. Linda Williams says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:37 pm

    LOVE THE GOLD AND RED TOGETHER. LOVELY CARD

    Reply
  24. Kris B says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:45 pm

    Beautiful!! I love the gold embossed background and the gold joy die cut!

    Reply
  25. Carolee says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:58 pm

    Love your gorgeous card and all the gold!!!!

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