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A Blog Named Hero’s 5th Anniversary Celebration Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

26 Mar

Don’t forget to check out my Crafty Christmas Collaboration with Sharna Waksmulski and a chance to win a $25 gift card to Lawn Fawn and a $100 gift card to the crafty store of your choice!

Good morning!  I am SO excited to be celebrating the 5th anniversary of A Blog Named Hero today with an incredible roster of design team members, past design team members, guests, collaborating companies, and sponsors!  I am honored and privileged to co-run A Blog Named Hero with my dear friend Lisa and grateful to Mary Dawn and Linda for allowing us to continue it!

So, grab a cup of coffee and settle in for a little storytime…I blogged my first card publicly in May of 2014.  Don’t go looking for it…it’s painfully bad.  But I eagerly entered the online world of cardmaking that summer and discovered challenge blogs, including A Blog Named Hero.  In December I saw their design team call and entered, completely expecting to be turned down with yet another polite rejection letter…but a few weeks later I was ridiculously excited to receive an offer from Linda and Lisa and I officially started with A Blog Named Hero in January of 2015!  I completed my first year term with the team and was having so much fun that I stayed on for a second year.  And at the end of last year I offered to help Lisa run the team when Linda stepped down.  So here we are today!

I also recently joined the Creative Team for Hero Arts and decided to use my very first card for A Blog Named Hero and my first card for Hero Arts as the loose inspiration for my hop card!  I thought it would be appropriate! 😉  Here’s a quick look at those cards:


And here’s the card I created for today’s hop:

Spread Kindness by Jessica Frost-Ballas for A Blog Named Hero

One of my favorite aspects of this challenge blog and the design team is how diverse our team is and the international friendships I’ve made over the last two and a half years!  So I wanted to incorporate that feeling into my card!  I started by inking the London, Paris, and Washington DC Destination sets with charcoal ink, stamping them once on scrap paper, and then stamping them again on my card panel for a softer, muted look.  Then I stamped the International Skyline stamp across the bottom of my card with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Next I stamped the sentiment from Uplifting Thoughts onto Audrey Blue cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I trimmed it down and adhered it to my card and finished by adding a sprinkling of ombre ocean sequins!

Spread Kindness by Jessica Frost-Ballas for A Blog Named Hero

I love that sentiment…I feel like the crafting community (especially the large extended A Blog Named Hero family) is a wonderfully happy, supportive, and kind place and I love being part of it!  Organizing this hop with Lisa has been a lot of work but I am so thrilled to have so many crafty friends and companies celebrating with us and sharing their crafty kindness!

giveaway

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

And I also wanted to offer a prize on my blog!  I will be giving away one Hero Arts stamp set of your choice to a lucky blog subscriber.  You can subscribe to my blog via the sidebar on the right and I’ll choose the winner from my subscriber list next Tuesday.  If you’re already a subscriber, you’re already entered! 😉

If this if your first time visiting my blog I hope you’ll come again!  You can subscribe to my blog via the sidebar on the right or visit me on Instagram or YouTube!

This is the last official stop on the hop but if you’re just starting you can head to A Blog Named Hero to start at the beginning!  And just in case you encounter a broken link here is the full hop list:

  • A Blog Named Hero
  • Mary Dawn Quirindongo 
  • Simon Says Stamp
  • Jennifer McGuire
  • Emily Midgett
  • Lil’ Inker Designs
  • Kelly Szafron
  • Swapna Patil
  • Kimberly Rendino
  • Mateja Povse
  • Jana Millen
  • Yana Smakula
  • Libby Hickson
  • Barb Engler
  • Betty Keefe
  • Danielle Walls
  • Ilina Crouse
  • Cindy Chiu
  • Maya Isaksson
  • Niki Garcia
  • Lin Brandyberry
  • Francine Vuilleme
  • Kathy Racoosin
  • Winnie & Walter
  • Studio Katia
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!

suppliesInterested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

Hero Arts Rubber Stamp DESTINATION WASHINGTON D.C. H6162
Hero Arts Rubber Stamps DESTINATION PARIS H6194
Hero Arts Rubber Stamps DESTINATION LONDON H6195
Simon Says Clear Stamps UPLIFTING THOUGHTS SSS101623 Among The Stars
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# AUDREY BLUE AB19
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
Hero Arts Ombre Sequins OCEAN CH300
Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad CHARCOAL Black Mid-Tone af236
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82
EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002
Hero Arts EMBOSS ULTRA FINE CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER PW111
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 Wagner
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit
Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898
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Comments

  1. Kristina CraftyPaws says

    March 26, 2017 at 9:15 am

    Fabulous card design. Truth!

    Reply
  2. staceylovespapers says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:00 am

    totally awesome card!!! I love the pop of turquoise and your use of the city stamps in the background, so cool!!

    Reply
  3. Kathy L says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:18 am

    Thank you, Jess, for the energy and efforts you and your team put into making this such an inspiring blog. Your card is just lovely! Happy 5th Anniversary to A Blog Named Hero! And many more!!!

    Reply
  4. Samantha Johnson says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:20 am

    This is fabulous!

    Reply
  5. Cherryl Sabado says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:24 am

    Oh i love this card! So creative!

    Reply
  6. Lee-Ann says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:27 am

    FAB design!!!!!

    Reply
  7. ~amy~ says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:28 am

    Awesome work on the blog hop, I’ve managed to visit everyone’s creations. Love how you took your first cards from ABNH and HA. Today’s card is seriously spectacular….I LOVE it.

    Reply
  8. Rowena M. says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:31 am

    This card is so chic and elegant!!! Love the design

    Reply
  9. Liz mcallister says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:38 am

    I really enjoy ed this hop. Thanks

    Reply
  10. Avra says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:42 am

    Great card!

    Reply
  11. Maryam's craft says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:44 am

    Gorgeous card. Your design is absolutely perfect.

    Reply
  12. Marie Louise Solomon says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:47 am

    Super creative card.

    Reply
  13. Kathy Burgess says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:48 am

    Great cards! Love all three! TFS

    Reply
  14. Shirley Qu-wannabecre8tive says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:50 am

    I love, love, love your cards and the Destination Stamps and you have used them beautifully.

    Reply
  15. D. Porter says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:01 am

    Happy Anniversary!

    Reply
  16. Deb L says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:04 am

    Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  17. Elia Rogers says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:08 am

    You are amazing

    Reply
  18. Kelly says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:09 am

    Your use of the international skyline and the sentiment really warms my heart I love this card

    Reply
  19. Megan N says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:13 am

    Phew! I’m tired after just going through the hop! Can’t imagine what it was like to organize! 🙂 So much fun inspiration!

    Reply
  20. Becky P. says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:19 am

    Nice card. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  21. Becca Yahrling says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:22 am

    Great card and an awesome (& true!) sentiment. Love that gorgeous
    pop of a color!

    Reply
  22. Laurie Higgins says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:23 am

    Happy 5th Anniversary! Thanks for the blog hop. What a fun card!

    Reply
  23. Charlanne says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:27 am

    Yours is the most unique card I have seen today. It is lovely and inspiring. Thank you.

    Reply
  24. memalagene says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:29 am

    AWESOME card design!

    Reply
  25. Linda Towill says

    March 26, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    I always LOVE your cards and this one is no exception! TFS

    Reply
  26. Mary Vela says

    March 26, 2017 at 4:16 pm

    Awesome card!

    Reply
  27. Laura Doan says

    March 26, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    Love Paris theme

    Reply
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