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VIDEO: Rainbow Christmas Cards with Cardstock Scraps – Hero Arts October 2020 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

5 Oct
Rainbow Christmas Cards with Cardstock by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the October My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I'm going to share a fun way to create Rainbow Christmas Cards using the kit!  This fabulous holiday kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts; but remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good ... View Post

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Christmas in July + HUGE SALE and a FREE GIFT!

26 Jul
Fa La La by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Waffle Flower

Good morning!  I'm just popping in to share a Christmas card using the fantastic July release from Waffle Flower stamps!  The release sold out super quickly so I wanted to wait until the items I used were back in stock!  And it's a good thing I waited because Scrapbook.com is celebrating their big ... View Post

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Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

23 Dec
Christmas Frost by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Rabbit Hole Designs

Good morning!  How are your holiday preparations going?  I finally *sigh* finished Christmas cards Saturday so they'll be a bit late this year...oops.  And today I'm in cookie baking mode!  But other than wrapping a few gifts I think I'm ready!  But before heading into the kitchen I wanted to share ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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christmas card, copic, distress oxide ink, rabbit hole designs

Alcohol Inked Christmas Card

30 Nov
O Holy Night by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Good morning!  Jess here with a bright and vibrant Christmas card using alcohol inks and a beautiful scripty die from Simon Says Stamp! I love using alcohol inks to create backgrounds and I thought they would make a pretty wintery night sky!  I blended indigo, turquoise, and stream alcohol ... View Post

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Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #19: Use Your Favorite Lawn Fawn

18 Dec
Sending Warm Wishes by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lawn Fawnatics

Good morning!  It’s time for a new Lawn Fawnatics challenge and we're finishing up the year with a fun one, use your favorite Lawn Fawn!  That's right...anything's game! ;)  Here’s what I created: It was incredibly difficult to pick a favorite Lawn Fawn set so I decided to choose from my ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, lawn fawnatics
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christmas card, lawn fawn, lawn fawnatics

Challenge Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton: Penguins!

13 Dec
Friends Make the Holidays Merry by Jessica Frost-Ballas

Hello!  I'm excited to join Michelle Lupton in her Challenge Me a Christmas Card series!  You can find more about the series over at her blog but the general gist is that she asked people to suggest Christmas card themes for her creations and this year she's asked friends to join her!  Today's theme ... View Post

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christmas card, distress oxides, mama elephant

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #17: Color Inspiration

20 Nov
May All Your Holidays Dreams Come True by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lawn Fawnatics

Good morning!  It’s time for a new Lawn Fawnatics challenge and we’re challenging you to use our color palette and moodboard as your inspiration!  Here’s what I created: If you caught my Lawn Fawn projects last week you know that I was working on some fairly intricate cards...so today I ... View Post

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (+GIVEAWAY!)

24 Aug
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Jessica Frost for Hero Arts

Well, maybe not quite yet but I did see Christmas stuff in a few stores this past weekend which may have caused me to shiver involuntarily.  I love Christmas but come on, can we at least acknowledge autumn first?!  Sigh.  Anyway, I'm starting to kick my Christmas card making into high gear and I ... View Post

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