Two Transformations for Tuesday and a Giveaway!
Welcome back! Today we’re continuing our week of learning and growing with two more “then and now” creations, courtesy of the Hero Hostesses.
Virginia Lu is here first to share a project makeover that’s sweet as can be! Virginia shares, “I have learned SO much since I joined the Hero Arts blog. It’s amazing how this blog has changed my life — literally! My first entry was very simple.”
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“After learning all the techniques and taking weekly challenges actively through the Hero Arts blog, I have implemented my learned skills into making the new and improved version of my first entry. Here I incorporate distressing and embossing and add textures, embellishments to make the card more inviting. I also used a template to cut out the shape for the Friendship Definition and stamped the bird images on top. I love the Hero Arts digital kits. I’m pleasantly surprised how easy they are to use! Virginia also used the new Write Your Own Cling Stamp for the recipe for some chocolate chip cookies — great idea! She says, “It’s really handy to have this stamp, as your own writing adds a lovely personal touch to homemade goods.”
Supplies for card:
- Decorative Birds
- Clear Design: Bird Branch Alphabet
- Sparkle Clear: Simple Messages
- Friendship Definition Digital Kit
- Small & Medium Accent Pearls
- Summer Art Flowers, White & Cream Art Flowers
- Sunshine Mixed Notecards
- Spiced Marmalade & Broken China Distress Ink
- Others: embossing powder (Stamp-n-Stuff Detail White), raffia
Supplies for cookie tag:
- Clings: Write Your Own
- Clear Design: What’s Cooking
- Other: ribbons and glossy paper (for cookies), Stickles
Virginia’s sweet ensemble would brighten anyone’s day– and wouldn’t the personalized recipe card tag be great for a cookie exchange between friends?! Love it!
Sarah Moerman is our next Hostess with a tale of two cards…take it away Sarah!
“I chose to redo a card (here) I made for the very first challenge on the Hero Arts blog. I have learned so much and been so inspired since the blog started almost a year and a half ago.”
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“I kept the colors and design pretty close to the original but incorporated a few things I’ve learned since then like tone-on-tone stamping, using Staz-on on acetate, machine stitching, and distressing. I also added interest by moving away from my strict use of ‘blocks’, having the patterned paper extend part way across the second side of the card and adjusting the placement of my buttons.”
Supplies:
- Clear Design: Wishful Messages
- Clear Design: Thoughtful Messages
- Artistic Windows
- Lemon Notecards
- Card Buttons Clear
- Other: ghost letter, ribbon, twine, brads, cardstock, patterned papers, inks, sewing thread, cross-stitch floss
I love the finishing touches and the subtle changes Sarah made to her design. She added great details and lots of interest without adding too much, achieving that perfect balance.
Many thanks to Virginia and Sarah for sharing their wonderful makeover projects today!
Before we go, how about a fun giveaway? Up for grabs is the new and fabulous Write Your Own Cling Stamp, as seen on Virginia’s recipe tag today. And we’re giving away not one, but two of them– one for you and one for a friend! A great chance to teach a friend something about stamping. 
For a chance to win, just leave a comment on today’s post for Virginia and Sarah, and if you’d like to share something you’ve learned since you joined the blog we’d love to hear that too! The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on the blog on Thursday morning. Good luck!
See you tomorrow for Watch It Wednesday!
Filed under: learning
charlene
I love learning that even the pros once were beginners!! There’s hope for me!
Diana N.
I have really enjoyed the “before” and “after” samples each day this week. What a difference! I have learned about color blending, masking, embellishing designs and more! I love the videos every week.
judy1223
It is so amazing to see how far we have all come since our first submissions to the Hero Arts Flickr pool. While I loved Virginia’s and Sarah’s first submissions, it is amazing to see how many more skills and techniques they have incorporated into their “re-do.” Sewing, digital elements, die cut card stock, distressing…WOW, they (and we) have learned so much along the way! How lucky we are to be growing in our craft together!
wowzer98 Wendy W
I have learned many things from the hero arts blog. I think that the most important piece of information I have learned is to trust in yourself. Your work does not have to be 100% like the examples shown. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Latrice
I think the best thing I’ve learned from HA’s blog is how to make my stamps work for scrapbooking too! I struggled with this for a while and now I try to use a stamp on every page somehow. Thanks for all the great tips and techniques each week.
Fiona T
There is nothing better than the videos! I love them - thanks for taking the time to spell it out for us! I love the revamp of older cards - isn’t it amazing how you can take something and create something new from it. I love the work today ladies - awesome!
Pamela Bennett
I hope I`m not to late! I love Hero Arts stamps and would love to win this stamp, I would of course give the other one to my sister-in-law who is just starting out stamping
Jackie Flaherty
Thanks for sharing such inspiring ideas! Besides learning new techniques, I get inspired every time I visit your site/blog.
Jackie
Christine B
I loved the newer versions of your cards! You can definitely notice the difference between the first and the ‘updated’ version. If I win, I would give this to my Mom. She started me on stamping and card making.
Deirdre Orcelletto
Though I’ve mainly been making cards for the last several months, I’ve been searching for ways to ‘ease’ into scrapbooking pages/layouts. These clings seem like the perfect idea to inspire some creative journaling.