So Fall is here again…reminding us it is time to gather those thoughts about Christmas cards. Since my embellishment drawer was overflowing with goodies, I decided to make this week’s challenge a holiday card with some sort of accessory. It can be brads, eyelets, felt cut outs, ribbon, gems, staples, buttons, or whatever you have been collecting in your stash. Just get something out and put it to good use!

Here are a few ideas using some of our new holiday accessories. The first one is a Felt Tree. Look how easy it is to decorate with the new Metallic Decor dots.

Supplies:

• Snowflake Tree
• Dots
• Felt Trees
• Red Metallic Decor
• Holiday Mixed Notecards
• Kraft Notecards
• White Notecards
• Chalk Ink Queue - Chocolates & Blueberries
• Distress Ink - Peeled Paint
• Other: sewing machine, red gingham

Next up is a felt snowflake card with our newest Star Gems.

Supplies:

• Clear Design: Holiday Dolls
• Star Gems
• Felt Snowflakes
• Kraft Notecards
• White Notecards
• Baby Blue Notecards
• StazOn Cotton White Ink
• Memories Black Ink
• Distress Ink - Tea Dye
• Other: paper punch (Martha Stewart EK Success), ribbon

Third is three trees stamped on various plain and printed papers and then decorated with the Metallic Decor and a few gems.

Supplies:

• Clear Design: Holiday Dolls
• Memories Black Ink
• Kraft Notecards
• Lime Notecards
• White Notecards
• Red, Gold, Blue, Green Metallic Decor
• Other: colored paper scraps, patterned papers, hole punch, border punch

And the last one uses the Felt Joy and Holly, and of course, more Metallic Decor.

Supplies:

• Lot Like Christmas
• Clear Design: Holiday Dolls
• Felt Joy and Holly
• Red Metallic Decor
• Holiday Mixed Notecards
• Kraft Notecards
• White Notecards
• Memories Green Ink
• Memories Ruby Ink
• Other: scallop circle punch, circle punch

Now it is YOUR turn! Go peek in your drawer and see what tempts you to create your holiday card. The challenge this week is to create a holiday card with some sort of accessory. Please use at least one Hero Arts stamp or digital element on your creations, then upload them to the Flickr group with the tag holidayaccessory. All entries must be submitted on or before 11:59pm PST on Sunday, October 18. By entering, you could win a shopping spree of your choice of Hero Arts products from the NEW Hero Arts Online Store! (Shipping charges apply.) Winners will also receive a 2009 Hero Arts catalog, sent separately. The prize amounts are as follows:

• Fresh Face Winner (someone who has not yet won a contest): $50
• Digital Winner (create something using a Hero Arts Digital Kit): $50
• 1st Place: $50
• 2nd Place: $25
• 3rd Place: $15

I had so much fun with the Metallic Decor and Star Gems on today’s cards, I’m going to give some away! And for good measure, I’ll throw in a few of our other new gem designs too. Today’s giveaway is for six different colors of Metallic Decor, plus Ornament Gems, Star Gems, Holly Gems, and Snowflake Gems.

That’s a lot of bling looking for a good home! To enter to win, just leave a comment here before midnight tonight (PST) and tell me — which accessory/embellishment do you find yourself reaching for most often when making cards? I’ll announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good luck!

See you tomorrow…for now, check out our BIG announcement HERE!  Crazy for Clings are now shipping!

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