Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero: February 2025 Challenge
Michelle Lupton
Welcome to a new Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge!
Our challenge for February is "Build me up, Buttercup" - we want to see florals! Any floral image, be it a press plate, stamp, die, stencil - whatever you prefer, as long as it has flowers.
Today, we are welcoming both a new challenge and a new design team!
Here's some beautiful inspiration from our design team. You can follow the links below each card to discover even more ideas from these talented artists.
Ceal Pritchett
"Hi, I'm Ceal. I live in the mountains of North Carolina with my husband and our little Shih Tzu puppy, Wally. I have been a crafter of some sort since childhood. I started with scrapbooking, however cardmaking became a quick favorite. I am a huge fan of Hero Arts and super excited to be a part of this team."
You can find Ceal on Instagram , Facebook , and her blog.
Colleen Balija
"Hi, I'm Colleen! I live in the USA with my husband and 95 lb dog. I'm a mom of 2 adult children and 2 grandchildren with a 3rd on the way next spring! I work fulltime in the mental health field. I've been crafting over 10 years now, and recently started teaching classes and love it! I'm so excited to share my creativity with you!"
Danielle Dunlop
"Hi, I’m Danielle. I was born and raised in The Netherlands but living with my American husband and coconut retriever Blink on Saba, a tiny Caribbean island. I started scrapbooking in 2002 and made the shift to just card making at some point. Depending on my mood I love to create messy mixed media cards, as well as clean & simple cards."
Donna Lewis
"Hi I’m Donna. I live in rural Australia (when I’m not living in Tokyo!) I started sharing cards on Instagram in 2015 and I love all media, especially colouring, stencils, nature images and geometric designs. Also, I’m a tragic for anything that can be lined up in rainbow order! My interests include making music, knitting, Japanese, and cooking. I’m a full time student, training to be a translator and interpreter. I’m so excited to be part of this amazing team."
Essie Cards
"Hi I'm Essie, a teenage summer camp arts and crafts specialist who grew up to be an Air Force officer. These days, I'm a civil servant and mom by day, but at night...I'm a cardmaker on a mission to surprise and delight my recipients. I love cards that are bright and high impact, and use supplies in new and unexpected ways."
Lara Rizzotto
"Hi, I’m Lara and I was born and raised in Italy but now I live in Ohio with my husband and kids. I'm a research scientist by day and a card maker by night! I started making cards a couple of years ago and I'm so grateful for all the amazing people I have met in this community, so kind and supportive. I like to make colorful cards and I'm a big fan of glitter!"
Meg Brooks
"Hi everyone. My name is Meg and I am so excited to be part of the Stay Crafty Design Team again. I don't feel that I have a certain style for my cards...I just go where the inspiration and products take me! I hope you enjoy my designs and they inspire you to create."
Melissa Bee
"Hi, I’m Melissa. I live, work in health, and craft in Melbourne, Australia. I collect hobbies as a hobby. I sing, crochet, knit, read, paint, do my nails, make cards and collect cardmaking supplies (because collecting supplies and using them are separate hobbies). I love Hero Arts and am so excited to join the team!"
You can find Melissa on Instagram .
Michelle Lupton
"Hi, I'm Michelle, and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I'm a member of the Hero Arts Creative Team, I've been with A Blog Named Hero since 2013 and I've been a fan of Hero Arts since I began making cards! I am so excited to be coordinating our new design team for 2025!"
You can find Michelle on Instagram , her blog , and YouTube .
Nora Niskanen
"Hi, I'm Nora (also known as Nonni), a 44 years old crafter from Finland who works as a classical musician. I'm an aesthete person and crafting and making cards is my way to relax, to be creative in a very free way and to get my mind out of everyday demands and adulting! I love various techniques, but especially using different coloring mediums and die cutting. I'm very excited to be part of Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero 2025 DT! "
Now it's your turn – how will you interpret the challenge theme? Use the InLinkz tool right at the bottom of this post to link up your newly created card (no backlinks, please), and you will be entered into our draw. We will be giving a $50 gift card randomly to one person who plays along!
To link up your new project that fits the challenge theme, you need to share it publicly somewhere you can copy the link – this can be your blog, Instagram, a Flickr account, your Splitcoast gallery – anywhere that allows you to have a URL or website location to link up, and where we can see your post.
All products are welcome, but if you want to be in with a chance to win, please use at least one Hero Arts designed product (stamp, stencil, die, rub-on or hot foil plate).
Entries must be submitted by February 28th at 5:00pm PT to be eligible for the giveaway. Scroll down to find the linkup. If you share your project on social media, we'd like you to use the #heroarts and #staycraftychallenge hashtags, please! Due to recent changes on Instagram, please also tag @ablognamedhero so we will definitely see your post!
We love leaving comments on your entries, but sometimes that is not possible. Please be assured that we have visited each of your posts, whether it be a blog, Instagram, Flickr or somewhere else, but some platforms may limit comments or only allow comments from members. The best way to allow us to comment is to link up to your Instagram post, and tag @ablognamedhero.
Enter our contest by linking your new project below! Please enter your name in the caption area. By linking your project, you are giving us permission to feature your card on our blog, social media or newsletter, crediting you as the artist.
In January, our challenge theme was "Those were the days", and you filled our gallery with challenge themes from days gone by!
Our winner of a $50 Hero Arts gift card is Tracy with this sweet Valentine's Day card. She used the sentiment from an older Hero Arts stamp set called "Special note of thanks".
Please email us at info@heroarts.com with "Stay Crafty Challenge Winner" in the subject to claim your prize.
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