Seasons Givings Blog Hop Year 5 - Happy New Year!!!

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!  Happy 2017!!!

I hope this is the best year ever!!

Welcome to the Seasons Givings Blog Hop Year 5!

I want to say a HUGE Thank You to all of my loyal blog readers/followers!!!  Thank you so much for your support, friendship, and wonderful comments throughout the year!!  

I truly appreciate all of you!!!

This Blog Hop is for YOU!

Every single blog listed is hosting a Giveaway!  All you have to do is leave a comment--it's that easy. 

The entire link list for the blogs is listed below.

This year I have a bunch of Tonic Studios goodies for my giveaway.

530E Layering Butterflies Set 1 - Papillon Pair

623E Indulgence Keepsake Tent Gift Bag Die Set

1245E Miniature Moments Congrats!

420E Craft Tacky Funky Glue 60ml

421E Funky Glue Pen

425E Funky Glue Stick 21G

424E Funky Glue Stick 8G

670N Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Caribbean Ocean

666N Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Carnation Pink

803N Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Pure Platinum

950N Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Golden Crystal

The giveaway will be open until January 8th at midnight (CST).  I will use Random.org to pick the winner and I will post the winner on January 9th.  Please make sure I will have a way to contact you--a link back to a blog, email, Google+, Facebook--just some way to contact you if you win.  The winner will have 48 hrs to reply or another winner will be chosen.

Although it is not required for the giveaway I would love it if you would like to subscribe to my blog (there are a few options in the sidebar), or follow me on 

Google+, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube

If this is your first time visiting my blog I wanted to share a few of my favorite projects from 2016.

Have fun on the Blog Hop!!  Remember each blog is hosting a giveaway so be sure to visit them all!!

Happy New Year!!!

Lawn Fawn

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Reverse Confetti

Taylored Expressions

Paper Smooches

Neat & Tangled

Technique Tuesday

Clear & Simple Stamps

Richard Garay

My Sweet Petunia

JustNick

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Sunny Studio Stamps

Inchie Arts llc

Scrapbook Update

Buttons Galore

 Latisha Yoast

Julia Stainton

ChariMoss

Cristina Nunez

Wanda Guess

Vera Yates

Amy Tsuruta

Mary-Ann Maldonado

Lori Craig

Lydia Fiedler

Jenn Shurkus

Lisa Henke

Dina Kowal

Libby Hickson

Emily Leiphart

Cindy Lawrence

Kelly Klapstein

Erica Houtghton

Elise Constable

Julee Tillman

Lee Murphy

Lisa Arana

Giovana Smith

Karen Baker

Lindsay Amrhein

Dana Joy

Marcie Sharp

Megan Hoeppner

Alicia Thelin

Asia King

Debbie Seyer

Yvonne Van De Grijp

Tenia Nelson

Michelle Woerner

Christina Griffiths

Lori McAree

Barbara Anders

Jill Hawkins

Veronica Zalis

Leigh Penner

Margie Higuchi

Amy Coose

Melody Rupple

Karen Letchworth

*You are here*Heidi Blankenship*You are here*

Jennie Harper

Jodi Collins

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Gracie Chavez

Stephanie Klauck

Savannah O’Gwynn

Terre Fry

Neva Cole

Maria Levine

Misti Oblander

Ceal Pritchett

A Few of My Favorite Things Contest/Giveaway from Tonic Studios!! Day 2

These are my top 5 favorite things from Tonic Studios!

Nuvo Crystal Drops in Ivory Seashell

Nuvo Glimmer Paste in Moonstone

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse in Mother of Pearl

Essentials Squares Layering Basics dies – square

Tim Holtz 8″ Comfort Trimmer

Would you like a chance to WIN these products from 

Tonic Studios?

All you have to do is leave a comment over on the Tonic Studios USA Blog on my post by 11:59 PM CST to be entered into a chance to win these 5 great products!

You can click HERE to go right to the blog post.

I also have a tip on the Tonic Blog for using the Embellishment Mousse to create a shimmer spray.

Good Luck and Merry Christmas!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

A Few of My Favorite Things Contest/Giveaway from Tonic Studios!!

Hello everyone!  Just a quick post today to let you know about a fun giveaway from Tonic Studios USA !

For the next few day there will be a My Favorite Things Giveaway on the Tonic Studios USA Blog!  

Each day will feature one of the Design Team Members and their 

Top 5 Favorite Things from Tonic Studios!

You can click HERE to find out all of the details for the Giveaway.

Click HERE to see the 1st post with Stephenie's Favorite Things.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I will be back tomorrow to share my Favorite Things! :)

Happy Holiday!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

WINNER!! The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - The 12 Days of Christmas

Hello everyone!  Sorry, I know I said I was going to post the winner over the weekend and I totally forgot--my bad!  I used Random(dot)Org to pick the winner.  She has been notified and I have heard back from her--she's pretty excited!

The WINNER of The 12 Days of Christmas is...

Sue LDOctober 14, 2016 at 12:19 PM

Beautiful card. I like how you dressed up this piece of paper.  Yes, I make about 50 Christmas cards.

Huge Congrats to Sue!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in The 12 Days of Christmas!  I hope you were inspired to start creating your Christmas cards.  October has flown by and Christmas will be here before we know if.  :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - The 12 Days of Christmas - Day 5

Hello everyone! Welcome to the annual event, The 12 Days of Christmas from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and Design Team Members.  Today, is day five (5) for The 12 Days of Christmas.  If you missed the previous days you can click HERE to visit the blog and check out all of the other beautiful Christmas cards.  

Be sure to check out all of the blogs because there is also some Blog Candy!

Here is the Christmas card I designed.  This card is full of sparkle and it came together in very quickly.  I used a piece of pattern paper from the My Mind's Eye - Sugar Plum 6 x 6 Paper Pad.  I love this wonderful winter scene on the paper and for the most part I let the paper do the work for me.  If you are using pattern paper and it has a scene like this or some other beautiful images let those image stand out and be a great focal point of your card.

Here is a close up look at the pattern paper.  I used Glossy Accents to cover the snow (dots) and then I sprinkled some Stampendous - Multi Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter on top of the glossy accents.  I also added glitter to the snow drifts, trees, and buildings.  So this card has lots of sparkle!

The sentiment is from the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-012 Christmas Blessings.  I used VersaMark Ink to stamp the sentiment on to a piece of ivory cardstock and then I added Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder and used my heat tool to heat set and melt the embossing powders.  I think sentiments always look so beautiful when they are embossed with metallic colors.  I used the Spellbinders - Labels Thirty-Nine to die cut the sentiment.  I also used the same die set to cut another label for layering.  I used the Bazzill - Gold Mirror cardstock for the second label shape.  I layered the two labels and used Therm-O-Web Foam Squares to add some dimension in between the layers.  

Here is a look at the bottom of the card with the winter scene.  Here you can see where I added more of the glitter.

I layered the pattern paper on to a piece of the Bazzill - Gold Mirror cardstock.  Than I added some  May Arts - 3/8" Metallic Velvet Gold Ribbon.  The card base is an ivory 5.5 x 5.5 top folding card.  To finish off the card I added some Prima Flowers - Lady Godivas Raspberry Ice and Kaiser Craft - Mini Paper Blooms Fuchsia.

I hope you enjoyed today's card share.  October is about half over and Christmas will be here before we know it so it's time to get started on the Christmas cards.

Blog Candy

*Please Read*

The 12 Days of Christmas runs for 12 consecutive days. There is a total of 6 designers participating, so each designer has 2 days.  Each designer will offer BLOG CANDY on ONE of her days, her choice.  So be sure to visit all of the blogs.  I am doing my BLOG CANDY starting today (10/14/16).  You will have until 11:59 PM (CST) Friday, October 21st, 2016 to leave a comment on this blog post and the winner will be announced Saturday, October 22nd, 2016

Leave a comment and let me know if you make Christmas cards and if you do how many do you send or give to family and friends OR tell me if your family has any Christmas traditions--it's your choice.

What will you win?

Your choice of one of the NEW Christmas Stamp Simply Clear Stamp Sets.

*If you have already purchased the Christmas sets, you are then welcome to choose from ANY of the Stamp Simply Clear Stamp Sets.

Please be sure to visit The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of your paper crafting goodies and also the Stamp Simply Blog for lots of inspiration from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-012 Christmas Blessings
Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Sugar Plum 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Bazzill - Gold Mirror, Cardstock - Ivory
Ink:  VersaMark Ink
Dies:  Spellbinders - Labels Thirty-Nine
Ribbon:  May Arts - 3/8" Metallic Velvet Gold Ribbon
Accessories:  Prima Flowers - Lady Godivas Raspberry Ice, Kaiser Craft - Mini Paper Blooms Fuchsia, Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Stampendous - Multi Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter, Ranger - Glossy Accents, Scor-Tape, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Blog Candy Winner - He Has Risen Easter Card

Hello blogging friends!  Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.   I will be sharing an Easter card with you using another beautiful stamp sets from The Stamp Simply Clear Stamps Collection and also the Winner of the Blog Candy from our Easter week.  If you haven't seen Sharon's collection of Stamp Simply Clear Stamps you can click HERE to check them all out.  The stamp sets are beautiful sentiments and you can mix and match all of the stamps in the collection.

I used random.org to pick the Winner of the Blog Candy and the Winner is...

Number 20

Tricia T

Tricia TMarch 13, 2016 at 8:29 AM

Oh, Heidi! What a gorgeous card! I am so thankful that God brought my husband through brain surgery safely last June. Christ's love is so undeserved and amazing!

Congratulations Tricia!!  You can click HERE to visit Sharon's blog and find out all of the details on contacting her to get your new stamp set.

I also want to say thank you for all of the comments!  I really enjoyed reading them all and hearing about what everyone was thankful for in their lives and what kind of projects you would like to see from me on the blog.  

Here is the card that I designed using the New Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-Sent005 He Has Risen.  The sentiments in this set are so beautiful and I love the fonts!

I used some of the paper from the Kaisercraft Provincial 6-1/2'' Paper Pad.  It has a floral print of roses on it and I wanted to add just a subtle hint of color to the roses so I used a cotton ball and added some Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Spun Sugar to the paper.

I layered three different types of lace and trims to create a border across the card. I used some Venise Lace 1.75" - Valentina White, 1/4" Ringlet Trim - Rose, and May Arts Ribbon Sampler - Vintage Pink.  I stamped the sentiment on to the white cardstock using Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peeled Paint and then I stamped over it again using VersaMark Ink,  Then I added  Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder - Clear to heat set and emboss the sentiment.  It's just a fun little trick you can do with clear stamps if you don't a lot of colors or the right color of pigment ink to match your project.  I used the Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Four to cut and emboss the label shape and then I added some Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Spun Sugar to the inside before removing the label from the die.  I also added some beautiful Petaloo - Mums and Butterflies Pink, Minis White flowers and Melissa Frances White Pearls.

To finish off the card I added a pink mat and then the card base is a garden green.  I used Scor-Tape to adhere most of the card and then Therm-O-Web Foam Squares in between some of the layers to add some extra dimension.

Thank you so much for joining me today!

Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of the fantastic paper crafting products and the Blog for inspiration from the Design Team.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-Sent005 He Has Risen
Paper:  Kaisercraft Provincial 6-1/2'' Paper Pad, Cardstock - White, Pink, Green
Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Spun Sugar, Peeled Paint, VersaMark Ink
Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Four
Ribbon:  Venise Lace 1.75" - Valentina White, 1/4" Ringlet Trim - Rose, May Arts Ribbon Sampler - Vintage Pink
Accessories:  Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder - Clear, Petaloo - Mums and Butterflies Pink, Minis White, Melissa Frances White Pearls, Scor-Tape, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Easter Week - Four New Stamp Sets! - I Am The Resurrection and The Life Card - Giveaway!

Hello blogging friends!  Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and I will be share an Easter card with you plus four NEW and beautiful stamp sets from The Stamp Simply Clear Stamps Collection.  The new stamp sets are so wonderful and are filled with some of the most beautiful bible verses and sentiments.  All during this week the design team is sharing lovely cards using the four new stamps sets and we are each having a giveaway on our blogs. 

Here is a look at the card I designed using the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-Sent006 Easter.  Like I said the verses and sentiments in the four stamp sets are so beautiful and I love the fonts too.  For my card I started with a light blue card base.  I embossed the pick mat using the Darice Embossing Folder - Bold Floral.  Then I die cut a piece of white cardstock using the Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Nine die and I stamped the verse using VersaMark Ink and heat embossed using Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  I used the Die D-Lites - Crosses Three along with Bazzill Gold Mirror Cardstock to die cut the cross.

Here is a close up for the cross.  I added some May Arts Metallic Gold String and a flower from the Petaloo Botanica Collection Minis Pink and a few Melissa Frances White Pearls.  I also used Therm-O-Web Foam Squares in between some of the layers to add some dimension to the card.

To finish off the card I stacked two of the sentiments from the same stamp set and heat embossed in gold on white cardstock.

Blog Candy Offering!

The Blog Candy offered is 

YOUR CHOICE of any ONE of the stamp sets from this release

OR

$15.00 of ANY product of your choice.

How to Enter the Drawing?

Simply leave a comment on this post and answer one of two questions or both if you would like.  What is something in your life that you are the most thankful for?  What cards of cards of projects would you like to see on my blog--CAS, Vintage, Mixed Media etc?

International viewers welcome to play along! We ship internationally daily.

All comments through midnight EST Monday, March 14 will be considered and a winner will be announced next Tuesday morning, March 15, selected by a random number generator.

Thank you so much for joining me today and I hope you love the new stamp sets as much as I do!

Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of the fantastic paper crafting products and the Blog for inspiration from the Design Team.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Stamps:  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - SS-Sent006 Easter
Paper:  Bazzill Gold Mirror Cardstock, Cardstock - White, Pink, Blue
Ink:  VersaMark Ink
Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Nine, Die D-Lites - Crosses Three
Embossing Folder:  Darice Embossing Folder - Bold Floral
Ribbon:  May Arts Metallic Gold String
Accessories:  Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Petaloo Botanica Collection Minis Pink, Melissa Frances White Pearls, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares, Scor-Tape, Heat Tool