Monday, May 6, 2019

Stay Crafty, My Friends

How is it Monday already? Heck - how is it May already? This year is flying by and is quite packed. I am vowing to do less next year.

Not crafting of course. I'm not a monster. I vow to do MORE crafting next year.

And more META crafting too - crafting craft-themed crafts.

That's why I think today's Hero Arts kit is going to sell out fast. It's crafty and adorable!

The main kit has a ton of crafty images and sentiments, matching dies, purple glitter and purple washi tape and some mini clothespins.

The add-ons are all craft-themed too. One of my personal faves is this amazing craft border die. I used it to cut a Gel Press print, and accented it with a white gel pen. Then in the opening it created, I stamped the image/sentiment combo from this stamp set - they all have big scripty fonts like this.
Another cool add-on this month is these woodgrain layering frame dies. I used them to frame a picture of the kitty from this stamp set, and then I had the little girl from the set sitting in front of the picture of her sweet kitty. The other kitties in the set (which you can see below) are equally adorable!! It's all about knitting. They are colored with Copics.
I couldn't stop cutting frames, so next, I used the stamps and dies from the main kit to watercolor the items in this frame. The background is stamped with this background set. The sentiment is from the main kit. That's what we all do, right?
And, also with the main kit, I indulged my inner child with a scratch art card. I used this awesome scratch art paper from Arteza - it comes in this fun rainbow design, but ALSO gold, which you'll see in my video on Thursday. (You can get 10% off the whole store with my coupon here: UnderstandBlue4) So I stamped the paintbrush in Staz-On pigment ink and then got to scratching! The sentiment and paintbrush are from the main kit.
So here's the main kit - look at the little envelope! So sweet.
And here are all the add-ons - if you like them all, you can get them in a bundle here.
Isn't that fun? Everything I've used is linked below. You should probably not procrastinate on the kit. It will be a hit! 

Loveyameanitbye.

Ultimate Scratch Art Paper Kit –...
[ ARTZ ]
MMH May 2019 Kit
[ HA ]
Get them all - May Add-ons
[ HA ]
Crafting Border Fancy Dies with Frame
[ HA ]
Knitting Pattern Bold Prints
[ HA ]
Crafting Tools Bold Prints
[ HA ]
Crafty Messages
[ HA ]
Cross Stitch Patterns
[ HA ]
Knitting
[ HA ]
Cross Stitch Alpha
[ HA ]
Handmade Happiness
[ HA ]
Stick Together Stamp & Cut
[ HA ]
One of a Kind Stamp & Cut
[ HA ]
Wood Frame Infinity Dies
[ HA ]
Handmade Happiness Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Knitting Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Needle & Thread Confetti Die
[ HA ]
Tin of Brushes
[ HA ]
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors
[ BLIC ]
Fadeout No Line coloring Detail Ink
[ INK ]
VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne -...
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tsukineko Stazon SNOWFLAKE Pigment...
[ SSS ]
Escoda Versatil Brushes, Travel Round...
[ UTR | BLIC | INK ]
Fabriano Extra White Cold Press...
[ BLIC ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSP | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | UNT ]
Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
[ SSS | ELH | CST | ART ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | MFT ]
LightView 2in1 LED Magnifier for...
[ BRG ]
Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473
[ SSS ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Crafter's Companion GEMINI...
[ SSS ]
Cut Align
[ MSP ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies
[ ART ]
Die Storage - Clear Storage Pockets...
[ CHC ]
XL Stamp Storage Pockets
[ ELH ]
Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
[ SSS ]

62 comments:

  1. You used the KITTY! Of course! Love all of this

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  2. Tricia Podmore here to tell you my crafty friend that you nailed this kit beautifully with your cards. Composition and color palette are stunning. You always make awesome look effortless. Appreciate your sharing and inspiring.

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  3. I love blog hops because they inspire me to create.

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  4. Awesome cards Lydia! I agree this kit will go fast!

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  5. The add ons are spectacular this month. Hard to pick just a few. Your wood frames and the cover plate in your cards make me happy that I did put them in my cart.

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  6. Wow - Hero Arts really knocked it out of the park with this month's release! So many crafts (so little time). I think my favourite has to be your 'scratch' card - that's amazing!

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  7. Wow!! What a release!!! So CUTE!!! Your cards are super cute, as one would expect. This whole release should be re-named Lydia...or at least Jennifer! Jendia??? Clearly I need to go create...and maybe take a nap!

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  8. I just adore the girl knitting. I will need to buy it!

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  9. Beautiful cards, Lydia! Love them all but am really drawn to the Scratch paper ink spill! Gorgeous!

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  10. so pretty thank you for the giveaway i found out thru heroart

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  11. Do I "need" another craft themed stamp set? Why of course I do!

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  12. Each one is sooo unique! I love the colors and the knitting one is darling!

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  13. I love the paintbrush and paint colors.

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  14. Happy sigh ! What a great kit, and amazing add-ons.
    You spoil us with your great projects and creations. Thank you !!

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  15. Lydia, I love your cards! Thank you for sharing your ideas!

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  16. Such a great set & wonderful cards! Thanks for the chance to win ❤️

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  17. Gorgeous cards-fun creations!!! Thanks so much for sharing them!

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  18. Your cards are awesome! I'm loving those wood grain dies.

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  19. Wonderful cards!! I love the girl knitting, she is so sweet :)

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  20. Great cards!!!!!!! Loved all of the color choices....anything crafty appeals to me....and these all hit the mark. Thank you so much for sharing your pretty cards today.

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  21. So creative! Thanks for sharing!

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  22. What a fun die cover. Love the gel press look.

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  23. You have outdone yourself, as usual. Thanks for sharing.

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  24. Such unique cards, Lydia...your crafting techniques for these projects is so inspiring! tfs

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  25. Never heard of scratch off cards -- but it looks fun!! Great job!! Love your story about your grandma cropping people out. These images are so cute!! Love that little girl knitting and the kitten playing with yarn.

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  26. Awesome crafty cards! Love the kit!

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  27. I love the craft border die! Great as a border for a card, a shaker border or as an embellishment to a big fun sentiment. I can’t wait to make something fun with it.

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  28. Such pretty work. I have watched you moderate the crafty chats, but had never come across your blog. So glad I did.

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  29. Beautiful cards! LOVE that first one, the gel press print work on the die cut frame is awesome!

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  30. Great cards Lydia, no wonder you couldn't stop cutting frames, they are awesome frames! So many fun cards and ideas from this kit and the add-ons are amazing!

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  31. Fabulous cards! I love the colours you used on the border die and the rainbow paint is fantastic!

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  32. Absolutely love all your cards! Love what you did with this kit! Absolutely awesome! Can't wait to get this kit! It's by far the best one!

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  33. Love your supper cute cards and colors. This kit is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

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  34. Ok, the cat card...so cute! It makes me want a cat so it will play with the yarn while I knit. But then I remember that I'm allergic to them. Oops. And that paint brush card with the scratch paper...stunning (said as I add that paper to my wish list)!

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  35. Awesome cards Lydia!!Thanks for sharing

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  36. I love how they covered so many different
    crafts. I've been involved with most of
    them (Knitting was beyond me) and I'll be
    able to use all of the kit. thanks for
    sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  37. Enjoyed seeing your ideas on the mix n match of this awesome set, I agree with you, I think it will be a sell out x

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  38. Cute, darling cards...so perfect for the crafters in our life!

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  39. Such unique details with your cards - love the designs and color choices - thanks for sharing!!

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  40. Such amazing cards. Fun card kit for crafters.
    Thanks so much for sharing...

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  41. Super cards - you always have such fun and unusual cards! Love them all and especially the one with the paint brush and the scratch-off paper! Thanks for sharing!

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  42. Fabulous cards, especially the scratch art one! Such a great idea!

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  43. I love.your cards and this kit is my favorite by far. I wish I could have bought every add on instead of just a few!

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  44. Such unique and cute cards and very much in keeping with this amazing kit.

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  45. Always so unique and creative card samples from Lydia! Love that scratch art card, thinking to do something similar with this kit, maybe using the josephs coat technique instead :) Really looking forward to playing with this fun new kit!

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  46. Really great cards and such a fun kit

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  47. Oh wow! Awesome cards and colouring!!!

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  48. Great cards! I am loving this kit and it's add-ons. Thanks for the inspiration. :D

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  49. Great cards, especially the black one with the color splash!

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  50. Fabulous cards. Love the framing.

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  51. These cards are made so beautifully. I do like the look of the wood grain border dies

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  52. Awesome cards Lydia, I love this months kit and add-ons. I don't think there is a crafter who doesn't like them. Great card with the scratch paper in rainbow colours.
    Thank you so much for all your inspiration.

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  53. Wonderful cards! This kit looks so interesting.

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  54. Awesome Kit! Wonderful creations, I especially love the gelli print cut with the Crafty boarder die!

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  55. Great cards! Love the gel print and scratch art ones. Thanks for all the inspiration!

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  56. Lovely cards! Such different ideas!

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