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26 March, 2017

A blog named Hero 5 year bloghop

Today I'm super happy to have been invited to take part of the five year anniversary of A Blog Named Hero. Not only there's a lot of inspiration to be had but a FANTASTIC giveaway with great prizes.


I was a part of the ABNH DT something like three years ago and I really enjoyed the time on the team. When I started crafting, something like 9-10 years ago, Hero Arts was one of the first stamp companies I discovered. They just keep making fantastic stamps and products all the time and I don't think I will ever get over my first stamp love. Being a part of the team was super exiting for me. As a bonus I met so many incredible talented crafters that still keeps inspiring me. I also made a lot of great crafty friends, all of them very supportive and caring. It was a great team to be on.


I am thrilled getting to not only take part of this second day of the two day long blog hop, but also to hop through it myself and see all the wonderful projects. So let's stop blabbering and get to the good stuff.


Maya Isaksson abnh 5 years bloghop


I made this card using the Flower Garden stamp set. It's not a new set but I love it because of the many things you can do with it. I made a background using distress ink and stamped a floral pattern in gold on top. I used a diecut inlay technique with foil and glitter cardstock for the hear,t and then heat embossed the sentiment in the set on vellum. 



Maya Isaksson abnh 5 years bloghop


GIVEAWAY INFO:


A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies!  Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day!  Giveaway prizes total more than $500!  To win, leave a comment on each hop stop.  We will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning!  And be sure to visit the Saturday post from A Blog Named Hero for the list of Saturday hoppers and prizes!  Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.
 

Today's prizes include the following: 




 

 



Next stop on your way is the amazing Niki Garcia   


A Blog Named Hero  (if you get lost on your way or want to start from the beginning)


Good luck and happy hopping!!


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Lee-Ann Kubinec said...

Beautiful-love the background!!!

Liz mcallister said...

Your background is so beautiful! I have to try that gold overstamping!

~amy~ said...

What a pretty card, love that background inky goodness.

Kathy L said...

The depth you created in the blue/purple background is really beautiful! Thank you for participating in the fun blog hop and Happy 5th Anniversary to A Blog Named Hero!

Kathleen Burgess said...

Lovely card! TFS

Audrey said...

Wow card!

Charlanne Bittinger said...

Love your background and the gold flowers on it!

Elia Rogers said...

Great background!

Kelly Horn said...

The gold foil really pops on this card .

D. Porter said...

Happy Anniversary!

Nora said...

This card is AMAZING!! I LOVE that striking gold heart in the middle!! Fabulous design!

Betty said...

lovely card, Maya - fantastic background!!

Becca Yahrling said...

Love that stunning BG on your pretty card.

Laurie DiGregorio said...

Wow, what a gorgeous background! Love the gold foiling!

Laurie Higgins said...

Happy 5th Anniversary! Thanks for the blog hop. What a fun card!

Cindy Trimble said...

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

Andrea D. said...

This is such a beautiful card! Your background is perfect for the gold heart.

Barb C said...

Lovely background!

Kim Salito said...

I love the ombre background, great job.

Mary Ann Evans said...

Beautiful card. Love the gold. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win the give away.

Heidi said...

Love the card design and the colours you used, very festive!

catherine brown said...

love the card. cool techniques

Sherry said...

Nice card - Thank you for sharing and Happy 5th Anniversary!

Joan said...

Pretty card and cool technique that I will try. That gold looks beautiful against the colors.

Lauren said...

So beautiful, and I love the look of the distress inked background.

Stephanie Wexler said...

Wow this one has a lot going on! So much glitz! Love the background.

Nives K said...

Nice card.

Sheri said...

Lots of detail make this stunning

Helen said...

Lovely card. Your inlay technique and use of gold throughout, is a great idea. Thanks for sharing!

Cynthia Cole said...

Great happy hello card!

Marilyn Rumph said...

The background is so dreamy! Love it.

Marcia Harper said...

Pretty card- love the background.

Becky P. said...

Lovely card. Thanks for sharing.

Valerie DeWitt said...

Pretty! I love the stained glass look!

perspacassidy said...

Very unique and colorful card!

Laura Buehler said...

Normally I'm not a big fan of hearts, but I really like your inlaid heart & the gold color is stunning.

Carol D. said...

Wow - that is a gorgeous card!

Debbie B said...

WoW what an amazing background! So pretty! The gold heart is very nice too! Loving this blog hop with all this talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours!

Francine said...

Very interesting how many in the blog hop make their own backgrounds. So talented. Not much use of patterned paper. Beautiful card!

Tracy A said...

Great card. Love the inlay work.

Deb Kane said...

Thank you for sharing how you made this inlay technique, it makes a very pretty and interesting card.

Martha M said...

Beautiful! love the stained glass look.

Jane said...

Great card!

Laura Greig said...

Wow, beautiful card, love the ink blending.

Barbara Schmitz said...

What a great background!

Patti said...

I love how the rainbow colors blend into each other so smoothly. The fractal heart looks terrific. Thank you for posting such a pretty card.

Linda Meunier said...

Neat card!

Maaike Uijthoven said...

great card and great to read how much fun you had and wanted to join in. I don't remember my first stamp purchase i have some hero arts I t might have been LA letter on a woodblock but im not sure

Brenda C said...

Very pretty!

MaxMak said...

Very nice card with a great background

brittany said...

Striking background. Very pretty card.

Lisa Daly said...

A what a gorgeous card

Susie G. said...

Nice card. Love the way you executed these various techniques so they all work beautifully together

Stef White said...

Please tell me you have a tutorial?! Its awesome and i want to learn how you made that card!

Isabel Z said...

I love blog hops because they are so inspiring--thank you!!!

Susan Lang said...

Great colors, great card!

Teena said...

Stunning card!

YVONNE MORENTIN said...

I like it

Lagene said...

BEAUTIFUL card! Love the background!

Helene said...

Different design I was happily surprise nice card thank you for sharing

Lieve S said...

Beautiful card; thank you for sharing !
Happy 5th Anniversary !
Warm Birthday greetings (it's mine today as well) from Belgium,
Lieve

Ang said...

Love the background. Beautiful colors.

Laura Schollaart said...

Beautiful job coloring the background!

Mirella ROGAN said...

What a fantastic and unusual design - I like it a lot!

Mary Lee Makinen said...

It says hello I love you. Very pretty.

Helen Montgomery said...

Beautiful card. Love your creativity!

Barbara F. said...

What a fun card! I'd love to know how you did the beautiful die-cut inlay on the heart: such a cool look! TFS!

Tracy Lustick said...

Great card ! Happiness always on your 5 year anniversary to a blog called hero !

CathyL said...

I love the background you created!

Christi C said...

Such a bright and sparkly card - very creative :)

Caitlin said...

Gorgeous!

Candace W. said...

gorgeous card! I absolutely love it. Love the die cut inlay technique!!!!!

Judy said...

I love the beautiful and color rich background!

Kim Hill said...

That background is gorgeous! Love all the details!

Linnea Sundstrom said...

great "sparkle"!

Sonja said...

Gorgeous background!!!

Barb said...

Beautiful, love how you did the background and the heart.

Janet said...

Lovely card. The vellum really makes it pop.

Hema said...

Very pretty!

Debbie said...

This card is beautiful but I'm afraid it's out of my league. I'll try to get brave enough and attempt it. Thank you for sharing your talent

El Ivens said...

Beautiful card. Love, love the background. Thanks for the inspiration and participation in this blog.

Melissa SunshineHoneyBee said...

Like all things heart-shaped especially your heart of gold with wonderful background.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Michele said...

I love the inlaid technique on your card and the mix of hearts and flowers. Have a great day.

Gretchen Wilson said...

Very beautiful card, I love you ink blending and then to stamp the flowers in gold on top (love that technique). You did an awesome job on your card! TFS

Jean M said...

Beautiful card, I like the gold heart especially

cat craig said...

Striking card.

Angie said...

Wow, great shine and just a beautiful card all around!

Carey Nusbaum said...

Fun card! Pretty!

janine said...

Beautiful card!

Laurie Page said...

Beautiful card. Thanks

Lesley said...

Really like the colours of the shading on the background, and the gold touches.

Carolyn Roberds said...

You made it look like cut glass, I love the hombre background coloring this was a unique card and I'm glad that you took part in the blog, actually I have enjoyed this entire blog hop - it's one of the best blog hops ever! Congratulations to the lades on 5 years!

Natalie Godfrey said...

Really cute card! Love the colors.

TeriAnn said...

Very Nice Card!

jag said...

Beautiful card. I like the way you used so many different techniques on one card.

Elaine said...

Fantastic colors on this card!

Barbara Green said...

This is a very pretty card.

Lindar C said...

Wow! I love that inlay heart, would love to see a video on how to make it.

Monika Davis said...

So sparkly and colorful! Love the pretty heart! Great techniques!

Cyndi said...

Beautiful card. I love the die cut inlay technique.

Miriam Prantner said...

What a gorgeous background! I love the sparkle and shine in this card!

Ericka Strange said...

Beautiful card! Love the background and the glittery heart is so pretty. Great job!

Gwen Green said...

I really love this card. Very nice!! Thanks for sharing!!

Heike said...

Hearts and flowers are two of my favorite things to put on a card.

BabsLouie said...

I especially love your background. Great card! Thank you for sharing.

Linda Duensing said...

Great card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.

barbara lassiter said...

Lovely card. Amazing background!

Vivian said...

Beautiful Card!!

Marilyn in Michigan said...

Love the sparkle of your card! So pretty.

Dee Earnshaw said...

very pretty cars. Love the gold inside the heart shape:)

Deana Benson said...

Love the colors, love the gold heart,heck I love it all!

Zsofia Molnar said...

so sparkly!

Teresa Doyle said...

WOW Maya, what a pretty, pretty card! A great job!

Mary Beth Chojnacki said...

Great looking card

Daylene Strickland said...

This is so unique and I love the background and the heart! Awesome! I would love to see how you made the heart.

terri said...

love the sparkly background!!

Dawn T. said...

The heart reminds me of stained glass.

Evelyn said...

Beautiful background and heart.

Trina P. said...

Lovely card.

Rachel Vass said...

Such a lovely card.

Michelle Hackett said...

Very unique card. It definitely has a wow factor. Great job.

Dana M said...

What a gorgeous card! I love the shimmer, shine and glitter :)

Ann K said...

Very pretty - happy anniversary to ABNH.

Linda K said...

beautiful card and background!

Jeannie B said...

Your card is beautiful and has so many creative techniques. Thank you for sharing with us.

Lee Winemiller Cockrum said...

I love the gold!

cynthia link said...

Wow what a CARD! Your background is amazing!

Kleri F said...

Beautiful background!Thank you for the hop!
Happy 5th Anniversary to ABNH!

Kim Szurnicki said...

Beautiful, just adore rainbow!

Lisa said...

Maya, this is exquisite! We miss your talents on the team. :)
Thank you so much for helping us celebrate at A Blog Named Hero.

Shirley N said...

A very pretty card design!

Linda Davidson said...

A very stunning card! Love the colors! Love the inlay look!

Karen Gerek said...

Fantastic background! Absolutely lovely card.

Teri W said...

Great color choices

Mitzi said...

Very colorful card!

ava gavloski said...

Beautiful card, very sparkly

Cori said...

Such a lovely card. Thank you for the great ideas!

Mary Holshouser said...

Beautiful.
Love the gold heart.
The colors in the background
are wonderful.
I'd be thrilled to receive this card.
thanks for sharing.

Karen Page said...

Such a beautiful background! I'm not sure I could have cut into it!!! But it came out great :-)

Barbara S said...

Love the background. Fantastic colors.

Conil said...

Think I can sum this up in one word...WOWZERS!

Cindy said...

What can a person say, gorgeous background, heart is stunning. Love it.

KAtherine said...

Lovely!

Dianne Guilinger said...

I've never seen a card like that, absolutely beautiful!

Maryam crafter said...

Love your background.

Anne Sturgeon said...

Wonderful blending. Very versatile. Heart is universal. Thanks

Sherry said...

Love the sparklyness of this card

Kris Schleich said...

Nicely done! I will have to check out your others!

Julia D. said...

What a fun, sparkly card! Thank you for the chance to win!

Donna Zuk said...

Great colors used, very pretty.

Patty Eifert said...

This is just beautiful!! I love the beautiful colors with all that gold!!

Alma Hughes said...

Fancy!

Kelly Massman said...

very creative!

Sheri D said...

Very pretty. Love the glitz and shine

Cathy said...

Gorgeous card! Love the background colors with the gold! Wonderful talent on such a wonderful blog hop!

Debbie G said...

Cool background!!

joy meadows said...

Very pretty card - the heart is so nice!

Tory Brat said...

What a pretty card

Lindarub said...

Love your background on your card.

Barbara said...

Thank you for all of the good ideas!

Candy said...

Background is beautifully done

Sara Peatross said...

Love the bling!

Gloria Peterson said...

Who doesn't love an anniversary give away! Yay for ABNH and five years of inspiration! Thanks for your time served in the past on the design team.

Joanie said...

Thanks for the inspiration!

Laurie said...

Your background stamping in gold is really pretty over the distress inks. Beautiful card!

Barb in Kazoo said...

I like the background with the heart, nice

Z Sullivan said...

Wow. This card is mesmerizing; I could not take my eyes off! TFS.

Evelyn said...

What a beautiful and special card.

Karen said...

This is a pretty card.

Margaret said...

What a striking card. The colours just 'pop'. Great colouring.

Lisa said...

Love the colours of the background with the splatters and gold on top.

Mary-Anne V. said...

Really pretty with all the gold!

Lynne Ingram said...

Beautiful elements in this card. Especially like the distress ink with gold over.

Von Marie said...

Gorgeous card, Beautiful ink blending!!

Annette Hindes said...

Really like your
blended colors!!

Lois John said...

WOW!! This is such a stunningly beautiful card! Your background is perfect for the gold heart.

Billie A said...

Beautiful card. I love the colors and perfect for the one you love.

Annie Solomon said...

I have this stamp set, so it great to see someone use it. Love what you did. Wish you could show us how you did that heart, though! Lovely card.

Tami B said...

I love that heart and have got to go look up that die. Very pretty.

Lisa Maxner said...

I love the gold. Beautiful card.

Tami B said...

I went back to find out what die the heart is cut with but it's not listed. Do you remember who it is by?

Mary Alice said...

Great card!

Donna Curran said...

Pretty card!

Janet D. said...

Wow so unique and pretty!

Daria Zender said...

What a beautiful background - fabulous colors and I love the gold.

Rebecca Hoffman said...

Beautiful card!

Becky Dunham said...

Lovely card! That inlay heart is amazing! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!

Tenea Andersen said...

Love the background.

Nicole S. said...

Absolutely gorgeous!

Lynn Atchley said...

I like the stained glass effect.

Karen P. said...

Nice card. Love the floral image on the background.

Diane B said...

Lovely background with a great focal point. Love the in-laid technique.

Cheri said...

Such a striking card and wonderful background!

Veronica Roske said...

Love the stamp set and your card is beautiful!

Melissa Friedrich said...

Beautiful rainbow background and gorgeous gold flowers!

Michelle Michael said...

Love your colorful creations!

Sharie W said...

Great Card.. Love the Gold

Valerie Spadoro said...

Pretty card. Your background is just beautiful.

Becky Schneider said...

I am enjoying seeing everyone's talent! Loved this card- thanks for sharing!

Barb macaskill said...

Oooooooooooooo! This is fabulous! I am totally in ❤️ with this heart and sparkle and shine! TFS!

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