Hero Arts December Sketch Challenge

Hey my friend, thanks for stopping by!  I got the chance to go to Archiver's yesterday and get a few of the latest Hero Arts 2012 stamps!  EEK, love these new stamps!  I had a hard time deciding which ones I wanted most.  Once I got them home, I couldn't wait to ink them up.  For my cards today, I used two of the three Hero Arts December sketches and dug into my Hero stash to create these.

For my first card I used a large background stamp called Leaf and Flora Background and stamped it onto a white panel, which I rounded the top corners and punched a scallop edge.  I then adhered it to a brown card base.  I stamped my poinsettia onto white cardstock, trimmed them and adhered them, adding rhinestones to their centers.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment, matted it onto aqua cardstock, and popped it up.

For my next card I stamped a few animals from the set Playful Animals in brown onto an aqua card base, die cut circles onto a white strip and adhered yellow scallop strips to the side.  I then added a bit of brown and white baker's twine and popped it up allowing the animals to peek through.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment from   in white ink and adhered it with more foam.

Here are the sketches for December.  I chose the bottom two for my cards today.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a great rest of your weekend.

Lindsay

Supplies:

{Merry Christmas Poinsettia}
Paper: Brown GinaK, White TPC, Aqua Mist PTI
Stamps: Leaf & Floral Background, Poinsettia Bloom, Very Merry Christmas Hero Arts
Ink: Grass Amuse Studio, Red Currant, Chocolate Fresh Ink, 
Embellishment: Clear Rhinestones Michael's
Tools: Scallop Border Punch Fiskars


{Congratulations}
Paper: Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Dark Chocolate, White Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Playful Animals, All Occasion Messages Hero Arts
Ink: Chocolate Fresh Ink, Moonlight White Tsukineko
Embellishment: Brown/White Twine Whisker Graphics
Tools: Scallop Border Punch Fiskars, Sm Circle Die Spellbinders