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Once you've added a blinkie to your blog, leave a comment here and let us know! We'll check out your blog, and you'll be entered to win a $25 shopping spree in the Hero Arts store! Please leave your comment with your blog link by Sunday, March 27 at 11:59pm PT, and we'll announce the randomly selected winner the following week. ***This giveaway has now closed. Check here for the announcement of the winner.***

And speaking of giveaway, we have some winners to announce from previous giveaways!

From the March My Monthly Hero launch, we had two different prizes to give away. First, the winner of the March kit:

• Comment from Debbie Olson's blog – Cyndee, who said "So pretty and love that 'sunny glow'!" (March 8, 2016 at 8:47 am)

And the winner of a prize pack from Marianne Walker:

• Comment from the Hero Arts blog – Arianna Barbara, who said "Wow! I love this beautiful kit!!!!" (March 8, 2016 at 5:53 am)

And from the Lasting Hearts launch, we have three winners who will receive Angela Miller’s “You Are the Mother of All Mothers” book and the So Sorry Stamp & Cut set:

• Comment from Sandy Allnock's blog – Teresa Doyle, who said "Such a beautiful and thoughtful card Sandy!" (March 3, 2016)
• Comment from Clare Prezzia's blog – Zelda C, who said "Perfect card for this worthy cause." (March 5, 2016 at 11:27 pm)
• Comment from Kelly Rasmussen's blog – Susie Sonnier, who said "For being so 'simple' this card has BIG impact. Love it" (March 3, 2016 at 2:33 pm)

Congratulations, winners! Please send your address to winner@heroarts.com, and we'll get your goodies out to you!

Thanks for stopping by - have a wonderful weekend!

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Today's card features two stamps I think are absolutely awesome - the gorgeous new [hero_product_link sku="K6135" text="Antique Rose"] stamp from the 2016 Catalog, and one of my all-time favorite sentiments, the aptly-named [hero_product_link sku="G6071" text="Absolutely Awesome"]!

I stamped the [hero_product_link sku="K6135" text="rose"] with [hero_product_link sku="AF345" text="Intense Black"] ink. It's perfect for using with my Copic markers, as it's alcohol ink-friendly. The [hero_product_link sku="CG689" text="leafy background"] was also stamped in [hero_product_link sku="AF345" text="Intense Black"] ink. The black was a little intense (ha! hence the name...) so I covered it with a piece of vellum to tone it down a bit, and heat embossed the [hero_product_link sku="G6071" text="sentiment"] right onto the vellum with [hero_product_link sku="PW115" text="brass embossing powder"].

The rose was trimmed and popped up on the card with dimensional tape. Black Enamel Accents from Ranger were added to the flower center for a bit of extra dimension.

Thanks for stopping by - I hope your day is absolutely awesome!

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Hello! Where do you draw your inspiration from? It's not usual for me, but this time I got inspired by the colors from the [hero_product_link sku="AF329" text="Neon Chartreuse to Blue ombre ink pad"] for today's card.

I wanted to create a soft and lovely look with watercolors, featuring the [hero_product_link sku="CG687" text="alphabet background"] and [hero_product_link sku="CL940" text="Balloon Animal Birthday"] stamps. And here is what I came up with:

I started by stamping the [hero_product_link sku="CG687" text="background"] on a piece of white cardstock measured at 4"x5.5" using the [hero_product_link sku="AF329" text="ombre ink"]. Then I stamped the [hero_product_link sku="CL940" text="balloon animals] with black ink on some watercolor paper.

I loosely watercolored my balloons with Peerless Watercolors, trying not to color entire space as I love the white spaces left here and there. Next, I die cut the colored images using [hero_product_link sku="DI168" text="the matching dies"] and popped them up on the card front.

I added the stamped panel onto [hero_product_link sku="PS640" text="pool cardstock"]. Then the [hero_product_link sku="CL954" text="sentiment"] was heat embossed with [hero_product_link sku="PW110" text="white embossing powder"].

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This is a video showing you how I created my card. You can watch the video tutorial here or in HD on YouTube.

I've been intimidated by watercoloring for a long time, but now I'm getting more comfortable with using watercolors for my projects. That doesn't mean my watercoloring is good enough, though. I just find myself having fun watercoloring these days. :)

That’s all I have for today! I hope you enjoyed seeing my card and got some inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy crafting!

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