Saturday, October 13, 2012

Merry Background stamp and a give-away

Today I want to center around this beautiful Christmas stamp from Hero Arts: Merry Background S5531.


Here I used it for a Fall card. The beautiful leaf was a gift from my Russian friend Maria. I used my favorite distress ink color: bundled sage.

 


I treated myself recently to this Bird stamp from Stampendous. I had been looking for a nice bird stamp for ages and when I saw this one, I thought, thats it! Here, this stamp is used to create a Christmas background, stamped with Stormy sky.


This third card is another one using the Bird stamp but with a different background stamp. This one is an old one from Hero Arts, called the Misty Flower Pattern. I used my favorite definition stamp for the sentiment.


And lastly, this Christmas card using a variety of Old and new stamps from Hero Arts. The first wreath which is called the Leaf wreath is layered by the Berries stamp in the set CG363 Poinsettia & Berries from HA.



And now for my giveaway:

 This stamp set is called CL596 Pattern Hearts & Flowers.


If you want some ideas on how to use these stamps just look at the Flickr Gallery under this thread.
Just leave me a comment and I will choose somebody on Monday. I might not use Random Org this time, we will see. 

Have a lovely weekend!
Jacqueline

24 comments:

  1. What a beautiful set of cards you have made! Love the beautiful colors and elegant design on your merry card. I love that bird from Stampendous one of my favorites from them. Your cards with the soft backgrounds behind the bird are just lovely. Lastly the wreath pops and is so pretty in pink/red on the soft green merry background. Wonderful!

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  2. Jacqueline you show us how versatile this great background stamp is. Your cards are soooooo fine, subtle and wonderful. They are a fantastic inspiration for me.

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  3. Oh I love these cards ... your creativity with stamps is fabulous ... you always inspire ...

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  4. The bird cards are so lovely, but the last card has really caught my eye. What is this berry wreath stamp? Is it new? Love how you colored it, Jacqueline.

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  5. Love seeing one stamp used in many ways. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  6. Wat een prachtige kerstkaarten, ze stralen liefde en warmte uit!!

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  7. Beautiful cards Jaqueline! Love your art work!

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  8. Love the Hero Arts stamp Merry... really lovely the one with the bird and those colours is my favorite.
    Love to have a change to win you give away... because butterflies and flowers (roses) are the stamps i really use a lot... so the more the merrier??
    greetings from Holland
    Anita
    http://www.alle-mooie-dingen.blogspot.nl/

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  9. You have made some beautiful, beautiful cards. The Merry background is so nice and you really make that bird beautiful.

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  10. Wow Jacqueline these are all beautiful!! You've been busy! I love the snowy background that you've created on your Christmas cards ... all of these cards are just gorgeous! sending warm wishes, Susanne (no need to include me on the give away,I have so much already)

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  11. I just bought that Merry Background stamp and you have inspired me, Jacqueline! Each and every one of your cards is gorgeous! I may just have to get that bird too - he's the cutest I've seen in awhile - love how fluffy his feathers look! Thank you for the wonderful inspiration and the generous giveaway! Hugs! :)

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  12. Beautiful cards! Thanks for the card ideas. And I didn't realize you could search the HA Flickr gallery by stamp number!
    (Please don't include my name for the draw. I am lucky to have that stamp in my collection already.)

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  13. Beautiful backgrounds on these cards! I love this little bird too!

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  14. Gorgeous cards. I love your style. (Please don't enter me, I too have this set.)

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  15. I love that little bird stamp, too and think it is so dear. I might have to treat myself to that one, especially after viewing the beautiful cards you created from it. I like that you combined it with some older stamps as well and I love to use old and new together to get more use from my stamps.

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  16. What a beautiful set of Christmas cards Jacqueline, you've been really active!
    irascreacorner.blogspot.nl

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  17. Your cards are beautiful Jacqueline,such pretty colours, I am trying to resist the bird stamp and now I want it even more! I hope you are feeling well

    Joan

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  18. Oh! So you made the berry wreath yourself? Beautiful!
    I have seen the MERRY BG stamp and was NOT to excited about it..NO vision on my part, Thanks for showing how SPECTACULAR it can be for the base of a card!
    LOVE all the different techniques you have shown on this post.

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  19. I really like how you created such a soft background using the HA Merry stamp. I really love your bird card, but then again, they are my favorite kind of stamp!

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  20. Jacqueline, you have made some very beautiful cards here! I do love that new bird stamp, and you have done it justice! I especially love the light blue "stormy" background card...so beautiful!

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  21. You created very beautiful cards. So funny to see the same stamp in various colours. Really beautiful and inspirational

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  22. Oh my your cards look beautiful. I love all the different ways you used that stamp.

    Hugs~

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  23. Absolutely gorgeous cards, Jacqueline.

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  24. Each of your cards are so elegant and beautiful. You have that special touch~

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