The MOST USEFUL Craft Supplies Gift List!

 Hello!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (or your preferred holiday!)  Here is a list of gifts (many inexpensive) that the craft lover will appreciate and use (or maybe you need it yourself!)  You can share this with whoever normally gets you socks, etc and get things you really like!

Supplies are linked below (AFIL-Thank you!) Enjoy!

I'll be back soon!!

Gale

Puttin' On The Glitz! "A Blog Named Hero" November Challenge Inspiration!

 Hello!

I'm back with more inspiration for the current challenge.  I hope you will enter as it's a lot of fun and you could win one of two gift certificates!

I went full on glitz with these leaves which are diecut out of Hero Arts glitter paper!  The supplies are linked below (AFIL-Thank you!)

All I really did was layer a gold rectangle a little smaller than the card black card base using a mini slimline die.  I then diecut a another black piece and ran it through an embossing folder, then shimmer spritzed for more interest.  I took a black scrap and heat embossed the sentiment and lined up the leaves.  Easy peasy!

I will be back very soon with some holiday inspiration!  The deadline to enter the challenge is 11/26/21.  Just post your project on Instagram using and tag @ablognamedhero and #abnhnovemberchallenge!

Take care!

Gale

Fun Fall Foiled Leaves-- "A Blog Named Hero's" November Glitz Challenge Inspiration!

 Hello!

October flew by!  I know you don't normally think of November as glitzy, but I like to be a bit different:)

The "A Blog Named Hero" challenge this month is "Glitzy."  Be sure to enter your projects that uses Hero Arts products at @abnhnovemberchallenge and tag @ablognamedhero by November 26th!  The team will choose a winner for the $50 Hero Arts gift card and then there will be a drawing from the rest of the entries for a $25 gift card!  

The full Youtube tutorial is here:

I thought it would be fun to try Cosmic Shimmer foil flakes.  They are gorgeous, however one has to be careful to contain them (and definitely turn off fans, possibly stop breathing LOL!)

I used a fairly heavy cardstock and applied a double sided adhesive panel.  I laid it in a cardboard box, then carefully pulled off the release paper a bit a time and added flakes, burnishing at first with fingers.  

Next, I laid the release paper back on top and burnished with a bone folder.   Finally, just ran it through my diecutter to get the pieces (saving extra bits for later.  I hate waste!)  The supplies are all linked below (AFIL-thank you!)

After that it was just simple layering of the panels on top of a Z-fold copper base.  A Z-fold is simply an A2 base, with the front folded on back to itself.  

Here's the inside:

Here are the supplies I used:

I will be back soon with loads of holiday inspiration!  If you haven't already, please visit/follow my IG account @darbycreekdiaries as I don't always post everything here or my Youtube channel  Https://youtube/c/GaleThompson

Take care!

Gale