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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Smiles for Four Seasons

Hero Arts made a four-stamp set of trees in each season a long time ago. I bought the set in my first year of stamping, and it was discontinued not much later. The new 2011 catalog resurrects the old images as cling stamps. So for once, I can use my really old stamps, and you can go buy them without resorting to eBay.

If you want. I wouldn't want to pressure you or anything.



This card was super easy to make, and I love this layout of an image (or, in this case, four images in a square) filling the bottom two-thirds of the card and a sentiment above and justified right. The sentiment is from a current Hero Arts clear set called Sending Smiles. It's my new favorite sentiment set because it includes five different sentiments for the outside of the cards AND five coordinating sentiments for the inside of cards. Brilliant!

Please don't hate me because I enable you. People enable me all the time, so I'm just paying it forward. It's really not my fault.

Full Disclosure: I haven't used the website Creative Play yet. They carry lots of Hero Arts, so I'm giving them a try as a replacement for Stampin' Treasures. I'm still mourning Stampin' Treasures. Oh, Diane, I miss you!

Supplies
stamps: Hero Arts
ink: Memento
paper: Papertrey Ink
accessories: dimensionals, square punch
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16 comments:

  1. LindseyJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Love this -- great colours, perfect layout. And I am totally intrigued by a stamp set that has front AND inside sentiments. Enable away, Susan!

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  2. iriseyesJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Great card, Susan! I love my Hero Arts stamps too, especially the sets I have, the "Poetic Prints" of flowers and leaves. And to further your enabling, check out Addicted to Rubber Stamps - they have HA at 15% off, and some as much as 50% off! I'm just sayin'!!!

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  3. Beach Girl 115January 26, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    I've always loved this stamp set, and you made a beautiful card with it here.

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  4. Heather TJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    The stamps are very appealing; they are trees for a start and in seasons! I love the different colours you chose and the sentiment on the top. I need a new layout to try.

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  5. JaneenJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Very nice. I have a similar set from SU long retired and I have always enjoyed it but never used all for seasons on one card. I like this very much. Very soft. Thanks for your comments yesterday and for checking the FB page out for me. I just guess others must have had the same problem as there were only 13 comments all together. Someone will be lucky and I'm happy for them. :)

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  6. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)January 26, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    No pressure at all... I've got 2 of those in the woodblock.. now I'll now if I want to complete the seasons I can get them in clings!

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  7. SusanJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Yep...definitely an enabled! LOL! I've looked at this set several times, now I believe I might just order it! Gorgeous card!

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  8. DoneldaJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    great color choices .. are the images heat embossed with white???

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  9. TeeJanuary 26, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    Beautiful card..and I'm just paying forward the enabling..check this out..
    http://www.stampandthings.com/servlet/StoreFront (this only for hero arts but I love them, despite having only two sets..someday I'll get there)

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  10. KathykJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:51 AM

    You're are proving to me that simple isn't just good, it's great!!!

    Kathyk

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  11. Lisa LaraJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    I just love these colors together Susan.

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  12. DwitaJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Lovely colors, Susan.

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  13. Jennifer StylesJanuary 27, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    That card is so yummy, I'm going to eat it for breakfast.

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  14. SusanJanuary 27, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Beautiful colours! Each one is perfect for its season.

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  15. Jeanne HJanuary 27, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    I have the cling set and have never used it. Shame on me. Thanks for inspiring me.

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  16. RosemaryJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    gorgeous card!! you must give creative play a chance... they are AWESOME!! customer service is excellent and shippins is fast!!

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