hero arts best gift ever

Have you seen the latest Hero Arts collection, Best Gift Ever?!! I've been having a blast creating with it...

And I even have a new video to share...a shaker with sparkly sequins and shiny foil!

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

P.S. Some affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. When you click on the links that I provide and make a purchase, I receive a small commission. For the next two months I will be donating any commissions I receive to Moms Demand Action. Moms Demand Action is an awesome grassroots movement of Americans fighting to protect people from gun violence. 

Supplies:

Hero Arts Gift Boxes Die Set Hero Arts Gorgeous Giftwrap Stencils Hero Arts Wrap It Up Letterpress + Foil Hero Arts Modern Holiday Greetings Stamp & Cut

pinkfresh studio flourish & glow release blog hop info

Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Flourish & Glow blog hop! I'm so thrilled to be joining in the fun!!!

It is no surprise that Pinkfresh has knocked it out of the park again!!! They make the most beautiful florals and the new Moonlit Blooms is gorgeous!!!

I'm excited to color this beautiful image but I started with two non-coloring designs! 

First I used a brayer to create a background with Bubble Gum and Mint inks. Not one of my usual combos but I'm digging it!

Then I stamped the Moonlit Blooms on top in black. And the sentiment is from an older fav, Amazing Things.

For the second card I used the Moonlit Blooms Press Plate to emboss on pink cardstock. I blended a little bit of Bubble Gum along the top.

I die cut three of the Bloom of Thanks, layered them together and paired them with a partial stamp from Amazing Things.

Ok, now before you go on to the next hop stop! Let's talk about all the cool GIVEAWAYS! 

• Pinkfresh is giving away the full release on their blog and YouTube!
• You also have a chance to win one of TEN $50 to the Pinkfresh shop by leaving comments here and at each hop stop!
• Winners will be announced on October 29th, on the PF GIVEAWAY PAGE. And prizes must be claimed within two weeks.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

alex syberia designs bow-ho-ho release & giveaway

I'm thrilled to be joining my friends at Alex Syberia Designs to celebrate their beautiful new Bow Ho Ho release! If you are hopping with us, you should be arriving from my friend Hanh's fantastic blog!

Now before we talk cardmaking, let's talk about something else fun...prizes! 

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $15 gift certificate to 4 lucky winners!

This giveaway is open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this blog hop by midnight BST October 19th. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog Giveaway Winners page on October 20th, 2025.

Ok now let's talk about the cards I've made...

I am crazy about bows so I am LOVING this collection but the Build-A-Bow Christmas Tree might be my favorite! I made two versions of a tree shaker, a "minimalist" and a "maximalist"!

Both have Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio backgrounds and are filled with a variety of glitter but the minimalist has just one sweet pink bow...

...and the maximalist is packed with bows! I did leave a few bows off because I wanted the shaker bits to show more.

BTW, the tiny "with love" sentiment is from the From Our Hearts set.

Your next stop is Brenda's beautiful blog and I know she is going to have something gorgeous for us!

And here is the whole hop list just in case...

Alex Syberia Designs

Samantha

Nicoletta

Nicky

Martin

Lien

Lea

Hanh

Carly ---> you are here

Brenda

Bobbi

Bibi

Amanda

Thanks so much for hopping with us! Hugs!!!

Carly

altenew garden cosmos layering die set

Altenew has a beautiful new release out today and I have a favorite...the Craft-A-Flower Garden Cosmos Layering die set! Wanna see the cards I made? I'm going to assume you're saying yes and scrolling on, LOL!

I started with something very different for me...

I used a pale blue background, not white. And the colors I used were so different for me too! No pink but Orange Sorbet, Apricot Frost and Coco Cream from the Dessert Dreams palette. (The sentiment is from Craft Your Life Project Kit: Bold & Beautiful.)

It could use a few little tweaks but I like how it turned out!

And then of course I had to make something a little more "Carly"...

I used the Flourishing Garden set as a background (and the sentiment too). Then I added just one of the cosmos on top, which I cut from pink cardstock and shaded with a little Cotton Candy & Coral Red inks.

Which do you like better?

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

P.S. Some affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. When you click on the links that I provide and make a purchase, I receive a small commission. For the next two months I will be donating any commissions I receive to Moms Demand Action. Moms Demand Action is an awesome grassroots movement of Americans fighting to protect people from gun violence.