A Blog Named Hero 5th Anniversary Blog hop

Hi Everyone, Welcome to the A Blog Named Hero 5th anniversary blog hop. It's turning 5 and It's a special two-day hop to celebrate the 5th Anniversary. All the collaborating companies in the past 5 yrs are coming forward to sponsor this blog hop how exciting!!

 I enjoyed working as a design team member (former DT) at A blog named hero and  I am honored to be part of this blog hop. Here is my card, I used Hero Arts butterfly and flower stamp and cut set. It's a very simple card. Stamped the background in Hero Arts soft granite shadow ink. Die cut the flowers and leaves and colored it with zig clean real brush markers.  Finished my card by adding a few clear sequins from Pretty pink posh

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Your next hop is  Newton's Nook

The hop will go one for two days and there are different prizes each day
Today's prizes include the following: 
$50 gift card to Hero Arts

$40 gift card to Pretty Pink Posh

$35 gift card to Lil' Inker Designs
$25 gift card to Newton's Nook
$25 gift card to Paper Smooches
$25 gift card to Winnie and Walter
$25 gift card to The Ton 
$20 gift card to Right at Home
One Online Card Class of your choice

To win, leave a comment on each hop stop.  The winner will be selected randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning!  And be sure to visit A Blog Named Hero on Sunday for the list of Sunday hoppers and prizes!  Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.

Click on ABNH to check the complete list of blog hop 

Happy crafting and hopping!!


Comments

Macimbalo saidā€¦
I love this card with that background - it really pops with those colored flowers - beautiful!!!
Jackie saidā€¦
Beautiful card. I love the way you used the same stamps for the background and the colored images.
Helen saidā€¦
Great card! I like the way your muted background design sets off the colored images and sentiment. It's a great combination. Thanks for sharing it.
Caron's Creations saidā€¦
How clever to use the same stamp for the background. Beautiful card.
Sarah M saidā€¦
Pretty card. Love your coloring with the Zig markers!
Sarah M saidā€¦
Pretty card. Love your coloring with the Zig markers!
Heidi saidā€¦
I just love how versatile you used this flower stamps! Great card.
Downhill T saidā€¦
That s a fun card and good idea to just color the flowers on top.
JanetB saidā€¦
I like how you used that pop of color on the simple floral background.
Carol D saidā€¦
Cute card! I haven't seen that stamp set before - love the button centers!
Teresa Doyle saidā€¦
Ooooh, love this card and an awesome stamp & dies set!
Late Blooming saidā€¦
Oh...I really like this. Very effective.
Charlanne saidā€¦
Just what I needed. I've been wanting to send a "you can color or not" card and this idea is perfect. Your card is beautiful as is or they could add more colors.
Teri Ann saidā€¦
That is one, NICE looking card!!!
Unknown saidā€¦
Love the simplicity
Laura S saidā€¦
So pretty! Love your coloring and the clean simplicity of this!
Becca Yahrling saidā€¦
I love this pretty design!
Carole R saidā€¦
Love your Spring celebration card. Thanks for sharing
Barb saidā€¦
So pretty-love the black and white background mixed with burst of color! lov the card!
linda saidā€¦
I love your card!
AroaCM saidā€¦
I love how the coloured flowers pop up from the beautiful subtle background.
Dee Earnshaw saidā€¦
Love the POP of color against the black and white background:)
Unknown saidā€¦
Beautiful flowers! They are my favorite to color!
Carol Held saidā€¦
Adorable, and I love the B&W, with the coloured image popping off the page. TFS
Lisa saidā€¦
This is gorgeous Bhavana! I can never seem to do that set justice, and you really make it shine. Thanks for celebrating with us at A Blog Named Hero. We appreciate you.
Pitney saidā€¦
Love how simple these flowers are esp using the grey as your main color choice.
Susie Sonnier saidā€¦
Such a pretty card!!!
Mary Holshouser saidā€¦
Love this technique.
The uncolored portion really makes
the colored flowers pop.
thanks for sharing a wonderful
card.
Kari saidā€¦
Love the POP of color on your card design!!
slang saidā€¦
Great card, love the flowers.
Patty Beers saidā€¦
I love the black and white background with the colored flower accent. Beautiful card.
Patty Beers saidā€¦
I love the black and white background with the colored flower accent. Beautiful card.
Nora Noll saidā€¦
This card is so pretty!! I LOVE how you colored in only two flowers. Really pop off the background!!
Holly AKA KopyKat saidā€¦
Super cute! I love it.
Johanna (JP) saidā€¦
Love this! Always like black and white with a splash of color!
Kathryn A saidā€¦
Beautiful! I love the coloured flowers on the neutral background!
Kathryn A saidā€¦
Beautiful! I love the coloured flowers on the neutral background!
Isabel Z saidā€¦
Love what you created and what a fun blog hop!!!
Leanne in Cali saidā€¦
Love your idea with the soft granite background then a pop of color on top with the flowers! Thanks so much for sharing on this fun blog hop!!
Debbie B saidā€¦
Love your card. Never think to leave uncolored flowers, but I love the look! I love that Hero Arts sells smaller sets with a great price point. I will have to look for this one! This is such a great blog hop with so much talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours!
Cindy C. saidā€¦
So pretty, I love how you used the same stamp set and for both background and focal point!!
Lagene saidā€¦
BEAUTIFUL coloring, I love the spotlighted flowers!
Anna Tracy saidā€¦
Using the same stamp in order to create a matching background is something I forget to do but love the seamless look it gives!
Mom and wife. saidā€¦
Very lovely and unique. Love your design
Arlene saidā€¦
I love the soft background of the same flowers you highlighted on your card. The colors really pop.
Diane Bakehouse saidā€¦
Love the soft background and the punch of colour.
Kerry saidā€¦
Great card with black n white background & pop of color with same elements!
Megan saidā€¦
Pretty coloring!
Anonymous saidā€¦
I don't know why I don't make cards like this because every time I see one I love it!!! The pop of color against the muted background is perfection. TFS
Sandra saidā€¦
I love flowers and yours are beautiful.
Lynda saidā€¦
I love everything about this card! Beautiful!
Shirley N saidā€¦
Love your pretty card design, thanks for the inspiration!
Unknown saidā€¦
Perfect for my color hungry friends.
Pati saidā€¦
Pretty card! Lovely colored flowers popped up from the background. my pop of color on this cold but sunny morning! Thank you!
Cyndi saidā€¦
Beautiful card. Love (and want) this stamp set.
Cat Craig saidā€¦
Super spotlight type card. The whimsey of the stamp style is perfect.
Deb L saidā€¦
Great outline background makes the flower really stand out.
Nancy saidā€¦
Thanks. I'm enjoying the hop.
Custom Crafty Lady saidā€¦
I always enjoy flowers and the spotlight approach brings out it's beauty.
Thanks, Erica K.
Sarah Biswabic saidā€¦
Your card is so sweet and adorable! Love it!
Unknown saidā€¦
Such a pretty card
Unknown saidā€¦
I love the pop of color against the grey and white background :-)
Daria Z. saidā€¦
Love how the colorful flowers pop against your beautiful bg!
Louise ThĆ©riault saidā€¦
Really love your card, the colors are grĆ©Ć¢t!
janmjax saidā€¦
I love the way those coloured flowers just pop from the background!
Mrsfish02 saidā€¦
Love stamping with that soft grey ink. This is really sweet looking. Thanks for sharing in the celebration of our Hero.
Cheri saidā€¦
very pretty, clean and simple look......perfect card for Spring!
C Aguirre saidā€¦
Nice card! So cute! Love the colors!
C Aguirre saidā€¦
Nice card! So cute! Love the colors!
Sunshine HoneyBee saidā€¦
Like the multi-stamping of the background & the pop of color of the foreground floral images.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Caitlin saidā€¦
Love the splash of color
Scrapperdipper saidā€¦
This is such a beautiful card! I love the subtle stamped background with the bright die cut flowers.
T Simmons saidā€¦
Love the black and white background with that splash if color on top.
Barb Gallagher saidā€¦
I love the look of this card -- and I just got some new Zigs to try out, too.
CathyL saidā€¦
Love the simple background with the happy colors of the accent flowers!
Elaine saidā€¦
Love your card....I love my Zig markers!
Diana saidā€¦
Clean and striking!
Michelle Brown saidā€¦
Love the background and then using the same stamps for the focal point in color is really cute.

Thanks for sharing. šŸ˜Š
Unknown saidā€¦
Love this! I may have to try this out!
Rachel Vass saidā€¦
Such a lovely, pretty card. Love the flowers that pop with colour.
sherri saidā€¦
Love the way the focal point is part of the background
Great card, love how the background shows off the flowers in front.
Unknown saidā€¦
This is such a pretty card. It almost looks like a coloring book where only 2 flowers were colored. Beautiful with the vibrant flowers against the granite.
Nana Griffin saidā€¦
Love how this looks. Great coloring of the flowers.
Love that you matched the background and focal point!
Lynne saidā€¦
Pretty flowers , a great pop of color
Mary saidā€¦
Pretty colors. Love the black and white background.
Gretchen Wilson saidā€¦
I love, love this card! The background is perfect to set off the colored flowers! TFS!
liz saidā€¦
The little button flowers are so adorable
Martha Herrera saidā€¦
Great coloring! Love those pretty flowers.
Thanks for sharing.
Sharon saidā€¦
Beautiful card - such a fun design!
Janet D. saidā€¦
This is SO pretty!!
Kleri saidā€¦
Really fantastic card!I love your design!
Happy 5th Anniversary to ABNH!
solarj saidā€¦
Your card is stinkin' cute. Love it!
Ann Marie saidā€¦
Nice colouring on the flowers.
Debbie saidā€¦
Lucky be the pop of color the two flowers give
~amy~ saidā€¦
those pretty blooms simply POP.
Jiaying saidā€¦
Love the technique. Such nice contrast.
Michele saidā€¦
Love the pop of color
Anonymous saidā€¦
Very cheerful. Well done
Sara B saidā€¦
Love the contrast between the gray scale background & the full color focal point!
Rachel W saidā€¦
Oh this has been my favorite card so far! Love the contrast between the background and the focal point.
oh, I love how you have the background in black and white and then color the main flowers to make it pop. Fabulous
Nan0807 saidā€¦
Love the pop of color on your Black and White card!
Judys saidā€¦
I do love spotlight coloring and this is a beautiful card!
Unknown saidā€¦
Beautiful caed, love the colors.
Paula Fuller saidā€¦
Oh, what a great blog hop! I am picking up so many great ideas for cards. Your card is wonderful. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Michelle Lupton saidā€¦
Great card - love your pop of colour! :)
funkycrafter saidā€¦
pretty card. zig colors are so crisp
Dana Joy saidā€¦
Love the graphic look of this card. Happy to see you didn't color in all the flowers. Really makes your card stand out!!
Semystery saidā€¦
Love the splash of color
This is a really pretty card :) love the background and the floral bunch
Kelly Szafron saidā€¦
Very pretty card! I love the black and white background.
Cheryl Crenshaw saidā€¦
Love the pop of color with the black and white background.
Lindarub saidā€¦
Love how the colored flowers standout from the background.
MaggieM saidā€¦
What a gorgeous card! I love the flowers!
Gail saidā€¦
Love the black and white with pops of color!
Clairbear saidā€¦
Using the stamps in black and white and then coloring the flowers ....have to go and make a card!
Violet Rose saidā€¦
Love the card!! So pretty!
Rufred saidā€¦
Wow..your card is beautiful. The layout is fabulous.
Brandi R saidā€¦
Beautiful card! Love the design ā™„
Vanessa B saidā€¦
Beautiful design!! Love this card.
judy saidā€¦
Such a pretty design! I love that you used the same images for the background (in black) and added the colorful flowers!
Barbara saidā€¦
Lovely card. The pop of color on the black and white background is perfect!
Ann K saidā€¦
Love the background and that you highlighted the two flowers. Love the design.
Candy saidā€¦
Love the fact the recipient can color too
Gloria P saidā€¦
Striking color combo! Congrats to ABNH on five years.
Stampin_melissa saidā€¦
Wow, I love your card! It is so striking!
Unknown saidā€¦
I like everything about this card! It might be the next technique I try out!
Sheri saidā€¦
Love the spotlighting you did and the colors are amazing!
cindybearj saidā€¦
I love those brightly colored flowers against the black and white blooms.
tmrew saidā€¦
Liked how you used the same stamp for both focal and background
loulou saidā€¦
Fantastic card. The bright flowers really pop against the subtle background
Laura Peddicord saidā€¦
The background really makes the two flowers pop. They're so pretty in those colors and how they stand out. Thank you so much for sharing.
Unknown saidā€¦
Wow!!!! I love your card. TFS... Hugs,
Kirsty Vittetoe saidā€¦
Stunning card, love it!
Debi Vintinner saidā€¦
So pretty, love the color &black and white!!
Marieitis saidā€¦
Such a cute card. I love the contrast between the outline stamped background and your coloured flowers as the focus...brilliant!! :)
Cheers.
Unknown saidā€¦
I love the colorful flowers on the monochrome background.
Unknown saidā€¦
Such a pretty card. I really like the background.
Anonymous saidā€¦
Absolutely gorgeous!
Cecilia Hsieh saidā€¦
Love the colourful flowers against the background!
Unknown saidā€¦
Gorgeous card xx
Unknown saidā€¦
Beautiful background and colors.
Mirella saidā€¦
This is gorgeous! Love the colours, the colouring and the design! Thanks so much for sharing!
Toni C saidā€¦
Love the 'colouring book' style background.
michelle in mi saidā€¦
Now you make me want to color!
Andrea Shell saidā€¦
Such a pretty card! Love the colors!
QuilterLaura saidā€¦
Love the Uncolored background with those bright flowers, just great!
Unknown saidā€¦
I love the gray ink for the background. So subtle and the colors flowers really POP!
Kelli C saidā€¦
Love the bright colors!!
Sabrina saidā€¦
I love the pops of color with the 2 flowers and all the rest of the background nor colored!! Fabulous card and very pretty!!
BeckyR71 saidā€¦
I love how you created the background and then added just a pop of color. So easy!
Laura saidā€¦
Very elegant and sleek.
Joan saidā€¦
Pretty card and cool idea using the black and white background with colors on the flowers that "pop"!
Dot J Freel saidā€¦
Super pretty card! Love it!
Cindi saidā€¦
I love the spotlight technique. Great execution here. Thanks for sharing.
dabailey56 saidā€¦
Great way to take a background and leave it there with no extra color the cut and color a few of the flowers to make it pop.
craftygal1 saidā€¦
Such a fun and cool card.
Unknown saidā€¦
Beautiful card!
Mary-Anne V saidā€¦
These blooms are so pretty against the grey images.
Unknown saidā€¦
I love the design of your card. It is so pretty.
Unknown saidā€¦
This card is beautiful! These stamps lend themselves beautifully to both backgrounds and focal points. Your coloring and your card design is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Cynthia Cole saidā€¦
Pretty floral card!
Pamela Landers saidā€¦
Beautiful Spring card!
Mary W saidā€¦
Simple but beautiful. I haven't used my HA dies lately but will be getting them out - your card shows their beauty well!
Studio at 215 saidā€¦
Those flowers really stand out!!! Love it!
Lara J saidā€¦
The flowers really pop against the black an white background!
Catherine Smith saidā€¦
Beautiful cards, love the flowers and the background :)
Unknown saidā€¦
Simple beauty. Black and white background with a raised colored flower. Love it!
Kajcyika saidā€¦
This is just perfect! The color, the layout.. everything!
Linda Anderson saidā€¦
What a gorgeous card!!! You say simple, I say beautiful!!!!!
Barbara S saidā€¦
I love the way the color pops and contrasts with the background.
A Card Day's Work saidā€¦
Love the pop of color. Pretty!
Robin R saidā€¦
Beautiful card! I love the use of the same flowers as the background and as the focal point. Love your coloring.
ldiggs saidā€¦
Such a pretty, cheerful card! And I love that it's quick and easy, too!
Anonymous saidā€¦
I love the background with the pop of color.
Christi Conley saidā€¦
So clever! That pop of color is fabulous!
Denise saidā€¦
I really like cards that are subtle and then have a pop of colour, beautiful.
Nikki saidā€¦
Bright and fun card those flowers pop
Chark saidā€¦
love your bg stamping!
R. Hill saidā€¦
Love the colors against the black & white. A seemingly simple technique that I never think to use. Very cheery yet dramatic at the same time. Really nice!
RobinH saidā€¦
beautiful card! thanks for sharing
Dana M saidā€¦
Fantastic card! I love that you used the same floral stamp for the subtle background and bold, vibrant focal point.
Quillish saidā€¦
Lovely card.. What clever use of stamps..I must remember to use your technique!
JanR saidā€¦
So pretty! Fab colours too.
Lindar C saidā€¦
I like how your card is colored, very nice.
Unknown saidā€¦
Another great card! Love it!
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