I am so happy to be hopping with my fellow Ellen Hutson design ambassadors, and a whole group of fabulous designers today … we're celebrating our love for Hero Arts! 45 years delighting us with fabulous products! BTW there are prizes available - more on that later!!
You should have arrived here from the very talented Debi Adams' blog - isn't her card collection amazing? She's certainly added to my wish list!
I've used a favorite set from my Hero Arts stash: Color Layering Koi! Even though Hero Arts put together a fabulous collection of inks specifically for this Koi set, I've chosen a few Hero Arts inks [I'll list them below] that I love stamped on card stock I've used - EH Oyster Gray!
You'll see another favorite Hero Arts sentiment set used today: Acts of Kindness - it provided the little heart-in-a-circle in the pond, and my sentiment today. Did you catch my little heart-highlight... a bit of humor to draw the eye back to those tail-biting Koi! Hero Arts' Infinity Nested Ovals provided my Koi pond.
Remember I mentioned prizes? You can win one of three $25 gift certificates
to the Ellen Hutson shop! Winners will be drawn from commenters along
the blog hop so make sure to comment at each stop before Friday, June 28th
at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.
It is now time to send you over to Laurie Willison - no need to be KOI … Laurie never fails to catch my attention!! lol
=] Michele
Inks:
Soft Cantaloupe
Soft Pool
Soft Granite, and Chalkboard - from the Shades of Grey cubes
Hero Arts - dies for Color Layering Koi
Here is a complete list of Hop links!
Adelina Starace
Caly Person
Ardyth Percy-Robb
Janette Kausen
Carly Tee Minner
Ilina Crouse
Emily Midgett
Libby Hickson
Kelly Griglione
Julee Tilman
Lisa Spangler
Debi Adams
Michele Ferguson * you are here - thanks!
Laurie Willison
Sandy Allnock
Amy Kolling
Therese Calvird
Lydia Fiedler
Julie Ebersole
Such a pretty card! :)
ReplyDeleteOhh Its Beautiful !!
ReplyDeleteLoving everything about this card Michele!! Your Koi are FABULOUS looking and head over heals in LOVE with the colors! A perfect design too! And love your little BIT of snarky humor too! :0)
ReplyDeleteLove layering dies and this one is so cute
ReplyDeleteThe fish are GORGEOUS! I love this! Great design!
ReplyDeletePretty color combo on your beautiful card! Love the Koi fish!
ReplyDeleteNo need to be koi, Roy. Gotcha back. LOL. Great stamp layering, Michele.
ReplyDeleteLovely card; I love the colors you chose---and they look great on the gray cardstock!
ReplyDeleteMichele, I’ve just returned from vacation and this morning I scrolled through your posts while I was away.
ReplyDeleteYour fish look great in that oval frame, the fins make it a perfect shape for framing.
Loving the bees twofers. Great shade of yellow and the EF is perfect foil for your popped up hexi focal point. OMG the bee in the bonnet…or is that a bun…either way it works in my book.
Aaaakkkkk…loving that sweet daisy die. And what a lovely Ombre background.
Love that you tipped the sketch. Great colors.
Your IB77 card is FANTASTIC. The colors and large letter make for a stunning impact.
Your friend, Alex is talented! Those blooms are gorgeous.
I love that you added trees/moss to the buildings. Stunning cityscape.
I am so transported to Paris with your moped and perfume!
That bit of black and white with the light lavender highlights on your cts post is a gorgeous card design. Definitely “borrowing” that idea!
Your inspired by lemons are beautifully colored and I love that bit of ef showing through behind them.
I own and love these koi...so realistic, even when they bite eachothers tails. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the colors you used and that sweet little heart.
ReplyDeleteTail biting koi? Such a fun design--love every "bit" of your card!
ReplyDeleteReally loved what you did with this stamp set and the colour choices.
ReplyDeleteMarisela Delgado said: Great card. mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThese fishes are pretty.. stunning card!
ReplyDeleteLittle naughty tail biting Koi....lol...the card turned out so cute. And I loved your ending comment....Koi of you...LOL
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing.
Awesome koi card!
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo fun!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous color palette and I love that you chose the oval for your design! Another really stunning card, my friend!
ReplyDeleteLove this card! It is beautiful and I love the oval to high light the focal point!
ReplyDeleteGreat color combo! This card just makes me smile - as do your puns!!
ReplyDeleteVery fun card
ReplyDeleteand lovely inking.
Carla from Utah
I like this sentiment and the colors of the koi.
ReplyDeleteGreat card with these pretty koi and layered inside the oval die cut layer!
ReplyDeleteI really like the goldfish! Great card!
ReplyDeleteWow, the Koi really grab your attention and the placement is perfect!
ReplyDeleteGreat colour combo and fabulous detailed almost CAS design, Brilliant Michele!
ReplyDeleteKindness is a beautiful thing and so is your card
ReplyDeleteTerrific card, Michele. I like how your Koi are circling around the love in the center. The colors are lovely and so is the sentiment. Leave it to you to be clever in the way you encouraged readers to move to the next blog in the hop. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely Card.
ReplyDeleteYour coi fish are absolutely amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove your design & the koi are beautiful! Great card!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful colors you used.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute card! I have this koi stamp set- thank you for some new ideas to use it!
ReplyDeleteI have this stamp set and it's so nice to see different color choices! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful card. I've loved those Koi since the first time I saw them, and you've done a wonderful job showcasing them.
ReplyDeleteOoooh the fish look so pretty on your card! Thank you for sharing. Brenda West
ReplyDeleteGorgeous koi and a heart-in-a-circle pond, Michele! The color combo and the circle in an oval window design are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteLove the koi fish, beautiful design. Gorgeous colors too!!
ReplyDeleteLove these two circling about and your color choices are fabulous! The subtle heart you added to the sentiment is a lovely touch. Very pretty Michele!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card ... those fish look amazing!
ReplyDeleteThere's a really nice yin/yang quality to your card. I'm so happy you chose to do it on gray, which kept the whole card quiet and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteLove this koi card. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Love those Koi! Makes me want to get my set out right now! If only it wouldn't wake anyone!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colour choices, Michele ... the sense of elegant movement of these koi is fabulous! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute card. Love the fish.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the movement of these goldfish. Your card is lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely Koi card! Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. :D
ReplyDeleteI love how you made the koi form a circle! This is such a very pretty card.
ReplyDeleteGreat card, love the Koi fishy circle!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Love the colors on your koi and the popped up fin on both of them.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful use of the Koi stamps, Michele! Love the colors you used for them.
ReplyDeleteYour details on this kool koi pond are darling, but your quirky writing brought lots of smiles and giggles to my evening hopping! Thanks, Michele.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Koi Pond! Oh my gosh. I need this stamp set. Beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card! I really love the colors!
ReplyDeletestunning work - so inspiring
ReplyDeleteGreat card!!
ReplyDeleteThe fish chasing each other? I love it!
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I just love the fish. I am always drawn to that sort of fish---like koi.
ReplyDeleteLove your card such a pretty design. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou always inspire me to create---thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove those lovebird koi!
ReplyDeleteOh! Beautiful koi! Love the movement in these fish.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card!!
ReplyDeleteThose fish look so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love the Koi as well! Your card is fabulous. I really love the non-traditional colors. TFS!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the koi stamps...thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteKoi fish are some of my favorites to use in cards. Yours are lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, and very punny~ :)
ReplyDeleteVery cool card! Love the koi! Clean and simple--just lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you used for your card - the fish look so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLovely card! Great job coloring the fish.
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