Final Challenge – Store Closing

Today is a sad day, but let’s go out with a bang and have our biggest and best challenge ever! October will be our final challenge, and the blog will close down with our final post being the winners announcement for this challenge early next month. This month is somewhat of an anything goes, holiday edition! And we have a special prize this month (below). We’re looking for holiday cards, ANY holiday.

We would also like to take this time to thank each and every person that’s ever participated in challenges, shopped the store, designed for our design team, worked behind the scenes, and had any hand in making a2z scrapbooking grow & raise money and awareness for the multiple charity organizes we started this store to contribute to.

And here is some design team inspiration for you.

 

KRISTINA

Kristina use the fun Paper Layering Dove die (one left in the shop) to make some Holiday cards

ARLENE

Arlene used the Christmas Mice stamp set (also one left) for her Christmas Card

CINDY

Cindy used the adorable Santa Snacks Stamp N Cut on her holiday card

 

KAREN

Karen use the Home for the Holidays stamp set for her Christmas card

The Prize

This month there will be a physical prize! Our random challenge winner will be receiving this goodie bag full of fun Hero Arts product.

 

Challenge Rules

• You can make any paper crafting or altered item that fits within the theme of the challenge.
• Any products may be used but there is a BONUS prize if you use Hero Arts or Sugartree Products!!
• You can enter up to FIVE (5) unique times per person. Multiple entries of an identical card that only varies slightly, ie. in color is not acceptable.
• You can enter your project into other challenges
• There is NO BACKLINKING. You must create a NEW project. Backlinks will be deleted.
• You must mention the challenge in your post and link back to a2z Scrapbooking
• A new challenge will post on the FIRST of every month and ends at 11:59PM EST the LAST day of the month.
• You must link your project via the link up tool at the bottom of the challenge post or up in the menu bar.

 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/js/widget/load.js?id=d1626941e732cbb79b50

 

If you missed the announcement our store closing sale has begun, head over the shop for 50% or more off our inventory. a2zscrapbooking.etsy.com

a2z Scrapbooking September 2019 Challenge

Hi Everyone! I can’t believe summer is already coming to an end, hopefully you had a great one! Let’s keep it simple this month with an anything goes challenge! Before we get to the fun stuff, just a quick reminder, you have one more day to take advantage of our huge Labor Day sale!

 

Click Here to shop the store, that link can always be found in our top menu and right side bar.
Onto this months challenge!

Here’s what the design team has created for your inspiration this month

 

KRISTINA

Kristina used Hero Arts Flower Garden and Hello Fancy dies for this bright and sunny card

CINDY

Cindy used the Hero Arts Love Stamp n Cut for this colorful beauty

ARLENE

Arlene used that gorgeous Tiger Lily stamp and die combo on this gorgeous card

KAREN

Karen beautifully colored the Hero Arts Flowers Nasturtium stamp on her card

 

Challenge Rules

• You can make any paper crafting or altered item that fits within the theme of the challenge.
• Any products may be used but there is a BONUS prize if you use Hero Arts or Sugartree Products!!
• You can enter up to FIVE (5) unique times per person. Multiple entries of an identical card that only varies slightly, ie. in color is not acceptable.
• You can enter your project into other challenges
• There is NO BACKLINKING. You must create a NEW project. Backlinks will be deleted.
• You must mention the challenge in your post and link back to a2z Scrapbooking
• A new challenge will post on the FIRST of every month and ends at 11:59PM EST the LAST day of the month.
• You must link your project via the link up tool at the bottom of the challenge post or up in the menu bar.

PRIZE

The winner, chosen by random draw, will receive his/her choice of 1 digital set from out store. In addition, if the winner used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps as the main focal point of their project, they will receive a $20 giftcard to our store.

Link Party Code

Instructions: Copy the code below and paste it into your blog post (in HTML mode). Works for all sites (e.g. wordpress.com/org, blogger, typepad, etc.)

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/js/widget/load.js?id=d1626941e732cbb79b50

a2z Scrapbooking August 2019 Challenge

Hello everyone, thanks for joining us! We’re here today with another challenge, this months theme is a great one. Birthday!
So let’s see those birthday cards, here’s what the design team came up with:

 

KRISTINA

Kristina did an ink blended floral wreath with the Hero Arts Flowers for Coloring stamp set

 

CINDY

Cindy made a beautiful alcohol ink butterfly for her Birthday Card.

 

ARLENE

Arlene went with a bold sentiment from our Birthday Bash digital set by Hero Arts

 

KAREN
Karen made this super cute card using out Sugartree Stamps Birthday Digi

 

LeeAnn

LeeAnn made this beautiful black and white floral birthday card with the Flowers for Coloring set

 

Challenge Rules

• You can make any paper crafting or altered item that fits within the theme of the challenge.
• Any products may be used but there is a BONUS prize if you use Hero Arts or Sugartree Products!!
• You can enter up to FIVE (5) unique times per person. Multiple entries of an identical card that only varies slightly, ie. in color is not acceptable.
• You can enter your project into other challenges
• There is NO BACKLINKING. You must create a NEW project. Backlinks will be deleted.
• You must mention the challenge in your post and link back to a2z Scrapbooking
• A new challenge will post on the FIRST of every month and ends at 11:59PM EST the LAST day of the month.
• You must link your project via the link up tool at the bottom of the challenge post or up in the menu bar.

PRIZE

The winner, chosen by random draw, will receive his/her choice of 1 digital set from out store. In addition, if the winner used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps as the main focal point of their project, they will receive a $20 giftcard to our store.

Powered by Linky Tools

Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don’t miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

 

 

 

 

Please join us in this month’s “Birthday” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp set AND, if you used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps, a $20 gift card to our etsy store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

 

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products as well as a nice selection of digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code a2z15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more.

 

 

 

 

Hero Arts Flowers for Coloring Shop at: a2z	Hero Arts Birthday Bash Shop at: a2z	Hero Arts Butterfly Shop at: a2z	Sugartree Stamps Birthday Bash Shop at: a2z
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder Shop at: a2z

Hero Arts Color Layering Monarch Butterfly Home Decor

Hello! I am here today with a home decor project I made for my craft room. Our monthly challenge is all about Anything But a Card so here we have it. I tell you I am happy to get nudged to make a fun project that is not a card. I used two Hero Arts sets for this which are Color Layering Monarch Butterfly and Flowers for Coloring. Both are available for purchase in the a2z Scrapbooking Etsy store. Use my discount code Karen15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more.

I bought this little box at Michaels with a coupon. I got it to put my dies in after using them so they don’t get lost in the piles.

The first thing was get out the book pages and cut them to fit on each side of the box. I could not get my Mod Podge open so I used 3 in 1 glue which worked better than I thought.

Second stamp the color layering butterfly. This layering butterfly is pretty darn easy to line up. I did use my Misti but it was easier than some of them can be. Tip: I stamp the bottom (largest amount of color) first and then end with the detailed stamp. On the lighter one I used 2 Avery Elle inks and Versafine Onyx Black ink. On the darker one I used 2 Oxide inks and the Versafine. I stamped these on some off white paper and hand cut them out. You can get the matching die in the Etsy shop also. Since you can’t really hand cut the antennae I just stamped the antennae on the book page where I was going to put the butterflies.

And now about the flowers and leaves. I used the Flowers for Coloring for that. I have enjoyed using this set and I think is one to check out. After stamping the flowers on the box I made a mask for each flower. I covered each one with the mask and then stamped the leaves. I colored all of them with colored pencils.

Then I glued the butterflies to the box. It is probably hard to see but I arched the top wings just a bit to give a tiny bit of dimension.

Then I inked around the edges with Oxide Distress ink and lightly here and there on the rest of the book page. I am very happy how it came out.

Here is a few more photos of each side.

 

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don’t miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

 

 

 

 

Please join us in this month’s “Anything but a Card” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp set AND, if you used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps, a $20 gift card to our Etsy store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month.

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products as well as a nice selection of digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code karen15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.

 

 

 

 

• Hero Arts Color Layering Monarch Butterfly
• Hero Arts Flowers for Coloring
• Versafine Onyx Black Ink
• Oxide Distress Ink
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Avery Elle Pigment Ink

a2z Scrapbooking June 2019 Challenge

Hi Everyone, Happy June! It’s the first and that means its time for a new challenge! Let’s have a little fun this month with NO CARDS – That’s right! This month’s challenge is anything but a card. Scrapbook page, Tag, Altered Item, Anything…. Except cards.
Lets see what the design team made.

KRISTINA

Kristina decided to go for some Mail Art for her anything but a card project!

CINDY

Cindy made this super cute pillow box with some of our Digital Stamps

ARLENE

Arlene made a gift tag to match the card she posted the other day for her friends 50th!

ANNIE

Annie made a note pad holder with this cute Hero Arts stamp

KAREN

Karen created this stunning home decor piece

Challenge Rules

• You can make any paper crafting or altered item that fits within the theme of the challenge.
• Any products may be used but there is a BONUS prize if you use Hero Arts or Sugartree Products!!
• You can enter up to FIVE (5) unique times per person. Multiple entries of an identical card that only varies slightly, ie. in color is not acceptable.
• You can enter your project into other challenges
• There is NO BACKLINKING. You must create a NEW project. Backlinks will be deleted.
• You must mention the challenge in your post and link back to a2z Scrapbooking
• A new challenge will post on the FIRST of every month and ends at 11:59PM EST the LAST day of the month.
• You must link your project via the link up tool at the bottom of the challenge post or up in the menu bar.

PRIZE

The winner, chosen by random draw, will receive his/her choice of 1 digital set from out store. In addition, if the winner used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps as the main focal point of their project, they will receive a $20 giftcard to our store.

Powered by Linky Tools

Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don’t miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

Please join us in this month’s “Anything but a Card” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp set AND, if you used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps, a $20 gift card to our etsy store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products as well as a nice selection of digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code insert your code here to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.

Hero Arts Make a Fountain Shop at: a2z

Hero Arts Sew Crafty Digi Shop at: a2z

Hero Arts Road Trip Digi Shop at: a2z

 

a2z Scrapbooking May 2019 Challenge

Hi Everyone! Can you believe its May?! Well it is – Believe it or not… And that means its time for a new challenge! April showers bring May Flowers and that’s what we’re celebrating this month, so let’s see those floral creations! The design team has some flowery goodness to inspire you:

KRISTINA

CINDY

KAREN

Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Powered by Linky Tools

Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don’t miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

 

 

 

Please join us in this month’s “May Flowers” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp set AND, if you used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps, a $20 gift card to our etsy store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products as well as a nice selection of digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code a2z15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more.

Hero Arts Bright Blossoms Digi Shop at: a2z

Hero Arts April Showers Digi Shop at: a2z

Hero Arts Beautiful Day Agapanthus Shop at: a2z

Hero Arts Pretty Blossoms Shop at: a2z

 

Thanks Gatefold Card with Hero Arts

Hi crafty friends!! This month at a2z Scrapbooking the theme is Fun Folds so I made my very own gatefold card using a bunch of Hero Arts goodies.

This photo shows the outside of the card and the follow photo shows the inside.

If you would like to see how I made this card, my very first gatefold card, please go to my blog Art Without Anxiety.

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don’t miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

 

 

 

 

Please join us in this month’s “May Flowers” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp set AND, if you used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps, a $20 gift card to our etsy store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

 

 

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products as well as a nice selection of digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code Christi15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more.

 

 

 

• Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder, #PW122 
• Versamark Watermark Ink Pad, #VC250
• Hero Arts Lucky Star stamp set, #CM315
• Hero Arts Lucky Star die set, #DI586
• Hero Arts Ink in Intense Black, #AF345 
• Hero Arts Thanks Stamp & Cut, #DC152

a2z Scrapbooking April 2019 Challenge

Hi Everyone and Happy Spring! It’s the first and that means a new challenge here at a2z scrapbooking. This month we’re looking for your fun fold cards! Z Fold, Gate Fold, There’s a plethora of options. Our DT has some fun inspiration for you. Be sure to head over to their personal blogs for details on their project. Just click their name or card image.

 

KRISTINA

Kristina did a Triangular folding card using an image from the Mothers digi set from Sugartree Stamps

CINDY

Cindy made the gate fold of her card in the shape of the butterflies from the Winged Friends digi set.

 

LEEANN

LeeAnn also did a gate fold card, using the Bushel & Peck from Farmhouse Digi set on her card front

KAREN

Lastly, Karen made a z fold card with the Sugartree Stamps Mothers digi set

 

Challenge Rules

• You can make any paper crafting or altered item that fits within the theme of the challenge.
• Any products may be used but there is a BONUS prize if you use Hero Arts or Sugartree Products!!
• You can enter up to FIVE (5) unique times per person. Multiple entries of an identical card that only varies slightly, ie. in color is not acceptable.
• You can enter your project into other challenges
• There is NO BACKLINKING. You must create a NEW project. Backlinks will be deleted.
• You must mention the challenge in your post and link back to a2z Scrapbooking
• A new challenge will post on the FIRST of every month and ends at 11:59PM EST the LAST day of the month.
• You must link your project via the link up tool at the bottom of the challenge post or up in the menu bar.

PRIZE

The winner, chosen by random draw, will receive his/her choice of 1 digital set from out store. In addition, if the winner used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps as the main focal point of their project, they will receive a $20 giftcard to our store.

 

Powered by Linky Tools

Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…

 

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don’t miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

 

 

 

 

Please join us in this month’s “Fun Folds” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp  set AND, if you used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps, a $20 gift card to our etsy store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

 

 

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products as well as a nice selection of digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code insert your code here to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.

Sweeter Than Sweet Tea

Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with my first project for the A2Z design team.

For my project I used 2 of the images from the Sugartree Stamps set titled Farmhouse…

After deciding which images I wanted to use (the mason jar of tea and the matching sentiment) I sized them on my computer and printed them with my HP printer.

I then used my Brother Scan n Cut to cut the mason jar of tea image, as well as a shadow for it.

I used my Artist Loft markers to color the image and layered my pieces using ScraPerfect’s Best Glue Ever.

My base is from a Hero Arts Birthday Card kit and thought the color was perfect to go with my image.

 

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don’t miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

 

 

 

 

Please join us in this month’s “Color It In” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp  set AND, if you used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps, a $20 gift card to our etsy store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

 

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products as well as a nice selection of digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code a2z15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.

 

 

 

• Sugar Tree Stamps “Farmhouse”
• Hero Arts Card Base (retired kit)
• Artist Loft Markers
• ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever

 

Hero Arts Paper Layering Heart Card

The challenge this month at a2z Scrapbooking is this amazing Mood board.  I was so inspired by this board I now have multiple projects going on all around my craft room – the colors lend themselves to loads of projects, for all kinds of cards, not just Valentine’s day!

I received this die in a mystery box I purchased and I’ve been waiting for the right time to use it and I think this was the perfect time!  I hope you find the Mood Board as inspiring as I did and you enter a project into the February a2z Scrapbooking challenge.  Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Here is a good look at the shine of the card.  It’s so pretty!

If you’d like to see what I used to make my card please stop by my blog, Art Without Anxiety. 

Are you on social media? We are! Please join us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? so you don’t miss any fun promotions or new challenge announcements!

 

 

 

 

Please join us in this month’s “Mood Board” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp set AND, if you used Hero Arts or Sugartree Stamps, a $20 gift card to our etsy store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

 

 

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products as well as a nice selection of digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code CHRISTI15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.

 

 

 

• Hero Arts Paper Layering Heart, DI162