A Blog Named Hero’s 5th Anniversary Blog Hop Celebration!
Have you heard?! A Blog Named Hero is celebrating their 5 Year Anniversary today and tomorrow with a fabulous blog hop!
There have been so many wonderful companies who have sponsored the blog over the past 5 years and we wanted to give them a shout out as we celebrate this milestone, thanking them for their valued support over the past five years! I have included the hop & prize details at the bottom of this post. They can also be found over at A Blog Named Hero for easy reference and the full list of today’s blog hop participants.
As an A Blog Named Hero design team member, I created a card using some of Hero Arts’ newest stamps! I happen to love silhouette stamps and had to acquire the new Birthday Animal Silhouettes set as soon as I saw it! So much fun! I stamped the elephant in Soft Granite and the party hat in Crimson. The little ball at the top of the party hat is a small accent pearl that I colored with a Copic marker! I masked the water spray and used distress inks to add color. The sentiment was stamped in black ink and then I added a touch of sparkle with a clear Wink of Stella brush marker.
A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies! Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day! Giveaway prizes total more than $500! To win, leave a comment on each hop stop. We will select winners 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.
- $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
- One Online Card Class of your choice
- $20 gift card to Right At Home
Good luck and happy hopping!!**
Your next stop is Amy Tsuruta’s blog!
Have fun hopping and remember to check for a new hop list tomorrow at A Blog Named Hero! You’ll need to hop along again tomorrow to be eligible for tomorrow’s prizes!
423 Comments
Love this playful card – that spray from the elephant is so adorable and creative!
Such a cute card. . .the spray of water highlights the sentiment so well. Thanks for sharing it.
That’s adorable!
Simple and fun card!
Very clever image!
Cute, fun card!
What a cute card
Now that’s a party animal! Cute card!
LOL, love your card Melissa, super cute!
this elephant is so darn cute, love him!
ADORABLE is the word here. I wuv this little guy….tfs today.
Very cute card, Melissa. Distress inks are wonderful for coloring – certainly one of my favorites.
Easy, simple, cute card!
VERY COOL CARD!!!
Cutest design! Love CAS cards!
Your card made me smile. Love the teeny party hat on the big elephant!
I love how you did the sentiment. It looks like how an elephant would trumpet a party theme! Very clever and the little pom pom on his hat is so cute.
Great CAS card! Thanks for sharing.
Excellent card. I love elephants. Wonder if you could fold the card so it pulls out to show the spray. Thanks for the inspiration
Delightful CAS design!! Love the party hat with the bling.
So fun how you did the water spray!
What a fun CAS card.
Your card is awesome! I love it! !
Fun card-clever!
Cute and fun!
Really cute clean looking card. I love that stamp set.
Cute card! Like the masked water spray with wink of Stella- nice punch
Nice accent to the party hat. Cute and clean card!
Let’s party????! Lovely car?
What a fun card. LOVE the design:)
Your card is so adorable! I love the elephant!
How fun is this! I love ellies, and adore that this one is screaming out the sentiment. 🙂
Very sweet card. The elephant is darling.
Too Cute. Happy Blogaversary Hero!
Cute card! Love your idea with this elephant. Thank for sharing on the blog hop!!
Cute, cute, cute!!!!!
Love anything with elephants. this one is so happy that
he’s going to get to party.
Clever card.
thanks for sharing.
Such a pretty card!!!
Love silhouettes too!
Soooo cute!
so simple and so pretty – love it! Happy blog hopping along I go …
Love that stamp set too! Great card.
Very fun!! Love the CAS design!
Very clever to highlight the sentiment in the elephant’s “spray”!
Great one layer card
GREAT card! Just loving all the inspiration and talent in this blog hop! Thanks for sharing yours! Happy Birthday Hero Arts!
How cute is this design? I LOVE the fun way you have the sentiment on this card!!
This is so super cute.
Love what you created and what a fun blog hop!!!
Cute!
I love elephant cards. And I love what you’ve done with this elephant.
I don’t know if I would have been so brave making the water spray but I love the card!!!
So creative. Love it
Really cute card!
I love the fun way you’ve made the trunk spray convey the sentiment.
So cute. I love that elephant! And I like how you masked the colors.
This is lovely and I enjoy the sparkle you added. I really need to get more Hero Arts inks….they are the best!
FAB!!!!
Love this card…so fun. Love how you made the elephant spray the message!
Super COOL, love the trumpeted bubble!
Fun card and great CAS design!
Great card, thanks for sharing .
Neat card.
Cute, fun card! What a great idea, like an elephant trumpeting the message!
Nice simple card.
I’m falling in love with that stamp set. Love quick simple beautiful cards!
Cute idea.
A very cute card. I love the elephant.
Such a cut card. That elephant stole my heart.
I love elephants, this is so fun!
Simple and cute
Thanks. I’m enjoying the hop.
What a fun card. Would make anyone smile.
very nice 🙂
That elephant gives me a smiley face.
Such a delightful card!
Such a cute and playful card! Thanks for sharing ?
Love your card – what a great invitation! Very imaginative……everyone loves elephants!
Cute card , thanks for sharing 🙂
I just love your elephant. Great idea too!
What a fun card for the anniversary celebration!
Creative card! Very pretty! Thanks for sharing!
Like the CAS with party style for an uplifting trunk for the Elephant that is sure to bring good luck & happiness.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love this card!
Love that elephant and that gray ink. This is perfect for the celebration. Thanks to Hero Arts, what a company, one we have all come to know and love.
What an adorable card. I just love the soft look that you got when you stamped the images.
I love a one layer card I can put together quickly!!
Cute card
Great ombre effect on the water spray from the elephant.
Fun card
Very cute card, Melissa!
Cute card!
What a charming card!
Really cute card! Love the colors.
Great card.
I love the elephant’s red party hat. So fin! And the spray from his trunk in distress ink is the perfect touch. Great card!
What a fun, cute card. I love the idea of the spray from the elephant’s trunk
Great elephant! Love your card@
What an awesome idea, love the card
So cute. I love the elephant spraying the verse.
Very cute card!
Such a fun card!
Cute way to use the party hat
Cute elephant! Perfect for a party.
Blue and green are my favorite color combo.
Such a fun design!
Cute card and Yes let’s party, life is too short not too!
Clever water spray!
Such a cute card !
Such a fun card. The composition is very well done.
Great card. Love it.
Elephants are my favorite animal! I simply adore this card.
Thanks for sharing.
Adorable card!
Your card is so clever!!
Cute card!
Very cute card!Thank you for sharing.
Happy 5th Anniversary to ABNH!
Super cute cad!
Such a fun card!
Oh Melissa, LOVE this.
Such a simple card, such a large impachyderm! 😉 Love your card.
Fun card! The dimensional ball really makes the card.
Cute and clever!
Cute, simple card. I love blog hops. I always learn so much along the way.
What a playful and fun card! Well done
Love it.
Very cute card!
Cute idea on the card.
Fun Card with the elephant tooting . . .
adorable card and so fun
Very cute card, love elephants.
Love how you’ve added Wink of Stella to give some shine to the water spout! Love your CAS style 🙂
Okay this is just too cute!! The clean and simple with the pop of color of this card. Brilliantly made!!
cute card. fun design
Such a cute card.
Very fun card! Great design.
Such a cute cas card 🙂
Love that elephant.
Great fun card.
Very fun card to announce a party.
Love the card!! Lovely CAS design!
Lol..I adore elephants.
such a fun card. . .
LOVE! So enamored with that elephant ♥
Cute card!! Love the colors and design, and of course the shimmer!
Such a cute card!
I love your fun and colorful card!
Love that all these companies can be appreciated together via this blog. Thanks ABNH. Cute card!!
Cute card! Great shine,too!
Party time–good for celebrating this milestone
I love this cute card. The sparkle in the water spray looks awesome!
Fun design, love the color of the spray Melissa! Thanks for sharing !
Love how simple this is
What a fun card – great design.
Such a fun card with the elephant spraying out the message. Wonderful! Thank you for a wonderful card and sharing your work.
Cute card!
Very, very cute!
So cute. TFS…. Hugs
Such a fun card!
Totally fun!
Interesting card!! Unique & adorable!!
How cute! I love how the sentiment is in the spray of water.
Super cute and fun card
Cute card!
Cute card!
Simply fabulous card, love the simple but creative design xx
Fun card . Splash of color from elephant is so beautiful.
Cute and simple…love it!
How fun! Simple but cute and to the point – fantastic!
Cute card!
This is darling! Love the sentiment coming from his trunk!
Hehe, so sweet!
So cute and simple and fun!
What a cute card!
Cute elephant birthday card!
Love the playful card.
Such a fun card! Love the shimmer!
Between you and Sandy, I’m pretty sure I NEED these animals! Great card!
What a fun and very cute card!!
Love!
Very creative one layer card. I love it! Congrats the ABNH.
Love your elephant, super cute!
What a fun way to use that stamp. I love the elephant.
I Love this card! It caught my eye right away on Instagram yesterday!
Cool way to make the card!
I love elephants! Fabulous card!
Beautiful
What an adorable card. Love how you put the sentiment in the spray of water.
Adorable!!!!!
This card is pretty and sweet! I love how you masked off the blue and green section – it’s so beautiful especially with that extra sparkle 🙂
Cute card!
This card is great! I love elephants!
Such a fun and splendid card.
What a happy card!
Such a fun card! I really like the addition of the glittery spray and the party hat.
Cute CAS card!
Such a cute idea for the elephant stamp!
What a fun card! I love the little topper on the party hat.
Too cute. Great idea the sentiment in the spray.
Delightful card.. I love the use of distress inks with the sentiment.
Love this card, love the Elephant, and who doesn’t want to party 🙂
My sister in law is a huge fan of elephants, I’m getting this stamp next! Cute card, thank you for sharing!
Oh my, talk about adorable!!! Love the water spray with the hint of sparkle!
Oh how sweet is this! Simply amazing!
Wonderful one layer card – so cute! I love that you used a variety of mediums.
Such a fun card! Love it!
Whoop…whoop! Happy 5th Anniversary!!!
How cute!
Such a cute card, very creative!!
So cute and fun!
Love the ombre effect in the water spray!
such a cute card Melissa – your elephant is truly trumpeting!!
Sweet clean and simple card. Love the water spray and what a great place to put the sentiment. Thanks for the inspiration!
Super cute…
Love elephants! Perfect card for a kid.
Between the spray & the cute little pearl on top of the hat this is one adorable card!
The water spray — so cute!
I love this! So creative!
Awe how cute is this
Super cute card Melissa. Love the colors and the design… the touch of sparkle looks great.
love the sparkling water and his hat!
What a cute lay out! Sparkles in the water is so cool!
What a cute and playful card. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
I love the Silhouette stamps too, they were sold out when I tried to buy them. Will take another look. Very cute card.
Delightful card!
Oh what a fun and playful card!!! I think it would also be great as a wall hanging for a kid’s room!
Very cute card. Especially love the little party hat.
What an adorable card! So cute I can’t keep my eyes off of it!
My son loves Elephants – may need to get this set! Love the colors and your creativity in completing the card.
What a fun and simple card!
anndangreene@aol.com
I love the elephant spraying the greeting out of his trunk.
Great silhouettes, love the card, it is very playful:)
cute card!! this would be great with a box of Cracker Jacks with it!!
Cleaver spray idea, love it!
Love his spray of water and that you put the sentiment in there!
Fun card. Thank you
First I thought the flamingo was my fav then the giraffe now it is the elephant. Pretty card.
This is a very cute card.
So cute love the elephant!
Wish I could see the whole card… all I can see is “Let’s Party”
GREAT card!
Fun card…thank you so much for sharing.
Such a cute card. Could be for a child or an adult.
Very fun card! Love it!
There’s that great stamp set again! Love your card!
So cute and super fun!!!’
I Love and collect elephants, cute and simple card.
Love a CAS card. so cute!
Your card is cute and playful
Such a fun card. Love the elephant’s spray and the sentiment! Great job.
Oh soo cute!!
Such a whimsical card!
What a cute card idea.
Too, too adorable. Love all the white space, too.
Very cute card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Love that elephant!
So cute that I love it! The elephant is my grand baby’s favorite animal. The sponsors are so generous.
Cute! The details of the sparkly water spray and the party hat with the pearl are great!
What a fun card. Surely brings a smile!
Amazing card, thanks for the inspiration.
Cute
Very cute card love the elephant
Very cute card! Thanks for sharing!
What a cute CAS card!
Cute elephant ?
Like how the elephant is announcing the party
What a fun spin!
What a cute card!
Cute card ! This elephant sure is ready to party !
Happy 5th Birthday/Anniversary !
Warm Birthday greetings (it’s mine today as well) from Belgium,
Lieve
Lovely card.
I’m a sucker for any great elephant stamp 🙂
Love the elephant on this card so sweet.
Love how you stamped the sentiment in the elephant’s spray! Great idea!
What a cute card!
Love this card!! Love the water the elephant is spraying.
Whimsical cards always make me smile! Thanks for sharing your great one layer card!
Very cute card. Like how you got the water effect ;- )
Cute card
your card is so cute!
Great card
Too cute. Great stamp set
Great clean and simple card!
Super cute card. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
I love this card! I collect elephants and you did such a creative job with it, it’s right up my alley! Thank you for the chance to win!
Adorable card! So simple but so sweet!
Very cute! I am a big fan f anything elephant.
Adorable card Melissa! I love the water spray – great idea!
I love the speech bubble for the elephant – lovely card
Pretty card!
Beautiful card, so creative!
Love this. The elephant is so fun!
Sweet and easy invite.
Sweet.
What a fun card!
Super fun Elephant card.
This would make a great and simple invitation. Adorable.
So clever! I adore animal cards. Great work!
Melissa, your card is adorable! So clever of you to have the sentiment coming out the elephants nose. So happy to be on the team with you and all the talented designers.
haha! made me smile!!
This is an adorable card! I love that elephant!
Super cute card!
Carla from Utah
What a fun card!
Great card. Love this animal stamp set.
Fun card!
Cute card.
Such a cute card. Would make a great invitation to a child’s birthday party!
So fun!! I love how you did the sentiment!
My husband and I were once almost charged by a African elephant and this card reminds me of that trumpeting sound the elephant made. I can hear it now. I like your card much more than I enjoyed almost being charged, LOL!
This card is so simple and cute. Love it!
Simply adroable!!
Adorable card, love the spray..very unique.
I love how you put the message in the elephant’s water spray.
Very fun.
Fantastic card!! Love the “water spray”!!!
Your card makes me think, “Ta Da!” It’s so happy!
Great use of the trunk ? ! Happiness always on your 5 year anniversary to a blog called hero !
Simple designs sometimes make the greatest cards!
Fun card.
Love this party animal!
I love your card. Thanks so much for sharing.
Cute, cute, cute
Fun card, very creative to add the invitation “blast” from the elephant’s trunk!
Soooo cute! Love the design & the sweet elephant!
I love elephants. great card!
Hi Melissa, I would love to receive this card! Let’s Party! very cute, simple, and gets the point across.
This card is so darling. I love the sentiment coming out of his trunk. Great idea and fun.
Elephants are swesome. Great card
Very cute card!
What a cute card! Loved how you used the trunk of the elephant to have the sentiment coming out.
Such a great project, the elephant is so cute.
Such a clever card! Would be great for any occassion!
Really sweet and beautiful! I host “always anything goes” challenges every Friday with lots of prizes and companies sponsoring me. Would love for you to join us and check us out!
Hugs,
Jo
♥ Jo’s Scrap Shack ♥
Very Imaginative! and oh so cute. Love this card!
Wonderful and cute card..Happy 5th……….
What a great one-layer card! The spray is so clever!
Such an awesome CAS card.. loved it..
Love the masking you did to achieve the look of the spray from the elephant’s trunk – super cool!!!
Super fun card! Love the ombré effect on the water spray. Happy 5th!
Such a fun card!
Such a fun card!!
I love the Party Animals stamp set!
Happy Birthday Hero!
Love this!
Cool card!
Very creative ! Love your elephant invitation !
Such a fun card, what a cool idea!
The jungle animal set is adorable & so is your card! Happy 5th!
Really fun card, beautifully done. Love the water spray!
What a fun, celebratory card!
Adorable! TFS!
Very cute elephant image.
Nice!
Cute card. I am not sure I like this stamp set
Wow! Adorable card!!!
What a fun, sweet and adorable card.
So lovely.
What a fun card! PARTY! 😀
That elephant has a big important announcement to make ! Cute!
I love your card, I am seeing this stamp set quite a few times in this blog hop. It’s giving me lots of ideas, thank you
Such a cute card! Anyone would love it! Congratulations to A Blog Named Hero! Five years of success is such an achievement! Here’s to many more years of inspiration and fun! 🙂
I like the clever way you used the elephant to relay your message. Congrats to the blog.
Super cute. Love how you positioned the sentiment. TFS
So swwweettt Melissa
and I love the added at the top of the Hat clever idea
sweet card and lovely Blog Hop
I am late to join but I wish I can hop to all ladies blog
Hugs from Munich
See you maybe around blogland Melissa
Monika
Who doesn’t love elephants? This is a really sweet card. Love the sentiment in the water spray . TFS
Cute card! Perfect for a 5th anniversary.
What a fun elephant!
Love your card! So much fun – very cute!
Cute fun and adorable card.
Happy Birthday Hero.
This is so creative! I love how versatile silhouette stamps are
I love the water from the trunk
The elephant is adorable…and that sparkle!!!
Love your card. The elephant is adorable and the water spray is a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
What a most fabulous card! The party animals is a favourite of mine that I really need to purchase
Super cute card.
Very creative! Thanks for sharing!
Love how the elephant announces the party – and his cute party hat!
Clean and simple along with whimsical! Fabulous!
What a fun card. Love the spray accent.
Love how you placed the sentiment in the water spray.
What a cute card!! Great job!!
Cute card! I love how you did the water spraying from the elephants truck and then put the sentiment there, very clever!
Really cute card!
Fun, playful card! TFS
He he!! I love the water spray! CAS perfection!!
Super fun! I like the elephant spray!
Such a fun card
How cute, love his little red hat!!
Love how you captured your saying….clever anniversary design!
Oh my goodness – what an adorable card!
Gorgeous elephant card!
What an adorable card! I love how the sentiment flows from the trunk.
My sister in law loves elephants. This would be such a cute idea for a card for her. Thanks
Very cute!
What a cute card!
Awesome fun cas card!!!
Great job I am enjoying this blog hopping
Cute Card……I love elephants
Very cute and simple card. Like it.
A very cute card. I love the elephant.
What a fun card. Love the elephant!
Cool fun card 🙂
Such a cool card and so trendy!
Great card – love these HA silhouette stamps !
I’d hate to be on the receiving end of that elephant spray! Cute card though.
Love your elephant card with the party hat!
Cute cute cute! Clean and simple.
So much fun – love the water spray with the sentiment.
What a fun CAS card! I love how you
made the spray of water and used it
as your sentiment area.
So clean and simple. What a fun design.
What a fun card! Love how the water spray accents the sentiment, and who doesn’t like a little sparkle!
So cute! Thanks for the technique tip!
How clever to put the sentiment in the spray.
What a fun and cool card idea.
Cute card very fitting for this hop!
Love the daring elephant and your technique for his water spray. Thanks for sharing
What a fun card trumpeting the sentiment that way! Congrats to A Blog Named Hero on their 5th anniversary!
So fun! Love the card!
Nice card. Thanks for sharing.
Cute. Love the water spray.
Fabulous card, love the clever way you did your sentiment.
I think I found another stamp set to add to my supplies! Love the versatility!
How beautiful! What a cute elephant 🙂 Thanks for sharing!