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Hero Arts Flowering Nasturtium


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Hero Arts Flowering Nasturtium Thank You Card

Hero Arts Flowering Nasturtium

 

Hi Everyone, Kristina Here, and Its Friday!! Today I’m playing with the new Hero Arts Flowering Nasturtium stamp. I knew when I got it, it was meant for water coloring. I decided to go a little non-traditional with the colors, but close to true life Nasturtiums.

I started by stamping the image twice, once mirrored, and embossing with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder. I did some very basic water coloring following by a wash of blue across the background. To finish I added an accent of some black and white paper and stamped & embossed my sentiment.

 

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 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 Flowering Nasturtium 


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Blog Hop & Giveaway | Sugartree Stamps Release Day!

 

Hello Everyone & Happy Release Day! Sugartree Stamp is launching 3 new digital sets and this month we have a blog hop complete with guest designers and a giveaway!! This is your first stop on the hop and if you find any broken links along the way come on back here for the full hop list.

Now lets unveil the digis!

First up is “Farmhouse”. This southern charm themed set includes a total of 11 images and 8 sentiments.

Southern digital stamps farmhouse

This set retails for $3.99 and is available now in our etsy store!

The next set is the mini Sweet Tea set. This set contains the mason jar image from the full size set as well as the coordinating sweet tea sentiment.

Sweet Tea Digital Stamp

This set retails for $.99

Lastly is a coordinating SVG Cut file

Farmhouse SVG

These images can be used all together as pictured to make fun wall art, or separated and used individually. This set retails for $.99.

Now for the fun! Below is the list of blogs participating in todays hop. We are giving away 3 Sugartree Sets of the Winners Choice to 1 lucky hopper, all you have to do is comment. One winner will be chosen by random draw from the comments left across all of the participating blogs, the more blogs you comment on the more chances to win!  Leave your comments by 11:59pm May 31st. Winner will be contacted via email and announced on the a2z winners post June 7th.

Kristina Beagle

Arlene McClung

Cindy Chiu

Helen Gullett

Monica Martinez

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Hero Arts Killer Messages


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Hero Arts Killer Messaged Mini Card Set

Hi Everyone, Kristina here with a mini card set showcasing the Hero Arts Killer Messages stamp set!
I bought this set mostly for the sentiments. I love the style, the design, and the sayings themselves!
They could be used with or without the other images in the set and they are nice bold stamps.

Here they are in action!

Hero Arts Killer Messages

I wanted to make some water-ish backgrounds to go with the shark/whale, so I went with alcohol inks and made 4 different combos using the colors I had on hand. I used ranger glossy paper that I had die cut into little scallop squares, and dropped on my alcohol ink / blending solution and moved it all around until I got the look desired.

Once they had fully dried and treated them generously with my EK Success Powder tool before embossing the images and sentiments with Versa Mark and Hero Arts White Embossing Powder.

Hero Arts Killer Messages

I cut the back card panel from the same die and adhered to two together at the top, with a score line for opening. These little note cards measure 3.5×3.5, which I’ll make custom envelopes for, and send off to my friends just for little pick me ups!

Hero Arts Killer Messages

I do have a bit of bad news though – There’s only 1 of these left in stock, so run, do not walk, to the a2z store and scoop it up
If you spend $25+ while your there use my code KRISTINA15 for 15% off too!
If someone grabs it before you that okay – Just use the request custom order button in our shop 🙂

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

 

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

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 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 Killer Messages
Hero Arts Killer Messages
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a2z		 MFT Stitched Scallop Square
MFT Stitched Scallop Square
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SSS		 Ranger Gloss Paper
Ranger Gloss Paper
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SSS | AMZ		 Ranger Alcohol Ink 'Pool'
Ranger Alcohol Ink ‘Pool’
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SSS | AMZ
Ranger Alcohol Ink ' Purple Twilight'
Ranger Alcohol Ink ‘ Purple Twilight’
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SSS | AMZ		 Ranger Alcohol Ink 'Raspberry'
Ranger Alcohol Ink ‘Raspberry’
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SSS | AMZ		 Ranger Alcohol Ink Mixative Silver
Ranger Alcohol Ink Mixative Silver
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SSS | AMZ		 Ranger Blending Solution
Ranger Blending Solution
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SSS | AMZ
Ranger Alcohol Ink Sunset Orange
Ranger Alcohol Ink Sunset Orange
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SSS | AMZ		 Versamark
Versamark
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SSS | AMZ		 EK Success Powder Tool
EK Success Powder Tool
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SSS		 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
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a2z
Wagner Heat Gun
Wagner Heat Gun
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a2z		 Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Big Shot
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SSS | AMZ		 Cutterpillar Pro
Cutterpillar Pro
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SSS | AMZ		 Scor Pal
Scor Pal
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SSS | AMZ
MISTI
MISTI
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a2z | SSS | AMZ
Wedding Digital Stamps


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Just Married Wedding Card with Sugartree Stamps

Hi Everyone, Kristina here! Wedding season is upon us isn’t it? I’ve got a card to share with you today using the new Sugartree Stamps “Mr. & Mrs.” wedding themed digital stamp set. I just love the getaway car image.

 

Wedding Digital Stamps

Teal is one of my favorite wedding colors so after printing out my image I used copic markers to color her in before moving on to the rest of the card.

Wedding Digital Stamps

I cut out some vine and floral images from Spellbinders, adhered to stick it adhesive so I could glitter. I glittered the die cuts with Elizabeth Craft Silk Microfine Glitter.

Wedding Digital Stamps

To finish I mounted the card panel onto some Hero Arts layering paper in pool, and added Nuvo Drop accents.

 

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

 

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

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 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.

 

 

 

Sugartree Stamps Mr. & Mrs.
Sugartree Stamps Mr. & Mrs.
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a2z		 Spellbinders Flower Bundle
Spellbinders Flower Bundle
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AMZ		 ECD Silk Microfine Glitter Lavender Ice
ECD Silk Microfine Glitter Lavender Ice
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AMZ
ECD Silk Microfine Glitter Vintage Pink
ECD Silk Microfine Glitter Vintage Pink
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AMZ		 ECD Silk Microfine Cool Diamond
ECD Silk Microfine Cool Diamond
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SSS | AMZ		 Nuvo Crystal Drops Dandelion
Nuvo Crystal Drops Dandelion
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a2z | SSS
Nuvo Crystal Drops Dew
Nuvo Crystal Drops Dew
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SSS		 Nuvo Crystal Drops White
Nuvo Crystal Drops White
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SSS		 Stick It Adhesive Sheets
Stick It Adhesive Sheets
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SSS | AMZ
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
Where to buy:
SSS | AMZ

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Graduation Digital Stamps


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Sugartree Stamps Close Up | Whoot! Graduation Set

Today we’re taking a closer look at the newly released digital stamp set “Whoot!” from Sugartree Stamps. This set contains 4 Images + 15 mix & match sentiment options all in high resolution 300dpi PNG files with transparent backgrounds, Bonus “Congrats” SVG w/ drop shadow included!

 

Graduation Digital Stamp

 

And here it is on a card!

 

Graduation Digital Stamps

 

To start my card base I did a quick watercolor wash with my Gansai Tambi watercolors, starting with the teal colors and then splattering with some gold. Next, I printed the graduation stamp onto some blue card stock and then traced over it with a gold gel pen, followed by cutting it out with my brother scan n cut. For my sentiment I uploaded the SVG file into cricut design space and cut out the image on my cricut explore using the same blue card stock from the hat, and some gold foil cardstock on top. Once the watercolor was dry I glued down my sentiment and popped the die cut hat on with some foam adhesive, and there you have it!

 

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

 

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

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 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.

 

 

Sugartree Stamps Whoot!

Brother Scan N Cut

Gansai Tambi Watercolors

Sugartree Stamps Chase Rainbows


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Sugartree Stamps Close Up | Chase Rainbows

Sugartree Stamps released 4 new sets for May and today we’re taking a closer look at their new scene set, Chase Rainbows.

This instant download digital stamp scene includes the scene as pictured as well as the single unicorn stamp on its own, plus 3 encouraging sentiments! Best part, you can buy this set for only $.99 !

 

Sugartree Stamps Unicorn Digital Stamp

 

And here it is on a card!

 

Sugartree Stamps Chase Rainbows

I wanted a fun multi-color background to go with the unicorn so I used some distress oxide inks, blended and then distressed with some water droplet. Next, I ran that through the printer to print on the sentiment from the Chase Rainbows set. While that was printing I colored my pre-printed unicorn with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. I knew those markers would give me a smooth blend even with different colors. I kept the Unicorns body white, with a nice coating of shimmery wink of stella. To finish I added some accents with assorted Nuvo Drops and sequins.

 

You can find this and our other digital stamp sets in the a2z scrapbooking store on etsy here.

 

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

 

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

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 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.

 

 

Sugartree Stamps Chase Rainbows
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens


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Release Day! Sugartree Stamps April Release + GIVEAWAY!

Hi Everyone! Today we have 4 new digital stamp sets in store for you, available for instant download.
Read on to learn more about each set, purchase info, and how you can win the whole April release!

 

First up, a graduation set for all those up coming grad parties!

Graduation Digital Stamps

This set contains 4 PNG Images for coloring, 16 different sentiment options + an SVG Cut File!

 

 

Next up with have a wedding set ready for all those summer weddings!

Wedding Digital Stamps

This set contains 8 PNG images + 11 Sentiment options and an SVG cut file!

 

Now we have a sentiment pack!

Congrats Digital Stamps and Cut Files

This set contains 3 different styles of “Congrats” available in printable PNG files or SVG Cut Files + drop shadows
as well as 9 different companions sentiments in 3 different styles for 54 possible combinations!

 

Last but not least, a Sugartree Stamp Scene

Digital Stamp Unicorn

This set comes with 2 images, the entire scene or the unicorn alone + 4 sentiments
“Chase Rainbows” in black and white not pictured.

 

You can purchase and download all of these and more in our etsy store, which you can always easily find linked in the top and side menu bars  or navigate here https://www.etsy.com/shop/a2zscrapbooking

 

Using Sugartree Stamps in your projects? Be sure to upload them on social media using “#sugartreestamps from @a2zscrapbooking” for your chance to be Spotted by Sugartree & possibly win some goodies!

Giveaway

How would you like to win the whole new release?! All 4 digital sets!
To enter, all you have to do is sign up for our new monthly newsletter! Click here to be directed to the sign up form, and then leave us a comment below letting us know you did (or already are) by next Monday May 7th at 8am and one subscriber will be chosen at random to win the entire April release. Winner will be contacted via email at the conclusion of the contest.

Hero Arts Safari Thanks


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Hero Arts Neon Safari

Hi Everyone! Kristina here with this hot neon lovely. I’ve been pondering ways to use the Hero Arts Safari Thanks stamp set for something other than basic silhouettes, and had this idea for a very bright colorful bunch of animals. Here’s what it turned into.

 

Hero Arts Safari Thanks

I started by cutting a mask from some masking paper to create a uniform circle to stamp my images in. After adhering the mask to cardstock, I arranged all my stamps the way I wanted them and picked up using my MISTI stamping tool. I inked them up 2 at a time and stamped down until the circle was full, filling in the white space with smaller images from the set. After removing the masking paper, I cut the panel out with a stitched rectangle die, and printed on a sentiment from the Sugartree Stamps Party Animal digital set. To finish I mounted the panel onto some purple cardstock.

 

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

 

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

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 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 Safari Thanks Stamp
Hero Arts Safari Thanks Stamp
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a2z		 Sugartree Stamps - Party Animal
Sugartree Stamps – Party Animal
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a2z		 SSS Bundle of Stitched Shapes
SSS Bundle of Stitched Shapes
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SSS
Hero Arts Neon Cubs
Hero Arts Neon Cubs
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a2z		 Hero Arts Neon Pink
Hero Arts Neon Pink
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a2z		 Hero Arts Neon Green
Hero Arts Neon Green
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a2z
Hero Arts Neon Orange
Hero Arts Neon Orange
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a2z		 Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Big Shot
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SSS | AMZ		 Cutterpillar Pro
Cutterpillar Pro
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SSS | AMZ
Scor Pal
Scor Pal
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SSS | AMZ		 MISTI
MISTI
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a2z | SSS | AMZ
Hero Arts Wishing Well


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One Layer Masking with Hero Arts Wishing Well

Hi Everyone! Kristina here playing with the Hero Arts Wishing Well stamp set.
I’ve made a few cards with this one here and here, but I wanted to try out using the images in this set to
create a single layer scene with some masked ink blending. Here’s what I came up with.

 

Hero Arts Wishing Well

To start I just stamped all of the images onto some masking paper and set aside, knowing I would need masks in the end.
Next I arranged my stamps how I wanted them, and carefully pulled them onto my MISTI layer by layer, stamping the images I wanted in front first. After all of the images were stamped and masked I used a cloud stencil and clarity brushes to create the background, and then blended some green ink onto the bottom for grass. I splattered some wink of stella across the sky for some sparkle. Gotta have sparkle. After removing the masks, I colored my images with copic markers, added a few pre-cut and colored images I had leftover from a previous project, and stamped and embossed a sentiment.

Here’s a close up

Hero Arts Wishing Well

 

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!

Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

 

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

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 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 Wishing Well Stamp Set
Hero Arts Wishing Well Stamp Set
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a2z		 Hero Arts Wishing Well Dies
Hero Arts Wishing Well Dies
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a2z		 Neenah Solar White
Neenah Solar White
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SSS
Hero Arts Green Hills Ink
Hero Arts Green Hills Ink
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HA		 Hero Arts CornFlower
Hero Arts CornFlower
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SSS | AMZ		 Wink of Stella Clear
Wink of Stella Clear
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SSS | AMZ
Brother Scan N Cut
Brother Scan N Cut
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AMZ		 Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Big Shot
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SSS | AMZ		 Cutterpillar Pro
Cutterpillar Pro
Where to buy:
SSS | AMZ
Scor Pal
Scor Pal
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SSS | AMZ		 MISTI
MISTI
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SSS | AMZ		 Clarity Brushes
Clarity Brushes
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SSS | AMZ
MFT Cloud Stencil
MFT Cloud Stencil
Where to buy:
SSS
Sugartree Stamps Hug in a Mug


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Sugartree Stamps Close Up | Hug in a Mug

Today we’re taking a closer look at the new Hug in a Mug set from Sugartree Stamps

Coffee Digital Stamps

 

With the assorted variations available, this set comes with 11 total images and 8 sentiments!
All of the images are high resolution PNG files that can be resized to fit your needs.

Here are some projects made with these stamps

 

Sugartree Stamps Hug in a Mug

 

Sugartree Stamps Hug in a Mug

 

Sugartree Stamps Hug in a Mug

This set retails for $4.99 and can be purchase here in the a2z store

 

We would love to see how you use these stamps! Post your projects to social media with “#sugartreestamps from @a2zscrapbooking” for your chance to be Spotted by Sugartree and maybe even win a free set 😉

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!

Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

 

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

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products and digital stamps! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 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.