Hello and welcome back to “Win-a-Day on the Hero Club Blog” week. Allow me to introduce you to the incredibly talented Sarah Moerman.

Sarah is my choice to share this day together. I have always admired Sarah because of her outstanding design skills and use of color…she’s got great style and is a sweetheart to boot. I had a great time working with Sarah on these projects, she is so nice.

To get to know her a little better, we asked her a few questions and this is what she said:

Q1: What is your favorite stamping technique? (Simple stamping, embossing, collage, etc.)

Sarah: I’d have to say my favorite stamping technique would have to be heat embossing, especially with Versamark and white embossing powder. I love how it makes the white pop on dark colored paper.

Q2: What is your “go-to” color combination?

Sarah: I really don’t think I have a “go-to” color combination though I do tend to use either white or kraft for my background.

Q3: What are your favorite Hero Arts embellishments? (Gems, pearls, buttons, etc.)

Sarah: My favorite Hero Arts embellishments are the pearls. I love how rich they look.

Q4: What inspires you?

Sarah: Most of my scrapping inspiration comes from my kids. I start with either the pictures of them or some trait or quirk I want to remember and go from there, usually drawing my colors from the pictures. Beyond that, my inspiration comes from magazines and blogs, especially the Hero Arts blog and flickr group. So much talent here.

Q5: What is your favorite dessert?

Sarah: Definitely cheesecake!! Fortunately for my waistline my husband doesn’t share my passion for it.

We’ve got so much to show you today so let’s get started.

Sarah made this card and flower arrangement that is to die for. I love the multi-layers of the flowers and the vibrant colors, they are just so pretty! Great idea with the wire stems and buttons in a jar. Wow!

(Projects by Sarah Moerman)

Supplies:

• Clear Design Printed Flowers
• Clear Design Scattered Leaves
• Clear Design All Occasion Messages
  
• Clear Design Scallop Borders
• DesignBlock Scattered Flowers
• Memories Ink - Black and White
• Colorbox Chalk Queue Misty Meadow
• Hero Arts Shadow Ink Soft Blossom
• Black Staz-On (on ribbon)
• Other: kraft paper, white cardstock, Basic Grey “Urban Prairie” and buttons, thread, green wire, ribbon

I was inspired by Sarah’s layered flowers and decided to use the same set. I’ve been wanting to spiff up my apron that I wear for classes. I used a little Grungeboard and Distress Inks.

Supplies:

• Clear Design Printed Flowers
• Broken China Distress Ink
• Walnut Stain Distress Ink
• Peeled Paint Distress Ink
• Tea Dye Distress Ink
• Other: Grungeboard, Fired Brick Distress Ink, buttons and heavy thread

Next Sarah made these ADORABLE bib cards. I love how she curved the scallop borders around the edges. These cards could be used for baby shower cards, announcements, or even congratulations. What a fantastic design. So cute!

(Cards by Sarah Moerman)

Supplies:

• Clear Design Scallop Borders
• Clear Design Precious Baby Boy
• Clear Design Adorable Baby Girl
• Pale Pink Accent Pearls
• Pool and Blossom Notecards
• Hero Arts Shadow Inks in Soft Pool and Soft Blossom
• Other: white cardstock, thread

I was pleased that Sarah had chosen the Clear Design Boy set, this gave me a chance to make a congratulations card for another one of my nieces. I made Jennifer’s design of a pop-up slide card.

(Card by Shari Carroll)

Supplies:

• Clear Design Precious Baby Boy
• Walnut Stain Distress Ink
• Faded Jeans Distress Ink
• White StazOn
• Clear Circle Tags
• White Notecards
• Other: Making Memories cardstock and brad, Bo Bunny cardstock, color pencils, ribbon and string

And finally Sarah made this wonderful card where she meticulously created small cut outs of the stars. I love her color scheme. Amazing talent, I tell you!

(Card by Sarah Moerman)

 Supplies:

• DesignBlock Reach for the Stars
• Clear Design Galaxy of Stars
• Clear Design All Occasion Messages
  
• Lemon Notecard
• Accent Pearls
• VersaMark
• Colorbox Chalk Queue Pumpkin Patch
• Other: Bazzill cardstock, clear embossing powder, twine

I hadn’t used this set so what a treat it was for me to break in some new rubber. I was completely inspired by Sarah’s design but added my own twist to it.

(Card by Shari Carroll)

Supplies:

• DesignBlock Reach for the Stars
• Clear Design Galaxy of Stars
• Clear Design All Occasion Messages
• Faded Jeans Distress Ink
• Walnut Stain Distress Ink
• Kraft Notecards
• Other: Basic Grey “Ambrosia” paper and brad, blue cardstock, string

And I can’t just let today go without a quick GIVEAWAY. Leave us a comment (by 11:59pm PST tonight) and I’ll randomly choose one lucky person to receive an exclusive Hero Arts apron.

I’ll announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good luck!

Working with Sarah as my blog buddy has been such a pleasure. She inspired me to work with stamps that I hadn’t used yet and to step outside of my box. She is such a sweetheart and it’s been so fun to get to know her on a more personal level. Thanks Sarah for stepping up to the plate and joining me for a fantastic play date!

Sarah: “Big thanks to Shari and Hero Arts for this wonderful opportunity! It’s definitely been a dream come true to work with the super talented Shari and to create projects for the Hero Arts blog. Thank you Shari for making this experience so wonderful, for answering my questions and being so supportive. You’re the BEST!! Hugs, Sarah”

Thanks for joining us today. Enjoy!