Good morning and welcome to the Hero Arts 2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog Blog Hop! All of the catalog products are now available at the Hero Arts shop and we’re celebrating with lots of inspiration from our creative team and special guests! I have two cards to share today and many more to come in the next few weeks! 😉
My first card uses the gorgeous Holly and the Ivy wood-mounted stamp. I’ll be honest, I totally read the title of the stamps as Holly and the Ivy, apparently didn’t process that, and decided it was a poinsettia in my mind. But when I realized I colored a holly pink I went googling and discovered that there are a few holly variaties that have light pink or red leaves. So um, yeah that’s totally what I was going for! 😉 Ha!
Anyway, with that, first I stamped it several times on a piece of maroon cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder. Then I stamped it once on a piece of vellum and once on a piece of light pink cardstock and heat-embossed them with gold embossing powder. I added a little bit of pale pink and rose pink shading with copic markers and then added spectrum noir clear sparkle to the pink cardstock and to the vellum. I die-cut them with the coordinating dies and then used a stylus to curl up the edges.
I adhered the vellum and pink cardstock to the maroon panel with foam mounting tape. Then I stamped the sentiment with versamark and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder on white cardstock. I trimmed that to a fishtail label and tucked it under the pink cardstock. Finally I added a few champagne sequins and applied a layer of nuvo crystal glaze to the berries to finish the card!
My next card uses my absolute favorite stamp set from the catalog, the adorable Color Layering Fox! I have a thing for foxes and this is one gorgeous stamp!
I decided to create a wintery fox and stamped the layers in shades of grey. I die-cut him with the coordinating die and then set him aside while I worked on the rest of the card. Next I blended Summer Sky, Indigo, and Deep Ocean hybrid ink onto a piece of white cardstock and added a tiny bit of black ink around the top edges. I stamped the whole panel with versamark and heat-embossed it with sparkle embossing powder.
Then I stamped the sentiment from Poster Christmas Carols onto a piece of white cardstock and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder. I tore the white cardstock twice to create rough edges. I swiped the edges with my versamark pad and heat-embossed them with white puff embossing powder. I adhered the white cardstock to the ink blended background and then adhered the fox with foam mounting tape.
To celebrate the release Hero Arts is giving away $25 shopping sprees to three lucky commenters randomly selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop so make sure you leave a comment at each hop stop for the most chances to win! Please leave your comments by 11:59PM PT on August 30th, 2017! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Cathy Zielske
Wanda Guess
Kathy Racoosin
Ilina Crouse
Clare Prezzia
Yana Smakula
Lydia Fiedler
Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
Amy Tsuruta
Michelle Short
May Park
Libby Hickson
Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!
Interested in the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!
 Hero Arts Poster Christmas Carols Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Fox Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Holly and the Ivy Shop at: HA |
 Simon Says Stamp Copic Markers Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Summer Sky Hybrid Ink Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Indigo Hybrid Ink Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Deep Ocean Hybrid Ink Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Blackboard, 4 cube pack Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts White Puff Embossing Powder Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Champagne Sequins Shop at: HA |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Paper Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Simon Says Stamp Vellum Shop at: SSS |
 Fiskars Titanium No. 5 Micro Tip Scissors Shop at: SSS |
 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS |
 Wagner Precision Heat Gun Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Ink Round Blending Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refills for Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Mini MISTI Precision Stamper Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Studios Crystal Glaze Shop at: SSS |
 Scotch Foam Mounting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Scotch ATG Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
I saw poinsettias too! Might be that the berries are clustered in the center. Either way, your card is lovely, especially on the maroon background. I am not so into foxes (although this is a great one), but your background is just stunning. Thank you.
Spectacular work, as always! Stunning!
both cards are lovely, b ut I really like the holly/poinsetta one
Love love love the elegant holly & ivy card. Outstanding! That fox is the cutest too.
Beautiful beautiful card love the fox.
Beautiful beautiful cards thank you for all your work.
Your first card is beautiful and that fox is incredible! Great detail on both cards–I enjoy your style of cards. Thanks for sharing on the blog hop!!
Amazing cards. I especially love the poinsettia card, it’s stunning.
I will take both cards Jess – seriously these are so lovely – like the flower and also the background layout for the fox – TFS
Wow these are stunning.
I saw a poinsettia also, love the elegant gold embossing. Great background on the fox card.
Beautiful holiday cards with fabulous texture!
Love how you used the wooden stand. Beautiful cards. Thank you for the post! Love these products.
Oh wow Jess, these cards are just stunning! I love the poinsettia one especially!
Love the cards thanks for sharing.
Have a blessed day!
Kimberly
That maroon holly card is elegant. Gorgeous! I love the blue you achieved for you fox card.
Gorgeous cards. The extra details on the fox card are wonderful.
Love the “poinsettia”. It’s beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
I love the pink holly. It is elegant and has a pop to it. Love all your cards but I like the 1st one best.
I’m with you – that fox is foxy! I just love it.
The gold and vellum on the first card is just amazing. Absolutely beautiful design.
You are super talented. Your cards are always amazing. Really amazing!
Beautiful holiday cards. Thanks for sharing…
The first card is just gorgeous and elegant and the sky on the second card, wow!
Really great cards! Love all the embossing on the holly card.