Good morning! The summer catalog release is now available at Hero Arts and we’re celebrating with a big blog hop! I have three cards to share today using new products from Hero Arts!
My first card features the You Are Beautiful stamp set and some simple copic coloring on heat-embossed images. I started by arranging the floral stamps from You Are Beautiful onto the lid of my MISTI to create a pattern across the bottom of my card. I stamped them with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then I turned the card panel around, stuck it back inside the MISTI, and closed the lid to create a fully patterned panel. Then I simply colored the images with copic markers in shades of dusky rose, sunshine yellow, and warm grey.
Next I stamped the sentiment from You Are Beautiful onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I used grey copic markers to color an ombre background behind the sentiment and then trimmed it down to a label. I adhered the sentiment with foam mounting tape to finish the card.
My second card uses the newly rereleased Succulent Stamp & Cut set. The succulents were previously available as wood mount stamps but now they’re available in clear stamps with sentiments and coordinating dies! To start I used masking paper to stamp and mask the succulents into an arrangement. I stamped them with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. I watercolored the plants and pots with Daniel Smith watercolors. Once it was dry I used a craft knife and a straight edge to cut around the stamped images.
Next I blended Grape Juice ink onto a piece of strathmore bristol cardstock and faded it to the top of the cardstock. I added a strip of black cardstock to the bottom of the bristol panel and then adhered my succulents over it with foam mounting tape. Finally I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed it down and adhered it to the card with regular ATG adhesive.
My last card was one I was not expecting to like as much as I did…I am 100% NOT a fan of snakes (or really any creepy crawlies) but this stamp was surprisingly fun to play with! A few months ago I shared a cryptic photo on instagram of this “custom” embossing powder blend! 😉
I mixed the black sparkle embossing powder with regular black embossing powder and silver sparkle embossing powder from Hero Arts. Then I used my MISTI to stamp the Slither Bold Prints stamp onto white cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with the custom blend. The result was a sparkly, shimmery black and silver finish that looks positively reptilian!
While I was embossing I also stamped the very appropriate sentiment from an older set, Killer Messages. I used copic markers to color one of the snakes and then added a few ombre green sequins to finish the card!
And that’s it! Three VERY different looks using fun products from the new release! 🙂 I hope I’ve inspired you to check out the new release and make sure to keep hopping with us for a chance to win one of our awesome giveaways!
To celebrate the Summer Catalog release Hero Arts is giving away two $50 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please leave your comments by 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, May 20th and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts blog! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- The Hero Arts Blog
- Amy Tsuruta
- Clare Prezzia
- Emily Midgett
- Ilina Crouse
- Janette Kausen
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- May Sukyong Park
- Michelle Short
- Yana Smakula
- Kathy Racoosin
- Kelly Latevola
- Lydia Fiedler
- Wanda Guess
- Cynde Whitlow
- Ericka Strange
- Jeanne Jachna
- Juhi Khanna
- Karen Bull
- Kim Hamilton
- Lisa Stein
- Meghan Peterson
- Michelle Yuen
- Libby Hickson
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I love the variety of design ideas! The succulents are my favorite.
I love all of the new ideas!
Love them all Jess, especially the succulent design!
Very cool snake card! All cards are wonderful!!
I love the succulent stamp /die set. Your cards are wonderful.
Love that succulent card! 🙂
I love the thank you card!
Awesome use of the snake stamp- it made me laugh!
Your cards are so lovely . Thanks
Fantastic cards! Sweet, lovely and I love the sentiment on the snake card!
Wow great collection! I really love how you watercoloured the succulants. Thanks for sharing!
Nice!
You are so creative! I really like the way you incorporated those snakes! Did you get the heebee-jeepes when you stamped them?! Digging the soft florals and I really like your succulent card. Great job!
I love your hand mixed embossing powder! You’re right – positively reptilian.
As someone who owns a few succulents, I can see you colored these just
about perfect! Esp. the green/purple one. The first card is my fave – I love a
stamped all over design like this and it’s just so pretty.
Wonderful cards !! I loved the way you have added sentiment on first one.
Terrific cards, although I’m not so sure about those snakes! I love the texture of the black embossing powder mix.
great cards!
Well done on all of your wonderful cards…..thanks for sharing
Love the snake card! It’s so difficult to come up with great masculine cards!
These are awesome cards! Love the succulents … 🙂
really love the first card. so delicate.
Custom blending your embossing powders was a genius idea. It looks terrific in the photos. Love the sentiment on the reptile card.
Love the ombre look of the sentiment on the first card; the purple blending on the second is darn pretty, and wow, you totally made me rethink that snake stamp – I wasn’t a fan of it either before I saw your work with it!!
Great job Jessica! I love the floral background and the succulents are so pretty with the purple background. Beautiful job!
Great cards, although the snake one freaked me out a little.