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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Great set of cards they all turned out really nice…..well done and tfs
Great looking cards! I love the colors you used.
Very cute cards!
Love all your cards!
Wow…all cards are so different and amazing!1
Love all of your cards – thank you for the opportunity to win! 🙂
Fantastic cards Jess. Love the pretty succulent flowers… my favorite set so far! 🙂 Wonderful coloring!
Wonderful cards. I even liked the snake – surprised me too. LOL
Sorry…not into snakes, but loved the rest.
Your cards are beautiful. The first one is particularly neat and elegant, and I do like your colouring on the succulents very much !!
Your endless creativity blows my mind! Thanks for sharing.
Your cards are very beautiful. The first one is neat and elegant and I do love the way you coloured the succulents ! Great work 🙂
Pretty colors on the floral and succulent cards and cool snake card.
I love the variety of cards you made. I think the card with the snakes is amazing. Seldom do we see stamp sets with snakes and it is even rarer for an artist to chose to use the stamp. You card and the design is great and of course – the sentiment is perfect! Thank you
I found your blog through the blog hop and wow – what wonderful cards! I’m loving this entire new release line from Hero Arts.
I love the detail in the cactus card so pretty.
I love the first card so much!
I love the beautiful background you created with the floral images and the succulent card. I hate snakes so will pass on that one.
TFS your collection of fabulous and diverse cards!! Love the airy, light beauty of the floral card, the terrific water coloring of the cactus card (gorgeous blended background…) and the dramatic look of the snakes! Awesome job on each. Love the new release and all the creativity on this hop.
Sweet cards – thanks for sharing:)
Just so different, and so extraordinary. TY for the inspiration
Great cards. I especially love the background you created on the first one.
beautiful cards! altho I am not crazy about the snakes, lol
Love your HA signature picture using your succulents perfectly colored and designed! Beautiful array of cards, all with such creativity! You rocked it!