Good afternoon! The holiday catalog release from Hero Arts is now available and today we’re hopping to celebrate!! I’m sharing a few cards using my favorite products from the new catalog release! You can find all of the new release products HERE!
Hands down I’m pretty sure this gorgeous Christmas Rose set is my favorite from the release (followed closely by the other sets I’m sharing today!)! I’m not usually a floral girl but this is just such a fun set to color and work with! I started by stamping the main floral image onto a panel of white cardstock twice with embossing & watermark ink and heat-embossed them with gold glitter embossing powder. Then I colored the image with copic markers and colored the background with a black copic marker. I love how that helps the colored flowers really pop! I finished it with a sentiment heat-embossed with the same gold glitter embossing powder and a tangle of metallic gold thread!
Aren’t these dies adorable!? I die-cut the Halloween Icons and colored them with copic markers. Then I stamped and heat-embossed the background with the Spider Web bold prints and clear embossing powder. I used a panel of vellum to break up the background and give the colored images a little grounding. Finally I added a little crystal clear lacquer to their eyes to finish the card!
Finally, I had to play with the cute Color Layering Robins! I stamped the robin layers in wet cement, cup o’ joe, and pale tomato ink and die-cut him with the coordinating frame cuts. Next I blended indigo and navy ink onto a panel of lapis cardstock and stamped it with the Etched Winter Swirls bold prints and heat-embossed it with sparkle embossing powder. I tore a piece of white cardstock to create a snowy ground for my robin and then adhered him with foam mounting tape!
And that’s it for me! Head over and check out the rest of the holiday catalog release and then make sure to hop along for lots of inspiration!!
To celebrate the release Hero Arts is giving away three $50 gift cards as a prize to three blog readers 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 comment before 11:59PM PST on Sunday, August 29th! You should have arrived from Ilina and Libby is your next stop!
Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!!
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Beautiful cards. The flowers on black is quite striking.
Your Christmas Rose card is just stunning, Jessica!! Love the other cards, too!
Wonderful sparkle on the heat embossing. May need to order the Halloween dies. My daughter recently adopted a black cat.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Black cats are the best!!!
Beautiful cards!
Love the card on black.
These are beautiful and the Christmas rose really does pop against that black background! I really thought it was black card stock!!
Your Christmas rose is absolutely stunning!
Wow did you ever make the Christmas rose stamp shine! The others are great too!
Awesome cards! I love the cute Halloween scene!
beautiful cards. Making me want everything!
Hi, J –
Your Xmas Rose card is GORGEOUS!! That wasn’t one of the ones that jumped out at me until I saw your card. Now I am in big trouble b/c my cart could still squeeze it in! LOL. Your cards are all lovely but that rose card is the most beautiful, IMO.
Have a great day!! This release has TONS of awesomeness in it!
Lori S in PA
Wonderful cards! Love the sparkly, swirly background for the bird.
Fabulous cards! The Etched Winter Swirls stamp is so beautiful. It’s definitely going on my wishlist!
The swirling movement behind the bird
is wonderful. Love the Christmas flowers.
Great cards. thanks for sharing
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I love your Halloween card ! Gorgeous holiday creations!!!
Joy and Peace just nailed it for me. Thanks for inspiring! Just beautiful.
Your cards are incredible, Jess, and I am in love with the adorable robin! Great coloring!!
Beautiful winter sky for that sweet bird.
Very beautiful cards! Especially Christmas Rose card. It’s stunning!
SO beautiful!
Your Christmas Rose card is stunning!
That first card is exquisite! the Halloween one fun, and the robin winter one just delightful. Love the background you created there.