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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Your Christmas Rose card is so stunning! Cards with dark backgrounds just look so classy – I have to remember to do more of those.
Gorgeous cards! I love the varying textures and of course the sparkle!
Stunning cards, especially the bright flowers against the black!
Wow!! That embossed Christmas rose is absolutely spectacular!
Your Halloween card is stunning! Coloring those simple dies adds to much to them! And the glitter background on the bird card… wow!
Gorgeous holiday card. Love the Halloween card and the bird card with the swirl background. Thanks for sharing
Love the Halloween card. That ghost looks like he’s flying off the card. Great effect with the vellum!
The Christmas Rose is so gorgeous! Love the colors you chose for this.
The blue sky with the Robin makes me think of Van Gogh’s Starry Starry Night. I love the Christmas Rose on the black. Lovely.
Gorgeous Christmas Rose, cute Halloween and sweet bird card.
Your cards are just fabulous! The embossing pops on all three cards! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards, and I especially love the dramatic backgrounds.
wow your cards are gorgeous – thanks for sharing
Lovely designs on these holiday cards, the florals on the first are gorgeous!
Love the black and gold
The Christmas Rose card is amazing!
I love the rich colours of your first card – so beautiful!
GGGIIIRRRLLL……….that black cardstock and holly. Holy maracas! Absolutely gorgeous!
The Christmas Rose card is stunning and very festive!!!
Your cards are beautiful! I especially love how you colored the florals and background on your first card. 🙂
Wow I love the floral card so elegant it really inspired me!
Love the colors against the black, really makes them pop
Love the colors on the black, it makes the colors pop
such wonderful cards