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Hero Arts Summer Catalog Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

20 May

Good afternoon!  The summer 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!

Barrel Wave by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

My first card features the new Color Layering Barrel Wave!  I started by blending a background of Pale Tomato, Soft Canteloupe, and Butter Bar ink.  Then I stamped the layers of the wave in Tide Pool and Soft Pool ink and die cut it with the coordinating die.  I curved the sentiment from the set around the wave and stamped it onto the background with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I finished the card by adding the surfing girl heat-embossed with clear embossing powder.

Sunray by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

My second card features more ink blending the the fun Sunray background cling stamp!  I started by blending lemon drop and creamsicle reactive ink onto an a2 panel.  Then I stamped the Sunray cling stamp with embossing ink and heat-embossed it with gold glitter embossing powder.  Finally I added a sentiment from the Love You stamp and cut XL and the new Message Strips stamp and cut to finish the card!

Windmill Looking Glass by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

My final card features one of the new looking glass die sets that I absolutely love!!  First I die-cut each layer of the Looking Glass Windmill Tulips and colored them with copic markers.  I die-cut the top layer from a top-folding card base and then adhered the other layers behind it.  On a separate piece of cardstock I stamped the Tulip Field Heroscape using Green Hills, Fresh Lawn, Pale Tomato, and Raspberry Jam ink.  Then I blended a background of Summer Sky and Indigo ink.  I die-cut the background sky with a square infinity die and then added the Tulip Field heroscape and trimmed off the excess.  I adhered that inside the card base so that it would peek through above the die to create a complete scene!

And that’s it for me!  Head over and check out the rest of the summer 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, May 30th!  You should have arrived from Ilina and Libby is your next stop!

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!

Summer Catalog 2021 – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
SB274 Barrel Wave HeroScape Combo -…
[ HA ]
CM537 Barrel Wave HeroScape – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
DI892 Barrel Wave HeroScape Frame…
[ HA ]
CG844 Sun Ray Bold Prints – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
DC281 Love You Stamp & Cut XL – Hero…
[ HA ]
DC286 Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL -…
[ HA ]
HT206 Alignment Tool A2 & A6 Stencil…
[ HA ]
DI883 Looking Glass Windmill Tulips…
[ HA ]
CM412 Tulip Field HeroScape – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Copic Markers
[ SBP | ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink Pad
[ HA | ELH | SSS ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
[ SBC ]
Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts Gold Glitter Embossing Powder
[ HA | ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts Ultra Fine Clear Embossing…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Strathmore Bristol Smooth Pad 9 X 12
[ ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts Hero Hues Pitch Black…
[ HA ]
Hero Arts Precision Glue
[ HA | SBC | SSS ]
Scotch 1/2-Inch Foam Tape
[ AMZUS | SSS | ELH ]
Scotch Adhesive Tape Glider
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Rotatrim 12-Inch Professional Cutter
[ AMZUS ]

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  1. Amy Solomon says

    May 20, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    I like the colors you chose for all of your cards!

    Reply
  2. Geri S says

    May 20, 2021 at 6:20 pm

    Great cards! Let’s go surfing, Travel with the windows and talking with the great messages set!! Gotta love HA!!

    Reply
  3. Susan Babcock says

    May 20, 2021 at 7:13 pm

    That windmill is so great. Your cards are wonderful.

    Reply
  4. Lorraine Gall says

    May 20, 2021 at 7:57 pm

    Love the girl surfer!!

    Reply
  5. Elaine H. says

    May 20, 2021 at 7:58 pm

    The Looking Glass windmill die is so dang cute! The Sun Ray stamp withe glitter embossing powder makes a very nice, subtle background.

    Reply
  6. Rebekka says

    May 20, 2021 at 9:20 pm

    Awesome cards.

    Reply
  7. annamahtani says

    May 20, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    Beautiful cards! I love the waves one — such a unique color of sky!

    Reply
  8. Sarah Phillips says

    May 20, 2021 at 10:06 pm

    Lovely cards, I especially liked how you embossed the Sun Ray stamp and then used the bold black sentiment for a very clean and eye catching card.

    Reply
  9. Mary Ann Reilly says

    May 20, 2021 at 10:25 pm

    Great cards! I love the ocean waves!

    Reply
  10. Michele W says

    May 20, 2021 at 10:29 pm

    Love your cards. I especially like the way you combined the tulip Heroscape with the the Looking Glass tulip and windmill dies for more depth. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  11. karenladd says

    May 20, 2021 at 10:47 pm

    Your cards are all beautiful and I love the surfer added to the wave!

    Reply
  12. Carol Wortman says

    May 20, 2021 at 11:23 pm

    Very pretty!

    Reply
  13. hollyshandmadecards says

    May 21, 2021 at 12:50 am

    Beautiful cards!! Love them all.

    Reply
  14. Alma Dirpaul says

    May 21, 2021 at 12:51 am

    Beautiful cards, Jessica. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

    Reply
  15. Bev Karolak says

    May 21, 2021 at 4:19 am

    Beautiful cards! Great background stamps. 🙂

    Reply
  16. Carla Hundley says

    May 21, 2021 at 4:30 am

    Fabulous cards and
    I love the Sunray one.
    Carla from Arizona

    Reply
  17. Lauryne Cunningham says

    May 21, 2021 at 8:17 am

    Wow! Fantastic cards! I love the windmill!

    Reply
  18. Terri says

    May 21, 2021 at 9:19 am

    Your cards are stunningly beautiful. Ty so much for sharing.

    Reply
  19. Lyn Sanders says

    May 21, 2021 at 9:40 am

    Love the sun ray

    Reply
  20. Brenda s roemer says

    May 21, 2021 at 9:59 am

    Thanks for sharing. Loved your wave card and how you curved the sentiment. Makes me want to be at the beach.

    Reply
  21. Cynthia O. says

    May 21, 2021 at 10:55 am

    Wowsers! Great group of cards. Love the Barrel Wave card!

    Reply
  22. MIchelle Hackett says

    May 21, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    Such a great idea using the heroscapes tulip background with the windmill looking glass dies. You have a wonderful design style. Thank you for inspiring me.

    Reply
  23. Natalie Blais says

    May 21, 2021 at 12:25 pm

    I adore the giant “love you” die!

    Reply
  24. Sheri Kempke says

    May 21, 2021 at 1:08 pm

    Beautiful cards–the new window dies are so cool!

    Reply
  25. Lori says

    May 21, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    Fantastic cards!
    I have a friend who LOVES Tulips and windmills, that would be a perfect card for her!
    Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
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