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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
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SB274 Barrel Wave HeroScape Combo -…
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CM537 Barrel Wave HeroScape – Hero Arts
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DI892 Barrel Wave HeroScape Frame…
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CG844 Sun Ray Bold Prints – Hero Arts
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DC281 Love You Stamp & Cut XL – Hero…
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DC286 Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL -…
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HT206 Alignment Tool A2 & A6 Stencil…
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DI883 Looking Glass Windmill Tulips…
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CM412 Tulip Field HeroScape – Hero Arts
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Copic Markers
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Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink Pad
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Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
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Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
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Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
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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…
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Hero Arts Precision Glue
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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. mjmarmo says

    May 21, 2021 at 1:32 pm

    These are wonderful!

    Reply
  2. Kristen Morgan-Perry says

    May 21, 2021 at 1:37 pm

    Your cards are lovely! Great ideas!

    Reply
  3. Andre M. says

    May 21, 2021 at 1:38 pm

    You’ve shared three wonderful designs, my fave is the eye catching second card.

    Reply
  4. Dee Earnshaw says

    May 21, 2021 at 3:28 pm

    awesome work as usual – so creative

    Reply
  5. Jeanne Beam says

    May 21, 2021 at 3:44 pm

    Gorgeous cards! Love all three…
    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  6. Mary Holshouser says

    May 21, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    Love the surfer card. Wish I could feel that
    free on the water. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  7. Marisela Delgado says

    May 21, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    So beautiful!

    Reply
  8. pvilbaum says

    May 21, 2021 at 10:38 pm

    All of your cards are fabulous! The colors in the sky and waves have a really tropical feel. Love the Sun ray behind the Love card as well.

    Reply
  9. Denise Bryant says

    May 22, 2021 at 2:05 am

    Such pretty cards! I am partial to the Barrel Wave set since I love the ocean! Beautiful colors!

    Reply
  10. Jennifer Baker Archambault says

    May 22, 2021 at 9:26 am

    Jess! Love your cards as always! Really love your take on the windmill looking glass dies. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  11. DIANA HERNANDEZ says

    May 22, 2021 at 12:33 pm

    Fantastic job, the windmill is awesome. tfs

    Reply
  12. Nancy Knapp says

    May 22, 2021 at 1:44 pm

    I love your cards. The sun ray bold print stamp is wonderful. I love the windmill dies. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  13. Debbie C says

    May 22, 2021 at 3:58 pm

    These are wonderful cards. The ‘Your Swell” sentiment is perfect for the wave card.

    Reply
  14. Jennifer Mitten says

    May 22, 2021 at 10:44 pm

    All of your cards are amazing! I love that windmill, especially!

    Reply
  15. SmilynStef says

    May 22, 2021 at 10:57 pm

    love the pink sky

    Reply
  16. Neha Jain says

    May 23, 2021 at 3:14 am

    Such amazing inspirations.
    Love from India 🙂

    Reply
  17. momentsofcrafting says

    May 23, 2021 at 6:11 am

    Your tulip and windmill card is amazing! Love it!! Thanks so much for your super inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂

    Reply
  18. Tina Anderson says

    May 23, 2021 at 8:34 am

    Great cards! I love the new looking glass dies!

    Reply
  19. jshixon says

    May 23, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    Love the beautiful background on the big wave card. It’s like surfing at sunset.

    Reply
  20. Cherie P says

    May 23, 2021 at 8:06 pm

    Beautiful! Love the interaction with the windmill.

    Reply
  21. Sue D says

    May 23, 2021 at 8:11 pm

    Wonderful cards. I really like the windmill.

    Reply
  22. Frieda Evaskis says

    May 23, 2021 at 8:39 pm

    Love your cards!

    Reply
  23. Judy Inukai says

    May 24, 2021 at 7:32 am

    Super cards. Love the surfer.

    Reply
  24. Barbara-Jean Kubik says

    May 24, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    The wave is great, but that tulip card is special. It reminds me of my visit to the tulip festival in Kerkendorf, not sure I spelled it right!

    Reply
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