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Good afternoon! I don’t know about you but I am officially ready for winter! And the 2020 Winter Catalog is now available at Hero Arts and we’re hopping along to celebrate!! Today I’m sharing a two cards using the whimsical Wagon and Accessories Fancy Die and the fun Tri-Fold Edge Village Fancy Die!
My favorite parts of autumn generally center around pumpkins, apple-picking, and cooler weather so I thought I’d focus on this new die set today! 🙂 I love that the Wagon and Accessories Fancy Die has pumpkins and present boxes so you can easily create fall or winter scenes! And I know that there are other Hero sets that can be paired with this die to create spring and summer scenes or scenes for different holidays! 🙂 So to start I blended my background onto watercolor paper using Grape Juice, Raspberry Jam, Just Rust, and Butter Bar ink. I used watercolor paper instead of my normal strathmore bristol smooth to get a little bit of texture in the sky to match some of the textures I was creating with the rest of the scene! Next I stamped the older Abstract Fields bold prints stamp onto a scrap of Sand and Chestnut cardstock using Soft Vanilla and Cup o’ Joe ink. I tore the edges of the cardstock to create a rough edge and adhered them over the blended sky. I also stamped the sentiment from Stocking Bouquet onto the sky with Intense-ified Black ink.
Next I die-cut the wagon and parts and lots of pumpkins. I colored them with copic markers and then adhered the wagon together with a mix of regular adhesive and foam mounting tape. Then I used foam mounting tape to add the wagon and pumpkins to the scene with a little dimension!
Then I went wintery with my second card!
I started by blending a soft background of Pale Tomato, Cornflower, and Passion Flower ink and sprayed it with shimmer spray. Then I set it aside to work on the rest of the card.
I die-cut each layer of the Trifold Edge Village Fancy Die onto white cardstock in varying heights. I adhered them together with foam mounting tape for a little dimension. Next I stamped the sentiment from Comfort and Joy Messages with Passion Flower ink and restamped it with Embossing and Watermark ink using my MISTI. Then I heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder to add a little shine. Finally I adhered the dies to my blended background and added chunky glitter to the trees for a little extra sparkle!
And that’s it for me! Head over and check out the winter release and then make sure to hop along for lots of inspiration!!
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gorgeous cards, the background on the first one is so stunning!
Stunning cards! Great backgrounds!
Each card I see makes me like that village more. And that wagon is adorable!
Beautiful cards! Lovely blending, so rich and festive.
Love, love, love the textures and colors of the wagon and pumpkins card!
I love both cards, but that trifold die of houses blew me away!
Great cards. Love your blending & shading on them.
Cute and pretty cards. Love the wagon of pumpkins. We have a wagon like that and have pumpkins growing in the garden.
Beautiful cards!
I love how you create depth on your cards. Both are awesome!
Great cards. That 1st one is especially amazing- I appreciate your creativeness and all the work you put into it. Truly a work of art.
Gorgeous Cards! I already knew I wanted the Wagon & Accessories die and you showed us a gorgeous way to use it! Love Love Love!!!
Gorgeoys cards Jess, but is it really almost fall already??? And Christmas around the next corner?
Well, your coloring and ink blending are beautiful, as usual, and I’ll bet the glitter is stunning on the trees!
The cards are SO FUN & PRETTY!!
Thanks for the inspiration!
These are beautiful cards! 🙂
Wonderful and beautiful cards.
OMG what fabulous creations! Beautiful inspiration!
Your cards are absolutely gorgeous. The backgrounds are stunning. Your coloring on the first one is amazing.
The ink blending on your first card is so vibrant and beautiful; both cards are lovely!
These are so lovely!
Great cards. I love the street.
Your wagon coloring looks so good, I thought it was a printed paper cutout at first glance! Thanks for the inspiration, time to start wearing my elf hat and Christmas carding!
I love the wagon and accessories dies! So great to see them in action. The coloring and the scene are lovely!
Hi Jess I am loving your cards and the colours you chose are my favourites. Thank you for the inspiration and well done! 💗
Very nice cards. Love how you created the field in your first card. I like texture in cards. The die on your second card is so neat.