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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (+GIVEAWAY!)

24 Aug

Well, maybe not quite yet but I did see Christmas stuff in a few stores this past weekend which may have caused me to shiver involuntarily.  I love Christmas but come on, can we at least acknowledge autumn first?!  Sigh.  Anyway, I’m starting to kick my Christmas card making into high gear and I have a fun card to share using items from the newest Hero Arts catalog!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Jessica Frost for Hero ArtsI’ll admit when I first started this card I intended to color all the light bulbs.  And I did create one card and got about a third of the way through coloring and realized that it was a little too busy.  So I started over and really like how it turned out!  I stamped the Christmas Lights Bold Prints with intense black ink and then colored a line of lights with copic markers in a rainbow.  Then I applied spectrum noir clear sparkle to the colored lights and a few white lights in the same general direction.  I let that dry for a few seconds and then applied a layer of tonic crystal glaze over the lights.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Jessica Frost for Hero Arts

I let the glaze dry overnight and then added a halo of color around the lights and went over it with spectrum noir clear sparkle.  The card practically blinds you with sparkle when you tilt it towards the light!  Next I stamped the sentiment from Poster Christmas Carols onto black cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I trimmed it down and adhered it to the panel with foam mounting tape.  Finally I trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a black card base.

Today Hero Arts is the featured partner for Partner Celebration over at Scrapbook & Cards Today and you can head over to their blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a great prize pack from Hero Arts containing the Christmas Lights Bold Prints I used in today’s card, the Color Layering Joy Message, Christmas Banner Stamp & Cut and the Champagne Sequin Mix (which I used here yesterday).

Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!

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!!

Hero Arts Poster Christmas Carols
Hero Arts Poster Christmas Carols
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Hero Arts Christmas Lights Bold Prints
Hero Arts Christmas Lights Bold Prints
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Simon Says Stamp Copic Markers
Simon Says Stamp Copic Markers
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Versamark Ink Pad
Versamark Ink Pad
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Hero Arts Intense Black Ink Pad
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink Pad
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Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
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Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder
Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder
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Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets
Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets
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Neenah Classic Crest 80lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets
Neenah Classic Crest 80lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets
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Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
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Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag
Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag
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Wagner Precision Heat Gun
Wagner Precision Heat Gun
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MISTI Precision Stamper Stamping Tool
MISTI Precision Stamper Stamping Tool
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Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle
Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle
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Tonic Studios Crystal Glaze
Tonic Studios Crystal Glaze
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Scotch ATG Adhesive
Scotch ATG Adhesive
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Comments

  1. MJ says

    August 24, 2017 at 10:10 am

    I love this card. This was one stamp on my wish list.

    Reply
  2. Michele F says

    August 24, 2017 at 10:18 am

    Jessica these little colored lights are SO fantastic… the little halo of color actually makes them look as if they are lighted up!! Fabulous card!
    =]

    Reply
  3. Sue LD says

    August 24, 2017 at 10:22 am

    So cute with the shiny sparkly lights.

    Reply
  4. Stacey says

    August 24, 2017 at 11:23 am

    Super cute card, I love the lights.

    Reply
  5. Hey Jude Cards (Jude U) says

    August 24, 2017 at 11:30 am

    Love this. So cheerful!!!!!

    Reply
  6. Kerry says

    August 24, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    I love the halo and the dimension on the bulbs… very realistic!

    Reply
  7. Amy Cooley says

    August 24, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    So cute…love these Christmas lights!

    Reply
  8. Terrie says

    August 24, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    Beautiful card! I love the single string of colored lights 🙂

    Reply
  9. Irene Herrera Shan says

    August 24, 2017 at 12:40 pm

    I love the string lights. You did such a great job with the coloring. Love it.

    Reply
  10. Carol Godfrey says

    August 24, 2017 at 1:07 pm

    I love the way the lights glow so pretty! I would love to win that prize pack great for my Christmas card making!

    Reply
  11. Marci Snee says

    August 24, 2017 at 1:12 pm

    Such a simple yet elegant card!!! I love this so much! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  12. Barb Macaskill says

    August 24, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous! I love how you achieved the glow of the bulbs! TFS! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

    Reply
  13. Lou Wittmer says

    August 24, 2017 at 4:43 pm

    If I hadn’t seen your card, which I ❤️, I don’t think that stamp would have excited me. Now I “need” it. Thanks for that! LOL!

    Reply
  14. raggiodiluce82 says

    August 24, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    Adorable card!!!

    Reply
  15. Barbara-Jean says

    August 24, 2017 at 8:36 pm

    Thanks for lighting the way for ousr Christmas card making!

    Reply
  16. Jean Marmo says

    August 24, 2017 at 9:18 pm

    Such a darling card.

    Reply
  17. Maggie B says

    August 24, 2017 at 9:39 pm

    Hi Jess ~ Those lights are absolutely adorable and I think you were right on the mark by just coloring a few of them. All of them would’ve been much too busy (and it takes lots less time!). Thanks so much for sharing your sweet card. ~HUGS~
    #kindnessmatters

    Reply
  18. Heather Mills says

    August 24, 2017 at 9:47 pm

    This is so beautiful!! I think it is perfect with just a few of the lights colored; and the sparkle is fabulous!

    Reply
  19. jlingraham says

    August 24, 2017 at 11:26 pm

    Great card .. Thank you for the tips

    Reply
  20. Carla Hundley says

    August 25, 2017 at 2:01 am

    Delightful card, love
    the lights.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  21. Celeste Goff says

    August 25, 2017 at 6:50 am

    Such a fun card!

    Reply
  22. Linda Anderson says

    August 25, 2017 at 7:01 am

    Both of those stamps are on my wish list, what isn’t on my wish list…? Love the way you treated the lights, the added halo is so pretty and that sentiment in the bold black and white is perfect for your card! Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  23. francine says

    August 25, 2017 at 9:58 am

    Hero arts just has amazing releases. Love their products

    Reply
  24. Tracy A says

    August 25, 2017 at 10:47 am

    Those two stamps are definitely on my list to get. Love the card you created. The sparkly lights are great.

    Reply
  25. Mary Holshouser says

    August 25, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    I love the flow around the lights.
    Really looks like they are lit.
    Fantastic card.
    thanks for sharing.

    Reply
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