Hero Arts August release

Hi friends,

Today is release day at Hero Arts and there are two new collections. The first one is Hocus Pocus, a super cute Halloween collection.

The second collection is Very Merry and I have some cards to share over the next few weeks that I created with this collection.

For my first card I used the Color Layering Tree Stencils with Core Inks Mist, Paradise, Aegean and Bermuda. I love the modern design of these stencils and how you can quickly create a bunch of cards with them in different color tones.

I die cut the small tree from the Festive Tree Die Set a few times out of Hero Hues Cherry cardstock and stacked them for dimension. The Color Layering Tree Stencils and the Festive Tree Die Set are also available as a bundle, if you want to save a few dollars.

The sentiment is from the new Modern Holiday Greetings Stamp & Cut set and I gold heat embossed it on Hero Hues Peony cardstock. Mimicking Christmas ornaments, I added some Pinks Hero Hues Enamel Dots to the tree.

I'll be back soon to share some more inspiration for the Very Merry release.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day!

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DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi friends,

I'm back with another card for the August Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge: Splish Splash.

This time I created a shaker card with the Sophisticated Shells Etched Dies. For the background in the window I white heat embossed the Bubbles Bold Prints cling stamp. Then I played with Hero Hues Reactive Glitz inks Egyptian Blue and African Violet, mixed with water to create a colorful ocean.

I ink blended the Sophisticated Shells Etched Dies with Core Inks and used some of them as shaker pieces and some as decoration on the frame of my card. At the bottom of the frame I used Sand Embossing Powder and the sentiment is from the Banner Days stamp & die set. The clear shaker pieces I added to my card are from my stash.

Don't forget to link up your cards for this challenge, you might be our lucky winner of a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store!

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi friends,

It's time for the August Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge: Splish Splash. We're challenging you to use a water technique or a water image.

I started white heat embossing my background with the Fishing Net Bold Prints Cling stamp. Then I applied a mix of Hero Hues Reactive Inks - Sea Palette, mixed with water. For my next card for this month's challenge, I'll have a video to share with this technique.

I die cut the Message in a Bottle Etched dies and I used the same water with Reactive Inks technique for the bottle and the sand. All other pieces are colored with blending brushes and Core Inks. The shells in the bottle are from the Sophisticated Shells Etched dies. I also die cut the bottle out of vellum to create a glass look. For a finishing touch I added Translucent Seaglass Enamel Dots.

We can't wait to see what you'll create for this month's challenge. Upload your projects here for your chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative weekend!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

Hero Arts - July Release Summer by the Shore

Hi friends!

I'm back sharing another card with the new Hero Arts Summer by the Shore collection. If you missed my first cards, you can find them HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

On this card the Banner Days Stamp & Cut set is stealing the show. I stamped different sentiments from this set with Sand Core Ink on Sand Premium cardstock to create a background and I heat embossed one of the sentiments with Copper Embossing Powder for the main sentiment.

The shells are from the Sophisticated Shells Etched die set and I ink blended them with Core Inks. To finish my card, I added some Clear Hero Hues Enamel Dots.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative weekend!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

Hero Arts - July Release Summer by the Shore

Hi friends!

I'm back with some more inspiration for the new Hero Arts Summer by the Shore collection and you can shop this collection HERE. If you missed my first cards, you can find them HERE, HERE and HERE.

For this card I used the Scattered Shells Letterpress & Foil Plate with a blue foil on Hero Hues Arctic Premium Cardstock. 

I die cut some of the Sophisticated Shells Etched Dies out of a heavy white card stock and didn't color them so they would stand out more against the foiled background. The Banner Days Stamp & Cut set is a great sentiment set for a variety of occasions. I used Gold Embossing Powder for my sentiment on this card. The perfect finishing touch are the Translucent Seaglass Hero Hues Enamel Dots that perfectly match the foiling.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

Hero Arts - July Release

Hi friends!

There are four new amazing collections by Hero Arts available and you can shop them HERE. If you missed my first cards I created with the Summer by the Shore collection, you can find them HERE and HERE.

Today I'm sharing a birthday card I created with this collection and I used the negative foil print of the Scattered Shells Letterpress & Foil Plate with a gold foil.

Then I die cut some pieces of the Message in a Bottle Etched Dies out of a white heavy cardstock. Every piece is ink blended with Core Inks. With the Banner Days Stamp & Cut set you can choose from a variety of sentiments to add to your card. This card needed a bit more sentiment-action, so I added the Hello There die cut from the Hello There Stamp & Cut set, which I inked up with Paradise Core Ink and then stamped with an older Cling stamp and Unicorn Pigment Ink.

The perfect finishing touch are the Translucent Pinks Hero Hues Enamel Dots.

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

Hero Arts - July release Summer by the Shore

Hi there!

Did you see the new Hero Arts July release? There are four new amazing collections and you can shop them HERE. If you missed my first card I created with the Summer by the Shore collection, you can find it HERE.

Today I'm sharing another card I created with this collection and this one is a birthday card. I started with a sheet of Peony cardstock, the Scattered Shells Letterpress & Foil Plate and a pink foil to create a tone-on-tone look.

Then I die cut all the pieces of the Message in a Bottle Etched Dies out of a white heavy cardstock. Every piece is ink blended with Core Inks. I also added two shells from the Sophisticated Shells Etched Dies. With the Banner Days Stamp & Cut set you can choose from a variety of sentiments to add to the bottle. I trimmed the foiled cardstock a little smaller than an A2 card size and adhered it to an Arctic card base. 

I'll be back soon with some more cards I created with this collection.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

Hero Arts - July release Summer by the Shore

Hi friends,

The new Hero Arts July collections are available today and you don't want to miss these! One of the new releases is Summer by the Shore and this collection is right up this island girl's alley. Find out more about the other three new collections at the end of this post.

The first card I'm sharing is a wedding card. I started gold foiling my card front with the Scattered Shells Letterpress & Foil Plate. Then I inked the background with Core Inks Soft Blossom and Mist. The colors are very faded towards the middle as I didn't want them to blend. 

I die cut some of the Sophisticated Shells Etched Dies out of a heavy white card stock and didn't color them to create a classy and elegant look. The Banner Days Stamp & Cut set is a great sentiment set for a variety of occasions. I used Copper Embossing Powder for my sentiment on this card. The perfect finishing touch are the Translucent Pinks Hero Hues Enamel Dots.

I created a couple more cards with this collection and I'll share those with you in the next few days.

There are three more new collections for this month, click on the images to check them out. The beauty of July is having both Summer and Christmas themes, my favorites to create with!

I hope you're enjoying these new releases and can't wait to see what you'll create with them!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi friends,

I'm back with another card for this month's Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge: create a card for a friend. 

This time I went for a clean and simple design but by using foil, it turned out very classy.

I started with a sheet of Hero Hues Pesto card stock and used the Floral Frame Letterpress & Foil Plate on it with gold foil. Inside the frame I added the word 'Hello' from the Hello & Thank You Betterpress & Foil Plates. The 'my friend' part of the sentiment comes from an older stamp set and I heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.

The adorable bird is from the Branches & Blossoms Die Set and I ink blended it with Core Inks. To give the bird a little more dimension I die cut it out of Hero Hues Pitch Black card stock as well and offset it a little behind the colored bird. Last but not least I added a few Translucent Pinks Hero Hues Enamel Dots,

Enter your cards for this challenge HERE for your chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends,

It's time for a new Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero challenge! This month the focus is on friendship and we ask you to create a card for a friend for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

For my card I played with some mixed media. I first ink blended a card panel with Plum Core Ink and applied this same color a little heavier with the Asana Pattern stencil. Then I lightly added an older Cling stamp with Unicorn Pigment Ink. You can use any kind of cling stamp that you have on hand, preferably a more graphic design rather than an image.

I created a similar panel with Aegean Core Ink (the details are better visible in person) and die cut the 'friend' sentiment out of it. The sentiment is from the Smile Friend Stamp & Cut XL set.

The Translucent Seaglass Enamel Dots are a gorgeous detail you can add to your cards and they are available in a variety of colors.

We can't wait to see what you will create!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day.

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

Hero Arts - new release What's Brewing

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing three cards that I created with the new Hero Arts release What's Brewing. This is a coffee and hot tea themed release, but it lets you create cards for any occasion. Before going to the cards I've created with this collection, I would like to point out another new release with Hero Arts: Retro Kitchen. So many fun details in this collection to build your own Retro Kitchen!

I made my first card with the Coffee and Croissant die set and used the cup, plate and croissant to create this delicious scene and ink blended the images with Core Inks. The beautiful pattern at the bottom of my card is created with the Layering Delft Floral Stencils and a mix of blue Core Inks. The sentiment is from the Bring Coffee stamp set and I used some of the coffee stain stamps to add a fun detail to my card.

For my second card I die cut the cup from the Coffee and Croissant die set six times and ink blended them in the rainbow colors with Core Inks. I used the coffee stains from the Bring Coffee stamp set to create the background. With the happy, bright colors and encouraging sentiment you can totally make someone's day!

Last but not least I created a birthday card with the Coffee and Croissant die set. I ink blended the coffee pot and croissant with Core Inks. For the cup and plate I used the Layering Delft Floral Stencils to give them a cute pattern. I used Hero Hues Palm cardstock for the background and Hero Hues Charcoal cardstock for the card base.

I hope I inspired you to use the What's Brewing collection and can't wait to see what you'll create.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends,

I have two cards to share today that I created for the June Stay Crafty Challenge with a Blog Named Hero: Saturday in the Park. Anything picnic, park or 4th of July themed can be entered for your chance to win a $50 gift card.

For the first card I used the Spring Floral Stencil along with a blend of Reactive Glitz Inks. I love the gorgeous shimmer coming through the bright colors. I added some water splatters, since it's a reactive ink after all. 

The sentiment is from a Hero Studio Card Kit and I stamped and die cut it on Hero Hues Canary cardstock. I also added an extra layer of this cardstock between the mixed media layer and card base. 

The Translucent Hero Hues Enamel Dots are great to add a finishing touch to your card. On this card I used the Pinks.

My next card is in the 4th of July theme. I ink blended a night sky with Core Inks Pale Tomato, Amethyst and Nautical. On top of that I Gold heat embossed the Party Fans stamps to make them look like fireworks. The fireworks filled night sky can be seen through the Trellis Window Die that I cut out of Hero Hues Charcoal cardstock. To create this window effect, I only die cut the inner piece of the die cut.

It's your turn now and I can't wait to see what you'll create for this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi crafty friends,

I'm back today with another card for this month's Stay Crafty challenge: Can't Take My Eyes Off You. 

I started this card by creating the background and ink blended some green Core Inks with some browns and I did the same on the die cut branches from the Branches & Blossoms die set. To finish my background I added some stamps from the Vintage Postmarks and Tickets stamp set and added splatters with core ink and White Acrylic Spray.

The sentiment is from a recent Hero Studio Card Kit and it is white heat embossed on Kiwi premium cardstock. The adorable birdie comes from the Branches & Blossoms die set as well and I ink blended him in blues and purple Core Inks.

We can't wait to see what you'll create for your chance to win a $50 giftcard to the Hero Arts store. You can link up your projects overhere.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi friends,

I'm back with another card for this month's Stay Crafty Challenge at A Blog Named Hero: Opposites Attract.

Just like my last card, I did an impression of the Floral Pattern Cover Plate instead of die cutting it. This time I used white cardstock and ink blended over the impression with Raspberry Jam Core Ink and I love how the ink shows heavier on the raised areas.

I partially die cut the Trellis Window die out of Kiwi cardstock twice and backed the die cuts up with two more layers for dimension.

The sentiment is a die from the Hero Studio Card Kit of February and I gold heat embossed the die cut. The shadow is cut out of Peony cardstock.

If you want a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store, all you need to do is create a card for this challenge and link it up over here. We can't wait to see what you'll create!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.