September Hero Studio Blog Hop - Fall in the Forest

 September is finally here... This means it's (un)officially autumn and very officially my birthday month! And of course there is another beautiful Hero Studio release today!

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Friday, September 5th at 11:59pm PT, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win! Make sure to leave your name or sign in so your comment isn't anonymous.

The main September Card Kit has this darling autumn themed stamp set with the sweetest squirrel images. I love watching the squirrels run through my yard, and my neighbors even feeds them peanuts 😁

What book do we think this little knowledgeable squirrel is reading on his tree stump?

I'm also sharing a card from the lovely Pick of the Patch set, which is the September Stamp and Cut of the month. 

I was going for a pastel autumn vibe, so I used lighter colors on my pumpkins and gourds. Each image is double stamped: first with a lighter shade, and then I inked just the edges of the stamp in a darker shade. I love how it makes the images look more dimensional. I also heat embossed each image in my favorite powder, Brass.

I paired this month's stamp and cut with some Hero Arts classics, the Wood Frame Infinity Dies and the Woodgrain Texture plate. These two staples will be seen on repeat for my autumn cards this year!

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Hero Arts
Anna Mahtani
Channin Pelletier
Charlene Madrid
Jeannie Lieu
Jennifer Kotas
Karen Brown
Lea Lawson
Lisa Tilson
Michelle Lupton
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Natasha Polite
Nichol Spohr
Rachel Kleinman *YOU ARE HERE*
Rosie Lopez
Seeka

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A Little Hocus Pocus

 It's Instagram Hop day for Hero Arts! Be sure to also visit my IG and leave a comment there for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate!

Today the creative team is featuring two different collections, one for Christmas and one for Halloween. Obviously, I needed to play with the Halloween themed collection called Hocus Pocus.

How cute is this ghostie?!!? I'm so obsessed. This card features the absolutely darling Boo to You Etched Dies. I truly made 20+ ghosties with this set and the included witch hat is so so cute.

The other fantastic die in this collection is the Happy Halloween etched die. I cut it from Peony pink cardstock and ink blended only the bottom of the letters with Cotton Candy ink. I also used one layer of the brand new layering stencil called Scattered Stars with my beloved Glitter Paste. It's very subtle in the background but adds a great shimmer in person!

Here's another witchy ghostie! This time the sentiment comes from a brand new Betterpress & Glimmer set called Spooky Season! I am so excited to have this new set that can be used with both your machines. The sentiment I used today is inked up with Grapefruit Ink on the bottom and Cotton Candy Ink on the top. I then ran it through my Spellbinders Platinum Machine using my BetterPress.

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Wish Big: SCUBA Style

 The latest Small Die of the Month is SO CUTE I really couldn't resist creating with it immediately. These dies never even made it to my "make sure to use these soon" bin... they went straight to the desk top! There is still a couple days left to subscribe and you'll get this set.

I spent an entire Saturday afternoon just die cutting and building a huge variety of little fishies, corals, and two cute SCUBA divers. I didn't have a plan, as usual, but I was inspired by all the examples from the design team.

All of the cardstock I used is from the new ColorWheel collection. And how fun is this embossing folder?! Unfortunately, this one is a couple years old from Spellbinders and no longer sold (I believe the June 2023 folder). However, there are plenty of fantastic ocean-theme alternatives that you can find here.

The sentiment is also from a past Small Die of the Month kit, called Colorful Expressions Sentiments. I just checked and it's currently on super super sale! I use this set often to build my own sentiments. 

Since there were so many fishies left over after making the first card, I created this second one using the same design.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a big crafty week ahead!

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