Hero Arts December Release Blog Hop

 It's December! The Hero Arts team has knocked this release out of the park. Be sure to leave comments throughout the hop for a chance to win a $50 Hero Arts gift certificate! Make sure you're logged in when commenting, or sign your name, so your comment isn't anonymous.

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My first card features a stand-alone die that's available in the December 2024 Hero Studio Card Kit. I was so drawn to this die that I barely looked at the rest of the kit!

Hero Arts is also releasing some beautiful ombre transfer sheets today. I used a variety of the transfer sheets to piece together the parts of the card.

I cut pieces of the transfer sheets to be just the right amount for the space I wanted to fill in. Then I rubbed the transfer onto white cardstock before running the die through my Platinum 8 Machine.

My second card today features the beautiful Hero Studio December 2024 Layering Stencil of the Month...

There are some beeeaaautiful designs in this stencil pack, and you can really mix and match the combinations to get a unique look each time. I opted for the traditional butterfly pattern in traditional Monarch butterfly colors.

I started with the first stencil layer and blended the whole thing with Unicorn White Pigment Ink over Sand Cardstock. I then placed the butterfly stencil/mask inside the first layer, and ink blended right on top using Papaya Ink. To add a bit of shading, I also blended the outside edges using Pumpkin Ink.

The card was so beautiful as is that I wanted the sentiment to stay super simple. I stamped the 'happy birthday' right across the center of the butterfly. The sentiment comes from another new release set called Floral Rainbow and Clouds.

Thanks so much for stopping by! You are going to be so impressed with all the examples the team came up with today! Remember to leave your comment for a chance at a $50 gift card.

Hero Arts
Hero Arts Creative Team:
Channin Pelletier
Charlene Madrid
Ilina Crouse
Jeannie Lieu
Jennifer Kotas
Kailash Naidoo
Karen Brown
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Natasha Polite
Natasha Vacca
Rachel Kleinman **You are here***
Rosie Lopez
Seeka
Special Guests:
Mindy Eggen
Nichol Spohr
Kelly Taylor

Snowy Street Lamp Card

  I hope you're enjoying some delicious leftovers today - and maybe doing some shopping? Be sure to shop the huge Hero Arts Black Friday Sale, happening now! It's officially time to kick it into high gear with your holiday card making!

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This beautiful Snowy Street Lamp Die is from the Hero Arts 2024 Winter Catalog Release. I've had my eye on it for quite a while but never had time to play with it until today.

I die cut the pieces from a variety of Hero Arts Cardstocks. The snowbanks are cut from the White Glitter Cardstock. I also added a small amount of ink shading to the edges of each die cut.

The background panel is Periwinkle cardstock that is ink blended with Stone Wash ink around the edges. The top right corner was inked with Butter Bar to give the lamp light some glow. For the snowy look, I splattered White Acrylic Spray.

Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!

Sloth Birthday Cards with Spellbinders

 It's always a happy mail day when my Small Die of the Month Club arrives from Spellbinders. The die set this month includes the cutest slowest animals we know... a turtle and a sloth, and they're slowwwwly going to wish you a happy birthday :)

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All of the paper used is from the Concord and 9th variety pack, except the background panel which is Nautical cardstock. I reserve my C9 variety pack usually just for diecutting bits like what puts this card together. I also have a little plastic bin of all my scrap and I truly save evvvvvery scrap!

The little birthday banner is from a Concord and 9th set that was exclusive to the Summer Camp they hosted. I went through all my birthday sentiment options, and this one was the perfect size for this card.

The background panel for both cards is cut from Hero Arts Scalloped Rectangle Infinity Die (by the way - it's on SUPER SALE right now if you're reading this post close to the original posting time).

Since I had everything out already, I decided to quickly throw together a pink version of each card. Everything else is the same except the colors of the balloons and background.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy crafting!

Joyful Season Turnabout - 7 Cards!

 I've got quite a card haul to share today! The new Joyful Season Turnabout Stamp just landed in my mailbox and I spent an entire evening stamping this beauty up!

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I did a few other color combos, but I loved how the blue tone and classic Christmas colors worked the best.

I created 4 cards in the traditional Christmas combo (yes, only three in the photo but I'll share the fourth later!). I also really liked the look of stamping the turnabout 3 times just as much as completing with 4 impressions. These traditional colored cards use C9 inks in Cranberry, Grasshopper, Evergreen, and if I did a 4th stamp it was in either Pink Lemonade or Grapefruit.

I also loooove how the blue-toned cards turned out! I did one card by stamping the turnabout 4 times, and the other two just three times. The C9 inks for these are: Blueberry, Sea Glass, Peacock, and with the card that  has 4 stampings, it was in Eucalyptus.

This card has the 4th stamping done in Pink Lemonade. I matched the cardstock colors I used to go with the ink colors on the card. The "merry & bright" sentiment is from the fantastic Jolly Holiday Greetings Die. I love that the sentiment is bold enough that I really don't need to add anything else to the card front.

You see this card was only stamped 3 times, so there's nice "breathing room" with the open space. This sentiment is also from the Jolly Holiday Sentiment Dies. I paired it with some beautiful poinsettias that I actually cut last year - but the beautiful set is still available, and is called Festive Corner Cuts.

This card uses Grapefruit for the 4th stamping - it's just slightly darker and the smallest tad more orange than the Pink Lemonade. The Merry Christmas sentiment is included in the Joyful Season Turnabout set. I heat embossed with with Black Sparkle embossing powder. This design was verrry much inspired by one that was on the C9 product page!

Bonus card! It's so simple yet so sweet. It's similar to the other 'holly jolly' card, but no poinsettias this time.

For all of the blue toned cards, I added some beautiful snowflakes from an old Hello Bluebird die set. I highly highly recommend the glitter paper I use, as it cuts so nicely with very intricate dies and there's a great variety of colors. The sentiment is also from the Jolly Holiday Greetings set.

All of these cards use cardstock that matches the ink colors used. C9 is great about using the same names for both paper and inks so it's simple! This 'deck the halls' sentiment is from the set Holiday Sayings Dies.

Thank you so much for getting this far! I think it's been an entire year since I last made 7 cards in one sitting :) Happy crafting!

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Cards

 It's time to put the Thanksgiving cards in the mail! I made a few very quick Thanksgiving cards just to send to immediate family. With the help of an amazing Hero Arts plate, these cards came together so easily.

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I started by stamping the Leaf Pattern (its one full stamp! not separated pieces!) on a white panel and embossing it with Gold Powder. I then ink blended with Reactive Inks in Fruit Punch, Creamsicle, Key Lime Fizz, and Lemon Drop. 

Then with a separate white cardstock panel I diecut the matching Fall Pattern Cover Plate. The plate lines up perfectly with the embossed leaves. 

To finish off the card I stamped the 'happy thanksgiving' sentiment from Holiday Season Messages. Since I stamped the sentiment in black ink, I added 3 black sequins to balance out the bold color.

Thanks for stopping by!

New Video with Hero Arts

 Hello everyone and happy Monday! Today I'm over at the Hero Arts blog sharing a brand new process video. You can watch the video on Youtube by clicking here!

All the details are shared in the video, but I wanted to share the main products I used on the card.

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Platinum 8.5 Die Cutting System

Presents Tower Fancy Die

November Clear Stamp and Die - Naughty Kitties

Holiday Foliage Stencil

Glitter Paste!!!!!!

Enjoy the video! Thanks for watching!

Betterpress Snowflakes - 6 Cards!

 I finally used my BetterPress! Why did I let it sit in the box for so long?! I really thought the BetterPress was much more complicated than it really is. It's so so so easy. I realize now there are so many Spellbinders products used with these. Perfect timing with the Hero Arts acquisition! 

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These cards also use my Glimmer Hot Foil machine. I have 3 different color combos to share today (2 of each color). The BetterPress was used with that gorgeous Snowflake from Pinkfresh. These purple cards use Concord and 9th inks Lilac and Fig. I was surprised how well they worked with the Betterpress - just be sure to press very very lightly because those ink pads are juicy!

The cardstocks used for this card are Hero Arts Passion Flower and Plum. I dry embossed the Passion Flower with the Plaid Company embossing folder. Both pieces are die cut with the Postage Stamp Infinity Die.

Time for a blue color combo!

Every sentiment on these cards comes from the same glimmer foil set, Essential Christmas Glimmer Set. The blue and purple foil is from the Satin Pastels Foil collection. 

For some of the sentiments, I cut with a circle die, and the others I just fussy cut around the "edges" of the sentiment. The blue snowflakes use Hero Arts Reactive Inks in Splash, Blue Raspberry, and Blue Hawaii.

Alright, the last ones have an extra splash of bling! And pink!

I'm addicted to this pastel pink! The beautiful snowflakes were BetterPressed with C9 inks in Pink Lemonade and Watermelon. 

I used my Pinkfresh solid foil plate to also foil the negatives of each sentiment. I'm relieved they foiled so cleanly! And that gorgeous background hologram cardstock is from a previous Hero Arts kit.

Thanks for stopping by!

All the cards today use the following products:

BetterPress System

Glimmer Hot Foil System

Radiating Snowflake BetterPress Plate

Essential Christmas Glimmer Foil Plates

Postage Stamp Infinity Dies

Platinum 8 Die Cutting System

Plaid Company Embossing Folder