Good morning! The 2019 Catalog from Hero Arts is now available and we’re celebrating with a big blog hop and giveaways! I’m sharing a few cards using some of my favorite new products from the release!
To start I ADORE this Ocean Waves Bold Print background stamp and I paired it with our new cardstocks and silver sparkle embossing powder!! I stamped it onto Adriatic cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with silver sparkle embossing powder. Then I trimmed it down to an A2 panel and adhered it to one of our new top folding Dove White card bases! Next I die-cut the Happy Message Fancy die with the same Adriatic cardstock three times and adhered them together before using the new precision glue to adhere it to my background panel. Finally I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Greetings: Sending Smiles on Dove White cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder. I trimmed that down to a thin label and adhered it to the card with foam mounting tape!
I repeated the same basic idea using gold glitter embossing powder with Papaya cardstock! All our new cardstocks are heavyweight between 100-111# and come in the yummiest colors! You can also purchase a sampler pack that contains an A2 panel of each color to easily see the full range!
My last card features the gorgeous Beautiful Day Agapanthus with liquid watercolors! I stamped it onto watercolor paper with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I dropped a little mulled wine and purple liquid watercolors onto a scrap sheet of acetate, spritzed them with water, and then smooshed the acetate over my embossed flower to add a little color to the panel. Then I lightly painted the agapanthus with purple and mulled wine liquid watercolors. I also added a little dandelion liquid watercolor to the stamens and moss to the stem. Next I stamped the sentiment from the Beautiful Day Agapanthus set with versamark on Pitch Black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed that down and adhered it to the card with foam mounting tape. Finally I adhered the watercolor panel to an A2 panel of Lavender cardstock and adhered that to a top-folding Dove White card base!
To celebrate the new release Hero Arts is giving away four $50 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please leave your comments by Sunday February 17 at 11:59pm PST and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts blog! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- The Hero Arts Blog
- Caly Person
- Emily Midgett
- Ilina Crouse
- Janette Kausen
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Michelle Short
- Nichol Spohr
- Yana Smakula
- Amy Kolling
- Debi Adams
- Jennifer McGuire
- Julee Tilman
- Kathy Racoosin
- Kelly Latevola
- Laurie Willison
- Lydia Fiedler
- Maria Willis
- Libby Hickson
Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the rest of the hop!
And through the 17th save 17% off your entire purchase at Simon Says Stamp with the code SANV783 (including all the new Hero Arts products!) 😉
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!
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The wavy background stamp adds a lot of interest to the big word sentiment–a perfect combination.
Enjoyed your cards. I never know how to use background stamps. Thanks for the ideas.
Great card ideas. My favorite is the watercolor floral.
Great projects! The Ocean Waves Background stamp looks wonderful!
Love the waves background.
Great cards!!!
You never disappoint when it comes to gorgeous creation!
Oh, I just loved the beautiful background stamp…Ocean Waves Bold Print….this is the first time I have seen it used….it is gorgeous! I think that will be first on my shopping Wish List. Great new products! WTG Hero Arts!
Great background stamp and I love it paired with the sparkly embossing powder. The Adriatic color is gorgeous! All your cards are so pretty!
In love with the ocean background stamp. Thank you for sharing
I love that your cards are so simple but look fabulous. I am definitely going to try this.
The subtle color in the background is gorgeous! Thank you
That background stamp is awesome!
ALWAYS LIKE YOUR CARDS
The background stamp cards are fabulous. Great texture.
Great cards. Loving these colors!
I love these and think they are beautiful! I do believe that Hero Arts has a hit here with this new release! 🙂
wonderful cards. You’ve really brought that Ocean Waves background to life.
This Ocean Waves stamp will be a great background for so many designs. Great cards!
Beautiful cards! I love the ocean waves background!
I love these cards!! Thank you
Love the effect you got by embossing the ocean waves background stamp with the sparkling EP. The orange one is especially beautiful! The flower card is really pretty too!
Ooooh! The tone on tone looks amazing! Nice see to that background stamped used differently!
The agapanthus is SO lovely. Thanks