Good morning and welcome to the Hero Arts 2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog Blog Hop! All of the catalog products are now available at the Hero Arts shop and we’re celebrating with lots of inspiration from our creative team and special guests! I have two cards to share today and many more to come in the next few weeks! 😉
My first card uses the gorgeous Holly and the Ivy wood-mounted stamp. I’ll be honest, I totally read the title of the stamps as Holly and the Ivy, apparently didn’t process that, and decided it was a poinsettia in my mind. But when I realized I colored a holly pink I went googling and discovered that there are a few holly variaties that have light pink or red leaves. So um, yeah that’s totally what I was going for! 😉 Ha!
Anyway, with that, first I stamped it several times on a piece of maroon cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder. Then I stamped it once on a piece of vellum and once on a piece of light pink cardstock and heat-embossed them with gold embossing powder. I added a little bit of pale pink and rose pink shading with copic markers and then added spectrum noir clear sparkle to the pink cardstock and to the vellum. I die-cut them with the coordinating dies and then used a stylus to curl up the edges.
I adhered the vellum and pink cardstock to the maroon panel with foam mounting tape. Then I stamped the sentiment with versamark and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder on white cardstock. I trimmed that to a fishtail label and tucked it under the pink cardstock. Finally I added a few champagne sequins and applied a layer of nuvo crystal glaze to the berries to finish the card!
My next card uses my absolute favorite stamp set from the catalog, the adorable Color Layering Fox! I have a thing for foxes and this is one gorgeous stamp!
I decided to create a wintery fox and stamped the layers in shades of grey. I die-cut him with the coordinating die and then set him aside while I worked on the rest of the card. Next I blended Summer Sky, Indigo, and Deep Ocean hybrid ink onto a piece of white cardstock and added a tiny bit of black ink around the top edges. I stamped the whole panel with versamark and heat-embossed it with sparkle embossing powder.
Then I stamped the sentiment from Poster Christmas Carols onto a piece of white cardstock and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder. I tore the white cardstock twice to create rough edges. I swiped the edges with my versamark pad and heat-embossed them with white puff embossing powder. I adhered the white cardstock to the ink blended background and then adhered the fox with foam mounting tape.
To celebrate the release Hero Arts is giving away $25 shopping sprees to three lucky commenters randomly selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop so make sure you leave a comment at each hop stop for the most chances to win! Please leave your comments by 11:59PM PT on August 30th, 2017! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Cathy Zielske
Wanda Guess
Kathy Racoosin
Ilina Crouse
Clare Prezzia
Yana Smakula
Lydia Fiedler
Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
Amy Tsuruta
Michelle Short
May Park
Libby Hickson
Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!
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 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Fox Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Holly and the Ivy Shop at: HA |
 Simon Says Stamp Copic Markers Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Summer Sky Hybrid Ink Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Indigo Hybrid Ink Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Deep Ocean Hybrid Ink Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Blackboard, 4 cube pack Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts White Puff Embossing Powder Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Champagne Sequins Shop at: HA |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Paper Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Simon Says Stamp Vellum Shop at: SSS |
 Fiskars Titanium No. 5 Micro Tip Scissors Shop at: SSS |
 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS |
 Wagner Precision Heat Gun Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Ink Round Blending Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refills for Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Mini MISTI Precision Stamper Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Studios Crystal Glaze Shop at: SSS |
 Scotch Foam Mounting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Scotch ATG Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
Two very different but equally stunning cards.
Oh wow! Beautiful cards! The blue background with that amazing fox is just stunning.
I’m loving the first card. The gold embossing is gorgeous against the burgundy cardstock. The background is so sparkly beautiful. Thanks
Oh my gosh how I love these cards! I love the brilliant blue on the fox card. Just stunning! You always create such beautiful cards. Wow.
These cards are beautiful. The vellum embossed leaves are gorgeous.
All are nice — but oh that lovely fox die! beautiful card…
Your poinsettia card is breathtaking!
Both are wonderful. I love woodblock stamps. Holly & Ivy is on my list. Loads of goodness on this hop. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! These are both so beautiful. I think the holly & ivy look gorgeous in the pink/red/gold combo. And, you fox card is so winter looking – love the background. Thanks!
The holly looks great to me!
stunning holly and ivy card, Jessica – love it!!
The poinsettia card is gorgeous, well done
Wow, both cards are stunners! The holly and ivy a lovely traditional look, and the fox with a more modern, clean look. Love them both!
oooh, that fox card at night is lovely!
The fox is adorable & the way you used the Holly set is amazing! I love them both!
It’s interesting to me to see the new trend (new to me) of embossing large areas to get a great sparkly background! What talented and creative ladies on HA Design Team. Thanks to everyone for such inspirational ideas!
The color combination of wine and gold on your holly and ivy card is wonderfully rich and elegant! Thanks for the great idea!
These cards are wonderful! The flower with the berries looks really elegant.
Both of your cards are stunning!!!
Both of your cards outstanding. The gold embossing makes the card. The fox is a real focal point in front of the vibrant background. Thanks.
Beautiful cards! Love them both. The embossing is so elegant on the first one and a perfect look on the second one.
Love them both! And the first one reminds me of the old cards I was always excited to receive.
gorgeous cards, love the fox.
Really lovely cards. Thanks for the great ideas and information!
Both cards look beautiful and sophisticated.