Good morning! The summer catalog release is now available at Hero Arts and we’re celebrating with a big blog hop! I have three cards to share today using new products from Hero Arts!
My first card features the You Are Beautiful stamp set and some simple copic coloring on heat-embossed images. I started by arranging the floral stamps from You Are Beautiful onto the lid of my MISTI to create a pattern across the bottom of my card. I stamped them with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then I turned the card panel around, stuck it back inside the MISTI, and closed the lid to create a fully patterned panel. Then I simply colored the images with copic markers in shades of dusky rose, sunshine yellow, and warm grey.
Next I stamped the sentiment from You Are Beautiful onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. I used grey copic markers to color an ombre background behind the sentiment and then trimmed it down to a label. I adhered the sentiment with foam mounting tape to finish the card.
My second card uses the newly rereleased Succulent Stamp & Cut set. The succulents were previously available as wood mount stamps but now they’re available in clear stamps with sentiments and coordinating dies! To start I used masking paper to stamp and mask the succulents into an arrangement. I stamped them with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. I watercolored the plants and pots with Daniel Smith watercolors. Once it was dry I used a craft knife and a straight edge to cut around the stamped images.
Next I blended Grape Juice ink onto a piece of strathmore bristol cardstock and faded it to the top of the cardstock. I added a strip of black cardstock to the bottom of the bristol panel and then adhered my succulents over it with foam mounting tape. Finally I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed it down and adhered it to the card with regular ATG adhesive.
My last card was one I was not expecting to like as much as I did…I am 100% NOT a fan of snakes (or really any creepy crawlies) but this stamp was surprisingly fun to play with! A few months ago I shared a cryptic photo on instagram of this “custom” embossing powder blend! 😉
I mixed the black sparkle embossing powder with regular black embossing powder and silver sparkle embossing powder from Hero Arts. Then I used my MISTI to stamp the Slither Bold Prints stamp onto white cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with the custom blend. The result was a sparkly, shimmery black and silver finish that looks positively reptilian!
While I was embossing I also stamped the very appropriate sentiment from an older set, Killer Messages. I used copic markers to color one of the snakes and then added a few ombre green sequins to finish the card!
And that’s it! Three VERY different looks using fun products from the new release! 🙂 I hope I’ve inspired you to check out the new release and make sure to keep hopping with us for a chance to win one of our awesome giveaways!
To celebrate the Summer Catalog release Hero Arts is giving away two $50 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please leave your comments by 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, May 20th 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
- Amy Tsuruta
- Clare Prezzia
- Emily Midgett
- Ilina Crouse
- Janette Kausen
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- May Sukyong Park
- Michelle Short
- Yana Smakula
- Kathy Racoosin
- Kelly Latevola
- Lydia Fiedler
- Wanda Guess
- Cynde Whitlow
- Ericka Strange
- Jeanne Jachna
- Juhi Khanna
- Karen Bull
- Kim Hamilton
- Lisa Stein
- Meghan Peterson
- Michelle Yuen
- Libby Hickson
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Lovely cards!
You do a great job of watercoloring…even the snake 🙂
Absolutely do not like the snake card! But the others are really nice!
That succulent card is my favorite!
Really great cards. I love all 3.
I’m a sucker for succulents. Your colors are gorgeous.
beautiful cards! The snake card is so fun, love your custom embossing powder mix!
love that creeepy crawly, but agree, thats as close as I need to get to one! Fun card ideas!
OMG!!! The snakes are so creative!! Love the succulents and the sentiment — so witty. But I just love the background stamping on the first card!!
Not a fan of snakes myself, but I have to say your custom embossing powder totally makes the card! I really love your work.
Such great cards!
No offense to your creative talent, but snakes?? Yikes! Your flower card is great! =)
Love these cards! The snake one is killer. 😉 Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Great work.
Love the succulent card!
Love the custom embossing powder idea! I did that once a million years ago, and I need to try it again. Beautiful cards, today!!
I especially like the card with the succulents on it. So CAS & perfect colours as well.
Amazing designs! Love the succulents and the snake is so unique!
I love blog hops because they inspire me to create! Thank you.
Great cards! I especially like the succulent one! I really liked how you incorporated the beautiful purple colors to the background and the succulents too! They look so realistic!
Love those whimsical flowers on your first card. And although I do NOT like snakes, that card is actually very eyecatching—and cute!
Great job with the coloring on all cards. The first card seems so nice and fresh, I think it was my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
These are very different looks. All are wonderful.
Fabulous cards Jessica! The gradient background for the sentiment on the first floral card is awesome!
All of your cards are wonderful. I really don’t like snakes but for people who do, the card is great. My favorite is the the flowers.
Thanks for sharing…