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Good afternoon! I don’t know about you but I am officially ready for winter! And the 2020 Winter Catalog is now available at Hero Arts and we’re hopping along to celebrate!! Today I’m sharing a two cards using the whimsical Wagon and Accessories Fancy Die and the fun Tri-Fold Edge Village Fancy Die!
My favorite parts of autumn generally center around pumpkins, apple-picking, and cooler weather so I thought I’d focus on this new die set today! 🙂 I love that the Wagon and Accessories Fancy Die has pumpkins and present boxes so you can easily create fall or winter scenes! And I know that there are other Hero sets that can be paired with this die to create spring and summer scenes or scenes for different holidays! 🙂 So to start I blended my background onto watercolor paper using Grape Juice, Raspberry Jam, Just Rust, and Butter Bar ink. I used watercolor paper instead of my normal strathmore bristol smooth to get a little bit of texture in the sky to match some of the textures I was creating with the rest of the scene! Next I stamped the older Abstract Fields bold prints stamp onto a scrap of Sand and Chestnut cardstock using Soft Vanilla and Cup o’ Joe ink. I tore the edges of the cardstock to create a rough edge and adhered them over the blended sky. I also stamped the sentiment from Stocking Bouquet onto the sky with Intense-ified Black ink.
Next I die-cut the wagon and parts and lots of pumpkins. I colored them with copic markers and then adhered the wagon together with a mix of regular adhesive and foam mounting tape. Then I used foam mounting tape to add the wagon and pumpkins to the scene with a little dimension!
Then I went wintery with my second card!
I started by blending a soft background of Pale Tomato, Cornflower, and Passion Flower ink and sprayed it with shimmer spray. Then I set it aside to work on the rest of the card.
I die-cut each layer of the Trifold Edge Village Fancy Die onto white cardstock in varying heights. I adhered them together with foam mounting tape for a little dimension. Next I stamped the sentiment from Comfort and Joy Messages with Passion Flower ink and restamped it with Embossing and Watermark ink using my MISTI. Then I heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder to add a little shine. Finally I adhered the dies to my blended background and added chunky glitter to the trees for a little extra sparkle!
And that’s it for me! Head over and check out the winter release and then make sure to hop along for lots of inspiration!!
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I’m ready for winter, we’ll at least ready for cooler weather 😉
Definitely getting in the mood to start my Christmas cards. Thanks! I needed the jump start!
Great cards. They are very pretty. This looks like another great release from Hero Arts.
Love this village card!
Such gorgeous cards – I can hardly wait for Christmas!
Love the snowy winter scene.
The white on white is wonderful.
That wagon with the pumpkins
is something to look forward to.
thanks for sharing
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Love your cards, especially the first one with the wagon full of pumpkins. Reminds me of the wagon my brother had only his didn’t have the wooden sides. Like the way you used the abstract fields background stamp, too. Thanks for the inspiration!
These are stunning!
Your cards are beautiful. My favorite is the pumpkin. I love autumn and pumpkins. Thank you for the inspiration.
Beautiful cards as always! Thanks for sharing!
The pumpkin card, love it. !!!
I really like your blending on these lovely cards.
Beautiful cards, Jess! The wagon looks so realistic in your first card & I really love that gorgeous Village fancy die!!
I’m ready for pumpkins, fall leaves and apple cider. Love your wagon of pumpkins!
Oh I SO need the cooler weather!! AND I need to learn to color like you 🙂 Beautiful cards as always 🙂
Cards made with that Trifold Edge Village Fancy Die are so beautiful. I want it! Maybe I even need it?
That wagon is perfect! Love the blending on that card, too!
Wow! Your cards are stunning! Beautiful colors in the first one and I think the village tri fold die is beyond fabulous!!
Just adore the pumpkin cart
Claire Mrs H’s Crafty Corner
Beautiful cards! The pink in the sky is a new twist on the blended fall colors. I also really like how you used the village tri fold die.
I like the wintry sky on the Christmas card!
Really liking the Trifold Village scene. Lots of ideas to use this in year round. Thanks for sharing.
Your village card is so pretty!
Wonderful cards. I love the coloring on the pumpkin and the wagon. That is such a cute die set.