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!