Happy New Year!

New Year cards are not typically on my list of things to make... but Hero Arts has recently dropped some stamps that are perfect for fancy celebrations! I just had to put together a Happy New Year card complete with sparkles in all colors.

Mostly, I just had the urge to use this new Sparkling Fireworks Bold Print background stamp. I inked it with Embossing Ink, stamped on Nautical cardstock, and heat embossed with Rose Gold powder (by the way, SUCH a gorgeous, new-to-me color of powder). 

For the centerpiece, I heat embossed the diamond Geometric Frames stamp with Gold powder on Charcoal cardstock, and the Happy New Year sentiment on Nautical cardstock with the Rose Gold powder. Both pieces were die cut with the coordinating dies and my Compact Cutter.

To finish off the sentiment centerpiece, I die cut some fancy branches from the Decorative Accents Fancy Dies from gold glitter cardstock. The more shimmer the better!

Have a very Happy New Year!

 

Folk Winter Animals Holiday Card

It's time for one last holiday card before Christmas! This card uses a mixture of goodies from Hero Arts.

First, I started with some Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock to use the Snowflake Wreath hot foil plate. It had been a while since I plugged in my Glimmer Hot Foil Press! I used dark silver foil for the wreath. I then inked the edges of the panel with Arctic ink.

Inside the wreath, I stamped and colored some images from the Folk Winter Animals set. They were then die cut with the HA Compact Cutter and glued on the panel.

The sentiment is heat embossed with Silver embossing powder over this beautiful Adriatic cardstock. I glued the whole panel on a A2 card and woohoo! Another holiday card for last minute sending :)

 

Christmas Robbins Holiday Card

Somehow Christmas is less than one week away! It's not too late to throw some holiday cards into the mail for family and friends. Today I'm sharing a last minute holiday card that features Hero Arts Christmas Robins stamps.

I stamped on Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock with Intense Black ink. The images were colored with my Copic markers and die cut using the darling desktop Compact Cutter by Hero Arts.

I wanted just a subtle something in the background, so I stamped the Rough Dot rubber stamp with Arctic and Mist ink. I also used a sentiment from one of the new transfer sets, Holiday Message Strips.

For the finishing touch, I added the Sparkle Lacquer Pen to the snow caps - we can't have snow without some shimmer! The decorated panel was glued on top of Cherry Cardstock to help it pop. Now it's ready to be thrown in the mail!

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you have a nice week before Christmas.

Other Supplies Used:

MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool

Foam Adhesive

Stamp Press

Copic Markers