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Hero is celebrating the release of the new Oh What Fun Catalog that includes many new products that I am sure you would like to have for the upcoming Holiday season. Please be sure to visit the Hero Arts shop so you can see them and start making your wish list!
So, I created a card using a few products included in the catalog. This time, I used my Misti to stamp the Hand Drawn Snowflakes Bold Prints over white cardstock. I started by inking the central area of the stamp with Soft Sky shadow ink, then I added Dusty Blue and Cornflower Shadow Inks towards the edges, to obtain an ombré effect. I repeated this until I got the stamped results I was looking for.
Next, I used the Joy Stamp & Cut set to stamp the large word with Light to Red Royal Ombré ink and the complementary words with Intense Black Ink.
I adhered the panel over a blue folded card, I added Journey Glaze over the word Joy, and I embellished the card with Silver Twine and some clear dots.
My second project were a couple of simple tags, that you see below:
I die cut the tags using the Tag Infinity Dies from light blue cardstock then, I die cut the Snowy Drifts Fancy Dies from white cardstock. I adhered those pieces to the lower part of the tags, and I stamped a sentiments “To: and From:” from the Christmas Messages stamp set with Intense Black Ink. I also stamped a bow from the Christmas Trimmings Stamp & Cut set using Pale Tomato shadow Ink and Strawberry Bold Ink. Of course, at the end I added some tiny gemstones, Sparkle Silk and red bakers twine.
As part of this blog hop, Hero Arts will giveaway $50 gift cards to the Hero Arts shop to two lucky winners drawn from all comments left across the hop. Comment by August 31 at 11:59 PST. Winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Please be sure to visit all the participants blogs in order to increase your chances of winning:
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Caly Person
Debby Hughes
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jenn Shurkus
Jennifer McGuire
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Laura Bassen
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
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Nichol Spohr
Wanda Guess
Yana Smakula
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Well, that’s all from me today. I´ll be back soon to share another project. Thanks for stopping by Have a wonderful crafty day!
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HA Stamps and Dies: Hand Drawn Snowflakes Bold Prints | Joy tamp & Cut set |Tag Infinity Dies |Snowy Drifts Fancy Dies |Christmas Messages |Christmas Trimmings Stamp & Cut |
HA Inks: Soft Sky | Dusty Blue | Cornflower |Light to Red Royal|Intense Black |Pale Tomato | Strawberry |
Other Products: Journey Glaze | Journey Thread Silver | Sparkle Silk |Misti |
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The soft shading is wonderful with the snowflakes…
Joyful card with the glossy red! Nicely done cards!
Beautiful card and tags! Thanks for sharing your inspiration.
Love the soft coloring on the beautiful snowflake card! I need that stamp!!!
Lovely cards, so simple and elegant!
This is such a pretty blue to pair with the bright red and snowflakes!
Love the little tags! Fun!
Thanks for sharing. Nice to get so many ideas
I REALLY want to make those tags!
I love those tags. I definitely need to make some for this year.
Love your card nice and simple.
wow the tags are beautiful
Such lovely and elegant tags
Lovely color palette on these!
I love your beautiful card ❤ I hope I will win so I can get some of these goodies
so cute
Love your cards.
Your card brings “JOY”!!!!
So sweet, I love everything about these.
Your “Joy” Christmas card and tags are soooo cute!!!
Gorgeous background for the JOY! I love it!
Love your gift tags! Perfection.
Gorgeous! I have had my eye on that Joy set for quite some time.
Love the card and fabulous little tags.
Really like your glossy red JOY! Nice job!
Wow, the Joy word just pops off the light blue card! Love all your creations!
This frosty blue with pop of red is awesome!
The joy stamp is my favorite style but the finish on it is really showstopping. Great card.
Loved the glaze on “joy.” It makes it pop! And the tags are so stinking cute and would be quick to make. Thank you for sharing!
Love the tags and your card is lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Love the tags! Thanks for sharing.
Lovely, delicate snowflakes and cute tags – SWOON!
I have the “Joy” set… can’t wait to try my hand at it… The shiny “Joy” is eye catching! Thanks for sharing!
Very nice cards. I love the faded center on the snowflake card and the tags are adorable.
Nice card and the Joy in red stands out. Also, like those tags.
Those little tags are just the sweetest!
I love your Beautiful cards!
I agree! That red JOY stamp is gorgeous! What a beautiful POP of color. Your projects are really very inspiring.
Wow – love how “joy” pops!
Wonderful card and tags! Love the colors.
Thanks for sharing…
Tags, tags, tags. Simple and sweet. You can never have too many of them.
Love that glaze on the Joy word. Will have to try that. Great card!
I love the tags! Very cute! The card is very nice too!
Your card is beautiful and I still love that JOY set. I love the tags, too! Awesome! 🙂
Your card is gorgeous and I love how red and shiny the word Joy is. The tags are so pretty and using the snow drift dies is very clever.
I love the shiny word JOY!
what cute little tags
The tags are perfect!
Joyful cards. Thank you for sharing. Love the tags too!
Very cute card and tags! I so enjoy seeing them all.
Such a pretty card! 🙂 Love those tags.
Beautiful card and I love the tags too!
I love your tags, and that big snowflake background stamp is one of my favorites!
I love your card and tags, they’re so beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
The gift tags are really cute but I absolutely love your snowflake card with the peace, love & joy sentiment. So classy! Thanks for sharing these wonderful ideas!
Super cute gift tags!
love the tags
Great card and tags. I love the snowflake background stamp. Thanks for sharing!
Using the ombre effect for a soft touch overlaid with the glazed joy is a stunning contrast and beautiful combination. And those have got to be the cutest Christmas tags ever! Thanks for sharing your talent and creativity!
Gorgeous projects! I love the soft color of the snowflake card, and your tags are adorable. The more I see, the more I want! Lol!!! Great job Mariana!
Your gift tags are darling but the Joy on your Christmas card is fantastic. It really stand out on the card design. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Great card and tags. Thank you for sharing.
Love your card, this stamp is gorgeous. Love the tags also they are adorable.
Love the card & tags. Thanks for sharing. : )
Great projects! Thanks for sharing.
The red ‘joy’ die cut is so eye-catching on this beautiful background. Love your sweet little tags, Mariana! Thanks so much for sharing all the wonderful inspiration!
Gorgeous!
Thanks for sharing on this blog hop, your projects are gorgeous.
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Amazing and creative inspiration! Beautiful cards!
Very nice, I especially like the tags. I am always looking for new tage design ideas, thanks for sharing.
Those tags are awesome – so creative – thank you for sharing!!
Lovely card and tags!
Love the red joy on the blue and white.
Greats cards.
Great card and tags. Thanks for the inspiration!
Very lovely designs!
Lovely card and tags. Thanks for sharing.
Love the colors. Great alternative use for the snow globe die.
Stamping, die cutting all tricks of the trade executed with artful precision! I love the card and the tags. They are fabulous!
Pretty!
The tags are soo cute! I will have to add them to my tags-to-do. Love them!
Super cute tags! And that red really pops on your card!
Beautiful card, fun tags – thanks for the inspiration
Your card and little tags are lovely–the red really makes a statement on the beautiful blue background.
Your cards are beautiful! I really love the red glaze over the word Joy!
Very nice card and tags. The glaze on the “Joy” really makes it pop.
Soft and beautiful creations! 🙂
Love the tags, I make alot of Christmas tags for family and friends.
I love how you faded the snowflake in the middle and intensified as you pulled away from the center. Very pretty and brought the focus to the sentiment.
Adding the glaze to the word “joy” was the perfect touch.
The card is so powerful in its simplicity.
Tags are a nice change to see.
Sweet and pretty. thank you.
I like your choice of colors on these cards.
Great gift tags. Thanks for the inspiration.
Very pretty! Much to be said foe the elegance of simplicity
The card is so pretty with the blue and red combo! And those tags are just adorable!!
The color scheme of these cards are perfect for the holidays. The light blue and white make it so nice.
I love your card. Snowflakes are my favorite! Your use of the light to darker blue is great and really helps the greeting stand out.
Oh my! What fabulous ideas. The colors you chose are perfectly sweet!
So adorable! Love this new release!
Sweet tags and I like the soft snowflakes on the card.
Lovely card and tag set – I love the soft blue you used and that gorgeous ombre effect with the snowflakes in the card – so pretty!
I love the red ombré Joy. It makes the card pop. Pulse I love red!
Such a beautiful card and I adore the tags!!
I love the colours. The tags are really cute. Thank you
Those are such darling tags you made Mariana. I like the ombre look of the snowflakes background stamp as well as the Joy die cut. I love the shine the Journey Glaze made.
Love the shading of the first card.
The village on the tags is so cute.
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Wonderful projects. I love the glaze on the “joy.” It really makes it “pop.” So elegant.
I love how you used the different ink colors on that gorgeous snowflake background. Beautiful!
I love the color combination on the card and tags.
Lovely choice of colors…blue and white are always beautiful.
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Everyone needs a beautiful pop of Joy for Christmas. Very nice!♡♡
Wow, the Journey Glaze really pops your sentiment. I hadn’t heard of that product before. Thanks for the inspiration!
Fantastic cards and tags! I love your clean and festive designs.
Can’t wait to create with these amazing new sets! You have done such an amazing job creating with them.
The ombre card is so soft and serene. Just beautiful!
Love your card. The snowflakes must be fun to work with!
These gift tags look lovely, simple and quick to make. My kind of tag!! thanks for the inspiration!!
Love these!
The tags are adorable
Love the light blue and red together. Clean, simple, and sweet!
Your card is gorgeous and those tags absolutely amazing.
LOVE the glaze and the bright color on the JOY on your card, and those snowdrift dies on the tags are wonderful! TFS!
I love the shiny red Joy! So cute! It really makes it POP!
I make more tags than cards at Christmas and I really like these tags.
These are lovely. Your stamping on the first card is very pretty. I like the more subtle color in the center work the darker on the edges. The pop of red looks great against the blue. Your tags look wonderful. I like those dies.
Love your cards, Fabulous new release x
Love that card , so classy
Love the tag! So cute.
I’ve always loved a large JOY sentiment on a Christmas card!
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your cute card and tags make me feel cool and ready for winter
Both your Christmas card and tags are just beautiful, thank you for sharing!
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Your card and tags are very pretty. That Joy just pops off the card.
Love the sentiment…peace love JOY
I love your card and gift tags! So beautiful!
Love the card and the tags are beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Love your card and tags…. I especially like the soft blue then the vibrant red “JOY”….
Soooooo pretty. That snowflake card is just gorgeous! I love your colour choice. Such a lovely soft blue. It makes the sentiment really pop!. The gift tags are just adorable!
I like the ombre effect on first card with the glaze Joy die cut, of course tags are cute too.
I like the fade out of color on the inside of the card and just love those tags.
Beautiful projects! I love the red JOY sentiment against all the blue- really pops!
I loved the glaze over the red joy… really pops! And very pretty card
Beautiful projects! Love the layers on the tags.
Love the word Joy on the first card bright bold red with the subtle background. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful card and tags! Thanks for the inspiration! Pinned your pretty creations!
Adorable projects. Love those blues … thanks for sharing.
Love your bright JOY against soft blue …so pretty and so are your gift tags!
Great card and tags. The blue and red palette surprisingly works. Thank you for the inspiration.
awesome card
Love your tags!! So cool!!
Nice card and lovely tags with delicate pastel colours. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a beautiful card!
These are so pretty, I adore that color combo on Christmas items~!
I love the faded stamp as a focal point on the card