Cardinal Christmas // Hero Arts

I'm stopping in today with a Christmas card and deets on a new challenge!

To start today's card off, I stamped the Woodgrain Bold Prints by Lia using Soft Granite on Fog Gray Simon Says Stamp cardstock. I then stamped a sentiment from Holiday Messages and Tags on a white cardstock panel, heat embossed it in gold, and then gave the panel a ribbon edge.

I was totally inspired by Yana Smakula when slipping my embossed banner through the Branch Wreath die, cut out of kraft. The wreath was topped off with some die cut vellum holly leaves, a gold bow, and some gems.

Finally, I created my bird from the gorgeous Color Layering Cardinal - I stamped the first layer in Fresh Peach, second in Pale Tomato, and topped it off with Red Royal. It's hard to tell the difference between the first and second layer, but it does add a bit of detail. I stamped the feet and eyes/beak in black, then die cut my cardinal and adhered him to the card case.

That's all for me today! Have a blessed day!

CHALLENGE

Hero Arts has a new challenge! There will be five $50 Hero Arts shopping sprees awarded. The challenge runs October 10 - November 15. Check out the blog for more deets and inspiration!

SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray, Hero Arts kraft
Stamps: Hero Arts Woodgrain Bold Prints, Color Layering Cardinal and Holiday Messages and Tags
Ink: Versamark, Hero Arts Soft Granite, Fresh Peach, Pale Tomato, Red Royal, Black
Other: Hero Arts Gold Embossing powder, vellum, Hero Arts Mixed Neutral Accents

Tools: heat gun, Cuttlebug, Hero Arts Branch Wreath die, Color Layering Cardinal die, and Christmas Trimmings (bow and holly leaves dies)

Happy Fall // Hero Arts

Happy Friday!!
I'm over on the Hero Arts blog today, sharing this fall number, using the pretty Paper Layering Maple Leaf die...

Hop on over to the blog for more details!

Birthday Band // Avery Elle

I'm over on the MarkerPOP blog today with a fun party night scene...

Check out the blog for all the deets!

Water Shaker Card // Hero Arts

Hello, hello, everyone! Today I'm participating in the October My Monthly Hero blog hop, with a card and a video to show off this fun new kit.

This month's kit is so jammed pack with stuff, I was just overwhelmed at first. However, once I knew that I wanted to make a night scene with the kit, things came together pretty quickly.

I started off by blending a night scene using Grape Juice and Navy, masking off the moon using the Circle Infinity dies. I'm not sure why, but the Grape Juice ink in particular blends beautifully! Once I finished blending the scene, I covered it with clear Sparkle embossing powder (I'm addicted to this stuff, I tell ya) and heat embossed it.

I heart embossed the sleigh using the Black Detail embossing powder (this stuff is finnnnneeee) on vellum and die cut it, along with some hills, to create the globe scene.
Now, the fun part about this card is that only is it a shaker card (I used glitter), but there's really water in it! I bought some small clear jewelry bags at Joann Fabric's, and filled one up about a quarter way with water. Then I adhered it to the card between two layers of dimensional adhesive. I know some people may worry about the water leaking, but as I show in the video below, I didn't have any problems with it.

I embossed a panel of cardstock and die cut an opening for the scene using the Circle Infinity dies - there is a die included in main kit that cuts the globe top, but I wanted a smaller one for this card, so I used the circle dies. 

Then I topped off the card with a silver heat embossed globe bottom, and a white heat embossed sentiment. 

I really love heat embossing, if you couldn't tell from this card using four different embossing powders. ;)

VIDEO

Here's a video of how I made the card...

If you are having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.

THE KIT

The kit contains:

• A 4"x6" clear stamp set
• Dies for creating a snowglobe, snowdrifts and other background elements
• Seven coordinating Frame Cuts dies to match the stamp set
• Three pigment ink cubes in White, Silver and Baby Blue
• Eight White Cards and Envelopes
• Polar White Flower Soft
• Buttons Galore Shaker Mix
• Acetate Sheets in 4"x4.5" (7) and 4"x6" (1) for creating a shaker card
• Light Blue Gemstones

The kit value is over $60, an amazing deal at $34.99.

There are also some amazing add-on stamps and dies, so be sure to check out the Hero Arts blog for information on that.

BLOG HOP

For loads of inspiration and a chance to win one of these kits, follow this hop!

The Hero Arts Blog 

Alice Wertz 

Amy Tsuruta 

Clare Prezzia 

Debby Hughes 

Heather Ruwe 

Jennifer McGuire 

Jessica Frost-Ballas 

Kathy Racoosin 

Kimberly Crawford 

Laura Bassen 

Lydia Fiedler 

Mariana Grimsby 

May Park 

Virginia Lu 

Yana Smakula
Libby Hickson

Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader - selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop.

The kit is available for a limited time only - once it's gone, it's gone.

SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Canson watercolor

Stamps: October 2016 My Monthly Hero, Merry Christmas Banner

Ink: Hero Arts Grape Juice, Navy and Black, Versamark

Other: Hero Arts clear Sparkle embossing powder, Black Detail embossing powder, White embossing powder and Silver embossing powder, vellum, acetate, plastic bag, 

Tools: Cuttlebug, ink blenders, heat gun, Hero Arts Circle Infinity dies

October My Monthly Hero Sneak Peek #6

Hello all! I just wanted to pop in quickly on this beautiful fall day (at least in Pennsylvania ;)) and share...a Christmas card! haha ;)
This is a sneak of the new October My Monthly Hero coming your way tomorrow! This kit is definitely one of my favorites, so if you like it, make sure you're ready to buy tomorrow as these kits have been selling out so fast lately! Like, within 24 hours fast, so, you have been warned. ;)

Check out the Hero Arts blog for more details and more inspiration using this kit! See ya tomorrow with the blog hop!