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Altenew March 2023 Stamp/Die/Stencil & More Release Blog Hop #1 + Giveaway

March 2, 2023

Welcome to the Altenew March 2023 Stamp/Die/Stencil & More Release Blog Hop #1 + Giveaway. So happy you stopped for the Altenew blog hop. You should have arrived here from Emily’s blog.

Let’s get into the cards I made today. My first card is featuring the Bamboo Branches Embossing Folder with coordinating Bamboo Branches Stencil. I love these coordinating products. They were perfect to pair with the new Roaming Panda Bundle.

For my second card I used the Abstract Patterns Builder Stencil 3-in-1 This stencil is so darn cool. It made the perfect birthday card for my husband.

And for my last card, I used the Altenew Modern Rainbow Border and the Altenew Everyday Sentiments Hot Foil Plates. Now this card for me was happy happy! I I love a great rainbow done in rainbow foil. I really wish I could capture just how gorgeous this is in real life.

The Altenew giveaway is $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a *$100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/07/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/09/2023. *The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

Next on the hop is Joylita. Have a great time on the hop and good luck!

Gina K. Designs Whole Lotta Happy

February 23, 2023

Hey everyone. Today Gina K Designs released this fun stamp set called Whole Lotta Happy. It’s not only perfect for birthday cards but so much more. There are many sentiments in the stamp set that you can use year around.

This card was super quick to pull together.

Using coordinating Copic markers to color in the happy really makes this card pop!

Here the list of all the supplies I used on this card. Happy shopping.

Hero Arts Spring Catalog Release 2023

February 20, 2023

Hey everyone. I’m super excited to share with you the new products from the Hero Arts Spring Catalog release. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. This catalog has so many amazing new products and the cover might just be one of my favorites. Be ready to be inspired. Let’s get into the cards.

For my first card I used the Color Layering Dove. This stamp set makes beautiful clean and simple cards. Paring it with a pretty Leaf and Floral stencil really made this card stand out.

Card two I went all out colorful with this card. I used the new Hero Arts Garden Critters. This card was such a joy to make. By pairing it with a sunburst stencil also from Hero Arts, my card just screams spring.

For this card, I really wanted to make a bold statement and boy this card is a statement for sure. The background of this card was made using the new Hero Arts Overlapping Hexagon Bold Print. The pop of hot pink and gold really makes this cards shine. I kept the card simple by just adding a simple birthday greeting from the Hero Arts Yay! Birthday stamp set.

Now this one was so easy to make and I love how it turned out. The stamp set used on this card is the Hero Arts Plant Metaphor stamp set. Remember, if you have a stamp set with smaller images, create a beautiful background. By keeping the card layout really simple, your eye is drawn directly to the center of the card.

Okay for my last card, I used the beautiful Esaplier Fruit Tree Bold Print. By pairing it with a great birthday sentiment and candle, this card is a full celebration in it self. (Check out those blog colors) LOL The sentiment is from the YAY Birthday stamp set.

I hope I have inspired you with my cards today by using products from the Hero Arts Spring Catalog release. They really were so much fun to make. We would love to see what you create with the new spring catalog products. Make sure to tag Hero Arts on Instagram when you do.

Next on the hop is Emily but before I go let me give you some giveaway information. We’ll be giving away two $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left along the hop. Comment on all the blogs for more chances to win! You have until Sunday, February 26 at 11:59pm to enter. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

Have a wonderful day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

Shaking Things Up With Hero Arts

December 19, 2022

Hey everyone. I’m on the Hero Arts blog today shaking things up with this colorful shaker card. You can shake thing up too by joining us on the A Blog Named Hero to join in on the December 2022 challenge.

On the Hero Arts blog I also have a tutorial showing how to make this colorful shaker card. It’s super easy to do and looks amazing from the side as well. You can get all the information on the December 2022 challenge for A Blog Named Hero there as well. Thanks for stopping by today. See you back here soon.

Hero Arts Toucan No-Line Watercolor

July 19, 2022

Hey everyone. I’m sharing a simple no-line watercolor piece using the Hero Arts Toucan Bold Print. I love this little guy. As you have heard me mention several times, I love watercoloring. It’s super peaceful for me to create and just let the water flow.

For this card, I first stamped the image with Hero Arts Contour ink onto Hero Arts Lux White watercolor paper. When using watercolor paper, you will need to stamp it multiple times since the paper has texture to it.

Now my toucan needed to be bright and vibrant in color. To help me achieve the color I wanted, I pulled out my mini palette of my favorite Daniel Smith watercolors. One thing to remember when doing no-line watercoloring, you can omit areas that you just don’t want to fill in with color or make certain images bigger by going outside of the line.

After I finished my watercoloring, I set the image aside to dry. Now it was time to trim down the piece and add a back panel that matched one of the colors int he painting. I used Hero Arts Peacock paper for my backer today.

The Peacock cardstock really pulled that gorgeous blue from the image out. Needing a simple sentiment, I stamped the birthday sentiment from the Hero Arts Cockatoo stamp set. Such a find sentiment for this card and others.

Thanks for stopping by today everyone. I hope I’ve inspired you to do a little bit of no-line watercoloring with Hero Arts products. Have a wonderful day and see you back here soon.

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