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Summer Mix Media Release Blog Hop

May 18, 2022

Welcome to the Hero Arts Summer Mix Media Release Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. Hero Arts has branched out into the mix media world and I am here for it. The creative team has done a fantastic job showcasing the new products for the new catalog. Let’s get hopping shall we?

 

 

My first project I have tile I made using the new Abstract Expressionist Bold Print. I stamped the tile with Hero Arts Watermark and Embossing Ink and then heat set it with Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder. (Make sure to treat the tile first with anti-static powder). Once the heat embossing was complete, I used several colors of alcohol ink to fill in some of the areas of the design. Now it was time to seal the tile.

 

Deciding how to seal the tile was a little tricky. My first try I used a clear spray sealant however it started to eat away at the embossing powder. So instead of using a clear spray sealant, I used a pouring medium instead. Make sure to allow the first layer of sealant to completely dry before you add a second layer if you need to. Once the sealant was dried, I added a cork backing to make sure the tile back was covered to prevent scratching any surface.

 

My next project is featuring the new Hero Art Picasso Inspired Stencil. As you can tell by these projects I’m channeling my inner bold graphic designer. Starting off with Dove White Cardstock, I adhered the stencil to the cardstock and ink blending on Hero Arts Red Royal and Navy inks using Hero Arts Blending Brushes making sure to leave a gap between the colors to maintain a white area. After ink blending, I removed the stencil and die cut the Happy from the Happy Thanks Stamp and Cut XL.

 

 

I also die cut the happy several times from Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock so I could add dimension to the sentiment once I glued it back in place. Using the Hero Arts Months ad Day stamp set, I stamped out the sub-sentiment for the July 4th on Cherry and Nautical cardstock using embossing ink and white embossing powder. What a way to bring in Independence Day with a great card. A small addition of red and blue sequin and a little rounding off of the panel finished off this card nicely.

 

Last but not least, I create a card using the new Flower Circle Stencil. To create a pretty backdrop for the stencil, I first watercolored a panel of Hero Arts Luxe White Watercolor paper using Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors in Artprint Brown, Cocoa, Terracotta, Coffee and Pink. By mixing the colors I was able to create this beautiful wash of color by adding just a touch of satin white acrylic paint to the mix.

 

 

Next I embossed the flower circle stencil in gold embossing powder. For the sentiment in the middle of the circle, I used a sentiment from the Art Journal Messages stamp set and heat embossed it in white embossing powder. To embellish the card, I used the Critters and Silhouette stamp set to create a pretty little butterfly embossed in gold and white embossing powder.

Hoping I really inspired you today using the new products from the Summer Mix Media release. Next up on the hop is Daniel. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day and I’ll see you back here soon.

 


 

 

45 Comments CATEGORIES // Blog Hop, Hero Arts, Mix Media

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero- May 2022

May 2, 2022

Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero for May 2022. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. I hope you have enjoyed the sneak peeks and now it’s time for the full reveal. We’ve cooked up some creativity with the May My Monthly Hero kit release. Join us in the kitchen for a kit made for sharing birthday greetings, friendship, or decorating your baked goodies! The main kit features a gorgeous kitchen-themed Cover Plate die. The A2-sized cling stamp adds a great backsplash to your scene, or is versatile as a background on any project. There are dies for embellishing with pots or adding food, a fun new “cast iron” embossing powder, and messages for your card and gift giving needs. The kit is rounded out with cardstock in colors that give a vintage kitchen vibe, as well as wonderfully theme-appropriate baker’s twine.

 

 

Kit Includes
Kit Value: $70
Kit Cost: $34.99

• 4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set
• Cover Plate Fancy Die• 6 Additional Fancy Dies
• Cling Background Stamp (4.625″ x 5.875″)
• 12 Sheets of Cardstock – 4 each of Pink, Mint, White (5.5″ x 8.5″)
• Watermark & Embossing Ink Cube
• Cast Iron Embossing Powder (0.5 oz.)
• Blue Baker’s Twine (10 yards)

Pre-order your kit today – we estimate kit shipping will begin Friday, May 6th and continue throughout the following week.

Here’s a look at my card. I had so much fun creating. I started with Hero Arts Pebbles cardstock and the Brick Cling Background stamp. Then heat embossed it in Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder to create the background. Now it was time to add the kitchen.

 

Using Hero Arts Dove White cardstock, I die cut the little kitchen twice. Cutting it twice, I was able to create a heavier piece of cardstock. Next I pulled out my Copic Markers and did a little bit of coloring. For the stove and the hood I used silver matte cardstock.

 

 

 

I made a tutorial showing you how I pulled the card together. You can watch it here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.

Let’s not forget my bonus card using the Hero Arts Eggcellent stamp set. OMG this stamp set is fantastic. I created a little table for my kitchen set up to be displayed. Again I used my Copic markers to color this one up. Make sure to grab the bundle for this stamp set. You will really want to have the matching dies for this set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giveaway: We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, May 8th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Don’t forget to pre-order your kit today – we estimate kit shipping will begin Friday, May 6th and continue throughout the following week. Next on the hop is Daniel. Have a fantastic day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.


30 Comments CATEGORIES // Blog Hop, Hero Arts

Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway (over $2,000 in Total Prizes)

April 6, 2022

Welcome to the Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3! This is a hop with over $2,000 in total prizes. You should have arrived here from Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog. I have so much to share with you today so let’s get started.

 

 

My anniversary card for the Altenew hop was created using the Paint-A-Flower Sweet Pea stamp set. This stamp is so precious and easy to color. The sweet pea holds the symbolic meaning of blissful pleasure. Its upright, clumping flower clusters also symbolize good wishes, friendship, kindness, and goodbyes. It’s such a beautiful flower to gift someone who might be moving away or as a gift of new friendship. A simple watercolor was with the Altenew Woodless Watercolor Pencils made coloring this flower so easy.

 

A simple sentiment offset from the sweet pea keeps the card simple and elegant. With a light splatter of gray watercolor creating just a little texture.

Clean and simple with just a hint of color from the pencils and this card was almost complete. To finish off the card I trimmed down the white panel so I could have a midtone gray card stock peek behind the panel before I placed it on a white card base.

Now let’s get into the giveaways and offers.  Altenew is offering FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY8TH or $8 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV22 at checkout. Offer valid from 04/04/2022 at 12:01 am EDT through 04/06/2022 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. Shop here:  (Sale up to 45% off and NEW releases. 

We have a TON of giveaways for today’s hop with over $2,000 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $80 Gift Certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy Online Class($8.95 value) to 15 lucky winners. There are also 26 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

  • Altenew: 5 x $80 Altenew Gift Certificate

  • Altenew Academy: 15 x Online Monthly Class Spot

  • Jennifer McGuire Ink: Share Handmade Kindness Goodie Bag

  • A Cherry on Top: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Avery Elle: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Bumbleberry Papercrafts:  £25 Gift Certificate

  • Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate

  • CiLi in Papers: €75 Gift Certificate

  • Concord & 9th: 1 $50 Gift Certificate & 1 Eclectic Garden Bundle ($38 Value)

  • Craft Stash: $100 Gift Certificate

  • Dare 2B Artzy: $30 Gift Certificate

  • Ellen Hutson LLC: $25 Gift Certificate

  • Gina K. Designs: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Hero Arts: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Lawn Fawn: $25 Gift Certificate

  • MarkerPop: 4 x $40 Gift Certificate

  • Michelle’s Cards & Stamps: AUD$100 Gift Certificate

  • My Little Attic: $50 Gift Certificate

  • My Sweet Petunia: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Online Card Classes: 3 Online Class Spots to 1 Winner

  • Pink and Main: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Scrapbook & Cards Today: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Scrapbook.com: $50 certificate

  • Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Studio Katia: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Waffle Flower: $25 Gift Certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 4/15/2022 for a chance to win one of 50 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 50 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/21/2022.

Next on the hop is Teresa. I’ve also included the entire hop list just in case you get lost along the way. Have a great day everyone and good luck!

Altenew Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Terri Koszler

Therese Calvird

Michelle’s Cards & Stamps

Emily Midgett

Michelle Short

Butterfly Reflections, Ink.

Dana Joy

Teresa Litchfield

Carol Hintermeier

Ishani

Jean Doeringsfeld

Joy Baldwin

Linda Westfall

Yasmin Diaz

Katrina Howe

Be sure to leave comments by 4/15/2022 for a chance to win one of 50 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 50 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/21/2022.

 

 

173 Comments CATEGORIES // Altenew, Blog Hop, watercolor

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April 2022

April 4, 2022

Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero release for April 2022. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog.  Our fun and floral April kit is a celebration of spring as well as the amazing people in all of our lives. It features a gorgeous cling background with bees and flowers. Three layering stencils make the coloring process easy; simply pair them with the inks and blending brush included in the kit, and you’ll quickly have cards in fresh spring colors. Combine the “amazing” word die with the mix and match messages in the stamp set for expressing thanks, celebrating birthdays, sending Mother’s Day greetings and more. We’ve also included dies for highlighting select images from the background, and the kit is rounded out with enamel embellishments which complement the ink colors perfectly.

Kit Contents

• 3″ x 4″ Clear Stamp Set
• 6″ x 6″ Cling Stamp
• 3 6″ x 6″ Color Layering Stencils
• 3 Frame Cuts
• Word Fancy Die & Frame
• 3 Ink Cubes (Rose Madder, Green Apple, Cotton Candy)
• Ink Blending Brush (size may vary)
• Spring Enamel Dots

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero

For my card today I pulled in a pretty color palette with purples and black. This color combo is very striking on a card. Using a larger piece of Hero Arts Dove White cardstock, I heat embossed the bold print background stamp in Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder. Next it was time to add color.

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April 2022

Since I already knew who I would be sending this card to and I know she loves purple, I used Hero Arts Orchid and Soft Purples inks for the flowers and Hero Arts Green Hills ink for the leaves. To add it the deep black color, I used Copic markers which I will share with you in the tutorial. Once the coloring was complete, I cut the panel in half diagonally.

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April 2022

To keep the card simple, I placed the panel on the card base overlapping at the corners, added a simple sentiment with a few Hero Arts Enamel dots and gold dashes finished off the card nicely. Let me share with you how to put this card together in the below tutorial.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my YouTube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate inks have been used at no cost to you. I believe the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit for April 2022 will definitely make your card making super easy.

 

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, April 10th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

I also have a bonus card for you using the New Shoes and Fancy Hat Dies. These dies make wonderful Mother’s Day cards or birthday cards. I love a happy and bright card and rainbows make everything better.

Hero Arts Shoes and Hat Fancy Dies

For this card I blended Hero Arts inks in the following colors: Strawberry, Tangerine, Dandelion, Lime Green, Soft Pool and Passion Flower to ink up my pretty background along with a few spritz of Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Spray. Next I die cut several hats from the following cardstock: Cherry, Papaya, Canary, Kiwi, Paradise and Amethyst. I also cut out a few from Dove White card stock so I could paper piece either the brim or the band around the hats.

Hero Arts Shoes and Hat Fancy Dies

To add a little bit of depth on each hat, I used a Copic marker to add in some shading. Using the same marker colors, I added color to the flowers I die cut from the die set. Keeping the card simple, I stamped a happy mother’s day greeting from the Let’s Celebrate stamp set also from Hero Arts.

Hero Arts Shoes and Hat Fancy Dies

 

Next on the hop is Daniel. Enjoy the hop and good luck on the giveaway.


44 Comments CATEGORIES // Blog Hop, Hero Arts, Tutorials

Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop + Giveaway 2022

March 24, 2022

Welcome to the Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop + Giveaway 2022! I’m so excited to be a part of this hop. You should have arrived here from Amy’s blog. If you missed the start of the hop you can start at the Altenew Card Blog. The goal of today’s hop is to send cards for the elderly that lives in nursing homes or shelters to let them know they’re not forgotten. We encourage you to check out the Celebrating Parents Card Drive and join this great cause by sending in cards.

 

 

My card today is featuring the Altenew Here For You stamp set. This is one of my favorite stamp sets from Altenew. The large flower makes so a pretty card. I used Altenew Watercolor Paper and Altenew Watercolor Brushes for my card today. I placed the color of the brush onto my glass mat and used my Altenew Artists Watercolor brushes to paint the image. Happy bright watercolors really make this flower just bloom on a card.

Wanting to have some texture to my card, after I watercolored the image, I ran the panel through my die cutting machine with the Altenew Enchanting Vines 3D embossing folder. What a great way to add texture within my artwork.

 

Adding in a touch of black to ground my piece, I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the Hero For You stamp set in Altenew White Embossing Powder on black card stock. Remember, if a stamp is all on one line, you can easily cut it about after you heat emboss to scatter your sentiment across your card.

We have chosen a few Altenew products that are great for your Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards (and other year-round projects)!

  • Beautiful Lady Stamp Set

  • Extra Special Stamp Set

  • Family Matters Extras Stamp Set

  • Family Matters Stamp Set

  • Mother’s Love Stamp Set

  • Penned Rose Stamp Set

  • Precious Moments stamp set

  • Simply the Best Stamp Set

  • Thanks Around the World Stamp Set

  • Thanks, Dad Stamp Set

  • Travel Boots Stamp Set

  • Wild Hibiscus Stamp Set

  • World’s Best Dad Stamp Set

  • You Are Everything Stamp Set

  • Paint-A-Flower: Lotus Outline Stamp Set

  • Paint-A-Flower: African Daisy Outline Stamp Set

  • Say Yes Stamp Set

  • Tufted Chair Stamp Set

  • Modern Eucalyptus Stamp Set

  • Cuddly Bear Stamp Set

  • Bold Heels Stamp Set

  • Doodled Triangles Stamp Set

  • Sweet Cake Stamp Set

  • Inky Lily Stamp Set

  • Modern Alphabet Stamp Set

Altenew will donate $1 with every order of the above stamp sets from 3/6/2021 until 5/31/2021 to the Food Bank of Central New York to support seniors in need. We have created a special Parent’s Card Drive Collection.

Now let’s chat about giveaways. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Make sure to leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/30/2022 for a chance to win. Wow that’s $200 in total prizes up for grab.

Next up on the hop is Ann. I hope you enjoy your time on the Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog hop. I’ve also included the entire blog hop just in case you need it. Have a great day everyone.

Altenew Card Blog

Jaycee Gaspar

Hussena Calcuttawala

Tenia Nelson

LauraJane

SathyaKala Sankaran

Linda Westfall

Susan Stagno

Joylita Dsouza

Seeka

Amy Hill

Dana Joy

Ann Taylor

Bridget Casey

Nandini Karmarkar

Natasha Davies

Sande Woodson

35 Comments CATEGORIES // Altenew, Blog Hop

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I'm so EXCITED!!! It's release day for the new @he I'm so EXCITED!!! It's release day for the new @heroarts Summer Catalog for 2023 and it's AWESOME!! There are new products in the CommUNITY line that I'm super happy about and even more amazing products to play with.

The blog hop is now live so join us and hop around. There really is so much inspiration for this release that you don't want to miss. And let's not forget the giveaway. So make sure to head on over to my blog where the hop has started. I also have links to all the products.

Thanks @heroarts for making my heart happy with your amazing releases. So proud to be a part of the family.

#heroarts #cardmaking #heroartsstamps #cardmakers #cardmakersofinstgram  #sharehandmadecards #sharehandmadehappiness #newrelease
Sweet treats are on the blog. I loved using this g Sweet treats are on the blog. I loved using this gum ball machine die from @heroarts. My husband have this same type of gum ball machine in his office. I used to have it in my office when I worked. 

Head on over to my blog for all the details. Have a great Saturday everyone! 

#heroarts #diecutting #gumballmachine #cardmaking #cardmakingismysuperpower #cardmakerofinstagram
Happy Friday everyone! I'm back with a tutorial sh Happy Friday everyone! I'm back with a tutorial showing how to make fast and easy cards when you already have images colored. These cards were so fun to make and making multiples would be a breeze.

The link for the tutorial is in my bio. Please leave any comments under the tutorial if you would like me to make more cards like this or to share fast and easy backgrounds for your next card. 

#cardmaking #cardmakingfun #cardmakingideas #cardmakinghobby #cardmakingvideo #cardmakingismysuperpower #heroarts #heroartsink #heroartsstamps #heroartsdies
I’m so pleased to have @carrie_ingram_triner as I’m so pleased to have @carrie_ingram_triner as this month’s @heroarts CommUNITY guest. Carrie is such a light in this crafting community and her talent is endless. 

Please check out her cards and her bio on the Hero Arts blog. You will be glad you did. 

Thanks Carrie for your amazing work. Keep doing great things!! 

#heroarts #heroartsunitycollection #heroartsstamps #cardmaking #cardmakers
Hey everyone. Today is an exciting day. I’m on t Hey everyone. Today is an exciting day. I’m on the @heroarts blog today with a tutorial. I’ll work you through the steps to creat this rainbow z-fold card as well as showing you how to stretch your stamps.

Head on over to the Hero Arts blog for the link to the tutorial. Also I have the list of supplies I used on the blog an the Hero Arts YouTube channel. The link to the tutorial is in my bio.

#heroarts #heroartsstamps #inkblending #inkblendingbackground #inkblendedbackground #cardmaking #cardmakingtutorial #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmaker
Morning everyone. I have a card for you today. Thi Morning everyone. I have a card for you today. This adorable image is from @heroarts called You’re Dynamite Bundle. These roller skates remind me of my childhood for sure. The Starlight Rays stencil also from Hero Arts was the perfect background for my skates.

To switch thing up on your cards, try stenciling onto sand or kraft cardstock. It really does give your card a different look. I have all the products used for this card over on my blog. You can find the link in my bio

Have a wonderful day everyone.

#heroarts #heroartsstamps #heroartsfancydies #cardmaking #cardmakingideas #sharehandmadekindness #cardmaker #cardmakersofinstagram
Completed the Clever Poppy Home Sweet Home embroid Completed the Clever Poppy Home Sweet Home embroidery piece. This piece was so relaxing to complete. The stitches are for beginner embroiders and were easy to complete. 

One of my favorite stitches is the french knot and there were plenty to practice with on this piece. Thanks again Julie for your energy and guidance on completing this piece. 

DMC floss colors were 368, 470, 26, 155, 727, 963, 957, 3032 and Iris floss 228. 

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Happy Wednesday everyone. Who's ready for the @ink Happy Wednesday everyone. Who's ready for the @inkblotshop May release? I had the chance to get these goodies before they went live and playing with them as my heart oh so happy. There are more products in this release and I hope to share more in the coming days.

My first card is featuring the Count 31 Botanicals, Botanical Borders 3 and Outline Greetings stamp sets. For my second card I the Hot and Cold Drink stamp set. LOVE this one. And for my last card I combined the Count 31 and Botanical Borders again but this time I added a sweet sentiment from the Sweet Times Sentiments and a banner from the Bunch of Banners stamp set. 

Grab your goodies today and get creative. Thanks Tifany for creating such amazing stamp sets for me to play with. 

#cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #StampSets #inkblotshop #inkblotshopllc  #sharehandmadekindness
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