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Holiday Card Series 2023 – Day 3

December 4, 2023

Hey everyone! Oh boy today is a good day. The color palette for the Holiday Card Series 2023 – Day 3 is right up there with one of my favorites. It’s so rich in color! And anytime you have some rich black in your cardmaking, you are set!

The first card we have today really focuses on a light and bright background with most of the color being in the center of the card.

Our second card might just be my favorite. I LOVE the striking black on this card with just the pops of color.

And for our last card, color is scattered all over the card. This one is really happy looking.

You can watch the video here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

So how to you feel about this color palette? The Holiday Card Series 2023 is all about inspiring you to create with beautiful color palettes. Okay we will see you back here in a few days for another color combo. Take care everyone.

Holiday Card Series 2023 – Day 2

December 1, 2023

Welcome to the Holiday Card Series 2023 Day 2. Let’s get into another color palette. Today’s color palette is a non traditional color palette. It’s on the cooler side of the spectrum and I absolutely love it.

Not only are we doing a non traditional color palette, we are also doing non traditional stamp sets as well. Pulling out those stamps that may not fit into your holiday card design, really allows you to stretch those stamps to use year around.

The first card is featuring the Hero Arts Better Together stamp set. This stamp set is a collaboration set between Hero Arts, Pocono Pam and myself.

Now the next card features the Gina K Designs Friendly Silhouettes stamp set.

And our last card is featuring the Pink Fresh Studio Eucalyptus Fantasy stamp set.

All of these cards are using the exact came colors but look truly different by switching up how I use the color on the card. You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.

A list of the products I used are below. You can also check out my previous card series by clicking the link In the comment section of the tutorial. Have a great day and I’ll see you back here soon.

Holiday Card Series 2023 – Day 1

November 29, 2023

Hey everyone. Welcome to the Holiday Card Series 2023 – Day 1! I’m super excited to share this series with you again this year. We switched things up and this year we are focusing on color versus technique.

I’ll share with you beautiful color palette that will level up your holiday cards. Tips and tricks to get them looking seamlessly created. Let’s take a quick look at the cards.

As you will see, each card is using the same color palette however they look slightly different

In the tutorial today, I’ll share with you where I grabbed this color palette and why I choose it. Hint the Color Cubes by Sarah Renea Clark help me a lot.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

All products I used are listed below for your shopping convenience. Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

Color Cubes Link

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero November 2023 Release – CLASSIC KIT

November 6, 2023

Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero November 2023. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. Are you ready to spread some joy and holiday cheer? Our November release makes creating adorable cards and envelopes a breeze. The kit includes a delightful collection of stamps and matching dies featuring charming owls and other creatures, ready to take flight into the hearts of your friends and family. A message rub-on transfer sheet makes adding a sentiment quick and easy. Wax stickers, 10 sheets of blank washi paper, and a generous assortment of envelopes in various colors and sizes complete the Classic kit.

Make sure to pre-order your kit today – we estimate kit shipping will begin Friday, November 10th and continue throughout the week.

• Mail Art Clear Stamp Set, 6″” x 8″”
• 28 Coordinating Dies
• 2 Postage Stamp Frame Fancy Dies
• 1 Sheet of Message Hero Transfers, 6″” x 8″”
• 27 Assorted Envelopes in Red, Kraft and White (A1, A2, A7 sizes)
• 10 Sheets of Blank Washi Sticker Paper, 6″” x 6″”
• 4 Wax Seal Stickers”

For my card today I pulled out all the green, red and gold holiday vibes. I love using traditional and non traditional colors for my holiday cards. With the class kit, you can make so many beautiful cards as you probably have seen with all the countdown inspiration.

Mixing parts of the classic kit and premium kit, you REALLY stretch your cardmaking! Remember you can use each kit by itself or use bits from each kit.

Also mix up your supplies. Use inks, markers and paste! This makes your cards look amazing.

Hopefully today’s tutorial will inspire you to mix things up on your cards. You can watch it here or over on my Youtube channel.

Now I also have a inspiration card using an add-on from this month’s release. This card is featuring the Winter Holiday Cheer Bundle. Grab your colorful inks and make a beautiful holiday town.

My little town is sitting in a winter wonderland. By hand trimming snowbanks and lightly blending on a little Hero Arts Dove ink, I had the perfect place to add in some trees.

To add in a little more interest, you could use Hero Arts glitter with a touch of glue for sparkle on your snowbanks.

The colors inks I used for my little town were Mist, Soft Blossom and Periwinkle. For my trees I used Moss and Espresso. To light up the windows I used a light yellow marker and for the doors and dormers I used a medium brown. Next on the hop is Ilina. We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, November 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Have a great week everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

Simon Says Stamp Season Of Wonder

October 5, 2023

Welcome to the blog everyone. Today I am participating in the Simon Stamp Season Of Wonder release. I’m super excited to share this card with you today. Scene cards are really difficult for me to create, however with a little masking I was successful.

I started off my stamping the little girl with her stack of presents on the left side of the card. Next, I stamped the bundle of presents to the right of my panel. Now it was time to mask off these areas. Pulling out my masking sheets, I stamped and fussy cut out the girl and the bundle of presents. Using the masks, I covered up these two areas and then stamped my tree. Once the masking paper was removed, it was time to color.

The Copic markers are I used today are the following:

E11, E 13, E15, E39, E50
R46, R59, R81, R83, RV34
BG13, BG49
YG23, YG67, YG99
Y26, Y28
W4, W6, W7

Now that coloring was complete, I hand drew in the floor for my images and colored with Copic markers. For a little bit of texture, I pulled out a light beige Copic marker to make faux wallpaper. To top off my tree I stamped the star, colored it in with my Copic markers and fussy cut it. I use double sided foam to adhere it to the top of the tree. And lastly, I stand the large Christmas sentiment at the top of the card, and also stamped a sub sentiment which I fussy cut out.

I hope you enjoy this card as much as I do! Here’s to starting off those holiday cards for this year. It’s time now to fill up your cart with products from the Simon Says Stamp Season of Wonder release.Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you back here soon.