Hello and welcome! The new Hero Arts 2023 Holiday Catalog collection is live and we’re celebrating with a blog hop full of inspiration and a giveaway. If you’d like to start from the beginning, head on over to the Hero Arts blog.
I have four cards to share today so let’s dive in!
All Is Calm
My first card features the new Three Trees dies. I cut the trees from shades of teal cardstock and from gold glitter cardstock and then added tape on the back of the outlines and fall out pieces to hold them together. I used foam tape to adhere them to a tree and town scene and then added an ink-blended sky, a frame, and a sentiment.
Supplies:
- Three Trees dies
- Tri-Fold Edge Winter Pine dies
- Tri-Fold Edge Village dies
- Arches Infinity dies
- Northern Lights Polar Bears stamp set, Onyx pigment ink (sentiment)
- Paradise cardstock, Bermuda cardstock, Adriatic cardstock, Holiday Sparkle glitter paper (trees)
- Arctic cardstock, Aquatic ink, blending brush (sky background)
- Dove White cardstock
Merry Christmas
My second card features new hot foil plates and a new background stamp. I used tone-on-tone stamping for a subtle background that really lets hot foil bells shine!
Supplies:
- Jingle Bells hot foil plate
- Three Holiday Messages hot foil plates
- Falala Bold Prints background stamp
- Rectangle Infinity dies
- Coral, Dove White cardstocks
- Azalea ink (for the background stamp)
Season’s Greetings
This card features new snowflake hot foil plates that are extra sparkly thanks to Spellbinders Speckled Prism hot foil!
Supplies:
- Three Snowflake hot foil plates
- Three Holiday Messages hot foil plates
- Rectangle Infinity dies
- Lapis cardstock
- Dove White cardstock
- Nautical and blending brush (for the shading at the edges of the sentiment)
‘Tis The Season
My final card features a cute snowman peeking out from behind a tree. The new collection includes a peeking reindeer and a peeking elf, too!
Supplies:
- Peeking Snowman dies
- Merry Foliage stamp set (sentiment)
- Woodgrain Bold Prints background stamp
- Sand, Dove White, Pitch Black cardstocks
- Arctic cardstock, Aquatic ink, blending brush, white gouache (sky background)
- Copic Markers
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Giveaway
Hero Arts will give 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 Thursday, August 31 at 11:59pm to enter. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.
I love the peeking snowman and gorgeous trees! All are beautifuL!!!!!!!!
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I love the simplicity of the snowflake card – yet elegant. And the red jingle bells – so so pretty. Cute peeking snowman too.
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The gold with the other colors looks just wonderful. The bells are adorable.
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Your cards are so beautiful! I just love the trees on the first card 🙂
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What great cards! I’m thinking the 3 snowflakes foil plate is a must. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work.
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I love the first one because it has bling without having to buy a hot foil machine. I don’t have room for one more piece of equipment.
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It’s almost impossible for me to decide if the red card w/ bells or the blue card w/ snowflakes or the cute snowman is my fave. I really like all of them. I guess the blue one is my fave, but it’s a tough call! Your projects always impress me and I always find them beautiful!
Lori S in PA
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I love every card. I can’t pick a favorite!
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Such wonderful cards! Thanks for sharing!😊🌺
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Beautiful cards! Love the red one with the bells best.
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gorgeous cards – LOVE all the shine on them – perfect for Christmas
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Love the peeking dies !!!
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Peek a boo snowman is adorable 😍
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The jingle bells card is stunning with the red cardstock and the falala background.
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Lovely!
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Your holiday cards are wonderful! I love all the sparkle and shine.
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The three trees dies is my favorite card. I love everything about this card. Beautiful 🥰
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Great cards, love the blue one.
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Beautiful cards and a fantastic release from Hero Arts!!
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Wonderful cards! I really love the scene you created with those awesome trees…. now I’ve added them to my wish list! And your peeking snowman card is just adorable!
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Wonderful cards… I love the snowman ⛄️ 😍
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So many beautiful and festive cards! I love how the hot foiled jingle bells and snowflakes look against the colored backgrounds! And, the snowman is so cute!
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This may be the year I’ll use my hot foil plates more. Beautiful cards. Mr. Snowman is adorable!
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Your cards are stunning! Love the snowflakes! Snowman is cute.
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Beautiful cards! I love how they have a pop of color on top of another color. My favorite is the dark trees on top of a white background. Thanks for sharing.
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Darling cards, Seeka – thanks for the inspiration!! Especially love your layered tree scene!
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Love all your cards ,but the peeking snowman is my favorite
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Love your cards,but the peeking snowman is my favorite!
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Seeka, these are all fabulous! I especially love the layers on the first card and the beautiful color combo!!
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Gorgeous cards!!
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Pretty, festive and cute card designs.
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All of your cards are beautiful. Love the new release.
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I really love the gold foil bells on the red. Quite striking
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Your All is Calm is really stunning with the white on white and finished with the brightly colored trees. Gorgeous!!
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The snowflake card is very pretty. I also like how you used the wood grain paper with the peeking snowman.
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Looooove the peeker snowman and the background (falling snow). TFS! 🙂
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I love the variety of cards you created. The first one is my favorite. It is a beautiful card.
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The foiling looks very nice on your cards! I really like your tree/village scene! Good idea to have all those layers. And.. the Peeking Snowman is one of my very favorites and he looks great with that background.
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