Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

Hero Arts Spring 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!

Good morning!!! Today we have a special blog hop celebrating the new Hero Arts 2018 Catalog! All of the gorgeous stamps, dies, and other goodies that you probably saw sneaks of at Creativation are now available in the Hero Arts shop! I have a couple of pencil projects to share with you today using some of the absolutely fabulous new goodies in this catalog, so let’s get started! (Be sure to stay tuned till the end for information on the generous giveaway!)

~All of the products that I mention in the card descriptions are linked at the bottom of the post!~

For my first project, I created a pretty, springy little scene with the darling Color Layering Rabbit (I prefer to call him bun-bun, but to each his own.) I love that the Color Layering sets have both the layered stamping as well as the outline options, so you can stamp OR color! I chose to stamp the outline of this little guy onto some white card stock, then color him with my Prismacolor pencils. I die cut him out with the coordinating Frame Cuts, and also die cut one of the b-e-a-yootiful new Trellis dies from some Woodgrain paper. This super detailed die is just gorgeous and cuts beautifully!

For my bun-bun’s backdrop, I decided to stamp the pretty new Color Layering Nasturtium in shades of pink and aqua in the corners of my A2 card base, as though they were draped gracefully over the top of the trellis. I added some blue “sky” by lightly blending around the edges and towards the bottom of the A2 panel. After I had adhered the bun-bun, trellis, and a strip of Pool Layering Paper (for some “grass”), I stamped the greeting from Make a Fountain using Intense Black ink.

For my next project, I couldn’t resist using one of the absolutely stunning floral stamps that was included in this release. (That magnolia?! Holy moly. Must. Color. Soon.) For today, I thought I’d play with the Flowering Nasturtium Wood Block stamp.

Honestly, using wood block stamps is relatively uncharted territory for me. I have always preferred clear stamps because of their precision and being able to see better whether I’m getting a clear impression. Well, turns out I just wasn’t using the right wood block stamps. 😉 I wanted to challenge myself a little, so I thought I’d do a color with which I have little experience: yellow. For some reason, I immediately gravitate toward pinks and purples, but nasturtiums in nature are in the red and yellow family, so I chose a peachy-sunset yellow for my palette today, and I’m kinda loving it!!

To start, I stamped the Flowering Nasturtium using Soft Yellow ink twice onto some of the new Radiant White card stock. I chose Soft Yellow because I wanted to do some no-line coloring, and the Soft Yellow lines fade nicely into the background of a colored image. I colored my images with my Prismacolor pencils and blended them with my blender pencil, then die cut them out using the coordinating Frame Cuts dies.

For my card base, I chose a very subtle background, clear embossing the beautiful new Floral Mandala Bold Print background onto a white top fold card base. Just enough texture to add some interest to the background for my flowers. I arranged the flowers in a swag in the bottom left corner, trimming and turning them until they achieved the shape I wanted, and adhered them with both dimensional foam adhesive and regular liquid adhesive. I also added a pretty sentiment from the new Layered Topiary set onto a strip of card stock, then mounted it with foam adhesive. The final touch was adding some sequins to fill in some bare spots and add some more texture.

We will be giving away three $50 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please be sure to leave your comments by Thursday, February 22nd at 11:59pm PT. The more blogs you comment on, the better your chances of being chosen to win a gift certificate!!! Your next stop is the absolutely fabulous Janette Kausen.  Happy Hopping! 

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  16. Oh my word Emily your colouring is nothing short of AH- MAZING! I am in utter and complete awe here and can’t stop staring at it with one of those jaw dropping looks that say “how did she do that?” even though I read it ALL!!!
    Truly stunning work on these images.

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  25. Hi Emily,
    Your cards are beautiful. You did a wonderful job coloring Bun Bun and I really liked your no-line coloring on your flowers. Thank you for sharing.

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  28. Bun-Bun is so cute! I love layering stamps. i am in awe with your Flowering Nasturtium card! The subtle colors are absolutely beautiful….

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  40. This is a great release and I love your cards. Thanks for the inspiration, the rabbit is a particular favorite.

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  45. Both these cards are awesome and you have done an outstanding job on each one. The bun, bun card is so cute. Hero Arts is going to be taking a chunk out of my pocket book!

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  59. Yes! The Magnolia! And the Nasturtiums! I NEED the Nasturtium Stamp! My Mum call us her “Nasty Urchins” in honor of her favorite flower. So Gotta Have it.

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  67. wow, you’re really talented ! I wish I can learn one day how to color this way !
    Congratulations and thanks for sharing !

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  70. Both cards are fantastic and very eye-catching. The Just A Note card is my favorite due to the subtle background impression, the well-colored flowers, an the sentiment. Now I really want all the products used to make this card.

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  71. This is the first time I’ve seen your work. Your coloring and layering style are impressive. Great products tio. I thought the white background panel was dry embossed it looked dimensional. I have never seen a wood block stamp with a coordinating die. How cool is that?

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  72. I absolutely love this Flowering Nasturtium stamp by Hero Arts. And you have made it just gorgeous. It’s my mother’s favorite flower and this stamp is on my short list!

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  77. I love your bunny card. Immediately I thought of the “Tail of Peter Rabbit”. I could just imagine him losing his coat coming through those gates. The beautiful flowers on your second card are soft and gorgeous.

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  80. Your cards are beautiful! The trellis on the first one sits beautifully in the background. And the mandala background with the clear embossing powder is subtle but stands out!

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  84. Wow Emily, hard to decide which I like better, your beautifully coloured “bun bun” or those gorgeous peachy yellow no line nasturtiums. Hard choices here. I think I’ll like them both equally. Thank you for sharing your inspiring cards and your tips on the products. I have a hard time with stamping precisely with wood stamps, however since I started using the Misty I’m more confident about placement.

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  85. Your cards are great! I love the floral on the best, that soft peachy color you used for the flowers is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing!

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  87. The scene on the first card, so elegant and pretty. And I absolutely love the 2nd one! The flowers with that background stamp. Just awesome!

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  94. Lovely cards. Thanks for showcasing some products I had doubts about the trellis fancy die, the wood block flowering nasturtiums stamp. I shy away because I can’t see through them but I might have to come out of my comfort zone for this stamp (and the magnolia one)

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  98. I like the nasturtium card. Wish I could color like you do! My mom used to raise these and they are so soft and lovely.

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  103. Wow, these cards are gorgeous and I love BunBun! The color layering sets are just way too fun! I’m definitely going to have to add those to my colleciton!

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  113. Both cards are beautiful and well made, but I love the card from the Nasturtium set! These are so perfect for Spring! 🙂

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  114. Both of the cards are wonderful I especially love the flower images and layout. The coloring was so soft. This image could even be used for a Sympathy card. Great job!

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  124. These are too lovely cards. Bub-bun is cute but that just a note card with the magnolias is my favourite. Really beautiful.

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  131. I love the peachy color you got for the nasturtiums! And the way you arranged them? Just gorgeous. The bunny card looks like you have a chocolate bunny in the middle, and I love that. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  132. Both of your cards are so beautiful! Your pencil coloring is phenomenal; I’d love to know how you got such a soft, blended look! The peachy – yellow color in the flowers is gorgeous!

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  134. Beautiful cards!! You created a lovely scene with the flowers, the trellis, and the bunny in the first card. Your colouring of the bunny is amazing!! And your second card with the nasturtiums is absolutely gorgeous!!! Not only did you choose the perfect colour for them and colour them so beautifully but where you placed them and the card design all come together for a stunning card!!

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