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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Gorgeous creations!! Both the cards are super beautiful and love those colors!
Loving both of your cards Emily, especially the Flowering Nasturtium!
Beautiful! Your coloring is just amazing – love the details on the rabbit especially!
Gorgeous cards!!!! Your bunny looks so real 🙂
Your talent is inspiring!
What a cute rabbit! Your card is beautiful.
Oh my gosh, your bunny card is adorable!!
Lovely cards~ ` That bunny at the gate is so cute!
Love your nasturtium! Thanks
Beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous cards!!
love this!
Great ideas! thanks for sharing 😉
Both cards are just lovely especially the way you colored in the flowers. Just beautiful. Thanks for inspiring us.
I love both cards! thank you for the inspiration.
There are so many wonderful products used in this blog hop & you’ve showcased your choices in a wonderful way!
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.
Amazing coloring on the rabbit and the beautiful nasturtiums!
I love all of the ideas!
Your cards are beautiful! Thank you for the ideas.
Makes me ready for spring
very beautiful designs. Thanks for sharing
The balance of color and layout is perfect; great use of the Nasturtium, a favorite for sure.
Such beautiful springtime cards. I need to try these!
Nasturtiums and trellis caught my I. I am going to need to do some saving for my order.
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.
Your colours on the bunny are so great and I really like the subtle use of the Floral Mandala.
Wow. Just, wow. The bunny card is so so sweet and the prisma colored flowers were truly amazing!
Bun-Bun is so cute! I love layering stamps. i am in awe with your Flowering Nasturtium card! The subtle colors are absolutely beautiful….
Your cards were lovely, wonderful creations!
Very pretty soft designs!
Nice cards and bun bun!
Your coloring is always amazing Emily! I love both your cards!!!
So soft and spring like pretty
the subtle background is the perfect backdrop for your gorgeous flowers!
Both cards are great, I especially love the flowers in the second card.
Really great combination of products on your designs! Love the flower card –
I really like your trellis card with the rabbit. The colors are so pretty.
There are so many stamps I love from this release!
I love the layers on the bunny card absolutely a winner.
This is a great release and I love your cards. Thanks for the inspiration, the rabbit is a particular favorite.
Be-you-ti-ful flower card! Love this new catty!
Your cards are beautiful ! Your choice of colors is really excellent.
Gorgeous cards – love the flowers and love the bunny.
Love the bunny card!
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!
What beautiful coloring. Your bunny is so realistic! And the nasturtium, is just gorgeous. That set will be a priority.
Love the soft, beautiful coloring on the second card so much!
The bunny is so cute and the flowers are so pretty! Love them both!
Such a cute bunny card 💜
Awesome cards! The bunny and the flowers are colored beautifully!
One stunning bun bun. The flowers are so delicate. Well done.
Beautiful cards! Love the bunny!
These are both so sweet and beautiful!! I don’t use yellow much, either, but your flowers are gorgeous; it was a good choice!
beautiful cards
Got to love the bunny!
I love the rabbit card. So cute.
Stunning! The bunny is adorable!
Love this!!! So much fun and inspiration!
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.
Those were very cute cards. Love the bunny and trellis.
such intricate cards….
Beautiful cards–I especially love the Flowering Nasturtium card!
Oh my goodness!! Your coloring on both of those cards is phenomenal! The details on the bunny are super, but that flower card SWOON
Wow! Your cards are simply stunning!!!
I love your colouring!!!
I really like the colours and shading on both of your cards…great work
I love your cards.
wow, you’re really talented ! I wish I can learn one day how to color this way !
Congratulations and thanks for sharing !
Beautiful coloring and precious
Great cards…your colors are fabulous.
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.
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?
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!
Loved the Rabbit stamp Bun Bun, He looks like Peter Rabbit to me! Your coloring is wonderful and I may have to grab these stamp sets now. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful cards. Love the trellis on the first one.
Beautiful cards! That spray of flowers is just perfect!
Beautiful cards.
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.
I’m loving that cool floral mandala background for those lovely nasturtiums! And that GORGEOUS trellis die behind bun-bun who is SO handsome!
Beautiful!
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!
Cute cards!
Really like your cards.
Your cards are stunning!
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.
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!
love the bunny card, so cute!
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!
Great cards! I think Bun-Bun would approve!
Both of your cards are so lovely .Thanks!
Love the softness of your floral card. I grow these every year, a favorite.
Love your cards!
Beautiful cards! Love the garden scene with the sweet bunny, and your floral card is colored so beautifully!
i’m crazy in love with that rabbit! I love your cards! hugs, treen
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)
Amazing cards!! Your floral card with the mandala background is just beautiful!
Elegant and pretty cards….thanks for sharing
Beautiful cards. The first is so sweet, the second so elegant!
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.
Both cards are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing..
Both cards are so beautiful. Your coloring is excellent. Thanks for sharing your talents.
The yellow floral card is my favorite if I have to choose.
I love your cards! They are so pretty.
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!
Love the colour palettes you’ve used on these cards.
I love your bun-bun card and your coloring is just amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!
You made that bunny look so fuzzy!
Beautiful cards, love your colouring. Thank you for sharing.
Pretty cards Emily.
Two lovely cards. Love your coloring with pencils.
Dreamy cards. I love the subtle color in the background. TFS.
Love the elegant trellis with the bunny and your flowers are beautifully colored!
Gorgeous Spring cards!
Both cards are beautiful and well made, but I love the card from the Nasturtium set! These are so perfect for Spring! 🙂
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!
Wow! Lovely cards, both so elegant.
Both cards are so gorgeous, you have such an eye for detail!
love that Mr. Rabbitt card…very pretty!
Both of your cards are amazing! Those flowers are drop dead gorgeous and I love the mandala background stamp and how you used it so its subtle! But the bunny… so cute! Like I said, both are amazing!
I love the coloring on your rabbit, he looks so real but also chocolate delicious.
Both cards are wonderful. I’m in love with that rabbit.
WOW! Your first card is adorable & your nasturtium card is stunning!!
Lovely cards! That bunny just made me smile! The floral trellis is really pretty. The nasturtium card is beautifully colored. Thanks for inspiring me today.
🙂 Marie
That flower card is just beautiful and I love the trellis die! Your coloring on those flowers looks great!
These are too lovely cards. Bub-bun is cute but that just a note card with the magnolias is my favourite. Really beautiful.
Love love love the flowers. They’re gorgeous
That first card is straight out of a children’s book and I LOVE the coloring on those soft florals!
These are lovely, gorgeous cards !
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This would make a lovely Easter card! Love the arched gate.
beautiful cards. so looking forward to spring.
Wow these cards are lovely! The bunny one is adorable!
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!
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!
Wow… Beautiful cards… Love both of them…Colours are just so beautiful..
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!!
Love your cards. The trellis die is an amazing touch. Thanks to all!
I love your coloring on the flowers! Simply Beautiful!
Flowering Nasturtium card is perfect! Love the soft look.
gorgeous cards!
Beautiful cards Emily – love the softness achieved on the Nasturtiums card
Wow love both of your cards! The bunny looks so great with that nice background. The nasturtiums are colored so nicely and that background also is really nice.
Love your gorgeous cards and the colours are so beautiful, thanks for your time and effort to show this to us.
Love the feel of spring in your cards
Fantastic cards! I love your bunny card – adorable!
Lovely cards!! Thanks for sharing.