Good morning! Some of the ladies from the Hero Arts Creative Team are hopping along today to show you how well the fabulous products from Hero Arts play with the products from Marvy Uchida! It’s always so fun to try different mediums with different brands, so I hope you’ll enjoy a sample of some of the fun products that Marvy Uchida carries for papercrafters! You should have arrived from Ilina’s blog, and your next stop is Janette’s blog. On to the project!
I love using non-traditional colors for holiday cards. There’s something so fun about opening a Christmas card and seeing something unique and elegant. Marvy Uchida was kind enough to send me a set of the Le Plume markers to play with. They’re a water-based dye marker, and they were perfect for doing a bit of watercoloring! I began by heat embossing the Hero Arts Holiday Foliage Bold Prints background die using Silver Embossing Powder onto some Bristol card stock. I chose to work with Bristol over another brand because the Holiday Foliage background is so very detailed and intricate; I didn’t want any of those beautiful details to get lost in the embossing! I then used the lovely cool shades included in the Le Plume marker set to do some watercoloring in a non-traditional but still wintry color scheme. The markers blended beautifully with a damp paintbrush!
For the greeting, I used silver embossing powder to stamp the classic “season’s greetings” from the Hero Arts Holiday Greetings stamp set, then layered the sentiment strip on a vellum die cut using the new Fancy Ornaments Infinity Dies. I punched a hole in the top of the vellum die cut, threaded some pretty aqua twine and added a twine bow. I trimmed the watercolored panel down and layered it on a piece of minty pool paper.
Well, that’s all for my project today! Now, for some fun giveaway information! Leave a comment on the blogs participating in the blog hop to be entered to win one of two prize packs from Hero Arts and Marvy Uchida! The giveaway closes on Sunday, October 21. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Find out all of the details on the Hero Arts blog and get linked up to all of the blog hop stops.
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That background is amazing! 🙂 Great job!
Very pretty! I like your use of non traditional colors. That’s something I rarely think to do. Thanks for sharing.
I love your card!! It is so elegant looking. The details are amazing! I love these markers too!! I think more people need to know about them.
Beautiful card. Do like the non-profit traditional colours these days especially nice as there are so many non-traditional options for decorations now. Your work looks very elegant & beautifully coloured.
Simply gorgeous!
Beautiful card! Very elegant.
Such unusual colors used for your holiday card. I like any card with pinecones.
great watercolour and appealing design.
Love your choice of colors … regal and non traditional.
What a wonderful use of color for the background; it’s so brilliant and festive.
stunning card – LOVE the vellum!!
Beautiful card, especially since it’s in non-traditional colors!
This is stunning! Love the pretty sparkle from the embossing
and the beautiful coloring.
Using non-traditional colors is a great idea! The silver embossing gives it a touch of holiday
OMG! I love the embossing it’s so delicate and stunning! What a beautiful card!
Wonderful detail on your card. It is lovely using the colors you did. I love using different colors from the norm too.
You must really love your embossed card with an ornament. It is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!! The silver embossing really sets off the watercoloring!
The stamp and the coloring is out of this world! Absolutely love it!!
Beautiful embossing and coloring. The vellum ornament looks so nice over the background. I want to try something like this.
Wow, stunning card! Gorgeous background and lovely color palette.
I have wanted Holiday Foliage for so long, some day!! Your card reminds me why I still want it, I try not to impulse buy so it stays in the wish list for now 🙂 Your card is very pretty.
Great card design!
Love the background. The coloring is lovely.
I love that background die and the coloring is super!
Beautiful card! Love the gorgeous background and the contour of that pretty ornament!
Very pretty card! I like the vellum ornament so it doesn’t detract from the background.
Emily this is absolutely awesome! The watercolouring with these Le Plume Markers on the is beautiful Holiday Foliage Bold Prints background stamp is stunning. Thank you so much for showing.
I have old LePlume markers. Need to get them
out and put them to use. they got put away
when new things came out. Your card is
gorgeous. Looks like marble. thanks
for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow! This is lovely, Emily! It must be the color hues that you chose. Very attractive!
Cool colors – you did a great job with the markers!
Great job with the markers!
BEAUTIFUL WORK, Emily!!! Yes, I directed a friend to buy these markers & she is happy with them! She was just starting out in Stamping. They are a good price as well! LUCKY YOU Emily to have them sent to you! SUPER JOB on your card!!!!!!!!! 😉
I love this card. It’s stunning. The way you used that background stamp and the colors are wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, gorgeous card!!!
Love that Holiday Foliage stamp. You card is beautiful.
What an elegant holiday card and I love seeing the background show through the vellum ornament!
That card is gorgeous. The background is stunning and I love the vellum ornament.
That’s an awesome creation! Love the background 🙂
Wow the markers did great with watercoloring, the colors stayed vivid and beautiful. The card is stunning, I love the colors you chose and the vellum ornament is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing and as always the awesome inspiration! (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
What great and intricate coloring! The ornament adds a distinctive touch, too!
Your card is lovely and the silver embossing is perfect for the holidays.
Gorgeous card, Emily. Love your choice of the soft colors for the background with the silver embossing topped with the vellum ornament.
Such a lovely background with those beautiful colors! WOW! Love this card!!
Beautiful card Emily. I love that gorgeous background stamp heat embossed in silver. LePlume markers are wonderful for watercoloring and stamping. So far I only have the pine green but it will get lots of use on my Christmas cards this year. Hero Arts and Marvy Uchida have been in my craft room for years, wonderful products. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card, love the colors. Inspiring!
Very Elegant card Emily. The different colours for Christmas is so refreshing.
Thank you for sharing
Very pretty Emily.
Love the card. Your coloring is awesome.
Very pretty card! Thanks for sharing this, Emily!
I absolutely love this background that you’ve created. The embossing just brings it to another level entirely, and the colouring is divine. I will definitely be trying this out myself! TFS!
Lovely colors on this gorgeous card! Soft and wintry.
Beautiful! I can only imagine how stunning it is in real life.
Your card is amazing!
Awesome card!!! Love so much your colouring!!!
Your card leaves me speechless! It is absolutely gorgeous!
Oh my GOODNESS Emily, how elegant is THAT background? What a stunning card! ♥ IT!
Love that beautiful background. And I would not have thought of using the vellum as you did. Great design!
What a jaw-dropping beautiful card.
Wow–gorgeous background and I like the vellum ornament.
Those non-traditional Christmas colors are very elegant. Good job!
Love your soft watercoloring and the vellum ornament on top. I started out with these markers 20+ years ago.
Very elegant looking.
Such a pretty and festive card! Love it!
I love the colors. Gives it such a winter feeling.
I love your coloring
Beautiful card Emily!
Beautiful card! I love the soft water coloring with the silver embossing . Very elegant!
Beautiful creation as always.
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love your non traditional colors.
Beautiful card. I had no idea Bristol was better for embossing an intricate die. I will have to give that a try. Love the way the markers watercolored.
The only word for this card is STUNNING! This should be framed. Thank you for sharing!
This is such a fantastic card ! Your choice of non traditional colours is a great success and a wonderful inspiration ! Thanks for sharing ! Love, Marjorie
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CUTE card! So creative.
Gorgeous card, heat embossing just sets the image off and the unconventional holiday colors are wonderful.
Awesome card! Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic background on this card. It just ties in so wonderfully with the ornament and the sentiment.
Oh gorgeous coloring!
Love the vellum ornament
as well.
Carla from Utah
Such a beautiful card! I love the use of the vellum!
WOW! beautiful card, the vellum ornament is awesome!
This is such a rich and gorgeous card for the holidays! The silver embossing really makes it pop.