Hi friends! Today, the Hero Arts Creative Team and tons of fabulous special guests are hopping along to formally introduce the new Holiday 2023 Catalog from Hero Arts! You should have arrived here from Dana Joy, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. You can also start back at the beginning at the Hero Arts blog in case you get lost. This year’s holiday catalog is absolutely scrumptious, filled with gorgeous winter imagery, festive holiday florals, and lovely sentiments to make your holiday crafting a piece of cake! (Or maybe plum pudding?) I have two projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!
My first project is a flat shaker using the magnificent new Poinsettia Window Die and Color Layering Poinsettia Window Stencils. I began by die cutting the Poinsettia Window Die (I absolutely cannot wait to color this up with my markers or watercolors!) from the center of a panel of white cardstock, then used Blending Brushes to blend the Color Layering Poinsettia Window Stencils with Forever Green, Soft Olive, Pink Grapefruit, Pale Tomato, Spicy Mustard inks. I used the Small Blending Brushes to add some extra shading to the different stencil layers, using a flicking motion just at the base of the images to create a little more depth and shading on the different components of the holiday wreath.
Once I had finished blending with the coordinating stencils, I backed the window with some clear acetate to create the top of my shaker. I adhered foam tape around the solid areas of the window to create my shaker, then filled the shaker with some tiny shimmering sequins. These teeny sequins shake so beautifully in this card, while their clear coating allows the coral poinsettias to still be the visual star of the show!
For the greeting, I heat embossed a sentiment from the new Holiday Season Messages using Brass embossing powder onto a strip of white cardstock. (You could also die cut the sentiment using the coordinating dies in the Holiday Season Messages Bundle! The dies weren’t quite ready when we created our catalog cards earlier this year, or I would definitely have used the dies.) I popped the sentiment up in the center of my shaker window using some more foam tape. Such a clean, but festive holiday card, perfect for tucking into a special gift bag!
My second project features more crisp white with a pop of red, this time using the gorgeous new Leaves and Dots Hot Foil Plate. This hot foil plate features a circular image so you can use it as an ornament, as a focal point, or just as a backdrop for your holiday greenery as I’ve done here! I hot foiled the Leaves and Dots Hot Foil Plate using Crimson Stars hot foil onto white cardstock, then die cut it with a Nesting Circle Die. I offset it slightly on my white card front, trimming off the edge and adhering it with foam tape to add a little extra height.
I die cut several elements from the new Winter Foliage Stamp & Cut from some more white cardstock. White on white with a pop of color is one of my favorite “color palettes” for holiday cards; the white on white simplifies things both from a visual standpoint and from a mass production standpoint. I love the textural interest that the different white die cuts add to the card front, as well!
I hot foiled a greeting from the new Three Holiday Messages Hot Foil Plate again using Crimson Stars hot foil and trimmed it down to a smaller sentiment strip. I then used a double layer of foam tape to pop up the sentiment block to give it a bit of extra height. The extra height helps to differentiate all of the layers on these limited color palette projects! I arranged the holiday foliage behind the greeting and around the circular hot foiled die cut. I love how this project came out with the pop of shiny red amongst the super textured white die cuts!
Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now for some fun giveaway information:
We’ll be giving 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.
Your next stop is Ilina Crouse. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!
I just love the flat shaker one. It gives such a magical feeling. Like you’re looking through the wardrobe. ☺️
Love the pink poinsettas. What a beautiful card.
So pretty!
I like how you got different color variation on your poinsettias.
Gorgeous poinsettias and coloring! The second one is so shiny and elegant!
your cards are delightful especially the first shaker card:)
The leaves and dots foil plate – wow stunning card – love the red and white. Your coloring of the poinsetta is so soft and pretty.
What beautiful cards! I just love the pretty shaker card 🙂
Lovely cards! Love the new release!
The first card is INCREDIBLE. I just love how you colored everything.
Cute card
Beautiful shaker card, and that red foil is stunning!
Wow! These are gorgeous cards. The Poinsettia window die is amazing!
The shaker behind the poinsetta wreath is just the perfect touch!!!
Haven’t done much foiling but that card makes me want to!! Beautifully done!!
I love your shaker card. They are a lot of work but always give such a wow!
Dear Emily – Your watercolored card is an absolute VISION. Gorgeous! I love the second card, too… love all the white space and then those beautiful shiny pops of red!
Lori S in PA
Stunning cards!!
These are gorgeous!
I love the shaker card!
Both cards are so stunning! I really love the red and white card!
Loving that poinsettia window die card! Gorgeous colors! Both cards are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!😊🌲
Love that poinsettia card so much
Your cards are beautiful. It’s hard to pick a favorite.
Your cards are works of art!
I love love the hot foil leaves and dot. The card is stunning with the leaves and dots and the white foliage and cones.
These are beautiful and sooooo elegant! Thank you!
Your cards are very lovely and elegant! The shaker design is especially beautiful.
I absolutely love poinsettias and then you make it a shaker, come on 🥰 holy moly so beautiful and cool 😃
Lovely shaker card!
Very pretty!
Your Poinsettia shaker is just beautiful!!
Gorgeous cards with these beautiful designs! I love the colors you used for the poinsettia design!
Simply stunning cards. 😍 I love them.. so elegant ✨️
Beautiful cards! I love that hot foil plate. So many ways to use it.
Wow! Your card designs are so elegant- I love them!
Wow! The Poinsettias are to die for!
Emily, I’ve loved your poinsettia window card ever since I saw that on the Hero Arts blog. It’s stunning! beautiful colors!
Lovely.
Love, Love, Love your cards, Emily!
I would like to try your shaker card idea.
The pink poinsettias are so feminine looking.
Love the poinsettias!
Both cards are lovely, Emily! Super creative work!
Beautiful cards! I love the softness of the pink poinsettias in the shaker card!
Now, I love a good shaker but when I saw the red and white card……that was a Wow for me. Both are very nice.
Hi Emily – thanks for the inspiration with those HA products!! Especially love the spray you created with the pinecones – so elegant with the foiled circle! And your poinsettia frame shaker is amazing!!
Love the shaker wreath
Stunning cards! Thank you for the great instructions.
All of your cards are stunning! I love the look of the hot foil, but I am not ready to invest in a foiling machine and the plates needed. Your shaker card is beautiful. I especially love the soft coloring on the poinsettias. That will be a special gift for someone.
I absolutely love your cards. I really need to practice shaker cards, it’s so beautiful
Beautiful shaker! Very elegant!
Emily, your cards are gorgeous!! I love the colors you chose for the poinsettias. I also love the elegant look of the second card.
These are stunning!!
Pretty cards. I really like the poinsettia shaker.
Your cards are beautiful. Love the ponsattia frame shaker card and the with card with the red hot foiling is so elegant.
Pretty cards
These make my heart so happy. What stunning designs!
Your cards are so beautiful. Love the white backgrounds. So lovely.
Omg, your cards are stunning!! The colors on your poinsettia cards are just gorgeous and your white on white with the red foiled leaves is striking!!! I ❤️ white on white for Christmas!!!
That wreath is stunning! Love these designs
The poinsettia looks awesome in the shades of pink.
Wow. I can’t even. I don’t even know which is my favorite both are so beautiful. I love the contrast of the red and white. It is such an elegant card. I also love the detail on the shaker card. Lovely lovely work.
I am beginning to love the window dies. You made some beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing.
Such pretty elegant cards! The coloring on the Poinsettia Window Die looks so very nice!