Today is one big happy day with the release of the NEW Hero Arts 2020 Winter Catalog, and ncludes a blog hop and giveaway! So many unique and creative designs that will make your head spin or start the creative juices flowing! Either way, I think you will love the new art. I’m showcasing a few ornaments/cards that I created specifically for the catalog. I can honestly say, I am thankful I got to play with them because I found them to be so versatile and used in a myriad of ways. Before I get started I wanted to let you know that this is a blog hop with a few giveaways so make sure to go to the end of this post to get more information as well as to learn more about the products featured in my post.
My first ornament actually involves a stamp set and the Wish Ornament Fancy die. I stamped the background using “Cozy Town” with Intense Black ink onto Dove White cardstock, colored them in with Copic Markers and die-cut the piece out using the Infinity Circle die that was closest to the size of the ornament. I then cut the Wish Ornament out from red glittered paper and adhered the two papers together. I cut another Ornament from white glittered cardstock and used the bottom portion only to create “snow” under the word “wish” and added the ornament hanger and bow.
Wanting to make it a card? Easy, peasy…Just add a fun background with patterned paper or hand-stamped paper onto a card base. This card is actually a pocket with a hole cut out of the center with a little ledge cut from foam felt underneath the inside circle. The ornament comes out of the top of the sleeve but rests on the little ledge while in transit. Thought it was a nice way to take something from a card to an ornament.
Next up is “Joy to the World”, well that’s what I had in mind anyway. I die-cut the World Window Fancy Die from watercolor paper and used another larger Circle Infinity die to remove it from the actual paper (it’s a negative image) and watercolored it with Daniel Smith Watercolor Dot Palette. Then I cut another, same-sized Circle from watercolor paper to fill in the background. I attached the two together using foam dots. The die-cut, gold poster board Joy Ornament Fancy Die was attached to the front of the World and it was done!
Last one up today is a shaker ornament. Gold poster board was die-cut into a circle for the background base that matched the size of the ornament. Several Love Ornament Fancy Dies were cut from Dove White cardstock and glued together to create a raised platform to hold the sequins, while allowing them to move freely about. A piece of circular acetate was adhered underneath the top Love Ornament and then attached to the top of the other layered sentiments. Lastly, the Ornament hanger was cut from gold poster board and attached to the top of the Ornament. This would make a great package topper too!
Well there are four ideas to get you started. Time is ticking and the holidays will be upon us far sooner than we expected, as always. Let’s get making things together, at least virtually, until we can sit together! Ya’ll doing Zoom? Great craft party time! I sent away all these projects so I will definitely be creating (re-creating) with you! Wanting to see the Winter 2020 Catalog? Check it out in the link below.
Next up on the blog hop is Emily Midgett. She is one talented lady and is sure to have an amazing project to show you! If you missed someone on the hop, you can always get caught up by clicking on the creatives below:
Hero Arts
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Seeka
Amy Kolling
Cathy Zielske
Janette Kausen
Jenn Shurkus
Jennifer McGuire
Julee Tilman
Lisa Stein
Lori Craig
Mariana Grigsby
Nichol Spohr
Nina-Marie Trapani
Teri Anderson
Wanda Guess
Don’t forget to enter the giveaway! This time there are THREE opportunities for a $50.00 gift card!
XO,
We will give away three $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by leaving a comment between now and Sunday, September 6th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
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I love making some kind of ornament for family members. I love these!
These are all so beautiful! I especially like the “Joy to the World” ornament. Thank you for your beautiful inspiration!
Oh wow! I adore the world Joy card! The coloring is perfect!
Such beautiful ornaments! I’m sure anyone would love to receive one of these. I know I would.
I especially like the joy to the world ornament. Thanks for the inspiration!
The ornament dies are fabulous and you showcase them brilliantly. Love these!
Love the “Joy to the World” ornament card. TFS!
Great ideas! Love the red and white
I like your use of the red and white, but the Joy ornament was fantastic!
I LOVE that World ornament with the joy – so timely!
Those medallion dies are gorgeous. Beautiful cards.
I love your ornaments, they’re so festive. The JOY ornament is my favorite!
Beautiful ornaments! I esp. love the joy globe one. What a beautiful gift it would make.
Love the ornaments and what you did with them. Here goes my day … going through all the posts on the blog hop!!!!! A good day. Thanks for sharing.
Love, Love the ornaments. So creative and colorful. The catalog should be bursting with holiday ideas judging by the designers great work here.
Love these ornament cards! So clever! Thank you for sharing!
beautiful ornament cards!
Really pretty ornaments.
These are gorgeous!
What awesome ornaments. I love how you did the Joy to the World. Thanks for the great inspiration.
Love the world ornament. I cant wait to create a few ornaments!
Ornaments are such a gun way to add variety! Love the red and white striped card. Well, loved them all actually!
Gorgeous ornament designs!
Very nice!!
Love the joy ornament with the world cutout. I think this year’s sentiment should be joy, love and peace.
I love the Joy to the world. You could also do Peace on Earth that way too. So clever, and your work is beautiful too.
Lovely!
I love the ornaments, and I am a sucker for red candy stripes!
These are great & I love, love, love the Joy to the World one! I am so going to do something with this!
What a lovely card, and the gorgeous new products are amazing
Pretty, pretty cards. Love the “Joy” to the earth one.
Love your ornaments that can also be cards! They are very pretty. It is a great idea to send someone a card that can double as an ornament! Often, cards are kept, but this truly gives them more than one life! Your ornaments are beautiful – vivid colors and pretty touches!
Wonderful sparkle, shine & shake style.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee “
Beautiful combination of sets Debi! Thanks for the inspiration!
So very pretty!
Beautiful! Very versatile for cards or tags!
I love these “ornament” tags.. especially the “shaker” ones.
Am always into sparkle and gold. Lovin’ your ideas.
WOW LOVE, LOVE the joy die with the earth/glove background. BEAUTIFUL!
Lovely ornament cards.
Love these!!! I’m loving this release!!!
beautiful ornaments!
Making ornaments is a great idea. A gift and a card!
Thanks for sharing
Beautiful ornaments, great way to give a little extra with holiday cards
Beautiful ornaments!!
Debi, I love your ornaments; you are so creative! The Joy to the World ornament is my fav!
Beautiful winter warm and fun… now I want to string popcorn!
All of the ornament fancy dies will make card making and gift giving fast this year! Thanks for sharing beautiful yet easy to do ideas!
Your ornaments are fabulous!
these are all great! I especially like the “joy to the world” and the shaker ornaments!
Fabulous examples of the new products! Thank you so much for all the inspiration and chance to win.
I really love that you decided to make these dies into ornaments really great idea to do so that they can be used to put on a Christmas tree or for a present for someone
Love your ornament cards.
Beautiful!
Love the JHoy to the world ornament the most but they are all lovely.
Great ornaments! Really like the shaker one!
So beautiful, Debi!
These ornaments are so amazing for my Christmas tree. Just love it.♥️♥️
Beautiful ornaments!!
Such nice ornaments and a great looking card! I especially like the world joy ornament.
Such a fun and festive release. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Carol B
I’m loving the ornaments! Also love the shaker ornament!
These cards are so beautiful. The 2020 catalog has SOOOO MANY great new items it’s going to be SO HARD to decide which to buy!
Beautiful ornaments! Thanks for the inspirations.
I love the ornaments you made. We give ornaments as gifts every year so these would be great.
Especially love the gold and white!
Great ornaments.
Such creatively inspiring ornament ideas! Love the world one!! Ingenious!!
All the cards are beautiful, but my favorite is the Joy/Globe card. Beautiful!
I love your beautiful holiday ornaments! My favorite is Joy to the World! What a great idea!
Oh wow, great card and ornaments~! LOVE LOVE LOVE the red and white stripes and I always need inspiration for using pp on my cards! I just don’t see it as much anymore and I miss it! Great job on all of these projects!
Wow! Such gorgeous cards and beautiful colors! I am in awe of the World Window Die. So Unique! The Ornament you made with it is jaw dropping! A must get! I want all of the Ornament Dies. I am thinking, I could include a ornament in my holiday cards for the recipient to hang on their tree… Such gorgeous creations! I want to come back to your blog when I have more time and just browse ….
Great cards! Love it that you can send a card that is also an ornament for decorating…..tfs!
Love the World!
Beautiful ideas. Love shakers.
Love the idea of making an ornament card. These are all so lovely, I especially like the last one.
such gorgeous creations! can’t even choose my favorite one ahah as i love them all!
Such joyful cards! Hero Arts has done it again, such great choices! And, Your projects are always a delight!
Love the way you also incorporated the ornament into a card.
I think that Joy one is my favorite!
Wow, amazing projects! Beautiful designs and wonderfully festive.
Wow!!! Gorgeous ornaments and card! I especially LOVE the joy world ornament!!! That is stunning, and exactly what the world needs more of…JOY!
I’m a card maker, but love the world/globe ornament, especially the vibrant colors!
Your ornaments are beautifully done. Love the originality of the Joy to the World one. Just ‘what the World needs now’!
Love all the ornaments you made!
Fantastic designs .. the Joy ornament is my favorite!
What pretty ornament cards!!
I love that the ornaments can be used for cards or as actual ornaments. Great job on all of them!
Beautiful ornaments! I especially love how you paired the joy ornament and world window!!
Just beautiful! I am intrigued by the pocket that ornaments can slip in and out of. All 3 are wonderful, but I’d love to get the “earth” die.
Wow, these are great ideas Debi. Love what you’ve done with these.
The cards are SO FUN & PRETTY!!
Thanks for the inspiration!
These are beautiful!
Such beautiful creations.
WOW! Fabulous ornaments! Beautiful inspiration … thanks!
Beautiful ornaments. I really love those ornament dies.
These are so pretty. I always try & make ornaments for friends & family.
I love these, especially the “love” one.
Great ideas. I’ll use the inspiration to make these for my own Christmas tree.
The are all darling.
Love these ornaments. The “Joy to the World” is lovely and unique.
Debi, I love the bright colours so much. I also love how you used the world map and the ‘Joy” die. Thank you for your inspiration
Thanks for some great inspiration for making ornaments Debi. I make something new every year and this really gets the juices flowing!
The world needs a little joy
Really pretty. The ornaments are wonderful and I love how you showed how you could easily use them on a card. Plus I must say you did a great job photographing and showcasing your ornaments.
I’ve always loved making ornaments and yours are gorgeous! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
Such beautiful ornaments! What a nice gift this holiday season.
Thanks for sharing…
I love the ornaments
I love these beautiful ornament die cut projects!! My favourites are the Joy to the World and Wish ornaments! Thanks for sharing this great inspiration! Take care!
These new ornament dies are fantastic. I love the creative way you’ve used them on all your cards.
Love all of your creations! Great ideas.
Very creative. Love those
Love the idea of sending an ornament with your card! Your projects are gorgeous!
I received several of the ornaments a couple days ago.. Yours are just beautiful. I can’t wait to get started!
Great look at the different ways to use the products. Nice ideas.
Debi, you are so creative and I love the Joy and world ornament especially. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful ornaments and card.
These cards are like my kids…. There’s no way I could pick a favorite!!! I love each variation ~ they are so beautiful, so many gorgeous ideas!! Thank you for sharing <3 <3
I guess I should say projects
Love ’em!!
What a great idea in turning these circle sentiments into ornaments, mixing them up with cozy town or a glittery shaker. So clever and such beautiful art to give as gifts, use as tags, or hang on your own tree. Thanks so much!
Simply gorgeous! Love how you used this release!
Your Joy to the world is beautiful and a wonderful message for today!
These are so pretty! Loving these beautiful ornament designs!
I’m loving the ornament dies! Thanks for sharing your creations.
Hi Debi
Your ornament and cards are lovely!!! I hear sleigh bells! Thanks for inspiring me 
Wonderful ornaments ! Like the idea of putting the ornament into a card so it can serve two purposes! So many great products in this new catalog! Thanks for sharing!