Hey friends! Happy you are joining me here today. I’m so excited to announce the brand new Hero Arts 2021 Holiday Catalog that is jam packed with fabulous winter designs and projects for your creative inspiration! Not only are there tons of new products but Hero Arts is offering three giveaways along with a blog hop! Make sure to scroll to the end of my post to see how to enter the giveaway and catch up with some of your favorite designers on the hop.
Today I want to feature a few of the new products that are now available on the website but know there are so many more, so be sure to check out the blog hop where you will receive a ton more inspiration and possibilities.
First up is a fun gift tag featuring the Merry Christmas Santa Clear Stamp Set. (All information for purchasing products featured here are located at the end of my post.)
Merry Christmas Santa & Reindeer…
I think this simple Santa image is so cute and easy to color with markers.
Now what makes him a little different is that I created him to look as if he is coming out of a chimney. I stamped him, as well as the sentiment, onto a piece of 2 1/4″ x 5″ Dove White cardstock using Intense Black Ink and Copic markers and then trimmed Santa out to the top of his boots.
To create the chimney, I used Brickwall Bold Prints (not new, but certainly wonderful), stamped on a 6″ x 2 1/2″ piece of red cardstock using Red Royal Mid-tone ink. I folded the 6″ strip in half so that the chimney became 3″ x 2 1/2″ then stitched the sides closed. I attached a 3/4″ x 3″ strip of red cardstock to the top with adhesive and fussy-cut some Dove White cardstock to resemble snow for the top and adhered it in place. I stamped and embossed the sentiment in white and lightly misted the chimney with “snow” by carefully splattering watered-down white acrylic paint. That’s it. And since this set comes with the delightful reindeer too, you can do something similar with him as well. Small set but big on possibilities.
For this next card I combined several new sets to make one holiday card. Lots of ideas in each one but they also work well together!
Color Layering Robin and Frame Cuts….
Holly Berries Stamps and Frame-cuts…
Buffalo Checked Pattern Bold Prints…
XOXO Bold Prints…
This little bird is so cute! I couldn’t help but create with him. There are a ton of ways you can color him but I chose to stay in a limited color palette of gray, black, and very light taupe. I love that the bird is a Color Layering design because not only does he get stamped and colored in quickly but he comes with a coordinating die set for easy cutting.
To create this card, I stamped the new Buffalo Check Bold print onto Dove White Cardstock using Intense Black ink, die-cut the XOXO Cover Plate and attached it onto Red cardstock. These fit onto the front of a Dove White Top-Folded Card.
I then stamped the bird (color-layering technique). I then used Intense Black ink to stamp the Holly Berries onto Dove White cardstock and die-cut the entire piece. After coloring ink the image with markers, I splattered it with watered-down white acrylic paint. Once dry, it was attached to the card base. Using white embossing powder and embossing ink, I stamped the two sentiments onto black and red cardstock and heat set them. They were then attached to the card base.
For my final card today, I am featuring a Halloween card using these two sets…
Etched Winter Swirls Bold Print…
Halloween Icons…
I like keeping my Halloween on the brighter side. :). Reactive inks help get that look. Check out our new Reactive Ink cube collections!
The background was created by using blending brushes loaded with Blue Hawaii, Purple Galaxy, Lemon Drop and Creamsicle Reactive inks as well as Navy Mid-tone ink. Etched Winter Swirls Bold Prints was stamped onto the background using Sea Salt Reactive ink. The Halloween Icons were die-cut from various colors of paper and embellished with markers. (The word “Boo” is part of the Shadowed Letter Set) I love how bright this card is. Definitely a change from the darkness of Halloween.
Well I hope that I have given you at least a tiny glimpse into the new Hero Arts 2021 Holiday Catalog. There are so many new designs. Sure hope you will take a look. Oh and btw, Hero Arts is giving away the NEW Holiday Catalog with any $50.00 order while supplies last. What a deal! And now is a great time to get a start on those Christmas cards, right? Don’t forget to see all the other designers ideas in the blog hop. Next up is Emily Midgett. She is always creating something beautiful!
XO,
If you missed anyone on the blog hop, you can get caught up here:
Debi Adams-You are here
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We will give away THREE $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, August 29th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
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Oh hey! Looking for something to do? NOW is the time! Last time it was so much fun that we have now expanded the Stamp-Along to TWO days! What can you do for two days for $25.00? Hope you will check it out here.
Join us for a day of “LIVE” card classes, hosted in a private Facebook group!
During this virtual event, you will have the opportunity to create ten beautiful cards from start to finish, learning tips and tricks from some of your favorite cardmakers. The event will take place in a private Facebook group – you must use Facebook to participate. You can watch everything live as it happens and “stamp-along”, or you can choose to view when it is convenient for you. There will be giveaways throughout the event – everyone who registers will be eligible for the drawings, you need not be present to win.
The event will take place over two days. Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19, 2021 (all times are EST)
10:00am – 5:30pm – Our artists will lead five card demos each day, with breaks in between.
5:30pm – Wrap-up and giveaways both days!
Once you purchase this event, you will be sent an email with details regarding how to join our private event Facebook group. Please keep an eye out for this email with Stamp-Along in the subject line. It is critical that you request membership in the Facebook group, linked in this email.
Please be sure to ask to join the Facebook group AT LEAST 24 hours before the LIVE event begins. It may take time to be approved into the Facebook group as this is a manual process – please allow 72 business hours. The sooner you join the group, the sooner you can join the conversation and find your bearings! We will be there to help answer any questions.
All of the LIVES will be available for replay in the private Facebook group if you are unable to attend the event live on September 18 & 19.
Also included in the class:
Downloadable project sheet with step-by-step instructions.
Supplies listed per card so you can plan your day.
Images of all the cards, including detailed shots.
A short list of homework to prep prior to the event.
Did we mention giveaways??
Class Supplies
We will not be shipping kits for this event.
We know many of the necessary supplies will already be available in your crafty stash, but we are featuring newer released stamps and dies as well.
Great, great cards. This looks like a great Christmas release.
Wonderful holiday creations. My daughter recently adopted a black cat so I may need to order the Halloween dies.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Oh my….love all your fabulous creations!!!
The Buffalo plaid makes such gorgeous cards!
Santa is so cute popping out of the chimney but the Halloween card is definitely my favorite!
Gorgeous cards! I love the buffalo check backgrounds!
Debi, I love your Halloween card! I think it’s so unique and cleve! Thank you for sharing!!
wow–so many great samples. I think my favorite is the Santa/chimney card. Definitely have to try that one.
Santa is adorable! And I love the Halloween card.
Your holiday cards are so pretty! Love the interactive pop-up element.
Love to see Santa pop up from the chimney.
The background swirls on the Halloween
card are fun. Great cards. thanks for sharing
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Debi,
You are a knockout artist!! Your talent is off the charts. I was looking at the little Santa tag card at the start of this entry and thinking “Where was THAT when I was ordering? I missed it!!” and then I started scrolling down… and down… and I saw those gorgeous holly berry branches with that cute bird from the bird layering set… and then I saw even MORE. That Halloween card is BE.YOND. BEYOND!! I absolutely love it, and that is high praise b/c I don’t usually dwell on that holiday or pay a lot of attention to it. Your work is top-tier!!
Lori S in PA
The chimney card is seriously cute!! What a terrific job. Thanks for sharing.
I’m getting that swirly background stamp from my LSS. Can’t wait to play with it! I love your Halloween card!
Beautiful cards! I can’t wait to use these stamps and dies myself!
Fantastic release and projects- I especially love the card with the Layering Robin set!
Amazing cards debi cant wait to get my hands on this release.
Loved your pop up Santa gift tag, the chickadee and gingham card and your take on Halloween.
I love the Santa and the plaid! What great cards!
Such beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards. Love that background on the Halloween card. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful cards! Really like how you used the winter swirl background on the Halloween card.
Such gorgeous cards! The Halloween card is awesome…
Thanks for sharing.
That xo cover plate is awesome! It totally works year round. I like the way the bird was uncolored and the foliage was beautifully a stand out.
Great new products, beautiful cards!
WOW, the Halloween card looks so cool with that background!!!!!!!!!
The Halloween card you created is fantastic.
I bought the plaid stamp so it is nice to see more card samples showing the variety of ways it can be used.
Debi, your cards are always quite stunning but your Halloween card is quite gorgeous. Thank you for the inspiration.
Wonderful cards! I think the color layering Robin and plaid background are my favorites!
Great card designs! I love the holly and sweet bird, and your Halloween card is so fun!
Totally awesome cards, Debi! I especially love that gorgeous Swirly background!
What a great idea for Santa to come put of the chimney on that plaid background. But the Halloween color scheme was even more eye-catching. Thank you for sharing your cards.
Wow! I just love your amazing cards Debi! Your colouring and designs are wonderful! I love your cute Santa tag! Super fun when he looks like he is coming up the chimney!! Thanks for the great inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂
These are all lovely but my favorite is the Halloween card. That swirly background is perfect for a spooky scene.
Beautiful cards! Fantastic release!
These are all great-my fav is the Buffalo birdy XO card. Awesome work!
Debi, you’re cards are “So Delightful:! Hero Arts has out done themselves with the new items! I really love all the new background creators available this time – especially the Buffalo Plaid.
Great cards, and that Halloween one is so different and so cool- love the colors and bold print stamp on the background!
These are great! Wonderful designs!
These are so fun! Really love the Halloween card!
So many great ideas for the new products. I really love your gift card with the slide-out Santa. Cute!
Love your creativity and mixing of products!
Oh my gosh, that pop up Santa gift tag is just adorable and I love the plaid!
Love your Halloween card! Now I really need that swirl background stamp!
Love, love the Halloween card. Colors stand out and love the swirl background. Thanks for sharing your creations.
Ha… this Santa looks suprised…. isn’t it about time. Tee hee. Cute and fun!
The Halloween card was beautiful. I was glad to see it amongst the others.
Cute Santa, pretty bird and fun Halloween card.
Great cards! The robin card is fabulous. The XOXO cover plate would be great to create a tic-tac-toe birthday card for a kid. The Halloween card is so colorful and fun! Thanks for sharing!
Your cards are simply adorable.
wow fantastic cards – so different and inspirational
Your 🧑🎄 with the you give such joy is delightful!
The Santa is super cute
Love that Halloween card!!!!
Fabulous holiday card designs, I just adore that bird paired with the holly!
Hola, Debi! Wonderful cards! I love the plaid background! So pretty. Girl, I don’t celebrate Halloween, but that background is bangin’! Gor-geous!
Wow Debi I really enjoyed every card and that pop up Santa so cute! I need that sweet robin stamp set, just love it!