2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog Blog Hop!
Posted by Hero Arts on August 23, 2017

2017 Wintertime Fun Catalog Blog Hop!

Today is a special day at Hero Arts - we are launching our brand new Wintertime Fun Catalog Collection in the Hero Arts Store! Are you in the mood for the holidays and some cooler weather? We are sure that flipping through the catalog and seeing all of the wonderful new products will get you in the mood!

Take a few moments and take a peek at the 2017 Wintertime Fun Collection by clicking here.

Our Creative Team member Jayne Nelson has created a project to share with you. At the end of the post we have details on a fun blog hop to inspire you featuring our Creative Team and some wonderful guest artists! And of course a chance to enter our giveaway!

Jayne: There are so many beautiful products in the new catalog, I couldn't resist combining several stamp sets and a few dies on a holiday card. To make this card, I started by creating a blocked background with traditional holiday colors. I die cut a total of eight rectangles with a small Rectangle Infinity Die - two each from pine, grass, celadon and punch layering papers. I secured the rectangles to a trimmed piece of white cardstock that I matted with punch layering paper and then secured to a pine card base. I also embossed three snowflakes, from the Color Layering Baby Penguin set, onto two corners of the blocked background.

Color Layering Baby Penguin by Jayne Nelson for Hero Arts

To create the adorable penguin image, I stamped each of the three layers of the Color Layering Baby Penguin onto a piece of white cardstock with the three inks in the Ink & Emboss Penguin set (Soft Granite, Charcoal, and Black), carefully aligning each stamp over the previously stamped layer. Then, using the first penguin stamp layer, I stamped over the penguin image with VersaMark ink and embossed it with Sparkle embossing powder. I easily cut around the image with the Color Layering Penguin Frame Cuts. Next, I secured the penguin to a vellum snowflake that I die cut with one of the new Snowflake Infinity Dies and then secured the snowflake to the card with foam tape.

Color Layering Baby Penguin by Jayne Nelson for Hero Arts

I added a draped sentiment banner that I embossed and die cut with stamps and dies from the versatile Christmas Banner Stamp & Cut set. I also stamped and die cut three small doves that I secured to the card below and at each end of the banner. For a few finishing details, I added several clear gemstones and a lengthy, red bow. Have fun hopping!

Color Layering Baby Penguin by Jayne Nelson for Hero Arts

And now it’s time to hop!! Be sure to visit each blog on the list and leave a little love – we will be giving away three $25 shopping sprees to the Hero Arts Online Store, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please comment by Wednesday, 8/30 at 11:59 PM PT and we’ll announce the winners the following week.

The Hero Arts Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Cathy Zielske

Wanda Guess

Kathy Racoosin

Ilina Crouse

Clare Prezzia

Yana Smakula

Lydia Fiedler

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Amy Tsuruta

Michelle Short

May Park

Libby Hickson

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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