Welcome to the Hero Arts Anniversary Blog Hop - Day 2!
I'm absolutely thrilled to be celebrating Hero Arts 45th Anniversary with four cards I created with the brand new From the Vault images! These images and stamp sets feature incredible stamps that from the past five decades! Let's all honor Hero Arts and all they have done for this incredible industry. I know that one of my very first stamp sets was an alphabet set from Hero Arts. That set led to the purchase of the Shadow Stamps and that led to more and more stamp purchases throughout the years! I can't thank Hero Arts enough for all they do for our industry. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Hero Arts!
And, now, let's get on to the projects!
First up, I'm sharing this happy hello card featuring the cutest little bear from the From the Vault Cute Animals Stamp Set. The image was stamped on smooth white cardstock with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored in with Copic Markers. The sentiments From the Vault Cute Animals Stamp Set were stamped with Red Royal and Intense Black Ink out to the side of the image.
The strip was matted on Hero Hues Cherry Cardstock.
The background for my card was created by trimming varying widths of Hero Hues Cardstock and creating a diagonal pattern. I placed Stick It Adhesive on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of printer paper, peeled off the backing and than placed the Hero Hues Cherry, Peony, Mist, and Paradise cardstock strips on the background at a diagonal. The edges were trimmed, the panel placed on a white top fold card base and the strip added to the top as shown.
My next two cards feature new From the Vault Birthday images!
For my first card I stamped a sentiment from the From the Vault Birthday images on Bristol Smooth cardstock using the new Clear Embossing Ink and heat embossed the greeting with white embossing powder. I stamped the stack of packages around the sentiment as shown with the Clear Embossing Ink, heat embossing with white embossing powder. The images were colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and the background was watercolored with a blue marker and a water brush pen.
Once dry, the background was trimmed to 4" x 5 1/4" and mounted on a white top fold card base. An additional sentiment from the From the Vault Birthday stamp set was stamped on Hero Hues Pitch Cardstock with clear embossing ink, heat embossed with white embossing powder, trimmed into a thin strip, and adhered to the design with foam adhesive.
Images from the From the Vault Birthday stamp set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Intense Black Ink and masked. The new Hero Hues Lemon Drop Reactive Ink and Post It Tape were used to create sun rays behind the birthday animals. The background was spritzed with water and blotted dry before the masks were removed and images colored in with Copic Markers.
The bottom of the scene was also masked and inked with Hero Hues Green Apple Reactive Ink. Sentiments from the From the Vault Birthday stamp set were stamped on Hero Hues Pitch Cardstock with clear embossing ink, heat embossed with white embossing powder, trimmed into a thin strips, and adhered to the design with foam adhesive.
My final card share today features the new From the Vault Floral Carousel Filly. This image was stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Clear Embossing Ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder.
New Hero Hues Reactive Inks in Lemon Drop, Pool Party, and Grape Slush were blended over the image for the colorful background. Water was spritzed over the images for distressing. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used to add color to the Filly.
A sentiment from the From the Vault Bugs was stamped below the images with Clear Embossing Ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder.
S U P P L I E S
Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project(s). Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!
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S H O P P I N G
Shop the Hero Arts 45th Anniversary release products by clicking the links below. Add on products are also available at Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson. Affiliate links used:
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G I V E A W A Y
We have gathered some fabulous prizes from our industry friends and partners for this hop:
- Hero Arts: 3 $145 Gift Certificates, 3 $45 Gift Certificates
- Altenew: $50 Gift Certificate
- Art Impressions: $25 Gift Certificate
- Ellen Hutson LLC: $50 Gift Certificate
- Gina K: $100 Gift Certificate
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: $100 Hero Arts Gift Certificate, 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags
- Lawn Fawn: $50 Gift Certificate
- My Sweet Petunia: 1 Prize Bundle (Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align, and a bar magnet)
- Online Card Classes: 5 spots in the Stamp Happy In Good Company: Hero Arts class
- Pink Fresh Studio: $45 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: 3 copies of Scrapbook & Cards Today Summer 2019 Issue
- Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
Winners will be drawn from people who leave comments along the blog hop over the three days - comment all three days for more chances to win!
Comment by Sunday, June 2 at 11:59pm PST, and we will announce the winners on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
K E E P H O P P I N G
Hero Arts
A Blog Named Hero
Amy Kolling
Cheiron Brandon
Clare Prezzia
Donna Mikasa
Jana Millen
Jenn Shurkus
Kathleen Graumüller
Laurie Willison
Lisa Spangler
Lydia Fiedler
Nichol Spohr
Scrapbook & Cards Today
Scrapbook.com
A Blog Named Hero
Amy Kolling
Cheiron Brandon
Clare Prezzia
Donna Mikasa
Jana Millen
Jenn Shurkus
Kathleen Graumüller
Laurie Willison
Lisa Spangler
Lydia Fiedler
Nichol Spohr
Scrapbook & Cards Today
Scrapbook.com
This post is part of the Hero Arts 45th Anniversary Blog Hop:
I love that birthday card! It's so colorful🎨🌈❗
Posted by: Cheri Johnston | May 23, 2019 at 06:32 AM
Thank you Hero Arts & Nicole. Your cards are awesome and so dang pretty too!
Posted by: Jan Elmore | May 23, 2019 at 07:08 AM
Happy Anniversary to Hero Arts!
Nicole - Love your cards, Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: nancy f | May 23, 2019 at 07:32 AM
Love the gifts on the card they look like a beautiful wreath.
Posted by: Victoria Banaszak | May 23, 2019 at 07:41 AM
Wow, that striped background is amazing! Great cards! TFS
Posted by: Shari Czerwinski | May 23, 2019 at 07:50 AM
Wonderful cards! Especially love the birthday card - love that inked background!
Posted by: Julia D. | May 23, 2019 at 08:15 AM
Oooh these cards are fantastic!! I love the adorable birthday panda so much! :)
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | May 23, 2019 at 08:28 AM
Such bright and colorful cards, I love these! The new inks are fabulous and I can't wait to try them.
Posted by: Jackie Parkins | May 23, 2019 at 08:32 AM
Happy 45th Anniversary Hero Arts. Nicole, as always, love your cards.
Posted by: CONNIE | May 23, 2019 at 08:35 AM
Adorable cards, Nichol... I really love the fun panda scene. And I love the way you created stripes on your first card.
Posted by: Debbie Rumpza | May 23, 2019 at 08:36 AM
The carousel horse!!! So great
Posted by: susie sonnier | May 23, 2019 at 08:44 AM
Lovely cards. SO excited to see the carousel come back from the vault. Amazing embossing and coloring work on these.
Posted by: Mel H | May 23, 2019 at 08:45 AM
Lovely cards, the carousel horse is a wonderful image
Posted by: Beth Harple | May 23, 2019 at 08:46 AM
Love all of these cards. :) You are so talented.
Posted by: Kelsey Thomas | May 23, 2019 at 08:49 AM
brilliant cards!! love that carousel horse wow!
Posted by: Cheriese | May 23, 2019 at 08:57 AM
Adorable cards...each is so inspiring!!Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Anushree Vaish | May 23, 2019 at 08:58 AM
Love that unicorn card's background!
Posted by: Carol Krup | May 23, 2019 at 09:02 AM
I love your teddy bear card. Love the paper choice in colors. Just fun
Posted by: Renita | May 23, 2019 at 09:03 AM
Pretty cards Nichol; that little bear is so cute and your presents look great on the birthday card.
Posted by: Ann | May 23, 2019 at 09:05 AM
The Hero Arts cardstock are nice. Great colors together too.
Posted by: Amber Scholtz | May 23, 2019 at 09:23 AM
Such a nice assortment of cards. Great job
Posted by: Sheri D | May 23, 2019 at 09:25 AM
Such sweet cards.
Posted by: G. Angelos | May 23, 2019 at 09:31 AM
Beautiful cards. Love the Carousel horse. Thank you for sharing!!
Posted by: Debbie Walter | May 23, 2019 at 09:33 AM
Love the cards, so glad you didn't ask us to pick a favorite. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
Posted by: El Ivens | May 23, 2019 at 09:38 AM
Love seeing the vault products used with new inks and techniques! Thanks for sharing your wonderful cards!
Posted by: Laura P. | May 23, 2019 at 09:39 AM