Welcome to the Hero Arts + Altenew Partners Blog Hop, showcasing the brand new Bloom & Grow Stamp Set!
It's all about celebrating 45 years and more importantly, CELEBRATING OUR INDUSTRY!!
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of this colored pencils floral card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
I wanted to showcase this gorgeous new Bloom & Grow Stamp Set floral on a color of cardstock you might not ordinarily think of. The Hero Hues Adriatic Cardstock was the perfect choice. The vibrant, rich color is one of my absolute favorites! The floral was stamped in the bottom left corner and the upper right using the Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. The leaves were stamped in the bottom right corner and a sentiment from the set was also stamped and embossed as shown.
Polychromos Colored Pencils in the following colors were used to color in the flowers and leaves:
Flowers: Ivory (base of each petal), Indanthrene Blue, Cobalt Turquoise, Light Cobalt Turquoise
Leaves: Ivory (base of leaves), Juniper Green, Earth Green Yellowish
Once colored, Hero Arts White Liquid Watercolor was splattered over the card for distressing. Sea Salt Reactive Ink was applied around the perimeter of the design to soften the edges.
The card was finished with Champagne Sequins and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Pale Gold.
S U P P L I E S
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G I V E A W A Y
There will be 3 prizes, drawn from comments left across the blog hop:
- One winner will receive the stamp set!
- One winner will receive a $25 shopping spree at Altenew
- One winner will receive a $25 shopping spree at Hero Arts
Hoppers have until Sunday, October 27th to leave their comments, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
K E E P H O P P I N G
Hero Arts
Altenew
Ashlea Cornell
Caly Person
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jaycee Gaspar
Jen Schow
Kathy Racoosin
Laurie Willison
Libby Hickson
Lilith Eeckels
Maryám Pérez
Michelle Short
Nathalie DeSousa
Nichol Spohr
Norine Borys
Svitlana Shayevich
Virginia Lu
Yana Smakula
This post is part of the Hero Arts + Altenew blog hop:
Great card!
Posted by: nancy f | October 23, 2019 at 12:25 PM
I love your unique take on the image--stunning.
Posted by: Isabel Z | October 23, 2019 at 12:41 PM
Love the colors you used! Gorgeous!
Posted by: Debbi Smith | October 23, 2019 at 01:35 PM
Oh. My. Gosh. This is so different, gorgeous, interesting...you sometimes amaze me. I hope that you love it as much as I do!!
Posted by: Sharon Gulliksons | October 23, 2019 at 01:41 PM
Such a gorgeous card! Love the colors...
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Jeanne Beam | October 23, 2019 at 01:55 PM
I love how this looks! :) Great job!
Posted by: Kelsey Thomas | October 23, 2019 at 01:58 PM
I cannot believe you achieved that effect -- so rich! -- with colored pencils. Gorgeous work
Posted by: Kimberly Ligocki | October 23, 2019 at 01:58 PM
What a super pretty and unique take!! Love it! :)
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | October 23, 2019 at 03:45 PM
Wish I could color like that - beautiful!
Posted by: ROSALIE JOHNSON | October 23, 2019 at 03:48 PM
I ADORE this COLOR combo! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Meghan Kennihan | October 23, 2019 at 04:26 PM
WOW,girl, what a FABULOUS card!
Posted by: Marisela Delgado | October 23, 2019 at 04:36 PM
love how you colored on the gorgeous blue cardstock - the gold accents and the white spatters are so pretty - this is my favorite HA collaboration stamp yet - can't wait to get it!
Posted by: Betty | October 23, 2019 at 04:49 PM
Wow Nichol this is amazing! I absolutely love it! The colors are gorgeous, so is this beautiful big bloom!
Posted by: Heidi Rees | October 23, 2019 at 04:49 PM
I adore your scene cards (you really are one of the very best at building scenes and critter coloring) but this may be my favorite card design you’ve ever shared. Just stunning! Thank you for sharing your gifts and inspirations with this crafty community. We are blessed to have you in it!!
Posted by: Erica | October 23, 2019 at 05:06 PM
OOOH.... gorgeous colours. Just love this card. Thanks for sharing. Carol
carolclark6@bigpond.com
Posted by: Carol Clark | October 23, 2019 at 05:38 PM
Only one word can describe this card - STUNNING!!!!!!!
Posted by: Dee Earnshaw | October 23, 2019 at 07:19 PM
Fantastic card! The blue is beautiful and your creation is awesome!
Posted by: Barbara-Jean | October 23, 2019 at 07:21 PM
This card is absolutely stunning!
Posted by: Karen Walker | October 23, 2019 at 07:36 PM
I love blue and and this is such a creative and beautiful use of this gorgeous stamp set!
Posted by: barbara lassiter | October 23, 2019 at 07:59 PM
Beautiful card and thank you for the video! I only have prisma colors do you thin I can get the same look?
Posted by: stephanie | October 23, 2019 at 08:49 PM
Well there you went and did it again!!! Stunning colors and design!! Everyone has been using pencils to color this beauty in!! Wondering if I'm going to see a copic coloring version along the hop. I personally can't color much of anything well, but if I would use this stamp at all it would have to be using pencils as you did!
Posted by: Patty Eifert | October 23, 2019 at 08:57 PM
You’ve created a very strikingly beautiful card using this new stamp set. It really highlights your talent!
Posted by: Linda L. Tucker | October 23, 2019 at 11:47 PM
Love the Adriatic Card stock. Your coloring is stunning!! Love the Champagne sequins and the splatter! Fabulous card!
Posted by: Heather Nelson | October 24, 2019 at 01:05 AM
Awesome card design!! Love the rich blue!
Posted by: Sandhya Iyer | October 24, 2019 at 01:35 AM
Beautiful to look at
and love the colors!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | October 24, 2019 at 01:48 AM