Hero Arts July Release

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Hero Arts Hero Studio Blog Hop for July 2024!

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I am only sharing a few of the new products being released today, you can see the full release here.

Card Details:

For this card, I started by ink-smooshing a background with Salvaged Patina Distress Ink. I then stamped the new Tentacles stamp by rubbing the Uncharted Mariner Distress Watercolor Pencils all over it and stamping it onto the inky background I created. I then trimmed the background and roughed the edges with a paper distresser. I then used the Shabby Shutters Distress Watercolor Pencil to stamp out a bunch of the seaweed from the new Mermaids & Seahorses stamp set.

I stamped the mermaid with seahorse image from Mermaids & Seahorses and colored it in with the Copic markers. I used the Copic markers below to color the images. With the swatches below, you can easily substitute them for similar colors or even a different coloring medium. If you are interested in learning more about Copic coloring or alcohol marker coloring, be sure to check out my Copic 101 class here.

I then die-cut out all the images with the Hero Arts Compact Cutter. Next, I stamped a sentiment from Nautical Messages with Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide Ink. I attached all of the images to the background, then added some Rock Candy Distress Ink to the edges of the seahorse and throughout the seaweed.

Remember, there are many other new products to be seen, including the full Hero Studio Kit—so fun! See the whole release here.

Cardmaking Supplies Used:

Hero Arts, Hero Studio July 2024 Shop at: HA	Hero Arts, Mermaid & Seahorses Shop at: HA	Hero Arts, Tentacles Shop at: HA	Hero Arts, Nautical Messages Shop at: HA
Distress Watercolor Pencil Full Set Bundle Shop at: SSS | LF	Blick Arts, Master Synthetic Round #4 Brush Shop at: BA	Blick Arts, Master Synthetic Round #2 Brush Shop at: BA	Ranger Paintbrush Set Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R
Faber-Castell, Collapsible Water Cup Shop at: shurkus	Copic 101 online class Shop at: shurkus	Distress Techniques: Distress Watercolor Pencils Shop at: shurkus	Distress Techniques: Distress Watercolor Pencils part 2 Shop at: shurkus
Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus	Scrapbook Adhesives, mixed white foam squares Shop at: shurkus	Scrapbook Adhesives, 0.25″ white foam squares Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF	Tim Holtz, Distress Watercolor Cardstock 8.5 x 11 Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R
Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Distress Watercolor Cardstock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Shop at: shurkus | HA	Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide Inkpad Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker, Salvaged Patina Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Tonic 6.75 Inch Mini Recoil Snips Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Distresser Altered Aged Edges 370a Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz, Distress Glitter Dust Clear Rock Candy Shop at: SSS | shurkus | HA | R	Tim Holtz, Distress Collage Medium Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R	Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Salvaged Patina Distress Shop at: SSS | R
Spellbinders, Best Ever Craft Tape Shop at: SSS | shurkus | NN	Glitter All Of The Things, Flour Sack Cloth Shop at: shurkus	Ranger, 2oz Mister Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R	99% Isopropyl Alcohol Shop at: NN
Ranger, Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | R	Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF | HA	Mini Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF | HA	Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer Ranger 4 Ounces Shop at: SSS | shurkus | HA | R
Hero Arts, Compact Cutter Shop at: SSS | HA	Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | HA | R

Giveaway:

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, July 7th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Next on the hop is: Nichol Spohr

Full Hop List:

Hero Arts

Hero Arts Creative Team:
Channin Pelletier
Charlene Madrid
Heather Ruwe
Ilina Crouse
Jeannie Lieu
Jennifer Kotas
Kailash Naidoo
Karen Brown
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Natasha Polite
Natasha Vacca
Rachel Kleinman
Rosie Lopez
Seeka

Special Guests:
Jenn Shurkus <— you are here
Nichol Spohr
Emily Midgett
Kelly Taylor