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Hero Arts Summer Catalog Blog Hop
Hi everyone! Welcome to the Hero Arts Summer Catalog Blog Hop! Most of you know I LOVE summer… and I LOVE everything about the ocean… so I was super excited when Hero Arts asked me to be part of this blog hop! As soon as I saw this Blue Whale Layering Set, I knew I needed it! I used Wet Cement as the base then Deep Ocean and lastly Navy Ink to stamp the whale.
I then masked the whale and inked the background with the inks from the Mermaid Ombre and Ocean Ink Pad
To make the sentiment POP I heat embossed it with white powder. Hero Art white embossing powder is my favorite!
Remember when embossing to treat the cardstock with the powder tool so you won’t get any stray flecks on your dark background
The bubbles stamp is one of my faves, it is PERFECT! I stamped these in the Unicorn White Pigment Ink. To finish it off I stamped the little scuba guy, it’s great how this part really helps the whale look BIG!
Giveaway:
Next on the hop is: Clare Prezzia
Full Hop List:
Jenn Shurkus <— you are here
Supplies Used
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AWESOME card, Great release!
What a fantastic whale card. I love how you tore the paper at the top to make it look like white capped waves! Brilliant!
What a beautiful card! Love the ink blending and how you created the ocean bubbles – just lovely! That whale is just so awesome!
The white embossing is a great addition to your card. Tons of fun!
Amazing card, Jenn. Love your beautiful watercoloriing!
Love the sense of perspective in this watery card. Great job.
Such gorgeous ocean blues and greens. There are my fave colors!
Beautiful card, thank you for sharing with us!
love the back ground you have created.
Your card is fabulous! The colors are perfect!
What a tremendous card. The diver did make the whale look bigger.
I love your card! You created a great ocean scene. You’re right, that little scuba diver adds great perspective. Great job!
Fabulous card Jenn! I love the bubbles, the perfect touch.
Amazing card!!! I love it!!!
Beautiful card, Jenn! The torn edge, the colors you used and the little bubbles are awesome touches. I’m immediately transported to the ocean.
Love the prespective you projected on this card, and I also love that you teared the paper to make it look like natural ocean waves. So pretty!
Your card looks like a painting! It’s beautiful 😍
Awesome card! Love your water background and the bubbles are so cool! Another set that is on my must have list! TFS!
Beautiful card, Jen. I love how you did the water with the torn paper, the stamped waves and the bubbles below the surface. The whale looks so BIG compared to the scuba diver!
Gorgeous card…love the blue and the swimmer in the background
Great colors! I love the added touch of the scuba diver.
Beautiful card. I love how you tore the top edge to get a seafoam effect.
Beautiful card! Love that whale! This Hero Arts release is amazing! Loving this blog hop with all it’s talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours!
I always love your cards and these are no exception!
Great to see how you put your own stamp on this new Hero Arts Summer release set Jenn!
Wow!!! Absolutely fabulous colors for your ocean water, and I love the torn paper for the waves cresting!
Beautiful card; very realistic. Great perspective!
Beautiful card!! Love your water, as well as the whale!! All these colour layering stamp in this summer release are just amazing. I love them all!!
Beautiful
Beautifully done. I’m really enjoying this whale stamp set. It looks so realistic and really adds to each card. 🙂
So beautiful Jenn!
These are beautiful oh my goodness Jennifer..I love the scuba diver …it really show how huge the whale is!
Very artsy card! Love the new stamps!!
You are a mermaid at heart! Love it!!!
Love the card. The way you did the water is so realistic! I can’t wait to try it!
I love your card and I just have to get this set!!
Great!!
Beautiful Card of Nature! Hero Arts has always been a favorite of mine. I love your creativity too Jen!
What an awesome card! I love everything about it!!
Such a lovely card – love th e colours.
Wow!! So life like to the point ot looks like real live photograph. Love it.
Lovely card 💙
Oh, Jen, you continue to delight me with your creativity! I love this stamp set & although I am trying not to accumulate any more stamps, if I don’t win it, I’ll have to order it!
That whale is beautiful with the gorgeous ombre water with those realistic bubbles! Then the diver really makes that whale look enormous!
The whale is gorgeous. I love how the diver makes it look so huge!
Such a realistic look you created eith the water, bubbles and little scuba diver.
This scene looks so real! Amazing!
The whale looks fantastic, great cards.
Loving the colours of this card. Thinking I’ll have to get my hands on this set. Thanks for the inspiration .
Definitely unique and fun!
I love the colours used in the background and I love how the bubbles turned out. I had to go back for a second look when I noticed you said the bubbles were stamped. I didn’t realise that they were part of the stamp set. Very inspirational!
Great card, love the wale, I love this summer collection. Thanks for sharing.
OMG sooo gorgeous. It looks like a photo. Great work.
Really nice colours on this card. The whale set is starting to grow on me the more I see it!
The details on your card are just beautiful. Thanks for the ideas!
Wonderful underwater scene – love your colors and the little scuba guy!
Thanks for sharing your awesome cards!
Awesome perspective in your card.
I haven’t seen any examples of the whale stamp that made me think “I MUST have that!”……..until now. I absolutely love the difference in scale of the diver and the whale and that bubble stamp and your use of it with white ink is simply brilliant. I LOVE these blogs hops, but then I end up needing everything in the release of course!!
The background is fantastic.
You feel like you are in the ocean, swimming
with the fishes.
thanks for sharing.
You’ve conveyed the sheer magnificence of the whale wonderfully with the depth of the ocean and the addition of diver! Such a cool, impressive card! In awe….
~carol
Fantastic card. Your underwater scene looks so real.
Awesome–very realistic looking!
Great job on the colors !
I love what you’ve done with this stamp set!
Gorgeous card, I love it!
Great card. I love how you did the torn paper edge to create the top of the water–so creative! Thanks.
What a beauty!! I love your background and especially the torn edge detail along the top! Thanks Jenn for the inspiration!!
Great card. I love the whale stamp and the way you have used it in this card. And I love the ripped edge at the top! Great touch!
Love the blended background!
Awesome stamp set and beautiful card!!
great card, thanks for sharing
Fabulous card. Love that you added the little scuba guy which does make the whale look large.
Beautiful cards… So artistic!
Great card! Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
WOW. I feel like I’m about to read a story and this is the book cover. AWESOME!
Love your underwater scene! Awesome colors!
All I have to say is “WOW”!
So pretty and serene.
It looks like they’re going to be friends!
Gorgeous coloring for the water, love the use of teal in it! The scuba bubbles are amazing!!!
What a refreshing card. Like your design and colors. Thanks
Oh wow! What a great scene and the colors are perfect.
Great blues for depicting an ocean scene complete with a whale. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Such a wonderful card! I need this bubble stamp in my life! I love the variety in this release! Thank you for the inspiration!
Great card thank you for sharing
Wow perfect colors, gorgeous card
Beautiful inks! Thanks for sharing!
I love the blue colors for this card. Very creative card. TFS!!
Your whale looks so realistic. Great job.
This whale stamp is so beautiful, i can see how you can create some beautiful cards.
beautiful blues. . .the card just pops!
Such a pretty card. Great job!
Wonderful cards! Thanks for sharing!
Very nice!! This is one of my favorite stamp sets.
My favorite color combo! And that diver sure does make that whale small!
Beautiful card!Thanks for sharing
Totally amazing!
Beautiful card. Perfect use of the stamp set!
Loving the ocean scene you created, great mix of stamps!
Love your whale card! I feel like I am swimming with that diver!
Love it! Can’t wait to receive this stamp set. Pinning lots of ideas from this blog hop.
The little diver is too cute. This is a wonderful release, thanks for the inspiration!
How lovely!! Love the ocean scene you’ve created!
Love your card. Great idea for this stamp.
Love what you created; you are so talented.
Love the whale card. Perfect for a guy!!
I love the way you did the water for you beautiful whale 🙂
Great card, love the colors, sentiment and definitely the bubbles.
Love your card.
Lovely whale, lovely water!
Oh my gosh this set is my favorite! I can’t wait to get it. Making my sons room ocean themed and want to make some art prints.
Fun card…almost anything related to the ocean is great!
It’s nice to see someone use the ombré ink pads …looks great
Hey Jenn, I love your creative style.
WOW great card!
Love your card, great dolour and the whale is so realistic with the bubbles and the diver. Great work
Great card!
Oh my gosh. This card is stunning. It looks like an actual photo. Great coloring, shading, bubbles, scuba diver.. Stunning card.
Well done, this is a beautiful card, love the torn paper looks just like waves. This is my favourite whale card ever. I have ordered this set, can’t wait for it to arrive.
Love the card. Great colours.
A great card and a great release
Fantastic card! Love the diver behind the whale.
What a great card! Love the diver behind the whale.
Love your card. Great colours!
Such a great card!
Great card! I’ve got to get that set 🙂
Beautiful card! thanks for sharing
Love that whale card! Perfect masculine card!
Very nice. Love the colors of the ocean. So realistic. Thanks for sharing.
I have to add this whale to my wish list. Love this card.
Very fun underwater scene! Thanks for sharing!
Love this card. The water is so realistic. Beautiful coloring.
Blue-tiful, wonderful, whale of a card!
Awesome card – I could almost imagine being there lol!!!
Very pretty
Gorgeous! Beautiful ocean scene with the whale stamp set.
Beautiful card! I’d love to swim with whales. 🙂
Your design aesthetic always amazes me. This is just a wonderful card. Perfect execution of great techniques.
Fabulous background texture!
Gorgeous card!
Love the card!!! It’s perfect! thank you for sharing your card for inspiration!
Really great card! Love the scuba diver and bubble details!
Such a beautiful card. I love the colors you have used. That bubble stamp is definitely lovely.
The colors you used are so nice. I really like the scuba guy under the whale, the sizes are breath taking.
Love your card! I love this whale and, yes, the scuba guy really does give you a perspective of how big a blue whale is.
Brilliant card! Love the use of the torn paper edge with the waves at the top and the white pigment bubbles. You’re right about the little diver helping with scale. Also like the use of wet cement for the underbelly. I think this whale is my favorite layering stamp and is definitely my favorite stamp from this release. Thanks for showing me a great way to use it!
Your card is like taking us “Beneath the Sea” for our own journey forward. Fintastic!
Awesome card!!
Lovely card you made here for us too see..
Love the new release with all the animals, nice card!
Gorgeous card, Jenn! Love it! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
This card is so besutiful. Love the layout of it and the colors.
Awesome
Beautiful card!!
Love the bubble effect on the whale card
super card!
The bubble stamping in Unicorn Pigment ink is the perfect finishing touch and I love the torn paper on the top for the waves. Very creative card. Thank you!
You did a great job creating with the new coloring layering whale set.
Love the colors BEAUTIFUL card!!
Cool card!
Love it! Great colors too.
My hubby would love this card! He’s a scuba guy and loves the ocean.
Cute!
WOW! Love this card!! The whales are featured a lot on this hop, but your card is outstanding!! Love the “white caps” of the water at the top as well as all the little details in the rest of the design! (If I were that scuba diver, I would turn and go the other direction! lol) 🙂
Nice card!
very cute card. Love the colors
I love those bubbles too. Great card! great products!
Love the bubbles too and the scuba diver!
Great card! I love the colors you chose! 🙂
Great card! The colors are gorgeous.
I love your card!
I love what you’ve done here!
Great card!
Very pretty! I love the colors on your card! TFS
Amazing card!
A great card Jenn, your water is very realistic!
Awesome card! I love the bubbles that follow the diver. Makes me want to scuba dive!
Totally love this!
Love this card and how small the diver is!
Awesome card….love it!
Gorgeous sea blue. I do love this whale of a tail set 🙂
Love this card! Your techniques are spot-on!
I love everything about this card. Theme, colors, proportion, balance. Lovely.
Gorgeous card! The sea is just beautiful. That stamp set is awesome. So perfect for masculune cards, which I struggle with. Thanks for sharing!
I love the dimension of the whale and diver. So realistic thanks for sharing!
Wow – this is amazing ! Love the ripped top edge – actually love everything about your card !
So cool! I love your brave little diver. Wonderful ocean.
Love how you created the top of the water : ) Beautiful card.
This card is so uniquely realistic with the bubbles it’s like seeing it through a window. Love this card so much great job.
The more I see of this whale on the hop the more I love him! Beautiful!
The colors on your card are amazing and the bubbles are just the perfect accent.
really cute card!
Fantastic card. Have to agree I love this whale set.
Love this stamp set – and your cards! Such great colors!
So pretty!!
I love the background. The little scuba guy is a great touch!
The ocean is gorgeous- perfect to show off the whale and diver!
Oh i LOVE it!
Jenn, this is so pretty!
Love how well you used the blues and greens!!!
Great blues on this card! Like the little scuba diver too!