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Hero Arts Winter Blog Hop

Hero Arts Winter Blog Hop

Hero Arts Winter Blog Hop

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Hero Arts Winter Blog Hop!

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Little known fact about me, I grew up in a log cabin that my Dad built. I loved the new Home for the Holidays set from Hero Arts the second I saw it. I also am a sucker for all things snowflakes, so I couldn’t wait to play with those too!

Card Details:

For this card, I ink blended on the bottom Distress Oxide in Faded Jeans and Seedless Preserves on the smooth side of a sheet of Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I then Watercolored the sky with some Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.

I stamped the log cabin in Vintage Photo Distress Oxide and with a wet brush I blended the lines out a bit. I stamped the trees in Evergreen Bough Oxide and filled in their trunks with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide. I added a touch of Prisma Glitter with a Quickie Glue pen to the details and snow on the house and trees.

I cut out the new Hero Arts Snowflake Edge Fancy Die with Lawn Fawn Prisma Sparkle Cardstock. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black from Winter Time Fun.


Card Details:

For this card, I did the same thing with the log cabin and trees as the previous card. I stamped the little snowman with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide and blending it out with a wet brush. For the bottom 3rd of the card, I used a Stamp Positioner and Inked up the new Hero Arts Super & Spice Bold Background with Distress Oxide in Faded Jeans and Seedless Preserves. I gently misted it with the Distress Sprayer of water and stamped on the smooth side of Distress Watercolor Cardstock.

I stamped the sentiment from the new Bundled Up stamp set in Hero Arts Navy ink. I added some Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter with a Lawn Fawn Glue Tube. Gotta love that sparkle!

Card Details:

For this last card, I ink blended all over the smooth side of a Distress Watercolor Cardstock Panel with Distress Oxides in Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves, and Peacock Feathers. I then die cut out the new Snowflake & Ornaments Fancy Die. I cut a strip of vellum and embossed on it with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide and ultra fine clear embossing powder “warm winter” from the Wishes stamp & cut set.

I die cut the word “wishes” from cardstock 4 times and once with Lawn Fawn Pixie Sparkle Cardstock. I layered them with a Lawn Fawn glue tube to create a dimensional sentiment.

Tip: if you wrap the vellum around your card you can use your dot runner to adhere to the back of the card, and you don’t have to worry about adhesive showing through the vellum.

Supplies Used:

Hero Arts, Home for the Holidays
Hero Arts, Home for the Holidays
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SSS | HA		 Hero Arts, Snowflake Edge Fancy Die
Hero Arts, Snowflake Edge Fancy Die
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SSS | HA		 Hero Arts, Snowflake & Ornaments Fancy Die
Hero Arts, Snowflake & Ornaments Fancy Die
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SSS | HA		 Hero Arts, Wishes Stamp & Cut
Hero Arts, Wishes Stamp & Cut
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SSS | HA		 Hero Arts, Super & Spice Bold Prints
Hero Arts, Super & Spice Bold Prints
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Hero Arts, Winter Time Fun
Hero Arts, Winter Time Fun
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SSS		 Hero Arts, Bundle Up
Hero Arts, Bundle Up
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SSS | HA		 Lawn Fawn, Pixie Dust Sparkle Cardstock
Lawn Fawn, Pixie Dust Sparkle Cardstock
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SSS		 Lawn Fawn, Vellum
Lawn Fawn, Vellum
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Original Misti
Original Misti
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SSS | HA		 Hero Arts, Shadow Ink Pad NAVY Blue Mid-Tone
Hero Arts, Shadow Ink Pad NAVY Blue Mid-Tone
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SSS | HA		 Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Distress Watercolor Cardstock
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SSS		 Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad
Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad
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Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Ibt40965
Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Ibt40965
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SSS		 Lawn Fawn Glue Tube
Lawn Fawn Glue Tube
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SSS		 Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter
Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter
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SSS		 Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter
Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter
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Tim Holtz Sizzix SIDEKICK STARTER KIT Die Cutting Machine
Tim Holtz Sizzix SIDEKICK STARTER KIT Die Cutting Machine
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SSS		 Ranger Paintbrush Set
Ranger Paintbrush Set
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SSS		 Sakura Quickie Glue Pens
Sakura Quickie Glue Pens
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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent

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Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy
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SSS		 3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun
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SSS		 Fiskars Microtip Scissors
Fiskars Microtip Scissors
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SSS		 Distress Oxide, Vintage Photo
Distress Oxide, Vintage Photo
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Distress Oxide, Faded Jeans
Distress Oxide, Faded Jeans
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SSS		 Distress Oxide, Peacock Feathers
Distress Oxide, Peacock Feathers
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SSS		 Distress Oxide, Seedless Preserves
Distress Oxide, Seedless Preserves
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SSS		 Distress Oxide, Evergreen Bough
Distress Oxide, Evergreen Bough
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Distress Oxide, Hickory Smoke
Distress Oxide, Hickory Smoke
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SSS		 Distress Oxide, Tumbled Glass
Distress Oxide, Tumbled Glass
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Giveaway:

We will be giving away two $50 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Comment on blogs by 11:59pst on Sunday, August 26 and Hero Arts will announce the winners the following week.

Next on the hop is: Janette Kausen

Full Hop List:

The Hero Arts Blog
Yana Smakula
Wanda Guess
Nichol Spohr
Michelle Short
Megan Hoeppner
May Sukyong Park
Lydia Fiedler
Libby Hickson
Laurie Willison
Kelly Latevola
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Jennifer McGuire
Jenn Shurkus
Janette Kausen
Ilina Crouse
Emily Midgett
Clare Prezzia
Amy Tsuruta
Amy Kolling

Supplies I used are linked throughout the post. Click on the link and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Comments

  4. Great cards! I really like the new cabin & tree stamps from this release, and of course, the Snowflake window die is super!! Thanks for using them all on your cards!

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  5. Love your rustic cabin cards. The first house plans we had were for a “log cabin”. I am loving all of these new releases featuring Christmas and winter. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  6. Delightful cards! Can’t wait to get some of the new dies and stamps! The snowflake dies are some of my favorites!

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  8. Ok I love the snow both ways and the genius ways you used the snowflakes… under the main scene and in GREEN!!!! Way to go outside the box and it turned out SO WELL!!!

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  12. Very cute and homey winter scenes. Each card a master piece. I’m really enjoying this blog hop and checking out all the different takes on the new releases. Thanks for sharing!

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  19. Oh so beautiful! Especially like the “When snow falls…” card I’ve only been crafting a couple years and try to send cards every week to whoever I feel needs a pick-me-up. Thank you for the inspiration & chance to win!

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  20. Beautiful cards! I love the Home for the Holidays stamp set too. It just brings back so many childhood thoughts of the perfect Christmas.

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  22. Beautiful cards! These ornament dies are fabulous and thanks for the tip on wrapping the vellum around!

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  24. Lovely cards! More to add to your Christmas Stash. You got me started on mine early as well. Great release from Hero Arts.. So many wonderful new sets!

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  25. The talent just keeps coming on this hop! Love the cards and all the sweet little details you took the time to do on your cards! So sweet!

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  28. All gorgeous cards, but I especially love the last card–the background with the snowflakes are lovely!

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  30. love that new die you used in the third card. Your cards are always so festive and fun! Thanks for sharing your creative talent with us!

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  31. It is always amazing how people look at the same product differently. I looked at the bauble die and only saw a bauble, but without the outer die, it cuts the snowflake into the card and it is a whole different look!

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  32. All great cards but I really love the “warm winter Wishes” card, the colors are awesome and I love the way the “warm winter” turned out stamped/heat embossed. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  54. Wow! So many cards and such great inspiration! Like you, I LOVE snowflakes (until I have to drive in them after they’ve piled up@ Lol!) All of your cards are gorgeous, but I’m really drawn to the cozy little cabins with the snowflake border die. Stunning!!! Thanks for sharing–have a wonderful day!

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  58. Sweet cards. Love all the sparkle. Nothing like a log cabin to make you feel warm and cozy and think of winter. Love the vellum tip.

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  59. These are all well done and you have done yourself and HA proud with them! Love the glitter accents on the cabin cards, and the warm wishes paired with the snowflakes is a delight, as is the ink blending. Thank you.

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  61. Great projects…..I am loving this new release….it’s going to hurt my wallet though….lol
    And hey….I think I might have to try turning myself upside down, because I would never have thought to use that die that direction…..Great job…thank you so much for sharing…hugs

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  62. Fantastic release with so many wonderful products. My favourites are the dies, and you’ve used them beautifully.

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  64. Log cabins kind of epitomize home, don’t they? I miss ours. . .although i don’t miss feet of snow and trundling out to get wood for the stove.
    Your cards are lovely. Thank you

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  71. Jenn, I like the creative way you’ve used these products on your cards…thanks for sharing your outside the box creative designs.

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  78. the snowflake ornament and snowflake border are two of my favorites from this release and love how you’ve used them on your cards, Jen!

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  80. So many things I love about your cards. I love the way you placed the snowflake border “upside” down. I love the heat embossed warm wishes on vellum, I love the chunky glitter snow line, I love your blending, and I love log cabins. How awesome that you grew up in one.

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  86. So cute, no way to deny winter is on it’s way….Labor Day weekend & Back to School right around the corner!! I really like the “Nature Listens” card.

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  90. Great cards! My Dad wanted me to build a log cabin in the woods, sorry I didn’t. Anyway you do show off snowflakes well too. Thanks for sharing your cards and talents. Have a wonderful day.

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  92. all wonderful! Gotta say I have to have the ornament with snowflakes die set. It was the simplest thing you showed but I just love it — and all the sweet cabin cards too!

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  96. Love, love, love the little houses. So cozy for a winter card, seasonal or otherwise. Great job. Thanks for sharing these.

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  99. Sorry if this duplicate my internet is being unfriendly .
    The chance to live in a log cabin is marvellous, apart from the spiders, marvellous. Great blended cards, I struggled with blending no matter how I try but is great to see your three amazing cards where it’s been used, with stamps & dies like these no wonder you are snowflake obssessed.

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  101. Jenn, your cards are stunning. This is a fantastic release and you have created some fantastic cards. TFS

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  107. Beautiful cards, Jenn!!! I love the log cabins and how you watercolored them. I’m still on the Distress Oxides fence so I’ll have to use my Distress inks to replicate the look. I just didn’t want to commit to full size ink pads so that’s the main reason why I’m hesitant to pull the trigger on the Oxides, but you are making it so tempting…. LOL

    I love how you blended out the colors on your last card – so AMAZING!!

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  108. I love, love, love these amazing cards! the colors are amazing, the ideas for each design and layout are super creative!

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  123. Love, love, love your cards. I’m a sucker for snowflakes, too. Probably because I live in Florida where we don’t get any! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  138. Great cards! Love the log cabin & house stamp set as well. We lived in a log cabin similar to this one, except we had a porch on the front & back with overhanging roof. My husband fell the trees, & did all the building.

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  140. Fabulous cards…love all the different looks and techniques using these holidays stamps and beautiful detailed dies. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  145. Warm Winter Wishes card is screaming my name… This is my 1st time visiting.. Thank you for showcasing your creativity.

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  149. Love the little cabin and winter scene. Love the small designs background stamps too. Very versatile all year long!

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  156. These are fabulous and great inspiration for the Christmas cards I need to start.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Tracey.x

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