26 August 2020

Hero Arts Winter 2020 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there and welcome as we celebrate the release of the Hero Arts Winter 2020 Collection. This is release is wonderful! Full of lots of holiday and Christmas sets, as well as general winter and autumn lets and the new Unity sets too. Today I have two winter/Christmas projects to share with you. More on the blog hop below.
 

My first project uses the beautiful new Snowflake Medallion Fancy Die, along with the Snowflake Swirl Bold Prints. I started off by die cutting the Hero Arts Snowflake Medallion Fancy Die twice from white cardstock. They were layered one on top of another using Hero Arts Precision Glue. I set it aside and stamped the Hero Arts Snowflake Swirl Bold Prints on to white cardstock. I used Hero Arts Reactive Inks for this and kept it fairly 'messy'. I used Splash, Blue Hawaii and Grape Slush. I then spritzed it using Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz and set it aside to dry.
 
 
Once dry, I adhered the snowflake medallion on top and then cut around the edges using scissors. It was adhered flat on to an A2 white card base with tape runner. The sentiment, from the new Hero Arts Stocking Bouquet Stamp Set, was stamped on to Hero Hues Pitch Black Cardstock using Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut in to strips and added to the card with foam tape. To finish off, I added a few sequins.
 

For my next project, I thought I would create a tag using the Hero Arts Tri-fold Edge Village Fancy Die. This die has three village scenes that you can combine to create a tri-fold card. For my tag, I used just one of them but they can work in different ways. I first cut the Hero Arts Tag Fancy Die twice from white cardstock. Then on one of them, I further cut it down with the village die.
 
 
On the other tag, I blended Hero Arts Reactive Inks in Blue Hawaii, Grape Slush and Thistle. I then spritzed it with Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Spray. Once dry, I adhered the village piece on top with glue. I took the sentiment from the Hero Arts Snowy Town Stamp Set and stamped it on to the front of the tag with Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I then cut the top of the tag from black cardstock and adhered it with glue, adding twine through it and tied it in a bow.
 
SUPPLIES:

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BLOG HOP:
 

For the blog hop, you should have arrived here from the fabulous Maria. The next stop on the hop is the wonderful Mindy. If you get lost along the way, please head back to the Hero Arts Blog.
 
GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts are giving away three $50 gift cards to three lucky blog hop readers. Winners will be drawn from the comments left across all the stops in the hop. The more you comment, the more chances there are to win! Giveaway closes Sunday 6th September 2020 at 11.59pm PDT. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog the following week. Good luck!
 
Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today. I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a lovely rest of the day and a wonderful time on the rest of the hop! Take care!

102 comments:

  1. I'm really enjoying your use of the village!

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  2. I love your idea of using a tag for a card. :)

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  3. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Love your 'Winter Wishes' tag. The colors are beautiful!

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  5. I love your card and tag! That purple is so pretty!

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  6. Lovely Christmas cards, Michelle!!!

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  7. That medallion die is so pretty and makes a great card!

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  8. I like tags, so I really like your little tag here. Perfect for a sweet gift. Lovely work here, Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Love the snowflake medallion. Your Christmas Village tag is darling.

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  10. The winter wishes tag is so darling.

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  11. Beautiful card and tag! I always forget that I should use my stamps for a quick tag when I don't have time for a full card! Thanks for the reminder!

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  12. This year, my goal is to make tags. Love this tag and a great start for the holidays.

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  13. Very pretty. Love the backgrounds.

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  14. Love the medallion card and the tag, too!

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  15. Wonderful background colors. Like delicate look & detail.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  16. Wow! I love that you made that die into a tag, genius!! Very pretty card as well.

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  17. I love the tag! It’s so bright and cheerful!

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  18. Love your showing tags made for the holiday season

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  19. Beautiful medallion card!I love the blended colors on both!!!

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  20. Ordered the Hero Arts Snowflake Swirl Bold Prints and am saving ideas on how to use it. Loved your ideas of using Hero Arts Reactive Inks for this. Spritzing it using Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz was the perfect addition for that little bit of sparkle. Thanks.

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  21. Beautiful card and tag ! Love this release.

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  22. I’m in love with both the SnowflakeMedallion die and the village edge let die. You show case both wonderfully. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  23. Oh wow!! Your cards are beautiful!!!

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  24. Love your backgrounds, such pretty projects!

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  25. Would love to recieve a gift with these tags on it! Wonderful catalogue. Cant get over the beautiful colors!

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  26. That snowflake medallion is calling my name. I like how you used it!

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  27. I really like that you showed how you did that tag super cute amazing coloring on the backgrounds

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  28. Beautiful card & tag. Great choice of colors.

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  29. Snowflake Medallion is such a gorgeous diecut.

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  30. Such a fun and festive release. Thanks for all the inspiration!

    Carol B

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  31. I am in love with the backgrounds. So much of inspiration.☺️

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  32. Great card and tag.
    Hugs, Chantal S

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  33. These are gorgeous Michelle, the medallion die is so pretty against the blue/purple background. And of course your sweet tag is like a whole card on its own. Love the village winter scene xx

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  34. Beautiful card and tag! Love the purple ink blending !

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  35. Winter Wishes Tag is fantastic.

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  36. such a stunning card and tag, love them!

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  37. Love them... love the colors. Just beautiful!! Thank you for sharing

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  38. Lovely colors! Thanks for sharing

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  39. Great idea for that snowflake die. Lovely tag too.

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  40. That snowflake medallion is moving up my wish list quickly!

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  41. Beautiful, festive and elegant! Awesome card and tag.

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  42. Nice use of a piece of the village scene on the tag!

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  43. Both really pretty and so well done. Unique gift tag idea!

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  44. Really like how you used only part of the die for the tag. Great idea! Lovely card too!

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  45. Your beautiful ink blending really makes the die cuts pop!

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  46. Beautiful snowflake card and the positioning of the sentiment adds to the design!

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  47. Wonderful. I really like that 1st background- so pretty. And the die cut ornament is great.

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  48. Gorgeous cards! Beautifil color combos and blending. The blues and purples really pop with the snowflake medallion and the cozy little village scene. Nice touch to use shimmer spray, I'll bet the sparkle is magnificent!

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  49. Gorgeous card and tag! The medallion with the snowflakes is one of my top picks from the winter collection! I love the village scene for your beautiful tag too!

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  50. WOW ... both projects are just fabulous! Wonderful designs & inspiration!

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  51. Wonderful projects. I really love the Snowflake Medallion die.

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  52. Beautiful. Love the colors

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  53. Love the tag and the card. So pretty!

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  54. Great cards. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  55. I never think of using office tags any more and I have a bunch of them. I'm inspired, thanks!

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  56. Hi Michelle, love what you created. I think the tag is my fave. I love using non traditional colours and you chose a really nice color pallet for your tag. Thank you 💜

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  57. Love your card and tag.....tfs!!

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  58. Pretty card, Love the die you used. Also the tag is really nice.

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  59. Such beautiful projects Michelle! Love your color choices! ♥️

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  60. I love love love the purple wreath card

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  61. Very nice projects! I love how you did the Snowflake Medallion! The background is so great looking. The village tag also is really nice looking!

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  62. Stunning card and tag! I love your colour choices and my favourite is the Snowflake medallion Fancy die cut! Thanks for sharing this great inspiration! Take care! :)

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  63. So many wonderful dies in this new catalog. Love the village and all the clever ideas I'm seeing for using it.

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  64. The tag is especially pretty, but I like the card too, great ideas.

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  65. Really cute card and tag. Loved the colors you used!

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  66. Very nice. Love the color choices

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  67. I love how the backgrounds make the card just pop! Gorgeous!

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  68. I love your CAS projects! The blue background on your card is really beautiful !

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  69. Beautiful Christmas card and tag! Love the colors.
    Thanks for sharing...

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  70. Nice ideas for use. I like the soft color.

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  71. Great projects! I love the snow circle die and I love the way you used the house die on a tag <3

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  72. I love blues and purples for winter scenes and your designs spoke to my heart. The crisp whites of the medallion and village against your beautiful backgrounds are just gorgeous!

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  73. Darling cards! Such a wonderful release!

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  74. Both the card and tags are pretty, love the snowflakes die

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  75. I love this medallion die and love your card

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  76. Love the snowflake medallion die. Thanks for sharing your creations.

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  77. I especially like the tag. Great colors and crisp detailing.

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  78. Pretty Christmas card and winter tag.

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  79. I love how you used the Snowflake Medallion Die.

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  80. Hi Michelle :) Your card and tag are dreamy!!! Puts me in the holiday mood! Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  81. Very pretty cards. That snowflake medallion die is gorgeous! I can see the village die would be so versatile too! Thanks for sharing!

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