20 May 2021

Hero Arts Summer 2021 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, today we are celebrating the Hero Arts Summer 2021 Release. This release is wonderful and features lots of new stamps and dies, stencils and tools. We are celebrating with a fun blog hop, more details on that below. For my cards today, I wanted to use two of the new Looking Glass Dies. These dies are wonderful as they create a looking glass effect, hence the name. You can use them in different ways to create a 3D window scene. You can use one layer, two layers or all three. Or you can mix and match the different sets as well!


For my first card, I have used the new Looking Glass Day or Night plus the Rain & Clouds Looking Glass Dies. I started off by die cutting the front panel of a top folding A2 card base with the sun rays die from the Hero Arts Looking Glass Day or Night Dies. I did this so that the card front would have some open areas, so you could look directly through the card itself but you could add acetate on the back or just do it as a layer. 


I then took a panel of Hero Hues Canary Cardstock and cut the same die from that. You can use the Hero Arts Alignment Tool Stencil to help with lining things up. Once die cut, I took Hero Arts Lemon Drop and Creamsicle Reactive Inks and blended this on to the sun with Ink Blending Brushes. This layer was then adhered directly on to the front of the card base, lining it up with the one already cut, using Hero Arts Precision Glue (which now comes in an XL version too). 


I then took a panel of white cardstock and cut the top cloud die from the Hero Arts Looking Glass Rain & Clouds Dies so it lined up with the window. This layer was adhered to the card with foam tape. I took the sentiment from the new Hero Arts Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL and stamped it on to Hero Hues Pitch Black Cardstock with Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. 


It was cut out using the coordinating die and then adhered on top with foam tape. I cut another of the strips (without a stamped sentiment) and adhered it to the inside of the card so that the foam tape would not be seen on the inside. To finish off, I die cut the smallest heart from the Hero Arts Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies from Hero Hues Cherry Cardstock. It was adhered to the sun and then I added a layer of Hero Arts Crystal Clear Lacquer Pen on top. 


My second card uses the Looking Glass Rain & Clouds dies on it's own. I started off by die cutting the top layer of the clouds from the Hero Arts Looking Glass Rain & Clouds Dies from a panel of white cardstock. I then cut the second layer from Hero Arts Classic Vellum Layering Paper. I took a top folding white card base and masked off the edges. 


Using Hero Arts Ink Blending Brushes, I blended Purple Galaxy, Blue Hawaii and Pool Party Reactive Inks. I then spritzed it with Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Mist before removing the masking tape. Once dry, I adhered the vellum layer flat to the card base and then added the white panel on top with foam tape. 


I took another sentiment from the Hero Arts Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL and stamped it on to Hero Hues Pitch Black Cardstock with Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. It was then cut in to a strip with the coordinating die. It was adhered on top with foam tape. To finish off, I added a few Bubbles. 

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.



BLOG HOP:


As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspiration filled blog hop. Here are all the participants in the hop today:


Special Guests:

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts are giving away three $50 gift cards to the Hero Store, drawn from all of the comments left across all of the stops in the hop. Enter by 30th May 2021 at 11.59pm PT. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog the following week. Good Luck!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate it. I hope you will check out the rest of the release and have fun on the rest of the hop! Have a great rest of the day! 

89 comments:

  1. Wonderful looking glass creations. I have Reef & Lighthouse and need to practice more with the alignment stencils.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  2. can't wait to get those buildable dies! Hopefully they'll be in stores soon!

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  3. Such great cards! Love the ink blending for the sky!

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  4. Great, clean and simple cards. Well done.

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  5. Oh these looking glass concepts are just too good. Love the cards

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  6. I'm loving the looking glass dies, great cards!

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  7. beautiful cards full of depth!!!

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  8. I really like these. They are CAS but just really, really good.

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  9. Your cloud scene is really, really pretty

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  10. Great cards. Love the dimension you got with the looking glass dies.

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  11. Your cards are so cheerful! Love them!!

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  12. Love all the new products, especially the dies and stencils. Ang

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  13. Beautiful! I love it!
    Donna de Gale-Kalloo
    degalekalloo@gmail.com

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  14. I love the looking glass cards and yours are beautiful.

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  15. Love the dimension you created for these cards. Can't wait to try the looking glass sets.

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  16. I love both of your cards. Those are on my wish list!

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  17. Lovely cards...I like these looking glass dies. They create a nice look.

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  18. Love it!
    Donna de Gale-Kalloo
    degalekalloo@gmail.com

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  19. I love these! Clean and simple and gorgeous! The new Looking Glass dies are so cool.

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  20. I LOVE these designs and the CAS look with the window!

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  21. I just love all the Looking Glass sets, your cards are gorgeous!

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  22. Amazing card designs- thank you!

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  23. Amazing card designs- thank you!

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  24. Amazing card designs- thank you!

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  25. Amazing card designs- thank you!

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  26. Love the simplicity of these cards and how the window dies achieve that look! Thanks for the ideas!

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  27. I love your cards. These looking glass dies are awesome!!

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  28. Love looking glass dies!! Beautiful cards!!

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  29. Lovely mini scenes created with these looking glass dies, they seem to be versatile.

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  30. I just love the design of these cards.

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  31. Michelle I always enjoy your creations. These clean & simple cards using the looking glass dies are crisp, clean & perfect for almost every occasion that we send cards for. Going to be hard to stick to a budget this month, as I want all of the dies you've used!

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  32. I love your clean and simple cards! So beautiful!

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  33. I really like your clean cards with the eye-catching color and die cuts in the middle. Well done!

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  34. These are outstanding! I really, really enjoy how you let the framed scenes shine.

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  35. These Looking Glass die sets are so simple in concept but I love the CAS results. The cloud scene is my favorite.

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  36. I just love the little looking glass vignettes! So pretty.

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  37. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards.

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  38. Love these cards!
    The sunshine is so
    pretty.
    Carla from Arizona

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  39. The looking glass die is so cool. I love that layered look, the image of the sun is gorgeous.

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  40. Oh these are fabulous! I love the window effect on them and just the pop of colour against the white. It's beautifully done xxx

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  41. Love the dimension on your CAS cards! So pretty!

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  42. Love love love your clean and simple cards. They are stunning.

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  43. The window cards are fantastic! Great job!

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  44. Absolutely gorgeous cards!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  45. I like this die set! Very nice cards

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  46. Love the looking glass dies. I think I’m going to have to get them all. Great cards.

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  47. love your window cards - thanks for the ideas

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  48. Beautiful cards! Love the looking glass dies.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  49. I am just in love with these dies. I like how you combined 2 of the dies to create even more scenes.

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  50. Fantastic cards. Love the
    use of the clouds - especially
    in the evening view. thanks
    for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  51. Beautiful card designs. Thank you for sharing.

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  52. I'm not sure which I like best, your clouds or your Sunshine card. They both are beautiful!

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  53. Love these Looking Glass Dies! Fabulous cards!

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  54. Great cards! Love your use of white space! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  55. Great creations, love the 3d affect! The clouds look so real. tfs

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  56. Love the dimension created with the Looking Glass dies. Both cards are fabulous!

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  57. Beautiful cards--I'm lovin' those window layering dies!

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  58. Great cards. I just love the mix & match possibilities of these looking glass dies. Thanks for sharing.

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  59. Your bright colors against the white was beautiful! Thanks

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  60. Very nice...clean and classy

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  61. I love all your window cards - so clean looking with the white card base and bright colors.

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  62. I love these cute little windows with all the super detail you've included! The cloudy sky is my favourite!!Thanks so much for your super inspiration! Stay safe! :)

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  63. I love the Looking Glass cards. You did a great job!

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  64. Super cards. Those looking glass cards look like so much fun.

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  65. Those looking glass dies are terrific and so are your cards!

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  66. thank you for showcasing the "looking glass dies". Of course, now I've got more that I HAVE TO HAVE. Love both of your cards.

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  67. Super cute, clean cards! Thanks for sharing

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  68. Just love these window cards and the colors inside the windows, especially the sky card. Thank you for sharing.

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  69. I was thrilled to see those looking glass cards. Your colors are beautiful.

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  70. I loved your streamlined cards! Wonderful inspiration! Thank you for sharing Michelle!

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  71. What a super cool effect those dies give! Really intriguing, I'm not sure I've seen anything like them before. Your two cards are stunning Michelle,I just love the happy sun rays one. Heaven knows we could do with some sunshine in the UK!! Gorgeous showcase as always xx

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  72. Beautiful cards! Such a great highlight of these new products!

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  73. Beautiful cards, love the hop!

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  74. I enjoy the simplicity of the looking glass sets and how versatile they can be. Wonderful creations!

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  75. Great job with those looking glass cards. They are both beautiful! I love the dimension that makes these cards so different.

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  76. Fun die sets! Lovely card designs!

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  77. Love all the Looking Glass dies and your cards are wonderful samples of the detail and dimension they have.

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  78. Nice projects. Really like those looking glass dies.

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  79. Absolutely love your cards and they are really a symbol of how the simplest of things actually bring happiness to us.. The bright sun and the skies are really my favorite and definitely cheer up us and summers are one such time.. Thank you for sharing your lovely creations ❤️ ❤️

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