Hero Arts | Holiday 2022 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there and welcome to the Hero Arts Holiday 2022 Release Blog Hop! There are lots of new products releasing today from Hero Arts - stamps, dies, new hot foiling plates, mediums/embellishments, stencils, cardmaking bundles and more!

We are celebrating the release with a fun, inspirational blog hop and also some fab promotions in store too! More information on those a bit later. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

For my cards today, I went all purple! So if purple is not your thing, I apologise but I thought it worked beautifully with these products. I am using a new hot foiling plate and also a new Looking Glass die set plus some lovely sentiments. 

For my first card, I started off by die cutting the Hero Arts Looking Glass Nativity dies from three shades of purple cardstock. I used Hero Arts Passion Flower (lightest), Amethyst (middle shade) and Iris (darkest shade). The set has three dies for the different layers. You can use all three or a combination. 

I also cut the last layer from a panel of white cardstock and cut the trees and star off (using the star to add to the darkest layer as I wanted it white) to create a window. I wanted the front layer to be white and I thought this was the easiest way to do it. 

On the front layer, I stamped a sentiment from the new Hero Arts Holly Berries Stamp & Cut XL using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. 

For the sky, I took a piece of Hero Arts Passion Flower Cardstock and using an Ink Blending Brush, blended Hero Arts Amethyst Core Ink on top, followed by a little Hero Arts Pitch Black Core Ink to darken it slightly, leaving it a little lighter where the star is. 

I splattered it using Hero Arts White Glimmer Ink and once dry, I adhered it to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive. I then layered up the panels for the nativity scene behind the white panel and adhered them all to the card using foam tape. 

You can add the panels each with foam tape in-between to get more of a looking glass/3D effect but it still looks nice flat. 

My next card uses the new Hero Arts Wishing Tree Hot Foil Plate. I foiled it on to a panel of Hero Arts Amethyst Cardstock using Spellbinders Silver Glimmer Hot Foil Roll using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System. 

Using Ink Blending Brushes, I then blended on Hero Arts Amethyst and Pitch Black Core Inks, leaving the centre part lighter with just the colour of the cardstock. 

It was then adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with thin foam tape. 

I took the sentiment from the Hero Arts Holiday Borders & Icons Stamp Set and stamped it on to more Hero Arts Amethyst Cardstock using Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Embossing Powder and heat set. 

Using the residual ink on my brushes, I blended ink on top before wiping the excess ink off of the embossing powder with a dry cloth. It was cut in to a strip and added to the card with more thin foam tape. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. 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.

HOLIDAY PROMOTIONS:

Spend $50 in the Hero Arts store and receive a free gift of white and gold glitter paper.

Spend $75 in the Hero Arts store and receive free shipping, as well as the glitter paper.

Spend $100 in the Hero Arts store and receive free Hero Pearls, a free printed catalog, free shipping AND the glitter paper!

HOLIDAY STAMP-ALONG 2022:

Announcing the Holiday 2022 Stamp-Along! (Get early bird pricing from now until 1st October.) Join us for two days of card classes hosted in a private Facebook group. The event will take place 5th and 6th of November 2022. The classes will be available to replay in the group after the event if you cannot attend the event live.

During this virtual event, you will have the opportunity to create at least ten beautiful cards from start to finish, learning tips and tricks from some of your favorite cardmakers. The event will take place in a private Facebook group - you must use Facebook to participate. You can watch everything live as it happens and “stamp-along,” or you can choose to view when it is convenient for you. There will be giveaways throughout the event - everyone who registers will be eligible for the drawings; you do not be present to win.

Also included in the class:

A short list of homework to prep before the event.

Downloadable project sheet with step-by-step instructions.

Supplies listed per card so you can plan your day.

Images of all the cards, including detailed shots.

If you do attend the class, you may want to check out the Holiday 2022 Stamp-Along Bundle. This includes product that will be used during the event and if you purchase them as a bundle, you will receive 12% saving, compared to purchasing separately.

BLOG HOP:

This post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop. For the hop, you should have arrived here from Lydia Fiedler. Next on the hop is Mindy Eggen. If you get lost along the way, or want to start the hop from the beginning, please head over to the Hero Arts Blog. 

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts are giving away three $50 gift certificates, drawn from comments left across all the stops in the blog hop. Giveaway closes 31st August 2022 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 hope you will check out the release. I think it is amazing and I cannot wait to play with more of these lovely products in the next couple of months. I hope you have a great time on the rest of the hop and a fabulous rest of the day too! Take care.