Hero Arts 2018 Valentine's Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, today we are celebrating the release of the 2018 Valentine's Collection from Hero Arts. You can purchase the new products in the Hero Arts shop today, as well as from your favourite retailers. Well of course, we had to have a blog hop to celebrate! If you are following along in the hop, you should have arrived from the fabulous Ilina but if you get lost along the way, I have the full list of participants below.

 

 

I generally do not have a need to send out Valentine's Day cards. I am not sure it is celebrated to same the same extent here in the UK compared to other countries. Generally, you would just send a card to your partner/husband/wife/significant other so I thought I would try and use the stamps for different occasions.

 

For my first card, I thought I would make an anniversary card. I used the beautiful new Loving Swans stamp (wood mounted) and stamped it using Intense Black Ink on to a panel of white cardstock. The image was then coloured using Copic Markers, adding a little light blue-green behind the swans for a background. The panel was adhered to a light grey card base with foam sheet and DST.

 

 

I took the 'happy anniversary' sentiment from the Many Everyday Messages set and stamped this using Versamark Ink on to black cardstock. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. This was then cut in to a strip and added to the card with foam tape. To finish off, I added a little sparkle pen to the water lilies and Ebony Black Nuvo Drops to the swan's eyes.

 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. 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. Products marked with an asterisk (*) were kindly sent to me to use.
 

 

COPIC MARKERS: Swans - C8, C6, C5, C3, C2, C1, C0, YR31, YR30. Water Lilies - YG43, YG40, R85, R83, R81. Water - B01, B00, B000, B0000. Sky/background - BG000, BG0000, 0.

 

My next card uses two new sets to create a funny/silly masculine card. I think this card could be used all year round to send to a friend or loved one, or of course, for Valentine's Day!

 

I started off by taking a panel of Cerulean paper from the Sea Mix Layering Papers collection and cut this using one of the Rectangle Infinity Dies. I then took the pizza image from the We Go Together Stamp Set and stamped this repeatedly over the panel using Versamark Ink. I applied Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat set. I then took Pool Ink and using blending tool, blended ink all over the piece. This ink resists the embossing and shows the colour of the cardstock underneath. For some added depth, I used a little Black Hero Hues ink around the edges.

 

 

I took the sentiment from the I Love You More Than Pizza Stamp Set and stamped this using Versamark Ink on to a piece of vellum. I added white embossing powder and heat set. I then adhered this to another piece of vellum using Stick It adhesive and then added another layer of Stick It on to the back. This was then cut out using a Hearts Infinity Die. I wanted to layer up the vellum to make it a little ore opaque and using Stick It means the adhesive does not show through as it covers the entire piece. This was added to the panel and the side of the heart cut off. The panel was adhered to a black card base with foam tape. To finish off, I added black pearls around the sentiment.

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. 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. Products marked with an asterisk (*) were kindly sent to me to use.

VALENTINE’S RELEASE:

 

 

 

Here is a look at the entire new release:

 

 

BLOG HOP:

Here is the full list of participants in the hop today:

 

Hero Arts Blog

Yana Smakula

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Janette Kausen

Amy Tsuruta

Ilina Crouse

Michelle Short - you are here!

Clare Prezzia

Libby Hickson

 

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts are giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from the comments left across all blogs in the hop. The more you comment, the more chances you have of wining. Comments close Thursday 21st December at 11.59pm PT and the winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Good luck!

 

Next on the hop is the fabulous Clare. Thanks so much for visiting me today, I hope you have a great rest of the day!