Hello there! Today I have a simple to make sympathy card with beautiful Calla Lily flowers from Hero Arts. This blog post is also a part of the Hero Arts blog hop celebrating the new 2019 Catalog Release (there are many fabulous new products to pick from, great new Color Layering Sets, fabulous background stamps and more). I’ll be sharing additional inspirational projects here on my blog using new products from Hero in the upcoming month.
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CARD DETAILS
I wanted to do a video tutorial for this card (and make additional examples), but with my trip to China I had pick and chose what I could use my time for. Maybe later I’ll feature this set in one of my “Color Layering with Yana” videos for Hero Arts, I want to try and stamp these flowers so they look white.
If you look closely, you can see that all 3 flowers are stamped in different colors of ink. I wasn’t sure what colors to use, so I ended up trying many different ink pads to stamp these. I used the following: Rose Madder, Bubble Gum, Soft Pink, Strawberry, Pale Tomato, Fresh Peach and Soft Cantaloupe. Leaves were stamped in Moss and Forever Green.
After cutting my images out using coordinating dies I also created a stem (I fussy cut it as I didn’t like the white outline the die was giving me); the stem is an outline image without a solid layer so you’ll need to color it using markers or other coloring medium. I colored mine using Copics in YG67 and YG03.
After creating A2 white side folding card base from Hero’s new Dove White cardstock I trimmed new Sand cardstock to 4″ x 5 1/4″ and foam mounted my images onto it creating an arrangement.
I recommend getting a Sampler pack of the new cardstock from Hero Arts to see/test all colors. Many of the colors from Hero are unique and something I didn’t have in my collection from other companies before.
I’ve already used their cardstock for a few of my projects, one that has been already posted is this pencil colored card:
This one was colored on PS313 Hero Hues Adriatic cardstock. Isn’t that color pretty? You can see the full post/video HERE.
The background for my card was lacking, so I added lots of splatter detail using Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer spray and also Tonic Studios Nuvo Mica Mist in Pecan Peach.
Finally, I gold heat embossed “Sending Prayers” and added a few sequins from the Champagne sequin mix.
MORE COLOR LAYERING!
Do you enjoy Color Layering? Check out my Color Layering playlist on Youtube featuring various tips & tricks for using your Color Layering Stamps!
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Hero Arts Color Layering Calla Lily Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Calla Lily Frame Cuts Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Hero Hues Cardstock – Sand Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Hero Hues Sampler Pack (26) Shop at: SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Hero Hues Cardstock – Dove White Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Rose Madder Hybrid Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Bubble Gum Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Pink Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Hybrid Ink Pad Strawberry Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Pale Tomato Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Fresh Peach Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe Shadow Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Forever Green Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Moss Hybrid Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Champagne Sequin Mix Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Spray Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Tonic Pecan Peach Nuvo Mica Mist Shop at: SSS | SC | TS |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting and Embossing Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | TS |
 Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ |
BLOG HOP
If you arrived from Nichol Spohr the next stop on this hop is Amy Kolling. You can also start over on The Hero Arts Blog.
GIVEAWAY!
Hero Arts is giving away four (4!) $50 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left on all of the blogs along the hop.
Comments close on Sunday February 17 at 11:59pm PST. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Beautiful use of colors
Your sympathy card is an elegant, stylish card in beautiful colours.
Thank you for sharing your talent !
Love your cards, great use of color! Thanks for sharing.
The card with the pencil drawing is gorgeous.
thanks for the suggestion to try out the papers.
Always looking for better quality and colors.
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Your first card is gorgeous. The second one with the colored pencils on the dark cardstock is amazing. Love the look! Thank you for sharing.
The card with the calla lilies is calming and comforting.
Great palettes on both these cards. The new card stock colors are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Beautiful cards! Love the new catalog.
Absolutely gorgeous cards! I love the pink calla lilies!
Calla Lily is one of my favorite flowers and this HA stamps set is just beautiful! I love the design and the colors you used for this card, perfect for a sympathy card or anytime card. Very elegant and gorgeous, thank you for sharing this and for the awesome inspiration. (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
Wow, gorgeous cards!
Lovely cards. Those calla lilies are beautiful.
Beautifully colored flowers. The layers give them so much added interest. I like the addition of the shimmer spray to add a little oomph to the background.
I love the colored pencil card…beautiful!!!!
Beautiful beautiful beautiful
The flowers were beautiful!
These cards are so beautiful, Yana!
Great work as always!
Oooh, what amazing cards. Love the colors you used. The shades are so soothing to the eyes.
Both of these cards are so pretty, and they’d work for a number of occasions. Lovely work!!
Beautiful cards, as usual Yana! Love them…….
I love this card. I needed inspiration for a sympathy card, and this one fit the bill nicely. Thanks, Yana.
I always enjoy your cards, Yana. This one is really lovely.
Your card is very pretty. I like the background choice. It goes well with the floral colors.
What a beautiful card! I love the soft color layering.
Lovely soft look
Beautiful cards!
Thanks for sharing…
Beautiful cards!
Always love your cards
I love the colored pencils on that card stock!