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Hello all and thank you so much for joining us for theĀ Hero Arts 2016 Catalog Blog Hop!
Hero Arts always comes up with the most fun and adorable color layering stamp sets (if you are not familiar with Color Layering, please take a look here). The new Color Layering Gold Fish from the 2016 Catalog is no exception and is a super fun set to play with. It lets you easily create beautiful dimensional-looking fish and with a little bit of heat embossing you can make your “fishies” sparkle and shine like a real wet gold fish!
The card that I am sharing today was also shared at the Hero Arts Make and Take in their booth at CHAW’16 show. The one we made there was slightly different with the window die cut using a heart-shaped die (using one from the Floral Stamp & Cut set by Lia) and slightly different colors of ink (all are listed below), here’s a quick look at that project:
I don’tĀ have the same colors and the same heart die that I used to create my original card (I am in Ukraine at the moment and my supplies are somewhat limited), but I really wanted to do a video for that project so I used similar products.
I used 3 colors of ink to stamp my Gold Fish –Ā Butter Bar,Ā Dark QuartzĀ andĀ Pale Tomato for the original card and Soft Vanilla and Butter Bar to Orange Soda Ombre for the card I’m sharing on my video. I also did a few additional test impression using various yellow, orange and red inks just to see what color combos I like best (I’m sharing a closer loot at the in my video). While I only tried stamping fish using yellows and oranges it can also be stamped using other colors; think about tropical fish (here’s a fun link on Pinterest to explore) and all the fun and vibrant color combos – pinks and blues, greens and purples. There are lots of options.
I liked the idea of having my fish swim in water so I created a little aquarium for them using ink blending. The idea is to die cut a window in a panel and blend the blue and green inksĀ onto another piece of paper to go behind that panel to look like water. I also used various seaweed images to fill in the backgroundĀ and make my water look more realistic. I used the same colors of ink for stamping seaweed and for blending the background. Some stamped images were stamped using lighter colors and some using darker making it look like they are located further away.
A card like this can also be turned into a shaker by simply adding a layer of clear acetate and some sequins and beads.
To make the fish appear like a real gold fish and also to make it appear wet and shiny I used Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder. I usually like to use it for snow (on Holiday cards) or sugar (on fruits cards), but it works great for this as well. I only added one layer of this powder to my fish, but you can add more if you like. Here’s a close up of my heat embossed fish, I just love that sparkle!
VIDEO
Iām also sharing a video tutorial today showing how to create this card! You can watch it at the top of this post or on my Youtube channel. If you like it, I would appreciate you giving it a thumbs up and sharing. Thank you!
BLOG HOP
Want more inspiration using products from the Hero Arts 2016 Catalog? Join the blog hop! Start at the beginning on Hero Arts blog or follow the hop order below:
- Hero Arts
- Lia Griffith
- Kelly Purkey
- Jennifer McGuire
- Yana SmakulaĀ – this is me!
- Lucy AbramsĀ – your next stop!
- Kristina Werner
- Kathy Racoosin
- Mariana Grigsby
- Debby Hughes
- Nichol Magouirk
- Joan Bardee
- Lydia Fiedler
- Sandy Allnock
- Julie Ebersole
- Amy Tsuruta
- Kelly Rasmussen
- Suzanne Dahlberg
- Wanda Guess
- Clare Prezzia
- Tami Hartley
- Libby Hickson
GIVEAWAY
Hero Arts isĀ giving away four $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Comment by 11:59pm PT on Sunday, February 14, and Hero Arts willĀ announce the winners on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Hop along and comment for more chances to win!
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Very nice card Yana. I like the sparkling fish. Thanks.
Excellent goldfish – how fun!
Beautiful card!!!!!!
Gorgeous card!
Such darling goldfish!! beautiful card.
I have loved the layered flowers, but never thought of fish! Aren’t they beautiful. Now I also think I need an ombre ink pad! Your work is just lovely. Thanks so much.
so cute!
Such a pretty card! I would never have thought of using the sparkle embossing powder on top of fish. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the sparkly fish,
That is an adorable card and using the embossing powder to make the fish “wet” is brilliant!
Love this card!
Very pretty card Yana. I really like how you made it look like a little fish tank, and those sparkling fish really turned out beautiful. I was wondering what part of Ukraine you’re visiting? I’m from Ukraine, and also have family there. Hope you stay safe during your stay there.
thank you, Maria!
We are in the Western Ukraine at the moment, staying in Ternopil (this is our hometown). Where in UA are you from?
Beautiful card!
Beautiful color combo on your pretty card!
Who knew goldfish could be so beautiful? Wonderfully done.
i love the color combo
Beautiful card Yana!
Stunning card, Yana! Love the sparkly fish and your use of the ombre stamp pads.
Oh my goodnes… These are the cutest gold fish I have ever seen!!! Your card is so cute!!!
Wow! I never would have thought to use the fish stamp this way. Very nice.
Love this card! May think about making a version of this for a fish loving friend.
Thank you for showing your craft. I really enjoy the stamping and embossing techniques. Thanks to you, I have started a kindness campaign with my family who are not crafters but they are eager to participate and learn. It is evident that you truly enjoy your love for everything paper, once again thank you for sharing.
I love both versions of your card! TFS
Beautiful fish card. Thanks for the ideas.
Great card, Yanna-love it!
Love the card and the ideas to make the fish look wet! I do love the color layering stamps and how beautiful they look when you are finished. Thank for sharing your awesome card and ideas.
so cute!!
Layered fish! Genius by HA. Love this idea
May be making a similar version of this card for a fish loving friend. Love it.
Yana, this card is fantastic and I love that fish stamp set – there are not a lot of fish stamps out there, at least not as detailed as these images. Oh, and I’m getting me some of the HA Sparkling embossing powder. Thanks so much for the inspiration Yana!
May be making a version of this beautiful card for a fish loving friend.
I think it is clever to use the different colors on the fish — so subtle I looked for it after reading the description. Sparkling embossing powder – say no more! Great card.
What an imaginative and beautiful card!
Yana, I agree with you on the color layering !! I do a much better job coloring this way š Love your card.
I really love those fishes! Thank you for teaching me a new technique.
Love the fish
Yana, I love this card! When I was little I had two goldfish named Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street, this card so reminds me of them. I love the colors you used, they’re perfect! Thanks for sharing, inspiring and your video.
I already hoped to see a goldfish card in this hop, I love to stare at goldfish it is so relaxing ha ha but love to stare at your gorgeous cards even more!!!
Love this so much! Never was into the layering stamps until I saw this one!!!! Gorgeous!!!!
What a fun card! Love the underwater scene!
Your card is adorable and very pretty! Love the sparkle on the goldfish!
I love the fish. So different. Also enjoyed your voice over. So professional.
Love the fish, also loved your voice over very professional.
I love this card Yana. Very nice! Love those ombre ink pads!
How absolutely beautiful Yana! Love the sparkle on your fish. Gorgeous card.
A very fun card.
that is so cool your card is beautiful love fish
This is such an adorable card!! Love the little underwater scene you created!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Cute card! Love the sparkle embossing powder.
I love those sparkly fish! I, too, find coloring an image difficult, so am always happy to see more images made into layering stamps. Thanks for sharing.