Color Layering stamp sets from Hero Arts have been favorites of mine for years. I am always anxiously looking forward to a new release to see what new sets there are for us to play with (and I’m always amazed at the imagination and creativity of the illustrators behind these sets). They never disappoint!
That being said I’m very excited to introduce a new, special feature for Hero Arts blog and Youtube channel called “Color Layering with Yana”. In each one of my monthly videos I will explore different ink pad and embossing powder color options for Hero Arts Color Layering sets and will hopefully inspire you to stamp! These videos will be published on Hero’s blog and Youtube channel on Mondays following the My Monthly Hero Blog Hops and I’ll also be sharing these videos on my blog as well.
In this post and video I’m taking a closer look at the Color Layering Fox set and I have 4 unique color combos to share and for you to try!
VIDEO TUTORIAL
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COLOR COMBO #1
Let’s start with Hero’s suggested color combo for this set which is Tangerine, Caramel and Black (please note, I am using Black as the 3rd color for every one of my combos today).
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After stamping my fox onto white cardstock (I used my MISTI stamp positioner to help my align the layers) I cut it out with the help of coordinating dies in my Platinum die cutting & embossing machine and dressed up with the help of a bow tie stamped in Soft Brown ink.
To create a background for this card I Brass heat embossed Forest & Deer Bold Prints background onto brown cardstock, foam mounted panel onto an A2 white card base, foam mounted the fox, added “Hey Foxy” sentiment heat embossed in white and embellished my card using Sunshine Ombre sequins.
COLOR COMBO #2
To create the next card, Happy Fall, I used Ombré inks in Autumn and Sand to Cup O’ Joe as well as black. I love how much more detail I am able to get when using ombre inks – I love the added shading that my image gets.
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Once again I cut the image out using a coordinating die, foam mounted my fox onto an A2 card base covered with woodgrain white cardstock, added a few Pumpkin stamped leaves and embellished with sequins. Very simple & easy to make Fall card.
COLOR COMBO #3
My color combo #3 included Wet Cement and Soft Granite to Black Ombré ink pads and is one of my favorites for this particular image. It’s a great combo for masculine cards, too.
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I dry embossed a yellow cardstock panel with an Abstract Waves stencil and blended Caramel ink on top. Don’t know how to dry emboss with stencils? Watch this video.
Next I stamped Hello from the “Hello Stamp & Cut” set in black ink, foam mounted my fox, dressed him up in trendy glasses and embellished this card using same Sunshine sequins.
COLOR COMBO #4
My final color combo included Soft Brown and Cup O’ Joe inks. To make this card I freehand cut a mask, blended Soft Sky ink to create a snowy hill and foam mounted an adult and baby fox.
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I saved best for last as this card turned out to be my favorite! I also embellished it using Ombre Ocean Sequins. Perfectly simple card with Winter!
There are many more color combos that can work beautifully for this Color Layering Fox set. Do you have this set? Is there a combo you love? Share below!
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 Clear Stamps Color Layering Cool Fox Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Frame Cuts Dies Fox Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Cool Fox Bundle Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ink and Emboss Fox Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Stamp And Cut Hello Set Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Forest and Deer Bold Prints CG700 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Stencil Abstract Waves Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Brass Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Brown Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Caramel Hybrid Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Cup O’ Joe Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Sky Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Pumpkin Pie Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Wet Cement Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Tangerine Hybrid Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ombre Sand to Chocolate Brown Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ombre Gray to Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ombre Autumn Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ombre Sequins Sunshine Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ombre Sequins Ocean Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tim Holtz Distress Woodgrain Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
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Wow!! Fabulous work!! Love the different color combinations, and especially the cool fox with the glasses 🙂
These are so cool, love them all. The 2nd was my favorite till I saw the 4th, then that became my favorite. I love the die also. I will be pin ing these to my pinerest board for sure they are awesome, thanks.
Beautiful coloring!!
Love the wilderness cards. I am so happy that the stamp companies are making layered stamps. i can now get a beautiful dimension without really working so hard at it.
Beautiful cards! Looking forward to more of these layering videos. The colour combos are all nice, but I think my favourite is the more subtle look of No. 4. Or is that just because of the cute fox cub?