Hello there! Thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate the launch of Hero Arts Winter 2017 products (more about this hop, new products and giveaway below)! Having spent an entire Summer in Phoenix I am very excited and anxious for cooler weather and lower temperatures and especially for the Holiday season!
The card I am sharing today (along with other cards from me for the Winter catalog) was made back in June when it was unbearably hot and truth be told it was quite a challenge to get into a Holiday mood. Thankfully, Christmas tunes and ice cream helped!
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CARD DETAILS
This card uses 3 new stamps: a gorgeous background stamp Christmas Poster (it’s a woodblock stamp so it also makes a great decor piece on a shelf, you can catch a part of it on my photo above and below); fabulous Merry Christmas Script sentiment (this one is also a woodblock one, there’s a similar one – Season’s Greetings that is also gorgeous) and Color Layering Holly – a must have clear set for stamping beautiful leaves.
To create this card I first heat embossed Christmas Poster background onto an olive cardstock panel cut to 4 x 5 1/2″ (the Olive cardstock is from Simon and is unfortunately discontinued) in white embossing powder. To make the paper darker at the bottom I blended Forever Green ink going across the panel (I didn’t blend any at the top). The ink stained my heat embossing a bit, so I lightly wiped the card with a cloth sprayed with Hero’s Ultra Clean. I foam mounted my panel onto an A2 white top folding card base.
I also used same white embossing powder and heat embossed Merry Christmas sentiment onto a red cardstock panel and foam mounted it onto my card. To stamp the holly leaves and berries I used several shades of green and red (I’m listing all colors in the Supplies section below), cut them mount with my scissors (there are coordinating dies available, but I didn’t have them at the time) and adhered onto my card.
Lastly, I coated berries with some glitter using Wink Of Stella glitter pen and Glossy Accents.
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GIVEAWAY!
Hero Arts is giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please comment by Wednesday, 8/30 at 11:59pm PT.  Winners will be announced the winner the following week on Hero Arts blog.
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 Holly Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Frame Cuts Dies Holly Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Holly Bundle Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Christmas Poster Background Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Rubber Stamp Merry Christmas Script Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Olive Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Forever Green Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Field Greens Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Fresh Peach Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Pale Tomato Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Red Royal Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 EZ Runner Grand – Permanent Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 EZ Runner Grand – Permanent – Refill Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 ZIG Wink of Stella Glitter Pen Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ultra Clean Stamp Cleaner Shop at: SSS | HA |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
THIS is AMAZING.
So GORGEOUS!!! Love!!!
Love the background stamp! Great card too!
Very simple and absolutely beautiful!!
What a fabulous background stamp this is! And your card is just lovely with
the perfect colors. Love how you made the bottom a darker shade.
Stunning! The colors, the layout, everything is perfect!
This is beautiful. I love the background. SO pretty!!. The colors blend in perfectly!
Beautiful card with a real vintage feel!
Bold statement here. Thanks
Absolutely gorgeous; these would be wonderful to mass produce! Your creativity, again, has me in awe….Thank you!
~carol
Your cards are always the best!!!
Love the card today! The green and white background is beautiful and very Christmas like!
This card is so beautiful. I love how you’ve laid it all out, and that christmas poster background stamp is so unique.
LOVE THIS CARD
ITS MY FAVE SO FAR ON THE HOP
Another beautiful card, Yana. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome idea using all the sentiments for the background! Beautiful card.
Nice card. I love the Merry Christmas script.
Beautiful! Love the font on the Merry Christmas stamp!
Such a beautiful and bold card! Very pretty!
Love it! Perfect for some people on my list. Thanks.
Amazing!!
Yana every creation you make is stunning , Love the background 🙂
Your cards are always so beautiful! Love that background!
This card is is incredibly beautiful!
Oh my, the card is fantastic. I adore the holly leaf layering stamp 🙂
Gorgeous card Yana, I love that background and the bright red sentiment block is perfect with the holly sprig. LOVE it 🙂
So glad HA it releasing their Christmas collection for this year. I’ve been itching to begin making Christmas cards (and have begun) while also eagerly waiting for new stamp releases! Thanks, Yana!!
After seeing your card I immediately ordered the stamp – it is great!
Yana what a Beautiful card, I love how you always display your cards so perfect, it’s awesome.
Beautiful but simple card!
Great card! I like what you did with the berries.
Beautiful holiday card. Love the overall design.
Simple but beautiful card – love the holly!
I love this card! It is so beautiful
WOW! Your card is simply wonderful
Great card! So talented!
Just stunning! I always love to see what your designs are going to be. You never disappoint!
Beautiful as always – love your card and your photography!
Love this card – want to start making Christmas cards now!
Well…you’ve done it! I made it thru July without getting into the Christmas spirit. I almost made it thru August without buying a single Christmas stamp or even looking through my stash. Now between you and Hero Arts… 😀 This is soooo gorgeous!!!!
Yana , I love this card. That background stamp is amazing and I love that you embossed it. Such a cozy looking card.
Love this beauty! The holly sprig is amazing as is your whole card.
WOW!! your talent never ceases to amaze & inspire me!!!
What a wonderful card! I love that background stamp! Thanks for sharing.
~Gin K.~
very lovely card love the use of the Night Before Christmas message
Such a beautiful card! I really love that Christmas Poster background stamp!
your card is stunning! I love it!
Yana – so beautiful! I didn’t;t realize when I first looked at this card that it was a wood mount stamp and thought you took all those sayings for the clear set! Such a stunning cards! Thank you!
LOVE the color of green you chose!!!! And I love the white embossing. And…everything!!!!!
What a beautifully rustic card! Absolutely gorgeous – thanks so much for sharing! I love all the beautiful ways the holly can be used!