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!
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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 card is wonderful , in so many ways. I especially like the white embossing powder–never think to use it myself! The entire card is just gorgeous; the layout, the colors–everything!
Beautiful card ! This background stamps is really awesome.
What an awesome card! That background is fabulous!
Love! Your card couldn’t be any more perfect!
Beautiful card Yana. Love this new background stamp, perfect for so many different styles of card. I can’t wait to start creating with this awesome new release!
Love this, so creative!!
Love the design and color choices on your card. Simply gorgeous!
What a beautiful card! Love that green background!
Love the background stamp and your card!
Simply gorgeous! I am loving all the new goodies!
Carol B
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This card is just plain lovely. The sentiment, the layout, the color choices are absolutely perfect. I am 85 yrs old and recently began making cards. Your work inspires me to keep on trying to make beautiful cards like you younger women make. TFS your God given talent with all of us.
Oh that poster is fabulous!!!!!
This is such a cool card!
so beautiful, thanks for sharing
Looks beautiful!
Such a beautiful and very lovely card!!
I love the background of your card! It is really elegant!
Fabulous card!
Love the embossed background stamp. As usual another wonderful card!
Stunning Yana. Great job with the card.
Cute card and awesome job with the heat embossing!!
it looks so pretty!
you are right, it will look amazing on a shelf 🙂
Love your card Yana! That subway art Christmas background stamp is great! And I love the new Holly and Berries stamp set too! Thanks for sharing.
Oh my! Love that background! It’s a wonderful card! Thanks for the idea!
I love every aspect of your card – it is gorgeous. Love the inspiration too – thanks!
So graphic and gorgeous! Love it!
I love the “night befire Xmas” stamp!
I love this stamp, Yana, but most of all, I love your cards. I’ve been a loyal follower for a while and find so much inspiration from your cards. Love doing the background stamping, especially. This card is gorgeous…thanks for sharing!
Stunning and very elegant card!!!
Love the colors! Very Christmas-y!
What a fantastic card – I love that poem and I love your card!!!
Love this card! It screams Christmas with the whole thing!
Your cards are always so beautiful! This one does not disappoint!
Beautiful card. I love the Christmas Poster background stamp. Hard to believe it’s almost time to get into “Christmas mode.”
Love the traditional green and red on your card! The stamped background looks wonderful!
This is such a pretty and striking holiday card. Nice job!!!!
Love your card beautiful beautiful work thank you.
This new background stamp is perfectly set off by your design. What a treat!
Nicely done! I like the background, your color choices and especially the sentiment. Thank you.
This background stamp is wonderful, as is the card you’ve made using it. Thanks for the chance to win.
Yana, your cards are always so well done. You put so much pride and effort into them!
How in the world do you come up with so many ideas?!? You are truly an artist! The warmth of this card brings back many happy holiday memories 🙂
nice well put together card
Beautiful card and it looks great in the Hero Arts catalog! Thanks for sharing the details on how you made it on this fun blog hop!!
Love this card. I really like the shade of green you choose.
Love the poster background stamp very much – pure lovely creations TFS
I love all the embossed text on this card!
Love your colors! Thank you!!
What a great background stamp. I love how you put all the pieces together. I can’t wait to see this years holiday stamps.
Beautiful card. Almost has a vintage feel to it.