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 |
Lovely card and perfect colors.
Gorgeous card and looks doable! Thank you!
Christmas Poster Background, is my favorite in this release, so your card is perfect!
I really like this card. It has a homey feel to it. The sentiment stamp is one of my favorite items from this release – I love the font!
That Christmas Poster Banner is super cute! I love the way you used it in the card! Thanks for sharing!
What a gorgeous card! Those woodblock stamps are a favorite of mine. I love Hero Arts, looking forward to seeing more items from the catalog. Thanks for this inspiration.
Very unique looking card…love it!
The Christmas Poster caught my eye right away. Fun card.
Love the style and colors!
great presentation of the background stamp
Love that background stamp and how you layered the embossed sentiment and holly leaves as finishing touches. Very pretty and festive!
Yana beautiful card. Love the backgro9und stamp and you are right, the holly leaves are a must have.
great mix of colors!
Oooo . . . . this is so gorgeous!!! That background stamp is fabulous and the beautiful holly leaves just finish everything off perfectly!
The olive green background is such a rich color for a holiday card. White embossing and the touches of red really pop on the olive. Thank you for the tip of cleaning embossing with a touch of stamp cleaner spray! Genius!
I love this card idea. The background stamp is great, and the finished work has a subdued, retro feel that I really appreciate.
I love the look of this card, simple but draws the eye in at the same time. The holly layering stamp is a very pretty touch to this updated classic card!
I love this style, very classy! I am now convinced I need all these stamps.
Beautiful!! What a fabulous background stamp and the colour layering holly is gorgeous. Love them both!! I like the extra shading on the bottom of the card. It just adds a little something. A nice finishing touch
This is such a pretty card! I love the background and those holly leaves!!
Great card
Very nice card. The holly leaves and berries do bring everything together beautifully.
Beautiful card! Great design and details@
I love the variety of this card
What good luck that you were inspired in the heat of summer to create the perfect Christmas card. I love it!
WOW that is some background stamp. Sure is a wonderful card. Thanks for the inspiration.
love your card, you used one of my favorite stamps from this release.
Love the wood block.
Unique design element.
Makes a great background
for any embellishment.
the leaves and berries look
great on your card.
thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card, great colors and backgrounds with lots of words always appeal to me. Thanks for the fun!
Beautiful card & VERY Christmasy! love it…….
Terrific card! I can’t imagine spending the summer in Phoenix much less having to make a Christmas card in that heat! Thanks for sharing it!
I love when you have a background stamp like this. Wonderful card.
This is a beautiful Christmas card!
Gorgeous card! love the sentiment and backgrounds stamps.
This is gorgeous! That background stamp is a must-have… love it!
Your card is awesome! Love that background stamp. I’m in Phoenix too and you are correct, it’s difficult to get into the Fall spirit. I need a trip up North to spot some leaves changing!
I wasn’t really feeling this stamp, but your card is making me rethink it! Beautiful!
I love the background you’ve done and the traditional colors!
Nicely done! I too like the traditional colors. Those holly leaves would be a nice addition to the Christmas card stamp collection.
oh I just love your card!! absolutely gorgeous!!
Love this card! The poster stamp background is great, and I’ve already added it to my wishlist.
Beautiful card, love the stamp set you used.
Thanks for the inspiration. It is very hard to get into the Christmas cards making spirit when it is hot out. I will. Try your tip on listing to Christmas music.
Wow, your card is just amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!!
I love the Christmas poster background stamp. Your card is lovely. Thanks for the inspiration.
I saw this card on Pinterest and it was love at first sight! Love, love, love this!
I absolutely love that poster stamp – so cool and graphic. Love your card too!
Yana,
I love seeing all your work; I find that you bring new inspiration to all the you do. Thank you.
Wonderful card..Great presentation using the large poster stamp along with super colors..
Wonderful card. That background stamp is so much fun!