Hello friends and thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate Hero Arts Summer 2018 Release! I’m happy to share a bunch of monochromatic floral cards with little to no coloring!
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS – MONOCHROMATIC STAMPING
I personally love to use florals for my handmade cards, but I don’t always want to spend the time coloring the flower. Today I have a few cards to share using new Hero Floral stamps showing how you can skip coloring and still use your outline floral images to make beautiful cards.
This handmade card uses Nuvo Drops as a final touch. Want to see 4 other ways you can use Nuvo Drops from Tonic Studios in card making? Check out this article – 5 Ways to Use Nuvo Drops.
For my card #1 I used my stamp platform and Rose Stem stamp along with some colored cardstock. I stamped the floral image repeatedly using Versamark Watermark ink creating floral frame and empty space in the center.
I love this watermark look – I find these florals looks spectacular when stamped in VersaMark ink onto various dark colors of cardstock.
The stamps themselves have a lot of detail to them – there’s shading added and that makes these images very beautiful. If you think about it – you don’t necessarily need to add coloring because these florals are beautiful as is.
I also stamped a beautiful sentiment that reads “I Can’t Thank You Enough (But It Won’t Stop Me From Trying)“, added a same watercolored flower and embellished this almost one layer card with Nuvo Drops in Carnation Pink.
Here’s another sample of the same technique but done on different color cardstock:
 
 
CARD DETAILS – MONOCHROMATIC HEAT EMBOSSING
For my card #2 I did monochromatic heat embossing. I started by stamping a sentiment and this one reads “Congratulation! We Are so Happy For You“. Next, I used Dahlia image and stamped it repeatedly around the edges of the panel framing it.
I gold heat embossed all of my images and added a W3 warm gray Copic marker outline to emphasize these florals. I kept this card very simple and only embellished it with Clear Nuvo Drops.
CARD DETAILS – MONOCHROMATIC STAMPING & EMBOSSING
I used the Mum and the Mum Stem images from the Hero Florals collection for my next card and I combined heat embossing and VersaMark Watermark stamping. I first heat embossed several mum images around the edges of my panel creating a floral frame – I used Platinum embossing powder. Next, I stamped the mum stem multiple times using just the watermark ink and no heat embossing. This helped me fill in the gaps on my background.
 
So you can see I did very little to no coloring for these cards. Where I did do some coloring it was just quick wet-on-wet watercolor.
ADDITIONAL INSPIRATION
I have two more card ideas to share using Hero’s Florals. My card #1 features ink blending – I heat embossed floral outlines in gold embossing powder and used Hero Arts inks along with a Tonic Ink Blending brush to blend some color and fake the coloring. I used Butter Bar along with Pink Madder.
 
My last card idea for today features watercolor. I took some time to color this flower and I really love the way it turned out. I did my coloring on Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper using my Daniel Smith watercolors in Opera Pink, Quinacridone Pink and Sap Green.
 
 
BLOG HOP – HOP ALONG & GET INSPIRED
The next stop on this hop is amazingly talented Kathy Racoosin. You can also start form the beginning on the Hero Arts blog.
GIVEAWAY!
Hero Arts is giving away 2 $50 shopping sprees to the Hero Arts online store, randomly drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop by 11:59pst on Sunday, May 20.
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 Florals Rose Stem Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Florals Rose Stem Stamp and Die Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Frame Cuts Die Rose Stem Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps Peonies Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Peonies Stamp and Die Combo Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Frame Cuts Die Peonies Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps You’re Beautiful Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Florals Stamp and Cuts Rose Coordinating Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Florals Stamp and Cuts Dahlia Coordinating Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Florals Clear Stamp Mum Stem Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Florals Mum Stem Clear Stamp and Die Combo Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Florals Stamp and Cuts Mum Coordinating Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 PTI Perfect Match Cardstock Sampler Shop at: PTI |
 Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Dual Tipped Blender Brush Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Hero Arts Butter Bar Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Rose Madder Hybrid Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain Cardstock White Shop at: SSS |
 Arches Cold Press Watercolor Pad 9×12″ Shop at: SSS | AZ | BL |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Medium Water Brush Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder PW100 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Platinum Embossing Powder PW117 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Emboss White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker W3 Warm Gray Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Drops Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tonic Carnation Pink Nuvo Drops Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC |
Beautiful card designs! I really love the embossing.
WOW! What amazing stamps for this technique. These are all so beautiful Yana and I can’t wait to try this! Very well done!
I love all of the new ideas!
Yana, these are STUNNING
Adore the tone on tone look and your cards are gorgeous. Thanks!
Nice sentiments on these cards. Love the look and the ease of creating them.
These cards are so classy!
All of these cards are so pretty! 🙂
These turned out beautifully, great ideas!!
Another awesome tutorial- the monochromatic cards are fabulous and time saving!
Gorgeous cards!!
Gorgeous cards, Yana… Love the monochromatic theme.
Tone-on-tone! Pop of color! Oh my goodness Yana, you have outdone yourself again! These are beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration.
Beautiful card as always.
Beautiful cards that are simple, yet very elegant.
These are all so pretty. You’re right, the florals are so gorgeous on their own, non-colored. Being one of those who doesn’t color much, that’s perfect. I love the way you outlined the florals on the ‘congratulations’ card.
I just love your floral cards, you make it look so easy! Excited to add to my collection.
Your cards with their simple watermark stamping are stunning. I can hardly wait to get home from Russia to try recreating them.
Love the monochromatic backgrounds!
Simple and simply beautiful! Thanks
Yana, you never disappoint. Beautiful cards!
Yana, beautiful cards…thanks for sharing your technique on them….well done
as always, love your work.
Beautiful cards Yana! Love all the gorgeous colors you used and these flowers are so stunning!
Such cool, monochromatic beauties!
Neat cards.
Excellent cards as usual. I especially liked the go,d card. How is the new pt?
Love these cards! Thanks to you I can’t wait to purchase these florals and try your techniques.
Beautiful floral cards Yana. The spotlight images look wonderful on the monochromatic background… such a great technique. Fantastic new images.
Love your cards – very elegant. Thank you for the opportunity to win! 🙂
Always beautiful…loved these!!
Love the monochromatic backgrounds. Outstanding cards as usual!
Love the colored images over the monochromatic background. Very dramatic!
Your work is always a joy to behold!
Wonderful cards. Great use of the flowers without having to color all of them.
Gorgeous cards !! Great way to use those florals – whithout pain haha. The results are beautiful – thanks for the ideas ! And I do love the addition of dew/rain drops !
Love the idea of the Copic outline around the floral image. Really does make a huge difference. TFS
What a great video! The cards you made are so beautiful. I have not used the watermark technique in so long. You have inspired me to go and create! Thank you
I found your blog through the blog hop and wow – what wonderful cards! I love your style.
I’m so glad Hero Arts is re-releasing some of their stamps in clear, my hands have trouble with the large wood blocks. Your cards are beautiful, thanks for all the tips.
I love all of your cards and how they are so cleam and pretty
The 3rd card with the green and gold is just amazing!
Love your cards, they are gorgeous!
Wow! Your cards are amazing!
Beautiful! love this unique idea –
Lovely! I want to try the gold embossing powder on the floral borders of the monocramatic cards.
Great set of cards and ideas. I think the peony is my favorite in this catalogue.
Beautiful cards!
Sweet cards and great tutorial- thanks for sharing:)
Gorgeous cards! I love this look.