Hello everyone and thanks so much for stopping by to help celebrate the launch of Hero Arts Holiday 2018 Catalog (be sure to flip through it – there’s plenty of inspiration)!
Today I have 1 product – 3 ways kind of video featuring a brand new Holiday Foliage Bold Prints background cling stamp from Hero Arts 2018 Holiday Catalog. I was only planning to make one card, but as I started playing I got other ideas popping in my head, so I decided to make several projects. I was filming and editing this video right before I left for vacation, so I apologize if it seems a bit rushed. I was really pressed for time and wanted to get it done before I left.
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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 – ADVANCED
I stamped background in Versafine Onyx black ink on white cardstock and clear heat embossed it to create a raised edge to this image. I used a variety of Copic marker colors for my coloring.
I used the following marker colors:
- Reds: R89, R39, R27, R24, R22.
- Greens: G99, G94, YG03; YG99, YG95, YG93: YG13, YG01, YG00.
- Yellows: YR04, Y35, Y13
- Browns: E79, E37
- B99 for the blue background
For the sentiment for this card I used beautiful “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” sentiment from the Winter Holiday Messages stamp set and I heat embossed it my new favorite embossing powder – gold glitter. I trimmed my sentiment into a little rectangle and I foam mounted it onto my background, which in turn was adhered onto an A2 white card base. Next I used my Tonic Aqua shimmer pen and I added some sparkle and shimmer to the poinsettias. Next, I used Hero Arts Lacquer pen and I added dimensional clear detail over the berries on this background.
This handmade card uses Nuvo Drops to make berries. 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.
Finally, I used my white pen and I added white dots onto the background making it look like snow.
CARD DETAILS – MEDIUM
For my card idea #2, this is a medium difficulty card I decided to heat emboss this background on black paper. I used my new favorite gold glitter embossing powder for a ton of sparkle and I loved the look. This particular powder is not as fine as some of the other powders by hero arts, so it did obliterate some of the detail on this background stamp, but I still think it ended up looking absolutely spectacular. And the best part – it was super easy to do.
I white embossed a sentiment for this card on a piece of red cardstock. I went with a fun message from the Off Beat Holiday messages stamp set – it’s an awesome set with those snarky and not so typical messages for the holiday season. I trimmed this piece into a little V-shape banner and I foam mounted it on my background which in turn was adhered onto an a2 white card base.
To step this background up a bit I used my Nuvo Drops in Red Berry and I coated every berry on the background red.
CARD DETAILS – EASY
For my final card idea, the easiest one for today I once again heat embossed this background, but this time in silver glitter embossing powder – this one is also fabulous for the holiday season. I used Simon Say Stamp Sea Glass cardstock. For my sentiment I used “All I Want For Christmas is you, wink wink” from that same Off Beat Holiday Messages stamp set.
So there you have it – 3 project ideas, super complicated, medium and easy to make using Hero Arts new Holiday Foliage Bold Prints background stamp. I hope you enjoyed this video idea and the cards I shared and will give this a try. Let me know if you’d like me to film more videos like this where I take one product and share 3 ways to use it – from simple to complicated.
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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 Cling Stamp Holiday Foliage Bold Print Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps Off Beat Holiday Messages Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps Winter Holiday Messages Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Gold Glitter Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Silver Sparkle Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Crystal Clear Lacquer Pen Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp White Cardstock 120 LB Shop at: SSS |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | WF |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tonic Red Berry Gloss Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pen Nuvo Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Sakura Classic White Bold Line 10 Pen Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
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These are such beautiful cards. I really need to get my hands on this background stamp asap
Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing.
Stunning. It is amazing that you have 3 very different cards with one background Stamping. How versatile it is! 3 for 1.
Wow! Love the idea of seeing one stamp design used three ways.
Your advanced card is beyond stunning! It’s a beautiful work of art. Love that stamp.
Love the same card with different options. Sometimes when you need a quick card, yet looks like you spent a lot if time, something like this is perfect. Hope your trip to Rome was amazing!
Wow!! Stunning cards!!
I’m in love with the background stamps! So versatile. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
What a detailed background stamp. Love the gold embossed card.
As always, beautiful examples. Thank you, Yana, for showing us various levels of difficulty. That’s always helpful. TFS!
Yana, these are ALL gorgeous and I especially like the first one with the navy background. (I am totally crazy enough to make something like this, maybe even twice! LOL)
Have a wonderful vacation!
I love the new background stamps. So many beautiful cards. Thank you for sharing your tips and techniques.
I love these new background stamps! You showcased them beautifully! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love that you did it 3 ways. Seeing it used the different ways makes it so much more versatile in my mind. I think I need this now.
Beautiful cards!
Gorgeous cards with this background stamp. Yes I love seeing cards done three different ways.
Wow -so much detail on those. They look incredible. Totally a Christmas present just getting one.
This background is perfect and I love how different all three cards look, beautiful!
All the cards are beautiful. I especially like your creativity to make three different cards with the only one beckgound stamp. Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Yes, I would like more videos with different levels of difficulty! These cards are really beautiful. Have a lovely vacation!
Your cards are fantastic. Love the 3 way video. Hope you have a great time on vacation.
Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
Awesome cards–love the coloring background, this stamp is gorgeous! Thanks for all of the info and showing your coloring technique over embossing powder, been terrified to try that, don’t want to ruin my copics!
Wow! Three fabulous cards! I love the variety.
Wonderful backgrounds in a variety of creations.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Wow Yana, great demo video on how to create three strikingly beautiful backgrounds with this one stamp and different techniques. The first card is amazing and creative and I love how you pulled it all together. I think the second is my favourite both because of the rich gold embossing and the pop of red in the berries and snarky sentiment panel. The third one is beautiful too.
Beautiful cards!
Lovin’ the first and second cards. This bkgrd stamp is beautiful. For the third card I really would’ve liked to see it heat embossed in red–red glitter.
Love how you showed multiple ways of stamping with one set.
Love your cards! The gold embossed is my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Great cards
When I first saw the stamp, my first thought was “Way too much coloring for me”, then I was really impressed with your gold and silver embossed cards. More my style and time range! Love them!
Stunning cards! Just gorgeous!!!!
Beautiful cards! So much amazing detail on the first card!
All three are beautiful and I love that you did it three ways. I definitely hope you will make more videos like this, it helps me to see what I can do now, what I can strive for in the near future, and what I can work toward being able to do as I progress in my learning. I do love the Off Beat Holiday Messages stamp set LOL, that is a definite must have for me.
So festive in these colors.
Beautiful and vivid color cards, festive indeed. Thanks for the fabulous giveaway
Wonderful Xmas cards!!!
Such vibrant cards~thanks for the great video tutorial!
Fantastic cards.
The first are so colorful and beautiful.
The white is subdued but really speaks
winter with the color. thanks
for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Your cards are beautifully done!
what an amazing blog share! Beautiful cards and tutorial! Thank you so much for your time and effort!
Adorable!!! Thank you for inspiration!
your backgrounds are stunning. Thanks for sharing. Hope you had a wonderful vacation
Love your cards. They all pack a punch, but that first card is just wow! I love the background stamp.
Love the cards. The different ways you made the background stamp makes them completely different…you don’t even realize it is the same background. Lovely!
These are stunning Yana!!! You make that background stamp look completely different in each card!
Beautiful and vivid color cards. So festive! Love getting a head start on holiday cards!
So gorgeous. The pattern is beautiful, but you’ve really made it into a true peace of art.
Oh yes! Seeing one product used 3 ways opens my mind to opportunities and variety to experiment with. You are good at this!