Hello everyone and thanks so much for stopping by to help celebrate the launch of Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Products (more about the catalog, blog hop and giveaway below). You might have already seen these goodies in several online stores such as Simon Says Stamp, today these products also become available from Hero Arts online store!
I have a few fun and easy to make cards using Hero Arts Welcome Neighbor stamp set. Hero has a ton of gorgeous stamps to play with in this new release, however I have always been a huge fan of little houses and buildings so I was immediately drawn to this stamp set and decided to make a few cards (I do plan to share more projects using new catalog goodies soon, so stay tuned!).
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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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CARDS DETAILS
I started working on my card by stamping 3 out of the 4 houses in Intense Black ink onto white cardstock. To add color to my houses I used Copic markers but I didn’t do any shading or blending, I simply used one marker to apply each color. I went with some of my favorite colors which are Y17 Golden Yellow, RV10 Pale Pink, YG95 Pale Olive and finally a bit brighter pink – RV14 Begonia Pink.
I did make my houses multi color – I colored different sections of the houses using different markers. I used just those 4 and I think that they work well together as a nice an Spring or Summery color combo. I didn’t color the windows or the shutters or the doors, I just colored the walls of my houses.
Next, I used coordinating dies and cut these out in my Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting and embossing machine.
I wanted to add trees to my buildings, I was feeling a bit wild, I didn’t want to go with the little tree that comes in this Welcome Neighbour stamp set. I wanted to add larger trees to my cards so I grabbed the new Safari Wild About you stamp set and stamped a tree in Hero Arts Soft Olive ink. I used coordinating die for the tree image and cut all of these trees out as well. I wanted to make sure I had at least 2 for each card to place in between the houses.
Next I started to arrange the pieces on a white cardstock panel. I didn’t make colorful backgrounds for my cards but let the houses take center stage with both their bright colors and design. I build my scenes from the bottom up – one house in the front, a tree behind it slightly above, next house – once again slightly above the tree, another tree and the final house in the back. So these look like as if they are standing on a hill and you are looking up the hill from the foot of the hill.
Once I was happy with how everything was placed I foam mounted my stamped and die cut pieces in place. I also stamped my sentiments in black ink and went with “Thanks For Making Us Feel Right At Home” and “Welcome To The Neighbourhood”. I also “framed” my stamped sentiments with little stamped and die-cut clouds.
I have quite a few City-style stamp sets in my collection so I pulled City Adventures set and stamped a bicycle on one of my cards and a taxi on another one.
For my last card I decided to use the leftover mangrove trees that I had on my desk.
The Welcome Neighbour stamp set has a bunch of cool little pieces you can add to your houses – balconies, flower pot and flowers, lamp post, fence and other stings. To little bits and pieces that let you customise your houses. I stamped a few of those in black ink to finish this card.
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Hero Arts is giving away three $50 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Comment by Thursday, February 22nd at 11:59pm PT. Hero Arts will announce the winners the following week.
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 Welcome Neighbor Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Frame Cuts Welcome Neighbor Die Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps City Adventures Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps Safari Wild About You Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Frame Cuts Safari Wild About You Die Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps Color Layering Mangrove Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Mangrove Bundle Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Frame Cuts Mangrove Die Set Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Soft Olive Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y17 Golden Yellow Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV10 Pale Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV14 Begonia Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG95 Pale Olive Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC |
Yana, I want to live in neighborhoods like that! Love your pretty cards!
I love all of these scenes! I need to pick up this set! Thanks for sharing.
Neat and crisp cards! Lovely 🙂
Yana I love your cards and thank you for the video 🙂
Yana, you have a fascination with houses as I have with critters. When I see critters whether on stamps or dies I absolutely adore the cards that they are on. I love your cards though because they are all very individual. If I have to do a card with a house on it I will be sure to return to your video tutorial to get a recap on what you have done, thank you Yana. Wow what a blog hop, I better get going other wise I will not get it finished today. :O)
A really cute card Ayana, thank you.
I love your bright, fun cards, Yana! Thanks for sharing!
I always enjoy looking at your paper art…it’s really fun!
Love your cards
Oh my goodness. I love the houses. This set is adorable.
How fun is this! I love this! Thanks for sharing!
Love love love the crisp clean lines on this card. Looks perfect.
Great cards. Great composition.
Your little village scenes look like they are just waiting for a story!
super fun houses!!
I adore your cards! They are fantastic! 🙂
Love this welcome neighbor set and the ways you put your cards together. Nice to include those mangrove trees; waste not, want not. :~)
Of all the new products in the catalog, this set is my favorite! Love your houses!
Loved that you used “leftovers” from previous videos because they were already sitting on your desk.
Thanks for sharing your cute cards & the opportunity to win. Love the sweet houses.
Great cards. I love the fresh modern look of the design.
Very fun and friendly cards, Yana. I love the houses.
These are adorable. Thanks for sharing.
So pretty!
I love the color combo you chose for the houses! Super cute!
Too cute❣️ Love the mangrove trees mixed with the houses❣️
oh my goodness your cards are just darling!
The “welcome to the neighborhood” card is my favorite. Thanks for the reminder that sometimes keeping it simple can also make a stunning card! Thanks, Yana.
I’ve just recently found you on Instagram & I love your work! Her Arts is one of my favourite companies!
I’ve just recently found you on Instagram & I love your work! Her Arts is one of my favourite companies, it’s great to see their new, fun products on display!
What a fun new set by Hero Arts. Thanks for great layering ideas especially with the trees.
I love how you used the mangrove tree similar to the layered video you made for your series and I didn’t have interest in that set until I saw you use it as a regular tree now it’s on my shopping list. This card reminds me of a city very exciting.
Yana, you make the simplest materials come to life. I would’ve seen those die cuts in a store and I wouldn’t have thought any of them. But once you put your hands on them, it becomes magic and it sparks a ton of ideas on your followers. Thanks for sharing your creativity with our community. XOXO
I love how used different stamps such as the trees from wild about you and the houses and the taxi to make a scene. . . . oh so creative and so much depth to the cards!
I love these houses and you have inspired me tremendously to build such a scene…
L♥VE these cards.
Great ideas! thanks for sharing 😉
such a darling card!! love it!
I love the neighborhood scenes! Thanks for the inspiration.
Stamps of little houses and buildings appeal to me as well. Thank you for the inspiration for new ways to color them and interesting placement on the card.
Your blogs always stir my creativity! Thanks!
I love this stamp & die set & am super excited to see the Safari stamp set back as well.
Great card Yana!
I really love the simple coloring on these cards. It gives them such impact and a clean, graphic feel.
I like how you intentionally left the background plain and just colored your houses. That’s one thing I will have to try sometime. I always think everything should be colored, that’s just how I roll. lol Thanks for sharing with us.
I love the look of these houses. Thanks for the ideas!
Fun Neighborhood card! And the new releases are WONDERFUL.
Love your cards.
These are so fun, Yana. Love the colors you chose.
Thanks for creating such fun cards. So many cool elements!
Hi Yana,
Love all the bright colors you used and how you incorporated the trees into the scene. Thanks for sharing.
Great use of dies and color!