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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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 |
Loving those cute little houses 🙂
Your houses are lovely painted ladies.
I Love the 3D cards, Amazing! my favorite part is the weather vain on top of the one house. Love love love it! TFS
XO April
Pretty color combo on your beautiful card!
LOVED every card!!!!!
I love your cards and the awesome Welcome Neighbor stamp set and dies!
Great cards. I love that set.
I, too, am a fan of houses – your cards are adorable … love the depth
What a cute stamp set, love the scene you created. Thanks for sharing
I adore your miniature town scenes and bold color choices!
Fabulous cards, Yana! I especially love the trees in the scenes. They soften the hard edges of the buildings.
Your cards are always so beautiful! You inspire me to try new techniques so that maybe I can achieve some beauty in my cards 🙂
Your little city houses and country style houses turned out so darling. I could watch you construct your cards all day. The house stamps and accessories are definitely a favorite now. Thanks for sharing ❤
Wow! Beautiful cards!!!
I love your colouring!!!
Hi Yana – your designs are definitely different – love the end result. The cards look great visually xx
Your cards are so colorful!!!
I love those houses and the cards you made out of them ! I think I will try watercoloring them with the new liquid watercolors as I’m not that good at Copic Coloring … 🙂
Lovely little town! Your cards are always so sweet!
FABULOUS layered scenes
Cute cards!
These cards stand out in subject matter and execution. I enjoy your fresh approach.
I like the idea of arranging and adding washi tape in the front and you turn it around and just add glue to the whole backside. I will do that too. Great cards.
So much inspiration. Exciting release.
These cards are fantastic! I love that all the details added, the houses still stand out.
Thoses houses and trees are so cute! I like how you made such cute scenes. Thanks for the video and extra know-how it gives.
Such wonderful new products! Love your neighborhood card!
I love how you layered the trees in between to give more depth and SO fun to see both wilderness types of trees in the city!!
Love your cards! I love how you made actual scenes with adding trees and birds, that just really completes those cards! Thanks for inspiring us!
Your cards are so fun and lively!
Those colors make your neighborhood look so playful
and welcoming!
What beautiful cards. I would have loved receiving a beautiful card like that when we moved into our house!
Such a cute card. Love the houses.
Love the buildings paired with those amazing trees, they make perfect little scenes!
Cute cards. Love the little add one like the weathervane. Great way to mix in other stamp sets.
Yana what delightful cards. I’m really impressed with the stamp sets you’ve combined. So many house or building stamps are on the small side and these really stand out. Beautifully put together, Love them!
Love the color combinations you used!!
Just beautiful!
Cute cards!
I just love your cards.
Who wouldn’t want to receive one of these cards when they move to a new place? Great job, Yana!
The little houses are so cute and colorful. Love your cards.
Thank you for sharing your talent!
Fantastic cards Yana! Love the colors! Love how they look like little neighborhoods by all the details that you added. Loving this hop! So much talent! Thanks as always for sharing yours!
I love the trees in between the houses. So cute.
Great cards! Love the little scenes you created and would love to live in those neighborhoods!
Very welcoming card
I love the layering of the buildings and trees to make a diorama-front card. So cool!
I love your technique making the houses and tree to look as if they are on a hill. Thank you for sharing. Can’t wait to order these great stamps!
These are great cards! I love the layered tree look.
Great cards. Love the scene you created. Thanks for sharing..
Love these houses and fresh colors used!