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Hello everyone and thank you so much for stopping by to help celebrate Hero Arts 2017 Summer Catalog Release! I’ll share more about this release, blog hop and giveaway below.
New catalog features a number of fantastic stamp sets (including some gorgeous Color Layering stamps!). I’ve had the pleasure of working with many of them prior to release as I created several cards for the catalog (and I’ll be sure to share them here over the next few weeks). The Puffer Fish stamp set, however, ended up being a pleasant surprise for me as I somehow overlooked it in the new release. I was immediately drawn to it and decided to use it to create a set of hilarious cards. If you know me, you know I love to make a silly card that is sure to put a smile on the face of its recipient. And the cards I am sharing today are (hopefully) no exception!
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CARDS DETAILS
I started working on this project by looking up puffer fish on Pinterest. I’m a bit ashamed to say I knew nothing about puffer fish (I didn’t even know there was this kind of fish) so I was both surprised and amazed! I quickly came up with a few simple scenes for these projects. I’ll explain the “You’re Swell” card in detail as it is the most complex of three. For my scene I went with two funny looking fish floating underwater along with other smaller fish.
Using Hero Arts Intense Black ink I stamped both fish onto a piece of white cardstock, cut out using coordinating dies (I used my Platinum 6 die cutting machine) and colored using Copics. Once again I used my go-to Copic colors (I’ve recently gotten some new markers and I need to update/expand my chart) and I used RV14, RV13, RV11 and R27 for the pink fish and Y19, Y15, Y11 and YR14 for the yellow fish. I also added a green fish to my two other projects and I used YG00, YG03 and YG17 for coloring.
I used a small waves stamp from the Puffer Fish set and stamped a double border – this created a horizon line for my card and separated the water from the sky. I decided to keep the sky white and color the water only. Following the same coloring method I used for this card I colored water using B00 marker. You’ll notice that I just roughly sketched the color and didn’t take any time to create neatly and evenly colored surface.
I wanted to add some additional elements to underwater area so I stamped partial waves and added air bubbles. To add dimension to the latter I went with Nuvo Drops in Sea Breeze. I had to add googly eyes to my fish to make them even funnier so I used new self-adhesive googly eyes from Hero Arts. I used the smaller size, they are a bit oversized, but still are spot on for this project.
For my other cards I added balloon strings to my fish to make them look like birthday balloons and a card to make it appear as if it was a hot air balloon!
Here are some additional photos (click image to view larger):
HOP ALONG WITH US!
Join us for an inspiration filled blog hop! You can start at the beginning at Hero Arts Blog or continue to Lydia Fiedler’s blog, she is the next stop.
GIVEAWAY!
Hero Arts is giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please comment by Wednesday, 5/24 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 I’m a Puffer for You Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Frame Cuts Puffer Die Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts I’m a Puffer for You Clear Stamp and Die Combo Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Self-adhesive Googly Eyes Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y11 Pale Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y15 Cadmium Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y19 Napoli Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YR14 Caramel Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV11 Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV13 Tender Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV14 Begonia Pink Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker R27 Cadmium Red Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker B00 Frost Blue Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG00 Mimosa Yellow Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG03 Yellow Green Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG17 Grass Green Bold Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Sea Breeze Nuvo Jewel Drops Shop at: SSS |
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Just way too cute!!!!
Love the trio of puffer fish cards! Terrific job.
What a fun card trio!
I just can’t!! They’re so funny! I noticed them in the catalog right away but was drawn more to layered stamps and ordered those. Now, after seeing your card, I have have to buy these chunks 😉
Thank you for sharing and making my day!
What cute cards. So adorable!
Love when you made critter cards. They are always so fun and colorful.
So cute! Such bright, cheerful cards! 🙂
You’ve done it again! Every time I see your cards I just have to have the stamps. These are such fun and so colorful! 🙂
Unbelievably adorable!!!
This card is too cute. As usual you have worked your magic with yet another stamp set.
I love your puffer fish hot air balloon. These cards definitely made me smile!
Your cards are so cute! The puffer fish is adorable.
Adorable cards, Yana! I am smitten with them!
Those puffer stamps look like fun. I like the little solid one.
Love these cards!!! They are sooooo cute!!
Holy cow, these puffer fish are so cute! Love your designs!
Adorable cards Yana, they definitely put a smile on my face
Oh my gosh! What awesome cards! So fun. Thanks for sharing! I’m looking forward to seeing what else is in store along the rest of this hop. Great inspiration!
The hot air balloon is genius really would have never thought of such a thing. I love these little cuties.
Love your puffer fish cards – love the colors you used – so cheerful and bubbly !
The puffer fish cards are so playful, colourful and fun : )
Love all of your darling puffers.
Such fun cards! Love your work!
Oh my I thought my favorite was the turtles until I saw the Puffer Fish – how adorable!!!!
he..he ..Fun cards !
Cute colorful cards.
OMGOSH those are the cutest little puffer fishes!!! Love those colors. They’d make anyone smile.
Adorable cards…fun!
These fish are so cute! Awesome coloring!
Love the puffer fish! so adorable!
LMHO – these are fantastic Yana, so colourful and fun 🙂
Awww, Yana, these are so stinkin’ CUTE! Love the fish.
The puffer fish are too cute! I love how you added dimension to make them pop out of the card. Thanks for sharing!
Love, love, love the puffer fish…and your cards! You brought them to life!
Super cute!!
Those puffer fish are too cute! They make the perfect balloons too! Love!
Oh wow your cards are so cute!!!!
Those puffer fish are way too cute! I love them!
Gorgeous shading on the little puffers!
Your card is adorable!
Those puffer fishes are amazing! Love your colouring 🙂
So cute! I really like the Nuvo drops! Thanks for giving us the color!
Love those blow fish!
very cute! your cards are always inspiring
These great Hero Arts images are made even better by the addition of googly eyes!! What a fun set of cards!
Your fish are so cute!1
Oh my, these cards are just darling! Thanks so much for sharing them – love the fish!!!
Love the gorgeous colours you used !
The puffer fish are sooo cute! And the dimension was a great idea.
Very cute. Love those little puffers.