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Hello everyone and thank you for stopping by! We are having a Launch Party Blog Hop for Hero Arts to help celebrate the launch of their new website and Holiday 2015 collection!
I have been in a holiday mood for that past couple of days or I should probably say weeks and I been dying to make a card using a new stamp set by Hero Arts called Merry Cactus To You.
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We always have Christmas trees, ornaments, reindeer, Santa but rarely or probably never have a cactus on a holiday card. So today I’m using a cactus stamp set to create 2 simple heat embossed watercolor background holiday cards.
I’ve shared a video recently where I used rather large images to stamp a background pattern on a full letter sheet and create 4 cards, today I’m going to follow the same concept and use large images, well not as large as I used in that video, but still slightly larger than the images I usually use to stamp a full background. I’m going to be working on a half of a letter sheet piece of paper, so its going to be enough to make 2 background for standard A2 cards.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
Please watch my video below or on my Youtube channel for more tips and tricks and a detailed tutorial. Thanks!
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I’ve used Hero Arts new Platinum embossing powder for my heat embossing (had to change things up a bit from the usual gold). I mixed and matched solid and also outline images for my cards because I wanted to add a little bit of watercolor to these. I intentionally did not use just solid or just outline images.
If I were to use just outline images and would have water colored all of them I would have had a background that is a little bit too busy. And if I were to use just solid images I wouldn’t have had any room for water color.
HOP ALONG
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kelly Rasmussen
- Laura Bassen
- Debby Hughes
- Amy Tsuruta
- Kristina Werner
- Yana Smakula – you are here
- Suzanne Dahlberg – next stop on the hop
- Nichol Magouirk
- Clare Prezzia
- Lucy Abrams
- Mariana Grigsby
- Libby Hickson
GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
Hero Arts will be giving away one GRAND PRIZE $100 Hero Arts shopping spree. The winner will be randomly chosen from all of the blog hop comments received by 11:59pm PST on Tuesday, September 8th. Check the Hero Arts blog for the announcement of the winner.
SUPPLIES
 Hero Arts Red Royal Ink AF225 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Blush Mixed Layering Papers PS620 Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Perfect Crafting Pouch Multi-Purpose Craft Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Spellbinders Artisan X-plorer Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam Tape Roll Shop at: SSS |
 Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER 5.5×7 Ready Cut Sheets 140205 Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps MERRY CACTUS TO YOU CL909 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies MERRY CACTUS DI146 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Platinum Embossing Powder PW117 Shop at: SSS | HA |
This post was updated on July 5th 2016.
I’m not normally into cactus but this set is very cute & your cards are really lovely.
Very creative & fun ideas!!
Love the new colors!
I wasn’t sure of what to think of the cactus stamp set but your designs are so much fun!
A cactus on a Christmas card… love it!
fun cards
What a fun southwest theme to this Christmas card…wonderful!
What a cute card. Love the background you’ve created!
What va great card. Thank you for sharing.
This stamp set is so cute and fun and I love how you used it to make a background!
Such a fun, cheerful card!
May you have a Merry Cactus too! Love the card!
What a sweet card! Love the Watercolors.
FUN, colorful cards! Great way to showcase the new stamps in the Hero Arts line!
What a cute card idea! Love the tip on making two card fronts at a time. An adorable stamp set!
What cute cards.
love the card!
I’m hooked on your videos~thanks, this one is great like the rest!
Great video and card. Loved it.
These are so cute!
Who knew cactus could be so cute 🙂
Those cactus cards make me smile. Thanks for sharing.
Love your cards!
New to your blog. Thank you for the video!
I like the cacti, but I’m still not sure about a Christmas cactus.
Loved your playful Christmas card!
Fabulous cards – love the cactus for Christmas, especially good for hot ones like we have in Australia!
I love your card! Hero Arts is always awesome & I’m excited to see what everyone makes!
What a fun watercolor project!
This christmas cactus set is so much fun! Love how you’ve combined solid and watercolored images for your background!
The desert colors with the brighter green is striking.
Your holiday cacti are so festive!
Fun and different! And I love the sentiment. What a fun idea!
I love the Christmas cactus and your embossing & watercolor choice is just amazing! Lovely cards!
cute cactus cards! Definitely trying this out! TFS
This is just adorable! TFS!
Totally cute card! Super fun holiday card to celebrate the holidays. Loved the coloring
What a fun card to mamke and to receive. Beautiful job!
Cutest card!!! My dad lives in the southwest US so a card like this would be perfect there!!!
Your cards are so cute
So cute! Love the Christmas cactus!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful creation.
Love these! And love how you made the back ground for 2 cards at one time, a real time saver!
You show you don’t need a ton of supplies to make a fun card.
Sweet card, very beautiful
great cacti. great colors
Very fun and creative way to use that cactus stamp. well done!
I agree, the Merry Cactus is different and so much fun! Can’t wait to watch the video! (My granddaughter is watching a video right now and 2 in one room is too much! ) Thanks so much for the inspiration and a really cute card.
SUPERB!!!!!!
Superb!!!!!