Welcome to Day 4 of the Hero Arts 2014 Catalog Blog Hop with the Hero Hostesses! I’m delighted to be your first stop today. You should’ve arrived from the Hero Arts Blog. Hero Arts is giving away three big prize packages and winners will be randomly drawn from all hostess blogs each day as well as the five introductory posts at the Hero Arts Blog. The more comments you leave along the way, the more chances you have to win!

My first card features the Tiny Triangles background, Spring Branch die and Good Luck sentiment set. I used the Pale Tomato, Soft Cantaloupe and Bubble Gum shadow inks.

From start-to-finish, here’s how I made the card:

In contrast to the soft and pretty card, I’d like to share a masculine version using the same Tiny Triangles background and Good Luck sentiment set.

To create this background, I die cut circles of various sizes from a piece of scrap paper. Then I inked the background with the stamp facing up, laid the scrap on top and pressed the white cardstock into it so that only the ink coming through the circles would stamp on to the cardstock.

After that, I used the die cut circles and some repositionable adhesive to hold the circles on the stamped areas and protect them from the embossing paste. Then I used the Hero Arts Numbers Background Stencil to apply metallic silver embossing paste. Once the stencil and die cut circles are removed, I end up with a funky mixed media background. After the embossing paste dries, I adhere the panel to a dark grey card base and pop on the sentiment with foam tape.

GIVEAWAYS

In addition to Hero Arts‘ generous giveaways, I have three of my own!

(1) This first prize consists of two Hero Arts background clings and the winner will be drawn randomly from my blog followers.



(2) This second prize consists of two Hero Arts background clings and the winner will be drawn randomly from my YouTube subscribers.



(3) This third prize consists of two Hero Arts woodblock stamps and will be drawn from all comments left on this post.



If you leave a comment here, follow my blog and are a subscriber to my YouTube Channel, that means you have three chances to win (well, four, since your comment here also qualifies for the Hero Arts giveaways)! You have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 26th and I will announce all three winners here on Monday, January 27th. Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck! 🙂

Your next stop is my sweet and talented friend Anita Recksiedler!

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289 thoughts on “{Hero Arts} 2014 Catalog Blog Hop with the Hero Hostesses + Videos!”
  1. WOW WOW WOW!!!! I love all the cards you made. The first one is so sweet and pretty and the second is so stylist. Your technique also very creative Emily….Thank you for having inspired 🙂

  2. Love the cards – great mixed media background on that second card and the first is so feminine and soft. Great start to today's hop! You rock!

  3. Your cards are sooo amazing…..you come up with the most unique uber fabulous ideas! Thanks for the generous giveaways…I follow you wherever you go…like a puppy on a rope hoping to be as cool as you someday ;);). [email protected]

  4. Both cards are so beautiful, Emily! Love the combination of colors and stamps! The vellum branch looks amazing on your first card! The masculine one is so cool with the silver embossed background! Wonderful video too! Way to kick off day #4!

  5. I learnt so much from watching your video Emily. I loved the inking technique for your background stamp, and the way you took it to another level with the second card and combined it embossing paste and stencils. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

  6. Wow!!! I adore the numbers in the embossing paste. I had looked at those templates before and wondered how they'd be used and now I can see!! Love it. Already subscribe to your You Tube channel (you make everything look effortless!) and am subscribing right now to your blog! Thanks for the giveaway, that is very generous of you! x

  7. WOW!! LOVING your AMAZING Card and Video for today!! SO beautiful!! LOVE the pretty colors and the layers!! THANKS for sharing and for the chance to win!! Have a Fabulous Week!! 😉

  8. What an impact that tiny triangle background stamp makes! I love the inks you used and thanks for showing us how to ink up the stamp. The embossing paste is a great idea. These cards are great.

  9. Aren't you clever…the "feminine" card is just lovely and sweet with the vellum leaves and the "masculine" card is dynamic and funky. Both are outstanding.

  10. Love both of your cards but especially the 2nd one! I have never seen the metallic paste before. Awesome! Definitely a must have for my stash. This blog hop has introduced me to new designers that I have never seen before such as yourself. You have a new follower on your blog & YouTube. Thanks for the additional giveaway too.

  11. Such beautiful cards. I love the background techniques. The silver embossing paste is lovely. I am working on backgrounds and different techniques. Thank you for sharing you're ideas. I follow you're utube under 499 faith. I am following you're blog by email. Thank you for a chance to win such lovely prizes.

  12. what a great video–loved seeing how you created that beautiful card (the bg esp I couldn't tell until I saw the video). And I love that you used a stencil with stamping. Tfs!

  13. Your cards are quite lovely!!!! I'm following your blog through GFC and your you tube… kmassman (gmail) Thanks for sharing your wonderful work, the tutorial and for the chance to win!! 🙂

  14. Emily, these cards are so well designed. I watched your video and really appreciated your explaining the how and why of each design element!

  15. Emily,
    Love your cards, especially that gorgeous Valentine's card! I also love that you took the time to share a great video.

    Thank you for your time and also for your very kind and generous prize! Someone will be very lucky and happy to win!!

    Happy Crafting,
    Lisa

  16. The cards are beautiful and I am so happy to learn the techniques. You have such clarity in your video that I am hoping to find more videos from you. Thank you.

  17. I love your style, Emily. I really like the backgrounds on both. People who will be taking the upcoming stencil class will all appreciate your masculine card. Thanks for sharing your video too.

  18. Oh my goodness–you are so talented, Emily! Love these cards & you've shown me I clearly need some of these new HA stamps! I'm becoming a follower.

  19. Your video is fab! Thanks for showing us how you created the card – I am loving the woods background stamp! Hoping I win that one – have a lovely day and thanks for the hop – I am a follower and subscribed to you tube

  20. So happy to see you on the hop! I love the clever way you played with the triangle background stamp, Emily…your cards are amazing! Thanks so much for the video, too!

  21. These cards are so cool Em! I love the inking that you did on the background in the video and the masking with circles is SO COOL on the second! Now I need silver embossing paste! Thanks for the chance to win all the giveaways too!

  22. Love how you did the two colours on the background, I would never have thought of that. I love all the background stamps in your giveaway too,such possibilities. Thank you so much for sharing and the chance to win.
    Fiona

  23. I am a follower of your blog and love your work. Your projects today are awesome, especially the pink one. The background stamp is a must have. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

  24. Love these cards and the layering techniques, and I love how similar techniques made both a masculine and feminine card. Really great work!

  25. Yes! I learned so much! I have to follow you now! I signed up to follow by email and your you tube. You are a great teacher and talented artist! Thank you!
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  26. Thank you for making the videos showing the steps to make your wonderful cards! I find that making masculine cards is always a challenge, so I appreciate the card you made.

  27. Your first card is so pretty! I follow your blog. Thanks for the extra giveaways! I Neeeeeeeeed to win the ROMA stamp as I am heading to Italy in May and it would be perfect for documenting my time there.

  28. I am fascinated with your mixed media background – WOW~ it looks so complicated. I think I'm going to try it! Thank you, not just for the great ideas, but for your generous prize packages.

  29. I liked both unique background techniques. I am a first time visitor to your blog, but will definitely come again. That is one of the things I like best about blog hops, you find new talent and inspiration. Thanks for sharing.

  30. Love both of your cards…..they are gorgeous! Thanks for your very clear videos of instructions. And I like your giving both a feminine and masculine card.

  31. Wow both of your cards are really nice looking. The Love card is so pretty with it's layers and leaves. The masculine card is really interesting with the paste you used and the circle.

  32. I enjoyed both videos. The circle technique with the silver embossing paste was new to me and very interesting. I will definitely have to give it a try. Thank you for being my favorite blog video teacher.

  33. I loved the backgrounds you have created for both the cards ! First one is very pretty with delicate vellum leaves and second one is fab masculine card !

  34. Amazing cards, Emily! Love the way you have created the textured background on the masculine card – it looks so cool! Love the look of that stencil. Thanks for the great videos and extra giveaways too 🙂

  35. Wow, the silver embossed background with the circles is spectacular! Love all the fun details!! I am already a follower and am now following on You Tube

  36. I just love how you created the card. Love the background and the vellum leaves. Both the colour and the vellum give it such a 'soft' touch. Very nice

  37. Great cards and super effect with the vellum! watched the second video to see what the steps for that card were and think it is a super technique. Think I want to use that one sometime, so big thanks! Inky greetings, Gerrina

  38. These are both such amazing cards! I love the colours of the first one and how you chose to ink the background stamp — adds so much interest! The more masculine background of the second one really is jaw-dropping — love it! And wow, Emily — you are being so generous with your giveaways, on top of all the inspiration!

  39. Wow! I love the effect of only covering part of your stamp with the inks, and the molding paste over those stencils is so cool! Love all of the texture you gave to both cards. Thank you for sharing your techniques!

  40. Beautiful cards. Love the layers and the technique you used with the embossing folder and circles.

    Thanks for sharing!

    I feel fortunate to have found your blog through this hop. I am now following your blog and your YouTube!

  41. Gorgeous cars, Em!! I love how you made them so feminine and elegant! And I'm so excited about your YouTube channel! I'll have to sign up for that, ASAP!! Thanks for all you do for the hostess sistahs! Can't say it enough!! XO

  42. Emily, thank you so much for the two very informative videos!! You take papercrafting to a whole new level. I'm thinking I need that background stamp!

  43. OMG!!! You've some amazing creativity going on there. Both the cards are Stunning. Thank you so much for the videos too. That touch of vellum gives pretty feminine touch to your gorgeous bg. The masculine card is über cool cos of the colors and the silver paste. TFS!!

  44. Wow, both of your cards are amazing! I love what you have done with the backgrounds and how you used the solid sentiment stamp to center the card. Thanks for sharing your techniques too. Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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