I made a quick card for the Hero Arts Holiday Challenge that runs from October 13th through December 1st. There are three creative options for this challenge and I chose the last one:
- Deck the Cards – ‘Tis the season for decking the halls…and of course the cards, too! Use at least one Hero Arts embellishment to deck-out your holiday card. A few options include metallic decor, gems, pearls, and felt embellishments.
- Merry and Bright – Brighten up your holidays with NEON! Use any Hero Arts neon ink or neon dauber on your project.
- A Few of My Favorite Things – Create any Christmas/Holiday/Winter card with a favorite stamping technique plus a Hero Arts holiday stamp.
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On this card, I used the watercolour resist emboss technique. When I said quick, I really mean quick! It took me ten minutes to stamp, heat boss the sentiment from Miracle of the Holiday, brush on some colour and die cut the panels to create a shaped card (technique demonstrated in this video). A friend had emailed me to ask if watercolouring and blending was possible with the Memento Luxe inks so I tried it out for her in the short time available. If I had more time, I would blend it better but I’d definitely say it works. I love the Memento Luxe inks! The colours came out soft across the board and I had to go back over the areas closest to the heat embossing since it was difficult to see the sentiment without adding more colour.
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Have you played along with the Hero Arts Holiday Challenge? You have three more weeks to join in on the fun for a chance to win one of the four $50 shopping sprees to the Hero Arts Online Store!
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So it's the heat embossing that's your favourite technique? 😀 I love the soft look of the Luxe watercolouring, must try!
Very pretty rainbow look!
So pretty! Wonderful resist technique!
I love the lively colors!
Fun card! I really like the rainbow look.
LOVE the rainbow! This is so much fun 🙂