Hi friends! Welcome to the Hero Arts "My Monthly Hero" January Kit blog hop! I'm so happy to see you today! The kit this month is yet another fabulous kit (of course!) Lots of products perfect for valentines and looooooove! And the add-ons? Also all super wonderful. All of these products work together seamlessly and beautifully to create love notes, friendship notes and Valentines projects. I was inspired today by my love of vintage things for Valentine's Day. Something so romantic and cheerful about a sweet pink valentine heart and some pretty fonts. I went a little overboard with stamping and die cutting so many elements, but it just truly made me happy to create this card to share today. Thanks for stopping by here on the hop today. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead of you! I'm getting my hair cut and colored today and I cannot wait - long overdue!
You may have arrived here from my amazing friend Shari's blog?! If you want to start at the beginning of the hop, CLICK HERE to go to the Hero Arts Blog. Lots and lots of inspiration for you today. I am always so grateful to join these fantastic crafters in this monthly hop. If you're new to my blog -welcome!
Here is my finished card! The colors were inspired by the paper pad I wanted to use. Kind of muted floral tones and some vintage gold too. My card base and all my elements are made with cream cardstock instead of pure white. This by itself lends a vintage feeling. I also used lots of brown ink to look aged.
One fantastic thing is that there are matching dies for all the stamps! Made it easy to stamp and cut out all these small elements to make my flower bouquet! To make the paper wrapper for my flowers I stamped the image onto text paper and then die cut it out. I die cut a second wrapper and cut the bow out. The bow is colored with a Copic Marker to match.
This is such a pretty font! The pearl in the center was colored to match using the same Copic Marker as I used to color the bow. The pearl is white! You can color white pearls any color you want by using your Copics!
Everything is attached to the card using foam tape. I used two layers of tape in some spots to give variation to the dimension. The smaller background images were stamped with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
I literally could not resist these mini envelope dies!! I made some sweet love notes using cream cardstock, and matching inks to my main card. How totally adorable is the teeny postage stamp? LOVE.
The kit is available NOW! Yippeeeee! Below is a photo of ALL THE STUFF that comes in the main kit. Beautiful and sweet stamps with matching dies, ink pads, envelopes and more! This is a great value for $34.99! The items sold separately retail for $70.00 or more! Hero Arts is very generous with their beautiful kits! The other supplies I used are listed below in my links.
CARD KIT CONTENTS!
SUPPLIES FOR TODAY!
Shari Carroll from Simon Says Stamp
super sweet card, so pretty!
Posted by: Amante del Papel | 01/10/2017 at 05:42 PM
What a beautiful card!! I Love the antique look you created and that little newsprint paper that the flowers are wrapped in is just fabulous!! The more I see of what the design team has done with this kit the more I am loving it!
Posted by: Jackie P. | 01/10/2017 at 04:39 PM
Wow! I love this card. I wish I had the materials to make one like it.
Posted by: Nancy | 01/10/2017 at 03:52 PM
Oh my golly, I love your card! I would love to win this kit!
Posted by: nancy dempsey | 01/10/2017 at 03:45 PM
Such a beautiful card, love the stamps and dies in the kit. I need to be rich, I want everything I see! ARGH!
Posted by: Jeanne Thompson | 01/10/2017 at 02:46 PM
As always I love your work. Love all the layers of the card and the mini envelopes with the mini stamp. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Posted by: Linda Duensing | 01/10/2017 at 02:44 PM
I like this card and all the dimension! Envelopes are great, too!
Posted by: Barbara-Jean | 01/10/2017 at 02:43 PM
This card is stunning!!
Posted by: Farhana S | 01/10/2017 at 02:39 PM
Soooo pretty, love, love, love it!
Posted by: Janet D. | 01/10/2017 at 02:24 PM
Gorgeous bouquet!!
Posted by: Brenda Lee | 01/10/2017 at 02:22 PM
Love those mini envelopes. I love envelopes.
Posted by: Marisela Delgado | 01/10/2017 at 02:11 PM
The Altenew markers have such pretty colors; I can't wait to try them out! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Posted by: Jennifer | 01/10/2017 at 01:23 PM
I love what you created!!!
Posted by: Isabel Z | 01/10/2017 at 01:19 PM
I love your card with its layers and vintage feel! It's really pretty!!
Posted by: Carol H. | 01/10/2017 at 12:47 PM
Always love yours cards Wanda. Great layering and fantastic colors.
Posted by: Suzie Padrick | 01/10/2017 at 12:38 PM
Love the fussy mussy
the layering is great.
thanks for sharing a
wonderful card.
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | 01/10/2017 at 12:34 PM
Beautiful card! The bouquet is so awesome! Thank you.
Posted by: Martha R | 01/10/2017 at 11:57 AM
Loving the colors and details on your card!
Posted by: BJ | 01/10/2017 at 11:32 AM
Lovely card and like the vintage look
Posted by: Kim Anning | 01/10/2017 at 11:25 AM
WOW, I love how you used newsprint for the paper. And all of the other details are just adorable. This might be my favorite new set!
Posted by: Sharon Gullikson | 01/10/2017 at 11:23 AM
Love the colors of the paper you chose there and the stamped image is wonderful.
Posted by: Deepa Lakshman | 01/10/2017 at 11:09 AM
Oh my, here is yet another fun card! You gals are all so creative and this release is absolutely awesome! There is so much to just this one set with matching dies, it could keep a person off the streets and out off the bars for months. Talk about spreading love around the world - this release could do it by itself!
Posted by: Carol Henderson | 01/10/2017 at 10:45 AM
Beautiful card.
Posted by: Patty Beers | 01/10/2017 at 10:26 AM
This card is absolutely gorgeous! Wow! Thanks so much for sharing with us!!!
Posted by: DancesWithHooves | 01/10/2017 at 10:21 AM
Love your card and color combo😍
A great new kit, can't wait to play! God bless
Posted by: Janet Trapp | 01/10/2017 at 10:20 AM
Great card, and looks like a great kit!
Posted by: Tracy | 01/10/2017 at 10:17 AM
What a darling design - I will definately be using this for Valentine's Day!
Posted by: Michelle Michael | 01/10/2017 at 10:09 AM
great idea using the text paper -- really pretty card!
Posted by: ME Crafter | 01/10/2017 at 10:06 AM
Such a cute card. The flower bouquet is so cute. I like how you gave it a vintage feel too!
Posted by: Heather | 01/10/2017 at 09:34 AM
I love that making this card made you happy because it really shows. It's a lovely card. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win.
Posted by: Z Sullivan | 01/10/2017 at 09:28 AM
So beautiful! This is a layering masterpiece ❤ I love the coloring and vintage feel, it can definitely show you had fun! And who wouldn't with this awesome kit - just LOVE-ly :)
Posted by: Naama E | 01/10/2017 at 09:18 AM
Totally adorable! HOW do you do all this lovely layering? It would look like the dogs dinner if I tried ... I'm satisfied with watching your creative hands do it ...
=]
Posted by: Michele F | 01/10/2017 at 09:05 AM
So feminine, love it
Posted by: Debbie Wilen | 01/10/2017 at 08:37 AM
What a sweet card! The bouquet wrapper just pops off your card, just lovely.
Posted by: Carolina Buchting | 01/10/2017 at 08:23 AM
Such a pretty card! Those minis are adorable!
Posted by: Marci Villanueva | 01/10/2017 at 08:17 AM
Your card is so pretty!!! Love the postage stamps you used in the background!!! And I love the mini envelope too ❤️❤️
Posted by: Amy Vitriani | 01/10/2017 at 08:14 AM
Your projects are so pretty! I really like the softer look of the cream cardstock.
Posted by: Tammy B | 01/10/2017 at 08:06 AM
Great card! Love the way you made the wrap around the flowers look like newspaper. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Michele W | 01/10/2017 at 08:03 AM
Love all of the beautiful layers and colors, Wanda! Such a beautiful, vintage look that I adore!
Posted by: paperpicnic | 01/10/2017 at 07:48 AM
Love these dies!
Posted by: PM | 01/10/2017 at 07:44 AM
so pretty!!
Posted by: Tara Prince | 01/10/2017 at 07:44 AM
This card is just so adorable, love it!
Posted by: Anna-Lena Blomkvist | 01/10/2017 at 07:43 AM
Cute card. Love the littlebouquet wrapped in newspaper!
Posted by: Marcia Harrington | 01/10/2017 at 07:32 AM
super cute ideas. love this monthly order
Posted by: paula | 01/10/2017 at 07:22 AM
So beautiful Wanda. I love that postage stamp. Wonderful colors, hard to believe with have lots of snow on the ground. Makes me long for spring.
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 01/10/2017 at 07:11 AM
Oh my....your newspaper print wrapping for the bouquet is absolutely priceless!
Posted by: Jan Elmore | 01/10/2017 at 07:09 AM
This kit is chock full of so many amazing stamps & dies - love your "bouquet" and those adorable mini notes!
Posted by: Susi Kelly | 01/10/2017 at 07:09 AM
what a gorgeous, gorgeous design!!
Posted by: Rosemary D | 01/10/2017 at 06:59 AM
Beautiful card.
Posted by: Evelyne | 01/10/2017 at 06:37 AM
I LOVE this card and the minis are so cute! You could totally use those with a treat like gum or stickers for those school class valentines...they might even fit in the top of a decorated oatmeal box!lol Takes me right back to 2nd grade!
Posted by: Brenna Kohlhase | 01/10/2017 at 06:33 AM