Hero Arts Summer Catalog Release Hop

Hey there and welcome to the Hero Arts Summer Catalog Release Blog hop!  I am so excited to be joining the girls over at Hero to showcase of few of the new stamps and dies from the latest release.  You can see the full catalog by clicking HERE!

Clean and simple card are my favorite kind.  I love adding color but leaving in a big area of white space.  Today's cards are quick and simple with a fun pop of color using these 3 new products: 

Be You Stamp Set

Color Layering Summer Blooms Stencil

Positive Script Bold Prints Background Stamp

First up, I stenciled that gorgeous floral pattern using the Color Layering Summer Blooms Stencil.  I love how easy it was and, of course, quick!  I used the following inks to create this color combo:

Hero Hues Pale Tomato

Hero Hues Butter Bar

Hero Hues Kiwi

Hero Hues Pine

....along with the Hero Arts Blending Brushes that blend so smoothly!

After creating the full stenciled panel, I stamped on top with the Positive Script Bold Prints Background Stamp.  I love the thin handwritten font to create a quick and easy detail!  

I cut the panel in half so I would have enough for 2 cards.  I used a panel of fun foam to pop them each up on the white card bases. 

Last, I stamped the birds and sentiments from Be You Stamp Set to create to cards of encouragement.  

You can see the full catalog by clicking HERE!

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Waffleflower May Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Waffle Flower May Release Blog Hop! I’m happy to be hopping with the folks from Waffle Flower to show you all the fun new stuff awaiting you on the Waffle Flower website! Be sure to check out each stop in today’s blog hop for fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new release goodies! 

You can see the full list of stops over on The Waffleflower Blog but your next on the hop is my friend, Dana Kirby!! 

To create this quick and simple card, I first used the Hexagon Texture die to create the pattern on the side of the card.  I love the stitched look that this die gives.  To add in the soft yellow color, I grabbed the Hexagon Layering Stencil.  It lines up perfectly to add in color.  I did a soft blend with yellow ink to get this look.  Next, I die cut the bee from the Happy Bee Day Die Set and put her together with a tiny little crown from the Happy Bee Day Die Set and some googly eyes! After stamping the sentiment from Happy Bee Day Stamp Set, I added the bee with a little foam tape for dimension.  I layered the whole thing onto a yellow card base!

To see the the entire Happy Bee Day Release, click HERE!

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GIVEAWAY

For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EST on Tuesday May 9th, 2023 for your chances to win. 

Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 05/10/2023.

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WAFFLEFLOWER SPECIALS

From now till May 8th, 2023, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive a mysterious gift 

(No code required!).

For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a Last Chance section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection! And don’t forget to check out their monthly Flash Sales!

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All products in today's post are linked below and throughout the post.  These are my personal affiliate links which you can shop from at no cost to you!  :)  Thank you for supporting Soapbox Creations!