Hero Arts : Festive Christmas Card using Ink Blending

Hello, and welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit Blog Hop. If you came from the fabulous Mariana’s blog, you are right on track! Today the creative team girls are sharing some fabulous projects to celebrate the release of October My Monthly Hero Kit.

I created a festive Christmas card using the fun images from October My Monthly Hero Kit add-on stamp set: Holiday Cheer. While making this card, I was thinking of Christmas tree with ornaments that I’ve collected over the years.

How to Make a Christmas Ornaments Card using Ombré Inking

1. Cut white cardstock into 4.25″x5.5″ out of Snow Layering Papers.
2. Blend five shades of red using mini blending tools and Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Candied Apple and Fired Brick.
3. Add ink splatters using Unicorn White Spray on the ombré background.
4. Stamp the images from Holiday Cheer stamp set with Memento Tuxedo black ink.
5. Color the images with Copic markers and die cut them with Holiday Cheer frame cuts.
6. Attach some silver metallic thread on the back of each die cut and mount them on the card front using foam dots.
7. Stamp the sentiment from the Christmas Messages stamp set with black ink.
8. Finish off the card by adding some shimmer to the tree using Wink of Stella Clear Glitter.

Giveaway

This month’s kit includes:

• A 4″x6″ clear stamp set
• Dies for creating a snowglobe, snowdrifts and other background elements
• Seven coordinating Frame Cuts dies to match the stamp set
• Three pigment ink cubes in White, Silver and Baby Blue
• Eight White Cards and Envelopes
• Polar White Flower Soft
• Buttons Galore Shaker Mix
• Acetate Sheets in 4″x4.5″ (7) and 4″x6″ (1) for creating a shaker card
• Light Blue Gemstones

The October My Monthly Hero Kit is available in limited quantities, and I know they are going to go quickly. Grab yours right HERE, before they are gone! The kit value is over $60, and Hero Arts is selling this one for $34.99.

Blog Hop

It is now time to head on over to the amazing Virginia’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy hopping!

The Hero Arts Blog
Alice Wertz
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Debby Hughes
Heather Ruwe
Jennifer McGuire
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kathy Racoosin
Kimberly Crawford
Laura Bassen
Lydia Fiedler
Mariana Grigsby
May Park
Virginia Lu
Yana Smakula
Libby Hickson

Supplies 

I have listed the supplies I used below. I participate in several affiliate programs including Simon Says Stamp(SSS), Ellen Hutson(EH) and Hero Arts(HA). Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you where possible. Thank you so much for your support.

Hero Arts October 2016 My Monthy Hero Kit Shop at: HA	Hero Arts Holiday Cheer Stamp Set Shop at: HA	Hero Arts Christmas Messages Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | HA | EH	Hero Arts Holiday Cheer Frame Cuts Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Spun Sugar Shop at: SSS | EH
Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Worn Lipstick Shop at: SSS | EH	Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Festive Berries Shop at: SSS | EH	Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Candied Apple Shop at: SSS | EH	Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Fired Brick Shop at: SSS | EH	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Shop at: SSS | EH
Hero Arts Unicorn White Spray Shop at: SSS | HA	Metalic Embroidery Thread Silver Shop at: SSS	Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH	Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH	Cuttlebug Die-Cut Machine Shop at: SSS | AZ
Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers Shop at: SSS | HA | EH	Copic Sketch Markers Shop at: SSS | EH	Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SSS	Wink of Stella Glitter Clear Brush Shop at: SSS | EH	Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | EH