Hello, and welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Spring Catalog Blog Hop. If you came from the amazing Cathy Zielske’s blog, you are right on track! I created two cards to celebrate a release of 2017 Winter Catalog Collection.
For my first project, I created a bold floral background card using the Flowering Magnolia stamp from Hero Arts Spring Catalog Collection. I started by stamping the image a few times on an A2 size black cardstock with Altenew embossing ink.
After I heat embossed the images with Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder, I colored them with Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Here is the list of the colors I used:
- Flowers: Pale Vermilion(PC 921), Carmine Red(PC 926), Crimson Red (PC 924), and Magenta (PC 930)
- Leaves: Chartreuse (PC 989), Spring Green(PC 913), Apple Green(PC 912), and Grass Green(PC 909)
I heat embossed the sentiment from the Make A Fountain stamp set with Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder on a piece of white cardstock. Next, I trimmed my sentiment into a banner using a craft knife and ruler.
I finished off my card by mounting the sentiment banner on the card front using 3M foam tape to give some dimension.
Video
I made a video tutorial to show you how to create my card from start to finish. You can watch it above or in HD on YouTube.
For my second project, I created a fun background using the plate image from the Alphabet Soup stamp set. I started by stamping the images randomly on an A2 size Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock with Versamark Watermark Ink.
Then I heat embossed the images with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder and colored them with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens. FYI, here is the list of the colors I used: Yellow(No.050), Pink Flamingo(No.222), Turquoise Green(No.042)
I adhered a sheet of vellum on my card base and mounted my spoons and heat-embossed sentiment banner on the card front using 3M foam tape. By the way, I used the sentiment from the Welcome Neighbor stamp set.
Hero Arts Spring Catalog Collection
These are some of my favorite products from Hero Arts Spring Catalog Collection. Make sure to visit the Hero Arts online store to check out the rest of their awesome new products.
Giveaway
Hero Arts is giving away three $50 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop by Thursday, February 22nd at 11:59 pm PT and they’ll announce the winner the following week.
Blog Hop
It is now time to head on over to the talented Nichol Spohr’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all.You can always start at the beginning of the hop at the Hero Arts Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy hopping!
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.
Magnolia Card
 Hero Arts Flowering Magnolia Stamp Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Make A Fountain Stamp Set Shop at: HA |
 Prismacolor Colored Pencils Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 EK Success STAMP-A-MA-JIG Stamp Positioner Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Metal Pencil Sharpener Shop at: AZ |
 Altenew Embossing Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Wagner Embossing Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Altenew Jet Black Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 3M Foam Tape 1/2 Inch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Hero Arts Black Ink Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Altenew Glue Tape Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Acrylic Block Set Shop at: AN |
 T-Square Ruler Shop at: SSS | EH |
Spoon Card
 Hero Arts Alphabet Soup Stamp Set Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Welcome Neighbor Stamp Set Shop at: HA |
 ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 36 Set Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
Wagner Embossing Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Versamark Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS | EH |
Altenew Jet Black Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 Hero Arts Acrylic Blocks Shop at: SSS | HA |
3M Foam Tape 1/2 Inch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Altenew Glue Tape Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Vellum Paper Shop at: AN |
 Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock Shop at: SSS | EH |
Tanja S.
lovely cards, beautiful rich colours in the first one.
Feb . 18 . 2018Joy
Beautiful cards, love the colour combination.
Feb . 18 . 2018Catherine in Colorado
Absolutely beautiful! Love your idea of embossing on black! The colored pencils really create a pop of color! Thanks May!
Feb . 17 . 2018barbara lassiter
I love the card with the colored pencils on the dark background. Both cards are lovely, but I’ve recently started using the pencils on dark backgrounds and love the results. Thanks for the inspiration! You always inspire! 🙂
Feb . 17 . 2018Betty Lim-Silvernail
Gorgeous card! You have inspired me to use my colored pencils!!
Feb . 17 . 2018Sharon Fletcher
Beautiful projects.
Feb . 17 . 2018Woendi Levitt
Goegeous. I thought this was patterened paper at first glance.
Feb . 17 . 2018Linda
Thanks, May for sharing your lovely card. I love coloring with pencils.
Feb . 17 . 2018Henriëtte
May your flowers on black cardstock are breathtaking, so beauriful. I love the bold flower stamp, another great stamp from Hero Arts!
Feb . 17 . 2018Lee O.
Your magnolias are breathtaking!
Feb . 17 . 2018Dana M
Fantastic cards! Beautiful and fun. So clever to use the plate image for a graphic background.
Feb . 17 . 2018Angie Hall
Thanks for the video showing your pencil coloring. Both cards are terrific. Keeping the pencils sharpened is very important.
Feb . 17 . 2018Mitzi
Gorgeous floral card! I liked that one so much that I’m going to try the Prisma color combo on a flower in my collection.
Feb . 17 . 2018Amy D
I had no idea those colored pencils would show up on a black background! Very stunning! Thank you for sharing
Feb . 17 . 2018Amy
Stunning, thanks for sharing.
Feb . 17 . 2018Anushree Vaish
Beautiful cards….loved all
Feb . 17 . 2018Nina
Love the magnolia card!
Feb . 17 . 2018Cindy Pratt
Love the cards. Especially the colored pencil one.
Feb . 17 . 2018Christy Q
Oh, May! Your cards are so stunning. The richness of color and dimension that you always achieve is inspiring! I adore your floral card with the black background, the gold embossing and the coloring. Thank you for the video and inspiration! I am going to apply your tips to my next coloring adventure.
Feb . 17 . 2018mandalj
The gold embossing on the black background of the first card highlights the beautiful flowers so well! Love the fun background of the second card.
Feb . 17 . 2018vlawton2
the colors you used are very pretty, nice job.
Feb . 16 . 2018Kris Reeves
These are amazing but especially the first one!
Feb . 16 . 2018Alice Smith
Stunning cards.I love the idea of working with my colored pencils.
Feb . 16 . 2018Anita Sorensen
Thank you for the coloring tutorial. It helps to see how others make their coloring so beautiful.
Feb . 16 . 2018Paula Haller
Love both these! The gold embossing powder is beautiful and looks so good here on your flowers. I LOVE the background you created on your second card.
Feb . 16 . 2018