Hero Arts Anniversary Blog Hop – Day 3
Welcome to Day 3 of the Hero Arts 45th Anniversary Blog Hop!!! I’m honored to be a part of this hop and so proud of Hero Arts for their accomplishments!
I’m taking it back old school to shadow stamps and real flowers. Hero Arts released several “From the Vault” images for their anniversary. Theses stamps were some of my favorites to work with.
I stamped this first card using Smoke Ink with the Aged Shadow Stamp and also used the Hero Arts Dandelion die for my focal point. I’ve kept it clean and simple. This is such a quick card to make!
This next card features a technique I developed when I was with Hero Arts called Stamp Layering. I used the “From the Vault” Real Poppy with Butter Bar and Soft Yellow ink on the blossom portion and Field Greens for the stem.
The technique is simple, stamp with the darker inks first and without cleaning the stamp, ink it up with the lighter colors and stamp once more. The residual color from the darker inks stay on the rubber and will mix with the lighter ink giving you fresh new color tone between the two.
There are amazing prizes offered by some fabulous sponsors!! Leave a comment by Sunday, June 2 at 11:59pm PST on all 3 days of the hop for a better chance to win! Winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog next week.
Ready to hop along? Your next stop is to the amazing Tasnim Ahmed!!
Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic crafty weekend!!!
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Both cards are CAS beauties! That shadow stamp seems to be a favorite amongst the hop participants, and does make the coolest subtle background.
Shari, really like your white cards with pops of color! These are both so neat and I really like how you brought some of the flower petals out but left some in on that first card! A fantastic idea! But you never disappoint with your talent! Cheers and thanks for the ideas!
Simple and elegant — just great!
Both cards are gorgeous!
simple, yet so very nice!
I love the simplicity of these cards and I love Simon Says Stamps and Hero Arts. I am new at this and I am just amazed at the things I am learning. Thank you
Thanks for sharing your lovely card, love that partial cut die. Congrats to Hero Arts, an awesome company!
Classic and simple cards. Very lovely.
Love these simple ideas, just lovely!
these cards are lovely. I have both of those stamps from a long long time ago. need to pull them back out.
What beautiful cards. Love the technique and especially love the Dandelion die.
I love the aged shadow stamp!
These cards are very pretty and elegant!
I need a couple anniversary cards – I find them difficult. These are beautiful. I may be case’ing them…. Thanks!
Great cards and a great technique – thank you for sharing it!
Great cards, I have already added the background stamp to my wish list, it added such a nice addition to a very simple card.
Beautiful cards, simple idea. Thanks for inspiration.
Simple but elegant. Beautiful card!
Thanks for sharing.
The simplicity of both cards is fantastic! Love them and Hero Arts!
The cards are so elegant in an artsy way. Thank you for the inspiration.
Love these vault designs! The cards are so pretty!
I am really enjoying seeing these older images putnto such good use
Lovely CAS cards.
Both cards are beautiful. Very elegant.
I have also enjoyed using the shadow stamps and the real flowers. Thanks for sharing these pretty cards!
I love the flowers – so simple and sweet!
IMHO, everything Shari does is magic. I’ll be hunting down my old HA stamps to give these a try.
The colors give them such a pretty, gentle quality
Lovely cards but more in awe of the support you provide each other. Bravo to you and to Hero Arts.
Hard to chose just one adjective for these beauties.
Stunning. Delicately delightful. Beautiful. Smile invoking.
You rocked HA! ?
Very nice.
I have the poppy stamp used here and many of the various shadow stamps that were in the HA collection. I love seeing creations made with stamps I already own because it gives me so many great ideas.
Such beautiful cards! The design is amazing.
Thanks for sharing…
Both cards are lovely, but I have to admit to liking the one with the yellow poppies just that little bit more. ;)
Nice! Thanks for the reminder that tone on tone is so elegant!
I just placed an order for more Hero stuff on your site with the promo! Thanks! My wishlist just got shorter! One can never have too much Hero!
Shadow stamps! I still have a bunch for sentiments. I need to pull those out!
Have a nice holiday weekend!
Such pretty cards!! I love them!!!
Very pretty cards. Happy anniversary to Hero Arts!
These are so simply yet very impressive and elegant. Thank you for sharing.
Great cards. Thanks for sharing with us and inspiring us. Also, love the support that you and other stamp companies are showing toward Hero Arts, makes my heart happy.
The aged shadow stsmp looks amazing with the dandelion in white. Love that card!
Simplicity and beauty!
The mono coloring is stunning.
Stunning.
superb cards! wow that dandelion die is brilliant!
Such beautiful cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
This is a great blog hop. Congrats to Hero Arts on 45 years and I love the cards and the video! Amazing!
Wow! What awesome cards! I absolutely love the dandilion!
wat een geweldige bloghop en wat een mooie kaarten hebben jullie gemaakt
I still have my Hero Arts Shadow stamps. I need to take them out and dust them off ?
I love the simplicity of your card..sometimes simplicity is the most beautiful.
Thank you for sharing your talents!