Weekender with Wanda – Hero Arts Spotlight!
Happy Sunday! (I almost said Happy Saturday!) It’s time for the latest edition of “Weekender with Wanda” here on the Simon Says Stamp blog! I’m happy to see you today! Hope you are having a great weekend. Today I’m featuring beautiful new stamps and dies from one of our favorite companies – Hero Arts! I started stamping in 1994 and all of my first stamps were from Hero Arts. Such fond memories of shopping at the local stamp store by where I used to live and waiting with baited breath for the new HA catalog every year! Truly a soft spot in my stamping heart for Hero Arts. I also have great memories of a trip to Hawaii that the hubs and I took a few years ago and I love all things tropical! So, today I’m combining my love of tropical things with my love for Hero Arts! Maybe this card will whisk you away to the islands……
I used the gorgeous Hibiscus Layering Stamp Set and matching dies to make the pretty flowers. I also used the awesome Layering Pineapple die for my focal point. I just thought these two things went together perfectly. The sentiment is from the Layering Daisies Stamp Set.
In my mind, this card started out with a color palette…. Bright lime green and hot pink and vivid yellow! In this close up you can see how beautiful the layered stamps are on the hibiscus flowers and the leaves. The matching dies cut them out like a dream. I stamped the sentiment onto vellum so as to allow the color to shine through. One of my favorite paper colors of all time is Juicy Pear from Bazzill – and that is what I used for my bottom layer.
I tried a few different shades for the centers of my flowers. I ended up really liking the pop of deep black with the hot pink. Don’t be afraid to try out different colors when you stamp these! I could make these flowers for days! My vellum piece is wrapped around my card and taped on the back of the white layer.
Let’s talk about this pineapple die! Ooh la la. The die cut partially cuts out the pieces so you can raise them up off the paper for dimension. Very pretty and very fun! After I die cut the pineapple, I used a small sponge dauber and ink pads to place the colors onto it. Then I raised up the pieces. Really simple and easy to get this great effect.
I left the center of the pineapple with some white space. And I didn’t raise up all the pieces. This photo will show you how that works!
Wishing you sunny days and laughter my friends! Maybe you will try some of these fun Layering Stamps and Dies from Hero Arts?! So much fun to experiment. They are all clear stamps too which makes the matching a breeze!
Bright and fun! ;-)
Lovely card!! The hibiscus flowers are beautiful!!
¸Gorgeous bright card :o)
Lovely card with springy touch.
Cheerful card!
super LOVE.
What a bright & fun card! That black embossing on the vellum just pops!
Love the fun bright colors.
such a beautiful bright and cheery card ♥
I love the colour combination you chose for this card! And that pineapple is fabulous Wanda!
Bright and cheerful card! Love those colors – definitely had me wishing for a pineapple cocktail on a tropical island
Such a fun and happy card!!, the color combo is divine…love it!!!!
Fantastic card, Wanda! Love the design ♥
OMG, this is beautiful! Loving the stamp set and dies!
Such a gorgeous card! It reminds me of my years ago trip to Hawaii where I saw hibiscus and pineapples in abundance. Ready to pack my bags and travel…Thank you for the smile today!
~carol
Beautiful, bright and cheerful summery card! And your placement of sequins and embellies is simply perfection! Love it!
Wow! This card is so colorful, happy and so gorgeous! Love it! tfs xx
What a bright and beautiful card!!
Love the pineapple.
The flowers really reflect Hawaii.
Beautiful card.
thanks for sharing.
Such a fun card, Love the bright colors.
Loving that pineapple die. Gorgeous card with bright colors!
Such a Happy card!
Fabulous! Love the black stamens with the bold pinks!
Gorgeous card, I love the bright colors and that fabulous pineapple!
Fabulous card!
This really is beautiful Wanda. Love the pineapple die too!
I had to laugh when you said HA were your first stamps. My 4 sisters and I waited with baited breath for all of the new HA to arrive at our local craft store as well. I think between us we have ALL of their original designs, wood mount, of course! LOL I don’t have any of the clear ones yet but there is still time!
I love the pop of the bright pink against the citrus fresh pineapple and leaves, makes me feel happy.
Wanda, what a gorgeous card! Love the color combo. The pineapple has been on my list for a while. The beautiful flowers just pop off the page.
Beautiful & summery–love it! HA was a main part of my collection when I started stamping, too. A friend & I would beg the LSS owner to bring in all the flower stamps & to have HA classes which she often did. The good old days when I could actually walk into a store & come out with as many stamps as I wanted–no waiting for the mail! Of course I couldn’t have retired if they were still here since I could go every day & buy stuff–haha!
Beautiful card Wanda! Love the layering and fabulous pineapple.
What a peppy and chipper card Wanda! I’m ready for spring!
Very cute. Since I have a pineapple allergy this is a pineapple I could really enjoy!
Love all the bright colors and a delightful card by Wanda!
I love this card! The colors work well together and I am ready for Spring.
What a great way to tack down vellum! Love this tip.
Gorgeous, gorgeous flowers. And, that pineapple; how cool.
Very nicely done!
such a lovely tropical card. Makes me imagine summer is here LOL
Love pink and yellow together! So pretty!
Beautiful card. Hero Arts is a classy company, no doubt. I still have all the HA stamps that I ever purchased or that were given to me( still use them, too ) :)
I love that pineapple! especially with the combination of those bold brights it really is a stunner!
Love those layering stamps!
awesome textures and colors!
I absolutely love this card, Wanda! Love the tropical look and your sentiment is perfect on it! Thanks for sharing! :)
SUPER Happy card..LOVE it!
Sweet creation – pretty colors! It’s snowing here in central Manitoba as I type this so hoping that your delightful ‘sunny days’ card rings true for our part of the world!
Reminds me of my wonderful times in Hawaii. Enjoyed Maui & Oahu. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
This is gorgeous! I always enjoy Wanda’s cards!
A beautiful bright colored card. Love the flower.
Cute, bright, uplifting card!
Lovely card!
Beautiful tropical card-so cheery!