Hero Arts: Oh What Fun Catalog Release, Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hi everyone!
Today is the day! The new Hero Arts winter catalog products are live on the Hero Arts website and we are celebrating with a hop and giveaway!!! 

If you are following the hop, you have probably arrived from Emily Midgett's blog and your next stop will be the fabulous Janette Kausen.
Today I have few fun projects to share with you!

My first card features the new Merry Christmas Banner die, I cut it out from gold shimmer card stock and adhered to a background I made using card stock strips in: Peony, Cherry red, Pesto and Palm.



 Next is a card using the From the Vault Winter Joy stamp set and coordinating frame cuts, along with the Merry Christmas Cover plate, that I cut the top off.

Then, a cute little card using the Birch Forest Background stamp combined with the Winter Forest Animals set and the coordinating frame cuts.


And last but not the least, I have a card using the Color Layering Peace stamp set!






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Blog Hop Giveaway: Hero is giving away  $50 gift cards to the Hero Arts shop to two lucky winners drawn from all comments left across the hop. Comment by August 31 at 11:59 PST. Winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

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Comments

sharon g said…
The animals in a tree looks so cute! I like how it is a forest scene.
Christine Kiehl said…
Delightful group of cards you made to share on this hop! So loving the non traditional colors of the striped card so much! Gives it the vintage feel!
Debbi Smith said…
Awesome cards! Love the use of pink on one of them. Like non-traditional colors.
Janet D. said…
Awesome cards, love your card with the banner die!
Wow, so many beauties! Love the stripes behind the banner and how scenic the other two are.
Debbie said…
love the modern stripy card - all lovely tbh
Unknown said…
Love the tree background with critters on the branches.
Fonda said…
Love your cards. Thank you for sharing.
Anneleise Hampson said…
My Favorite is your Peace card. Lovely colors!
Robin B. said…
Your cards are so fun! I love the variety of colors, thanks for sharing.
Barbara said…
All these are beautiful but the critter card is my favorite. It's just so cute!
Susie Sonnier said…
What beautiful cards!!
mary said…
The stripe of pink is such a nice fresh change to the regular holiday colors, I love that!
Vickie said…
Love the creativity! Pretty!
ckd said…
Love your cards. The banner die is fabulous.
pinkerboi said…
I love your beautiful card <3 I hope I will win so I can get some of these goodies
Anonymous said…
Marisela Delgado said: Awesome cards. mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com
Sandy M said…
The multicolored first card really caught my eye. I think I like that the best despite all the other beautiful cards.
Jeanne Beam said…
Such wonderful Christmas cards! Love all of them.
Thanks so much for sharing...
Cindy C. said…
All so fun and beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.
Laura said…
So creative and inspirational!
Gail Spresser said…
Love all these cards, including the little critters and the cover plate you cut down.
House Mouse said…
So creative, hard to choose a favorite!
Carole R said…
This is such a fun hop. Thanks for sharing your lovely holiday cards.
MadeByMeghanK said…
I love the santa flying over the city one! Great backgrounds! I love the birch trees too!
Jackie said…
Oh my goodness, these are gorgeous!
Linda said…
Great cards! I love the birch trees with all the little animals and also the Santa flying over the town. Great inspiration!!!
Patti said…
I want one of EVERYTHING! Beautiful creations! Thanks for sharing!
Joyce said…
Gorgeous cards. My fave is the one with the cute little critters.
Lee said…
All wonderful but I really loved your birch tree forest of little guys most. : ) Cute, cute, cute.
Oh my goodness I love how you used only part of the cover plate die to create something different!!!
NancyR said…
Great cards. Love the striped background.
Jan Garber said…
Each card has an entirely different feeling to it and every one is so striking! Love the new release!
cghundley said…
Lovely cards! The
cover die is awesome.
Carla from Utah
Monica said…
The critters in the trees are my favorite! So cute! Thanks for the inspiration!
Margery C said…
Great idea cutting in half the Christmas cover plate. Another way to stretch your dies. Delightful card.
Love the color scheme...still very Christmas but off colors! Nice.
SmilynStef said…
Love those mod stripes.
Ddmac58 said…
The first card is great for when you have to make several, so pretty yet simple. I love the little animals, just darling how you did them in the trees. I also love the clever way you used the cover plate and the Santa stamp set, so fun! The Peace card is another one that would be easy to mass produce. I love the colors on it.
Ellie said…
I always love your designs. Great cards today too!! So many cute new goodies!💜🌵
Deb Selby said…
I always like birch trees and when they have critters in them...…….well bonus.
Susan said…
Like the use of part of the large cover die. Nice to have that versatility and what a beautiful card it makes!
Tami said…
Love the banner die card. It really showcases the paper
Susanbcards said…
So creative to use strips of paper for the background on the first card!
Bluaqua said…
I really love the simplicity on the first card. The colors are fun and peppermint themed and it is just elegant.
Kelsey Thomas said…
So many awesome cards! :)
Colleen said…
LOVE your first card, so clever to cut off the top portion of the die and add Santa and his sleigh!
Lagene said…
Awesome creations, I especially love the Santa card!
Cindi P said…
What a brilliant way to use that large die. The top part of the die makes a perfect Christmas scene, especially when you add Santa and his sleigh to the sky. Clever!
Patti H. said…
Awesome cards, llina! I love every one, especially your unique use of the Merry Christmas cover plate.
What a FUN bunch of cards! Love the mix of traditional and non-traditional colors in the first card. Very creative the way you used only a portion of the Merry Christmas cover die for your scene in your second card. I LOVE little critters, so your third card tugged at my heart strings. And the last card? Such peaceful, serene color palette. Great job Ilina!
Mendy said…
I love all your cards. Very inspiring!
Julie W said…
Ilina - way to showcase the release! I particularly love the banner die cut in gold and those cute pops of colorful critters against the muted birch trees. All so creative!
Hummingbird said…
Great cards! Thanks for the chance to win and sharing.
Kathy Ferguson said…
Beautiful cards. I partial to Santa and his reindeers so that card really peaked my interest. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Susie G. said…
Great cards. Thank you for sharing.
Helen said…
A beautiful variety of cards featuring this wonderful new release, Ilina! The animals in the forest is super cute and fun! Thanks so much for sharing all the wonderful inspiration!
JMN said…
Love all your cards, great inspiration for this new release.
Anonymous said…
Wonderful inspiration. Thanks for sharing your awesome cards.
r_nus@outlook.com
CarolS said…
Lovely, I really like the different color combos, I would not have thought of that shade of blue with silver. Thank you.
Joanne Hoffmann said…
Amazing and creative inspiration! Beautiful cards!
Gardenrose said…
The modern card is so creative and great design and colors too!
Mcrockco said…
Love your cards especially the trees with the animals.
Dawn J said…
Wow! At this rate you'll have all of your Christmas cards done by Thanksgiving. Beautiful work, thanks!
Sonja said…
Fun cards!
Thank you for sharing
Patty said…
Great collection of Christmas cards! Really love your first one with the striped background. Would be a great card to reproduce quickly after cutting up a bunch of paper strips!
Janice said…
Very creative use of the new products! Thanks for sharing!
Kelly said…
Love the non traditional colors on the Peace card. All the cards are nice.
Denise Byrnes said…
Love all the great creativity!
Unknown said…
I love all the cards. They each look so beautifully done, yet with the right tools, you could make them over & over. Such great artistry!
Laurie2cats said…
Wonderful cards! love the retro vibe of the Peace card, and cute critters in the birch trees
bzyPTmom said…
Amazing how many cards you have made with this release--all of them so gorgeous! Love the little animals in the forest and the Santa card, wonderful background!
Elise Converse said…
Great cards. Love the addition of the little critters to the birch woods background!
BarbL said…
I love that you cut down the background die showing another way to use that, and the animal card? Too cute!!
Mary said…
Very very nice cards
Great cards. I never thought of cutting off the top of a cover die like that. Really gives many new possibilities for using cover dies.
Pam Weiss said…
I agree with Billie Sue, never thought of using part of a die. Love them all.
Karthikha said…
Beautiful fun cards :)
Frances Nelson said…
Love the use of the Merry Christmas Banner Die, It is my favorite thing in the Hero Arts Holiday Catalog. Thank you
Gayle said…
Awesome cards...loving the Santa in the Sleigh fly over:)
Judy Inukai said…
Great cards. I love the Santa flying over the rooftops.
These are all so super cute, love the santa sleigh scene.
Heather said…
What a fabulous collection of cards!! I really love the one with all the little critters; so cute!
Cassie said…
My favorite of these cards is the one with the little woodland critters. They are cutely colored and fit so well with that background stamp
Sue D said…
Wonderful cards. My fave is the one with the cute woodland animals.
Holly Jackson said…
Ilina your work is beautiful! I love these!
Kathy Raker said…
They are all sweet. The woodsland critters on the birch trees background stamp are adorable.
Nox said…
Wonderful variety of cards! I especially love your winter woods card - that is just adorable!
Amy Hart said…
Love the card with Santa flying over the village. Another stamp set to add to my cart. LOL
Cyndi said…
Beautiful, fun cards. I love that Merry Christmas Banner Die.
Mary Holshouser said…
the birds perched in the trees is
a fun idea. Love Santa flying
over the town. Great cards.
thanks for sharing
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Sharon C said…
Love the simplicity and color combination of the Merry Christmas banner card and the little animals are so cute.
Beth Merrill said…
These cards are all beautiful in their simplicity!
albinopi said…
Love how you cut the die cut apart to make it your own.
Carol Wortman said…
The banner card colors scream elf. Soo cute!♡♡
Denise said…
Love the simplicity of these cards. Thanks for sharing.
Denise Monteith said…
forgot to add the website
Annette Reed said…
Wonderful cards! I love the one that you cut the top of of the die. The ink blending is beautiful and I love that you showed a different way to use the die. Those animals are so cute and fun. I would totally enjoy using them.
Dana M said…
Wonderfully creative and festive card designs! Amazing inspiration.
Isabel Z said…
Can't wait to create with these amazing new sets! You have done such an amazing job creating with them.
Jan T said…
Great inspiration! Love how you used a portion of the Merry Christmas Cover Plate. Love them all!
Sam B said…
Great cards - love the blue card with the Santa & reindeer sleigh - I'm definitely getting that Merry Christmas cover plate! TFS!
Pamgail said…
I love how you were creative with the Merry Christmas Cover plate and just used the bottom portion! Makes it much more versatile!!
Peggy said…
Love your cards! They are so different but each is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Tami said…
Your cards are amazing, thank you for sharing.
Lindy said…
Great Chrstmas banner nut my favorite has to be those animals!
Carol said…
I always love seeing the new release, so much fun! Thanks for sharing all this inspiration!

Carol B
Maria said…
Lovely Christmas cards, great new release
Bridget said…
Such pretty cards, the first one makes seems kind of retro and the last one reminds me of a character in The Good Dinosaur.
Kris in Alaska said…
I love that graphic first card!
I love all of your cards Ilina. I love to make Christmas cards. I could do it all year so it is good to have these hops to acquire great inspiration.
tickmenot said…
Santa and his reindeer going across the sky is so cute!
Loving all of the great new product samples by everyone. Great job. This is so much fun. Thank you so much for sharing your pretty work today.
Susan S said…
Great cards. Love seeing some "nontraditional" ones with pretty colors.
Unknown said…
You have a nice mix of designs in this post. My style is definitely the first one with the banner die.
Zlatka said…
Beautiful cards! I love the first one - just gorgeous!
Kathy Dippner said…
Beautiful cards! The Merry Christmas banner die out of gold is lovely and I love all of the critters in you forest scene.
Julie from NZ said…
I love how you used only the bottom piece of the background die for your card. I wouldn't have thought to do that. Love all your different cards. It is really lovely to see such different styles.
I’m in love with the birch forest background stamp! Great cards!
Arlene said…
Wonderful cards. Ideas galore!
RobiW said…
Great cards -- such variety!
Gorgeous cards, and so fun with all of the various array of color. Really love the way you only used half of the cover plate on the second card. The critters perched on the tree branches is too cute, and gave me such a chuckle. ❤
Karen L K said…
Very nice cards! I like the colors on the last card. The critters are really cute and so clever to use part of the cover plate die cut!
Denise Bryant said…
Awesome cards! The wooded scene with the animals is my favorite!
JMN said…
Awesome cards. My favorite is your 1st card, love the colors you used.
Anonymous said…
Marisela Delgado said: Awesome cards! So pretty. mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com
berokke said…
Its hard to choose a favorite! So many beautiful cards!
Edina said…
Nice cards, great easy designs. Thanks for sharing!
Renee V said…
Beautiful cards!!!