2015 Holiday Card Series... - Handmade by Heather Ruwe

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So I was shopping the other day and what did I hear?…Christmas music. Say what!? I really want Halloween to come before I can even begin to wrap my head around Christmas…but time flies and it will be here before I know it. It has inspired me to get a head start on creating holiday cards. I’ve decided to share a holiday themed card every Tuesday and Thursday until Christmas. Sound good?

Today’s card uses a few different stamp sets from Hero Arts’ holiday release…

I stamped the adorable penguin from THIS set using THIS ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I fussy cut him out and added the hat image from the same set. I created a snow bank for him to stand on using THIS die and covered it heavily with THIS for some shimmer. I stamped the tiny snowflakes from THIS set using THIS ink to create a snowy background and applied THIS to the edges to give it a “frost” look. It was really hard to photograph, but so cool in real life…

I finished off the card by stamping THIS awesome background stamp on to a piece of THIS cardstock using THIS ink and die-cut it using THIS die. When I stamped the background, I stamped it once at a diagonal and then turned it and stamped it again on top to achieve a completely different look…a great way to stretch your stamps! I finished off the card by heat embossing a sentiment from THIS set on to a strip of THIS cardstock. I added a heart that I covered in glossy accents and mounted everything on to a top folding, black note card.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I’ll be back on Thursday for another Holiday Card share…

LINKS TO SUPPLIES USED:

Hero Arts Cling Stamps CANDY STRIPE Bold Prints CG681	Hero Arts WINTER PENGUIN Coordinating Clear Stamp And Die Set DC159	Hero Arts Clear Stamps PEACE AND JOY CL880	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE TRANSPARENT GLOSS INK44741
Hero Arts Clear Stamps COLOR LAYERING FALL TREES CL886	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED SLOPES AND HILLS Wafer Dies sssd111400 Cold Hands Warm Heart	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad TIDE POOL Mid-Tone AF223
Hero Arts Mixed Layering Papers POOL	Hero Arts Mixed Layering Papers BLUSH ps620	Crafter’s Companion YELLOWS Spectrum Noir Markers SPECN-YELLOW6	ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 9 x 12	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad
Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER CLEAR Fine Detail	Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive GAC17042	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK	Hero Arts BLUSH MIXED ACCENTS CH211