Hero Arts February 2025 Hero Studio Release + Blog Hop

Hi friends! Its Hero Studio release day and spring is in the air. Though I live in a tropical country and spring weather is really not a thing, I do love all things floral and this month’s release does not disappoint. This month’s card kit has a gorgeous tulip color layering stamp among other things, so let’s take a look at this versatile stamp set.

Contents of the kit:

• Tulip HeroScape Clear Stamp Set, 6” x 8”
• Circling Clouds Cling Stamp, 6″x 6″
• Messages Clear Stamp Set, 4″ x 6″
• 7 Tulip HeroScape Coordinating Dies
• 5 Messages Coordinating Dies
• 4 Word Fancy Dies with Frame Cuts 
• 4 Ink Cubes: Thistle Reactive Ink , Azalea Core Ink, Moss Core Ink, Blue Raspberry Reactive Ink

For my first card, I decided to do a watercolor effect with the stamps. It’s quite easy to do and I find it gives a beautiful hand-painted look. It was so quick and easy to make, you could mass produce this for Easter cards, birthday cards or just as an all-occasion set.

First I stamped the images of the tulips starting with the leaves. I used Key Lime Fizz and Green Apple reactive inks. I added a few spritzes of water to the inked up stamp before stamping it onto a watercolor panel. The Key Lime and Green Apple reactive inks are from the Nature Palette Mini Ink cube collection.

I also stamped the butterflies & dragonfly image from the stamp set with Berry Smoothie & Grape Slush reactive Inks from the Floral Palette Mini Ink cube collection.

For the background of my card, I inked up the Circling Clouds Cling Stamp from the kit with Splash reactive ink, gave it a few spritzes of water before stamping onto watercolor cardstock. I also splattered some ink onto the panel for added interest. When the panel was dry, I stamped Thank you using Intens-ified Black Ink.

Then I die cut the flowers using the coordinating dies. Next I assembled them in layers using a frame and foam dimension tape in between to give a multi-layer effect.

For my second card, I used the Color Layering Stencils of the Month, Daffodils. I used the reactive inks as well to create a beautiful watercolor card.

I have a YouTube video linked below on how I achieved this watercolor effect with layering stencils.

Here are some close-up photos of the card.

I hope you were inspired to give these techniques a try!

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Saturday, February 8 at 11:59pm PST, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!

NEW THIS MONTH: Receive a FREE bugs die set with the purchase of The Whole Studio (Die set is not sold separately).

Next on the hop is the uber talented Nichol Spohr. Her cards are sure to blow you away!

Have a wonderful crafty day!

Til next time!

❤️

Anna

Hop List:

Hero Arts
Hero Arts Creative Team:
Seeka
Rosie Lopez
Rachel Kleinman
Natasha Vacca
Natasha Polite
Mindy Eggen
Michelle Short
Michelle Lupton
Lisa Tilson
Karen Brown
Jennifer Kotas
Jeannie Lieu
Charlene Madrid
Channin Pelletier
Anna Mahtani – YOU ARE HERE 💕
Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Keppel
Kelly Taylor

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