Hello Friends, How are you? Today I am delighted to be partaking in Hero Arts Winter Catalog Blog Hop. It’s the launch of the Winter 2016 release in the Hero Arts store!! The best part is the products are ready to ship but, before you go anywhere I have two cards and a video for you PLUS giveaway details. Woo Hoo!
To start at the beginning go to Hero Arts blog click here. If you are arriving from one of my dearest friends, Jennifer McGuire’s blog you are in the right place.
This release is pretty bangin and I think you will see lots of holiday cards today so I am giving you a different spin with my cards. My first card can be used any time of the year … I think.
My video is at the bottom of my post… it’s all about the key elements in both of my cards. I love mistletoe … so I stamped the background with Bundled Sage, Cracked Pistachio & Mowed Lawn then I colored part of the background and added some vellum to soften the background.
I colored my twine with distress ink and then gave it a good coating of rock candy distress stickles. Glossy Accents were used on the berries.
The mistletoe in the “Holly Days” was colored with distress ink. Fun… quick and easy if you don’t mind fussy cutting. I figure the time you save by not “coloring” you can bank that for fussy cutting.
For this card I combined Holly Days and Vintage Post. These two stamps set are so lovely to combine. I love cardinals but, felt like the red was to much on my card plus I wanted to show you that there are other options with birds.
The bird was colored with distress ink and white accents were added with a gel pen.
My moon was masked off with this masking paper and more distess ink was applied. Check out the video below to see all the details.
GIVEAWAY: Hero Arts is giving away THREE $25 shopping sprees to the Hero Arts store. Winners will be randomly drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please comment by Sunday, August 28 at 11:59pm PT. Winner will be announced the winner the following week on the Hero Arts Blog.
NEXT ON THE HOP is the oh so talented Wanda Guess blog here. Any broken links you can find the full list at the Hero Arts Blog. Thank you for your visit today and have a good week. Hugs, Kathy
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Gorgeous cards!!! Love the colors used on the berries/mistletoe!
LOVE them…..the Mistle Toe card is sooo pretty with the contrast of the colors. The Holly Days card is beautiful.
These cards are gorgeous!!! Love, love the designs and the colors!!!
Gorgeous projects, Kathy! As always, your coloring is amazing.
So pretty! There are so many beautiful cards!
Such pretty cards!
Wonderful techniques . You take coloring to the next next level
Your cards are beautiful and I especially love mistletoe, too! ❤️
Awesome coloring, great beautiful cards and a lot of inspiration, thank you!
Love the cardinal coloring.
Loved your video. You always have such great tips for us. The new Hero Arts products are wonderful. Would you happen to know the size of the new cling background stamps? I may have missed it, but didn’t find it on their site when searching through the new items.
Already looking forward to adding some new things to my collection….thanks for show casing some of them.
Gorgeous Cards – the Mistletoe in particular I love!
Beautiful cards…thank you for sharing.
Beautiful cards. I love the Holy Days stamp and die set.
You are an amazing talent.
Lovely cards..
Great cards and colors! 🙂
I’ve never tried making cards, but seeing yours really inspires me to try!
Beautiful cards, Kathy!
Beautiful, as always, Kathy! The bird card is stunning!
Just stunning. Jaw-dropping gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.
Gorgeous stunning cards.
Love your Holly card – thanks for sharing all your techniques
Beautiful cards. Love the simple coloring with distress inks.
beautiful work as always!
Love your cards, especially the holly one.
Beautiful cards! Great video – Thanks!!
Beautiful cards, Kathy!!!
P.S. I found the size of the background stamps….6×6. Just needed to look in a different place. Sorry.
Beautiful cards. Love the way the vellum softens the first card. Thanks for sharing.
Both of these are gorgeous!! LOVE how you used the vellum on the first card!! So awesome! TFS!
Oh Wow! Those are my kinds of cards. Just beautiful.
That background you used to show off the cards? GORGEOUS! The pink ranunculus roses with green centers are perfect! The cards are great but the roses stole the show for me.
Love how you coloured the Mistletoe images – TFS your beautiful cards!
Love it!
Both are great! I never mind fussy cutting, then it’s cut close to the outline. I love the way you colored the bird, looks like the female Cardinal, they aren’t true red.
Both of these are lovely! Loved all the information.
Love the mistletoe card – and great idea with the glossy accents on the berries
Gorgeous cards!!
Great looking cards. I like the way you used vellum to soften the background.
Both are fantastic cards but I love the cardinal card. Thank you for making the video, sharing your ideas and techniques and for being part of this new winter release blog hop giveaway.
Wonderful! Great ideas – I’ll need to go shopping! Coloring with Distress Stamp Pads – I’m all over it!
Lovely cards, Kathy. I think the partly coloured backgrounds makes a nice change and probably also allows for the sentiment to stand out a little better.
Kali evdomada! Have a good week!
Marianne x
Your holiday cards are always fabulous. I think it must be your favourite time of year. The mistletoe card is stunning! I love all the depth and textures you added! What a beautiful stamp.
The two stamp sets you used I had already selected as my favorites from this release. Versatile and timeless.
Always excited to see your interpretation of new products using your talented techniques as a colorist. Great work. The Peace card is truly amazing.
LOVE them…..the Mistle Toe card is sooo pretty with the contrast of the colors. The Holly Days card is beautiful.
Great video and beautiful cards.
Kathy your cards and coloring are beautiful. I so enjoyed you on “Crafty Chat” too…just wanted to let you know
Gorgeous cards, as always! Love your holly and bird card!
So beautiful, thanks for sharing!
Fabulous cards! Love them both.
wonderful cards Kathy – especially love the mistletoe one with the blues and greens – so pretty
Ooh, that mistletoe card/stamp is so nice. I can see me grabbing that one. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.
Beautiful backgrounds on both cards.
Thank you so much for the ideas!! I love this new Hero Arts line!
Both of your cards are beautiful!
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Excellent technique!!!! This is a very realistic result! Awesome
Oh, that mistletoe card is gorgeous. I like the cardinal in browns. It looks great with the red berries.
HERO WOOOW!!!!
I love the blue background on the mistletoe card. So pretty.
As usual Kathy, some great projects. I would never think of coloring my twine with ink but it’s on my to try list now. Love all these Hero Arts products. A wonderful company. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful talents. I love your first card with the mistletoe, mistletoe is one of my favorites). Blessings
All I can say is amazing…. I love the Holly card and the background and then the geometric twist on the background is awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful cards! Excellent coloring and technique! The mistletoe card certainly could be used throughout the year.
Such Beautiful cards. Just love the stamps. Loved the video.
Love the cards. They are beautiful. I’m in love with many of the new products and picking a favorite is hard. The Paper layering snowflakes are beautiful. Thanks so much/
Wow! Really beautiful!
Enjoyed your video with the how-tos for your gorgeous cards! Lots of pretty details–I especially like how you colored the twine and put the rock candy Stickles on it.
Beautiful cards, incredible coloring and awesome tips!
Such great card designs as always, love them!!!
Wonderful cards with wonderful products! Thank you!!
Love this release, hard to decide just what to order
Your cards are lovely, Kathy.
These are some beautiful new products and you’ve showcased them beautifully. Thanks for sharing so we can scrap lift! You always help us make our projects look like we are the genius! Shhhh!
Your cards are stunning. Can’t decide which I like better –
Lots of great techniques in this beautiful card. Thank you.
Kathy both cards are gorgeous and I love how you share all the little tips and tricks to the mistletoe, it really helps to know those. All of your video have been very helpful to me and I thanks you for sharing your God given talent to us.
Hugs
Gretchen
This card is stunning!!
Beautiful! Thank you for showing all of the steps. I have learned a lot from your video.
Wow, two of my favorite artist, one after the other, Jennifer and you! Your cards are alway so creative and beautiful. Love the idea of a holly bouquet and winter cardinal. Thanks for sharing your talent!
Loving your card today! Simple and elegant!
Beautiful cards!
Stunning! Your coloring really brings these fabulous images to life.
WOW!!! I love the Cardinal and the Holly Bouquet, really pretty cards. Thank you for sharing your creative talent.
Beautiful projects! I love the Holly Days set!
This is an awesome release and your cards are stunning!
Your cards are just beautiful and your coloring is awesome!
Wow! Beautiful cards and the colors are amazing! I love all of this new release.
The cardinal with the holly and berries is just beautiful.
Love the mistletoe card! Had to take a double-take at the mistletoe looked pressed. great job. So realistic. WOW
Hero Arts always does such a great job. I love all of your beautiful examples. Can’t wait to get some of the pieces from this wonderful release.
This is amazing!!!!
So much to learn. I love it.
Beautiful as always Kathy. Love that you make a background that matched your image!
WOW your cards are amazing!!! Love them and Hero Arts products:)
Beautiful cards! I especially love the first one. I love how delicate the mistletoe is!
Beautiful cards, love this release.
Both of your cards are gorgeous! I love the distress coloring! Tfs Kathy
Awesome cards! loved seeing how you did it! My turn to play after your inspiration!
Gorgeous cards, Kathy! I really love the mistletoe card. So nice to have a non-denominational card for the holiday season. I love fussy cutting and appreciate your tips about adding the distress stickles.
Such peaceful colors for the Peace card. Beautiful
Love these cards! The colors used on the mistletoe/berries are gorgeous!!
Love holly and berries …. never have fussy cut it out but LOVE the results!
I enjoy your videos. Thank you for all the tips along the way. I learned a lot about how to fix the white line effect with masking- never thought to go back to first mask and blend up a bit
Oh goodness …I’m not ready to think Christmas ,but guess it is that time. thanks.
beautiful, as always, you are so inspiring!
I enjoy your blog and videos. I have learned a lot from you. Thank you
Beautiful cards! I love the sweet little cardinal – I just want to kiss his fluffy head!
Kudos for cutting all those little pieces of foam tape for the mistletoe. I thought I had patience but maybe not because that looked painful to me….lol. But your card was pretty and you gave me great ideas.
Very Beautiful cards and coloring!
I really like the bundle of mistletoe and the addition of Rock Candy stickles to all! The colors are beautiful.
Love how the mistletoe came out, makes me almost tempted to try it despite all the fussy cutting.
These cards are just beautiful!
Beautiful cards. My favorite is the bird card. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous-as always Kathy! It’ s funny you are coloring with distress, I am too, as I work on a mixed media piece involving distress, texture paste and dies. Love distress! The new release from Hero Arts is awesome–love all the beautiful new holiday stamps sets and dies.
Beautiful cards! I especially like the female cardinal.
I’m in love!!! …..in the mistletoe stamp!!!!!
Love your mistletoe card, Kathy!
I love your cards Kathy.
I have a question???
On the second card where you stamped the cardinal, when you put the second cardinal on top..Is that called pieceing a card???
Thank you for showing these beauties
I love that script stamp on the background!
Your cards are so cute! I’m loving that they are not the typical red and green only Christmas cards.
Gorgeous cards! Thanks for showing my new ways to use distress ink! I had no idea you could use it to color twine!
Love your cards and love the new products in the Winter Catalog. Thanks
Such beautiful cards! Thanks for all the inspiration!
I love your card. The leafs seems real!
Love these cards! I hope I can make these and it’ll look half as good as yours.
I love your mistletoe card!
Fun! I love the coloring with the daubers….fussy cutting….not so much!
So gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
I love all of the cards you made with the fall release Kathy!
Love you mistletoe card. Love this whole release!
Love the cardinal card! They always remind me of my grandmother.
You make it look so easy. Love all the layers! Thanks so much.
Both cards are so lovely!
Great job on the first one
with the background and
vellum.
Carla from Utah
Blown away by the vintage looks and the beauty of these cards. Way to go!
I just got my first distress inks for my birthday. I am looking forward to finding fun ways to use them. Thank you for these ideas.
I’m somewhat new to the card making blogs. I had no idea how much is out there. I loved this mistletoe card and the explanation how to make it was so great!
Love the new Holiday Florals background stamp!
Oh my, both your cards are beautiful. Very nice.
Such beautiful cards
VERY nice looking cards!
I love your cards–especially the one with the bird. Thanks for sharing the information and inspiration!
Wow! Fantastic video on your cards, all your hints and tips are appreciated. Beautiful cards !
These cards are both so lovely, Kathy!! I really appreciate your videos. It was great to see you coloring with Distress inks, since I don’t use Copics. The touches of nature give both cards a quiet, joyful feeling!
LOVE your cards!!!!!!!!!
The beautiful cards have me in the Christmas spirit. Thank you!
i like coloring outside the lines. and fussy cutting. definitely my kind of cards.
WOW – these are absolutely Amazing!
Your cards are beautiful! Love them and the Hero Arts products you used. My wishlist just got longer!
Beautiful cards and great tips and hints!
I love your cards, Kathy! I can’t wait to start my Christmas cards now!
So much dimension on both this “bangin” Christmas cards…I’m still grinning, big time. As usual, fabulous coloring to go with your awesome designs.
beautiful cards! I love the glitter!!
Beautiful cards and my favorite is the first one. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Lovely holiday card Kathy. I really like the coloring of the mistletoes. I could do that. 🙂
Simply stunning cards, especially love the vellum on the first one!
Your cards are absolutely stunning! I’m your newest fan. I agree with you that the first card could be used for any occasion where some peace is needed and I’m sure we can all think of several of those every day. Thanks so much for sharing. I’m looking forward to coming back and giving your blog and shop more time in the very near future!
Beautiful cards. Love the effect of the Rock Candy Stickles.
Just love both cards, Kathy, but that cardinal card is amazing! Thanks for the wonderful video too!!
Peace is my favorite theme for a card. I liked what you did with the distress inks – these inks are new to me and I have wondered how to use them.
Oh my gosh, love the berries, love the ideas, outside the box and make me smile!
I really like the intense color in the bird card. Thank you for sharing.
Loved the cards…thank you so much for sharing….hugs
Your two cards are just gorgeous ! I especially love the mistletoe one, it is so awesome ! Thanks for sharing and your video is a great help.
Your cards are gorgeous! Thank you for the inspiration.
I like how you used the rock candy Stickles.
Beautiful cards! New to distress inks still don’t understand the concept between these and other inks , but beautiful technique will continue to study your video
I think my favorite is the one with the Holly. I love all the dimension and Texture you added to the card.
love the look of all the new stamps, especially the Vintage Christmas Wishes..
Gorgeous cards, Kathy! Thanks for a great video, too!
Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing your techniques.
I’m getting in the mood for making Christmas cards!
I love the cardinal done in other colors. Great job.
Sweet cards! Love the vintage Cardinal.
Nice cards – especially like the Cardinal card.
Love your cards – the colors are so wonderful! Thanks for sharing!!!
Gorgeous cards! The new release is wonderful!
Beautiful cards, love the cardinal.
Beautiful cards. Great using the mistletoe for the background and focal point.
I love the dimension you got on the holy on the first card. Both are beautiful.
Lovely cards… Like the berries especially…
Beautiful cards
Awesome dimension and coloring on these beautiful cards!
Love the cards! Pretty!
I love the quick ink blending coloring and fussy cutting is very zen for me so great technique!
Great info – thanks!
Stunning cards, Kathy!! I love the first card especially with the white and blue contrast!
Wow! Beautiful cards. Your attention to the little details is amazing. It certainly gives your cards that “wow” effect. Thank you for the great ideas!
Beautiful cards! I really love the Cardinal.
I love all the bright colors
What beautiful cards. The card with the bird on it is stunning. I love how you have made the word background, the beautiful harvest moon, etc. – fantastic card. 😉
Great cards, as always. Love the coloring on the bird!
Great cards as always! You gals are so inspiring.
Such gorgeous cards Kathy!
Hi Kathy!! Loved your card so much that I placed a second order to get your birdie stamp to make your card !! You’re so talented and sweet !! Love love Veronica, your Canadian FAN 🙂
These are both beautiful.
lovely!
This Hero Arts new release is just fab.
Beautiful cards! Love your work.
I love the green foliage. Such a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing with us.
Love your beautiful cards. Thanks for the video.
Iike the use of the vellum
Thank you for the video and all your tips. Love the colors chosen for your cards. Just gorgeous
These are gorgeous cards !
Your use of vellum to soften your colors is very effective. Would never have thought to color the cardinal in any other color than red. Great idea!
Your cards are always so creative! Thanks for sharing!
I like using a different color than red on the cardinal (only the male is all red anyway) and the end result of that card is beautiful.
Wonderful cards!!
Beautiful. Love you work!
I love how soft and gorgeous your coloring is!
Beautiful cards.
Thanks for the wonderful inspiration and the tip about coloring the twine!
Very pretty coloring!
Hi…..Loved the Holly card….Such great tips on using distress ink and on treating the thread to match card….
Great way to use the distress inks! It really makes the image pop with vibrant color.
Wonderful cards. The coloring enhances the card so much
Great cards. I especially liked the mistletoe one.
Such beautiful cards. You are so talented, Kathy.
Love the cards.
I loved your mistletoe, so delicate but — not. Wonderful. Plan to hack it to pieces.
Kathy, your work always amazes me!!!! Gorgeous!!!
Your take on these cards is brilliant! I love the bright moon offset by the muted other colors.
Love the techniques.!
I love the new product release and your use of distress inks
Love the background colors and the mistletoe stamp and cut looks cool.
Love the cards
Love the Holly Days image and how you colored with Distress Inks; great video!
Kathy, your cards are always wonderful and inspiring but I absolutely love the mistletoe card! I love the techniques and the fresh approach . Thanks for sharing.
Lovely cards. I particularly like the cardinal.
Beautiful mistletoe card–like how you left a white border around the images in the background.
love the way you colored the cardinal.
These are absolutely stunners Kathy. Your work always is and no wonder with these beautiful stamps to work with!
The cards are beautifully done, your use of distress inks is wonderful. Thank you for taking time to do two videos.
Kathy, Your cards are stunning! I am so pleased that you chose some traditional holiday images.
stunning, stunning cards. Wonderful release and blog hop. Thank you for sharing.
Very pretty cards. The techniques you shared are great. I’m hoping I can re-create something close to this.
Absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing on the blog!!
I love this new Hero Arts release. Thanks Kathy for doing a video showcasing these new sets on your cards. You always do such a nice job;
Nice Card! Love how you used various tools to blend the colors!
LOVE!!! Thanks for the video!!
Love the cards!
Beautiful cards! Thank you for the video.
Wow. Love your project. s
beautiful cards, love the use of vellum and dimension used
Great Cards!
The first card looks like it is covered in glass–very classy-looking.
What a great release , and a wow of examples too !
Love your take on these new products! I wouldn’t have thought that the 3 green distress inks would blend so well like that!
Beautiful cards Kathy! I love the dimensions of the mistletoe card. TFS
Love your cards, the mistletoe is my fave!
Very nice cards. Thanks for the how to video.
Gorgeous cards! Thanks for chance to win.
Love your cards – beautiful. My hand cramps thinking of cutting that tiny mistletoe – but the end result is gorgeous
Your cards are gorgeous. What an amazing release. Thanks for sharing.
Pretty cards!!! I like that you showed how to color the mistletoe. Very nice work!
Love your colors on your cards beautiful
Great cards. I especially like the mistletoe card.
Love that you used the Rock Candy! The vellum is also a great contrast.
Great cards, and love having the video as a resource for the technique.
Awesome new products and projects!
You have more patience for fussy cutting than I do. Nice job!
Really nice
How gorgeous!
Love your layering.
Both cards are beautiful!
BEAUTIFUL cards. This release is gorgeous and has so many possibilities. Love the dimension in both cards
Adorable, fun cards!
As always, your coloring is amazing! I love both these cards with their vibrant colors!
Very pretty cards Kathy! I really love the bird with the text behind it!
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing your passion with us.
Looking forward to the new releases. Lots of good basics I need to add to the crafty arsenal.
That first card is FABULOUS, Kathy! Superb!
The mistletoe is so pretty – and so is your card.
Lovely card. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards!
Gorgeous! Another great release from Hero Arts.
Love your ideas, especially the mistletoe.
Kathy, I like watching your process videos, especially when you share what worked and what did not.
These cards are both so beautiful’ Thanks for sharing
I agree with you, Kathy. The new Hero Arts release is bangin’! Great dimension on those cards!
I love your mistletoe card – so elegant! Thanks!
I love both of these cards! I love the way you did the coloring with distress inks and blending tools and then cut all that excess away. You are so creative!
Beautiful vibrant colors! Lovely designs with these great new products.
Beautiful cards. I especially like the one with the bird.
The bird looks so realistic with the layering. Beautiful.
Beautiful as always!
These are so lovely…and that script stamp is awesome for backgrounds!
I love the way you do the backgrounds. Great ideo.
Kathy, your work is fabulous. I love how you used the green distress inks to quickly color the mistletoe sprigs. What a great idea.
Beautiful cards! Especially loved the first. The colors and coloring are both gorgeous!
Fabulously mad coloring skills!
What beautiful cards, thanks for the inspiration!
These cards are really fantastic, but so much detail. They are very inspiring.
Love your cards. I love the quick and easy to color. They have such impact without having to use markers.
I love the mistletoe card! Just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
Your coloring on the mistletoe is just lovely!!!
I love your cards. Between your blog and Jennifer’s I’m already wanting so many of these new products.
Enjoyed the tips nd ideas you shared. Your card making is lovely,thanks!
So pretty! Makes me want to get started on Christmas cards!
I love your card!! Thank you for the video!
definitely kiss-worthy mistletoe!
I CANNOT BELIEVE that you fussy cut that mistletoe!!! When I first looked at the card I assumed there was a die! It is just lovely, but way beyond my skills!!! I always appreciate what I learn from you, thank you.
Love your creations and the new release!!
Wow!!!! Beautiful cards!
beautiful cards, thanks for sharing.
Love these cards and the release. Thanks for sharing.
I love cardinals for Christmas cards. Thanks for your ideas using the cardinal stamp.
Both cards are so pretty – as usual – you make such beautiful cards!! What a great idea to color the twine!!
Beautiful cards as always, Kathy. Very exciting release yet again, Hero Arts!
Thank you so much to both of you
Tracey x
Beautiful cards but the mistletoe-wow!
As always, Kathy, great cards and fun video. I’m a fan!
Wow!!! Gorgeous cards!!!
Beautiful projects!! So elegant!
Both cards are beautiful!
Beautiful cards. I especially like the cardinal. The female cardinal is overlooked because she isn’t bright red.
Love your cards, just gorgeous!
Awesome cards… they are just beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the card with the bird – the techniques, the colors, everything!
Kathy, they are beautiful and elegant Christmas cards. I love your coloring technique with distress inks and the layering is amazing!
THANK YOU for the inspirations!
Your cards are so beautiful, Kathy. I especially like the card with the cardinal/brown bird. Such lovely color!
Great cards, Kathy! Love all the techniques. Thanks so much for sharing and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
Love your cards and the bright colors but the soft look! Thanks for sharing them with us.
I love how you made the stamped images really stand out. So beautiful!
Very nice cards. Like the pop of color and versatility.
Lovely card designs. You’re right about the first card being able to use it any time of the year.I loved the color you used for the cardinal;it’s beautiful eventhough it’s not the traditional red.
Love both of these cards! Using the mistletoe as a background as well as the main focus and the wonderful softness in the Happy Holly Days card – thanks for sharing with us!
Hi Kathy! Your cards are amazing as always. Really love the mistletoe card and your fast technique for coloring in the images.
as always .. you have left me wanting to take a “sick” day and stay home and color!
Beautiful cards. Thanks for the tutorial.
Gorgeous cards. Love the coloring technique!
This is great! Thank you so much for the details in the video – your cards are beautiful!
I’m getting used to blue in Christmas cards! I think I like it!
Two amazing cards. Mistletoe never looked better than this one in your card!
Love the masking technique…beautiful cards
LOVE these cards Kathy! I especially like how you colored the moon around the bird…..and he doesnt have to be red! I like that too. TFS!
Love the 3D leaf sprays. And anything with holly! Such talent!
Love the cards, this is such a great new release need to come back to watch video.
I especially like your mistletoe card. Cool idea to use the vellum to subdue the background.
Wow, fab projects!
Pretty cards!
Like both cards, but especially the cardinal. Great coloring on all.
Kathy, I love your beautiful little female cardinal! By not making a bright red cardinal, you have highlighted the pretty little females we see in our yard. They are so sweet and I love her on your card. The cardinal is our state bird here in NC, and the girls are often overlooked:)
Stunning!
Stunning cards Kathy, at first I thought you had adhered a real piece of mistletoe to your first card, you really achieved a realistic look, I really love, love that card!!! Thank you for your awesome tutorial as well, I always learn so much from you.
Just beautiful!!
Love how you changed up the colours on the cardinal stamp and the background is gorgeous! Lovely mix of non-traditional Christmas colours!
Love the coloring on the mistletoe, what a great idea!
Kathy, you were the first crafter that I have seen using sponge daubers with distress inks -Thank you as sometimes you are so right that you need the smaller application. Thank you!
Love all of your cards, my favorite product is the peace stamp and cut!
How stunning both cards are ! The first card is unique for the holiday and I like that. The bird card is OH!
The holly with the rock candy distressed sickles is absolutely amazing!
Beautiful cards Kathy!! Love your coloring!! Gorgeous!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Love your style. The mistletoe is my fav…♥♥♥
Kathy, the cards are beautiful and you are putting me in the mood for the holidays. I love the tips you gave us. You do not disappoint. Thank you for sharing your art with us.
The first card is fantastic.
Love how the bouquet of greens is
popped off the card.
The cardinal is beautiful.
thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards, thanks for sharing!
Simply divine colors and coloring!! You rocked this release!!
Lovely cards; I especially like your mistletoe card… just beautiful! The Holly Days stamps and dies are definitely on my Christmas wish list!
I love the Cardinal!! Beautiful cards!!
I love your simple mistletoe card. Can’t wait to get the stamp set!
What lovely cards. Great release, even when I am so not ready to think about the Holidays.
I really like the first card you made.
love the new release
Love the cards, thanks for sharing…..
Your attention to detail makes all your creations very special. Thanks for the video too.
Hi, Kathy, thank you for taking the time to make a video, it’s great to see you
creating and explaining the process, I always enjoy them,(by the way I loved your
ring with the balls, very pretty).
WOW!
Lovely cards…and the twist on the cardinal color was refreshing! Also thanks for the tip on adhering vellum. I always struggle with that!
More beautiful cards from you Kathy! So gorgeous.
Happy sigh in seeing you create magic for us once again! Gorgeous x two…and thank you so much for the videos!
~carol
Great cards love the bird card.
Great cards as always. Thanks for sharing!
Your mistletoe card is AMAZING! Love the vellum technique for softening the background. I wasn’t planning on getting this set but may just have to now!
Incredible cards! Love the release!
beautiful cards! I like the idea of not doing the red male cardinal, but the more muted female cardinal. Great idea!
Absolutely wonderful!
Kathy, your cards are always so beautiful and so well colored! I love the panel of vellum on your first card and the moonlit scene is gorgeous
I love the mistletoecard…
Love the cards. Thanks for sharing the process thru video.
I really loved the mistletoe card with the vellum and then bundle mistletoe on top. What a versatile technique.
Beautiful cards! I love that rich emerald green color in your peace card! Just gorgeous!
Your card is beautiful
Kathleen
lovely cards! just beautiful!
WOW! Fabulous cards! Love all your details such as the Stickles on the twine and Glossy Accents on the berries. Thanks for the inspiration. 😀
Wonderful cards-I love the glaze on the holly and mistletoe berries. Thanks for sharing!
Love your technique on coloring the foliage. Beautiful projects
Wow Kathy! These cards are gorgeous and who doesn’t like mistletoe! Okay……the kisses under them are the best! LOL
I do have a fondness for sweet birds too! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful cards! Love botanical themed crafts.
Such lovely cards! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Beautiful cards. I always enjoy watching your videos.
Love the cards. Thanks for the info on adhering vellum, never quite sure how or what to use. Great tip!
I love the dimension and sparkle in these cards. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful card – thanks for sharing it and for the video! I always enjoy seeing how you create your cards!
Beautiful cards. Love the coloring with distress inks.
Such stunning cards, and wonderful tips too!
Great cards, I like the coloring with distress inks technique. Coloring the cardinal with the distress inks and another color is also amazing!! Thanks for sharing!!
Stunning card for Christmas!
Two very nice cards for the blog hop! They evoke a feeling of peace and joy which are so needed right now.
You always do beautiful work! Thanks for sharing!
Cards are gorgeous!! The elegant coloring a bit of shimmer is perfect!
Your cards are so amazing. Love the colors and the Glossy Accents effect on the berries.
Both are very nice, but the first one is my favorite. Love the velum & that you colored the twine.
Love those leaves! Beautiful!
Thanks for some “different” ways to use the stamps. I really liked both of your cards and I love working with Distress inks and markers.
Beautiful cards! Love your techniques and the new Hero Arts release. Thanks for sharing!
I especially love your take on the mistletoe card!! Beautiful, right dwn to the glossy berries! Thnx for sharing!
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful card, I love mistletoe!
Such beautiful cards, I love your bundle of mistletoe.
I love the holiday cards.
Stunning as always, Jo x
Love that idea for coloring, the results are stunning!
Love that sweet brown bird!
Both cards are absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.
well lets see beautiful card. So many steps but well worth it. Great work. I just wish I could do this.
Fabulous! What a cool way to color the leaves and I love the 3d look of the berries!!
WOW! Beautiful cards, and I enjoyed your tutorial.
Wow – that card is so gorgeous!
The mistletoe card stands out to me because of your color choice. Just so beautiful!
BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS KATHY!
Gorgeous cards! And I love the idea of coloring twine to match. Clever!
Your cards are gorgeous. That mistletoe looks so real!!!!!
Gorgeous cards Kathy!
Beautiful cards as always…Thank you for always sharing.
Just lovely. I love the use of vellum. TFS.
Wonderful coloring on the cards! Can’t believe it’s almost time to make Christmas cards again.
Beautiful cards! Love the backgrounds and the coloring techniques!
The distress inks in the holly’s I love!!!
Wonderful, I never think to color the twin too. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards Kathy, the mistletoe is just stunning, those distress stickles have now gone on my list – perfect for Christmas. And the holly/bird card is just gorgeous – such great ideas on how to colour with distress inks – I never do this and I must try it. Thank you as always for your inspiration, Lisa xx
Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!!
Beautiful card! I love the mistletoe,
Love the way you changed the bird to be more subtle, looks similar to a female cardinal. You could also make it a Bluejay! Thanks for sharing. I also like the way you added shine using different products.
I love your cards! The first one is my favorite.
I enjoyed the detailed worked you did on the vellum. I will Need that Stamp set in my collection! Thanks for Sharing your many talents.
Love your work. Nice cards, good information.
Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing your process for creating these in your video.
Enjoyed your use of the Cardinals.
Thanks for sharing.
I really love how you were able to achieve a vintage look that still looked fresh!
I really love how you were able to create a vintage look that still looked fresh!
I love all the details on the first card, the way the 3sprigs pop off the page. So much to love in the new hero arts catalog.
Okay, what is going on? I swear I commented on this one and I can’t find it! Where did it go? I haven’t been on-line in 2 days as I’ve been away so I have to finish up the blog hop tonight. Now I am commenting on something I am sure I commented on before. I hope I can finish the hop.
When I first saw the first card with the mistletoe I was wondering why you put an herb on your Christmas card. You see, I’ve never seen real mistletoe before. We have some we hang up every year but it’s plastic and it doesn’t look like what you did. I like it and I can see how you can use it for any occasion. Hey, I thought it was an herb like Rosemary or something! LOL I love how you fussy cut it but I never hard it called that. I always called it cutting it out. When I first heard fussy cut I wondered what you meant.
I love the bird and how real the stamp looks. I love your background and how pretty the card looks. You, like Jen, do such beautiful work! I am impressed!
There are so many great products in this release, very nice cards.
Love the colors!
Wow! Your cards are stunning. Thanks for a great video full of tips and for sharing your beautiful designs!
2 Beautiful cards – love the layers.
Love how you colored with distress inks and added the beautiful rock stickles to the mistletoe.
Gorgeous! Love your techniques and the new products. The Mistletoe card is beautiful and I it’s one of my favorite plants/trees.
Loved both cards! Excellent layout and coloring as usual. The video was excellent as well. I always enjoy your videos. Well done!
Again, you had me at vellum! What a nice touch to a gorgeous card. I think the background came out just fine only coloring 3/4 of it. Who’d have known if you didn’t tell us? And, you’re right–we all want peace in the world and this card would be good for many occasions. I can easily see it as a sympathy card. You are not only an expert colorer, but an expert fussy cutter. Both cards are delightful, as always. Thanks for your always thorough walk through videos.
just beautiful! I love that the greenery pops off the cards.
The mistletoe card is just stunning! I try to make a card like this for my dad periodically. Its been years since he lost my mom, but I know there are certain times of the year that are harder than others and its a good reminder that he will find peace again soon and that others are thinking of him. Such a pretty card Kathy!
Love the ink blended mistletoe with the vellum, Kathy, and your Cardinal coloring is beautiful. Agree with you, it doesn’t have to be red!
Both cards are very nice! I especially like how your did that holly with the blue and green which I would not think of myself.
The mistletoe is really well done!!! What a nice card. Love that set. Thanks for the chance to win! Love all Hero Arts’ products!
Spectacular cards – love these new stamps and dies !
Beautiful cards and colors
Beautiful cards, love the new Hero Arts products!
I love your creativity and inspiration.
Awesome job on the cards. Love the colors that you chose…
Love these cards and thanks for the video!
WOW – these are simply stunning!
I love your cards.