Hero Arts 2014 Catalog Hop

All this week the Hero Hostesses are showing off the new Hero Arts 2014 Catalog with tons of inspiration!  You should have arrived here from the extremely talented Donna Mikasa's blog Three Umbrellas.  If you didn't hop over to the Hero Arts Blog to start from the beginning so you won't miss out on any of the beautiful projects!

I made a ton of cards using a variety of stamps but my favorite project was this one:

I had a vision of creating a rustic card with a flannel type backdrop.  I started with the stripes and stamped the red stripes vertically.  I then inked the same stamp using black ink and turned the stamp to create the flannel pattern.  I added blue stripes with a watercolor pencil and a ruler.

I then stamped the bear, eagle and trees  in black and cut them out to create my arrangement. .  I added a banner with the sentiment.  I wanted a little interest in the background so I splattered a little blue and black watercolor..

My next card uses the same OWH What a Guy clear acrylic stamps: 

 I spent the majority of my time playing with the Hero Arts Chalk Ink Snow and the Forever set.

I wanted to see the soft effect of the white chalk ink on kraft.  I colored in the image using watercolor pencils and a waterbrush.

To show how versatile the stamp is here it is stamped in a few different inks: 

I stamped in versamark over a glimmer misted background and heat embossed with white embossing powder.    I decided to add a few butterflies stamped in orange ink.

For my last one I stamped it using a pink ink: 

 I colored the image with watercolor pencils and added the sentiment using the white chalk ink.

Next in the parade of loveliness is the extremely creative and talented Barb Engler! Hop along for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz