EZ-Lights Pop Up Lantern Collaboration with Scrappy Tails

Welcome to the Collab Hop with Scrappy Tails Crafts and Pear Blossom Press! As you hop along with us, you’re going to see some of the prettiest light-up holiday cards, all featuring your favorite stamps and dies from Scrappy Tails Crafts, and lights from Pear Blossom Press. Get ready for lots of inspiration, and be sure to comment as you hop along, for your chance to win a $25 store credit! 

I did a very clean design with mostly white—because that’s my favorite, but you could use patterned paper or ink it up yourself!!! I just added pops of color with Copic Markers.

Next on the Hop List is Estelle Palumbo 

Every good hop has prizes, right? So Scrappy Tails Crafts, and Pear Blossom Press are each giving away a $25 store credit! Comment on this post by November 18, 2022 to be entered to win. Winners will be posted on the Pear Blossom Press Blog on November 21st.

HOP LIST URLS

Scrappy Tails Crafts

Cassie Trask 

Bethany Grace 

Daniel West

Estelle Palumbo 

Lydia Fiedler

Brenda Noelke

Koren Wiskman

Kari VanNoy
Sharon Luska 

Lauren Taylor 

Desiree Kuemmerle 

Pear Blossom Press

Hero Arts - October 2022 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY

Hey there Arties!! I’m happy you have stopped by for the release day blog hop and video for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022!

Winter has come, direct from the North Pole! The October My Monthly Kit features a darling 6” x 8” stamp set with everything you need to build a magical scene, right down to Santa's sleigh. The coordinating dies cut out everything in the stamp set, including the messages. There's a cling background stamp for adding falling snow, and we've included two types of white ink to allow you to experiment with different techniques! The kit is rounded out with some gorgeous papers.

Kit Shipping

Pre-order your kit today - we estimate kit shipping will begin Friday, September 30th and continue throughout the following week.

Thank you for using my affiliate links to shop. If you receive any value out of my posts, you can support my artistic efforts by using these links at no additional cost to you.

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Kit Contents:

• Clear Stamp Set, 6" x 8"

• 19 Coordinating Frame Cuts

• Snow Dots Cling Stamp, 4.625" x 5.875"

• 2 Ink Cubes (White Reactive & Unicorn Pigment)

• 2 Sheets of Diamond Glitter Paper, 5.5" x 8.5"

• 2 Sheets of Snow Glow Cardstock, 5.5" x 8.5"

• 2 Sheets of Lapis Cardstock, 5.5" x 8.5"

Kit Value: $70

Kit Cost: $34.99

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GIVEAWAY:

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, October 9th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

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NOTE: This card uses only stamps and dies from the main kit except for the infinity dies.

Project #1 — Thank you

Supplies:

1. My Monthly Hero Card Kit October 2022

2. Dove Cardstock

3. Intens-ified Black Ink

4. Embossing & Watermark Clear Ink

5. White Detail Embossing Powder

6. Pitch Black Ink

7. Nautical Ink

8. Lapis Cardstock

9. Tim Holtz Guillotine Trimmer

10. MISTI Stamping Tool

11. Heat Tool

12. Hero Tools Blending Brush

13. Spellbinders Platinum Six Die Cutting Machine

14. Cottontail Embossing Tool

15. White Hero Pearls

Steps to Create this Card

1. Cut a sheet of Lapis Cardstock in half and prep it with antistatic powder.

2. Stamp the background stamp from the kit over the Lapis cardstock with Clear Ink and melt White Detail Embossing Powder over it with a heat tool

3. White off the antistatic powder and trim the cardstock down to A2-size.

4. Add a vignette of ink over the Lapis panel using a blending brush and Nautical Ink. Darken the outside of the vignette with Pitch Black Ink.

5. Stamp the Santa and reindeer image out in Nautical Ink and die cut it with its coordinating die.

6. Stamp the village scene out on an A2-sized panel of Dove White Cardstock with Nautical Ink and partial die cut it to leave the panel whole under the viilage.

7. Stamp the sentiment with Intens-ified Black Ink under the village.

8. Pop up the sleigh and village with foam tape over the Lapis panel.

9. Adhere it all to the front of an A2-sized card base.

10. Finish it off with some White Liquid Pearls.

Project #2 — Foiled again!

Supplies:

1. Nutcracker Bold Prints

2. Holiday Sentiment Strips

3. Sentiment Strips Fancy Die

4. Gold Embossing Powder

5. Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink

6. Cottontail Embossing Tool

7. Pine Cardstock

8. Heat Tool

9. Dove White Cardstock

10. Precision Glue

11. Foam Tape

12. Pitch Black Cardstock

Steps for Creating this Card

1. Prep a panel of Pine Cardstock with antistatic powder and stamp the Nutcracker Bold Prints over it with Clear Ink.

2. Melt Gold Embossing Powder over it with a heat tool and wipe off the antistatic powder with a clean cloth.

3. Trim the Pine Panel down a 1/4” on top and one side.

4. Adhere this panel to the front of an A2-sized card base with Precision Glue.

5. Create sentiment strips in the same way, but use Pitch Black Cardstock, the Holiday Sentiments Stamp and the Sentiment Strips Fancy Die.

6. Choose three sentiments, trim them down a bit and pop them up on the front of the card with foam tape.

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Add-Ons — Get Them All and save some cash!

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Bonus Projects… Just for lookin’ at! Can you guess how I made them? Leave a comment below.

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I hope you have enjoyed this release and these projects. If you have been inspired to shop for these supplies, please consider using the affiliate links in the grid below. I will receive a small portion of the sale at no additional cost to you.

Thank you for joining me today and I hope you’ll enter the giveaway and continue on the hop with the list below.

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Click here for the Blog Hop Lineup — Hero Arts

Hero Arts - September 2022 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY

Hey there Arties!! I’m happy you have stopped by for the release day blog hop and video for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero September 2022!

Autumn is a whisper in the air, with hints of cooler weather, falling leaves, and rich colors. Our September My Monthly Hero release takes an elegant path into fall, featuring a gorgeous vase of fall blooms as the focal point for your cards and projects. There’s also a fun new element this month - rub-ons! Use them for quick and easy cards; the coordinating die in the kit perfectly cuts out the rub-on floral arrangement as well as the stamped images. Or try the rub-ons on any smooth surface. The kit is rounded out with a gorgeous new cling stamp, metallic floss and the perfect neutral cardstocks for stamping your autumn-inspired creations.

Kit Shipping

Pre-order your kit today - we estimate kit shipping will begin Friday, September 9th and continue throughout the following week.

Thank you for using my affiliate links to shop. If you receive any value out of my posts, you can support my artistic efforts by using these links at no additional cost to you.

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Click the image to grab the kit now!

Kit Contents:

• Clear Stamp Set, 4” x 6”

• 6 Coordinating Frame Cuts

• Rub-On Transfer Sheet

• Cling Background Stamp, 6“ x 6”

• 2 Sheets Each of Cardstock in Sand & Antique Ivory, 5.5” x 8.5”

• Rose Gold Metallic Floss, 5 yds

Kit Value: $70

Kit Cost: $34.99

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GIVEAWAY:

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, September 11th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

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NOTE: This card uses only stamps and dies from the main kit except for the infinity dies.

Project #1 — Thank you

Supplies:

1. My Monthly Hero Card Kit September 2022

2. Dove Cardstock

3. Granite Cardstock

4. Pitch Black Cardstock

5. Hero Wax White

6. Intens-ified Black Ink

7. Embossing & Watermark Clear Ink

8. White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder

9. Tim Holtz Guillotine Trimmer

10. MISTI Stamping Tool

11. Heat Tool

12. Copic Markers (YR21, T10, T8, T5, R89, R29, R27, R21, YR27, Y26, E15, E18, YG99, G03, Y35)

Watch the video to see how the fun I had with this kit!

Project #2 — Foiled again!

Supplies:

1. HF107 Fall Leaves Hot Foil Plate (E)

2. DF082 Fall Leaves Cover Plate (F)

3. DC286 Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL

4. Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock

5. Spellbinders Gold Foil

6. Dove White Cardstock

7. Oval Infinity Dies

8. Precision Glue

9. Foam Tape

10. Pitch Black Cardstock

Steps for Creating this Card

1. First, I hot foiled half a sheet of the deluxe smooth cardstock with the Fall Leaves Hot Foil Plate and some gold foil.

2. Then, I trimmed it down to a 4 x 5.25” panel and popped it up over an A2-sized Dove White card base.

3. Next, I die cut two ovals out of Pitch Black Cardstock and some gold cardstock I had in my stash.

4. After that, I ran the black oval through my die cutting machine with Fall Leaves Cover Plate Die.

5. Then, I stamped “you’re amazing” from the Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL set out on some white cardstock with Intense Black Ink and trimmed it down to a strip.

6. Finally, I stacked everything up with foam tape and Precision Glue.

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Add-Ons — Get Them All and save some cash!

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Bonus Projects… Just for lookin’ at! Can you guess how I made them? Leave a comment below.

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I hope you have enjoyed this release and these projects. If you have been inspired to shop for these supplies, please consider using the affiliate links in the grid below. I will receive a small portion of the sale at no additional cost to you.

Thank you for joining me today and I hope you’ll enter the giveaway and continue on the hop with the list below.

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Blog Hop Lineup:

Hero Arts

Hero Arts Creative Team

Channin Pelletier
Daniel West ( you are here )
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kelly Taylor
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka

Special Guests:

Jennifer Kotas
Meg Brooks
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Keppel

AND!! Our Hero Arts Global Team!

Anna Mahtani
Jen Kray
Lisa Tilson
Michelle Lupton
Sandi MacIver
Erica A-B