Natasha's Colorful Creations

Hero Arts Holiday 2024 Catalog Release Blog Hop

Hello Crafty friends! I am super excited to join Hero Arts today for the release of the 2024 Holiday Catalog! The new holiday catalog release is so AMAZING and has something for everyone! There are amazing new stamps, dies, stencils, inks, and more! You can view the 2024 Holiday Catalog release here! Enjoy the beautiful and inspiring blog hop, all the details are posted below! Hero Arts is also offering an awesome giveaway! So let’s get started!

For today’s project I am sharing a fun holiday tag using the ADORABLE Peeking Winter Bear Fancy Die! Isn’t he so cute!!!!!!!! I paired this project with a few other fun goodies from this release as well! So let’s get started!

I started my project by creating the Peeking Winter bear. I die cut the bear using Dove White Cardstock. I die cut the hat, gloves, and scarf using Paradise Cardstock. The eyes were die cut using Pitch Black Card stock. Once the bear was die cut, I inked the bear and his accessories using Core Inks. On the bear I used: Ivory, Sand, and Caramel. For the accessories I used: Bermuda and Nautical. I also added Iridescent Copper Embossing Powder to some of the pieces as well. I then adhered the layers together and set the bear aside.

Next I started to work on the background for the bear. I used a piece of Hero Arts Luxe Watercolor paper. I then created an ink smooshed background using liquid watercolors. I used the following colors: Indigo, Aqua, Jungle Mist, and White. I place a small amount of watercolor on my work surface, spritzed with water, move the color with my finger, then dip/smoosh the paper into the water. I then repeat this process with all the colors until I have the color and texture I am looking for!

Once the background was completely dry I trimmed the panel using the Infinity Tag die set. I then added texture to the background using the beautiful new Festive Paper Collage Hero Transfers! I also stamped the Kaleidoscope Snowflake background onto the tag. I used embossing ink and then heat set with Iridescent Blue embossing powder. I distressed the edges using Iridescent Copper embossing powder, as well as Hero Wax in White. I then added splatters using White Acrylic Spray!

Next I chose a sentiment from the Cozy Study Holiday stamp set. I stamped this onto Dove White cardstock. I then die cut the sentiment using the coordinating die. I also die cut some snowflakes using the Snowflake Pattern Cover Plate. I used a leftover piece of the watercolor background from my tag. I completed my tag with 2 pieces of twine (top and middle of tag), then adhered the bear and sentiment using foam tape, as well as liquid glue! I had so much fun making this holiday tag using several products from the new release!

Come join in the AMAZING celebration and check out all the gorgeous inspiration! We will give away TWO $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Wednesday, August 28th at 11:59pm PT. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

Hop Order:

Hero Arts Supplies Used:

Comments

  4. OH MY GOODNESS!! I can’t even begin to tell you how much I LOVE that little bear tag!! That die is definitely going to find it’s way into my cart!! Thank you for the inspiration!!

  5. Oh my gosh, this is so so so cute! I LOVE the bear, and the way you colored everything makes this too cute!

  11. What a darling tag! I love that die- you colored Mr. Bear perfectly. Your background is stunning- not surprising though, LOL.

  12. Wow! Your bear tag is adorable! I love the colors and the background! I love it all!

  13. Your bear tag is adorable! I love the colors and background. I love everything about it!

  18. Wowsers, Natasha! That background is amazing and the bear added to the tag is just perfect! Thanks for sharing!

  20. Absolutely love the colorful shabby Christmas tag. The peeking bear is adorable!! Awesome design!!
    Thanks for sharing!!

  21. Your tags are always amazing. I love how you used the paper collage Hero transfer on the background, along with the colors you used. And, of course, the bear is adorable.

  31. Holy Wowza!! I just love the peeking animals.. but yours has blown me away with your back ground… Awesome work! Thanks for the inspiration!

  32. Gorgeous!!! I love the texture and depth of your background and I bet it’s even better in real life.

  35. Beautiful tag–love the color and all the layers and details on the background. And that adorable bear!

FOLLOW

@natashavacca02