Poinsettia Window and Welcome Baby Boy!

Hi everyone - Happy Hump Day as we used to say when I still worked! Today I'm sharing another Christmas card made with new Hero Arts products that I picked up locally last Friday. I just love the poinsettia window die with the coordinating stencils!

Supplies: Paper - Lawn Fawn Petite Watercolor Wishes;

Paper Studio ivory

Dies - Hero Arts Poinsettia Window;

A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop

Stencils - Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia Window

Stamps - Hero Arts Fireplace Stamp & Cut XL (sentiment)

Inks - various minis from Hero Arts MMH kits

Other - Copics for minor shading; 

Hero Arts iridescent spray & gold Hero Pearls

If you'd like to see a beauty using this die/stencil combo with a lot of gold, go HERE for Jennifer McGuire's take. She shared a great video there too. In the video she recommends die cutting first, then stenciling - I followed her advice. 

After I die cut and stenciled the window, I added some shading with Copics & spritzed with shimmer spray. Once dry, I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle, backed it with some LF paper, & inked the edges. Stamped the sentiment, adhered to an A2 card and added some Hero Pearls - done! I'll send this card to the current Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero Challenge where Anything Goes.

I made a second one while I was at it (didn't photograph), changing only the colors (flowers more pink  & a pink backing paper). I also used my new Waffle Flower sticky mat - worked great the first time, less great the second in terms of stickiness. I'm thinking one needs to cover it, rather than leaving it exposed to the air overnight?

Next, I have a baby boy card for my new cousin Kieran, the first grandson for my cousin Debi who's more like a sister to me. Kieran's parents settled a few suburbs over from me with their little girl & now Kieran - such a sweet family!

Supplies: Paper - Spellbinders A2 card; Neenah White;

MFT Petite Gingham; Paper Studio Holiday;

Authentique dotted

Stamps - Hero Arts Little One & 

Precious Baby Boy (both retired)

Dies - Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity Dies;

A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop

Other - Copic Markers, foam tape

I die cut a gingham rectangle and added it to an A2 card. Next I cut a red stitched rectangle, then used the next smaller rectangle die to make a frame. It really helped contain my elements. I stamped and colored the icons, then fussy cut along with the sentiment, adding a bit of B00 Copic to the welcome as water for my sailboat. Die cut some mats for the other two icons, assembled & done.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll check back tomorrow for my "last day of the month" post for our August Die Cut Divas Challenge.