Gina K. Designs & Hero Arts | Easy One Layer Floral Card with Minimal Coloring. Blog Hop + Giveaways
Hello, friends! Today I’m honored and excited to join the special Partners: Gina K. Designs & Hero Arts release blog hop. As you know, Hero Arts is celebrating their 45 year anniversary this year bringing us many fabulous stamp designs in collaboration with other wonderful stamp companies in the industry.
This month Hero Arts partnered with Gina K. Designs for a large stunning floral set complete with beautiful sentiments. As I am very much into heat embossing these days, I did a simple heat embossed card with minimal coloring.
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CARD DETAILS
This stamp set features a large floral cluster that easily fills an entire A2 card. Since I wanted to incorporate one of the larger sentiments from this set I positioned the floral cluster cascading from the top edge of the panel. I heat embossed it in Brass embossing powder on dark blue cardstock – I simply love the look of this embossing powder (or gold powder) or dark blue – it’s very classy and always looks stunning.
Next, I used my Tonic Studios Shimmer Pen and “colored” all of the leaves and flowers with shimmer. It’s a bit hard to see, but as the card is tilted in the light the shimmer becomes more apparent.
I also wanted to add some shading to the flowers so I used my Copic markers in B97 and B99 to just a bit of color. I was careful not to color over the heat embossed lines. Finally, to decorate this simple one layer card I used several sequins from Hero Arts Ombre Ocean mix.
BLOG HOP
If you arrived from Jaycee Gaspar the next stop on this hop is Michelle Short. Or start over on the Hero Arts blog.
GIVEAWAY
PR101 HA + GinaK Friendship Blooms stamp set. One winner will be drawn from the comments left across the hop. Comment by Sunday, August 4 at 11:59 pm PST.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 HA + GinaK Friendship Blooms Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Shop at: HA |
 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Nautical Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Brass Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ombre Sequins Ocean Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker B99 Agate Dark Blue Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker B97 Night Blue Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | TS |
 Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pen Nuvo Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | TS |
 Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS | WP9 | AZ |
 Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Barb Khaja
July 26, 2019Beautiful card. This is a wonderful stamp.
Kelsey Thomas
July 26, 2019Such a gorgeous card! 🙂
Denise Kitts-Wadlow
July 26, 2019As always Yana, your card is stunning! I love the way you used your shimmer pen for the initial coloring–gives it a shimmery tone on tone look. And when you added shading with your Copics, the card really popped! Thanks for sharing your tremendous talent with us. My the Lord bless your talent in big and small ways.
Jeanne Beam
July 26, 2019Beautiful card!
Thanks for sharing…
diegobydae
July 26, 2019Love the bold look
Felicia C
July 26, 2019Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous!
Barbaralynn
July 26, 2019Stunning! Just beautiful
Misty Bodensteiner
July 26, 2019What an elegant card. Thank you for starring. I love reading your blog.
Samantha VanArnhem
July 26, 2019Absolutely stunning! I always love your use of dark colors!
Pat Gasko
July 26, 2019Lovely Lovely card. So bright!
stamprsue
July 26, 2019Fantastic card. I like the addition of the glimmer to your card.
stamping sue
nancy f
July 26, 2019Gorgeous card! What as great stamp set to have a chance to win. Thanks
Lauryne Cunningham
July 26, 2019Gorgeous card! I love the Brass embossing that you did with this beautiful stamp!
Tara Prince
July 26, 2019Beautiful card!!
Karthikha Uday
July 26, 2019Wow! There goes another blue + gold combination! Love your card! 🙂
Kim Salito
July 26, 2019Simple coloring, with a stunning impact. Love your card.
Sharon O
July 26, 2019Gorgeous card in such lovely colors!
Darlene De Sario
July 26, 2019Stunning color combo. Card is lovely. Thank you for sharing.
Lynn Young
July 26, 2019I love the gold embossing, it makes a very elegant card.
Madge
July 26, 2019Wow just a beautiful card the stamp is amazing
Donna Oates
July 26, 2019Stunning card. Love these colors!
Dee Earnshaw
July 26, 2019OMG love how this card POPS with the blue on blue technique – thanks for the ideas
Cynthia Stasiewski
July 26, 2019Beautiful creation! More inspiration for when my stamp set arrives! Thank you!
Debbie F.
July 26, 2019Beautiful! So simple and yet so elegant. And the stamp would be another great one to color!!! I’ve been sort of dried up creatively lately so this blog hop came at a good time and is getting my creative mo-jo going!!!! Thank you, Yana
Marjorie E.
July 26, 2019The card is amazing. I love the blues. You always do such a beautiful job. Thanks for sharing.
Golda
July 26, 2019This is absolutely gorgeous! I love how just those touches of added color give it so much depth.
gransarah
July 26, 2019Fantastic as always!
Kailash
July 26, 2019Beautifully crafted card!
Kailash
July 26, 2019Beautifully crafted card, love it!
Lisa Reynolds
July 26, 2019Boy you’re right. Embossing looks awesome. Tfs
Donna Sicafuse
July 26, 2019So neat is your card done in brass eb powder makes it really pop against the blue–making a great card—thanks for sharing
Lorie R
July 26, 2019Embossing truly makes a “simple” card look gorgeous! Blue and gold look great together!
Becky Green
July 26, 2019Your card is SO ELEGANT, Yana!!! LOVE the gold embossing of this image! AND WHAT A GORGEOUS IMAGE!!!!!!!!! 😉 A SUPER JOB, Yana!!!! ;)<3
Julia
July 26, 2019I love the contrast of the blue and gold.
hsmom24kids
July 26, 2019Wow! I love that blue and gold together, Yana~
ROSALIE JOHNSON
July 26, 2019Love your choice of color for the card stock and as ever beautiful and elegant card!
Rachael Shedeed
July 26, 2019This is stunning!
Pat B
July 26, 2019Simple & elegant
Pat B
July 26, 2019Simple, but so elegant
Louise H.
July 26, 2019I love your coloring and the gold – so regal. Very pretty card.
Jackie T Bednar
July 26, 2019I love both looks using embossing and the shimmer too. Simple and elegant cards
Lee
July 26, 2019Very beautiful card. I agree, the gold on dark blue is stunning.
Karen Cashier
July 26, 2019Beautiful card…love this stamp set.
Vizma
July 26, 2019Love the glitz and shine to this card! So stunning!
Lee Ann Leytem
July 26, 2019Beautiful set and great examples of what can be done with it!
Irene Mendes
July 26, 2019Wooowww Yanna, It’s a amazing Card as usual. Your card is absolutely gorgeous and so elegant as usual. Love this Stamp set. Hugs from Portugal
Verna Angerhofer
July 26, 2019The white embossing and the blue on blue works so beautifully on your card. I am really inspired!
Lindarub
July 26, 2019Love the blue with the gold on your card!
Peggy Bishop
July 26, 2019This is so beautiful. Love the vibrant colors.
Peggy Bishop
July 26, 2019Thanks for sharing this beautiful card.
Lindar C
July 26, 2019Wow! I love the dark, rich color of this card, just beautiful!
debsmart
July 26, 2019This stamp set is so gorgeous – you did an amazing job showing it off!
Dena Hughes
July 26, 2019The brass on nautical blue is stunning! Rich and elegant. Wow.