Thursday, August 27, 2020

Hero Arts New Unity Products Blog Hop and a Giveaway!

Hello Everybody! It's so nice to have you back here and I hope you are having a wonderful day. Today I am back as party of a blog hop featuring the new Unity Products from Hero Arts. This is a wonderful collection of products that focuses on inclusion and unity. It is important for people of color to be represented in our stamping/art community not just within the products that we use but in the positive messages that we put out into the world as well. These new Unity products are perfect for doing just that.

For my card I decided to use a new set called Kids United. It has adorable images of children being kind and loving and it has a die set (Kids United Frame Cuts) to go with it too. I chose the image of the two boys. They just look like they are such good buddies and I really wanted to color them. I used my copic markers to color them in and then I cut them out by hand so that there wouldn't be any white space around them. After that, I heat embossed the "Lead With Love," sentiment from the Power to the People stamp set  in white onto black cardstock. This sentiment is my favorite out of the whole set. I think it's such a good reminder of how we can all choose to live. 

Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts,  cards, stamps, ink, paper, craft, papercraft, art, handmade, card maker, diy, creative, mixed media


I wanted the boys to be on a fun background so I grabbed a gel print from my stash and cut it down to 4"x 5 1/4". I adhered that with foam tape onto a black A2 sized card base. Then, I popped my boys and the sentiment up with foam tape on the gel print background.

Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts,  cards, stamps, ink, paper, craft, papercraft, art, handmade, card maker, diy, creative, mixed media

That's it for today you guys. If you have any questions please feel free to ask in the comments below. Also, be sure to check out the giveaway info. All you need to do to enter the giveaway is drop me a comment. I hope you will keep hopping along with us to check out all the inspiration we have to share using the Unity Products. Next up in the hop is my super talented friend, Mindy Eggen. You can head over to her blog or navigate the hop by using the links below. Enjoy!

Have an awesome day!

Maria


GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by leaving a comment between now and Sunday, September 6th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.


BLOG HOP LIST: 

Hero Arts
Pocono Pam
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Ilina Crouse
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis: You are Here.
Mindy Eggen
Seeka
Channin Pelletier


PRODUCT SUPPLY LIST:

42 comments:

  1. Love, love, looooove the background on this card Maria!!!!

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  2. Like the wonderful artsy background and overall coloring.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  3. Beautiful background! I LOVE these #besties!

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  4. Love the background. I would love a video showing how you did that!

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  5. Such a cute card! The kids stand out from the background!

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  6. Love how you colored the boys & the background goes with them so well!

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  7. I love this collaboration and your card is fantastic!

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  8. I like the muted gel background. It really helps the sentiment and the boys to stand out.

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  9. The stamp set is so cool and I adore your creative project Maria. Massive congratulations on joining the Hero Arts team; it couldn’t happen to a nicer person.

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  10. the children are precious! the message is a powerful one, too.

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  11. Wonderful card, beautiful colors. The background is amazing. Really love this set and the messages it sends.

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  12. Your background looks like the cement walls of the city covered with color. The boys are so cute and remind me of how kids are colorblind.

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  13. Another GREAT CARD. Loving the Kids United set. Keep up the great work...powerful messages.

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  14. The background really pops off that black cardstock great job on this card

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  15. Thank you for taking the time to make these children look so real

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  16. Marisela Delgado said: So pretty! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  17. The background looks great. Very cool!

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  18. Your background gives your card a graffiti-like look, perfect!

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  19. LOVE these images, such beautiful coloring!

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  20. The boys were so sweet I didnt notice the background at first. Really loving and perfect card!

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  21. Great card, lovely background and amazing coloring of the two cute kids. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  22. Love the background you created for this darling image! Beautiful card!

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  23. I love your wonderful background for this sweet little image! Thanks for sharing this great inspiration! Take care! :)

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  24. What a sweet card! I love the background!

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  25. Wonderful card, bright cheery colors for the background!
    This new release is awesome!
    Thanks for the inspiration.

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  26. Those two little ones just make me smile

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  27. I love these little boys. Reminds me of my son and his friends. He's in college now, so this is quite nostalgic for me!! Love your coloring and design :)

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  28. Nice background. Great color mix.

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  29. Great colors ~ such a happy happy card <3

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  30. The gel print background is the perfect touch for these little buddies! Bright, but a little grunge vibe, for two friends who don't mind digging in the dirt. Love it and love this set and all its beautiful messages and images!

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  31. Awesome message! I love your background.

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  32. I sometimes have a hard time figuring out how to use my "artsy" backgrounds, since I tend to go for more CAS cards, but what a treat to find out that they work really well in a CAS context as well! Plus, your coloring is just lovely, leaving the focus on those adorable boys and that perfect sentiment.

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  33. Adorable!!! That background is perfect for these best buds!

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  34. Yes, that is a wonderful sentiment! The boys are adorable - love the coloring! THe background really is great for this card! Thanks for sharing!

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  35. Hi Maria :) Sweet Hero Arts release and sweeter card!!! Thanks for inspiring me :)

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