VIDEO: Tone On Tone Stamping Masked Backgrounds + Giveaway

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Do you have stamp styles that you always buy, no matter what?

For me, there's one I can't resist, because it's the exact style that was in fashion when I bought my very first Hero Arts stamp - which was my first stamp - in my teens, and that's the linocut or woodcut style of image. I remember in particular the celestial linocut style imagery - the suns and moons - to me it brings on big fits of nostalgia for the excitement of learning to stamp. And because it's a timeless style, it has staying power. 

This month's Hero kit has that style, and an exciting development - masking dies! The dies cut right up to the edge of the images so that they can be masked and used with the backgrounds in the set.

I have a video for you below on these cards - it's a simple inking technique that lets you distinguish between background and foreground images that are actually stamped with the same ink pad - on the left, Indigo and on the right - Red Royal.

Here's what the full kit looks like - so cute. The ombre ink pad is perfect for those backgrounds. 

I took that sweet round background and turned it into an ornament with that little poinsettia image. First I stamped it in Rose Madder, and then did the rock 'n roll technique around the edges with Crimson ink. I added little dots of glue in the center and some gold glitter. Oh how black and white make me happy!

Here's the card for the sneak peek you got on Friday! Owl be darned if this isn't just the cutest! 

It's a one layer card because of the amazing masking dies in the kit. I stamped him first in black, used the masking dies and masking paper to cover him up, then stamped the branch. I used the masking die for that to mask it too - see how the berries are white still? Then I stamped the round background on top of all of that and added a sentiment and these enamel dots. 

So are you ready for the video? Enjoy! Click here if you don't see the player below.

So here are the add-ons this month - so fun. You can get them all in a bundle at a discount here. Check out those layering trees. 

Here are all the new products today.

Hero Arts November 2020 My Monthly... [ HA ] Get Them All November Add-ons [ HA ] SA155 Woodland Forest Stencil [ HA ] CH328 Sunset Hero Hues Enamel Dots -... [ HA ] AF386 Rose Madder Bold Ink - Hero Arts [ HA ] AF335 Crimson Bold Ink [ HA ] AF225 Red Royal Mid-Tone Shadow Ink -... [ HA ] AF341 Indigo Bold Ink - Hero Arts [ HA ] DI832 November Word Fancy Die (B) [ HA ] DI828 Rolling Hills Window Die (B) [ HA ] CM492 Holiday Blessings [ HA ] CM493 Fuzzy Winter Animals [ HA ] DI831 Fuzzy Winter Animals Frame Cuts... [ HA ] CM491 Winter Woods HeroScape [ HA ] DI830 Winter Woods HeroScape Frame... [ HA ] CM490 Winter Tree and Animals [ HA ] DI829 Winter Tree and Animals Frame... [ HA ] DI827 Love You Deerly Frame Cuts (D) [ HA ] CM489 Love You Deerly [ HA ] CG826 Abstract Linocut Bold Prints [ HA ] CG825 Etched Winter Scene Bold Prints [ HA ] My Monthly Hero Kit Subscriptions -... [ HA ]

 

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