The main kit is full of fun things for creating snowglobes - a snowglobe die, some fun border dies, adorable stamps, inks, a seed bead/sequin mix, and even Flower Soft for creating a snowy scene! So much fun stuff!! For my first card, I went with a soft, snowy scene, using things found in the main kit.
I used my Daniel Smith watercolors to paint directly on the stamps before stamping with my MISTI. I love the soft look this gives. And by the way - DID YOU SEE THAT LITTLE BUNNY?? I love the sweet animals in the kit's stamp set, but especially that bunny. I'm glad the bunny ended up looking like a bunny, I was worried I'd get more of a blob! You never can be sure when using paint on your stamps. :) I added some Flower Soft on this one, for a fluffy, snowy scene.
For the card design, I thought it would be fun to create the snowglobe, and then extend the background on the rest of the card. I liked this design, so I made a second card with the same general idea.
For this second snowglobe, I wanted to play with the add-on die set Skylines. I love this city scene! I added details by doodling with a Sharpie pen after I had watercolored. It's really kind of messy, but I love this look and I think it came together really well!
I decorated both cards with the cool sequins included in the main kit - it's a fabby mix from Button Galore.
Here's a look at the main kit:
There are several other awesome optional add-ons, too - I hope to play some more this week and share cards made with the add-on stamp sets Holiday Cheer and Winter Time Fun, because I love them both so very much!!
I'm part of a fantastic blog hop today:
The Hero Arts Blog
Alice Wertz
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Debby Hughes
Heather Ruwe
Jennifer McGuire
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kathy Racoosin
Kimberly Crawford
Laura Bassen
Lydia Fiedler
Mariana Grigsby
May Park
Virginia Lu
Yana Smakula
Libby Hickson (you are here!)
Be sure to comment on all of the blogs in the hop by next Sunday night (10/9 11:59pt) - Hero Arts will be giving away a kit to one lucky comment, drawn from all comments across all the blogs.
Thanks for stopping by today!
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 Mini MISTI Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Water Brush Shop at: SSS |
 Sakura Koi Watercolors Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2016 Shop at: Hero |
 Hero Arts Skylines Fancy Dies Shop at: Hero |
 Hero Arts Holiday Cheer Shop at: Hero |
 Hero Arts Winter Time Fun Shop at: Hero |
 Hero Arts Snowy Drifts Fancy Dies Shop at: Hero |
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I really like how your snow globes magnify your background. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteLove the watercolor and the the globe is just awesome !
ReplyDeleteGood job on the watercoloring....like it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun kit to send surprises to family and friends!
ReplyDeleteLove love love your cards! Just .. wow! :)
ReplyDeleteVery clever use of the snow globe.
ReplyDeleteSimply awesome cards!!
ReplyDeleteLove your watercolor background--this card kit rocks!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! Such a fun idea! Great job!!
ReplyDeleteFun idea! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a dreamy cityscape! Your idea is so unique!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cityscape! Unique use of the kit and elements!
ReplyDeleteI love your cards, and I can't wait to get my hands on the October kit. So fun!
ReplyDeleteLibby, love your artistic snow globe. WOW! The cards are very unique and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the watercolor! Very nice! I just love this kit!
ReplyDeleteLovely, organic watercolored cards!
ReplyDeleteHow delightful! I love how your unique way of using the snow globe.
ReplyDeleteLove these cool card designs Libby, so creative!
ReplyDeleteSuper watercolored cards, love the designs.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, dreams can have that "other-world" feel. Your first card portrays that feeling perfectly!
ReplyDeleteTwo very artsy cards, Libby - I always love seeing what you come up with!!
ReplyDeleteWow these cards are amazing love the cool effect of the background and snow globe!
ReplyDeleteThese are both beautiful cards!!! I especially love the first one!! That little bunny is so sweet!! I agree that this kit is fantabuliscious!! TFS!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty cards.
ReplyDeleteWow, I love the globe and background technique.
ReplyDeletePretty! I love how this is so different than the look others have done. Very creative.
ReplyDeletethat snowglobe is a fantastic
ReplyDeletebackdrop for your projects.
All of them are wonderful.
thanks for sharing.
Wow! That is very creative. I love the look!
ReplyDeleteYour cards turned out cool using this kit!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty colors! How fun!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love the water color look! Such an amazing kit!
ReplyDeleteI love the bunny, too. And the skyline and the watercoloring. Great kit.
ReplyDeletelove your designs!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Kit..and the add-ons! Great cards!
ReplyDeleteI love those watercolor effects. so interesting! TFS
ReplyDeleteWhat cool cards! Really love the line work!
ReplyDeleteFabulous watercolor!
ReplyDeleteAmazing cards! Love how you extended the background! Beautiful colouring!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! Love the artistic way that you used the snow globe! Yes, I agree, these woodland critters are a must have!~ Awesome kit! So many way this kit can be used as shown by all of you on this blog hop! Thanks for taking the time to share your talents!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards and colorful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool and unique design for this card! Love both of these!
ReplyDeletesuch great cards Libby - another wonderful HA kit!!
ReplyDeleteLove idea of watercolors
ReplyDeleteAwesome watercolor use. Love it!!
ReplyDeletecool watercoloring <3
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteLove the way you used the snow globe! Very creative and unique! Great job! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool way to use the snow globe imagine. Really creative and the results are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat watercolor !!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteVery clever snow globes, Libby!
ReplyDeleteLove the water coloring!
ReplyDeleteVery impressionistic! The HA kit worked well on these cards and the doodling on the city skyline is a grate idea it came out so nice
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Liked how you used the snow globe.
ReplyDeleteLibby! You absolutely rocked the kit! These are my new fav projects of yours!
ReplyDeleteI like it, you always do something different
ReplyDeleteLovely watercolor
ReplyDeleteLove your water color backgrounds!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love that you gave the snow globe a more sophisticated look. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors, just love the scene extending from the snow globe.
ReplyDeleteGreat watercolor! I love the snow globe
ReplyDeleteOh I just love your watercoloring here! Such a cool technique!!!
ReplyDeleteReally nice and different cards. Very colorful.
ReplyDeleteWow I love how you used this kit, wonderful and very inspiring creation!
ReplyDeleteThe city skyline die is one of my most favorite products in the new kit and the way you've used it in your design is unique and so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI think your idea to extend the scenes beyond the snow globes is absolutely brilliant, Libby! I absolutely love them both but the watercolor skyline is off-the-charts cool!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the city scape!
ReplyDeleteThese are my favorite cards in the hop. I love how you extended the scene outside the globe. And that watercolor!! Just lovely
ReplyDeleteThese are my favorite cards in the hop. I love how you extended the scene outside the globe. And that watercolor!! Just lovely
ReplyDeleteLove your painterly cards!!
ReplyDeletelove your cards, well done. just beautiful love the use of the watercolor. thank you.
ReplyDeleteI like how you extended the background in the globe to the rest of the cards. The water-coloring turned out beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards. Love the way you extended the globe background to the rest of the card. Thank you for sharing your ideas
ReplyDeleteI love the bunny snowglobe! You watercolor is terrific!
ReplyDeleteNice watercolor, love how you see a magnified image through the water globe.
ReplyDeletelove the globe highlight!
ReplyDeleteCompletely unexpected and fun! Love this kit so much.
ReplyDeleteI love how you extended the scene outside of the snow globe!
ReplyDeleteI love how you used the globes as magnifiers to your scene so much. ( totally brilliant ) :)
ReplyDeleteNicely done. Love this watercoloring. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteReally nice cards😊
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea for a card! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards! Love the skyline colors & the fluffy look of the first one!
ReplyDeleteLove the snowglobes with the watercoloring!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, I love it when people think outside of the box🙂
ReplyDeleteLove how you applied the same colors, concepts, and techniques, excepting the sharpie, to two very different landscapes.
ReplyDeletelove the use of watercolors on the cards
ReplyDeleteLove your skyline in a snowglobe card! Awesome coloring and details!
ReplyDeleteYour watercoloring is so BEAUTIFUL!! I love the flow and shades of colors! Brilliant job, LibbY!
ReplyDeleteVery "artsy" approach! Well done.
ReplyDeleteI love the unique ways you make your cards, very pretty. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh Libby these are fabulous - love the wonderful images and the way that you have extended the images behind the globe.
ReplyDeleteBlessings
Maxine
Love the look of seeing through the snow globe. beautiful.
ReplyDeletecool and very neat ideas!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards!
ReplyDeleteThese cards are gorgeous! I love the watercolor technique you used to create them and the simplicity of the designs.
ReplyDeleteLast, but not least! I so love the sketchy look of these cards! Also like that you didn't use them in a traditional holiday look so it shows how it could be use year round! Great ending to so much inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteWow Libby your cards are awesome. I love them. Very inspiring. Tfs
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, such a clever idea to extend the backgrounds. The snow globe and skyline are awesome. Stunning kit
ReplyDeleteLove your cards. inspiring
ReplyDeleteLove the view-through-the-snow-globe design! Such a clever idea! And I know what you mean about the kit - ordered mine almost immediately after it was released ^_^
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to use the snowglobe!
ReplyDeleteCute cards! Love the watercoloured, imprecise look!
ReplyDeleteThe kit is amazing and your cards are awesome!!! <3
ReplyDeleteWow, so unique and artistic! I love the dimensional snow globe and how you blended it into the scene.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of capturing life in a snow globe!
ReplyDeletecool ideas how to use snowglobes in a different way...love this kit
ReplyDeleteWow love your water colored snow globes - the effects are gorgeous:)
ReplyDeleteQuite unique cards! Thank you for sharing them with us!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool, very creative and sun a unique design!!!
ReplyDeleteOh Libby, I love how your cards turned out with this technique. So, so beautiful!
ReplyDeletevery cool set of cards!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are gorgeous. What a fabulous technique. I'm so sorry this blog hop is coming to an end.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun use of the snow globe.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card. This months kit looks very exciting I can see why you said you loved it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, colorful, heartwarming cards. Thanks for sharing and stay blessed!
ReplyDeleteAmazing cards Libby. Love how you carried the scene over to the background from the globes. Very creative. That kit (and the adds-on) is awesome.
ReplyDeletelove the snow globe with the background
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. Love your coloring.
ReplyDeleteI love that little bunny, too, so cute! Gorgeous cards.
ReplyDeleteYour watercolor technique is gorgeous. I could stare into that globe all day. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteLove the snowglobe - gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the snowglobe - gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful watercolor! Very creative use of this awesome kit! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe design of your cards is so cool! Love how you made a "city" and "country" version.
ReplyDeleteI love these. Your watercoloring is great.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these are awesome. I love your creative use of the snow globe and love the watercoloring. :)
ReplyDeleteYour watercoloring is lovely. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love how you used water colors!
ReplyDeleteIt adds a beautiful softness to the card.
What a wonderful collection and so many great ideas!
Thank you for sharing your talents :)
Fun use of the snowglobe die. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLove the way your watercolored backgrounds tie in with the snow globe! Can't wait to try this technique! 😊
ReplyDeleteLove the way your watercolored backgrounds tie in with the snow globe! Can't wait to try this technique! 😊
ReplyDeleteVery cleaver use of the snow globe to magnify the background. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove how your water colors turned out with this set. Beautiful cards.
ReplyDeleteGreat snow globes and awesome new card kit!
ReplyDeleteYour water colored cards are stunning! Wow! And that gives us yet another medium for using these wonderful Hero Arts Kit stamps and dies. I am so impressed with the water colored cards you have shared here, and I truly appreciate the inspiration! ~Karen M.
ReplyDeleteyour skyline in the snow globe is so different - love it. Thank you to Hero arts for the opportunity to win this awesome kit..
ReplyDeleteLove them both! I would like to see a video showing just how you got that look. I am kind of new to all this, and am not real sure what you did. It's a great look. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteVery cute cards, you have a unique look. Love this kit.
ReplyDeleteLove this kit
ReplyDeleteThe watercolours look beautiful and love how the city sky line looks too
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!
ReplyDeleteThese projects are fantastic. This kit and its add-ons are quite attractive. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI love how you made the scene continue into the snow Globe! The watercolor colors are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI really liked your take on the snow globe thanks for th ideas
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards! I love the different looks/styles that you used for this!
ReplyDeleteAwesome ideas for the globe! Very pretty.
ReplyDeletePretty cards. I love the city scape one.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. I love how you thought of extending the snow globe scene onto the rest of the card. Very original! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove this watercolor idea
ReplyDeleteI love how you took the snow globe in a different direction!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your use of watercolor on these cards! They both look just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love the water colored cards!Amazingly talented ladies in this hop!I have so enjoyed all the creative avenues you have each shared!
ReplyDeleteI like the uniqueness of your awesome cards.
ReplyDeleteWhat an a great watercolouring Libby. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very clever way to use the new kit and add-ons! Thank you for sharing them with us!
ReplyDeleteoh my, what a cool way to use the globe. It magnifies the city or the trees.
ReplyDeleteVery unique!!!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME cards! I love your watercolor scenes! I'm so bummed that I was too late to order the Kit!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, lovely water color technique, thanks for sharing and doing the hop.
ReplyDeleteI love the waterColor look of your cards!!
ReplyDeleteI love the use of watercolor in your cards. I want to try this with my October Hero Arts kit.
ReplyDeleteI love the bunny too! Actually, that is my favorite card.
ReplyDeleteLove your cards and this has been a wonderful hop. So many wonderful projects and products. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLinda D.
Yup I definetly need a MISTI! Loved the watercolor!
ReplyDeleteYour watercolors are beautiful. I also loved the added sharpie details.
ReplyDeleteAmazing projects. TFS
ReplyDeleteLove, love this watercolor idea! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are fantastic, beautiful watercoloring!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, I like that the scene is continued outside the snow globe.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the cards, Libby! You've created an amazing watercolor, real water look with a fabulous kit! Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
ReplyDeleteFabulous ideas on those cards! Love your watercoloring!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and watercolouring! I love the "magnifying" effect with the snowglobe!
ReplyDeleteLove the watercoloring...amazing card!
ReplyDeleteLove the watercoloring!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous snow globes - love the possibilities with this kit - so tempted.
ReplyDeleteThey saved the best for last!! Love your watercolored cards! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDelete❤️ Absolutely gorgeous!!! ❤️ They're beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! They are so cool! And abstract to! You just gave me a whole set of new ideas!
ReplyDeleteLove this look. Can't wait for my kit to arrive and try this.
ReplyDeleteYour cards and this stamp set are amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the watercolor technique. You're use of layering combined with the watercolors = very unique looking card. Thank you for sharing how you created this card!!!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are wonderful. Loving the snowglobe.
ReplyDeleteI love your different uses of the snow globe.
ReplyDeleteSuch amazing cards! Love them both!!
ReplyDeleteHey Libby,
ReplyDeleteGreat watercolor cards...love your doodling!👏🏻
Wow, I just made the deadline! Whew! The cards you made are so pretty! I love all the sequins and the way you did the backgrounds on both cards. I would love to receive these cards in the mail and I hope I win the stamp set. I would love it!
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