Oh What Fun: Sneak Peek #2 + Giveaway
Hello and happy Monday, friends! Are you ready for another sneak peek from our upcoming 2019 Oh What Fun Catalog? Today we couldn't resist showing you one of four new Bold Prints background stamps from the Winter release...
Card by Creative Team member Jessica Frost-Ballas
This beautiful card by Jessica features the new Nordic Holiday Bold Prints (CG782) background stamp. She was able to achieve this fabulous multi-color effect by stamping with blue ink on blue cardstock (just dark enough to see the shapes), then painting the colored areas with gouache. Once that dried she went back in with a Versamark pen, adding Versamark and detail white embossing powder to the areas she wanted to be white. So cool! Bold Prints background stamps lend themselves to so many fun techniques and are the perfect starting point for your holiday projects. The large 6" x 6" Cling format makes them super versatile too!
The sentiment on the card comes from the Color Layering Nordic Tree (CM374) clear set, which is full of images and messages that will work wonderfully with the Nordic Holiday Bold Prints.
GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment on this post and we will randomly select one winner to receive a $20 gift card to the Hero Arts online shop! Please comment by Wednesday, July 24 at 11:59pm PT.
On Wednesday we'll be revealing the entire catalog here on the blog! Oh What Fun Winter Catalog products will begin arriving at your favorite retailers in early August, and in the Hero Arts online shop on August 22.
We look forward to sharing our final sneak peek and another giveaway with you tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by!
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220 Responses
Sharon Howell
August 02, 2019
Beautiful Nordic theme! Fits my heritage!
Patricia Barry
August 01, 2019
Love anything Nordic inspired. Can’t wait to add this one
Sara Nieuwenhuis
July 28, 2019
That card looks hand painted! Wonderful!
tanya Perrin
July 26, 2019
The entire Nordic line you have IS coming home to me!! I can not wait to have these because they are just so beautiful!
nancy f
July 26, 2019
Gorgeous cards!
Dee Ruger
July 25, 2019
Fantastic!!!! I want to play with this stamp soon.
Suz Gray
July 25, 2019
I love this! Can’t wait to get some Hero Arts Christmas goodies
JoAnn
July 25, 2019
I love this creative technique for achieving a folk art Holiday look. Beautiful card!
Jennifer Petersen
July 25, 2019
Wow! This is fabulous!
Dana M
July 25, 2019
Love it! Such a fabulous folk art design!
Rae Culak
July 25, 2019
What a neat technique. Such a pretty way to use the stamp.
Jessica Kerr
July 24, 2019
Love the folks arts vibe
KARI L MANO
July 24, 2019
oh I love this bold background stamp. Dare I say, I am looking forward to fall & Winter :)
Linnea Sundstrom
July 24, 2019
luv the folk-art feel
Marisela Delgado
July 24, 2019
Great card. So pretty.
Leanne Pittard
July 24, 2019
Cute card! Tfs this amazing card!
Leanne
Nedra DeMille
July 24, 2019
Cute little bunnies and the deer, so stinkin cute!!! It will be fun to have a play with these!!!
Julia M.
July 24, 2019
How festive! I like the color the combination and admire the work to paint all these little images. Beautiful holiday card!
Lindsay S
July 24, 2019
What a cool technique!
Alyssa Van Houten
July 24, 2019
This background die is such a great statement piece for winter!! Thanks for the chance to win!
Sono
July 24, 2019
The Nordic Bold Prints is right up my alley. I can’t resist the cute bunnies! The Nordic style is a nice alternative to traditional Christmas.
Dayle Shimamura
July 24, 2019
Wow! Jess made a stunning card! Can’t wait to see the rest of the collection!
Gale Ann Thompson
July 24, 2019
A unique design! Very fun!
Veronique
July 24, 2019
So lovely!!
Toni F
July 24, 2019
Great color combination.
Charlene
July 24, 2019
Nice
GLenda M Sultan
July 24, 2019
Oh how cute. Such a different background. I like the animals on it.
Nanette Leiker
July 24, 2019
I love the stamp you used on your card! “Nordic Holiday Bold Print,” I like it so much that it will be in my stash soon! Thank you for sharing your techniques with us!
Brandy
July 24, 2019
Nice card. : )
Karen L K
July 23, 2019
I like that color combination. It works really well for those Nordic images!
Cheri Browning
July 23, 2019
That is such a wonderful card, Jessica does great work. I would love to give this set a try, thanks for the chance to WIN it!!
Teresa C
July 23, 2019
Immediately reminded me of German folk art. Then I saw the label, Nordic tree! Very nice.
Ruth Treadwell
July 23, 2019
I have purchased many Hero Arts stamps over the twenty years I have been stamping. Love them
Victoria Paris
July 23, 2019
This is so bold and bright — I’ll love sending this design to anyone.
Melissa Friedrich
July 23, 2019
Gorgeous gouache coloring/painting over this pretty Nordic background stamp, LOVE!
Shirley Wallen
July 23, 2019
I want to order them now! But of course I’ll have to wait :)
Cynthia Johnson
July 23, 2019
Oh, how I love the Nordic style at Christmas!
Jan Meredith
July 23, 2019
I love the rabbits!
Karen Lingel
July 23, 2019
Very Nordic! Love it! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Emily
July 23, 2019
Love the bunnies!
Terri
July 23, 2019
What a lovely card, looks like a lot of work. Great theme.
Mary Holshouser
July 23, 2019
Reminds me of a Baltimore Album quilt.
Fantastic design. thanks for sharing
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Barbara Schmitz
July 23, 2019
Such an intriguing technique. Gorgeous Nordic theme!
Marta Grosskopf
July 23, 2019
Nordic is my favorite!! Can’t wait!!
Madeline L
July 23, 2019
Beautiful colors in the card. Interesting technique too! The stamp is perfect for winter cards.
Miriam Prantner
July 23, 2019
I love Scandinavian/folk art, and this background is speaking to me!
Monica Tozier-Brown
July 23, 2019
This is beautiful! Definitely puts me in the mood to start Christmas crafting.
Denaha J Doss
July 23, 2019
I love this background! I really enjoy the folksy look of Nordic prints. How fun!
Jo Ann Danchik
July 23, 2019
Scandinavian type stamps are perfect for winter scenes. I love it.
Kimberly S
July 23, 2019
I can see this background stamped monotone on dark cardstock with one or two of the animals highlighted with color
JoAnn
July 23, 2019
Thank you for the chance to win. I love the winter release.
Megan Harp
July 23, 2019
What a beautiful card! Excited to see the new catalog!!!
Tonya Byrd
July 23, 2019
Love Nordic ANYTHING and this is awesome!
Carole Renneker
July 23, 2019
WOW! Love the Nordic style. I’m so looking forward to seeing the whole catalog.
Pat Michael
July 23, 2019
Wow! fantastic card!
Gail O'Keefe
July 23, 2019
I especially love the font on the greeting! Very pretty
Danielle Dietz
July 23, 2019
Lovely card!
Audrey R
July 23, 2019
Everything about this card is gorgeous! The background stamp is so pretty in its simplicity and design! Jessica did a great job of creating this card and she has given me many ideas for the stamp’s use. There are so many ways this stamp may be used to create a variety of looks!
Maureen
July 23, 2019
Very pretty card!
Bonnie Eng
July 23, 2019
Oh yes – after the heat wave last week, I am in need of cool Christmas inspiration! This is a wonderful looking background!
Carol Krup
July 23, 2019
This is such an old world card. I love it and this release is going to be hard to choose from!
Phyllis
July 23, 2019
Great colors; fun design! The Nordic folk art gives the card an old fashioned flair.
JANIS LITYNSKY
July 23, 2019
Love this Background Stamp. Great colouring for my GrandSon as well. Thanks so much.
Dee Ann Matthews
July 23, 2019
Wow! What a gorgeous Nordic set!
Lisa Reber
July 23, 2019
What detail…beautiful!
Deane McPherson
July 23, 2019
Great stamp set give awa
Kimberly Mitchell
July 23, 2019
What a festive and vibrant holiday background stamp! Making a set of these cards as a gift would be lovely!
joyce mcintosh
July 23, 2019
Love this card. I love to see holiday cards with non-traditional colors.
Melissa (mollymoo951)
July 23, 2019
What a gorgeous background!
ROSALIE JOHNSON
July 23, 2019
What a great card! Just love the new Nordic look to card making! Hero Arts products are my fav – can’t get enough!
Kenzie Higdon
July 23, 2019
Can’t wait to see what all you have to offer in the new catalog!
Leah A Stevens
July 23, 2019
What a unique idea! I use a versamark pen to add embossing to details of layering stamps but haven’t tried a whole image! Nice color scheme also!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Margery C
July 23, 2019
What a creative way to color the background stamp.
Char Adams
July 23, 2019
I love this design so much!!!! Waiting for the new catalog is just like waiting for Christmas!!!!
Artconquers
July 23, 2019
Love this folkart design.. wonderful stamp..
Darlene De Sario
July 23, 2019
Love it! Bold and fabulous! Its on my wish list. Card is gorgeous the colors are vibrant and pop. Tyfs
Vikki H
July 23, 2019
Brilliant set for creating Nordic designs.
Dawn
July 23, 2019
This is definitely on my wish list!
jenny stratton
July 22, 2019
I love the Nordic Holiday prints actually I love all Nordic Folkart.
Zlatka Kabaivanova
July 22, 2019
This background stamp is gorgeous!
Samantha Sloop
July 22, 2019
Very nice! Excited to see all the new releases!
Georges Gentry
July 22, 2019
Beautiful color’s & card.
Helen
July 22, 2019
Love the folk art look of this peek! tfs
Melanie Parnell
July 22, 2019
Such beautiful colors. Can’t wait to see more. Thank you for the inspiration.
Patt H.
July 22, 2019
Love the bright colors & uniqueness of this one!!
Beth Buss
July 22, 2019
Love these new bold colors and prints for the upcoming holidays
Rebecca
July 22, 2019
Very fancy!
Laura S
July 22, 2019
Love the Nordic print!
MandaLJ
July 22, 2019
What a gorgeous card! This background stamp would be perfect to make cards to send to my Norwegian friends!
Judy Dunstan
July 22, 2019
Love love love the colors!!! So nice to see a holiday card not in red and/or green. Also good for a December birthday.
Heather Mills
July 22, 2019
This is so cool! What an awesome way to get multiple colors in the background!
Janet Sisk
July 22, 2019
Oh my goodness! Being of Norwegian decent I MUST have this Nordic Holiday Bold Print set!!! Thanks for the chance to win. :D
Annie Solomon
July 22, 2019
Am loving all these new stamps! Keep ’em coming.
Jenrescuemama
July 22, 2019
I love this stamp! So many options…I’ve already got ideas I want to try!
LBSue
July 22, 2019
I love the use of white embossing powder to color the white features in the stamp! Brilliant and beautiful!
Layne
July 22, 2019
Love! Love! Love!
Chris Handy
July 22, 2019
Cannot wait to see all the new goodies
Lindar C
July 22, 2019
Oh, this is lovely. I love Nordic style.
Teena
July 22, 2019
Live those blues!!
Claudia Anderson
July 22, 2019
This sneak peek looks awesome! Can’t wait to see the rest!
Neha Mahajan
July 22, 2019
I love this card. The different shades of blue the amazing white snowflakes and reindeer. Oooh, it really is : Oh what Fun. Cant wait to see the entire catalog on Wednesday… Hurrah!!
Heidi H
July 22, 2019
Love each peek – can hardly wait for the entire reveal! Love the nordic theme!
Jeanne Beam
July 22, 2019
Such a beautiful card! Love the colors.
Thanks for sharing…
Carol
July 22, 2019
Just can’t wait for the new reveal!! Your stamps and dies are the best. Keep up the great job. We love your products. Anxious to start my fall and holiday projects thanks
tina z. treebug
July 22, 2019
I love this sweet background!
Debroh
July 22, 2019
Beautiful old world charm! Can’t wait to see more!
Maureen Sheehan
July 22, 2019
Beautiful card! Can’t wait for the release.
Debbie
July 22, 2019
Would love to see a process video on this stamp! I love all the details of this stamp but wonder how you coloured each item?
Debbie Jensen
July 22, 2019
Love the bold print. So versatile
Marty Harris
July 22, 2019
Love the nordic look and Jessica chose the perfect colors! Background stamps are such a treasure.
Lori Roberson
July 22, 2019
What a fun stamp and card. I can’t wait to see the rest of the release. I love Christmas in July!
Janet Durbin
July 22, 2019
This is fabulous!!
Deborah Mattingly
July 22, 2019
That background stamp reminds me of my childhood. My Mother’s family is from Sweden.
Mindy Eggen
July 22, 2019
I adore the bold print backgrounds! There are so many things you can do with them! This Nordic one is amazing and kind of homey – love it!
Nana Griffin
July 22, 2019
Love hero arts and this is a cool background .
Michele
July 22, 2019
I always love your products!!!
Gabriella Bell
July 22, 2019
Oh my gosh I love it. Christmas is the best
karenajo
July 22, 2019
Wonderful background and love the process Jessica used to create hers with so many beautiful colors!
Eva
July 22, 2019
Nordic Christmas – white Christmas – with 40 degrees it helps to cool down!
Tracy
July 22, 2019
So fun! Love the unique background stamp, what a fun and different holiday card.
MrsB8T
July 22, 2019
Wow what an intricate background
Twylla Smith
July 22, 2019
This is giving me so many Christmas ideas.
Alice Calsada
July 22, 2019
There is an " old world " nostalgia to these stamp sets that I find endearing. Can hardly wait to see the catalog
Seema Raja
July 22, 2019
Looks like we are in for a treat from Hero Arts for this Christmas! Can’t wait to see what else is in the works🧐
Lori johnson
July 22, 2019
Love Christmas in July releases!
Gail Spresser
July 22, 2019
Love all the winter stamps from this catalog. Card is really nice.
Erica Loscalzo
July 22, 2019
Love the stamp
NWFlamingo
July 22, 2019
What a great idea to stamp lightly and paint. Such a lovely result.
Maria
July 22, 2019
Beautiful!
Sheri Kempke
July 22, 2019
This card is adorable! One doesn’t usually see rabbits with Christmas, but this is really cool. Love the colors of the card.
Cindi F
July 22, 2019
Beautiful card!
Kirsty
July 22, 2019
Absolutely fun!!!! Can’t wait, can’t wait!!!!
Donna
July 22, 2019
Such a classic look, so pretty!
Brian Poteraj
July 22, 2019
What a great card. I like the embossing—it makes the image stand out.
Sharon Gullikson
July 22, 2019
The Nordic look is one of my FAVORITES!!!! I will have to get the stamps!
Marty Reid
July 22, 2019
Love this bold background and the colors used!
Trina
July 22, 2019
Cool stamp. Great bold colors.
Barbara-Jean
July 22, 2019
What a delightful and a bit unusual background
Carla Hundley
July 22, 2019
Lovely stamp!
Love the colors.
Carla from Utah
Amy Cooley
July 22, 2019
Looking forward to all the new holiday goodies!
Gail Anderson
July 22, 2019
What an awesome card! Painting and embossing the designs makes it look so sharp! I’m putting this background stamp on my wishlist!
Kimberly Lee
July 22, 2019
The colors you selected are stunning! Can’t wait to see what’s inside.
Dee Earnshaw
July 22, 2019
oh what a fun card – love the images on the dark blue background – they really POP!!!!!
Becca Yahrling
July 22, 2019
I love an all over design like this – very pretty!!
Caroloyn Mongeon
July 22, 2019
Nordic designs are so classical and yet are modern. These look like designs that are greatly adaptable.
Patricia Wilson
July 22, 2019
Oh, I love that background. Something different that can be used for Christmas. Yeah! You have such great products.
Danny
July 22, 2019
Love today’s creation.
Kathy H
July 22, 2019
I LOVE that background stamp! I can’t wait to see everything!!!
Francine
July 22, 2019
Wow.. I can’t believe its time for a new catalog! Love the background stamp!
Marilyn P
July 22, 2019
Oh, what fun is the perfect name.
Denise Bryant
July 22, 2019
Pretty design and colors! Looking forward to the new catalog!
Cassie
July 22, 2019
I think my favorite things from Hero Arts are background stamps. This one is lovely and cute and very in the spirit of the holidays. I love how the different designs have different colors. I’m going to have to get a versamark pen!
Beverly Robinson
July 22, 2019
Love the Nordic theme and the texture achieved by the gouache.
Fionna Wheatley
July 22, 2019
I really love how she has high lighted with white embossing- really innovative! Thank you!
Deb J
July 22, 2019
Love background stamps and this one is no exception. Love the Scandinavian feel of the stamp and your paint treatment has enhanced it greatly. Looking forward to seeing the other bold print background stamps
Jackie S
July 22, 2019
Wow! This card is so vibrant. Live it
Lisa Byers
July 22, 2019
Gorgeous gorgeous beautiful!! I love this stamp set!! The bunnies are so adorable in this pattern. The colors are stunning.
Judy
July 22, 2019
Another great background stamp!
Judy Hall
July 22, 2019
Awesome stamp
Jan
July 22, 2019
What a lovely stamp. Background stamps make crafting a card quick and easy.
Henriétte
July 22, 2019
Gorgeous Jessica, every day I want to see more and more of the new Catalog, I can hardly wait.
Thank you so much Jessica for your sneak peek.
Michele Gauthier
July 22, 2019
So pretty!! I love!!
Julia D.
July 22, 2019
Can’t wait to see the whole release! Christmas cards are my favorite to make so I’m always excited to see the new Christmas products each year. Thank you for the chance to win!!
Teri S.
July 22, 2019
Oh, I like this Nordic Winter stamp set! The colours you used are great & suit your fun card.
Ethan
July 22, 2019
The Nordic scene reminds me of my favorite children’s author—Jan Brett.
Cyndee S.
July 22, 2019
Can’t wait to see the entire catalog! I’m curious to see the whether this was a single stamp done multiple times or multiple stamps done individually.
PatS
July 22, 2019
Cant wait for the new catalog. Hero Arts always has quality designs that I love.
Sue D
July 22, 2019
Fabulous colors and I like how this was created.
Marianne Barr
July 22, 2019
Oh what a delightful holiday bold prints background stamp. Could be used with so many different sentiments and color combos. Love it!!
Daniel West
July 22, 2019
Wow!! This is so exciting. I really love the folk tale look of these images. Can’t wait to see more!
Terrie D.
July 22, 2019
What a cool card! I love how Jessica used this fun background stamp. :)
Gina McCarty
July 22, 2019
Lovely Christmas card! Great technique to add the paint onto the stencil.
Christy Malone
July 22, 2019
This is really cute! The deer and bunny in the background are adorable.
Jane Rakonczay
July 22, 2019
How delightful! Very pretty! Great background stamp.
Leanne in Cali
July 22, 2019
Wow, fun technique and beautiful background! Thanks for sharing this sneak!!
Kylie Z
July 22, 2019
Another great sneak peak!
Kamala Alahan
July 22, 2019
Love the colors and design. Can’t wait to play with this stamp
barbara lassiter
July 22, 2019
I love the look of the dark background and this is a wonderful way to use some of the ….ummmm… stockpiled card stock! Painting with gouache to cover the card stock and using the white embossing are perfect for this design and it creates a beautiful card, Can’t wait to see more inspiration for starting my Christmas cards.
Kailash
July 22, 2019
Such a fun Nordic scene, great use of inks too!
Iggy
July 22, 2019
Can’t wait to see more.
Kim Heggins
July 22, 2019
Such a beautiful Christmas card…love all the bright colors!
Debbie Rumpza
July 22, 2019
Love the classic look of Hero Arts stamps!
Gale Rice
July 22, 2019
Love the attention to detail on this card. The anticipation is building for this awesome kit. Beautifully done Jessica!
Jane Cordell
July 22, 2019
Just adorable.
Evan
July 22, 2019
I’m ready to start creating some Christmas fun.
Karthikha Uday
July 22, 2019
What a lovely background stamp! Perfect for the holidays! :)
Lynn C
July 22, 2019
I love this color combination for holiday season. Looks beautiful!
Vicki Kroll
July 22, 2019
What a dynamic card this cling stamp makes. So beautiful. Love the pattern and how it was made.
Maria C F
July 22, 2019
Can’t wait to see more because i love this sneak peak.
Deborah Diana Holman
July 22, 2019
Love this card.
Golda
July 22, 2019
Love the fun colors on this.
Cindy C.
July 22, 2019
So folksy and cute!!
Linda Zabel
July 22, 2019
What a perfect name!!! Oh What Fun is exactly what a wish book should be titled!
Got to leave to buy some of those yummy color new inks!!!
Michelle Hackett
July 22, 2019
I love the folksy design of this stamp, and I can imagine using it for mass producing Christmas cards in a variety of techniques. This is going to be a must have for my Christmas collection of stamps and dies.
Sd pooja
July 22, 2019
Wonderful set ,reminds me of folk art :)
Kelsey Thomas
July 22, 2019
Love how this card looks. :) Very cute.
Linda Kepler
July 22, 2019
Love this design . . . .
Lisa K
July 22, 2019
I like the Nordic card idea. Looks so colorful the way it was created. Love it!
Sharon Brand
July 22, 2019
This is gorgeous and I do like the colour combination!
Bonnie King
July 22, 2019
What a clever idea! Now I have a new use for my Versamark pen!
Gorgeous stamp – love Nordic Christmas designs.
littlen
July 22, 2019
Anxious to see what holiday crafting goodies are coming our way.
Betty Dean
July 22, 2019
Love this background stamp and the colors used. I just may start Christmas cards early this year!
Joyce Soo Hoo
July 22, 2019
Love the colors. Lovely.
Felicia C
July 22, 2019
Wow! I love the unconventional colors and images in this festive holiday card. Very unique. Once again Hero Arts paving the way in creativity!
Denise Kitts-Wadlow
July 22, 2019
How fun! Love the beautiful bold color—Jess really went the extra mile to insure that every element was equally bright in color. Really looking forward to this release.
Cyndi Morris
July 22, 2019
What a fun, lovely card. I love the blues and the critters are so adorable.
Natalie Winterstein
July 22, 2019
I love Nordic prints! This is SUCH a cool card! Love the technique of painting over a light ink.
Anne
July 22, 2019
Snow hares and deer are a welcome change from the traditional to put a different spin on the
SEASON!
Diane Bakehouse
July 22, 2019
Such a cool technique using a background stamp. I can’t wait to try this with gouache. I’m loving the sneak peeks so far.
Meghan Kennihan
July 22, 2019
WOW! Great sneak peek! I love this pattern…. reminds me a of a swedish Christmas!
books_and_scraps
July 22, 2019
Oh what FUN indeed!!!!!
Dorothy Mutafopulos
July 22, 2019
Beautiful card it’s so nostalgic of an old fashioned Christmas.
Denise Melia
July 22, 2019
Can"t wait to see the Oh What Fun Winter catalog!
PHYLLIS FREESE
July 22, 2019
Great card with it’s bright, bold colors and the Nordic design elements.
Cheri Johnston
July 22, 2019
Ooooh! VERY cool! (literally & figuratively!)
Renee VanEpps
July 22, 2019
I LOVE background stamps like this, makes one layer cards so quick and easy!
Amy Tsuruta
July 22, 2019
Love Love Love!
DonnaA
July 22, 2019
It’s hard think Christmas in July but being a Scandinavian I love this background stamp and I love painting with gouache! Never have I paired gauche and copics, but I will now!
Isabel Z
July 22, 2019
Such a pretty card. For some reason, it reminds me of a Danish scene.
nancy f
July 22, 2019
Bold print and colors. Love it/