Tranquil Terrarium April 2025 Hero Studio Blog Hop

Welcome to the Hero Studio Kits launch and Blog Hop! You should have arrived from the amazing Michelle Lupton If you’re just stopping by make sure you head back to the beginning with the Hero Arts Blog so you don’t miss a chance to win. Hero Arts is generously giving away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, April 6th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

This month’s studio is all about those leafy greens. On our cards, not our diets. The card kit and Stamp & Cut of the Month give us some stamp options for layering up those pretty leaves. Or you could opt for the Dies included in the card kit or the Die of the month. Both include good sized leaves. And while leaves might not seem like the most exciting image they are some of the most versatile. Leaves can be used for just about any occasion, feminine or masculine, you name it and a leaf image or die is appropriate. I chose to use them to create a framed scene.

I used the Card Kit this month to create my arch framed scene. I used the die cuts included and cut them all out of white so I could color them with ink blending and copic markers. Before I got started die cutting I used several blue and green inks to create a “halo” around the middle of the card where my focal points will sit. Creating this “halo” effect immediately draws the recipients eye to the focal point. I die cut several of the leaves to be able to build up the entire frame.

Once everything was die cut I ink blended the leaves with both a light and a medium green to create a color base. I then used my Copic markers to add shadows and create dimension. The tree stump, mushrooms, and butterfly were just colored with Copic markers before I adhered their layers together. The arch is included in the kit and was cut out of white. I added a bead of glue around the arch on the backside and adhered the leaves and other elements to create a frame. I then glued the frame down onto my ink blended card front.

I did an additional card with a similar look but switched a few things up. If you don’t have the time or the desire to build a frame yourself out of die cuts you can use a cover plate instead. For my second card I used the Secret Garden Cover Plate and ink blended for that same halo effect. For a bit of extra dimension I die cut a second frame in Pine and used it as a shadow behind the ink blended one. The Tree Stump Fancy die helped me create a similar forest scene to the first card even though I couldn’t find my die cut butterflies. Instead I did some no line coloring to create a butterfly that fit my scene. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do lol.

You can see how both cards came together in the video below. If you’re hopping along no worries, you can come back for it.

I think both of these cards came out super cute. The Complimentary color combination of red and green really give it a dramatic POP and I love it! Don’t forget Hero Arts is having a LAST CALL SALE and there are A LOT of great deals on there for stamps, dies, stencils, inks and even watercolors!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m the last stop on the hop, if you missed any stops head back to the Hero Arts Blog so you don’t miss a thing.

Hero Hues Cardstock Pine Shop at: HA	Tree Stump Fancy Die Shop at: HA	Secret Garden Fancy Die Shop at: HA
White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	The Whole Studio Shop at: HA	Card Kit of the Month Shop at: HA
Stamp & Cut of the Month Shop at: HA	Die of the Month Shop at: HA	Cling Stamp of the Month Shop at: HA
Layering Stencils of the Month Shop at: HA	HA Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	HA Ink Blending Brush Small Shop at: HA
HA Ink Blending Brush Large Shop at: SB | HA	HA Ink Blending Brush Extra Large Shop at: SB | HA	Unicorn Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA
Delicate Butterfly Fancy Dies Shop at: HA	Butterfly Foliage Fancy Dies Shop at: HA	Beautiful Butterflies Bundle Shop at: HA

Sakura WHITE GELLY ROLL Set of 3 Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	12″ Paper Trimmer & Scorer Shop at: SB
Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	3M Scotch Foam Tape Shop at: SSS	Copic MARKER E99 BAKED CLAY Shop at: SSS | BA
Copic Marker E53 RAW SILK Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Marker E57 LIGHT WALNUT Shop at: SSS | BA
Copic Marker E59 WALNUT Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | BA
Copic MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic MARKER C7 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic MARKER 100 BLACK Shop at: SSS | BA
Copic Marker BG45 NILE BLUE Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Marker YG01 GREEN BICE Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN Shop at: SSS | BA
Copic Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Marker YG67 MOSS Shop at: SSS | BA	Create Your Own Magnetic Glass Craft Mat Shop at: GBS
Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Shop at: SSS | BA	ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Marker Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Copic Sketch Marker Y38 HONEY Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Sketch Marker RV69 PEONY Shop at: SSS | BA	Cottontail Embossing Powder Tool Shop at: SSS | TRHD | HBS
ADHESIVE ERASER Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Sketch MARKER W3 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | BA
Copic Sketch Marker W5 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Sketch Marker R35 CORAL Shop at: SSS | BA	Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED Shop at: SSS | BA
Copic Sketch Marker R59 CARDINAL Shop at: SSS | BA	Precision Glue Press Shop at: SSS | SB | MSP | HBS	Spellbinders 9″ Pro Shears Shop at: SB
Tim Holtz Distress Ink SALVAGED PATINA Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Ranger STAR DUST Stickles Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Spellbinders 4 Inch Detail Scissors Shop at: SSS | SB | SB | HBS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MERMAID LAGOON Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 DIE CUTTING AND EMBOSSING MACHINE Shop at: SSS | SB | SB
iCraft Pixie Tape Shop at: HBS	TH Distress Ink Rustic Wilderness Shop at: SSS | SB | HA | HBS	Inkon3 FADEOUT Ink Shop at: SSS
TH Distress Ink UNCHARTED MARINER Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS