Merry Christmas

Hi friends. It's the launch of Hero Arts Holiday 2024 Release.

We are celebrating with a blog hop and giveaway!

There is amazing inspiration you'll find throughout the hop. Leave comments along the way! 

We will be giving away TWO $50 gift cards, drawn from comments left across the hop. Deadline to enter is Wednesday, August 28th at 11:59pm PT. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

Let's get started on how I created my card.

1. I cut a piece of Dove White Cardstock to 3 3/4 x 5.

2. Using a Medium Blending Brush I ink blended the panel using Splash Reactive Ink.

3. I added splatters of water droplets to reactivate the ink.

4. For added texture I splattered with White Acrylic Spray and used a copic marker to make 'dots' on the ink blended panel.

5. I then stamped the Color Layering Holly Branch onto Dove White Cardstock with Black Intensified Ink. Die cut with the coordinating die.

6. I colored the Holly Branch die with copic markers.

7. I stamped the sentiment with Black Intensified ink on the bottom right corner of the ink blended panel.

8. The Holly Branch Die Cut was then adhered using Precision Glue.

7. I added the ink blended panel to the base of an A2 sized card using foam adhesive for dimension.

8. Lastly I added Hero Arts Iridescent Earthsafe Glitter to the berries.

Enjoy Hopping!

You should have arrived from Jennifer's Blog, up next will be Karen. To start at the beginning, head to the Hero Arts Blog.

Sending Special Birthday Wishes

 Hi friends. These Birds of Paradise flowers from Hero Arts were a delight to create with.

1. I cut a piece of Dove White Cardstock to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.

2. Using a Medium Blending Brush I ink blended the panel using Orchid Core Ink

3. For added texture I splattered with White Acrylic Spray and used a copic marker to make 'dots' on the ink blended panel.

4. I used 2 Nesting Oval Infinity dies to die cut the thin Oval shape with Dove White Cardstock.

5. After adhering the oval die cut with Precision Glue, I set aside the panel.

6. To make my die cut flowers, I started by taking Luxe White Watercolor Paper and spraying separate cardstock panels with Green+Shimmer Metallic spray (for leaves) and Orange+Shimmer, Royal Purple+Gold (for the flowers).

7. Once the panels were completely dry, I die cut the leaves from the green panels. I did the same for the flowers.

8. The sentiment from the August Clear Set was stamped on Pitch Black Cardstock with Clear Embossing Ink, applied with White Embossing Powder and heat set. Cut with coordinating die.

9. I adhered the flowers and leaves with Precision Glue and lastly added Hero White Pearls randomly across the panel.

Thank you for stopping by.

You Color My World

 Hi friends. My card today features Hero Arts Layering Stencil of the Month.

We all love rainbow colors and using them on a card is always fun. I knew that using colors of the rainbow was the perfect way to show off this gorgeous stencil.

1. I used Cherry, Tangerine, Butter Bar, Green Hills, Dusty Blue and Passion Flower Core Inks and started inking from the top left of my Dove White Cardstock panel.

2. I used Nautical Core Ink for the inking on stencils 3 and 4.

3. Die cut panel with the 3rd largest tag from the Tag Infinity Dies. I also die cut additional tags to adhere to the main tag for added dimension. I like adding dimension this way much more then adding foam tape. 

4. Added ribbon through the tag before adhering to the stencil panel using Precision Glue

5. I die cut a leaf die from the kit with Dove White Cardstock, inked Green Hills Core Ink to add color.

6. The sentiment was stamped with Embossing Ink on Pitch Black cardstock, applied Gold Embossing Powder and heat set and cut with the coordinating die.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hello

Hi friends. I am sharing a card that I made with dies that were included in the Hero Arts August Card Kit of the month.

Let's get started on how I created my card.

1. I started by smooshing Taffy and Fruit Punch reactive inks on a craft mat. Spritzed with water and "picked up" the ink with a panel of Water Colored Paper. On another panel I did the same using used Key Lime Fizz and Apple Green reactive inks.

2. I dried the panels each time and picked up more ink depending on the colors I wanted. 

3.Once the panels were completely dried, I die cut the flowers, leaves and 2 thin strips and set aside.

4. I then trimmed a panel of Canary Cardstock and together with the strips of cardstock, adhered to a card base with Precision Glue.

5. I then applied Olive Wax with a Palette Knife through one of the leaf images on the stencil, all of which is included as part of the kit contents. 

6. Once the wax was completely dry I added splatters with a brush by mixing a few drops of water with some of the wax.

7. I assembled the flowers and adhered them to the splattered background with Precision Glue.

8. I added few more splatters to the flowers and leaves.

9. The sentiment was stamped with Embossing Ink on Pitch Black cardstock, applied Gold Embossing Powder and heat set and cut with the coordinating die.

10. Added Pink Lacquer to the centers of the flowers to finish off the design.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Sending Love

 Hi friends. My card today features some fun products which I mixed and matched from Hero Arts June Fancy Dies of the Month, July Fancy Dies of the Month and Hero Studio June Card Kit of the Month. 

1. I started by inking the layering clouds from the June Kit onto Dove White Cardstock using Splash, Blue Hawaii, Purple Galaxy and Mist Core inks.

2. I then ink blended a piece of Dove White Cardstock with Taffy and Pool Party Reactive inks. Die cut the hot air balloon die included in the July Fancy Die of the Month from that panel. 

3. I die cut the June Fancy Die from Dove White Cardstock and used copic markers to color the plant, branches and bird.

4. The sentiment from the kit was stamped on Pitch Black Cardstock with Clear Embossing Ink, applied with White Embossing Powder and heat set. Cut with coordinating die.

5. The tiny flowers from the Butterfly Foliage Fancy Dies set was die cut and colored with copic markers.

6. I adhered Vellum Paper behind the window using Precision Glue before assembling all the elements onto the card base.

Sending You Waves of Happiness

 Hi friends. With summer in full swing I decided to create a fun and sweet beach scene for my card. 

I'm featuring the Hero Arts July Card Kit of the Month.

1. I stamped the images for my scene onto a panel of Dove White Cardstock with Aegean, Cornflower, Dusty Blue, Espresso, Granite, Passion Flower and Sand Core inks using a stamping platform to get good results.

2. I then gently blended the images with the coordinating ink colors with a Blending Brush.

3. After the ink blending, I stamped the boat and bird images with Black Intensified ink.

4. With the scene stamping done, I die cut the panel using one of the Nesting Postage Stamps Infinity Dies.

5. From that die cut panel, I took a smaller die from the Postage Stamps set and die cut 4 Postage Stamp sizes. 

6. To add dimension to each of the postage stamps, I die cut additional stamp sizes from plain white cardstock and adhered each to the stamped images using Precision Glue.

7. I set those die cuts aside and worked on my background. I die cut 2 of the Chain Linked Fancy Die from Dove White Cardstock and adhered to my card base using Precision Glue.

8. The sentiment was stamped on Pitch Black Cardstock with Clear Embossing Ink, applied with White Embossing Powder and heat set. Cut with coordinating die.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hero Studio - July Blog Hop and Giveaway!

 Hi friends. It's the release of Hero Arts July Hero Studio Card Kit & Extras. 

We are celebrating with a blog hop and giveaway!

There is amazing inspiration you'll find throughout the hop. Leave comments along the way! 

 One lucky winner will receive a $50 Hero Arts gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, July 7th at 11:59pm PT, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. 

My card features the Layering Stamp sets and dies from the Kit which includes all the elements seen here.

Let's get started on how I created my card.

1. Stamp clouds with Passion Flower and Dusty Blue Core Inks on Dove White Card stock.

2. Stamp waves with Deep Ocean, Aquatic and Summer Sky Core Inks.

3. Randomly ink area around waves with Clear Embossing & Watermark ink Ink, apply Sand Embossing Powder and heat set.

4. Lightly ink over clouds with Butter Bar Core ink.

5. Stamp the tiny beach houses, shells, balloon and girl with Dusty Blue, Passion Flower, Deep Ocean and Green Hills Core Inks. Cut with coordinating dies. 

6. Stamp the little girls holding hands with Intensified Black Ink and cut with coordinating die.

7. Stamp the birds directly on the inked panel with Intensified Black Ink

8. Stamp the sentiment on Pitch Black Cardstock with Clear Embossing Ink, apply White Embossing Powder and heat set. Cut with coordinating die.

9. Adhere die cuts and sentiment with Precision Glue.

Along with the release of the kit and new subscription options, there are some extra products which can all be found here.

I am featuring the Layering Stencil of the Month.

I used Paradise, Aquatic, Deep Ocean, Tangerine, Pumpkin and Butter Bar Core Inks with this sweet  fish stencil, overlapping the inks to add a fun blend of colors. 

I thought a shaker card design will be perfect for this stencil. I did however make an easier version of a shaker card by inserting the inked panel into a clear packet (The same packets that stamp sets come in), added sequins, closed the packet by adding double sided tape to the back and adhered to my card front.

I die cut one of the Arches Infinity Dies from Adriatic Card Stock for the front of the clear insert for the window and adhered with Precision Glue.

 I stamped the sentiment on Adriatic Cardstock with Clear Embossing Ink, applied White Embossing Powder and heat set. Cut with coordinating die.

Thank you for stopping by and have fun hopping!

You should have arrived from Jennifer's blog, up next will be Karen. To start at the beginning, head to the Hero Arts Blog.

 

Hero Arts - Countdown to Hero Studio July 2024

 Hi friends. We are counting down to Hero Arts Studio subscriptions which will release on

Monday July 1st.  

I'm featuring the July Fancy Dies of the Month.

I created my card by inking 3 small pieces of white cardstock with Stone Wash, Passion Flower and Cotton Candy Core Inks. Using those inked pieces I die cut the kite and hot air balloons. Tip: I love to die cut from inked panels when you want the exact colors on your card design.

For the background, I used a stamp set from the Card Kit of the Month to create the fun cloud filled sky. I stamped the clouds in the same colors of core inks used for the die cuts.

I also lightly inked the cloud die before adhering over the background. Lastly I added  the sentiment to finish my card design. 

Thank you for stopping by. Come back on Monday for the release and make sure to visit the Hero Arts Blog for more inspiring projects and a giveaway!

Hero Arts - May 2024 My Monthly Hero Countdown to Creativity

 Hi friends. I'm so excited to join the countdown to the release of the May My Monthly Hero Kits on Monday 06 May 2024.

We are sharing inspiration today and throughout the weekend using the kits. Come back on Monday for the March My Monthly Hero release and add on products.

1. I cut a panel of Dove White Cardstock measuring 3 3/4" x 5"

2. Stamp candle images from the Classic Kit using Black Intensified Ink.

3. Color candle images with various copic markers.

4. On another Dove White Cardstock A2 panel, swipe Amethyst, Cherry, Periwinkle and Papaya Core Inks randomly on edges.

5. Stamp the sentiment on Pitch Black Cardstock with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink, apply White Embossing Powder and heat set. Cut with coordinating die.

6. Stamp the word "Birthday" with Amethyst, Cherry, Periwinkle and Papaya Core Inks. Using a stamp positioner will help with ease of stamping the different colors. Cut with coordinating die.

7. Adhere sentiments and stamped cardstock with Precision Glue onto Card base.

Thank you for stopping by.