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Clean And Simple Wintry Day

Hi there, it’s Seeka and today I have a clean and simply wintry card to share.  This card features the gorgeous Decorated Winter Branches Window die, and a sentiment from the Snowy Town stamp set.

I started by working on the background which is an A2-sized piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock.  Using foam blending tools, I blended Carved Pumpkin, Scattered Straw, Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide inks onto the panel.  

Next I used the die to cut a piece of Neenah Solar White.  Then I stamped the sentiment in black ink. 

To assemble the card, I used foam tape to adhere the die-cut panel to the ink-blended background.  Then I adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.

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Challenge for September!

Hi crafty friends!

It’s that time again, and we’re challenging you to make a project that is

Now on to the DT’s samples:

How inspiring! I can’t wait to see what you all create. 

 

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Time to get crafty!

Linda 

 

PS Winners for last month’s challenge will be announced soon!!

A Cute Birthday Card!

 
 
Hello there! It’s me, Cha. Today I’m up at A Blog Named Hero with another card with this Cute Challenge for this August 2020. Remember to use Hero Arts products to join us in this challenge. This challenge will end on the 10th of September. For me, cute cards mean cute critters or animals. So, this card is with a dog in the sky. I know many crafters have lost furry friends. My dog, Tara is 11. I cannot imagine how hard would be to be without her. So, this card is for those dogs that are barking in heaven. 
 
 
 
 
 
First of all, I picked a 4,25 by 5,5-inch Hero Arts Canary Premium Cardstock (soft yellow cardstock) to create the background. I placed the stencil on the cardstock and held it with masking tape temporarily. The stencil that I used is called Hero Arts Sun Background stencils. I blended some Distress Oxide inks using an Ink Blending Tool, you can use a blending brush or sponge dauber. The inks that I used were Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade and Distress Oxide Mustard Seed. You can also use Hero Arts Reactive inks. Later, I sprayed some water to the background and dried with a cloth. Also, I trimmed the sides of the panel with Tim Holtz trimmer. I left this piece aside to continue with other elements. 
 
 
 
 
Later, I die cut a cloud on Hero Arts Dove Premium Cardstock (white cardstock) from the Cloudy Sky Scene Die. I adhered to the bottom of the background that I’d created earlier with some Foam Tape. 
 
 
 
 
I used my Mini MISTI Stamping Tool to stamp several times the dog and the balloon from the Birthday Paw-ty stamp set. I stamped the dog with the Hero Arts Intense Black ink and colored both images with Copic Sketch Markers. I used E31, E33, E79, 100, R27, R46, R89. I also added some white dots to the birthday hat that this dog wears, some black to his eyes, and some shimmer to the balloon. I added these elements on top of the cloud using adhesive tape and a piece of the adhesive foam circle. 
 
 
 
 
 
For the sentiment, I also used the Mini MISTI Stamping tool to stamp the sentiment several times with Versamark ink on Hero Arts Black Pitch Premium Cardstock (black cardstock). Before stamping, I applied an Anti-static tool to avoid the powder adhered to other parts of the card that I did not want. Then, I added some Hero Arts White Embossing Powder and dried with a heat tool. I repeated the process twice. I cut myself the sentiment around the letters and added to the bottom of the card with adhesive foam strips.  
 
 
 
 
 
To finish this card, I added some balloon sequins that came with one of the past kits of Hero Arts although it is discontinued you can see the sequins HERE if you could find something similar. These sequins were pink but I decided to color them red to fit with the colors of the card. I colored these balloon sequins with Copic markers and added them to the card. 
 
 
 
 
And this is my card for this challenge! I hope you join us with this challenge! You can visit my blog if you are interested in more inspiration! 
Thank you so much! 
 

 

 

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone, Caren here today.  In honor of the 2020 Winter card catalog release yesterday from Hero Arts, I created a card with one of my favorite background stamps Christmas Lights Bold Print.

 

 

I stamped the Christmas Lights onto a black piece of card stock with Versamark Ink and used gold embossing powder to heat emboss the image.  I die cut out the portion that I wanted with a stitched scalloped rectangle die.

I used an older Hero Arts set – Christmas Sentiments – for my Merry Christmas sentiment.  I again heat embossed on black card stock with gold embossing powder.  Also, inked the edges of my sentiment rectangle with Versamark ink and added gold embossing powder.

I added shimmer to all the light bulbs with a shimmer pen – this doesn’t show up in the pics 🙁  I popped my sentiment up on the card using dimensional adhesive to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to join in on this month’s challenge!

 

Today Is Your Day

Hello! Seeka here and today I’ve got card that depicts where I want to be at the moment, relaxing in a tub with a view of green hills and a clear blue sky.  

I started by stamping the bathing lady from the Bubble Bath stamp set in INTENS-ified Black ink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock.  I colored her up with very light colors: C1, C2, and C4 for the tub and towels, BG000 for the bath water, and YR20, E21, and E34 for her skin.  Then I used the coordinating dies to cut her out.  I also used the Window On The Garden die to cut a window out of an A2-sized piece of Neenah.

Next, I used the Vineyard Heroscape stamp set to stamp the green hills.  I stamped the base layer in Lime Green, the second layer in Fresh Lawn, and the final layer in Pine.  I used the coordinating dies to cut out the hills. 

I created a blue sky by blending Splash and Blue Hawaii Reactive inks onto a panel of Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock.  I adhered the hills onto this panel, and then adhered the window panel on top of this vineyard scene.

To finish the card, I adhered the bathing lady with foam tape, stamped the sentiment in black ink, and then adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.

Thank you so much for visiting and don’t forget to join in this month’s challenge!