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Hero Arts Monarch 3 Ways

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Hi Everyone! Kristina here today playing with the Hero Arts Monarch Fancy Die from the 2019 catalog. There are so many great ways to use this die. I decided to cut it out from some rainbow backgrounds I had made while playing with various mediums.

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The first one was cut from an alcohol ink panel I had made while testing out different paper and alcohol ink combinations. This was Rangers yupo paper.

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The next butterfly was cut from some Bristol smooth card stock that I had scribbled some Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens onto. I went over and blended everything together with a clear wink of stella pen, creating a sparkly rainbow gradient.

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My last butterfly was cut out from a bunch of strips of Hero Arts card stock from the sample kit I bought to go through and pick out my must have colors. I cut out a rectangle from a sheet of double sided adhesive. Removed the release paper from one side and laid down small strips of card stock until I had covered the whole panel. Then I ran the whole thing through my die cut machine with the butterfly die. When I was ready to place it on my card panel, I removed the release paper and stuck it down.

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To finish, I stamped down various sentiments from the Hero Arts Sending Smiles stamp set in Intense Black ink.

Thank you for stopping by today! There’s still time to enter our Clean and Simple challenge, check out all the details here.

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Supplies

Hero Arts Monarch Fancy Die
Hero Arts Monarch Fancy Die
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HA		 Neenah Solar White
Neenah Solar White
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SSS		 Hero Arts Cardstock Sampler
Hero Arts Cardstock Sampler
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HA		 Hero Arts Azalea Cardstock
Hero Arts Azalea Cardstock
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Hero Arts Pumpkin Cardstock
Hero Arts Pumpkin Cardstock
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HA		 Hero Arts Mustard Cardstock
Hero Arts Mustard Cardstock
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HA		 Hero Arts Kiwi Cardstock
Hero Arts Kiwi Cardstock
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HA		 Hero Arts Paradise Cardstock
Hero Arts Paradise Cardstock
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Hero Arts Amethyst Cardstock
Hero Arts Amethyst Cardstock
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HA		 Hero Arts Sending Smiles
Hero Arts Sending Smiles
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HA		 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
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HA		 Art Institute Glitter Glue
Art Institute Glitter Glue
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AMZ
Stick It Adhesive Sheets
Stick It Adhesive Sheets
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SSS | AMZ		 Hero Arts Acrylic Block Trio
Hero Arts Acrylic Block Trio
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HA		 Sizzix Metal Adapter
Sizzix Metal Adapter
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AMZ		 Cutterpillar Pro
Cutterpillar Pro
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SSS | AMZ
Scor Pal
Scor Pal
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SSS | AMZ		 Teflon Bone Folder
Teflon Bone Folder
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SSS | AMZ		 Spellbinders Platinum
Spellbinders Platinum
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SSS | AMZ | SB

 

Black and White CAS Card

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Hello everyone! It’s Cha here with another card for A Blog Named Hero. As you know there are a few days left until April’s challenge 2019 is going to end. So, I’m going to show you one different CAS card that I hope you are going to love it!

 

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For today’s card, I used a previous My Monthly Hero kit (February 2019). There are few of this kit available.

First, I stamped the girl with a drink from the main kit at the center of the card, using intense black ink. Then, I masked the image so that I could blend the background with black soot Distress ink except for the top and bottom edges of the card, for these, I decided to blend some white pigment ink.

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Later, I unmasked the central image and started coloring in black and white colors. For coloring, I just used three polychromos colored pencils – warm grey II, warm grey V and black. I started coloring with the dark one, then the medium color and finally, I finished blending the medium and light colors. When I finished coloring, I stamped the image again using Versafine onyx black ink and heat embossed with ultra fine embossing powder.

The sentiment that I picked is also from the main kit and I stamped the sentiment underneath the central image that I heat embossed with white embossing powder, then.

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For final details, I just gave some blush to the girl using polychromos colored pencils – carmine, and, also, I decided to stamp the drink several times at the top and at the bottom of my card with versamark ink for a more interesting look. Finally, I gave the image some shimmer and some highlights on the image with a white gel pen.

I attached the card to a standard notecard.

 

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I hope you like this card and, join in April’s challenge 2019!

Thank you so much and… see you the next time!

CHAXI ABNH

 

Clean and Simple – Rose Stem Die Combo

Hi stampers! I’m Sandi and this is my first post as part of the A Blog Named Hero Challenge Design Team Whoo Hoo, I’m so happy to be here. Before I share my card, a little about me. My Hubby Ian and I along with our two Corgis Oscar and Lucy live in Drayton Valley Alberta Canada. We did spend 13 amazing years in Portland Oregon, before returned to Canada 3 years ago to be closer to our family. I have been stamping for 30 years and LOVE making cards. My style changes daily I think depending on the medium I’m playing with. You can find me on my blog, or Instagram or Facebook. I also have a YouTube channel where I share my card making videos.

The challenge for this month is Clean & Simple, which is sometimes hard for me. I find I want to use all my products on one card haha…I was having so much fun colouring this Rose image, that I ended up doing a stepped up version of today’s card as well, so I have two cards to share with you.

Let’s start with the clean and simple card on the right. I LOVE flower stamps so today I’m creating with the Rose Stem Die Combo. I started by cutting my A2 card base from Dove White 4-1/4 x 11 and scoring and folding at 5-1/2. I cut another piece at 4 x 5-1/4 for the card front and splattered it with the Black and Pink Liquid Watercolors from Hero Arts. When that was dry, I used the Sending Smiles Hero Greetings set to add a quick sentiment.

I stamped the rose image in Hero Hues Black Die Ink onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock and used my Copic Markers to colour it.

Flower: RV10, RV 17 – blended heavily with the blending pen. For the leaves I used BG45 and YG03, again blending. I cut it out with the coordinating die in the set and mounted it to the card with Foam Tape.

For the second card, I coloured two more roses, this time I left the leaves black and white and cut them away from the flower.

I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle Wafer Dies to cut a piece of Peony Pink card stock for the card front and again, spritzed it with the pink and black liquid watercolor.

I die cut the flowers and attached them with foam tape to the top and bottom of the card front, trimming off the side images, but letting the top and bottom hang over. I then attached this to a A2 top folding card base in Dove White.

I die cut the “hello” from Tonic Polished Gold Mirror Card and white heat embossed the smaller sentiment on a scrap of black attaching them both with skinny pieces of foam tape. You can download a FREE PDF for both of these cards from my blog.

Now it’s your turn – head over to the Challenge Page and load your card – we would love to see it.

Thanks for stopping in and wishing you Happy Stamping

Best Fishes on your Birthday

Hi everyone, it’s Caren and it is my first solo post on A Blog Named Hero.  I’m so excited to join the team.  I’ve been a fan of Hero Arts for about 20 years.  They have been a company who I’ve consistently looked to over the years.

For my card today, I’m featuring the two fish stamps from the Fishy Stamp and Die set.

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I started by stamping, coloring, and die cutting out the fishes from the Fishy Stamp and Die set.  For my background, I used distress ink with the Wave Stencil on a piece of white card stock.  I used the stencil with a darker blue ink first.  Then I used a lighter shade of blue ink to cover the entire panel without the stencil.  This cuts down on the stark whiteness of the card stock.

I then heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set with white embossing powder on a piece of black card stock.  I then back the black card stock with a piece of orange paper that matches my colored fish.  I assembled the card and used foam adhesive to adhere the fish to the panel.

This was a fun card to make and I think it is versatile enough to be given to a guy or girl.  Don’t forget to join in on this month’s challenge for Clean and Simple cards.  I think this card would qualify, how about you?  Leave your thoughts in the comments.

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Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

You Blow Me Away

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Hi there, it’s Seeka here with my solo post for the blog.  I’m so excited to be a part of this  talented team and to get to share some projects with you!

54522010_10156057749191156_3697575342702067712_nToday I’m using the cute I’m A Puffer For You stamp set which captured my heart at first sight.  I used to have a puffer fish back when I had an aquarium and that cutie would swim to whatever part of the tank was closest to me, following me around as I moved around the room.  He was like a  little underwater puppy!

I’m also sticking with this month’s challenge theme: Clean and Simple.  If you’re familiar with my grid over on Instagram, you know that clean and simple is my jam.

I started by stamping the puffer fish in Copic-friendly Hero Arts Intense Black ink onto Neenah Solar White 80# Classic Crest cardstock.  Then I colored him up with Y000, Y11, Y15, and Y17.  I started with a solid base of Y000, the lightest color, and then gradually added darker colors, blending as I went.  Then I cut him out and set him aside to work on the background.

For the background I used an A2-sized piece of Neenah Solar White onto which I stamped the sentiment in the bottom right corner.  I also stamped three bubbles from the stamp set, temporarily placing the puffer to get an idea of where to put the bubbles.  Then I backed the puffer with foam tape and adhered him permanently to the panel.

On another A2-sized piece of Neenah Solar White, I stamped an older Hero Arts woodblock stamp that has a lovely pattern of dots.  I don’t think that particular stamp is available any more, but Hero Arts does have some other backgrounds that are similar.  I trimmed a half inch-wide strip to use for the card.

To assemble the card, I trimmed off half an inch from the left side of the panel with the fish and then adhered the panel to the right side an A2-sized card base.  Then I adhered the patterned strip to the left side.  The result is an almost seamless card front without the worry of trying to stamp a straight strip along one edge of the card!

Be sure to visit the challenge post for more inspiration for this month’s challenge and to join in on the chance to win one of two gift cards!

Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you have a lovely day ☀️💛

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