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Happy Birthday with Emboss Resist Ink Blending

August 24, 2019

Hello, I hope you’re having a wonderful day! Seeka here and today I’m sharing a card the fun Presents Background Stamp. This is the same stamp set that I used to create a card for this month’s Stretch Your Stamps challenge.

I started by using Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink and white embossing powder to heat emboss the background stamp onto watercolor paper. Then I got out ink blending tools and blended four colors of Distress inks onto the background. I started at the top with Picked Raspberry and then blended my way downwards through Worn Lipstick, Ripe Persimmon, and Carved Pumpkin.

While the background was drying, I stamped the sentiment from the Birthday Hugs and Kisses stamp set in black pigment ink onto heavyweight vellum. Then I used Ultra Fine clear embossing powder to emboss the sentiment.

To assemble the card, I added small dots of glue behind the letters in the sentiment and then adhered the sentiment strip onto the background. Finally, I adhered the background onto a card base.

Thank you so much for visiting!

Ice Cream Cling Window Card

August 21, 2019

Hello Sweeties, today I have a fun card using the window die and the ice cream background truck stamp. I wanted this to be a bit of a staged surprise with all the cute ice creams revealed like an advent calendar. Come to think of it you could also hide a secret Birthday message under here too or a little sketch of your own.

I started by stamping the Ice Cream Cling Background stamp on a card base front and on a panel for the inside, in Memento Dove Gray and then coloring it with assorted markers, this was really fun. I traced over the sentiment copy on the front so that it was readable and then die cut the front of the card with the Peek-A-Boo Doors Fancy Die.

I cut around the ice cream truck so that a bit of the colored corner would peek out and opened a couple of doors to suggest the colored fun underneath.

This was an easy fun card to put together and you could add a mini message instead of some of the ice creams or cut them out to use on a different card or within a shaker card. Lots of ways to stretch this one!

This month we’re challenging you to stretch your favorite stamps. Join the challenge here and have a wonderful end of summer.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Lee Ann

Dang Girl, You’re Beautiful!

August 18, 2019

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here, this month it’s all about Stretching Your Stamps and today I have a second card using pieces that were on my craft desk as well as You’re Beautiful and Mix & Match Compliments. To join our challenge check out all the details here.

I started by stamping a flower pattern on a stitched oval using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Next, I coloured in the images using Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers.

For the sentiments, I heat set white embossing powder on black card stock. For an added detail I fussy cut around the main greeting. To finish off the card I added teal ribbon, 3D foam tape for dimension and coordinating sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Jessica

August Challenge

August 15, 2019

Hi hi hi!

Let’s jump straight into it!

This month we’re challenging you to,

ChallengeStretchStamps

This is such a fun concept and really helps you to get more out of your stamps.

All you have to do is create a project and let us know who it’s inspired by! The linky tool is below and as always you have until September 10th 5pm to join us for the chance to win one of two gift cards from Hero Arts–our beloved sponsors!

We can’t wait to see what you create.

See you again soon!

The A Blog Named Hero team. XX

Winter wishes with a barbie dress

August 13, 2019

My daughter had this beautiful Elsa dress for her barbie doll….now it’s a snowy sky on a card. Just for the record; She knows all about it and the dress was used to pieces before I cut in it. lol

I am sharing a christmas card for A Blog Named Hero today completing the month og christmas cards on our blog. Take a look and see all thos wonderful cards the design team and our lovely partisipants have made.

But on to my card. I cut the dress to get those snow crystal pieces of fabric and glued it on a piece of white cardstock. I then freehand cut a couple of snowy mounds and popped them up on layers of foam tape to get three hights in my window. I then cut a frame using a stitched frame die and loosely attatched it to my scene.

I stamped and colored the the cute raccoon, the christmas tree and the star from the October 2018 My Monthly Hero kit and colored the images using my copic markers and glued them in and on my frame making the raccoon hold the star wondering how the heck he is supposed to untangle himself and also how to get the lights and star on the big tree. I think he needs some help.

I stamped my sentiment, also from the same kit, on my “ground” using a stamp positioning tool to get it just right.

I used a rectangle die to cut a piece of patterned paper to size and glued it on a white card base before I glued my scene to the middle of the patterned paper.

A fun and very cute way to used broken barbie dresses. Just be sure to ask your kids before stealing them… lol

I wish you all a lovely day. Make it a good one.