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Hello crafty friends. We are enjoying summer in my part of the world and that means we have delightful hummingbirds visiting us. They are so precious and pretty to look at. My card was inspired by these sweet little visitors.

I started with a panel of white cardstock the size of a slimline card which is 3.5″ x 8.5″ and randomly die cut 3 circles across the panel, using the nesting circle dies. I set that aside while I stamped the flowers with black ink. It was so simple to add color to these flowers as the set has two solid layering images, one for the petals and one for the stems. I used a light and darker shade of the same orange to add color to the flowers.  I then die cut the flowers with the coordinating dies. Next I worked on the hummingbirds which I stamped with intensified black ink and again as the birds have 2 layering images it was fairly simple to add color with a light, medium and dark ink of the same color. I die cut those with the coordinating dies.

Next I took another panel of plain white cardstock and inking the panel with blue reactive ink. Spritz the panel with water for added interest. I then stamped the sentiment in black ink on the circle die cut paneI just below the second circle. I then then assembled my card with adhering the circle die cut panel, flowers and the hummingbirds. The card design was completed with adding sequins randomly making sure I liked how it looked. 

I hope I have inspired you to play in our current challenge. We would love to see your projects and you have a chance to win prizes sponsored by the wonderful Hero Arts.

Hello sweet crafters,

As you probably already know from the previous posts from the team, and this subtil title (haha) :
the theme of July is repetition.

I rarely use something twice on my cards, image or sentiment, but it’s a good way to give you another idea on how to use your products. What do you think ?

Today I’m sharing a simple card, really easy to achieve with just a few products.

I used the repetition with the frames and the sentiments, as you can see.

Here are the steps :

1 – Use the 4 wood frame infinity dies to die cut some white cardstock.
2 – Use direct to paper inking technique with soft brown ink ( gently rub the paper with the inkpad) and then with Cup o’ Joe ink to give a realistic wood effect on your frames.
3 – Glue the frames with precision glue on paradise cardstock (this color is really beautiful, and goes well with the brown tones).
4 – Stamp the sentiment “For You” from sending love mail stamp set (or you could use another small one you already have, Hero Arts have several sentiment stamp sets which are fantastic) in the center of the card :
Don’t forget to clean the stamp between the changements : 
– On the bottom part Stamp with Cup O ‘ Joe ink several times (5/6 times ) to create a dark inking color.
– On the top part stamp with unicorn white pigment ink, it will give you an idea of the placement and spaces for the other sentiments to stamp.
– From the bottom part, stamp the penultimate sentiment with Cup O’ Joe ink , but just stamp it twice
– Then above this, stamp with Soft brown ink 3 or 4 times,
– Repeat above with the same ink once,
– Repeat above with Unicorn pigment ink and stamp again using Soft brown ink over the white to make a softer brown,
– For the second one from the top (and final) sentiment, use Soft brown ink, then Unicorn ink on top of it to make it lighter.
5 – To finish the card, glue it on a white carstock , or a folded card base using the precision glue.
If you love this glue as much as I do, there is a new version of it, bigger here : XL precision glue.

You’re cordially invited to enter this month’s challenge. There are 2 Hero Arts gift cards to win and there are new amazing products on their website !

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Have fun and please take care of yourself.