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I thought it would be fun to create entirely stamped card front panels with the Hello Darling 6"x8" stamp set included in the April Kit. While I had the stamps in my MISTI and the supplies and inks all out I went ahead and stamped two card backgrounds at once, just switching out the sentiments. You could even create more and make an entire set of thank you or gift cards! After all the stamping was done I added detail and dimension to the stamped areas with Polychromos colored pencils!
I started the backgrounds by stamping the sentiments from the Hello Darling Stamp Set on Ivory Cardstock and then added the lines above and below the sentiments, then the flower pots, stems, flowers, and finally the hearts. Below is a list of the Simon Says Stamp ink colors I used for each part of the design:
Polychromos colored pencils in similar shades were used to add detailing to the stamped images. In some cases Gamsol and a stump pencil were used to soften the shading (the flower pots and hearts).
The backgrounds were die cut with a Basics Rectangles die to perfectly center the panel. A larger A2 background (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") was die cut from patterned papers in the kit using another Basics Rectangles die. The stamped panel was secured to the gingham panel and then adhered to a white top fold card base to complete the design.
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Happy Tuesday friends! I'm thrilled to be joining My Favorite Things for their MFT & Friends Feature for the March 2019 Release! I've created a trio of cards to share today featuring lots of new stamps and dies from the release. All of the cards showcase the spotlight inlay technique with the brand new A2 Rectangle Frames. This is such a fun and easy technique to instantly add a border to any design.
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Watch the creation of these spotlight inlay cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
My first two cards feature a stenciled background using the previously released Grassy Edges Stencil and the brand new Ray of Light Stencil. The Grassy Edges was applied to the bottom of each panel with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and the Ray of Light was inked to the top of the design with Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Inks using the Life Changing Brushes.
The new A2 Rectangle Frames were used to die cut a frame from the background. Two additional frames were die cut from smooth white cardstock. To put the background together, adhesive was applied to a card base and the outer frame, new white die cut frame, and inside rectangle were adhered to the card base first for an inlay die cut look.
Next, a white frame was added on top and finally the stenciled frame was adhered to finish. The entire stenciled panel is shown but the frame part is "popped up" drawing your eye in and emphasizing the frame!
Ducks and clouds from the brand new Just Ducky Stamp Set were stamped with the Ink on 3 fadeout ink onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock and colored with the no-line technique using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The images were die cut with the coordinating Just Ducky dies and adhered to the scene as shown.
A sentiment from the Just Ducky Stamp Set was stamped along the bottom of the frame with Lawn Fawn Jalapeno Ink and a scattering of Honey Bee Stamps Candy Hearts in Kiss Me were adhered to finish the design.
The bunny card was stenciled much the same, only a smaller frame was used to die cut the background. Two sentiments from the Easter Bunnies Stamp Set were stamped on the background with Lawn Fawn Sunflower and Jalapeno Inks.
Easter Bunnies images were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, die cut with the coordinating Easter Bunnies dies, and adhered to the inlay frame design as shown. The card was finished with a scattering of Honey Bee Stamps Candy Hearts in Hug Me.
For my final card today I stamped the new Fresh-Cut Flowers Background cling stamp on a Bristol Smooth Cardstock card panel using clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The images and background were watercolored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen.
Once dry, the background was die cut with an A2 Rectangle Frame and assembled like the previous two cards.
A vellum banner was die cut using a Stitched Fishtail Sentiments Strip and stamped with a greeting from the Anything But Basic Encouragement Stamp Set using embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The strip was run through a Xyron Sticker Maker and adhered to the card. The design was finished with a scattering of Pretty Pink Posh Pansy Purple Jewels and a Honey Bee Stamps Crystal Clear Heart.
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3 Water Reactive Ink Cubes (Sea Salt, Sea Glass, Blue Water)
Blue and Green Droplets
This amazing kit is valued at $75.99 and you can pick it up for only $34.99 HERE!
The main kit is available for a limited time only - once it's gone, it's gone. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday, March 8th.
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Watch the creation of these March My Monthly Hero cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
I absolutely LOVE the kit this month! And I made lots and lots of cards with the Main Kit and Add Ons! All of my cards today feature the Reactive Inks from the Main Kit and fun easy to do techniques. Let's get started!
My first card share today is my aquarium style card featuring the Main Kit only! The aquarium "window" was created from acetate and a sentiment from the Main Kit was stamped with Cotton White StazOn Ink. The elements on the frame were colored in with Copic Markers and the images inside the aquarium were stamped with Hero Arts Inks. The background of the aquarium was inked with Reactive Blue Water and Sea Glass inks, spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer, and blotted dry. The inks "react" with the water for stunning effects!
The following Copic Markers were used to color in the frame:
Leaves: G21, G24, G28
Seaweed: YG21, YG23, YG17
Red Coral: R35, R39
Orange Coral: YR04, YR09
Starfish:YR31, YR24
The following Hero Arts inks were used to stamp the fish and other solid images inside the aquarium:
The fishbowl shaped card was created with Paper Layering Goldfish in Bowl Dies. A mask was used to mask off the "water line" at the top of the bowl and the Reactive Blue Water and Sea Glass Inks. The Bubbles Bold Prints background was stamped over the inked background with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The ink from inside the bubbles was "lifted" out by applying water with a water brush pen and lifting it off with a dry paper towel.
A greeting from the Pet Goldfish Stamp Set was stamped along the top of the bowl using the Reactive Blue Water Ink. Images from the Pet Goldfish Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies before being adhered to the design. The goldfish bowl was finished with a scattering of embellishments from the Main Kit.
Here's another design featuring a fish bowl! This card features the Bubbles Bold Prints stamped on inked Hero Hues Mist Cardstock using the Reactive Blue Water Ink. Water and Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer were sprayed over the cardstock for a fun iridescent effect! The fish bowl and fish from the Fishy Stamp and Cut were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onxy Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. The images were adhered to the bubble background. A sentiment from the Pet Goldfish Stamp Set was stamped and embossed next to the fish bowl. White cardstock borders were adhered above and below the strip using foam adhesive. The card was finished with a scattering of bubble embellishments.
This next card features the reactive lift technique from the fish bowl shaped card but is the same design as the card above. This time images from the Pet Turtle Stamp Set were stamped with Fade Out Ink and colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers for the no line coloring look. The images were die cut with the coordinating Pet Turtle dies and adhered as shown. A grass borders was created by die cutting Hero Hues Pesto Cardstock with the Thorn Tree and Grasses Fancy Die.
My last card share today features the Fish and Bubbles Confetti Die inked with Reactive Blue Water and Sea Glass Inks, spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer and the White Iridescent Shimmer spray. The shimmer really is the star of the background on this beautiful design! The die was die cut again from Hero Hues Adriatic Cardstock and the fish were inlaid into the background. Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were adhered to the "bubbles".
The Color Layering Betta Fish was inked with Cornflower, Indigo, and Navy inks, die cut with the coordinating die and adhered to the card with foam adhesive. The vines were stamped with Fade Out ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and adhered along the bottom edge of the design.
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Hello friends! I'm sharing a Designer Series project featuring the Favor Bag Chickie and Little Chickie Agenda stamps and dies combined to create these adorable springtime scene cards! In addition to the new chickie products I used the brand new Oval Scallop Frames to create the cracked "eggs" too! Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used for the no-line coloring of the chickies. With so many cute products I couldn't stop at just one card and have three to share with you today!
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To watch the creation of these die cut scene cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
I started by creating the backgrounds for all three scene cards with a clouds stencil and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. A Grassy Trio Border was die cut from green cardstock, the edges inked with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and adhered along the bottom edge of each cloud background. Sentiments from the Hello Friend Wishes Stamp Set were stamped along the bottom edge of each design with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I love how the bright white sentiments stand out against the green cardstock!
Chickies were die cut from light yellow, orange, ivory, black, and red cardstock using the Favor Bag Add On Chickie Dies. The chickie was inked with Mustard Seed Distress Ink and pink cheeks were created with Spun Sugar Distress Ink and a sponge dauber. The wings for each chickie were inked with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink. Each chickie was assembled and adhered to the design as shown. Their are multiple ways to put together the Chickie (and all Favor Bag Add Ons) for many design possibilities!
Eggs were die cut from teal cardstock using the Oval Scallop Frames Dies. I love that you can create die cut ovals and even cracked eggs! I used the zig zag die to make cracked eggs for my cards. The edges were inked with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink and splattered with Picket Fence Distress Paint for speckled eggs.
The Little Chickie Agenda images were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Antique Linen Distress Ink and colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The color combinations are listed below:
Chickie: 052 Bright Yellow, 050 Yellow, 055 Pale Yellow, 201 Pink Haze, 065 Mid Brown
Bows were die cut from bright pink cardstock using the Dainty Bow Die, assembled and added to the die cut Chickies on two of the cards. A heart from the Pocket Envelope Die Collection was die cut from red cardstock and adhered under the sentiment on one of the cards.
The cards were finished by adding Glossy Accents to the eyes and beaks of the Chickies. White dots were added to the cheeks of the die cut and stamped chickies. Once the Glossy Accents dries, white highlights were added to the eyes and beaks.
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To watch the creation of these two one layer encouragement cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
The backgrounds were trimmed to 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered to white top fold card bases with foam adhesive. Embellishments from the kit were adhered to the design for a bit of sparkle and dimension.
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Happy Monday friends! Today I'm sharing a couple of cards featuring the Mama Elephant Wiper Surprise Dies, sharing how to put these together for awesome pop up interactive card designs. I'm also showcasing the brand new Little Chickie Agenda stamps and dies paired with many previously released Mama Elephant stamps and dies. These Wiper Surprise cards are so fun to make and are a great way to create an interactive pop up card!
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To watch the creation of these interactive wiper surprise cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
The background panel was inked with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink and the MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil. The grass border was inked with the MFT Drifts and Hills Stencil and Mowed Lawn Distress Ink. The grass border was spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer and blotted dry.
For the elephant card, two panels were die cut using the Wiper Surprise Dies. From one panel a cloud border was die cut with a Landscape Trio Die. The background and border were inked with Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink.
The images were adhered to the scene and wiper pop up as shown.
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Today I'm sharing a one layer masked card with the brand new Fly High Animals Stamp Set. The airplane image from the set was repeatedly stamped for a total of three planes and each plane was filled with a different cute critter! Summer Sky Ink was used to add color to the background and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used to color in the images. Nuvo Drops in White Blizzard were applied to the stars for a sparkly glittery finish. Glossy Accents was applied to parts of the planes for a high gloss shine!
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To watch the creation of this fly high with friends masked one layer card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
Images from the Fly High Animals Stamp Set were stamped and masked on Bristol Smooth Cardstock. Summer Sky Ink was applied over the masked images to add color to the background using an Ink Blending Tool. The masks were removed and the imaged colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. A repeating rainbow theme for the pilot's scarves adds a fun burst of color throughout the scene.
A sentiment from the Fly High Animals Stamp Set was stamped on the background with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Stars were stamped and then colored throughout the card. I didn't bother masking these tiny, tiny shapes and colored right over them.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were applied over the stars for sparkle. Glossy Accents was applied over parts of the planes for a high shine. A black glaze pen was applied over the wheels on each to make them pop.
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I'm so excited about today's project. If you love shadowbox frames, you have to check out the amazing new Shadowbox Dies by Becca Feeken for Spellbinders! I've created an encouragement shadowbox frame today with the 1" Border Dies, the Make Today Count Glimmer Plate, and florals from the February Large Die of the Month Club Kit Dies. Let's get started!
I created a 5 1/2" fsquare rame. The awesome thing about these dies is that you can create any size frame depending on how long you cut your strips of paper! I wanted a 5 1/2" square frame so I cut four panels of black cardstock 4" (the width of the shadowbox edge dies) x 5 1/2". I then used the the Adjustable Shadowbox Frame with 1" Border Dies to cut the ends of the cardstock panels. I also cut four of the connectors from the die set.
If you're looking for an instructional video on how to assemble these shadowbox frames, check out Becca's awesome tutorial HERE.
Once the frame was assembled, I used the Glimmer Hot Foil System and the Make Today Count Glimmer Plate with Gold Foil to foil the design on white cardstock. My cardstock panel measured 5 1/2" square. I adhered the panel to the back of the frame and then die cut a bunch of flowers from the February Large Die of the Month Club Kit Dies using white and gold specialty cardstocks and adhered them along the bottom edge of the frame.
If you're looking for a way to make your shadowbox free standing, the Filligree Shadowbox Easel and Pocket can be used as an easel really easily! I trimmed off the bottom of the pocket, folded the die cut in half and secured it to the back of my shadowbox frame.
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To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, February 10th 11:59 pm EDT. Winners will be announced in our blog hop post the following Monday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.
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Today's post is part of the Spellbinders Shadowbox Blog Hop:
We have plenty of fun florals to color including a big, beautiful bloom and lovely girls relaxing in Peony Dreams (stamp, die, combo) illustrated by our new artist, Oana Befort. We also have soft and delicate flowers in the Be.You.Tiful You stamp set (stamp, die, combo) that make great wreaths and frames, illustrated by our new artist, Karla Jodoin. The Be Her stamp set (stamp, die, combo) designed by Big Bear & Bird features four of the cutest animals and tons of accessories to adorn them. The scripty font of Label Greetings (stamp, die, combo) is an elegant take on the popular label maker look and is a quick way to make perfect sentiment strips. The Little Fairies stamp set (stamp, die, combo), illustrated by Kamo, has fairies, flowers and a fountain for creating sweet garden scenes. Tiny Terrarium, (stamp) our 3x4 set this month, includes sweet foliage and a darling bunny perfect for spring. And the Diamond Texture Die (die) (by cardmaker JJ Bolton) is one of a series of dies designed to give more interest and depth to your card backgrounds.
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Watch the creation of these February 2019 Release cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Today I'm sharing a couple of magical-themed cards using three of the new stamp sets from the February Release: Be Her Stamp Set, Little Fairies Stamp Set, and Label Messages Stamp Set. I paired these stamped and die cut images with the previously released Rainbows Stamp Set, Rainbows Panel Die, and Rainbows Word Die from a previous release for the unicorn card. Soft stenciled cloud backgrounds in Cracked Pistachio are the perfect compliment to these stamped and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker colored images!
Both cards feature a scattering of Pretty Pink Posh jewels and Honey Bee Stamp acrylic hearts as finishing touches.
For the unicorn card, I stenciled a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of smooth white cardstock with Cracked Pistachio Ink and the MFT Stamps Mini Clouds Stencil. The Rainbows Panel Die was die cut from smooth white cardstock. The rainbow "rays" were inked with Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks before being inlaid into the cloud shape and secured to the stenciled background as shown.
Additional clouds from the Rainbows Panel Die were die cut from smooth white cardstock and adhered to the design. The Be Her Unicorn and wand were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, die cut with the coordinating Be Her Dies, and adhered to the design with foam adhesive.
The Rainbows Word Die was die cut from smooth white cardstock adhered to Fun Foam with Stick It Adhesive, inked with Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink, and adhered along the bottom edge of the panel. An additional sentiment from the Rainbows Stamp Set was stamped on Smoke Gray Cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder before being adhered to the design with foam adhesive as shown.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were applied to the wings, unicorn horn, star, and rainbow rays for a bit of sparkle.
The background for the birthday fairies card was created much like the unicorn card, only the clouds don't extend all the way to the bottom of the panel. I stopped about 1/4" from the bottom edge, leaving a white strip. The background was trimmed to 4" x 5 1/4" and stamped with the sentiment from the Little Fairies Stamp Set using Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink.
The Label Messages "beautiful" greeting and images from the Little Fairies Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, die cut with the coordinating Label Messages and Little Fairies dies, and adhered to the design with a combination of foam adhesive and liquid adhesive to build the scene.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were applied to the fairy wings and some of the flowers for a bit of sparkle.
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1 - 5.5" x 8.5" Sheet of Silver Reflective Cardstock
1 - 5.5" x 8.5" Sheet of Gold Reflective Cardstock
This amazing kit is valued at $72.00 and you can pick it up for only $34.99 HERE!
The main kit is available for a limited time only - once it's gone, it's gone. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday, February 8th.
Be sure to subscribe HERE to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
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Watch the creation of these February My Monthly Hero cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
My first two card shares today feature inlay die cutting with the frame cuts included in the Main Kit and stamped and colored images from the stamp set in the Main Kit.
For the wedding card, images from the Main Kit were stamped with Intense Black Ink, colored with Copic Markers, and embellished with a Stardust and White Pen.
Frames for both cards were die cut from gold matte cardstock and inlaid with black matte cardstock and champagne glitter cardstock. Inlay is such a fabulous way to make an image shine. For my cards I was able not to mix and match the cardstocks for the inlay and not have any waste! I kept the gold pieces and additional frames to use for other projects.
Sentiments from the Deco-Celebration Stamp Set were stamped on both the front and inside of the card with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder to finish the design.
The second card was created exactly the same as the first but this one features a different image and sentiment. I love how the same design can be used for multiple occasions.
For my final card share today I stamped the Deco Flourish Bold Print on black cardstock using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. Images and greetings from both the Main Kit and Deco Celebration Add On were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Versamark Ink and Intense Black Ink. Anything stamped with Versamark Ink was heat embossed with gold or brass embossing powder. The card was colored in with Copic Markers and the design was embellished with confetti from the kit.
The panel was trimmed down and gold cardstock was used to "frame up" the top and bottom. The panel was adhered to the card front as shown. Glossy Accents was applied to the headlights and window of the card.
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Shop the February My Monthly Hero kit and add ons by clicking the links below. Add on products are also available at Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson. Affiliate links used.
We are giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader - selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. The giveaway closes Sunday, February 10th at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts blog.
