Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card is part of the My Monthly Hero Countdown to the January 8th Kit release. My card features THIS Classic Kit… To create this card, I applied ink through the layering stencils and cut it using THIS rectangle die. I cut the coordinating die from the center of the pattern and added white pigment ink around the edges to get it to stand out against the background. I cut a...
Hello again, crafty friends. I have two cards to share today featuring new products from Hero Arts as part of THIS Blog Hop. Before we get to the projects, let’s take a look at the kits available… CLASSIC KIT: CLASSIC KIT CONTENTS • XL Alphabet Clear Stamp Set, 8″ x 10″ • Alphabet Cover Plate Die • 10 Pack of Watercolor Pencils • 6 Sheets of Luxe White Watercolor Paper, 8.5″ x 11″ •...
Hello there, crafty friends. I’m excited to share my first Hero Arts project as part of their creative team. I have two cards to share today that feature how to step up sentiment stamp sets… You can watch the video on how these cards came together HERE or click on the video below… For the first card… I cut THIS die from masking paper. This way I can mask off the sentiment that I...
Hello, crafty friends. I’m always looking for ways to make gift cards more special. Today, I have four gatefold cards to share that also hold gift cards…For the main die-cuts, I used the November My Monthly Hero Card Kit. It sold out fast but you could substitute those for another die-cut image or even a stamped piece. Today’s focus is more about the design. To create these cards, I created four gate fold card...
Hello, crafty friends. I’m back today with a project I did with my son (Aiden) featuring THIS new Hero Kids Monster Kit… Aiden and I decided to make Halloween gift bags for his classmates. We started by decorating the monster die-cuts in the kit to create tags for the gift bags. The kit includes markers but Aiden wanted to paint, so he did some marble painting. To do marble painting, temporarily adhere the paper...
Hello, crafty friends. I’m back again with THIS new STAMPtember collaboration stamp set… I started by die-cutting a piece of THIS patterned paper using THIS die. I die-cut a window die (an older Hero Arts die) and stamped a sentiment under from THIS new stamp set. I stamped the scene images from the stamp set on another panel and used the die-cut window as a template for placement. I colored in the images with...
Hi, crafty friends. I’m back with more cards for crafty friends after such a great response from THIS previous post… For all three cards, I started by adhering THIS watercolor card stock on top of THESE top folded cards. I adhered the texture side face up to add to the watercolor theme. I stamped, colored, and cut out three of THIS image. I die-cut lots of THESE wood grain frames and adhered three together...
Hello. The majority of the cards I send out is for fellow crafters (a.k.a. my tribe). I’ve had some fun crafty themed products sitting on my desk for awhile and wanted to use them to create a few interactive cards for my crafty friends… I started by die-cutting THIS die from THIS fun foam. I used it as a stamp that I temporarily adhered inside my MISTI. I inked it up with several colors...
Hi, crafty friends. I’m honored to be joining a talented group of artists to showcase new products from Hero Arts. I created three cards today featuring mini ink cube backgrounds… I love Hero Arts mini ink cubes. They come in fun colors, perfect for travel, and cost effective. I used them on all three cards in different ways to make some simple backgrounds. I also used THIS new adorable stamp set on all the...
Hi there. I’m thrilled to be taking part in the November My Monthly Hero Blog Hop. This month’s kit is fabulous. *You can find more information about the kit HERE. I decided to make a few gatefold cards using the main images from the kit’s stamp set… To create these cards… 1. I cut the card base to 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 and scored at 2 1/8 and 6 3/8. I trimmed a sliver off...
