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 cards today.
The first background is super simple and I used the mini ink cubes to swipe colors across a background…
I die-cut the center of the panel using one of THESE heart dies and adhered the mice to the heart. I stamped a coordinating sentiment and added foam adhesive behind the panel but not the heart piece to add some fun dimension.
The second background uses the mini ink cubes as a stamp…
I pressed down the ink cubes three or four times each to create a quilt pattern. I stamped the mouse and sentiment on a circle cut with THIS die. I colored in the image with Copics and added some of THIS on top of the teacup for some shine. I added a larger circle behind the stamped circle using the same circle die set. I finished off the card by adhering three rectangle frames created with THESE dies. I used the largest rectangle along with the second to larges rectangle to create a die-cut frame.
For the last card, I used the mini ink cubes to create a design…
I stamped the edge of the ink pads randomly all over the mini tea cup card created with THIS die. Since the ink pad is small it creates small lines that add a lot of texture. I added a mouse to the center and a few hearts cut with THIS die. I added some of THIS on top for some shine.
I stamped the inside to tie everything together…
I hope this inspires you to create some backgrounds using your mini ink cubes.
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Jennifer McGuire
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February 17, 2018
Lovely cards, the mice are so cute. Thanks for the ink cube background, love that idea!
February 17, 2018
Your cards are so adorable. Love the mice. Thanks for sharing..
February 17, 2018
Thanks for showing us 3 ways to use ink cubes to make backgrounds. The cards are adorable with the cute mice images.
February 17, 2018
So beautiful!
February 17, 2018
Sweet cards! I have friends who shudder at the thought of using a mouse on a card, but I think they are adorable.
February 17, 2018
Your cards are precious. Thanks so much for sharing the technique for using mini ink cubes for backgrounds. It would have never occurred to me, but I’ll be using it soon. I love the effect.
February 17, 2018
So cute, thanks for sharing.
February 17, 2018
Cute,Adorable and beautiful inspirations….thnks for sharing!!
February 17, 2018
Your cards are so fun! I love the little mouse 🙂
February 17, 2018
Thank you for demonstrating different ways to use ink cubes! I pretty much got rid of all of my full size pads and use ink cubes exclusively so I really appreciated this post. Love the grid background you made – so cool!
February 17, 2018
Such happy cards!
February 17, 2018
Oh my gosh! these mice are to die for! I love your cards! You really made them so wonderful! hugs, treen
February 17, 2018
SO sweet! This set is definitely on my wish list!
February 17, 2018
So bright and cheerful!
February 17, 2018
Aren’t those mice just the cutest? Love your cards!