Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s shaker card features THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I cut six of THIS cover panels from white cardstock. I adhere them all together except for one. I also used the die with THIS mat to emboss the trees so I knew where to ink blend the Distress Oxide inks on… I spritzed it with THIS shimmer spray. Next, I added some clear microbes...
Hi, crafty friends. The STAMPtember fun continues and I’m thrilled to share a Birthday card as part of Simon Says Stamp’s STAMPtember Blog Party. You can find all the details about the party HERE. Let’s get this party started with some see through Halloween Shaker Tags… To create these tags, I started by stamping the frame from THIS stamp set on green, orange and purple cardstock. I used the coordinating die to cut it...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards are part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release… I love cover plate dies because you can stretch one background to create two cards! To create these cards, I started by ink blending a panel of THIS watercolor cardstock with Distresss Oxide inks. I spritzed it with THIS spray for some sparkle and texture. After it was completely dry, I die cut the panel using THIS die....
Hi, crafty friends.I have a graduation shaker card to share today… To create this card, I cut THIS die from 5 pieces of black cardstock and adhered them to a piece of A2 sized red cardstock that I stamped THIS graduation sentiment on in the lower right corner. I added some embellishments and THESE stamped graduation caps inside the letters and then adhered a piece of acetate on top. I cut one more die...
Happy Valentine’s Day, crafty friends. I have a shaker card to share today… To create this card, I started by applying Pink and Red Distress Oxide Inks through THESE layering stencils. I used the lighter shade of each color for the wonky squares and the darker shade for the wonky hearts. I like to start with a 6×6 piece of white cardstock since it’s the same size as the stencil. This way, I can...
Hello, crafty friends. I have a mini slimline shaker card to share today… To create this card, I started ink blending the front of a white mini slimline card. I used post it tape to make off the top portion and blended green ink along the bottom to create “grass”. Next, I masked off the green and ink blended blue ink above to create the “sky”. I used a light hand for the ink...
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card features how to create a shaker card with Nesting Dies… You can watch the video on how this cards came together HERE or click on the video below… Let’s jump right in and start with the background. I placed an A2 sized piece of Deluxe Smooth White cardstock on a grip mat to hold it in place while stenciling. I used arctic ink with a hero arts blending brush...
Hello, crafty friends. The Spring 2024 Catalog is now available HERE at Hero Arts! I have two cards to share today featuring some of the new products… For the first card… I used products from THIS co-branded product line with Ralph Tyndall. I applied ink through a ray stencil for the background to create some show lights. I adhered a strip of gray cardstock along the bottom of the panel and stamped the images...
Hi, crafty friends. I thought I’d share the Valentine’s Day tags I created to attach to gifts for my son’s teachers… To create these tags, I die cut the tags from a few colors of cardstock. I cut two for each color, one for the front and one for the back. On the front tag, I applied a coordinating ink color through THIS stencil. I die cut THIS die from the tag. I adhered...
Hi there, crafty friends. I have a shaker card to share today using a few Ink Blot Shop products… To create this card, I started by white heat embossing THIS background stamp on white cardstock. I ink blended three blue Distress Oxide inks on top creating an ombre effect. I die cut five rectangle fames and adhered them together sandwiching a piece of acetate under the first rectangle layer. Before adhering the piece down...
