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...
Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one with Gina K. Designs… To create this card, I started by stamping the main image from THIS stamp set on an A2 white panel using pink ink. I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set under the image and cut a circle from the center of the main image. I adhered acetate behind the opening. I white heat embossed one of the...
Howdy, crafty friends. I have a summer themed shaker card to share today… To create this card, I started by creating the background. I smooshed some Distress Ink on my glass mat and spritzed with water. I swiped my cardstock through the ink to create an abstract background. I die cut it with THIS stitched rectangle die and die cut a circle from the center using one of THESE dies. I stamped Happy Summer...
Hi, crafty friends. I have two cards to share today that were so fun to create. One is a shaped card and one is a shaker card… For both cards, I applied six different colors of ink through THESE stencils to create a rainbow pattern. I like to start off with a 6×6 piece of white cardstock (the same size as the stencil). That way, I can cut out the section I want and...
Hello again, crafty friends. I’m so excited to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. I have two cards to share today where I created shaker cards from cover plate die cuts… To create these cards, I cut THIS and THIS cover plate from white cardstock several times (6 times for each card). I adhered each layer together on top of a white card base. For the last (top) layer, I...
