Hero Studio July 2024 Release Blog Hop

Hello, crafty friends. I’m so excited to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS July Release from Hero Arts and Hero Studio, a new subscription program. You can find all the information on the new subscription program HERE. Introducing the reimagined Hero Arts monthly subscription program (Hero Studio), now with six original options each month. Subscribe by the 1st of the month to guarantee you get the product. Free (US) shipping on all...

Sunny Vibes Release Blog Hop-Day 2

Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s cards are part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. To create these cards, I used THESE layering rainbow stencils. For the first card… I applied a variety of Pawsitively Saturated inks through the stencils to create the rainbow rays. I went back on top with another stencil and a heavier hand to add details to the rays. I finished off the design with THIS die cut sentiment....

Sunny Vibes Release

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card share features THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by applying yellow ink through THESE stencils on a white A2 piece of cardstock. I spritzed the background with THIS shimmer spritz to add some sparkle and shine. I stamped a sentiment from THIS stamp set and used THESE coordinating dies to cut it out. I adhered the sentiment along the bottom of the...

Layering Stencils in Black and White

Hi there, crafty friends. Layering stencils are my favorite right now. I love to mix bold colors together but I thought  THIS stencil design would be fun in just black and white… To create this card, I applied gray and black ink through THESE stencils to create a background. I temporarily adhered two of THESE rectangle dies together and ran them through the die cut machine with THIS cardstock to create a frame. I...

Celebrate Release Blog Hop

Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards are part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release… For the first card…. …I started with the background. I applied three colors of Distress ink through THIS stencil on a piece of THIS watercolor paper. I went over the design with the same colors to add color to the entire background. I spritzed it with water to create some texture… I added THIS die cut sentiment along...

Happy Retirement Card

Hello, crafty friends. I have a retirement card to share today featuring THESE layering stencils, THIS embossing folder, and THIS sentiment set… To create this card, I applied ink through THESE layering stencils on a yellow A2 sized panel. On the last layer, I applied THIS gold paste for the flower centers to give some shine and dimension. Next, I embossed a piece of pink cardstock with THIS embossing folder. I cut it and...

Splendid Birthday Card

Hi again, crafty friends. Today’s card features more inspiration from THIS new release… To create this card, I started by applying four different shades of Distress Oxide ink through THESE layering stencils to create a background. I adhered it to a top folding white note card and rounded all four corners of the card. I white heat embossed sentiments from THIS stamp set and adhered them to the card along with THIS word die...

My Monthly Hero Countdown April 2024

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card is part of the My Monthly Hero Countdown to the April 1st Kit release. My card features THIS Classic Kit… To create this card, I applied the kit’s inks through the kit’s layering stencils to create a quick background. Next, I used the kit’s die to “cut” out the image. I love that the die doesn’t cut the background out entirely. It just cuts certain parts of the images...

Be Bold Release Blog Hop

Hey there, crafty friends. Today’s card set is part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release… To create the first card… I started by applying blue ink through THIS stencil on the front of a top folding note card. I added a strip of blue cardstock along the bottom and rounded the two bottom corners. Next, I stamped the images (and sentiment) from THIS stamp set, colored them with Copic Markers, and used...

Card Class Cards

Hello there, crafty friends. Recently, I taught a card class for some of the teachers at Aiden’s school… …we had so much fun and I wanted to share the cards that we created. We made a total of four cards. For the first card… I started by covering the front of a 4bar card base with THIS patterned paper. Next, I stamped the images from THIS waffle stamp set and colored them with Copic...