DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi friends,

I'm back with another card for this month's Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge: create a card for a friend. 

This time I went for a clean and simple design but by using foil, it turned out very classy.

I started with a sheet of Hero Hues Pesto card stock and used the Floral Frame Letterpress & Foil Plate on it with gold foil. Inside the frame I added the word 'Hello' from the Hello & Thank You Betterpress & Foil Plates. The 'my friend' part of the sentiment comes from an older stamp set and I heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.

The adorable bird is from the Branches & Blossoms Die Set and I ink blended it with Core Inks. To give the bird a little more dimension I die cut it out of Hero Hues Pitch Black card stock as well and offset it a little behind the colored bird. Last but not least I added a few Translucent Pinks Hero Hues Enamel Dots,

Enter your cards for this challenge HERE for your chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week!

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DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends,

It's time for a new Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero challenge! This month the focus is on friendship and we ask you to create a card for a friend for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

For my card I played with some mixed media. I first ink blended a card panel with Plum Core Ink and applied this same color a little heavier with the Asana Pattern stencil. Then I lightly added an older Cling stamp with Unicorn Pigment Ink. You can use any kind of cling stamp that you have on hand, preferably a more graphic design rather than an image.

I created a similar panel with Aegean Core Ink (the details are better visible in person) and die cut the 'friend' sentiment out of it. The sentiment is from the Smile Friend Stamp & Cut XL set.

The Translucent Seaglass Enamel Dots are a gorgeous detail you can add to your cards and they are available in a variety of colors.

We can't wait to see what you will create!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day.

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

Hero Arts - new release What's Brewing

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing three cards that I created with the new Hero Arts release What's Brewing. This is a coffee and hot tea themed release, but it lets you create cards for any occasion. Before going to the cards I've created with this collection, I would like to point out another new release with Hero Arts: Retro Kitchen. So many fun details in this collection to build your own Retro Kitchen!

I made my first card with the Coffee and Croissant die set and used the cup, plate and croissant to create this delicious scene and ink blended the images with Core Inks. The beautiful pattern at the bottom of my card is created with the Layering Delft Floral Stencils and a mix of blue Core Inks. The sentiment is from the Bring Coffee stamp set and I used some of the coffee stain stamps to add a fun detail to my card.

For my second card I die cut the cup from the Coffee and Croissant die set six times and ink blended them in the rainbow colors with Core Inks. I used the coffee stains from the Bring Coffee stamp set to create the background. With the happy, bright colors and encouraging sentiment you can totally make someone's day!

Last but not least I created a birthday card with the Coffee and Croissant die set. I ink blended the coffee pot and croissant with Core Inks. For the cup and plate I used the Layering Delft Floral Stencils to give them a cute pattern. I used Hero Hues Palm cardstock for the background and Hero Hues Charcoal cardstock for the card base.

I hope I inspired you to use the What's Brewing collection and can't wait to see what you'll create.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends,

I have two cards to share today that I created for the June Stay Crafty Challenge with a Blog Named Hero: Saturday in the Park. Anything picnic, park or 4th of July themed can be entered for your chance to win a $50 gift card.

For the first card I used the Spring Floral Stencil along with a blend of Reactive Glitz Inks. I love the gorgeous shimmer coming through the bright colors. I added some water splatters, since it's a reactive ink after all. 

The sentiment is from a Hero Studio Card Kit and I stamped and die cut it on Hero Hues Canary cardstock. I also added an extra layer of this cardstock between the mixed media layer and card base. 

The Translucent Hero Hues Enamel Dots are great to add a finishing touch to your card. On this card I used the Pinks.

My next card is in the 4th of July theme. I ink blended a night sky with Core Inks Pale Tomato, Amethyst and Nautical. On top of that I Gold heat embossed the Party Fans stamps to make them look like fireworks. The fireworks filled night sky can be seen through the Trellis Window Die that I cut out of Hero Hues Charcoal cardstock. To create this window effect, I only die cut the inner piece of the die cut.

It's your turn now and I can't wait to see what you'll create for this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.

DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi crafty friends,

I'm back today with another card for this month's Stay Crafty challenge: Can't Take My Eyes Off You. 

I started this card by creating the background and ink blended some green Core Inks with some browns and I did the same on the die cut branches from the Branches & Blossoms die set. To finish my background I added some stamps from the Vintage Postmarks and Tickets stamp set and added splatters with core ink and White Acrylic Spray.

The sentiment is from a recent Hero Studio Card Kit and it is white heat embossed on Kiwi premium cardstock. The adorable birdie comes from the Branches & Blossoms die set as well and I ink blended him in blues and purple Core Inks.

We can't wait to see what you'll create for your chance to win a $50 giftcard to the Hero Arts store. You can link up your projects overhere.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links in this post, at no extra cost to you. All products linked are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.