DT Stay crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hello friends!

I'm back today with another card for the February Stay Crafty Challenge for Hero Arts. The challenge is to create a floral card. Keep reading until the end for the details on a great sales happening at Hero Arts right now!

For this card I used a card base made with Kiwi Premium cardstock and applied Hero Paste with the Holiday Foliage stencil. Some parts of the stencil are highlighted with Icelandic Hero Wax.

For the sentiment I used the I Love U stamp & cut XL set. I die cut the sentiment out of Azalea Premium cardstock and glitter cardstock. The smaller part of the sentiment is embossed with black sparkle embossing powder.

You still have a little time to enter your projects to the challenge for your chance to win.

Next I want to share with you a great sales happening at Hero Arts: Up to 25% off Letterpress and Foil products! Check out the systems, plates and more over here in the sales section. Now is a good time to stock up or to start giving Letterpress and Foil a try, if you haven't yet.

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

Hello everyone,

I'm thrilled to share that I'm on the Hero Arts Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Design Team for 2025! Hero Arts has always been one of my favorite companies in the industry and I'm proud to represent them with their monthly challenges, along with these talented ladies.

Today the February 'Build Me Up Buttercup' challenge went live and this month's challenge is all about floral cards.

I started my card by heat embossing the Poppy Field Bold Prints stamp with White Embossing Powder, which worked as a resist once I applied French Pink Reactive Glitz Ink.

I die cut the Ornate Gate Cover Plate three times out of Granite Hero Hues Premium Cardstock and glued them together to create more dimension. 

The sentiment is from the Hello There Stamp & Cut set. I die cut the first part out of Canary Hero Hues Premium Cardstock and sprayed it with Bright Yellow + Copper Two-Tone Metallic Spray. The second part of the sentiment is heat embossed with White Embossing Powder on Kiwi Hero Hues Premium Cardstock.

Now it's your turn, we can't wait to see your floral cards created with Hero Arts products. You can enter your cards over here for your chance to win!

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.

Altenew - AECP Level 3 - All About Layering 7

Hi everyone,

I finished another class for AECP Level 3 and this time I did the All About Layering 7 class, which is all about layering with stencils. 

For the card I created I used the older Layered Dahlia Stencil Set that has beautiful details. I colored the layers with the Woodless Watercolor Pencils and I love how it turned out like a gorgeous watercolor painting. 

To add some texture and more interest to my card, I used a glitter paste with layer B of the stencil over the watercolor.

For the sentiment I used the Sentiment Strips stamp set. There are three different Sentiment Strips stamp sets available and I used the first one. You can also buy the bundle of three overhere.

Thank you for stopping by and I'll see you next time!

Altenew - AECP Level 3 - Elements of Floral Composition

Hi everyone,

I'm back today with an AECP class that I did for Level 3: Elements of Floral Composition. This was such a fun class with lots of interesting elements. I actually ended up creating three cards for this class and I tried to get as many of the class elements as possible in each card. With the description of each card, I will briefly mention how I used the different elements of the class.

For my first card I used the Garden Picks 3D Die Set and die cut all the different layers from yellow, orange and red ink blended card stock. A fun idea I picked up in the class is to die cut the foliage out of washi tape, I used Gilded Ombre Washi tape. The background is the Watercolor Stripes Cover Die and I inked it up with some blue and grey inks. 

Color: 60% blues/greys, 30% yellows/oranges, 10% gold
Value: bright colored flowers and lighter toned foliage and background
Texture: 3D Layering Die
Form: Cover Plate adhered with foam tape
Space: rule of thirds

I created my second card with the Hibiscus Garden 3D die set and used a mix of pinks and reds for the big flowers and yellows and oranges for the small flowers. In the background I added a subtle detail with the Color Block Triangle stencil in light pink. As a finishing touch I added silver metalic watercolor splatters.

Color: 60% pinks/reds, 30% greens, 10% yellows/oranges

Value: brighter flowers, lighter foliage and stenciled background

Shape: triangle

Texture: 3D layering die

Form: foam tape

Space: rule of thirds

And last but not least I created a third card for this class. I started ink blending my background in a light grey, dried it and then used the same grey with the Vintage Tapestry stencil for a subtle detail in the background. This stencil has two layers and I added the second detailed layer with glitter paste. The flowers are from the Sweet Rose Bouquet stamp set.

Color: 60% greys, 30% yellow, 10% glitter

Value: brighter flowers, lighter background

Shape: circle

Texture: glitter paste

Form: foam tape

Space: rule of thirds

I highly recommend this class. Not everything was new to me, but I definitely picked up some new ideas and tricks!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Altenew AECP Level 2 Final Assignment

Hi everyone!

If you remember, in 2021 I started the Altenew Educator Certificate Program but along the way I got stuck and never finished it. Now 2 years later I finally decided to continue and I did my Level 2 final assignment.

To finish Level 2, I had to create 4 masculine cards in the themes birthday, anniversary, love/thinking of you and encouragement. I also had to pick 3 classes that I did so far and use them on my cards. The classes I chose are Let it Shine, In the Mood for Color and Beyond Basic Backgrounds.

Besides the 4 cards, I also had to do an altered item.

In this video I'm showing you how I created my cards and altered item. Below the video you can find pictures of my projects with a description of the products that I used.

Birthday card

For the birthday card I used the All Things Sweet stamp set and used some more masculine colors to stamp the images. The sentiment is from the Gradient Sunset stamp set and in the background I used the Splatter Hot Foil plate.

Anniversary card

The next card is the Anniversary card and I used the Gradient Sunset stamp set, along with the Splatter Hot Foil Plate.

Love/Thinking of You card

For this card I decided to use the 'missing you' sentiment from the Gradient Sunset stamp set, along with the Wooden Rowboat die set. Somehow these empty rowboats represent some sort of loneliness to me, which I thought would be a good match to the sentiment. In the background I used the Splatter Hot Foil Plate, but this time I used the negative print. 

Encouragement

I love the All Things Orange stamp set for multiple reasons. First and foremost, the island stamp is almost a perfect image of the island Saba, where I live, and that cloud hanging over the top is almost always present. Second, this stamp set has some beautiful encouragement sentiments that you can use for a wide variety of cards. For this card I used the Splatter Hot Foil Plate's negative print again, as it represents water so well.

Altered Item

My altered item for this assignment is a wooden frame, that I used with the Vintage Roses stamp set and the add on stamps. The sentiment is from the Vintage Tapestry Project Kit, the sentiments in this kit are perfect for some home decor!

Thank you for stopping by and I'll be back soon with Level 3 for AECP!