DT Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge

Hi friends,

It's time for the August Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge: Splish Splash. We're challenging you to use a water technique or a water image.

I started white heat embossing my background with the Fishing Net Bold Prints Cling stamp. Then I applied a mix of Hero Hues Reactive Inks - Sea Palette, mixed with water. For my next card for this month's challenge, I'll have a video to share with this technique.

I die cut the Message in a Bottle Etched dies and I used the same water with Reactive Inks technique for the bottle and the sand. All other pieces are colored with blending brushes and Core Inks. The shells in the bottle are from the Sophisticated Shells Etched dies. I also die cut the bottle out of vellum to create a glass look. For a finishing touch I added Translucent Seaglass Enamel Dots.

We can't wait to see what you'll create for this month's challenge. Upload your projects here for your chance to win a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative weekend!

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Hero Arts - July Release Summer by the Shore

Hi friends!

I'm back sharing another card with the new Hero Arts Summer by the Shore collection. If you missed my first cards, you can find them HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

On this card the Banner Days Stamp & Cut set is stealing the show. I stamped different sentiments from this set with Sand Core Ink on Sand Premium cardstock to create a background and I heat embossed one of the sentiments with Copper Embossing Powder for the main sentiment.

The shells are from the Sophisticated Shells Etched die set and I ink blended them with Core Inks. To finish my card, I added some Clear Hero Hues Enamel Dots.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative weekend!

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 - July Release Summer by the Shore

Hi friends!

I'm back with some more inspiration for the new Hero Arts Summer by the Shore collection and you can shop this collection HERE. If you missed my first cards, you can find them HERE, HERE and HERE.

For this card I used the Scattered Shells Letterpress & Foil Plate with a blue foil on Hero Hues Arctic Premium Cardstock. 

I die cut some of the Sophisticated Shells Etched Dies out of a heavy white card stock and didn't color them so they would stand out more against the foiled background. The Banner Days Stamp & Cut set is a great sentiment set for a variety of occasions. I used Gold Embossing Powder for my sentiment on this card. The perfect finishing touch are the Translucent Seaglass Hero Hues Enamel Dots that perfectly match the foiling.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week!

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 - July Release

Hi friends!

There are four new amazing collections by Hero Arts available and you can shop them HERE. If you missed my first cards I created with the Summer by the Shore collection, you can find them HERE and HERE.

Today I'm sharing a birthday card I created with this collection and I used the negative foil print of the Scattered Shells Letterpress & Foil Plate with a gold foil.

Then I die cut some pieces of the Message in a Bottle Etched Dies out of a white heavy cardstock. Every piece is ink blended with Core Inks. With the Banner Days Stamp & Cut set you can choose from a variety of sentiments to add to your card. This card needed a bit more sentiment-action, so I added the Hello There die cut from the Hello There Stamp & Cut set, which I inked up with Paradise Core Ink and then stamped with an older Cling stamp and Unicorn Pigment Ink.

The perfect finishing touch are the Translucent Pinks Hero Hues Enamel Dots.

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

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 - July release Summer by the Shore

Hi there!

Did you see the new Hero Arts July release? There are four new amazing collections and you can shop them HERE. If you missed my first card I created with the Summer by the Shore collection, you can find it HERE.

Today I'm sharing another card I created with this collection and this one is a birthday card. I started with a sheet of Peony cardstock, the Scattered Shells Letterpress & Foil Plate and a pink foil to create a tone-on-tone look.

Then I die cut all the pieces of the Message in a Bottle Etched Dies out of a white heavy cardstock. Every piece is ink blended with Core Inks. I also added two shells from the Sophisticated Shells Etched Dies. With the Banner Days Stamp & Cut set you can choose from a variety of sentiments to add to the bottle. I trimmed the foiled cardstock a little smaller than an A2 card size and adhered it to an Arctic card base. 

I'll be back soon with some more cards I created with this collection.

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.