If you missed out on last month's My Monthly Hero kit, featuring a snow globe, I've got a solution for you today!
Creating the globe is simple; just die cut your circle and then adhere some strips of paper below it.
I used the Hero Arts Circle Infinity dies to die cut my circle out of some vellum, and for my strips of paper, I cut varying widths and lengths, then inked them up with Versamark, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder to get a nice, glossy look.
It seems I'm all about the backgrounds these days! I'm over on the Hero Arts blog today with a video and two cards, showing how to use small stamps to cover a large background!
Head on over to the blog for more details! Thanks for stopping in!
Hello! I just wanted to pop in quickly to share this card, using the beautiful Holiday Florals Bold Prints background stamp from Hero Arts.
I pretty much fell in love with this stamp as soon as I saw it - so intricate, and SO many possibilities! I already did a video on it (which you can view HERE), but I couldn't stop there.
For today's card, I heat embossed the image using white on some red cardstock, and then die cut a circle out of the center to add my sentiment - as lovely as this pattern is, I didn't want it to completely overwhelm the sentiment.
For the sentiment, I covered a piece of cardstock with the gorgeous new Black Sparkle embossing powder, then die cut it using the Peace Stamp and Cut die. I heat embossed an accompanying sentiment in the same sparkle power on some vellum, cut it out banner style, and adhered it, along with the die cut, in the center of the card.
I topped off the card with some gems, and for one last detail, I went in with a red Memento marker and added a wee bit of shading to the embossed image.
Thanks so much for stopping in today and God bless!
I'm over on the Hero Arts blog today, along with Mariana and Yana, sharing some fun inspiration from this month's My Monthly Hero add-ons - there's some fabulous stuff there! Check it out...
Finally, I created my bird from the gorgeous Color Layering Cardinal - I stamped the first layer in Fresh Peach, second in Pale Tomato, and topped it off with Red Royal. It's hard to tell the difference between the first and second layer, but it does add a bit of detail. I stamped the feet and eyes/beak in black, then die cut my cardinal and adhered him to the card case.
That's all for me today! Have a blessed day!
CHALLENGE
Hero Arts has a new challenge! There will be five $50 Hero Arts shopping sprees awarded. The challenge runs October 10 - November 15. Check out the blog for more deets and inspiration!
Hello, hello, everyone! Today I'm participating in the October My Monthly Hero blog hop, with a card and a video to show off this fun new kit.
This month's kit is so jammed pack with stuff, I was just overwhelmed at first. However, once I knew that I wanted to make a night scene with the kit, things came together pretty quickly.
I started off by blending a night scene using Grape Juice and Navy, masking off the moon using the Circle Infinity dies. I'm not sure why, but the Grape Juice ink in particular blends beautifully! Once I finished blending the scene, I covered it with clear Sparkle embossing powder (I'm addicted to this stuff, I tell ya) and heat embossed it.
I heart embossed the sleigh using the Black Detail embossing powder (this stuff is finnnnneeee) on vellum and die cut it, along with some hills, to create the globe scene.
Now, the fun part about this card is that only is it a shaker card (I used glitter), but there's really water in it! I bought some small clear jewelry bags at Joann Fabric's, and filled one up about a quarter way with water. Then I adhered it to the card between two layers of dimensional adhesive. I know some people may worry about the water leaking, but as I show in the video below, I didn't have any problems with it.
I embossed a panel of cardstock and die cut an opening for the scene using the Circle Infinity dies - there is a die included in main kit that cuts the globe top, but I wanted a smaller one for this card, so I used the circle dies.
Then I topped off the card with a silver heat embossed globe bottom, and a white heat embossed sentiment.
I really love heat embossing, if you couldn't tell from this card using four different embossing powders. ;)
VIDEO
Here's a video of how I made the card...
If you are having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.
THE KIT
The kit contains:
A 4"x6" clear stamp set
Dies for creating a snowglobe, snowdrifts and other background elements
Seven coordinating Frame Cuts dies to match the stamp set
Three pigment ink cubes in White, Silver and Baby Blue
Eight White Cards and Envelopes
Polar White Flower Soft
Buttons Galore Shaker Mix
Acetate Sheets in 4"x4.5" (7) and 4"x6" (1) for creating a shaker card
Light Blue Gemstones
The kit value is over $60, an amazing deal at $34.99.
There are also some amazing add-on stamps and dies, so be sure to check out the Hero Arts blog for information on that.
BLOG HOP
For loads of inspiration and a chance to win one of these kits, follow this hop!
Hello all! I just wanted to pop in quickly on this beautiful fall day (at least in Pennsylvania ;)) and share...a Christmas card! haha ;)
This is a sneak of the new October My Monthly Hero coming your way tomorrow! This kit is definitely one of my favorites, so if you like it, make sure you're ready to buy tomorrow as these kits have been selling out so fast lately! Like, within 24 hours fast, so, you have been warned. ;)
Check out the Hero Arts blog for more details and more inspiration using this kit! See ya tomorrow with the blog hop!
