Hi everyone! Today I'm participating in the September My Monthly Hero blog hop!
This month's kit is particularly special to me because it's
my brush lettering! Hero Arts has made yet another one of my dreams come true!!
However, I'll be real: in between not having enough time to craft (moved to a new house, started new full-time job) and breaking my pinky (I never knew how much I used the little guy till now), I had a rough time getting around to making projects for this kit. I usually like to try to make a video to go with each new release, but I simply couldn't get to it. This post will probably be a brief one, because, as silly as it sounds, my hand gets tired quickly when typing with a big ol' splint on my finger.
Anywho, although these cards that I scrambled together last minute don't do the kit justice, they are here nonetheless.
To start of this card, I stamped a variety of leaves (from the main kit stamp set) using Distress Inks onto watercolor paper that I had misted slightly with water. This gave the leaves a watercolored look. I also used second and third generation stamping to achieve the ghost like effect, and to fill in the wreath.
I then stamped my sentiment (literally, my sentiment!!) in Black ink. The "so" technically isn't one of the words in the kit, but it's super easy to mask out letters from the smaller sentiments and create your own, which is what I did here.
I added a little bit of detail to the leaves with a ZIG marker and a Versamarker, then heat embossed that veiny detail in clear embossing powder for a nice finishing touch. I topped the leaves off with some gems, and adhered the panel to my card base, along with some twine.
Thanks so much for stopping in today and God bless!
THE KIT
The kit contains:
- A set of three Fancy Dies designed for building your own wreath
- A 4x6 clear stamp set
- Ten coordinating Frame Cuts dies
- Three ink cubes in Mustard, Rust and Deep Burgundy
- Six half sheets of cardstock in Kraft, Sunset Orange and Metallic Copper
- Custom Freckled Fawn Enamel Dots in red
- Brown gems
- Brown and Natural Jute twines
The kit value is over $65, an amazing deal at $34.99.
There are also some fabulous add-on stamps and dies, so be sure to check out the Hero Arts blog for information on that.
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