Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2017

Mixed Media Card: Peace

Hello everyone… It is almost a month Christmas has passed and we ended up with more Holiday themed stamps and dies. Today, I would love to share with you an idea you can stretch your Hero Arts Holiday stamps and dies to make non-Holiday cards.

There are many of Hero Arts Holiday stamps have sentiments that can be used on any occasions the Peace stamp and cut that I used today on my card. I am sharing this project also at a2z Scrapbooking blog.

My card today is also a mixed media card. I use the heat-embossing resist and watercoloring with Ken Oliver Color Bursts on this card.

To create the background I heat-embossed the Hero Arts – Vintage Rose Stem with Versamark ink pad and white embossing powder on a piece of watercolor paper. Then I heat set it with my craft heater.

I sprayed some water mix with Perfect Pearl powder on the paper and sprinkle the color burst powder on it. I dried in between adding colors until I am happy 🙂 Then on my craft mat, I sprinkle some of the Fuchsia, Lime Green, Orchid and Turquoise and sprayed with water to make watercolor paint. I painted the flowers and leaves with them.

Then I dried the whole panel with my craft heater. I stamped the Peace sentiment from Peace stamp & cut set on a piece of vellum with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad, sprinkled some clear embossing powder, then heat set it with craft heater.

I used black cardstock for the card base. Using lots of adhesive on the back of the watercolored panel, I added it on the card base, then I wrapped the vellum around the card using vellum adhesive. And I finished the card with some pearl gems.

a2z Scrapbooking store carries variety of Hero Arts products, including the ones I used on this project today. You can always send a special or custom request to the owner through the store message when you do not see any Hero Arts products that you like. They will get it for you. Also, you will find lots of on SALE/Retiring right now and get extra 15% more of your order of $25 or more (exclude shipping) by using this code: Helen15 (copy paste the code, sensitive case).

I hope this will give you and idea that you can actually use your Holiday stamps for non-Holiday cards 🙂 THANKS a lot for visiting me today and you all have a fabulous day!

Today I am playing along at:

ATSM Challenge #225 – Photo Inspiration

The Mixed Media Card Challenge – January

WAW Anything Goes Challenge Week 266 – 267

Challenge #193 – Anything Goes

Paru’s Card Making Challenge – January

Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2017

A Jillian Vance Designs: Sew In Love

Good Morning everyone… Today I am sharing another project as a guest designer at A Jillian Vance Design Blog.

I hope you all can visit me there to see the full project and details. THANK YOU so much and have a fabulous day!

Posted on Monday, January 16, 2017

Hero Arts Digital Kit: Clean-and-Simple Thank You Cards

Hello everyone… this is my second post today 🙂 Please scroll down to see the Special Pre-Order New Release from Our Daily Bread Designs 0r you can click it here to read it.

Beside Birthday Cards, Thank You cards are the most needed to be in my stash. There is always a need for thank you card. So creating a batch of cards, the Clean-and-Simple is my to-go style 🙂 And today I am sharing how to make these cards at a2z Scrapbooking blog using Hero Arts Bright Blossoms Printable Digital Kit (PT003):

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To create this card is very simple. Here are the steps that I did:

Open the digital images on any software you have that can upen JPEG format.
Resize the images to what you like. I did the images in between 3.5″ – 4″ wide.
Print the images on White Cardstock. I arranged them to be fit in A2 size cards.
Then Cut them out as you desire.
Color them with any coloring medium. You need to let them dry completely if you want to use Watercolor paint, or any Alcohol Markers.

I printed the pictures a day before and let them dried over night. And I colored my cards with Watercolor paints, Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils, and ShinHan Alcohol Markers.

I added some splatters on the card with some Black Pearlescents paint.

For the sentiment, I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiments from Hero Arts Thanks – Stamp & Cuts set on the vellum paper strips and added them on the card by wrapping it around the white panel. Then I added the white panel on the black card base.

That’s my CAS cards today. I hope you all are inspired to create more handmade cards and send them out to spread the love and joy!

Do not forget you still have time to join our January Challenge – Anything Goes with Hero Arts stamps and dies! You can link up your projects here to enter to win the prize! Please read the challenge rules here so your project will be eligible to enter.

Check out a2z Scrapbooking store for Hero Arts products, your crafting supplies and even SALE items. And get 15% OFF on your purchases of $25 or more (excluded shipping) by using this code: Helen15

THANK YOU so much for visiting me today and have fabulous day!

I also playing along at:

Challenge #193 – Anything Goes

Paru’s Card Making Challenge – January

Posted on Monday, January 16, 2017

ODBD February Pre-Order Special New Release

Hello everyone! Valentine’s Day is less than a month… can’t you believe that? But worry not, because today Our Daily Bread Designs has new release for Valentine’s theme stamps and custom dies at this special release day!

And, this month I am back as their Guest Designer and joining their Design Team for this blog hop. We have created projects to share with you all. At Our Daily Bread Designs blog, you can see the full reveals and it is where the blog hop starts. And there is a giveaway also… please continue read 🙂

My first project to share with you is the Gable Gift Box. To create this box, I use the Glorious Gift Box Dies, Tulip Heart Die, Layering Hearts Dies, and Mini Label Dies. The Sentiment is from To My Favorite Stamp Set. I simply die cut them and it is very easy to put the box together!

For my second project, I created a matching card to the box. I stamped the background card with one of the sentiments from Let Love Grow Stamp Set with black ink. Then I added a strips of black glitter ribbon on the side. I die cut the Tulip Heart Die and Layering Hearts Dies to decorate my card. And I added the hearts on the card with some 3D foam tape for some dimensions.

And for the sentiment, I stamped it from one of the To My Favorite Stamp Set on a piece of cardstock and cut out the dove tail. I added on the card with 3D foam tape also. Then I finished my card with some clear gems for extra bling 🙂

You can see more inspirations on Our Daily Bread Designs blog and visiting the Design Team blogs to see what they have created for you with these Pre-Order Bundles! While you are there, do not forget to leave them some blog love:

* Lisa * Grace * Cathy * Lori * Diana * Robin * Julie * Dawn * Helen * Chris *

GIVEAWAY

Our Daily Bread Designs is giving away one February Bundle! Go to their Instagram post here and follow the steps to enter the giveaway. You have until January 17th and the winner will be announced on ODBD Instagram on January 18th!

For this special Pre-Order New Release, the stamps and dies are available only in 3 Bundles with a gift in each bundle and also you can save 15% – 20% when you buy ODBD Bundles! Check out the 3 New Bundles that are available this month:

The February Bread Basket Pre-Order Bundle is packed with every new stamp and custom die set that will be released in February but you can grab the basket bundle today with 20% OFF plus a free Mini Stitched Hearts die set (while supplies last).

This Gable Box Pre-Order Bundle is packed with gorgeous custom dies that you can create beautiful gable boxes for any occasions and gift boxes. You can save 15% on your purchase and get a bonus Mini Stitched Hearts dies (while supplies last).

And this Loving Words Pre-Order Bundle is packed with fabulous, sweet and lovely script sentiments stamp sets! They are not only can be used for Valentine’s Day projects and cards, but also you can use them for any time you want to send some love to your loved ones! You can save 15% on this bundle plus you will get the Mini Stitched Dies for a gift (while supplies last).

Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Mixed Media Card: God Bless You

Hello Everyone… I hope you all have a great week so far… From snowy and cold days, this week we have rainy, windy and warmer days. The girls would want to have more extra snow days, but this Mama loves Spring to get here soon… LOL!

It is time for an inspirations… I created a mixed media card and on this card today has that splash of Spring on it… the colors and the flowers, too 🙂

I added the one of the new ODBD – Plum Pizzaz Paper Pad, on the base card with permanent adhesive runner. Then using the Shutter stencil and metal spatula, I added the Ranger Texture Paste on the background. And I set aside to dry.

Then using MISTI, I stamped the flower from A Happy Hello Stamp Set from Our Daily Bread Designs with Moss Green, Yellow, and Purple Spectrum Aqua Markers on Canson Watercolor Paper. Then using the small watercolor brush, I traced the flower to give some watercolor look. Then I stamped it again with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad and added some clear embossing powder, then heat-set it with my craft heater. Then I added some glitter with Spectrum Noir Sparkle Brush. I fussy-cut it with my non-stick micro-tip scissors.

I die cut the ODBD – Stitched Ovals Dies to create the frame. I die-cut the banner from ODBD – Pennant Flags Dies and the matching stitched banner from ODBD – Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, too. After I die cut them, I run it through the machine again to embossed them with the same dies to give them extra texture on it. Then I stamped the sentiment on the banner die cut with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad. Papers I used for these die cuts are from ODBD – Plum Pizzaz Paper Pad.

I put all the pieces together using Glue Dots small, medium and thick. I used glue dots becuase I want to have some dimensions to the layers and they will be added right on top of the texture paste. And glue dots will hold them strongly on the texture paste 🙂

And I finished my CAS – Mixed Media Card with some purple sparkly dots using the Ranger Purple Stickles.

Supplies from Our Daily Bread Designs: