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Another Hero Arts June Sketch Card

I had a lot of fun with the first June sketch for Hero Arts so I thought I'd try another one. This was more of a challenge for me as I didn't know what to use as a focal image.  When in doubt go with flowers... :-)

Ingredients: 

Cardstock:  Neenah Solar White, Bazzill Red

Ink: Distress Ink: Wild Honey, Festive Berries, Scattered Straw and Spiced Marmalade, Memento Love Letters (sentiment)

Stamps: Hero Arts: Flower from Layered Flowers and sentiment from Say It All

Misc: Swiss Dots embossing folder, StarDust Stickles, Rhinestones and circle punch

Thank  you for looking!  Have a great day!

Hero Arts June Sketch

I had fun with this sketch from Hero Arts and tried something really different for me.

                     

 Let me know what you think.  Thank you for looking!

Ingredients: 
Stamps:  Hero Arts: Floral & Leaf Background, Enjoy sentiment from Live & Laugh clear stamp set
Card Base: Neenah Desert Storm cardstock
White Cardstock:  Neenah Solar White
Ink:  Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Festive Berries, Wild Honey & Gathered Twigs), Watermark Ink (Tsukineko Versamark)
Embossing Powder:  American Crafts Zing Black, Stampendous Detail White
Misc: Black Cardstock (Bazzill) and Bakers Twine from Queen & Co.
Directions:
Stamp background stamp on kraft cardstock and then on white cardstock with Versamark ink. 
Heat emboss the white cardstock with white embossing powder. :et the kraft cardstock dry.
Cut rectangles out of white embossed cardstock and use Distress Ink and a foam blending tool to color over the embossing. Distress edges with brown Distress Ink.
Heat embossed the Enjoy sentiment on a scrap of kraft cardstock and added it to the card with pop dots.  
A couple of strips of black cardstock and black and white baker's twine finishes the project

3-fer Friday

Happy Friday!  3-fer is a feature where I will make three cards or papercrafted items that all share one common element.  This time, I have used the Hero Arts stamp, "Butterfly Flowers," three different ways.  I was feeling fall-ish so all three cards have a warm color palate. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the 90-degree weather we are continuing to enjoy.  

The Butterfly Flowers stamp is used as part of the background in this first card. The image is white heat embossed on white cardstock. Distress inks in Fired Brick, Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade were rubbed on to the cardstock using a foam applicator. I dribbled dots of Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the background with a paint brush and water. I edged the background panel with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

I lightly stamped the Butterfly Flowers image with Fired Brick Distress Ink on diecut white cardstock. I stamped the Hero Arts sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa. A scattering of tiny rhinestones and a sheer swirled ribbon from Maya Road finish the card.
 

For this card, the Butterfly Flowers image is used as a focal point. First it was stamped with Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and colored in with a Brick Beige E31Copic Marker.

I stamped a second copy on white cardstock and colored it in with brighter color Copic markers. For contrast and dimension, I cut pieces from this second image and adhered them with pop dots to the base image.

Copic Markers: YR04, YR07, Y13, Y15, Y17, YG05, E31
Cardstock:  Neenah Solar White, SU! Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake.  
Letter Stickers: The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)


The Butterfly Flowers image is used as a focal point again on this small note card (3.75"w x 4.25"h). This time all the color is in the stamping. I tapped the image onto Fired Brick and Orange Marmalade Distress Ink pads before stamping onto white cardstock.

I got a little carried away with the Stampin' Up! Color Spritzer and a Chocolate Chip marker. The tag piece at the bottom was coffee stained.

Finally, I streaked white crochet thread with an orange Copic marker to mimic Baker's Twine. The whole focal piece is attached to the card base with pop dots.

Cardstock: Neenah Solar White, Bazzill Painted Dessert, SU! Soft Suede.



Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Summer Card Camp Week 4

Wow, the last week already!  I wish it could go on and on!  This is not my usual style card, but it just happened.  I'll call it Wonky Circles.  Almost makes you dizzy, doesn't it?

Just various punched paper circles and a stamped sentiment. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado and the paper is from PTI, SU and Bazzill.  Thanks for looking!

Summer Card Camp 2011 Week 3

These colors were a challenge!  Overall I'm pleased with my card, but do wish there was more "color" in it. :-) Created using Jennifer McGuire's "fingerinking" technique and Distress Inks. My fingers turned an odd purple color for a couple of days even when I scrubbed them!

The Hero Arts butterfly is embossed in silver for a bit of sparkle. After cutting out the image, I went in and darkened a couple of areas with Walnut Stain ink with water and a paint brush. I also put red dots in the small spots on the wings with a marker, but you cannot tell from the image, or even in person.

The sentiment is from PTI's Beyond Basic Borders, backgrounds from Hero Arts (Friends Definition) and Hero Arts (Antique Brocade) and card stock from Bazzill (Red), Neenah (Solar White), PTI (Kraft) and Stampin Up! (Chocolate Chip). The charm is from Lost & Found by Blue Moon Beads. Rhinestones, brads, an eyelet and a bit of rustic twine finish the project.

Thanks for looking!

Summer Card Camp 2011 Week 2

These are not my favorite colors, but, wow, once I started working with them, I loved the sunny look!  The card below was created by stamping the Hero Arts Butterfly Flower image repeatedly on PTI Kraft cardstock.  I colored the images with Copic markers and added dots with a Sharpie white marker.  The bow and butterfly accent are Crushed Curry by Stampin' Up!  Finally, edged with PTI white ink and added a couple of bright rhinestones.    Thanks for looking, have a great week!