Father's Day Card with Hero Arts

 A one-layer Father's Day card for my Dad!

The hot air balloon and first half of the sentiment is from Hero Arts Father's Day kit that was sold through JoAnn.

A Trio of Christmas Cards

I was last minute getting at least a few Christmas cards done this year, so I went very clean and simple with most of them.

Card 1 - This is actually a spinner card that was challenging and fun to see in action.  I used stamps from Hello Bluebird, dies from Hero Arts and Lawn Fawn.

Card 2 - Holiday Seal from The Stamping Village with snowflakes by Lawn Fawn

Card 3 - Holiday Seal from the Stamping Village with Snowflake Wire by Memory Box.

Birthday Card with Colorado Craft Company

 My dad celebrated his 70th birthday this year.  So I made him this card using stamps from Colorado Craft Company and Hero Arts.

I stamped the cupcake from Colorado Craft Company Friend Cupcake (masking the strawberry) and heat embossed it in white embossing powder.  I colored it using my Polychromos colored pencils.  I stamped and heat embossed the numbers from Hero Arts Number Candles along with the flames and colored those also.  The sentiment from Colorado Craft Company Citrus Berry Cupcake was heat embossed and cut out using the matching die.

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Birthday Card with Simon Says Stamp

 

I created this card using Simon Says Stamp "Mom's Meadow".

I stamped the images using Taylored Expressions Oreo ink on Bristol paper and then colored them with my Zig Clean Color Markers.  Once they were dry, I used some Stickles and Nuvo Drops to add some interest.  The sentiment is from the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero May 2020 kit.

Sympathy Card with Hero Arts

These are never easy to make cards, but I know the recipient will appreciate the sentiment.

I stamped the "Leafy Vines" from Hero Arts with Versafine and then the sentiment from "Fresh Freesia" by Altenew.  Next, I added some Hero Arts pearls and matted the card front with some matching purple paper.

Birthday Card with Hero Arts

 My first card making in my new (temporary) home!

My dad's birthday is coming up and I needed something simple since the majority of my supplies are still packed.  I also needed something masculine.  Hero Arts My Monthly Hero to the rescue!

I used a few stamps from the 2020 August kit along with a sentiment from the 2019 July kit.

All were stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black and colored with Polychromos pencils.

I am entering this into A Blog Named Hero's September Challenge:

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Father's Day & Birthday Card with Hero Arts

This was a fun card to make!
To celebrate my step dad's birthday and father's day, I created this large tri-fold card using many different stamp sets.

Stamps used:  Hero Arts Monthly Hero July 2019, Hero Arts Monthly Hero June 2018, Lawn Fawn "Happy Happy Happy", Sunny Studio "Bold Balloons"

All of the the components were stamped or blended with Gina K inks.

Thank You Card with Hero Arts

My sister gave me a card kit from The Paper Crate for my birthday and once it arrived, I had to make her a card using the supplies.

I used the inks that came with the kit and did some blending to create the background.  I stamped the mouse from the December 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit separately and then colored it with my Copics.  The sentiment is from "Simply Said: Amazing" by Avery Elle.

Thank You Card with Hero Arts and Neat & Tangled

I don't feel like this was my best work, but still worth sharing.

I got some new Finetec watercolors that I had asked for for Christmas and I wanted to try them out.

I die cut a couple of pieces of navy and white cardstock with the Fancy Square from Studio Katia.  Then I stamped and heat embossed the jellyfish from the July 2016 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit and the sentiment from "All My Heart" by Neat & Tangled.  I put on some colors using as little water as possible since I wasn't using watercolor paper and tada!

Pivot Pop-Up Birthday Card with MFT - 2018

My first Pivot Pop-Up Card!

I had to use these cutie "Bitty Bears" from MFT!  And the Pivot Pop-Up is a die set from Lawn Fawn.

I paired the bears with some images from an older Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit, all colored with Copics.  The inside also has a sentiment from "Birthday Wishes" by Mama Elephant and the "Sprinkles Turnabout" by Concord & 9th.

I should have used heavier cardstock since you can the inside clearly from the outside. Oh well, she still loved it!  And the right side is blank so that I could add in a gift card.

Box Birthday Card with Lawn Fawn & Avery Elle - 2018

A fun card to celebrate a girlfriend's 40th!

I again used the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up to create this card.

Other products used were: "Party Balloons" by Lawn Fawn; "Numbered Balloons" by Avery Elle; "Happy Birthday" by Simon Says Stamp; stamps and dies from "Happy Happy Happy" by Lawn Fawn; and some various images from older Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kits.

The one side flap is blank because I stuck a gift card there.

Box Birthday Card with Mama Elephant - 2018

My first Box Card!

I used the Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up die set from Lawn Fawn along with images from Mama Elephant's "Dragon Wishes" (that I colored with Copics) and fireworks from the July 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit.  The sentiment on the back panel is "Make A Wish" by Mama Elephant.

I love these dragons!

Shaker Birthday Card with Hero Arts - 2018

It is so fun making these shaker cards!

Here I used the chili pepper and a sentiment from the April 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit.  I stamped the chili peppers repeatedly on my background (some are even mirror stamped for more fun), then I colored them with Copics.

I cut my frame using Taylored Expressions Stitched Frame Stacklets.

The sentiment was heat embossed in white on black cardstock them cut into a flag and adhered to the acetate window.

Birthday Card with Altenew and Inkadinkado - 2018

My dad's birthday is in October so it seemed fitting to make him a fun Halloween inspired card.

Stamps used: "Halloween Trails" by Inkadinkado; "To The Moon" by Altenew; "Lovely as a Tree" by Stampin' Up; "Boo Stamp & Cut" by Hero Arts

First I stamped the moon layers then masked it and blended on Distress Oxides.  With the mask still in place, I splattered a bit of water and Picket Fence white paint on, but I think I went a little overboard.  My husband said my "stars" looked like snow.  Once the background was done, I die cut it with a Distress Edge Rectangle by Kat Scrappiness.  Then stamped and heat embossed the images and the sentiment.

Birthday Card with Sunny Studio

This card was created with the fun layering "Bold Balloons" from Sunny Studio.

It look me quite a few tries before I was happy with how they turned out and I'm afraid I don't remember what inks I used.  The background was created with some colored ink, then Versamark applied through the Ocean Waves stencil by Gina Marie Designs.  Then heat embossed with some Hero Arts Sparkle powder.

Mother's Day Card with Hero Arts - 2018

Here I used the layering Love stamp from the January 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit to create a mother's day card for my grandmother.

First I cut a piece of white cardstock using the Gina Marie Designs Loopy Rectangles.  Then I stamped the first layer of the stamp with Catherine Pooler ink and heat embossed the second layer with some Ranger gold powder.

Shaker Birthday Card with Hero Arts - 2018

My first shaker card!

I absolutely adore the "Mermaid Kisses" stamp set by Hero Arts.  I colored a few of the images with my Copics.  For the water background, I followed this tutorial by Rachel Bergfeld.  I die cut the Hero Arts "Reef Border" and left it white to keep the focus on the mermaid and the background.  The sequins were a mixture of those from my stash.

Sympathy Card with WPlus9 - 2018

I love the "Christmas Rose Bouquet" stamp set by WPlus9!
I've seen so many folks use it for occasions other than Christmas.  Here I used it for a sympathy card:

I heat embossed it in silver on watercolor paper then painted the flowers.  I covered up the flowers with a mask then added some splatter.  Finally I die cut the "hugs" die from the March 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit.

Window Birthday Card with Hero Arts - 2018

Here is a fun window card that I made for my mom's birthday last year using the "Color Layering Seahorse" from Hero Arts.

The background was inspired by a couple that Kristina Werner showed on her YouTube channel using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  The sea life images were stamped with a variety of Catherine Pooler and Altenew inks.  The final layer on the seahorse was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

This is definitely one of my favorites that I've made so far!

Father's Day Card with Hero Arts

I started creating this card by first doing some watercolor backgrounds using some handmade watercolors from Aloha Studios that are based here on the Big Island of Hawaii.

It's hard to capture in the photos, but this watercolor has a subtle shimmer to it that is absolutely gorgeous!

Once the background was dry, I die cut it with a Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle.  Then I stamped the deer and tree from the "Color Layering Snowy Tree" stamp set by Hero arts.  I created the ground using my black Copic and the stars using a white gelly roll pen.  I didn't want to cover up any of the scene so I stamped the greeting on the inside.

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