Category: cardmaking

Ready for Color

Now that the new year is upon us, I’m craving color, quite possibly because it’s still winter (and dark and cold)!

Ready for Color

I added pattern to this card by clear embossing the new Hero Arts Tiny Flags background stamp. The sentiment is from one of my favorite Hero Arts sets – “Heydey Sentiments.” I really like the fonts in that set, especially to add graphic punch.

After finishing that card, I saw this card by Jennifer McGuire and created something similar (albeit simpler) heat embossing the Tiny Flags background with Hero Arts Sparkle embossing powder. (The sparkle doesn’t show up particularly well in the photo, but it lends a subtle shimmer.) I used the Hero Arts “My Favorite” set for the sentiment.

Ready for Color

Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock (pink)

Love You More

I’m heading right into the Valentine’s Day “season” today with a CAS card using the Mama Elephant “Party Kit” stamps and coordinating die cuts.

Love You More

I stamped the heart balloon in three shades of Mama Elephant pigment-based inks, which I then die cut. (I like the dimension achieved with the die cuts and it’s a lot less stressful to create a card this way!) I paired the balloons with one of my favorite Hero Arts sentiments from the “Oh Snap” set.

Supplies:

So Proud of You

I couldn’t resist making another card with the new Hero Arts “Lil Hoot” stamp set, this time using the pair of bears.

So Proud of You

As with my card using the Lil Hoot owls, I relied on several Hero Arts background stamps for some pattern.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! One of my resolutions for 2014 is to color more with my Copics. Today I’m sharing a card created with the new Hero Arts “Lil Hoot” stamp set.

Happy New Year!

I used several Hero Arts background stamps on this card as well – for the tree background and the starry sky. I fussy-cut the colored owls and attached them with dimensional adhesive to the star background.