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Hero Arts Handmade for Christmas Stencil + Embossing Paste

Today, I’m sharing two cards using the Birds & Leaves stencil from the Hero Arts Handmade for Christmas 2014 Catalog.

For the first card, I used gold Ferro paint (so not technically embossing paste) through the stencil and finished the card with a sentiment from “Very Merry Christmas,” one of my favorite holiday sentiment sets from Hero Arts. I used a double frame to showcase the stenciled image.

For the second card, I applied Ranger’s texture paste through the stencil, which I “water” colored with Distress markers after the paste was dry. This was a much more ambitious card than the first one! My first try was a mess as the watercolor seeped through. I was much more careful the second go round, although there’s still room for improvement.

Supplies:

Basic Grey Stencils: Evergreen, Birds & Leaves	Viva Decor Ferro Metal Effect Paint, Old Gold	Ranger Texture Paste	Hero Arts ClearDesign: Very Merry Christmas
Distress Marker Set of 37 w/ Tube	Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gumdrop, 10 pk	Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gumdrop, 25 pk	My Favorite Things Die-namics, Blueprints 1
A Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk	Hero Arts Embossing Powder, Gold	Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, 1 oz. Gold

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Penny Black Watercolored Background

Today, I’m sharing a card created with the Penny Black 40-350 Tree-Lined background stamp and several Penny Black die cuts.

I inked the Tree-Lined background stamp with several Distress Inks, in shades of blue-green, and then lightly misted the stamp. I laid a piece of Ranger watercolor paper on top of the stamp and pressed lightly.

Once dry, I trimmed the panel and attached it to a red card base. The “Merry” sentiment, die cut from the 51-021 Love & Joy set, was adhered to the smaller tag from the 51-007 Tagged die cut set. I cut the “Merry” out of gold foil, as well as out of white cardstock in order to add some depth. I used the Zig Memory Two-Way Fine Tip Pen to glue the foil die cut to the white cardstock one.

Hero Arts Guest Artist – Handmade for Christmas

I’m delighted to be a guest artist on the Hero Arts blog today with a holiday card featuring stamps from the Hero Arts Handmade for Christmas 2014 Catalog.

Please head on over to the Hero Arts blog for details about the card and to watch a video in which I describe how I chose the ink colors for the trees. I also go step-by-step through the construction process of the card.

Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember!

Wow, it’s September! What a fabulous time of year – lots of beginnings are always in store in September! Today, I’m sharing a card created with the Simon Says Stamp Presents and Ornaments stamp set, released as part of the Stamptember event.

Simon Says Stamp - STAMPtember!

For my card, I stamped the Presents and Ornaments packages and bows. I pulled out my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the packages aligned! I tried the design in a number of different package and bow color combinations, ultimately deciding on a somewhat traditional color combination of red, green and gold.

The Cutting Edge Challenge #9

It’s time for the another Cutting Edge Challenge! Our inspiration this week is an amazing card created by Design Team member Lisa Addesa.

Here’s my take on her card:

The Cutting Edge Challenge #9

I rotated the card which put more flowers on the left-hand side (corresponding with the upper-left corner of Lisa’s card). I chose a multi-line sentiment, like Lisa’s, that combines a script font with a san-serif one. I also used some of the colors that Lisa used on her flowers.

Supplies: Taylored Expressions die, Hero Arts sentiment