Category: Hero Arts

Cute Stuff

For the past several days, I’ve been in the process of decluttering my scrapbooking supplies as part of Simple Scrapper’s “Stash Bash”. I bought the 12″ x 12″ Basic Grey “PB&J” collection, including papers, stickers and dimensional embellishments, to scrap a page last summer. I knew I still wanted to use the supplies, so I decided to use one of the patterned papers on a card. It’s been awhile since I’ve used scrap paper (rather than 6″ x 6″ papers) on a card, although that’s what I did all the time when I first started cardmaking because I didn’t know about 6″ x 6″ pads!

Cute Stuff

Initially I thought I’d use the backside of this print for the left-hand side, but I just wasn’t getting it to work. I “neutralized” the card with some dry embossed kraft cardstock.

Pattern Play: Day 1 Revisited

Today I’m sharing another card from the Online Card Class Pattern Play class. This card is inspired by one of Jennifer McGuire’s from the Day 1 lesson.

Pattern Play: Day 1 Revisited

My favorite aspect of the lesson was Jennifer’s explanation on how to choose coordinating patterns. Jennifer’s card combined a floral with three tone-on-tone patterns. As I recall her papers were from several different companies. Since I’m still taking “baby steps” with patterned paper, I combined papers from the Basic Grey “Paper Cottage” pad choosing just one paper with a multitude of colors (the second heart from the top). This technique makes paper paper combining so much easier! The hearts are popped up with dimensional adhesive to give some depth.

Supplies: Spellbinders banner die

Pattern Play: Day 2 Revisited

I’m going back through the Online Card Class Pattern Play class lessons to make cards which I didn’t make during the week of class. Today I’m sharing a card using the emboss resist technique inspired by one of Jennifer McGuire’s cards from the Day 2 lesson.

Pattern Play: Day 2 Revisited

 

The tricky part in crafting this card is choosing the background stamp. The Hero Arts “Leaf and Floral” pattern provides the right amount of negative space so that enough of the patterned paper still shows through. I ironed the embossing off, after I applied the distress ink, per Jennifer’s instructions in the lesson. I’ve never done this before; I really like the results! To ensure that the papers coordinated with one another, I chose all of the papers from the MME “Quilting Bee” pad.