Category: Hero Arts

More CAS 2 Cards

Fabulous inspiration in the Online Card Classes Clean & Simple Card Making 2 course today! But first I’m sharing a card I made yesterday from Monday’s lesson. This is my take on Kristina Werner’s fabulous design.

Day One No 2

 

For today’s lesson I tried two versions of the cards shared by Jennifer McGuire.

Day Three No 1

Day Three No 2

 

 

The design uses gradient stamping. I experimented with a variety of shadow and chalk inks. As you can see, my chevron stamp needs a bit more seasoning! Jennifer’s cards included bows created with a new die set that I don’t own. For the time being, I’m trying to make each day’s cards with what I have on hand, and then make a shopping list towards the end of class with some of the goodies that have been shared each day.

Supplies: The Twinery; Simon Says Stamp banner die + sentiment; Spellbinders circle die; ColorBox pigment ink; Fresh pigment ink

Clean + Simple Card Making 2 Day Two

Today’s Online Card Classes Clean & Simple Card Making 2 lesson is all about single-layer cards.  My card is a variation of one shared in class by Julie Ebersole. I didn’t have all of the supplies that she did, so simplified the card a bit! Now I’m going to go back and make another card from yesterday’s lesson! Love the inspiration from this class.

Clean + Simple Card Making 2 Day Two

Supplies: 5/8″ circle die; washi tape; Encore silver ink; Inkadinkado masking paper

Color Blocking

After making  this card, I decided to make a similar one inspired by this gorgeous color-blocked card by Maile Belles for the CLASSroom at Ellen Hutson’s. Maile Belles is a phenomenal cardmaker/stamper whose work never ceases to inspire me!

ColorBlock

I played around with the ratios of the colors a bit and found that the card design was most appealing when the three colors were used in different amounts.

Retrosketches #46 with Hero Arts stamps

The sketch at Retrosketches this week presented a terrific design challenge of balancing pattern and color.

The ever-so-slightly longer days here in the Pacific Northwest have me thinking about spring and led to my choice of bright-colored cardstock and a floral motif for my card.

Retro46

Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock (yellow); Colorbox white pigment ink; May Arts twine; My Mind’s Eye button