Tuesday, September 24, 2019

STAMPtember: The Hero Arts Collaboration is here!

Hey Everybody and happy STAMPtember! I know that some of you have been waiting excitedly for the Hero Arts collaboration to be released and tonight is the night!! This gorgeous set is full of beautiful floral images that are just asking to be used as silhouettes. I've done two cards to showcase this set. One is silhouette style with a vibrant ink blended background. The second has a more colorful take...
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For my first card I started by ink blending my background with Hero Hues Reactive Inks in Lemon Drop, Creamsicle and Fruit Punch. Then I splattered a little water onto the background and used a paper towel to pick up the water droplets. This lifted some of the ink too and gave my background a distressed feel. I wanted a little more color variation on the background so I splattered both the White Liquid Watercolor and the Pewter Glimmer Metallic Ink onto the background with a paint brush.
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After my background was dry I used the new INTENS-ified black ink (great for both alcohol markers and watercoloring) to stamp many of the images multiple times at the bottom of my card. I love how crisp and black this ink is. 
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I stamped the sentiment (I love the font!) in the same black ink. I wanted it to stand out more than the florals did though so I stamped it again with my Hero Arts Clear Mark embossing ink. Then I embossed it with clear embossing powder. It's hard to tell in the pictures but it did the trick to make the sentiment stand out. To finish off my card I added some of the new enamel dots in black. These embellishments are so easy to use because they have adhesive on the back and all you have to do is stick them on to your project.
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You can see from this next picture that I used a similar layout on my second card but did a way different technique so that I would end up with brightly colored florals.
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I started my second card out by stamping the florals multiple times across the bottom in Lemon Drop, Creamsicle and Fruit Punch. Then I heat embossed over the top of the florals in clear embossing powder. This layer of embossing over my stamped images will create an emboss resist and protect the colors that I have used for my stamping.
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I continued by ink blending my background using Hero Arts Reactive inks in Thistle, Splash, Blue Hawaii and Blue Raspberry. I went right over the top of my stamped images. When I was done I used a paper towel to gently buff the ink off of the top of my embossed images. I splattered my background with shimmer spray and lifted the larger droplets with a paper towel. This lifted the ink but left a shimmery background. I also flicked black ink from a marker pen with a brush tip onto the background to make a little more grungy. I also added some spatters in Lemon Drop.
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I heat embossed my sentiment in white onto black cardstock and fussy cut it out. Please note that I did not use Hero Arts embossing powder on the sentiment. I used a different brand and was unable to get a smooth finish. The lesson here is to buy quality embossing powder from Hero Arts. At least it matches the rustic look of my card, right? After that  I added some jewels in purples, blues and greens  and called it a day!
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Here's a last look at these two cards side by side. I really had fun playing with this set and I hope you'll be able to get your hands on it before it sells out! Remember that once these STAMPtember exclusives sell out they are gone forever. So if you love this set snatch up quickly (links below)!
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That is it for today you guys.  If you're interested in checking out any of the products that I've used today please check out the links I've added below. As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I will see you again soon!

Maria



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