Hero Arts Fun at the Lake Card

I never have made a card with so many silhouette figures on it. I really like how it turned out and was easy to stamp and die cut. To make the sky I masked off the bottom and I lightly blended the Tumbled Glass Oxide ink over the top. Next I used my homemade cloud stencil to finish up the clouds. For the lake water I blend two colors of Distress Oxide ink. I then splattered water droplets on the lake and wiped off the excess water. 

To make this card I used:

Stamps:  All Hero Arts Fun at the Lake, Color Layering Pier at the Lake, Color Layering Mountains at the Lake and Color Layering Sea & Sky

Paper: CTMH White Daisy Cardstock and Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Ink: Versamark Onyx Black Ink, CTMH White Daisy Pigment Exclusive Ink, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Oxide Ink

Accessories: Handmade Cloud Stencil and Pink & Main Blender Brush

Hero Arts September 2020 Kit Cards

I finally for around to making a Halloween card. I made this scene card with the color layering stamps included in the kit. I blended three colors of Distress Ink to make the background. I tried to make a spooky sky so the card is more scary looking.

To make this card I used:

Stamps: Hero Arts September 2020 Monthly Kit

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Black and Goldrush Cardstock, Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Inks : Versafine Onyx Black Ink, CTMH Canary, Goldrush and Paprika Exclusive Ink, Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet and Black Soot Distress Ink, Creamsicle, Key Lime Fizz, Moss, and Cup O Joe Hero Arts Ink

Accessories: Ranker Blending Tool, Hero Arts Gems included in kit as a freebie and Scotch 1/2 in. Double Sided Foam Tape

Hero Arts Color Layering Pier at the Lake Card

I made this card with two stamp sets and I think it came out great. Both stamp sets are color layering which makes it easy to stamp. I love the girl and boy silhouette that has them jumping into the lake. It looks fun and I wish I could jump in too.

To make this card I used:

Stamps: Hero Arts Color Layering Pier at the Lake and Hero Arts Color Layering Mountains at the Lake

Paper: CTMH White Daisy and Green Apple Cardstock and Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Ink: CTMH Toffee,  Espresso and Clover Exclusive Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Speckled Egg and Salty Ocean Distress Ink, Hero Arts Lemon Drop, Key Lime Fizz and Cup O' Joe Ink and Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers

Accessories: CTMH Circles Die, Clear Ranger Embossing Powder, Versamark Pad, Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Marker, Scotch 1/2 in. Double Sided Foam Tape and Scotch 1/2 in. Thin Double Sided Foam Tape

Hero Arts Color Layering Octopus Cards

I just got texture paste and wanted to try it on a stencil. First I put ink down on craft mat and then added glob of texture paste next to each three inks with a plastic craft palette knife. I mixed the texture paste with the ink and played around with how dark I wanted to add more color which I did. I picked up individual colored texture paste and smooth it over the stencil. You must clean the palette knife when changing colors. I then used a texture pasted spreader to even out the paste on the cardstock. The photo does not show the raised dimension of the texture paste.   

To make this card I used:

Stamps: Hero Arts Color Layering Octopus

Paper: CTMH White Daisy Cardstock and Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Ink: CTMH Thistle and Eggplant Exclusive Ink, Worn Lipstick, Seedless Grape, Broken China, Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink

Accessories: Hero Arts Wave Stencil, Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, Ranger Opaque Matte Texture Paste, Plastic Craft Palette Knife, Dreamweaver Paste Spreader, Hero Arts Ombre Ocean Sequins and Scotch 1/2 in. Double Sided Foam Tape 

 Hero Arts Sea You Soon Card

I love making ocean cards because I have lived most of my life in Florida. The watercolor background I used the with wet on wet technique on watercolor paper. I wet the paper and used watercolors paint to dab randomly on the paper. I used Speckled Egg Oxide Ink and then embossed the School of Fish with clear sparkle embossing powder. I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color the shells. I added shimmer brush to the shells.

To make this card I used:

Stamps: Hero Arts Sea You Soon and Hero Arts School of Fish Bold Print

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock and Strathmore Hot Press Watercolor Paper

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Speckled Distress Oxide Ink and Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers

Accessories: CTMH Watercolor Paints, Wow Clear Embossing Powder, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Marker and Scotch 1/2 in. Double Sided Foam Tape

CTMH Gnome Matter Card

I just got this wood embossing folder after seeing several other cards I saw on Pinterest. The coloring of the wood was done by swiping three of my mini distress inks over it.  I made the door to the wood home darker to stand out more. I colored the gnome with Spectrum Noir Markers.

To make this card I used:

Stamps: CTMH Gnome Matter

Paper: CTMH Toffee Cardstock and Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy, Ground Espresso Distress Mini Ink Pads

Accessories: Stamps of Life Stitched Oval Die, Sizzix 3D Embossing Lumber Folder, Hero Arts Gems and Scotch 1/2 in. Double Sided Foam Tape

Hero Arts Underwater Bold Print Card

I started this card before I got really sick and finished the coloring with Prismacolor pencils in bed. I cased this card from Jessica Frost-Ballas card. First I stamped the card with Sapphire ink and then colored the sea life with the pencils. I then embossed the card with gold embossing powder.  It was fun to color in all the sea life and I love the vivid colors.

To make this card I used:

Stamps: Hero Arts Underwater Bold Print and Stampendous Ocean Wisdom

Paper: CTMH Whisper White, Lagoon and Peacock Cardstock

Ink: CTMH Sapphire Ink and Peacock Exclusive Ink

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Versamark Pad, Ranger Fine Gold Embossing Powder and Scotch 1/2 in. Doubled Sided Foam Tape

Hero Arts Beach Heroscape Card

I am still recovering from iron deficient anemia. I just heard from MD that my iron level is normal. I managed to make this card in three stages because I still wear out easy from being in bed for several weeks.  I used sand embossing powder to make the beach.

To make this card I used:

Stamps: Hero Arts Beach Heroscape

Paper: CTMH Whisper White Cardstock and Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide, Hero Arts Splash and Blue Hawaii Ink

Accessories: Versamark Pad, Hero Arts Sand Embossing Powder and Scotch 1/2. inch Double Sided Foam Tape