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Let The Good Times Roll

May 14, 2023

Hey everyone. I’m sharing a card I made using the new Hero Arts You’re Dynamite Bundle and the Starlight Rays stencil. This stamp set just screams good times from my childhood. So let the good times roll and let’s get into the card.

I colored my images using Altenew Alcohol Markers. Next I used Hero Arts Crimson and Cornflower inks along with the Starlight Rays stencil to create the background. Instead of white cardstock, I used Sand.

I stamped the sentiment in Hero Arts Unicorn White ink and heat embossed it with Hero Arts Detail White Embossing Powder.

I trimmed down the stenciled background and placed it onto a Hero Arts Dove White Card Base. For a little height to my card, foam tapes were put under the colored images. This card really makes me reminisce on my younger days of roller skating on Friday nights.

Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here soon.

Alcohol Ink Valentine’s Day Card: Valentine’s Day Card Series Day 5

January 26, 2022

Hey everyone. We are to the final day of the Valentine’s Day Card Series for 2022. After watching a video by Tim Holtz I was inspired to pull out my alcohol pearl inks and play. And I’m so glad I did because the cards I created came out so pretty! Let’s dive into the cards.

In the tutorial you will see how easy it was to create these gorgeous alcohol peal ink backgrounds. Remember, when you are playing or creating with alcohol inks just have fun. It takes practice to really learn how the inks will move so the more you use them the better you will understand how it flows.

The clean and simply style of these cards really make me happy. They were super easy to create and I will now leave my inks out more often to just create with no card design in mind.

Using that gorgeous Stylized Heart from Simon Says Stamp, pulls all this gorgeousness together.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate links are used before for the products used in the video are link below at no cost to you.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have enjoyed the series this year. See you back here soon.

Hero Arts City Window Fancy Die

December 23, 2021

Hey everyone. I’m back with one more card for using products from the Hero Arts December 2021 release. Today’s card is featuring the new Hero Arts City Window Fancy die. This might be one of my favorite cards ever.

About a year or more ago I made a bunch of alcohol ink backgrounds that I never got around to putting on a card. The City Window Fancy die was perfect for these inked backgrounds. I die cut the window from Hero Arts Dove White cardstock and placed a piece of the alcohol inked background behind it. Can you say STUNNING?!?!

For the sentiment I used the one of the sentiments from the Wherever You Go stamp set also from Hero Arts. I used Hero Arts Mulled Wine ink since it was also a perfect match to my alcohol ink background.

The panel was then placed on a A2 card base using Hero Arts Dove White cardstock. This card was so quick and easy to put together.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope I have inspired you to pull out your alcohol ink backgrounds along with this die to make quick and easy cards. See you back here soon!

Easy Alcohol Ink Backgrounds – Valentine’s Day Card Series 2020 Day 5

January 17, 2020

I can’t believe we are already done with the card series. So Easy alcohol ink backgrounds was a total given for today’s card. Alcohol inks can be so much fun to place with since you never know how it’s going to turn out.

Today’s card is full of Valentine’s Day inspiration. The large sentiment on this card was all I needed to make it stellar! And who doesn’t love a touch of shimmer and sparkle on a card?

The striking oversized love die cut from Waffle Flower was PERFECT for today’s card. A simple yet beautiful way to finish off a alcohol ink panel.

Here’s a quick tutorial. You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. I’ve used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Thanks for joining me for the 2020 Valentine’s Day Card series. I hope I have inspired you to use the products you have to make gorgeous Valentine’s Day cards. I would love to see what you’re creating so make sure to tag me when you post. Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

Brea Reese Holiday Lights

November 14, 2019

Hey everyone. I’m back today sharing Brea Reese holiday lights with you. These lights were super easy to make and can easily be recreated using different colors of ink. One of my favorite color combinations is red and teal. I know these colors are not normally ones must people would choice for holiday lights. However, remember it’s your creation so you can make it any color you want. 😉

Brea Reese Holiday Lights

I started off by making large backgrounds on Brea Reese waterproof paper. Mixing three blue shades of ink on one panel and two red shades of ink on the other. I made sure to add lots of colorless solution to keep the colors moving and flowing nicely together. While I let them I worked on the background.

Brea Reese Holiday Lights

Gray card stock is definitely a color I go to when I want a soft background for an image or in this case my lights. I trimmed down a panel of fog card stock and stamped a cheerful holiday message in the corner with Versamark. Next I heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder. For the string that hold my lights, I dipped white baker’s twine in gold watercolor and heat set it.

Brea Reese Holiday Lights

Now it was time to assemble my card. I pulled the string through the top of each light and attached the string to the back of the gray panel. For dimension on my card I popped up each light with foam dots and staggered them across the top of the panel. I adhered this panel to a white card base made with 100 lb Neenah Solar White card stock. Additional interest was a must for the background so I pulled out a few gems and flat back sequins to scatter around the lights.

As I mentioned in the beginning of the post, these Brea Reese holiday lights are super easy one to recreate. Color palette are available on my color combinations board on Pinterest if you need color inspiration. Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here soon.