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Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Release

June 20, 2024

Hello everyone. Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Release. This release is awesome so make sure to grab your goodies before they sell out.

I had the chance to design with the CZ Bad Day, Good Vibes. This stamp set has a great variety of sentiments and sub-sentiments. Let’s take a look at my card.

I started off my card by first picking my color palette. Wanting to happy and cheerful card, I used Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Inks Punch, Grapefruit, Sunbeam and Seafoam. These color together look so pretty. By alternating the color placement, I created a full on sentiment card. Next I stamped one of the sub-sentiments in the middle of the card panel in Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink. Continuing with the black ink, I stamped a few hearts to fill in some of the white space.

One all the stamping was complete, I used a light gray Copic Marker (T1) to make a should around the letters. By using this little trick it makes the letters a little bit of dimension. To finish off the card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base.

Hurry up and grab your goodies from the Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes release. Want to see more cards using products from Simon Says Stamp. Click here and be inspired. Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you all again soon.

Striking Background With Hero Arts Bold Prints

June 11, 2024

Hey everyone. I’m over on the Hero Arts blog today sharing this beautiful card using a new Hero Arts Bold Print. It was super easy to create and I think you will want to recreate this one yourself.

I mean look how cool this background looks. And it’s only one stamp.

Head on over to the Hero Arts blog for all the details. Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone.

NEW: Hero Arts June Hero Studio Card Kit

June 3, 2024

Hello everyone. Welcome to the June release, where we are bringing the boldness of urban textures in the signature Hero Arts style and quality! Explore the beauty of painted decorative tiles, the intricacy of garden gates, and the dynamic silhouette of power lines with this month’s release. We are excited to share exciting news with you today from Hero Arts. But first let me show you what’s in this month’s kit.

Urban Sky HeroScape Clear Stamp Set, 6” x 8”
Neighborhood Message Clear Stamp Set, 4″ x 6″
Coordinating Dies City Stencil, 6×6 (with 3 Fall-Out City Skylines)
5 Ink Cubes (Peony, Pitch Black, Dusty Blue, Stonewash, Amethyst)
2 Sheets each of Silver Foil, Silver Glitter, Silver Cube & Pitch Black Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″ 2
Sheets City Textures Hero Transfers
$46.00 With Subscription
$49.99 One-Time Purchase While Supplies Last
Once the kits sell out, they are GONE for good!

Now let’s chat about the exciting news. Introducing the reimagined Hero Arts monthly subscription program, now with six original options each month. Subscribe by the 1st of the month to guarantee you get the product. Free (US) shipping on all Hero Studio subscriptions. You can add extra product to your order by Thursday of launch week and they will ship with no extra shipping charges. Hero Studio products are also available for purchase without a subscription at full price, while supplies last. Once they sell out, they are gone for good!

Let’s start with my first card. For this card I used the new 6×6 City Stencil from this month’s kit. What I love about this stencil, is that three stencils are incorporated into one stencil space. This allows you to use one stencil, two stencils or three stencils on one piece of cardstock. You will see what I mean in the tutorial I have for you today.

By using the Hero Arts Reactive inks in Fruit Punch, Lemon Drop and Splash, I was able to create this rainbow city skyline by only blending three shades of ink. For the darker ink on the bottom, I combined two shades of gray Granite and Charcoal to create a moody city skyline.

Let me show you in the tutorial exactly how to do this. You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.

Now for my next card I immediately feel in love. Working with the new Decorative Tile Pattern Stencil (only available from retailers and online shop) on color cardstock really make this stencil come to life. By using Hero Arts Peony cardstock I blended Hero Arts Taffy and Berry Smoothie reactive inks through the stencil. For added interested, I had certain areas overlap with the two colors.

Without removing the stencil, I wiped down the stencil to remove any color sitting on top. Next I pulled out my Hero Arts Glitter Paste and smooth this over the stencil. This gave the color a more muted look with tons of sparkle. Now it was time for a large sentiment. I die cut the word friend from the Hero Arts Smile Friend Stamp and Cut XL onto Hero Arts Basic Glitter Paper.

To make the sentiment stand out, I blended a second friend die cut with the Berry Smoothie ink to add behind the glitter one to create a shadow. For a sub-sentiment, I used the hello sentiment from the Message Basic stamp set. By blending just a bit of Berry Smoothie Ink onto Hero Arts Dove White Cardstock, I had a pretty place to stamp my sub-sentiment. I stamped the hello in Hero Arts Unicorn White ink.

To finish off the card, I place a strip of white glitter paper behind the sides of the peony piece. Next I adhered it to a side folded card. I adhered the friend and hello sentiments on the card and added just a few pearls to the center of a few tiles.

Here is the list of blog participants. I hope you enjoy this new Hero Arts June Hero Studio Card Kit. Make sure to join in on the hop and leave comments along the way. I’ll see you back here soon.

Hero Arts
Hero Arts Creative Team:
Channin Pelletier
Charlene Madrid
Dana Joy
Heather Ruwe
Ilina Crouse
Jennifer Kotas
Kailash Naidoo
Karen Brown
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Natasha Polite
Natasha Vacca
Pocono Pam
Rachel Kleinman
Rosie Lopez
Seeka
Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Kelly Taylor

Watercolor Cherry Blossoms

March 14, 2024

Hey everyone. I’m on the Hero Arts blog today sharing this beautiful watercolor cherry blossoms card using the new Cherry Blossom Cover Plate.

I must admit, I really like how this card turned out. The softness of the watercolor and this beautiful cover plate really make such a pretty spring card. Head on over to the Hero Arts blog for all the details.

Altenew March 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!))

March 6, 2024

Welcome to the Altenew March 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway! I’m excited you are here today. You can start the hop here at the beginning if you missed anyone along the way.

Let’s get into the cards I made today. For my first card I used the Rustic Rose Stamp and coordinating die. I started the card by first stamping the rose onto watercolor paper. Next I mixed colors from the new Altenew Tube Watercolors to create these beautiful colors for my rose. Mixing watercolors to create a custom color is a wonderful way to expand your color palette.

Once the rose was completely dried, I used the coordinating die to cut it out. Now it was time to work on the background.

Using the same Altenew Cold Press Watercolor Paper, I made this background by mixing blues and grey watercolors together. For added texture I splattered on gold paint before I adhered the rose. For the sentiment, I decided to use the you are the best so this card could be given at any occasion. Finally, I trimmed down the panel and adhered it to a white card base.

Let’s get into the next card. This card is featuring the Paint and Stamp Butterflies from the Altenew March 2024 release. I stamped the images in a very light grey in for a no-line watercolor look. For each butterfly, I carefully painted it in a color and allowed the next color to blend a little into the next one. I love a cool rainbow feel on a card.

Once I was finished painting each butterfly, I splattered the coordinating color above it to give it a whimsical look and added just a touch below each butterfly was well.

A simple sentiment and a black cardbase really finished this card off nicely. Now it’s time for the giveaways.

There is $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/12/2024 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/14/2024.

*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

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