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Hero Arts: Power To The People

August 29, 2020

Morning everyone. I hope you are having a great weekend. Today I’m featuring the Power To The People stamp set in collaboration with Hero Arts, Pocono Pam and myself. I have a few sample cards for you as well as a quick video.

I want to explain to you how this stamp set came to be and what it means to me. Standing up for any kind of injustice is what I believe in. I’ll share more in the video.

I also have links to the products I used for these cards.

I hope you find excitement and empowerment by using this stamp set. Remember to be kind and care about other humans.

Okay here’s the video. If you can see it here you can also watch it on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.

Thanks for watching and don’t forget to tag us when you post your projects using this Power To The People and others from Hero Arts Unity Collection. To see the Kids United collection click here.

Ink Blending With United As One Stamp Set

July 24, 2020

This week as been so exciting. I’m sharing my last card for the week using ink blending with the United As One stamp set. I love how this card came out with all the rich brown tones of inks.

I started out by blending inks distress oxide inks from the outside edge of my card working my way into the lightest color to be centered on a diagonal in the middle of the panel. Spritzing the card with some water and lifting the ink with a paper towel gave me the cool water splatters. Now it was time to set the panel aside while I worked on my sentiment.

I inked up a small sentiment strip with the same inks and heat embossed the #unitedasone in gold embossing powder. Love how the gold with all these shades really makes the card pop. The ink blended background will really make this sentiment pop. I layered this sentiment onto a dark brown cardstock.

For added interest I ran the inked background piece through my die cutting machine and embossed stacked squares into the paper. I decided the add a gold backer piece to this panel to pull in the gold from the sentiment. Keeping the card simple, I placed this panel on a white 6×6 card base and added a few gold hearts using my infinity hearts die from Hero Arts. I simply love how this card turned out.

Just to give you a little more excitement. Here is a sneak peek of our next release. Time to get your color on!!

Thanks for stopping by today and for your support of the first stamp set in our Unity Collection line. Have a great day and I’ll see you back here soon.

Diversity=Inclusion

July 23, 2020

What does diversity=inclusion mean to you? Do you see yourself as part of a community? Do you see yourself being supported? It’s a loaded question I know however a conversation needs to be had.

When you see the need to look deeper into what you see in your community it helps to see people that look like you. You feel that you are included in the conversation. Seeing diversity is a beautiful sight. You get to see the lives of others and the strength that can bring. Let’s take a look at my card.

I chose to repeatedly stamp the sentiment over and over again to create a statement card. The simple repetitive nature of the sentiment in different shades of brown inks show that all shades of skin tone need to be included. Diversity=inclusion. Don’t sit by and watch when you can speak up and make a difference when you don’t see yourself being included.

There are times when diversity needs to be brought to someone’s attention because they don’t see it. That’s a teaching moment. Express yourself first with love and understanding. Sometimes it’s hard when people are uncomfortable with talking about diversity. Lean in and learn about another race. Yes there are differences however their are so shared experiences. You can agree to disagree but do it with kindness. United should be the goal.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. All products used for this card are linked below. You can see cards from this stamp set all week here on my blog. Have a great day and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for another card.

Pocono Pam and Guest Designers

July 22, 2020

Good morning everyone. Today Pocono Pam and her guest designers are featuring the United As One stamp set on their social media platforms. Each designer has a special card for you today.

Please make sure to stop by each of the links to show your support for Pocono Pam and the guest designers. Here is Pam’s beautiful card. You an find all the details on how this was created on the Hero Arts blog as well as Pam’s blog.

Pocono Pam
Lameka Alston
Scherolyn Leggett
Amador Bustamante

The United As One stamp set is available for purchase on the Hero Arts website.

United As One Tutorial

July 21, 2020

Good morning everyone. I’m back today sharing another card using the new United As One stamp set. This is a partnership stamp set with Pocono Pam, Hero Arts and myself. If you missed my card for yesterday, click here.

I’m sharing a video with you today to show two ways you can use the United As One stamp set. The sentiments in this stamp set are so important to me. This set was inspired to be used for all occasions where solidarity needs to be the main focus especially in the black communities. Here’s a peak at the cards I made for this tutorial.

United As One Tutorial

The tutorial is to help you see yourself in this stamp set. To visualize that you are important, loved, respected and needed. You can also view the tutorial on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy

But wait there’s more. Please make sure to visit our guest designers for today. They are also featuring a project made with the stamp set.

Mitsyana Wright
Mary Polanco
Tenia Nelson

These woman has supported me in my crafting life as well as my personal life and I am so honored to have them on this first release with us. All products used on in the tutorial are listed below for your shopping convenience. Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for more inspiration.