Tag: Hero Arts
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Venetian Neighborhood Using Three Different Coloring Techniques
This Hero Arts stamp is an amazingly detailed large stamp that is perfect for many types of coloring techniques. I could have chosen more but stuck with three very different ones to showcase very different looks. And one of them is kind of a failure. The stamped image is a Venetian neighborhood. I wanted something…
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Mixed Media Hello Card
The background on this card is usually something I do on my art journal pages. This type of mixed-media layering reminds me of old-fashioned wallpaper or deep brocade fabric. It is a pretty quick project. The process starts with stamping, then layering a stencil with glimmer paste. Waiting for that layer to dry takes…
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Mixed Media Howdy Card
Many of us purchase mixed media supplies for art journaling but don’t use them for much else. It is fun to use them on cards and scrapbook pages, too! This mixed media “Howdy” card is simple to make. And it packs a lot of texture without needing extra postage! First, I applied Pink Candy Coat…
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Stenciled Background with Die Cut Card
Hero Art’s Sweet As Honey Stamped Images The stamp set did all the work on this card. The flowers, bee, and sentiment are part of the Sweet As Honey set. First, I used the alignment tool as a mask for inking the center square. The cardstock die cut from the Chain Link die was…
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A Quick Colorful Card
Sometimes you need to make a card quickly. This colorful card is straightforward to make and only takes a short time to assemble. To make the crisp center square I used the alignment tool’s square mask and ink blended all around it. All the die cuts were made with one set of dies, cutting…
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Second Interactive Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar Card
I had so much fun with the card that I posted here, that I thought I’d make another one. This second interactive Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar Card took a little less time because the numbers were cut from washi. Instead of stamping a greeting under each door I thought it would be fun to…
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Christmas in July – Countdown to Christmas Advent Card
Hero Arts Presents Background Stamp with Peek A Boo Doors Die to create an Advent Calendar Card On the one hand, I love Christmas so I think it is great to get a headstart on crafting for the holidays as soon as Christmas is over. On the other hand, I feel a bit overwhelmed if…
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Quick & Easy, Clean and Simple Die Cut Cards
Hero Arts Die-Cut Butterflies from Glitter Paper Are you a fan of Clean and Simple (CAS) cards? I love that they can be impactful in their beautiful simplicity. These quick and easy die-cut cards did not take very much time to make. However, I don’t think they suffered for their ease. Penny Black Die-Cut Framed…
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Easy Paper Piecing with Die Cuts
Currently, my favorite tool in my crafting area is the Vagabond die cutting machine made by Sizzix. I have enjoyed using it for a variety of different quilting and paper crafting projects over the past few weeks. It continues to serve my purposes very well. However, I feel like the dies are sometimes a one-off…
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Scrapbook.com Haul To Replace or Supplement Water Damaged Items
Even though we moved to a house that is less than half the size of our previous one, I felt like I needed to buy some new things when I discovered that a bunch of my stuff had been ruined in a faulty storage unit that leaked. Scrapbook.com is having a sale on stamping items…
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