May My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #8 + Giveaway!
Posted by Hero Arts Info on May 01, 2016

May My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #8 + Giveaway!

MMH Countdown to Creativity

Remember to comment on this and every Countdown to Creativity post this weekend. We will be giving away a kit to one lucky reader before you can buy it! Comment on every post for more chances to win! We’ll announce the winner tomorrow morning, prior to the launch of the My Monthly Hero kit at 10am Eastern/10am Pacific on May 2.

I have always been a fan of big and bold sentiments as I think they work beautifully for unique backgrounds. For the card I'm sharing in this blog post I took the large "Thank" and heat embossed it repeatedly on a card base created out of green cardstock from my kit.

I first prepped the card front with an anti static powder tool, then stamped "Thank" repeatedly at an angle, covered entire surface with hero_product_link sku="PW100" text="Gold Embossing Powder"] and heat set it. I was worried the cardstock would warp from that much heat, but I'm happy to report it was thick enough to remain perfectly flat and the end result looks like a very trendy foiling.

Thank You, you are so special card by Yana Smakula for Hero Arts

To house my sentiment I selected one of the tags. First I stamped You Are So Special using hero_product_link sku="AF214" text="Cup O' Joe"] ink and trimmed to tag to make it shorter. I also wanted my tag to appear as a two piece element, so I masked a part of it using washi tape and heat embossed the top with same Gold embossing powder, I heat embossed it twice for a fuller coverage.

Thank You, you are so special card by Yana Smakula for Hero Arts

To finish this card off I added several sequins and a bit of twine to the tag.

Be sure to stop by later today for one more look at this gorgeous kit!

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