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Love Little Heart Cards

2016 Catalog

Love Little Heart Cards

As Valentine's Day approaches, love is in the air! And yet, there are so many occasions every year to make and send cards with love sentiments. I've created a set of love themed cards for anniversaries, weddings, and birthdays, or Valentine's Day, using the beautiful stamp from the 2016 Valentine's Collection. To create these cards, I started by stamping the sentiment in a floral shade...

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Repeated Sentiment Stamping

2016 Catalog

Repeated Sentiment Stamping

Hello! Today I have two cards to share that feature repeated sentiment stamping. When you have a gorgeous sentiment why not take advantage and really make it the star of your card! This first card was featured in the 2016 Catalog and uses the Handwritten Thank You stamp. It really doesn't get much more simple than this -- all you really need are some gorgeous...

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Selective Two Color Stenciling

2016 Valentine's

Selective Two Color Stenciling

Have you seen the new Hero Arts challenge? Its all about using those fabulous flowers on our projects! And truth be told, in anticipation of Spring all I want to do is surround myself with stunning florals and bright colors. How about you? Hero Arts [hero_product_link sku="SA067" text="Bold Floral Stencil"] from the 2016 Catalog (coming to our store on February 8!) is a perfect tool to...

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You’re the Bestest Card Set

2016 Catalog

You’re the Bestest Card Set

Hi. Today I have a simple card set to share that I created with some products from our Valentine's catalog. Many of the Valentine collection stamps and dies can be used year round for everyday cards. To make my cards, I first die cut the word Love from the Love Stamp & Cut set then adhered it to a 5 1/2 x 4" panel of white card. I stamped the...

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Custom Paint Colors

2016 Valentine's

Custom Paint Colors

Today I'm gonna show you how to get some more use out of your inks - by using them to create custom colored paint! To create your custom color, smoosh your ink pad against an acrylic block (or some plastic acetate), and then add a couple drops of acrylic. I used some pearlescent white acrylic paint, so that I could also get a nice shine to my...

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Paper Layering Heart Valentines

2016 Valentine's

Paper Layering Heart Valentines

One of my favorite Valentine's Day memories is exchanging valentine cards with my grade school classmates. Once I got to junior high, I continued to exchange cards with my close friends. So when my seventh grade niece asked me to make her some special valentines for her friends, I knew that I wanted to use the [hero_product_link sku="DI162"] to create cards that could be easily...

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Vintage Ombré Ranunculus

2016 Catalog

Vintage Ombré Ranunculus

There are currently thirteen Ombré Inks available in the Hero Arts Online Store that are a dye ink formula. But now Hero Arts has added to their Ombré line with two new pigment inks in the colors of [hero_product_link sku="AF346" text="Vintage Metallic Rust"] and [hero_product_link sku="AF347" text="Vintage Metallic Steel"]. Both of these inks offer a gradation of three complementary colors that blend across an image to create depth in your stamping....

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