Posted by Hero Arts on December 12, 2022

Video: Star Cluster Stencil Thank You Card

Hey there! Daniel, here, with a fun thank you card featuring the new Star Cluster Stencil and some purple goodies. Hero Arts created this stencil to work together with the Nebula Cluster Stencil, but I wanted to share just the stars, today.

I deployed this stencil in a fairly straightforward way, but the ink blending really helps the card to pop!

You can watch the whole thing go down in the video below or HERE on the Hero Arts YouTube channel.

To create this card, I added Grape Juice and Intens-ified Black Ink to the front of an Amethyst panel with an ink blending brush . Then, I stenciled in some White Hero Paste with a Palette Knife .

I added some die cuts from the Celestial Fancy Dies and the You're Magical Bundle . And I finished it off with Champagne Sequins !

All the goodies I used to create this starry thank you note can be found in the grid below. Thank you so much for joining me today and have a wonderful week!

Click on products to shop:

SA218 Star Cluster Stencil \| Hero Arts HA ]	SB348 You're Magical Bundle (C) \|... HA ]	DF103 Celestial Fancy Dies (C) \| Hero... HA ]
PS318 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock... HA ]	AF725 Grape Juice Core Ink \| Hero Arts HA ]	AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad \|... HA ]
NK352 Hero Paste \| Hero Arts HA ]	HT215 Hero Tools Palette Knife \| Hero... HA ]	MI006 Hero Tools Ink Blending Brush... HA ]
CH306 Champagne Sequin Mix \| Hero Arts HA ]

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