Soft Ink Blended Branches Card - Hero Arts
Posted by Jessica Frost-Ballas on December 10, 2019

Soft Ink Blended Branches Card

Good morning! Jess here with a soft ink-blended card using the pretty new Staggering Branches set!

To start I stamped the images and sentiment from Staggering Branches onto an A2 panel of Hero Hues Dove White Cardstock with Versafine and heat-embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. I colored the images with Copic markers, keeping the flowers and butterflies in light shades of peach and pink.

Next I used a blending brush to lightly apply Soft Vanilla ink around the branches. The ink is so pale that I didn't worry too much about getting too close to the stamped images. Next I blended Fresh Peach and Soft Cantaloupe ink from the edges of the panel towards the stamped images keeping the blending soft and light towards the center of the card. I trimmed a 1/4" off each side of the panel and adhered it to a Hero Hues Dove White Top-Folded Card to finish the card. The stamp set also has a set of "antlers" with more greenery instead of flowers and, if you prefer, a similar card could be created using light shades of mint and green instead!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!

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CM408 Staggering Branches - Hero Arts
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AF275 Soft Vanilla Shadow Ink - Hero...
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AF247 Fresh Peach Mid-Tone Shadow Ink...
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AF242 Soft Cantaloupe Shadow Ink -...
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PW104 Clear Embossing Powder - Hero Arts
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PS325 Hero Hues Dove white - Hero Arts
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PS400 Hero Hues Dove White Top Folded...
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8 comments

Pamella Albright,

This is beautiful!

KC Wong,

What a great technique to try! Thanks for the idea!

Bonnie Reyes,

Love, love, love the blending,

Valerie G,

I love the color palette and the ink blending on the background. This is very beautiful.

Frances Sheegog,

What a beautiful card! Your ink blending sets off your stamped branch so well. Thank you for sharing!

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