Stamp & Craft: How to Ink Blend like a PRO!

Our next Stamp & Craft event is on Friday (2/13)! Join Channin as she creates a project with the new February My Monthly Hero release as well as shares tips, tricks and inspiration!

👉🏼 When: Friday, February 13th at 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET
👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts YouTube and Facebook

• February My Monthly Hero Kit
• Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies
• Cornflower Core Ink
• Fawn Core Ink
• Cotton Candy Core Ink
• Papaya Core Ink
• Butter Bar Core Ink
• Pine Core Ink
• Forever Green Core Ink
• Green Apple Core Ink
• Sand Core Ink
• Beeswax Cardstock (included in Card Kit)
• Coral Cardstock (included in My Monthly Hero kit)
• Carrot Cardstock (included in My Monthly Hero kit)
• Fern Cardstock (included in My Monthly Hero kit)
• Rainforest Cardstock (included in My Monthly Hero kit)
• Chiffon Cardstock (included in My Monthly Hero kit)
• Cascade Cardstock (included in My Monthly Hero kit)
• Vellum
• Classic White Cardstock
• Blending Brushes
• Small Blending Brushes
• Die-cutting Machine
• Stamp Positioning Tool, ex. MISTI
• Paper Trimmer
• Score Board
• Precision Glue
• Foam Adhesive
• Alcohol Markers: Copic: E51, E30, E31, R20, R11
• White Gel Pen
• Press N' Seal
• Optional: Stencil Mat or Grip Mat

1. Trim down the Chiffon cardstock to create an A2 panel (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").
2. Place stencil #1 from the Field of Flowers Layering Stencils (Feb. My Monthly Hero Kit) over the Chiffon panel and ink-blend with Cotton Candy and Papaya Core Inks. Remove stencil.
3. Place stencil #2 over the panel and ink-blend Butter Bar and Fawn Core Inks. Remove stencil.
4. Place stencil #3 over the panel and ink-blend with Green Apple and Pine Core Inks.
5. Place stencil #4 over the panel and ink-blend with Cornflower Core Ink.
6. Adhere the panel onto the front of an A2 top-folding white card base.
7. Die-cut several flowers out of Coral, Carrot, Beeswax and Cascade cardstocks.
8. Ink-blend the centers of the Coral and Carrot flowers with Papaya Core Ink.
9. Ink-blend the center of the Beeswax flower with Butter Bar Core Ink.
10. Die cut flower centers out of Beeswax and Carrot cardstocks.
11. Ink-blend the Beeswax flower center diecuts with Butter Bar Core Ink.
12. Ink-blend the Carrot flower center diecuts with Papaya Core Ink.
13. Adhere the flower petals and flower centers together with liquid glue.
14. Die cut several stems and leaves out of Rainforest and Fern cardstocks.
15. Ink-blend over the stems and leaves with Pine and Forever Green Core Inks.
16. Adhere the flowers to the diecut stems with liquid glue.
17. Stamp a rabbit from the clear stamp set in Sand Core Ink.
18. Color the rabbit with Copic markers.
19. Die cut the rabbit with the coordinating die.
20. Stamp a sentiment in Cornflower Core Ink. Die cut the sentiment out with the coordinating die.
21. Die cut a panel out of vellum with the fifth largest die from the Rounded Rectangle Infinity Die Set.
22. Arrange the flowers, leaves, rabbit and sentiment over the vellum panel then pick up the diecuts with the Press N' Seal.
23. Remove vellum panel then add foam adhesive to the backside of the diecuts.
24. Adhere the diecuts to the vellum panel then flip the vellum panel over and add foam adhesive. Tip: Place the foam adhesive in areas where it will be hidden by the flower, leaves, rabbit and sentiment diecuts.
25. Adhere the vellum panel to the card front.
26. Diecut a bow out of Cascade cardstock. Adhere the bow layers together then adhere the bow to the rabbit.

If you cannot join us for the live event, no problem! The video will be available to watch on replay on YouTube and Facebook whenever it is convenient for you.

We hope to see you there!