PCC255 Sketch Challenge with Hero Arts July 2017 My Monthly Hero Kit

Hello and Happy Hump Day!  I've been missing in action the last couple of weeks over at Paper Craft Crew but this week I'm back with a Design Team Card for a new fun sketch!  

I was super excited for this week's card because I finally got a chance to use my July 2017 My Monthly Hero Kit by Hero Arts!  

 

I started with a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" 80# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock.  I inked up the Hero Arts Background Tribal Stripes Bold Prints (July Kit Add on set) with Mustard Seed Distress Ink and added some Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink with a dauber and then sprayed the stamp with some water before stamping it on the white panel.  Once dry, I stamped the grassy strip in FSJ Black Licorice Fusion Ink.  I then cut out the sun in a scrap piece of SU Pumpkin Pie Cardstock.  I wanted to diecut a white circle to go behind the sun but I didn't have a circle big enough so I used my largest circle framelit to cut out a piece of 80# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock and then I used the same circle to reduce the size of my sun just a little so that they would matt correctly.  I glued them together with FSJ craft glue and then used the same craft glue to adhere it to my cardfront.  Next I stamped the elephant silhouette in FSJ Black Licorice Ink onto a scrap of the Neenah white cardstock and used the coordinating die to cut it out.  I attached it to the front with foam tape.  I used my Misti to stamp the "Huge Thanks" sentiment in more of the FSJ Black Licorice Ink and then clear embossed it.  I then matted this layer with a piece of SU Basic Black cardstock that measured 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I used some Journey Natural Thread to run around both of those layers and tied it at the top of the card leaving the tails long enough to curl with the edge of my scissors.  I mounted these panels on a 11" x 4 1/2" piece of 110# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock that was scored at 5 1/2" for a top folding card base.  I was super happy with how it turned out and can't wait to use this kit some more!  I think I'll try some blues and purples in the background next time.. What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Blakey's Wild One Birthday with Hero Arts June My Monthly Hero, Tribal Stripes Bold Prints

Super quick post but I made a card for my Paper Craft Crew Challenge Design Team Card yesterday that I planned on using for my granddaughter's birthday card but changed my mind.

Here's my 1st card

The card worked well for the Paper Craft Crew Sketch but I wanted to make a few changes.. Here's what I did..

I used the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero June kit to heat emboss in gold the grass as well as heat emboss the giraffe and cut it out with the coordinating die.  I added the "happy" die cut from the Lawn Fawn Happy Easter Die.. obviously I omitted the Easter when I cut the die out from Gold Foil Cardstock.  I added a few pink sequins and a little bit of Gold Glitter Glue on the left side.  I'm happy with how it turned out!  I think she will love the giraffe and it adds a little something extra on it.

Thanks for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

PCC249 Paper Craft Crew Sketch with Hero Arts Tribal Stripes Bold Prints Background Wash

Hello and Happy Happy Hump Day!  It's been a super busy week for me and although I was tired and dreading making a card after work today, I somehow found some motivation and was super happy with it!  Here's the PCC sketch and of course it's a super easy one which is always good!

Part of my motivation is that I need a card for my youngest granddaughter's birthday party this Sunday!  Blakely will be one and her Mom chose "a Wild 1" as a theme.  After seeing her invitation

I found some inspiration!

I love the tribal print on the bottom of the invitation so I pulled out my brand new Hero Arts Tribal Stripes Bold Prints Background Stamp.. here's what I came up with..

For the background I inked up a small section of my stamp with Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers and Picked Raspberry distress inks and then spritzed the stamp with water.  I placed a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" Watercolor Paper onto the stamp and then pulled it off and let it air dry.  I added a piece of FSJ Natural thread and tied it into a bow on the far left side.  I then added this to an 11" x 4 1/4" piece of SU Tempting Turquoise Cardstock that was scored at 5 1/2" for a top folding card.  I stamped the "1" from SU Number of Years Stamp Set in Tempting Turquoise and cut it out with the matching framelits.  I stamped the "wild" from the Hero Arts Color Layering Bengal Tigers Stamp Set in SU Melon Mambo on a circle that was cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock with the SU Stitched Shapes Dies.  I attached it with foam squares.  I added three Doodlebug Sequins and three strips of silver thin glitter washi tape to finish this one off.  I think it turned out super cute! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina