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Hero Arts Digital Stamps


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VIDEO: Create your own patterned paper with Hero Arts digital stamps

Happy Tuesday! I have another video tutorial for you as part of our how to series using Hero Arts digital kits. This video goes over how to use photoshop with the brush files included in the kits to create your own patterned paper. You can then use your pattern paper on a variety of projects. This months featured Digi and Challenge Prize is the Go Wild set so what better to use for this tutorial. Here’s what I created:

 

Hero Arts Digital Stamps

 

If you missed the first videos in the series, click here to be taken to the full youtube playlist, to see how I create these cards tune into the video below.

 


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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

a2z scrapbooking watercolor challenge

 

Please join us in this months “Watercolor” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp AND, if you used Hero Arts, a $20 gift card to our Hero Arts store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.

 

 

 

Hero Arts Go Wild Digital Kit
Hero Arts Go Wild Digital Kit
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a2z		 Canon MX492 Printer
Canon MX492 Printer
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AMZ		 Cutterpillar Pro
Cutterpillar Pro
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AMZ		 Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements
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Hero Arts Holiday Animals + WCD Giveaway Winner!

Hi Everyone, Kristina here today playing along with our Watercolor Challenge for the month of October.
I decided to pull out the Hero Arts Holiday Animals stamps and dies and go to town.

 

Hero Arts Holiday Animals Card

 

I started with a a2 sized panel of watercolor paper, and did a wash of 3 different colors of ranger distress ink. While that dried I cut out a few snowy hillsides, and stamped and colored and cut out a bunch of images from the Hero Arts Holiday Animals set.
After my watercolor panel was completely dry, I stamped a few trees from the set to stage a background, and then arranged my images, and lastly stamped my sentiment and embossed with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder. I trimmed everything down and mounted on a regular a2 sized note card.

And now for the fun stuff!! A big congrats to Beverly Jordan! Thank you everyone for hanging out with us on World Cardmaking Day. Beverly, watch your inbox for an email 🙂

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

a2z scrapbooking watercolor challenge

 

Please join us in this months “Watercolor” challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp AND, if you used Hero Arts, a $20 gift card to our Hero Arts store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.

 

 

 

Hero Arts Holiday Animals
Hero Arts Holiday Animals
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a2z		 Hero Arts Holiday Animals Die
Hero Arts Holiday Animals Die
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a2z		 Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder
Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder
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a2z | SSS		 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
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Hero Arts Forever Green
Hero Arts Forever Green
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HA		 Versafine Onyx Black
Versafine Onyx Black
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SSS | AMZ		 Distress Ink Salty Ocean
Distress Ink Salty Ocean
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SSS | AMZ		 Disress Ink Faded Jeans
Disress Ink Faded Jeans
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Distress Ink Stormy Sky
Distress Ink Stormy Sky
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SSS | AMZ		 Wagner Heat Gun
Wagner Heat Gun
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a2z		 Prima Watercolor Pencils 'Vintage Lover'
Prima Watercolor Pencils ‘Vintage Lover’
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SSS | AMZ		 Prima Watercolor Pencils 'Soft Neutrals'
Prima Watercolor Pencils ‘Soft Neutrals’
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Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside
Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside
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SSS | AMZ		 Wink of Stella Clear
Wink of Stella Clear
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SSS | AMZ		 Neenah Solar White
Neenah Solar White
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SSS		 Nuvo Drops White Blizzard
Nuvo Drops White Blizzard
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Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Big Shot
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SSS | AMZ		 Cutterpillar Pro
Cutterpillar Pro
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Hero Arts Paper Layering Dove


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Hero Arts Paper Layering Dove | Merry Christmas

Hero Arts Paper Layering Dove

Hero Arts Paper Layering PineappleHi Everyone, Kristina here today with my CAS(e) a Designer creation! I choose to case Niki and her super cute paper layering card here

I love that she used a sentiment die overtop the paper layering, I never would’ve thought of it. I get pretty intimidated with the paper layering die, but I actually whipped this card together quick quickly using Niki’s inspiration.

I started with a piece of white cardstock trimmed to 3.75 x 5.5 and ran it through my Big Shot with the Hero Arts Paper Layering Dove. While the big shot was out I cut the Merry sentiment from some scrap foil paper I had, as well as some snowflakes using the new Snowflake Confetti die (very versatile, see how I use the negative space here). I arranged and adhered everything where I wanted, added a strip of matching foil paper down the side and mounted on a grey a2 sized panel. Lastly, I put the whole thing in my MISTI to position and stamp the rest of the sentiment. And there you have it!

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Hero Arts CASE a Designer Challenge

 

Please join us in this months “CASE a Designer” challenge for your chance at a $25 gift card to the a2z store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month.

 

 

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from within the shop.

 

 

 

Hero Arts Paper Layering Dove
Hero Arts Paper Layering Dove
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a2z | S6		 Hero Arts Snowflake Confetti
Hero Arts Snowflake Confetti
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a2z | S6		 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
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a2z | S6		 Hero Arts Merry Stamp n Cut
Hero Arts Merry Stamp n Cut
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Neenah Solar White
Neenah Solar White
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SSS | S6		 Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Big Shot
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SSS | AMZ | S6		 Crystal Katana Mixed Media Pick Up Tool
Crystal Katana Mixed Media Pick Up Tool
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SSS | AMZ | S6		 Cutterpillar Pro
Cutterpillar Pro
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AMZ | S6
MISTI
MISTI
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Hero Arts Snowflakes and Holly


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Color Layering with Hero Arts Holly and Snowflakes

Hi Everyone! Kristina here today playing with some goodies from the Hero Arts Holiday Release!

Hero Arts Snowflakes and Holly

I started but cutting the Hero Arts Snowflake Confetti die from Neenah solar white cardstock, and trimming it down by 1/8″ on all sides. I wanted some blue wintry contrast, so I mounted it on some blue bazzil cardstock.

Next I stamped two of each stamp from the Hero Arts Color Layering Holly stamp set. For the leaves, I stamped the first layer in Hero Arts Green Hills ink, the second in Lime Green, and the last layer in Cup of Joe. I cut all the images out using my Brother Scan N Cut, but you can also get the coordinating dies.

To finish the card I got everything set up where I wanted it, and used Press N Seal to hold it all in place while I slowly adhered each piece, more on this technique from Laurie Willison / Jennifer McGuire on her blog here.

After everything was assembled, I stamped my sentiment in Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and embellished with some sequins, and the confetti from the snowflake die.

 

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

Hero Arts CASE a Designer Challenge

 

Please join us in this months “CASE a Designer” challenge for your chance at a $25 gift card to the a2z store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month.

 

 

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from within the shop.

 

 

 

Hero Arts Color Layering Holly
Hero Arts Color Layering Holly
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a2z		 Hero Arts Color Layering Holly Dies
Hero Arts Color Layering Holly Dies
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a2z		 Hero Arts Snowflake Confetti
Hero Arts Snowflake Confetti
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a2z		 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
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Hero Arts Pale Tomato Ink
Hero Arts Pale Tomato Ink
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a2z		 Hero Arts Royal Red Ink
Hero Arts Royal Red Ink
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a2z		 Hero Arts Lime Green Ink
Hero Arts Lime Green Ink
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a2z		 Hero Arts Cup of Joe Ink
Hero Arts Cup of Joe Ink
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Hero Arts Green Hills Ink
Hero Arts Green Hills Ink
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HA		 PPP Sparkling Clear Sequins
PPP Sparkling Clear Sequins
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SSS		 PPP Marshmallow Sequins
PPP Marshmallow Sequins
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SSS		 MFT Pierced Circles Die
MFT Pierced Circles Die
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Brother Scan N Cut
Brother Scan N Cut
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AMZ		 Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Big Shot
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SSS | AMZ		 Crystal Katana Mixed Media Pick Up Tool
Crystal Katana Mixed Media Pick Up Tool
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How To: Hero Arts Digital Stamps Getting Started

Did you know, a2z scrapbooking is the exclusive retailer for Hero Arts Digital Kits? Digital Stamps make a great addition to your stamping arsenal (and take up a lot less room too). This will be the first in a multi-part series illustrating the many ways to use Hero Arts Digital Kits.

How to purchase & download Hero Arts digitals from our store

This video walks through the process of purchasing our instant download digital files. If you’ve already purchased and downloaded files on Etsy, skip ahead to part 2.

Use Microsoft Word to Print / Color / Cut Digital Stamps

This video goes over how to use Word to print off multiple digital stamp images for coloring / cutting to use on tags, cards, scrapbook pages and more!

 

This covers the very basics of using the Hero Arts Digital Kits available in our Etsy store! Stay tuned for future videos and more in depth tutorials. If you have a particular technique, question, or specific software program you’d like to see featured in an upcoming video, please let us know in the comments below.

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

Hero Arts Anything Goes Challenge

 

Please join us in this months “Anything Goes” challenge for your chance at a $25 gift card to the a2z store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month.

 

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from within the shop.

 

 

 

 

 

Hero Arts Holiday Houses Digital Kit
Hero Arts Holiday Houses Digital Kit
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a2z		 Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements
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AMZ		 Microsoft Word 2016 (Office 365)
Microsoft Word 2016 (Office 365)
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AMZ
Brother Scan N Cut
Brother Scan N Cut
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AMZ		 Silhouette Pix Scan
Silhouette Pix Scan
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AMZ
Hero Arts Puffer to You


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Birthday Fishes | Hero Arts Puffer for You

Hero Arts Puffer to You

How cute are puffer fish? They’re up there with sea horses on my favorite fish list, all though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a puffed puffer, have you?

I used the new Hero Arts I’m a Puffer for You stamp set to create a a bright and cheery underwater scene. You could totally use a rainbow of non-traditional bright / neon colors for the fish, but I loved the look of the orange yellow so much I went with it for all of them. After I stamped and colored all the puffers where I wanted them I arranged a semi-random pattern of waves and bubbles, before stamping and heat embossing my sentiment on top. To finish I splashed some wink of stella droplets over the whole thing for a glimmering water look. A full list of supplies used can be found below.

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

Please join us in this months “Take Shape” challenge for your chance at a $25 gift card to the a2z store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month.

 

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISINA15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from within the shop.

 

 

 

Hero Arts Puffer For You
Hero Arts Puffer For You
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a2z		 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
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a2z		 Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder
Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder
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Wagner Heat Gun
Wagner Heat Gun
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a2z		 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens
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AMZ		 Versa Fine Onyx Black
Versa Fine Onyx Black
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Neenah Solar White
Neenah Solar White
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AMZ | SSS

Hero Arts Killer Messages


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Hero Arts Killer Messages | Ink Blended Scene

Hero Arts Killer Messages

Happy Sunday everyone! If your anywhere near the midwest and getting this heatwave, I know what you’re doing today….. Crafting! I’m all for summer and heat, but 91 and 91% humidity, no thanks.

Anywho, So I got my hands on the new Hero Arts Killer Messages set, this is one I picked mostly for the sentiments. I LOVE the sentiments in this set. The Fonts, The Sayings, To die for (pun intended). It’s one of those that would be great for making a bunch of the same card and just swapping the sentiments, because there is one for every occasion.

For this card, I wanted to get some very subtle waves, but didn’t have any stencils so to start I just cut out a wave pattern on some paper and started randomly ink blending until I liked the look. I was going to leave it at that, but decided to do a sky background so I just hit it with some Lemon Yellow and Orange Soda ink very lightly with my Clarity Brushes. Next, I aligned and stamped by sharks in Hero Arts Intense Blank Ink. Finally, for my sentiment I stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with some Hero Arts White Embossing powder. To finish I look my clear wink of stella and splattered it all over the card front.

Until Next Time…

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Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

 

 

 

Hero Arts Monthly Challenge

Please join us in this months “Take Shape” challenge for your chance at a $25 gift card to our Hero Arts store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month.

 

 

 

a2z scrapbooking store hero arts

 

 

 

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code KRISTINA15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you’re looking for a Hero Arts product you don’t see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from within the shop.


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Hero Arts Dress Up | Have a Beautiful Birthday

Hero Arts Dress Up Stamp & Cut

Hi friends, Kristina here with a birthday card using a fun new Hero Arts stamp & cut. I was super excited when I saw this release, how cute is this stamp set?

I love that you get multiple face options depending on your mood, two different girls and a ton of fun sentiments!

For my card I die cut a rectangle postage stamp and stamped my images, then colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. I die cut the skirt, and made little folds along the embossed lines made from the die. For my background piece I stamped the Hero Arts Confetti background stamp in Tide Pool ink. After assembling everything together, I mounted it onto a white a2 sized card base, and added some wink of stella fun all over her skirt.

Below I’ve linked all supplies used here, most can be purchased in the a2z scrapbooking store AND hows about 15% off?!? Just use my code KRISTINA15 at checkout on orders of $25+. Looking for something you don’t see in the store? Use the request custom order button to make a special request.

PS – Don’t forget out monthly challenge! You can win a $25 gift card to the store. This months theme is “Sentiment Focus” – We’d love to see what you create, Link Up by the end of the month 🙂

Until next time…

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I Miss You – Hero Arts You’re So Lovely

Hero Arts Miss You Card

Hi Friends! Kristina here today with my favorite card style ‘Clean and Simple’!
I used the Hero Arts “You’re So Lovely” stamp set to create this quick and easily reproducible notecard.
Just switch out the sentiment and you could have a set of versitile cards ready to go.
I love this stamp set because its perfect for all occasions, and has a few different sentiments, but could easily be paired with others.

Don’t forget to share your favorite things via our April Challenge “Getting to Know You”.
Create a project using your favorite Hero Arts projects and link it up by months end for you change to win a $25 gift card!!

 

Supplies

Many of the products used here can be found in the a2z scrapbooking store AND hows about 15% off?
Use my discount code KRISTINA15 for 15% off your order of $25+.
Psst…. The Hero Arts You’re So Lovely Set is on sale right now!!!!

 

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Hero Arts Color Layering Fuschia


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With Sympathy | Hero Arts Color Layering Fuchsia

Hero Arts Color Layering Fuschia

Hi Everyone! Kristina here today playing with the new Hero Arts Color Layering Fuschia. These are up there with one of my favorite flowers. We get several hanging baskets of them each year, the colors are gorgeous and the hummingbirds eat them up! I debated doing a card with just a bunch of them cascading down from the top, which I think would be really pretty, but for today went with something a little cleaner.

I started with a white cardstock panel & used my clarity brush to blend on an ombre of purple inks, and then trimmed down with a rectangle die. For the fuschias, I die cut a circle and did my stamping directly onto it before adhering to the panel with 3d foam. For my sentiment I die cut one last piece, and stamped/embossing in white. Attach everything to a card base and there you have it!

CHALLENGE

For this month’s challenge we want to get to know you! Show us your projects featuring your favorite Hero Arts products! You have until the end of the month, and the chance at a $25 gift card to the store!

 

 

 

SHOP THE STORE

Hero Arts Color Layering Fuschia

You can get this set and more in the a2z scrapbooking store! We have a wide array of Hero Arts products and more AND how about a discount? Use my code KRISTINA15 for 15% off your order of $25 or more! All products used today are linked below 🙂

SUPPLIES

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