Key To My Heart Card | Hero Arts | IG Hop

Hello Friends, hope you had a wonderful crafty weekend!

Today's card is part of the Hero Arts Global team, Instagram Hop. If you would like to join the short hop click HERE to get started and you could win one of 3 coordinating stamp and die sets that I will be giving away! (More details over on Instagram.)

So let me tell you how this pretty came together!

CARD RECIPE

To begin, I used the Chain Linked Fancy Die to die cut the front of the card base, this creates the see-through part of the window on the front panel. I then opened up the card base and glued a piece of acetate to cover up the opening. To finish off the inside of the card I die cut another white card panel using the Chain Linked Fancy Die and then lined it up with the opening and then glued it in place, sandwiching the acetate piece in between.

Next, I die cut the Chain Linked Fancy Die again this time using silver cardstock, and glued it to the acetate front. I then attached two locks to the fence that were die-cut from the Locks Fancy Dies.

To create these sparkly no line colored Peonies, I first stamped out the Peonies Bunch using Contour Ink. (Leave the stamp in the Misti as you will need it for another step later on). I then blended out the fowers using the Layering Peonies Bunch Stencil and a rainbow of Reactive Ink cubes. 

Next, I placed the image back in the Misti and used a powder bag to ensure the ink was dry, and then re-stamped the image using the Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. To make the stamped sparkle embossing stick, I first applied a Sticky Embossing Powder and heat set it, then added the sparkle powder. I then die-cut the flowers using the coordinating dies for the Peonies Bunch and added them to the bottom of the card front, trimming off pieces that hung over the card base.

For the sentiment on the inside, I used Intens-ified Black Ink Pad to add one of the sentiments from the Key to My Heart stamp set.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... I hope you can join me over on Instagram for this fun hop.

Happy Crafting dear friends!

Ilda 😊

SUPPLIES

Peonies Bunch Bundle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Layering Peonies Bunch Stencil Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Chain Linked Fancy Die Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Locks Fancy Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Key to My Heart Bundle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA
Acetate Card Panels Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Dove White Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Sea Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Nature Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Sunshine Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA
Floral Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Contour Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Intens-ified Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA
Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	BRISTOL PAPER Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS
Clear Sparkle Wow Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	Sticky Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB	Gold Hearted Paper Pad Shop at: TS US | HA	Silver Service Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | TS US | HA

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Best Friend, You Hold a Key to my Heart Card | Hero Arts

Hello dear friends, 

Today's card is part of a special hop where the community of paper crafters unites against racism. If you would like to take part in this wonderful event hop on over to Instagram. 

The goal of this hop is to continue to raise awareness about anti-racism; to stand with our BIPOC, AAPI, Palestinian, and Indigenous communities, and to encourage everyone to continue learning and to start taking action.  Injustice Anywhere is Injustice EVERYWHERE.  We are all one humanity and should find a way to work towards a more equitable world, in a way that makes sense for YOU.  Silence, inaction, and passivity are detrimental to justice.

I tried to capture the innocence of these two beautiful best friends, who have unlocked each other's hearts and love each other for their differences.

This sweet card features a few of the January My Monthly Hero Kit Add-Ons from Hero Arts. I stamped out the flower girts from Flower Girls Bundle using Intens-ified Black Ink Pad then watercolored them in using Karin Brushmarkers. Behind the girls, I ink blended a heart using a heart stencil that I made by die cutting one of the nested heart dies. Onto the heart, I then glued the chain-linked fence that I trimmed to fit the heart using the Chain Linked Fancy Die. 

For the sentiment, I combined a few from the Flower Girls Stamp set and the My Monthly Hero Kit January 2022 set and stamped them out using the Intens-ified Black Ink Pad. 

To finish I stamped out the tiniest heart lock from the Key to My Heart Bundle and glued it to the fence.

I hope to see you all over on Instagram to help spread the love and stop the hate... even if it is only one card at a time!

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🤍🤎🖤

SUPPLIES

Flower Girls Bundle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Key to My Heart Bundle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Chain Linked Fancy Die Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	My Monthly Hero Kit January 2022 Shop at: HA	Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | SB | HA
Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Intens-ified Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	SK Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | SK

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!

January 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit | Sympathy Card | Hero Arts

Hello friends, feels like it's been too long since my last post. Life has been a bit crazy and my precious crafty time has been limited. Hopefully, that will get better soon.

My card today features the January 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts. This kit is so beautiful and could be used for so many different occasions. 

The kit includes the following

• 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set

• 3 Coordinating Frame Cuts

• 4.25″ x 5.5″ Fancy Cover Plate Die

• 1 Key Fancy Die

• 4 Ink Cubes (Key Lime Fizz, Taffy, Green Apple, Cup O’ Joe)

• Red Iridescent Gems

Kit Value: $80

Kit Cost: $34.99

Also, don't forget to check out the amazing ADD-ONS!

Ironically the timing of this kit arrived when I needed it the most. Sadly, a friend and colleague of mine just lost her newborn baby to SIDS. We are all mourning the loss of her firstborn baby boy at work. I pray for her and her family during these difficult times and can only imagine the heartbreak they must be going through.

In honor of her baby boy, I created this card to give to her and her family as they lay his little body to rest today.

To stamp the leaves, I used Splash and Blue Hawaii Ink cubes. The branch, swing, and sentiment were stamped out using Cup O'Joe Ink. The dark brown shade was done using Root Beer ink.

For the sunset background, I ink blended Lemon Drop, Berry Smoothie, and Splash Reactive Inks together. 

I used foam to add dimension in between the layers and finished off this card with a little bit of bling using blue gemstone stickers.

I hope this card inspired you today. I'm sorry that this was kind of a depressing post. Hopefully, you won't be in need of a sympathy card soon. 

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💙

SUPPLIES

My Monthly Hero Kit January 2022 Shop at: HA	Sea Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Nature Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Sunshine Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Floral Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA
Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Dove White Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB
Vintage Holiday Gem Stickers Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: SSS | HBS	SK Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | SK

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!