Whaley Cool Rainbow Inspired Friendship Cards | Hero Arts | MMHK 02/22

Happy Friday Friends!

I hope you have all had a wonderful week. I have been busy crafting away with the My Monthly Hero Kit February 2022 from Hero Arts. This month's release is inspired by the art of the Surrealist masters and the magical imagery of dreams. Dreams can be so strange. It makes you wonder how and why sometimes you dream such weird events. Guess it is what inspired some masterpieces by many artists. Take a look at this month's kit valued at $75 if sold separately for only $34.99.

KIT INCLUDES:

• 6” x 8” Clear Stamp Set

• 15 Coordinating Frame Cuts

• 2 Sheets of Black Watercolor Paper (5.5" x 8.5")

• Watercolor Dot Dream Palette (18 Dots)

• Water Flow Brush

So let's take a look at some Whaley Cool Rainbow Inspired Friendship Cards that I made using the February Add-Ons.

 

CARD RECIPES

To begin, I die-cut the whale from the Dream Accessories Fancy Dies and then used Copic Markers to color it in. 

Next, I found a background I had made a while ago using Atelier Reinkers, that I thought would make a great background for this card. If you have the Hero Arts Reactive Ink Reinkers, you could create a similar background by saturating a watercolor piece of cardstock with water and then adding the colors.

I then blended out the edge of the clouds using coordinating ink to match the background and glued the pieces together.

The greeting comes from a couple of sentiment stamps from the Dream Messages set, that was stamped out using Intens-ified Black Ink Pad.

I then embellished the card using sequins and glitter.

SUPPLIES

Dream Accessories Fancy Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Cloud Window Fancy Die Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Dream Messages Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Ink Blending Brushes 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	MAJESTIC GLITTER Shop at: SSS | SK	SILVER FEVER GLITTER Shop at: SK
Assorted Moonshine Sequins Shop at: SSS	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS

For this next card once again, I had pre-made the background this time using Atelier Inks. Onto the background, I then used the Swirls and Dots Bold Prints Rubber stamp to add white lines using Unicorn Pigment Ink then heat setting them with White Detail Embossing Powder.

Next, I used the Watercolor Dot Dream Palette from Daniel Smith set that is included in the My Monthly Hero Kit February 2022 to add some extra detailing to the background.

I once again die cut the whale from the Dream Accessories Fancy Dies, this time only coloring in the black of the eye.

The sentiment comes from the You Sparkle stamp set, which I stamped onto black cardstock and heat embossed in white then fussy cut.

For a touch of sparkle, I used the Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen to add texture and shine to the dots in the design.

SUPPLIES

Swirls and Dots Bold Prints Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	You Sparkle Bundle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Dream Accessories Fancy Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	My Monthly Hero Kit February 2022 Shop at: HA	Pitch Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS | HA
Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | HA	White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA	Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen Shop at: HA
New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS

Hope you dream about my cards today or at least are inspired to get creative with your designs. I had a whaley fun time sharing them. Ok, I'm done with the puns, LOL 😂

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

Ilda 🌈🐋

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Keyhole Shaker Card | Hero Arts

Hello friends, 

Happy Friday! I have had a crazy busy couple of weeks and finally made it back into the craft room. I spent most of last week on my time off from work, re-doing my craft room. If you are curious and would like to see it make sure you go check out my stories and Reel over on Instagram. I have saved the stories to a highlight. 

So let's get on with today's card. This simple shaker card features the Keyhole design from this My Monthly Hero Kit January 2022 and I used it to create a Welcome Home card for a friend who will be moving soon.

If you know me I love shakers, although I must admit it has been a while since I have made a traditional one as I prefer making my frameless shaker versions now. So for this card, I cut out the keyhole window using the Fancy cover plate from Kraft cardstock. I then added the acetate to the back of the opening and then built the foam well to house the iridescent heart sequins around the opening and edges. On a piece of black cardstock, I stamped out the sentiment "Welcome Home" that comes from the Signpost Stamp & Cut XL and heat embossed it in white, and added a pile of the heart sequins to the center of the cardstock. I then removed the protective layer of the foam tape from the top panel and lined the bottom of the keyhole with the sentiment to create the shaker element. This layer was then glued onto a Kraft card front panel that was glued onto the card base. 

To finish I added a key to the front of the window that is included in the My Monthly Hero Kit January 2022.

A super simple card for someone moving to a new home. This gorgeous MMH kit hasn't sold out yet, so make sure you grab it while quantities last.

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

Ilda 😊

SUPPLIES

My Monthly Hero Kit January 2022 Shop at: HA	Signpost Stamp & Cut XL Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Pitch Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS | HA	Acetate Card Panels Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | HA
White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA	Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS
Gold Hearted Paper Pad Shop at: TS US | TS UK

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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

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!