Hot Air Balloon Dream Card | Hero Arts | MMHK 02/22

Hello friends and happy Monday!

Have you ever taken a Hot Air Balloon ride? I haven't but it is definitely something I would love to do someday. Hopefully, I will as the sentiment says "live the life of [my]dreams"

CARD RECIPE

Today's card comes from a few of the Add On sets from this month's My Monthly Hero Kit. This Hot Air Balloon Looking Glass die set is so pretty. Once I had die cut all the layers, I colored the balloons in Rainbow colors using Copic Markers and then added some ink blending using Splash ink to the edges of the clouds. The rest is so simple, stack all the layers together and add a piece of Black glitter paper to the background. I wanted this to look like the Hot air balloons were floating in the starry night sky. How dreamy, right!?

Wishing you all a wonderful day. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda🎈

SUPPLIES

Looking Glass Hot Air Balloons Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Glitter Paper Basics Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Intens-ified Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Sea Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS
Hero Tools Ink Blending Brush Small Shop at: SSS | HA	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB	SK Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | SK	Gelly Roll Stardust Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB

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Dreams Come True See Through Shaker Card | Hero Arts Global Team Blog Hop

Hello again my friends, and welcome to the Hero Arts Global Team Blog Hop. Today our design team is sharing inspiration featuring February's Hero Art Releases. If you have started to hop already you may have come from my friend Erica's Blog and you are on the right track. I will share more about the giveaway and the hop list at the end of the post.

CARD RECIPE

To create a see-through front panel card like this you will need a cello bag the width of your card (usually used to store finished cards) to create the panel. This bag is the closest I have found to A2 size.

•  Next cut a piece of acetate slightly smaller than A2 size to slide into the sleeve. This will give the panel the rigidity and strength it needs to stand. 
• Pour your sequins/confetti bits into the sleeve ( I like to make sure they are on top of the acetate to decrease the bulk). 
• Cut off the top of the bag, leaving it about one inch taller than the panel (6.5 inches for an A2 vertical card). The top of the bag will create the hinge for the back panel.

I used a card base and blended out mermaid lagoon oxide ink to the bottom of the panel (masked off the top of the panel at the scoreline). I then spritzed it with water and picked up the drops with a paper towel.

• Fold the overhang of the Cello Bag (1 Inch) over the top of the upside-down card base and crease the Clear Bag fold with your fingernails. This will create the flap that you will be sandwiched between the card base. 
• Cut the corners off the top of each side of the clear bag. Make sure to cut above the line that you just creased. 
• Add two strips of double-sided tape to the card base. One just under the edge of the card base and one ½’ below that one. 
• Remove the protective piece from the double-sided tape. Center and align the Clear Bag in front of the upside-down card front and press the cello flap down onto the double-sided tape. 
• Just above the creased area of the cello bag add another strip of double-sided tape to seal it up and keep sequins from falling out of the bag. For extra insurance, you can add a piece of tape over the edge of the flap.
• Add glue or double-sided tape along the edges of the front panel to glue the card base together.

You could also use two-card panels, one that you have added ink blending to and a plain white one, and just sandwich the top of the bag in between them. Using a card base just saves a step and makes it easier to align. 

To finish the see-through panel, I die-cut two layers of Star Wreath, one die-cut from white cardstock and the other from Silver Sparkle Glitter Paper. Glued them together and then glued them to the card front. I also used the negative die cut silver stars to add on top of the panel and on the inside of the card. 

To the wreath, I also added another star and trailing tail that comes from the You Sparkle sets. I heat embossed it in silver and colored it using purple and blue Copic marker.

On the inside, I stamped out the "Dreams come true" sentiment using Intens-ified Black Ink from the You Sparkle stamp set.

If you have been following me, you will know I have made many of these see-through cards in the past as I came up with this technique.  If you want to see other versions of them including quick videos, click 👉here or here for similar versions to previous posts. 

GIVEAWAY

To enter the giveaway make sure you leave a comment on every stop of the hop to win a $25 Gift card to Hero Arts. The deadline to leave a comment is Feb 26th and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog on Feb 27th.

HOP LINE UP

Anna Celdran Mahtani

Daniel Diaz

Erica A B Andersson

Ilda Dias You are here 👈👋

Jen Kray

Lisa Tilson

Michelle Lupton

Sandi MacIver

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

Ilda 🌟

SUPPLIES

Star Wreath Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	You Sparkle Bundle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Acetate Card Panels Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Glitter Paper Holiday Sparkle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HA
Silver Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | 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	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB
Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Mermaid Lagoon Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Slimline Cello Bags Shop at: HBS	Scor-Pal Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Bedtime Stories Sequin Mix Shop at: HBS

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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 🌈🐋

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!