Cityscape Friendship Cards | Hero Arts

I am back again today with a few cards featuring the amazing December Add-Ons from this month's Release from Hero Arts.

This first card features the City Window Fancy Die that I turned into a shaker card. To create the sunset background I ink blended Lemon Drop, Berry Smoothie, and Splash Reactive Inks together. 

To create the shaker window,  I added acetate to the window opening then lined the edges with foam tape. I then filled the shaker area with a sequin mix and closed it up with the blended background. To finish off this clean and simple card I stamped the sentiment "wishing we lived closer" from the Wherever You Go stamp set using Intens-ified Black Ink.

SUPPLIES

Get Them All December Add-Ons Shop at: HA	City Window Fancy Die Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Wherever You Go Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Dove White Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Sunshine Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA
Sea Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Floral Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Intens-ified Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | SB | HA
Original Misti Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Wedding Bell Mix Shop at: SSS | SK	Acetate Sheets Shop at: HBS

For this next colorful creation, I combined a couple of the new die sets to create this Cityscape scene. I used dies from the City Park HeroScape Frame Cuts as well as the Tri-fold Edge City Fancy Dies. To make it look like the lights were all on in the buildings I trace the outline of the buildings onto a piece of yellow cardstock and then fussy cut them out. I then layered and glue the die-cut buildings onto the yellow cardstock layer.

Doesn't this remind you of New York City and the views you might see looking from Central Park? I can't wait to visit NYC again. Hopefully someday soon!

I used a bunch of scrap pieces of paper to create the layers for this scene and then backed them onto a piece of Pitch Black Cardstock that I had splattered with Unicorn Pigment Ink. I also used the Unicorn Pigment Ink to stamp the sentiment from the City Park HeroScape that was then heat set using White Detail Embossing Powder.

To finish my starry sky I added a scattering of bubbles.

SUPPLIES

Tri-fold Edge City Fancy Die Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	City Park HeroScape Frame Cuts Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	City Park HeroScape Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Pitch Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS | HA	Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | HBS | HA
Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	White Puff Emb. Pwd, Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	Original Misti Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS
Iridescent Tiny Bubbles Shop at: SSS | SK	Embellishment Wand Shop at: SSS | SK	Black Foam Dots 1/4" Shop at: HBS

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Hope you were inspired by today's Cityscape Friendship Cards. These city scenes are the perfect way to tell someone whether near or far that you miss them and are thinking of them.

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

Ilda 😊

DECEMBER 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit | Hero Arts

Hello, my friends!

The December 2021 My Monthly Hero kit is live!  So I can finally share a couple of cards featuring the new kit. This month's kit is all about cities and neighborhoods. Perfect for those moving, traveling, missing you, thinking of you friendship cards, and many more themes. This month's theme also reminds me of how much I miss traveling and seeing different cities. 

For this card, I stamped the background using Unicorn Pigment Ink onto Pitch Black Cardstock and heat embossed the lines with White Detail Embossing Powder. I then fussy cut a roofline and attached this city scene to the ink blended card panel that I had blended out the sunrise using the inks included in the kit. The sentiment was stamped out using an Intens-ified Black Ink Pad with a few stamps from the included stamp set. To finish I added a few sparkly sequins.

For this next card, I made the entire background panel using the full stamped image that I cut to A2 size. I repeated the same process to stamp the background using Unicorn Pigment Ink onto Pitch Black Cardstock and heat embossed the lines with White Detail Embossing Powder. I then chose one of the little houses and stamped the house using a red piece of cardstock, fussy cut it, and glued it to a strip of paper that I had stamped out another sentiment from the included set.  I then used foam tape to add the house and sentiment onto the card panel. 

To finish, I added the hey! using the same Intens-ified Black Ink Pad and then used the coordinating bubble die from the included die set and popped it in place. Finally, trimmed down the entire panel and added it to the card base. 

Looking at this card now, I realized I forgot to add some bling😱! I never do that!!! Shhh, don't tell anyone... it's our secret!

Just a reminder for all My Monthly Hero subscribers. You have the opportunity to add extra items, including but not limited to add-ons, to your kit shipments with no additional shipping charges for those in the US. Simply log in to your Hero Arts store account and place your order by 11:59am PT on Thursday, December 9th to take advantage of this offer. International subscribers receive a discounted shipping rate for both the kit and any add-ons. If you are not subscribed already make sure you do so you don't miss out next time!

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

Ilda 💖

SUPPLIES

December 2021 MMH Shop at: HA	Pitch Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS | HA	Dove White Shop at: SSS | HA	Intens-ified Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA	Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | HBS | HA
White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA	Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | HA	Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | HA	Original Misti Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS
Embellishment Wand Shop at: SSS | SK	Black Triangle Tray Shop at: SSS | SK	Majestic Fusion Shop at: SSS | SK	Black Foam Dots 1/4" Shop at: HBS

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Missing You - Slimline Beach Shaker Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends and Happy Monday!

Like many of you, we will be having a staycation this summer. It's time to explore our own backyards and enjoy the nature around us. Thankfully we do have mountains and lakes a few hours away that we can explore. We will miss the beach this year, but hopefully, we will have things figured out for next summer as we would love to travel back to Europe to visit our family and maybe get that beach time in. Today's shaker card theme is about missing someone, so I thought it would be appropriate to create a missing you Beach card.

CARD DETAILS

To start, I began by die cutting 2 of the frames from the SLIMLINE SENTIMENTS EYELET DIES. I then used the MAKING WAVES LONG BORDER DIES to create the sand and the ocean waves using the inside die cuts of the SLIMLINE SENTIMENTS EYELET DIES. 

I used Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Inks (OI) to blend out the sand on the gentle waves and glued those pieces together and set them aside to use later on top of the shaker card.

For the top of the card panel, I blended out a soft sun using a circle from the CIRCLE SPOTLIGHT STENCIL and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink and glued that to the card base. For the sky, I used Broken China OI.

Next, I glued the ocean waves to the middle are of the card base that I had blended Mermaid Lagoon and Salty Ocean OI. The bottom area was left blank as the sand will cover up the area in the final steps of the card.

I then glued acetate to the scalloped slimline frame and added very thin strips of foam tape all around the edges and across the bottom just under where the sand will be. This will keep the shaker bits from falling all the way down under the sand and make the confetti more visible.

On the top half of the card base, I added my Confetti Mix (see links below) in a pile and then pressed the frame in place.

Before gluing down the sand area, I stamped the missing you sentiment from PARADISE BLOOMS.  I then finished off the card by stamping out a few images from the HELLO SUMMER set and did some simple no-line coloring using Copic markers and added them to the sand area.

I hope this Missing You card doesn't make you miss the beach too much but instead inspire you to send a card to a friend that you spend time with at the beach or anywhere else that reminds you of them.

Have a wonderful week! Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

SUPPLIES

SLIMLINE SENTIMENTS EYELET DIES Shop at: SSS | HBS	MAKING WAVES LONG BORDER DIES Shop at: SSS | HBS	HELLO SUMMER Shop at: SSS | HBS	HELLO SUMMER DIES Shop at: SSS | HBS	PARADISE BLOOMS Shop at: SSS | HBS
AURORA LIGHTS Confetti Mix Shop at: HBS	MOON DANCE Confetti Shop at: HBS	CIRCLE SPOTLIGHT STENCIL Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	BACKGROUND BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | HBS	NEENAH SOLAR WHITE 110 Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS
Oxide Ink Pad ANTIQUE LINEN Shop at: SSS | HBS	GATHERED TWIGS Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER Shop at: SSS | HBS	BROKEN CHINA Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	MERMAID LAGOON DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | HBS
Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	ORIGINAL MISTI Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | HBS	GEMINI JR. DIE CUTTER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC	FADEOUT INK Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	BLACKOUT INK Shop at: SSS | HBS
CLEAR ACETATE SHEETS Shop at: SSS | SK	FOAM TAPE - WHITE 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!