Hero Arts Seas The Day

Good afternoon.  Hot and sunny here.  Summer has definitely arrived.

My friend was supposed to order the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit for me, but due to some miscommunication, I don't have it. And probably won't be able to get it.  Meanwhile, I liked the add on stamp set Seas The Day, so I ordered it.  Needless to say, it came Saturday and I had to make a few cards.  It's a bummer that I didn't get the full kit, though.  I really liked it.

Anyway, no use crying over spilled milk. 

Here is the first card I made:

These little seagulls are so delightful.  The first card up is a shaker card.  I added some die cut coral/seagrass. The background water/sky is sponged.  I colored the fish and the seagull with alcohol markers. I really liked the way it turned out.

Next up, 

I colored this card with colored pencils.  I cut an anchor with the Scan N Cut and you can't see it here, but I added Smooch inks gold.

This set was so much fun to play with.  I look forward to making a lot more cards.  :-)

#HeroArts 
#SeasTheDay

Keep crafting!

Peek-A-Boo Card

Good afternoon.  I hope the sun is shining where you are (unless, of course, it's night).  We were supposed to get a lot of rain from a tropical storm, but so far I haven't seen any precipitation.  Which is a good thing.

Mod Squad Challenge is having a new challenge this week to make a peek-a-boo card.  This is my take on that challenge.

I used the rose background paper from my stash.  The rose on the white cardstock was die cut from a Hero Arts die, which allows the background paper to show through.  Hello is a Heidi Swapp stamp, and was stamped in Delicata Goldenglitz ink, as is the spatter stamps (The Angel Company).  I used Nuvo Crystal Drops for the dew drops.

A quick and easy card to make.  Hope you enjoy.

Sympathy Card

I recently had occasion to make a sympathy card.  I had my Hero Arts butterfly stamps on my desk, so I figured I'd give it a go.  Here is the result:

The blue background is textured. I colored the butterflies with Twinkling H2O's.  I also put some twinks on the centers of the flowers, then spritzed with water and let it bleed outward towards the petals.  

I was pleased with the result.  So much so that I decided to make a "thinking of you" card.  By changing the background paper to bright colors I think I was able to pull it off. This could also be used for a birthday or get well card.

I hope you have enjoyed my offerings today.

I hope you get to do something crafty.

Becky

Over The Moon Monday - Pick 3 Challenge

Hello and welcome to another Over the Moon Monday Pick 3 Challenge.The month of May was a very busy birthday month for me, but I only have 1 birthday to make a card for in June. It's for my brother, so it had to be a masculine card. Or at least not a "girly" card.
As always, you must pick 3 of the following 6 choices to incorporate in your project. Please share a link to your project in the comments section, so we can all admire your creativity.

Here are the 6 choices:
1. Butterfly stamp
2. Pearls
3. Paper Piercer
4. Ticket Corner Punch
5. Brown Paper
6. Charm

Here is the birthday card I created. My 3 choices were the butterfly stamp, the pearls and the brown paper. I think the brown works well to make this into a masculine card. But because it is so dark, you also can barely see that I also used a paper piercer to make holes in the top corners of the dark brown mat. I used different colors of brown ink on yellow cardstock to give it an antiqued look, and a brown chalk ink pad to make the crackles. The butterfly stamp is from Hero Arts, the birthday stamp is from The Angel Company, and the crackle stamp is unknown.

All in all I'm very happy with the results, and I'm sure my brother will appreciate the card.

Now, leave a comment, and share a link to your creation.

Happy stamping!