Have A Beautiful Day

Hey, friends! Today I am sharing a card I made using products from the Hero Arts summer catalog.

I started by stamping the Wave Pattern Bold Print stamp onto Coral cardstock with white pigment ink. I just wanted to add a little bit of texture to my project.

Next, I stenciled the Color Layering Summer Blooms stencil onto white cardstock. I used Paradise, Bermuda, Spicy Mustard, and Pumpkin core inks for my stencils. I did a little spattering of Gold Hero Pearls on the stenciled panel as well. I used the largest Scalloped Rectangle Infinity die to cut my stenciled panel. I finished this card off with a sentiment from the Beautiful Day Bundle.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog. This blog post is apart of a blog hop celebrating the release of the Summer Catalog from Hero arts. We’ll be giving away two $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left along the hop. Comment on all the blogs for more chances to win! You have until Sunday, May 28 at 11:59pm to enter. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

Hero Arts
Hero Arts Creative Team: Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kelly Taylor
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka
Special Guests: BreAnn Loveland
Cathy Zielske
Daniel West
Erica A-B
Jaycee Gaspar
Laura Bassen
Laurie Willison
Nichol Spohr
Vicki Boutin
Wanda Guess
Sharing on Instagram: Maria – @cardbomb
Ralph – @ralphtyndalldesigns
Ricky – @bromerocards

Just A Note

Hey Friends! Today I am sharing a card I made with the May My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts.

To start my card I used the Flower Stencil and Azalea, Papaya, and Lemon Yellow inks. Next, I cut the Tri-Fold fancy dies out of Pitch Black Cardstock. The sentiments I used were from the 6×8 stamp set found in the kit.

Giveaway: This project is a part of a blog hop celebrating this release. We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, May 7th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

• Blog Hop:
• Channin Pelletier
• Emily Midgett
• Ilina Crouse
• Kelly Taylor
• Libby Hickson
• Lydia Fiedler
• Michelle Short
• Mindy Eggen
• Pocono Pam
• Special Guests:
• BreAnn Loveland (you are here)
• Essie
• Jennifer Ingle
• Jennifer Kotas
• Jennifer McGuire
• Meg Brooks
• Rebecca Keppel

Products Used:

Classic Kit	Premium Kit	Azalea	Papaya
Lemon Yellow	Medium Blending Brush	Pitch Black	Rectangle Ink Stand

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!!

Spring Greetings

Hey, friends! I am back again today with a card I made using products from the newest Hero Arts release.

I started this card by masking off the edges of an A2 sized piece of Distress Heavystock. I blended lightly with Splash and Pool Party reactive inks. Next, I used the Daisy Mosaic stencil and blended Blue Hawaii and Blue Rasberry inks on top for a tone-on-tone look. I added some of the cattail stamps on the bottom of my blended portion of the panel and stamped the greeting.

I pulled out the Color Layering Duckling stamp set. I used Lemon Yellow, Butter Bar, and Caramel inks to make this adorable little duck. My final step was to splatter a little White Iridescent Shimmer Mist over the panel.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this card!

Product list: Affiliate links used at no additional cost to you.

Hero Arts Spring Catalog Blog Hop

Hello friends! I am very excited to be joining Hero Arts for their spring catalog release blog hop today! I had so much fun making this card and it actually came together pretty quickly.

I started with 2 A2 size pieces of heavyweight cardstock. I pulled out a few colors of Reactive inks and decided to do some ink smooshing. I like to do one color at a time so I can layer them instead of blending them all together. Either way will work.

I used Blue Rasberry, Pool Party, and Blue Hawaii for this card. I also decided to add some gold Glimmer Metallic ink on top. Next, I did tone on tone stamping on top with my favorite stamp of all time, Novel Prose. I love text stamps. It can add so much and be so subtle at the same time. After that was dry I die cut it using the Birds and Flowers cover plate.

Then I grabbed my second piece of A2 cardstock and added some splatters in the same colors. I finished it off with a stamp from the Let’s Celebrate stamp set and I heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I used thin strips of foam tape to attach the two panels together. I attached them both to a card base with liquid glue and finished it off with a few clear gems.

Something else launching today is the Spring Stamp-Along. The event will take place April 23-24 with a keynote address happening April 22. You can sign up here. Hero Arts has added a bundle of new products that will be used for the event and you can check those out here.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and thank you for stopping by.

Giveaway: We will give away THREE $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, February 20 at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Blog Hop:

Hero Arts

Channin Pelletier

Dana Joy

Daniel West

Debi Adams

Emily Midgett

Ilina Crouse

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Libby Hickson

Lydia Fiedler

Maria Willis

Michelle Short

Mindy Eggen

Pocono Pam

Seeka

Special Guests:

Nichol Spohr

Jennifer Kotas

Meg Brooks

Rebecca Keppel

BreAnn Loveland

Kelly Taylor

Product Supply List: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you.

Thank You For Being A Friend

Happy Monday, friends! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I wanted to share how I made these 2 cards using products from Simon Says Stamp.

First, I started with 2 pieces of Distress watercolor cardstock. I stamped the Radiating Hearts and the XOXO background stamps with versamark and heat embossed.

Next, I picked a few colors of Nuvo Shimmer Powder from Tonic.

After waiting for an eternity (or about 30 minutes if you are less dramatic than I am.) I decided the red/pink card needed a little something extra. I stamped the You Are background stamp with Fired Brick Distress Oxide ink and decided that was perfect. Next, I had to pick a sentiment.

I chose to add the Thank You For Being A Friend die. Partly because I have loved The Golden Girls since I was a teenager. And partly because I haven’t used it yet.

I die cut it 8 times and stacked 4 of them together for each card. I gave each card a mat because I love all the layers.

I love making cards like this. I could make backgrounds all day every day. So having a sentiment that can stand out on a fun background is right up my alley.

Thanks again for stopping by today!

-BreAnn

Countdown to Christmas

Hello!

Today I am sharing a project I made using a cut file from Scrapbook.com as part of their pre-black Friday deals.

I started by cutting the file using papers from the Together for Christmas collection from Pink Paislee.

Next, I cut the numbers in the cut file from a coordinating paper, also from Together for Christmas.

Lastly, I used the embellishments in the collection to decorate.

I am looking forward to using this to countdown the days until Christmas with my kids. I may even find a way to turn it into a layout after the holidays are over.

Thank you for stopping by!

Be sure to go to Scrapbook.com this week to see what their daily deals are. Today the freebie is a flower die from Sizzix.

Thanks again,

BreAnn

Color Me Happy

Hello! Today I am sharing this card I made using the new Color Me Happy cut files from Scrapbook.com.

I started by cutting the rainbow card from watercolor paper. Next, I colored each section of the rainbow with a Vicki Boutin watercolor markers. While those were drying, I used one of Vicki’s stencils and her metallic color wheel to add a little interest to my background.

I used a sentiment from the Handmade Essentials stamp set from Scrapbook.com to finish this card.

Thank you for stopping by!

-BreAnn

‘Tis the Season

Hello! Today I am sharing how I made this quick and easy Christmas card using the ‘Tis the season cut files from Scrapbook.com.

I started by cutting the Little Trees Vertical card from Paper 13 of the Whimsical collection from Pink Paislee. I glued it onto a card front I made using silver glitter cardstock from Core’dinations.

Next, I cut the ‘Tis the Season horizontal card from Gina K. cardstock.Gina K. cardstock. I used this to make the sentiment for my card.

Altogether, this card took about 10 minutes to make and could easily be mass produced.

Thanks for stopping by and seeing how I made this quick and easy Christmas card using products from Scrapbook.com

-BreAnn

Oh Two-dles!

Hello! Today I am sharing a layout I made that features the new polka dot stencil from Paige Evans.

To start, I cut a balloon cut file (design ID 257768) on my silhouette. I ended up cutting some of the balloons off of it so that it would work with the idea I had. I wanted the cut file to look like it was coming out of the photo.

While my machine was cutting, I used the stencil to heat emboss on vellum. I wanted the balloons to look realistic, so I colored on the back of them with copic markers. Once that was done, I backed the cut file with the heat embossed vellum.

Next, I used the stencil with embossing paste on a piece of white 12×12 cardstock. I had a little fun with the Altenew watercolors. I picked colors that would match the colors in my Daughter’s shirt in this photo.

Next, it was time to start adding embellishments. I was happy that my color scheme went along with the colors in the Whimsical collection from Pink Paislee.

I really enjoyed making this layout and I hope you like it, too!

Thank you for stopping by.

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Rainbow Happy Birthday

Hello!
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I wanted to share this cute and easy card I made for my Niece’s upcoming birthday.

To start, I used my Pinkfresh Studio liquid watercolors to cover a piece of 6×6 watercolor paper. I used Bubblegum, Clementine, Sunshine, Emerald City, Sapphire, and Lavendar

After my watercolor panel was dry, I die cut it using the Lawn Fawn Fancy Lattice Backdrop die.

I attached my die cut panel to a piece of glitter cardstock I pulled from this Horizon project pad I purchased at Joann Fabrics.

 

I used the same glitter cardstock to die cut the text part of this Happy die from Simon Says Stamp.

For the shadow part of the die, I used the Bubblegum watercolor to paint a scrap of watercolor paper so it would match the card perfectly.

Then, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Handmade Essentials stamp set from Scrapbook.com.

After adhering everything together, this card is finished!

Thank you for stopping by to see how I made this cute card! I think my Niece is really going to love it!

*Thank you for support, liking, and commenting on my posts. Occasionally I will share something through an affiliate link. This is at no additional cost to you.