Beach Please! -Clean & Simple "A Blog Named Hero" Current Challenge

 Hello!

I'm so glad you stopped by! For me, clean and simple cards (aka, CAS) are the hardest to make.  You really can't cover the boo-boos and that scares me!  Today I'm using the Hero Arts "Beach Please" Stamp'n Cut set, some distress inks, colored pencils and plain 'ol sand.  The supplies are linked below (afil--thank you!!)

First, I cut a circle out of masking paper (regular paper would work too!) and diecut the dog on the towel to use as a mask as well.  I stamped the dog, then placed the mask over it (trimming it down a hair.)  I blended the distress inks a little to make a blurry beach, water, sky scene.  

I inked up the sun and misted water over it and the background, patting with a paper towel in a few seconds for droplet effect.  I colored the dog with pencils, using Gamsol to blend.  I added shimmer to the sun and water line along with sand on the beach.  To finish I stamped the sentiment and added Glossy Accents to the sunglasses and necklace.  

To finish I put a few clear sequins to brighten things up!  That's it!  Here are the supplies I used:

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Take care and see you again very soon!

Gale

Octopus Shaker Card : "A Blog Named Hero" Cute Challenge Inspiration

 Hello again!

Today's inspiration for the current monthly challenge features the octopus from the Hero Art's "Need A Hand" stamp set.  How cute is he??? (Or she:)  Supplies are linked below (afil--thank you so much!)  Be sure to get your entry in soon as this challenge is nearly over!  Enter at ablognamedhero.com.

I started by die cutting the fancy porthole so I could frame my stamping area.  Then, I die cut two circles out of fun foam from the infinity set and set aside for them to puff back up.

Next, I diecut the circle for the background out of Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper, stamped and clear embossed, then colored with colored pencils and gamsol.

I cut an acetate circle slightly smaller than the porthole, then diecut the background (from the MMH Art Deco kit in 2019.)  I layered it on a pool colored card base, then built my shaker, gluing first the foam pieces together, then to the acetate, then to the bottom of porthole.  

I placed the shaker bits in the center of the stamped circle and glued down the shaker.  I added a heat embossed sentiment to finish it off.

Hope you will give it a try!  

Here are the supplies I used:

Take care until next time!

Gale