Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Clean 'n Simple Halloween Card For "A Blog Named Hero's" September 2021 Challenge!

 Hello!

Seems a little early for Halloween, but Fall is only a weeks away! 


This month's challenge is "Clean 'n Simple" truth be told, I am cheating a little bit.  My understanding is a clean and simple card is one layer, mostly white (or lots of empty space) with little or no adornments.  I simply can't wrap my head around it! 

Most supplies are linked below (some aren't available and are left out.)  All I did was mask off the center of my Hero Arts Spider Web stencil and applied orange ink.  Since it was showing the positive area as white, I applied Ranger's Halloween glitter using a fine tip glue along the strands.  Let dry before removing excess.  (Pro Tip:  this glitter is awesome, but super fine and super hard to clean up.  Ask me how I know!  It's so full of static it sticks to my water mat and everything else.  So contain the bling carefully!

I heat embossed blank ink with clear powder for the sentiment (from a past MMH kit that's sold out.)  I added a couple googly eyes and a few spider confettis I had in my stash.

The "A Blog Named Hero" challenges are now held over on our Instagram page @ablognamedhero so be sure to enter there for a chances at a $50 and $25 Hero Arts shopping spree!  The challenges go from the 1st through the 26th of each month.

Here are the links (AFIL-Thank you!):

I hope you are beating the heat and enjoying what is left of Summer!
Until next time,
Gale

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

A Background Two-Fer For The August "A Blog Named Hero" Create a background Challenge!

 Hello!

Welcome to my blog!  I hope all is well with you!  Today I'm sharing a super easy and basic background and how I got two-for-one when I inked it! The YouTube tutorial link is below!   I hope you will enjoy it (and consider subscribing!)




The supplies are linked below (AFIL-Thank you for your support!!)

Here's the video link:


The complete tutorial is on my YouTube Channel ,  but basically I inked the stencil with primary colors (red, yellow, blue) and they mixed to create all the colors one would really ever need.  

(Pro Tip:  black, red, yellow, blue and clear embossing inks are essential if you are just beginning your crafting journey.  You don't need all the things:)

After lifting the stencil, I spritzed it LIGHTLY with water and carefully laid it down on another sheet of paper.  Lightly press it down and then hold one side down and lift the other one carefully for the dismount.

I added Bubble Blower droplets to the flower centers and diecut sentiments on holographic cardstock.  The top card I also offset a blue sentiment so it would stand out.

That's pretty much all.  Fun, quick and easy... my favorite trifecta of words!

Supply List:

Until next time!
Gale