Love Cards (using brand new Hero Arts)

Hi everyone!

Welcome back! Boy is it COLD outside. I ran out to empty our kitchen compost bucket and BRRRR... That's all I'm going to say. ;)

I thought I'd share a couple of love-themed cards to warm the heart on this cold winter day. :) Both use some great new 2014 Hero Arts products. One of my favourites from this release is the great Love and Hello dies set. These dies are so versatile! Besides using them in the most obvious and traditional way they lend themselves well to being altered. Yay! More bang for your buck. :) Here are a couple of examples...

For my first card I heat embossed the new Hero Arts/ Basic Grey Tiny Triangles background stamp and painted in all the little diamonds using some new Hero Arts Pastel Daubers. (I love how opaque these are!) I die cut part of the Love die out of it, using the negative space on my card. I then die cut the same die using white cardstock, adhering just the word 'love' in place. I took the heart and painted it with the Pastel Pink Ink Dauber and adhered it with foam adhesive.

 

My second card uses some of the pieces left from the first one. I used the leftover white diecut, cutting it in between the sentiment and heart so I could use the pieces as shown. I also used the leftover lettering from the stamped background die cut and the Pastel Blue Paint Dauber to paint a piece of cardstock behind the heart opening.

Supplies:

*Hero Arts Cling Stamp FRESH CUT TINY TRIANGLES Fresh Cut cg626 Rubber 2014 BasicGrey *Hero Arts Fancy Die LOVE AND HELLO DI088 2014 *Hero Arts Ink Dauber PASTEL PINK AD026 2014 *Hero Arts Ink Dauber PASTEL BLUE AD031 2014 *Love My Tapes CLOUDS AND HEARTS Japanese Washi Tape 406 *Freckled Fawn GRAY AIRMAIL Japanese Washi Tape 620 *BasicGrey RED & PINK Candy Buttons BAS4216 *Teresa Collins Enamel Dots STATIONARY NOTED Pack of 48 SN1021 *My Mind's Eye HANDSOME Enamel Dots Remarkable Collectable CTB185 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900 *Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD SPUN SUGAR Pink Ranger *VersaFine SMOKEY GRAY Ink Pad Pigment *Hero Arts EMBOSS CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER PW104 *Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 *Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Brush Ranger CHS24729 *Ranger Inkssentials Ink Application & Blending Tool Blend Blender 23616 *Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Reusable 15 X 18 Stamp Paint Ink *Tonic Studios 8.5 INCH PAPER TRIMMER Guillotine Cut Trim Mini *Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002 *Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Reusable 15 X 18 Stamp Paint Ink *Echo Park BUNDLE OF JOY GIRL 6 x 6 Paper Pad Dots & Stripes BJG45030 *Hero Arts Mix Layering Papers MIDNIGHT Hues 2013 PS697 *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Super Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets *Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser *Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two Applicators 62191 *Elmer's CLEAR BOND Foam Mounting Tape Permanent Adhesive

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Stay warm!
Sarah