Hello there and welcome as we countdown to the release of the Hero Arts December 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit and add-ons. This month is called Celestial Floral Fantasy and is all things celestial and space. The products release on Monday, 5th December 2022 but we will be sharing inspiration all weekend long using the new kit.
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For my card today, I am focusing on the cling background stamp that comes in the kit. This stamp is what I would call a reverse image. So, the bulk of the background/solid part stamps and leaves the outlines/images without stamping. There are lots of different ways to use stamps like this, but for today, I wanted the lines to be colourful and the background part to be black.
I started off by adding ink blending to a panel of Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock using Ink Blending Brushes and Hero Arts Core Inks. I used Lemon Yellow, Paradise, Passion Flower, Ultra Pink and Nautical. Since I knew that I was going to stamp on top of them with the black ink, I wanted to use the dye formulations of the inks, rather than hybrid.
I then inked up the stamp with Hero Arts Intensified Black Ink and stamped it on top (multiple times to get solid dark stamping). The panel was cut down and adhered to a US A2 sized white card base. I took the sentiment from the clear stamp set in the kit and stamped it on to white cardstock with the same Intens-ified Black Ink. It was cut into strips and added to the card with thin foam tape. To finish off, I embellished with a few Bubbles.
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Apologies to my UK friends who are now singing the SClub7 song! ;) For more inspiration using the kit, please head over to the Hero Arts Blog. Be sure to leave a comment over there too, for a chance to win a kit! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend!
Ooh, such a great background, Michelle. I would never have known how to use it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely. I didn't realize that the stamp was a reverse image. I really like the colors that show through the black.
ReplyDeleteAmazing card Michelle! The colours look so beautiful against all the black - they really pop! The card is so impactful and so so pretty despite the majority being black. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThat background is beautiful and striking in black!
ReplyDeletelove your card. Will definitely be getting this kit - gotta have the background!
ReplyDeleteThat is stunning! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI would not have thought to stamp the background in black! It is stunning.
ReplyDeleteI love this card! Thanks for telling how you created it!
ReplyDeleteBest use of ink blending I have seen in a long time! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love your technique for getting colorful lines. Very striking card!
ReplyDeleteGreat card. Love how you blended the different colors underneath.
ReplyDeleteI am going to try to copy this technique for the background. It is so creative.
ReplyDeleteWow this is really stunning when i first saw the card I thought it was hot foiled on black.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool way to use black cardstock.
ReplyDeleteLove this card, would be so cool for my Grandson, his room is designed around Outerspace.
ReplyDeletegorgeous
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