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Hi there!

I am back this week with one more card using a patterned background by Hero Arts (Flower Dot Pattern). I have made several cards with this same background stamp and same basic technique, each resulting in different looks.  You can view my previous posts for photos and descriptions (Heartfelt Thanks, Happy Thanksgiving).  This time, I heat embossed a background panel in silver and then colored the image with Ranger Distress Re-Inker without blotting or spritzing with water. Once the panel dried, I used alcohol ink on the red portions to deepen the color (the red re-inker did not appear as vibrant as the blue and green after initial application). I had trouble placing a sentiment on this one since the background is so ornate. I opted to heat emboss a script sentiment onto vellum with a backing strip of paper to aid in adhering it to the panel. That’s it!  Thanks for checking in.

Stay inspired,

Sabrina

Below are the other cards that I created with the same Hero Arts background stamp (Flower Dot Pattern).


                    

Heartfelt Thanks

Hello!  I am here this week with a couple of cards that I made using an August Hero Arts sketch and a Hero Arts background stamp. I heat embossed the stamped background image with white embossing powder before coloring the design with two colors of Ranger Distress Re-Inkers. I spritzed the panel with water and blotted to soften the colors. I then cut the panel in half to create two cards. I added die cut butterflies (cut from metal using Stampin’ Up! and My Favorite Things dies) to one card and I added a large sentiment on the second card using the same basic sketch.  That’s all for now. Thanks so much for looking!

Stay inspired,

Sabrina

Butterflies were die cut from metal.

Here is a close up shot of the butterflies:

Below is the Hero Arts sketch for a contest that I submitted my designs to on Aug. 22, 2012: