Posted by Hero Arts Info
on April 30, 2016
Welcome back to our second post for the day! This post from Jayne is all about the original inspiration for this kit - Jennifer McGuire and Share Handmade Kindness. We partnered with Jennifer last fall to create products perfect for sharing an act of handmade kindness. These two products, hero_product_link sku="CL911" text="Acts of Kindness"] and hero_product_link sku="G6120" text="A Bit of Kindness"], pair perfectly with our May release. We donate 25% of the profits from these stamps to the Kind Campaign to support their efforts in ending bullying. Here's Jayne...
Hello, I have a few cards and gift card holders to share that I made using the beautiful hero_product_link sku="CL911" text="Acts of Kindness"] stamp set that was created to support Jennifer McGuire's Share Handmade Kindness Challenge, encouraging crafters to share handmade kindness with someone.
For my first card, I masked and inked a circle on a piece of hero_product_link sku="PS610" text="white layering paper"] with three colors of distress ink. I heat embossed a sentiment across the circle with hero_product_link sku="PW110" text="white embossing powder"] and then I trimmed away two sections of the cardstock panel, one above and one below the inked circle. I repeatedly stamped a small message, at random positions, along both borders with hero_product_link sku="AF223" text="Tide Pool"] ink. I layered the panel over an hero_product_link sku="PS619" text="iris and lilac"] card base with foam adhesive. To finish, I added some confetti that I punched with a 1/2" circle punch, a purple satin bow, and a trio of adhesive pearls from the May kit.
For my next card, I started by die-cutting circles from masking paper, cutting each circle in half, and then placing them on cardstock to create banners. I inked over the full panel with distress inks, removed the masking paper, and then stamped a hero_product_link sku="CL911" text="small heart"] on each flag. I created a circular sentiment panel that I inked before applying an embossed sentiment. Again, I embellished the sentiment with a trio of pearls from this month's kit.
And best of all, I used several images from the hero_product_link sku="CL911" text="Acts of Kindness"] stamp set to decorate a pair of gift card envelopes that I created using a new die, available exclusively in the May My Monthly Hero kit. I love this awesome die and I hope that you do too! On one gift card envelope, I stamped a series of small hearts across the flap with hero_product_link sku="AF227" text="Grape Juice"] ink, added a small sentiment at the lower corner, and then created a seal by embossing and die-cutting a round sentiment. For my second gift card envelope, after securing the gift card inside with an adhesive dot, I added a stamped and embossed, cardstock sleeve around the outside.
I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek. There is so much more beautiful inspiration coming soon!
