Posted by Hero Arts Info
on September 04, 2016
We're back with our second post of the day, leading up to the release of our September My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons on Tuesday, September 6 at 1pm eastern. In this post, Jayne introduces us to a fun Halloween-themed optional add-on to the kit!
Every October, I look forward to making a few Halloween cards and some Halloween tags for trick-or-treat bags. So when I saw the new add-on set DC197 Halloween Trimmings Stamp & Cut, I was thrilled! The set includes a wonderful selection of traditional Halloween images and sentiments that can be used to make delightful (or a bit frightful) card designs.
The card that I am sharing today features some of the stamps and dies from this fun holiday set. I've also used a new, branch-style wreath die that will also be available as an add-on purchase. This realistic wreath will be a perfect foundation for creating seasonal wreaths on cards throughout the year.
To make my card, I started by repeatedly stamping the "happy halloween" sentiment, with hero_product_link sku="AF224" text="Orange Soda"] ink, across an hero_product_link sku="PS621" text="orange"] card base. This sentiment, along with the matching pair of dies, is a wonderful size and a beautiful script. I applied black distress ink to all four edges and corners of the card front. Then, I cut a wreath from black cardstock, glued it to the card base, trimmed the excess from the edge, and then wrapped the card with a black twine bow.
I hero_product_link sku="PW110" text="embossed"] a pair of sentiments from this set onto two narrow strips of black cardstock that I layered over a vellum hero_product_link sku="DI199" text="circle"] and then added to the card with foam tape. Next, I stamped and die cut three bats with hero_product_link sku="AF345" text="Intense Black"] ink. After adhering the bats to the card with foam tape, I added three orange gemstones to the sentiment strips for a bit of sparkle.
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