Monday, August 1, 2022

My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022: Layering Ink Blending

 
Hello Crafters! 

Welcome to the My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022 hop! You should have arrived from the fantastic Jessica Frost-Ballas but if you're just stopping in you'll want to head over to the Hero Arts Blog so you don't miss a thing! 

This month's kit is all about adventure! Specifically to the Southwest. 


This set includes: 3" x 4" Clear Stamp Set, 4 Color Layering Stencils, 6 Coordinating Frame Cuts,  4 Ink Cubes (Caramel, Sand, Tangerine, Pine), 5 Sheets Luxe White Watercolor Paper, and Bronze PearlEx powder. All for only $34.99. These kits are such a good deal ya'll! You can shop this kit here or the entire August Collection here

Hero Arts is also generously giving away  a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, August 7th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.


Looking at the stencils I knew A. I wanted to do something bright and vivid in the background and B. that I wanted a layered scene. I did a few things to create this look. 
First, I ink blended my sun and then masked it to create the sky. Sunrise? Sunset? You decide :) 


Once my sky was done I flipped the A stencil over to create a cropping of stones further out. I just used a darker purple ink for this. Super simple and this way the stone cropping isn't identical. It gives the card more interest. I also used Hero's White pigment ink to apply the clouds right over my inked background. 


I then got to work on the actual focal point. I layered several colors over each stenciled area. Don't be afraid to add your own shading even to a color layering set. Make it your own! You can also mask off areas to change colors up like I did using the blue/violets for the rocks and browns for the ground. Once all my inking was done I used the coordinating to cut out my scene and pop it up on foam over my background. A little bit of shimmer was added along with white gel highlights and a heat embossed sentiment! I think this card would be perfect for a friend was is moving or a graduate off to new adventures! 

You can see the entire process in the video below! 


Thank you so much for dropping by! 
Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Libby Hickson





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Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink Pad
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My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022
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28 comments:

  1. WOW...just WOW!! That's my first thought when seeing your card!! I love every thing about it. Such visual interest. This month's kit is amazing. ~Deena C.

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  2. Your creation pops and has me saying wow for the dimension you created. You have transported me to a wonderful scenic place virtually and memories of places I have traveled in the great SW.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  3. I was just about to write WOW! when I saw anonymous said pretty much everything I was thinking! just beautiful! I love the extra depth you added by reversing the stencil, just brilliant!

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  4. Love the look of your card! Wonderful colors!

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  5. Oh the way your brain works!!! So Gorgegous

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  6. I love the colors! I watched your YouTube channel when you created your card and I love how to added more dimension. The purple is beautiful.

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  7. Amazing card! Your colors are spectacular!

    Linda Abel

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  8. Stunning creation. I love the sunset sky and the rock formation in the background. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Beautiful card! I love the colors! I liked your tip of going on twice with the color you're blending with, thank you!

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  10. I love your card Kelly! Love all the vibrant colors as always.

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  11. Fabulous card, great kit!

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  12. Beautiful scene and colors! I LOVE the sky~!

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  13. Stunning!
    Love this new kit and the add ons
    Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  14. Such a stunning card! I love your color choices!

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  15. Wow! Fabulous card! I love the mountains in the background and all the added dimension!

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  16. Your colors are amazing Kelly! The card is beautiful!

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  17. Your card is stunning! Initially questioned the white gel pen but boy was I wrong! Thanks.

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  18. Great colors for your beautiful scene!

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  19. Marisela Delgado said: So beautiful. mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  20. Beautiful card and a wonderful card kit.

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  21. You really know your colours! The purple and brown are perfect. This is a fab stencil set!

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  22. Brilliant idea to flip the stencil and add more dimension. Personally I think there is no "wrong" side of a stencil.

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  23. Wow Great card. The sunset is so beautiful. I live in Arizona and see the sunsets like this, I have to have this kit!!

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  24. Beautiful card. So much depth.
    thanks for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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