Autumnal cards for Paper Rose Studio

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 Today, I'm sharing a trio of cards using products from Paper Rose Studio.

 I paired up die cuts from the Autumn Bouquet Die Cuts set with 3D embossing folders and a stencil. I added ink to match the die cuts, and some peach coloured gems.

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Irresistible Inking - Altenew AECP

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 Today, I'm sharing a card I made after taking the Irresistible Inking Techniques class as part of the Altenew Educator Certification Program. 

I watercoloured this Billowing Peonies outline stamp with dye inks and a water brush. I used a combination of inks from Hero Arts and Concord & 9th. I  finished off the card with a strip of rose gold glitter paper and some glittery embellishments.

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Opposites Attract with A Blog Named Hero

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There's a new Stay Crafty challenge with A Blog Named Hero on the Hero Arts blog, and we know that opposites attract! Your design could include mirror images, or colours on opposite sides of the colour wheel, or make a design so that you can create two opposites! 

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April 2025 Hero Studio release

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 Today, I'm taking part in a blog hop to celebrate the launch of the April Hero Studio release!

 

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, April 6 at 11:59pm PST, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!

 
 
Hero Arts
Hero Arts Creative Team:
Mindy Eggen
Anna Mahtani
Seeka
Channin Pelletier
Rosie Lopez
Charlene Madrid
Michelle Short
Rachel Kleinman
Jeannie Lieu
Natasha Vacca
Jennifer Kotas
Natasha Polite
Karen Brown
Lisa Tilson
Michelle Lupton
Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Kelly Taylor

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You're my cup of tea for Altenew AECP - Seasonal Scene Building

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Today, I'm sharing a masked card I made following the Seasonal Scene Building Class as part of the Altenew AECP.
The class, taught by Nichol Spohr, included cards using masking to create scenes. I used eight stamps to create this little teacup with a bunch of flowers. I stamped the rose first, then stamped it onto masking paper so I could mask off the image before continuing. Next came the smaller flowers, then the leaves, then the teacup, the handle and the saucer. Removing the masks is so satisfying! 

I coloured the image with copic markers, and added some grey shadow around the image, and underneath so that the cup looks like it is sitting on a surface rather than floating in space! I finished with a stamped sentiment.

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Altenew AECP - let it shine

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 Today, I'm sharing a card I made where I incorporated a few different ideas from Carissa Wiley's class, "Let it Shine" for the Altenew Educator Certification program. 

I stamped  the Breezy Petals stamp and coloured the image with the coordinating stencils beofre fussy cutting the image out. For the shine, I used glitter paper on the frame in the background, I used embossing powder on the sentiment, and I finished with some glitter embellishments.

 

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Altenew AECP - Easy Ink Blending

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 Today, I'm sharing a card I made for the Easy Ink Blending class as part of the Altenew AECP program. 

I stamped the floral image from "forever in love" onto a top folding white card base in Hero Arts Sand ink. I ink blended the top of the card in Peony ink, and added the Beveled Squares stencil to add a little bit more detail. I coloured the flowers and leaves in pale pink and pale brown copic markers, stamped the sentiment in Cup 'o Joe ink, and added a scattering of peach coloured gems.

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Wishing you all the luck for A Blog Named Hero

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 Today, I'm sharing a card for the March Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge, which is "Mr Postman - make something you will post in March (I've already posted this card!) 

 

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Hero Arts Let's Celebrate collection release

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 Today, I'm part of a hop on Instagram to celebrate the release of some new products from Hero Arts. I have used products from the "Let's Celebrate" collection to create three celebration cards! 

 

 

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AECP - Clean and Simple Boutique cards

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 I created this card after completing the Clean and Simple Boutique Cards class as part of the Altenew Educator Certification Program. Using a discontinued stamp set from Altenew, I inked up the watercolour leaf stamp in a rainbow of dye inks, blending between the colours with ink blending brushes. I added some doodled details to the leaves (turning some of them into flowers) and added a sentiment. At that point, the card, did not look finished, so I added some sketched and dotted lines in two corners, and then I was done!

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Golden birthday card

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I recently bought the Cloud 9 metallic inks from Lisa Horton Crafts , and decided I needed to try the blackout technique on this gorgeous embossing folder from Spellbinders using the Solid Gold ink. I finished the card with a stamped sentiment from Simon Says Stamp . 

 

 

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More Beautiful Flowers for AECP

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 Today, I have another card I will be submitting as part of the Altenew Educator Certification Program.
This card was inspired by the All About Layering 4 class.

I got in a lot of practice with layering stamps from the Beautiful Day stamp set (and I need practice - it's not something I've been very good at!) and after fussy cutting all of the images, I then I layered up the flowers and leaves to create this dense arrangement (Glad Press and Seal comes in very handy to keep everything in the right place!) I popped all of the flowers and leaves up on foam tape, and finished with a sentiment from Label Love.

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