Crystal Balls on the Hero Arts blog

 I have a post up on the Hero Arts blog today - here's a sneak peek! 

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Craft Roulette Episode 278

I played along with Craft Roulette Episode 278 yesterday - the parameters were: 

Project - Thank you card

Colours- Bakery

Element - Shops/shopping 

Random - Oombre

Here's what I created: 

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August Hero Studio release

Today, we're hopping to celebrate the release of the August Hero Studio, with Hallowe'en-themed products based on the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 

 

And I made a video of this first card! 

 

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Tuesday, August 5th at 11:59pm PT, 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! 

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Rosie Lopez
Rachel Kleinman
Natasha Polite
Mindy Eggen
Michelle Short
Michelle Lupton
Lisa Tilson
Karen Brown
Jennifer Kotas
Jeannie Lieu
Charlene Madrid
Channin Pelletier
Anna Mahtani 

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Altenew AECP Level 2 challenge - part 2

For the Altenew Educator Certification Program Level 2, there were two parts. Part two asks participants to create an altered item or upcycled project. I found this very plain box that I had kept (because who can throw away a good box?? Am I right?) and decided to decorate it.

I was inspired by the classes "Beautiful details", "Color your day" and "Masking unleashed".   

First, I measured the box and cut a panel of white cardstock to wrap around the lid. I stenciled and ink blended over the panel with three different blue inks, and scored the panel so it would fit around the lid neatly. 

I adhered the panel to the box and then decided to add some details with a fine tip black marker. (Yes, I was THAT stupid that I didn't add these details until AFTER I'd adhered it to the box.)

I die cut a bunch of leaves from blue cardstocks and from vellum. I adhered each cardstock leaf to a vellum leaf, and arranged them on top of the box, before adhering them with liquid glue. 

I finished the box with a sentiment from Label Love and some dew drop embellishments. 

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Sending rainbow hugs

I made this card months ago, and totally forgot to post it! Better late than never! 

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