Hi friends! I’m popping in today for Day 2 of the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero countdown for July 2023! The Hero Arts kits are always full of value, and this month’s kit features such beautiful, serene imagery. There are lots of options for creating a lovely meadow, and I chose to create a masked background with some ink blending, tone-on-tone stamping, and some sparkling die cuts from the My Monthly Hero July 2023 Classic Kit. Let’s get started with the details!
I began by masking around the edges of my white A2 card front using some masking tape. I then blended Bermuda, Paradise, and Arctic inks from Hero Arts in a smooth ombré down the open area on my masked card front. While I still had the mask still around the edges, I stamped some of the meadow silhouette stamps from the Classic Kit stamp set on the bottom of the blended background using Paradise ink, which adds some very subtle botanical silhouettes. I also splattered the background with some white metallic Glimmer ink from Hero Arts, which I think adds to the ethereal feel of the background! I removed the masking tape around the edge to reveal a crisp white frame around my blended, stamped background!
To accent the pretty, dreamlike background, I die cut some of the standalone dandelion dies from the Classic Kit using white Glitter Basics cardstock. The glittery white cardstock accents the shimmering splatter on the background beautifully!
For the greeting, I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the stamp set for the Classic Kit using silver embossing powder onto a strip of white cardstock. I adhered all of the glittery dandelion die cuts to the card front using Precision Glue, reserving one. I adhered the stem of the smallest dandelion to the sentiment strip using Precision Glue, then when it was dry, I added some foam adhesive to the back of both die cuts. Adhering the stem to the sentiment strip adds a bit of extra stability to the super delicate die cut.
Well, that’s all for my project today! Check out the Hero Arts Blog for more inspiration using the new July 2023 My Monthly Hero kit. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don’t forget to check back next week for the full reveal and blog hop for the July 2023 My Monthly Hero kit!
Love these dandelions. And they could be used as snowflakes too. Great card Emily!
I always like a card with ‘wishes’ and your ink blending is beautiful.
Such a pretty card. Love the blended background with the almost ethereal flowers and I really love the dandelions in this kit. I’m ready to start wishing. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous card! I love the sparkle and the colors! The dandelions are fabulous!
Lovely design, Emily. The dandelion die is fabulous.
Love the dandelion fluff on
the card. Striking card.
thanks for sharing.
I, too, love the dandelions and your color choices!
Those dandelions are too gorgeous
Lovely, lovely card!!! Sooooo stinkin’ ethereal and that dandelion die is just perfect….feelin’ those breezes!
Gorgeous card, and beautiful colours. Love the tone on tone meadow flowers.
I’m a big lover of dandelions, not so much in my garden but in the craft room for sure. Lovely card. Looking forward to the release
Really like the shadowy florals in the background
Beautiful dreamy card!
Love the colors. Thanks for sharing your creative talents with us
LOVE this sweet card! I love dandelions, and the fact these are “blowing”. The shadow background ties them together…good layout!
Love these colors and the dandelion die
Love the dandelions! Can’t wait to see the entire kit!
Nice ethereal feel; especially like the use of the glimmer ink that is a great finishing touch.
Lovely card! Love the dandelions.
This would also work as a great birthday wishes card. Love the die
Lately I’ve had a thing for dandelions…and these are great. Love the white against the colored background. And I agree with earlier posts, makes fun snowflakes too!
Stunning clean look; love the finishing touch of the glimmer ink.
Love the card with the silhoutte image in the background and the Dandelions in front!
Love the dandelions and the teal colored background….
I am actually just really in love with your card!
My granddaughters nursery was Dandelions. I love this card so, so much.
Really like your card. Thank you for sharing your techniques, colors and products used!! Looking forwar to this kit!
I love the dandelion and the ink blending on your card!