Hello friends and welcome to Hero Arts Summer 2016 Release Blog Hop, thanks so much for joining us! This hop marks the launch of new catalog products in Hero Arts Store! New catalog is filled with amazing products you don’t want to miss, lots of which are must haves!
I’ve already shared a number of projects using new stamps and dies (and you can check them out by following this link) so for this post I decided to create masculine cards, Father’s Day card to be specific using Dapper Dad stamp set.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
The video I am sharing today is slightly different. While I do show how to make these masculine cards I also share a lot about my creative process and the difficulties during it. Its a fun video, a little longer than my usual videos, but I really wanted to share it and show you that cardmaking isn’t always super easy. Enjoy (and please do let me know what you think)!
Watch video below or on Youtube:
CARD DETAILS
If you’d like to re-create these cards begin by mounting several clear stamps from the Dapper Dad set onto a long clear block to create a strip made up of various images. I used a pair of shoes, a hat, a comb, glasses, watch, bow tie and another paid of glasses. You can add more images or use less if you like. Use Unicorn White ink, its a pigment ink, to stamp this design repeatedly onto kraft paper to create one large pattern.
To add some color to the background select another vibrant dye ink color you’d like to have over white, ink up your images (make sure to keep the images on the stamp and not re-mount them) and stamp in color over white, be sure to slightly offset the top layer creating a shadow (for some reason I call it a drop shadow, is that correct?). I used Hero Arts Hybrid Aquatic ink for my top layer, but I have also discovered that Forever Green looked nice.
Stamp the round sentiments onto white cardstock and cut them out. I used Pool to Navy ombre ink pad to stamp mine as Aquatic didn’t look quite the same as it looked on kraft. Adhere your stamped patters onto a card base, foam mount a sentiment, decorate with glitter tape and a few wood veneer stars.
BLOG HOP
Come join us for a huge blog hop! Find loads of creative inspiration and win prizes! Hop start on The Hero Arts Blog, if you arrived from the amazing Wanda Guess, you are on the right track! I am the last stop on the hop. If you got lost or found a broken link, please start over on The Hero Arts Blog.
GIVEAWAY
Hero Arts is giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Please comment by Sunday, May 15 at 11:59pm PT and Hero Arts will announce the winner the following week.
SUPPLIES
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Thank you for another great technique!
Hero Arts is my fave.
I always love to see your creative process. The texture is amazing!
TFS this great technique!
Yana such amazing creations come from you continually. Thank you for sharing.
I love the color scheme of your cards. Such a great way to use this stamp set.
Love your card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Yana you have creativity oozing out of every pour
Love these stamp images! Great use of them as a background.
Wonderful card and I loved that you shared your whole card making process with us!!!
Nice card thanks for sharing
I loved this video!!! It can take me so long to create a card, too…and I have the same problem with things looking great in my mind but they don’t necessarily translate to paper! Oh….and I loved how you said you desk gets messy. I, too, am a crazy messy crafter….and most of the time after I finish a project I just cannot clean up….I have to wait until the next day! It’s like my creative juices sap all my cleaning up juices! LOL! Thanks for the chuckles! Oh….and I love the stamping you did!
Fun card!
Thanks for showing your process (and your messy desk!). Love the look of blue over white on kraft!
Love love love this card, thank for sharing your end result with us and thank for showing your hits and misses. It really encouraged me to see I’m not the only one who has to try over and over again to get a good result!!!
This is such a adorable card. What father wouldn’t love it! Thank you
That’s great idea! I’m going to try this technique.
This is a cute design!
What a cool looking card. I love the ink color. The card base color makes it look like the items are on the sand. I’d love to have this for my husband.
I love seeing all the stops and starts. make me feel like I am a real crafter too!
Thank for sharing your process. The card technique seems quite fun.
Awesome! Love doing the white on craft and then colored dye ink.
I LOVE your video! I can soooo relate! Thank you for showing that we all struggle for that “just right” look and feel – that the process is actually more involved than it initially appears. Again, thanks. Beautiful cards, too.
You ended up with a fantastic design. Thanks for sharing not only the great cards but your frustration and the whole process of how you get to the end design. I love when an idea in my head actually comes out right on a card or scrapbook layout!
Very cool. I like how you stamped over the white.
I absolutely adore what you did on this card. I can’t wait to try some Unicorn White stamping with color layers on top!
Thanks for explaining the creative process and why it can take a long time. I can spend hours developing that first prototype. I try telling myself it’s just a card, but I still want it done right. You are an inspiration!
Fantastic to see a Father’s Day card in this hop! And it is bright and cheerful, too… Thank you!
Your cards are so cute. Thanks for sharing the process you use to create a card.
Love love love. Thanks for the giveaway!
I loved the colors you used and how you made your stamping look 3-D. Thanks for the video!
I love the colors you chose and how you stamped to make the card look 3-D. Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks for the chance to win. Love your tutorial.
Great masculine card!
Thanks for the great idea for a masculine card! So creative!!
Hi Yana, I feel I am getting to know you and your instructions are awesome
love the three dimensional quality of these cards and appreciate all the time it took.
Love the white understamping. Very cute.
Yana, I so agree with you about the time it takes to come up with a design. I will sit down to make a card I’ve been thinking about, and two hours later I’m still not done! The process is always enjoyable, but I can’t be limited on time or I get frustrated. Thank you for sharing this! I love your videos!
Amazing!! love the pop of turquoise on craft cardstock
To love the 3 D affect. Great job!
Very cool! Love the new stamps and I love to see them used for different occasions in different ways. Great ideas!
What a fun card for men … and what a fabulous new release from Hero Arts.
Too cute and
love the two colored
stamping.
Carla from Utah
Great Father’s Day card!
Cute card! Ready for the beach.
Wonderful Father’s Day card. Thank you for sharing and making the video and for being part of this giveaway.
Wonderful Father’s Day card. Thank you for sharing, making the video and being part of this giveaway.
What a great way to wrap up the hop, and thank you for sharing all the starts and stops (and mess) along the way! Just the bolster I needed to see an expert still facing design challenges that I, in my neophyte stage of this craft, was sure were mine alone, as a reflection of not just my skill level, but potentially creative talent (or lack thereof). Your willingness to share this aspect of your own creative process made my day! Thank you- for the insight and the inspiration!
As always, another awesome card. Thanks for sharing the process of this card. Your work is much more appreciated.
I absolutely agree with Julie W (previous commentor). Thank you Yana for sharing the whole process of cardmaking with us! I really like your card!