Hero Arts | Summer 2016 Release Blog Hop. Masculine cards. Video
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.
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Fifi
May 11, 2016beautiful, I love your use of colour
fitkitty1
May 11, 2016I enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing your trial and error process – your cards turned out beautifully! I find masculine cards the toughest – I really like your design!
meghan
May 11, 2016beautiful, I love your use of colour
Kathryn A
May 11, 2016Love the colour combo!
Nancy Wilcox
May 11, 2016Great masculine card. Love this technique.
tsurutadesigns1
May 11, 2016These are FABulous Yana!
Mary B.
May 11, 2016What a great idea. Very cute!
Sandy
May 11, 2016Love this card, I’m always looking for masculine card ideas!
Laura Rummler
May 11, 2016I love this technique and it’s so pretty with the blues! Also, I’m getting ready to make my Father’s Day cards and sets… so this is a great idea!
Kristie Maynard
May 11, 2016I absolutely love that you showed your process in this video. I totally agree with you, although I do love card making, it can at times be frustrating and difficult to make some decisions. I’m the same way with scrapbook layouts. I take a lot of teasing about how long I take to do a layout, but they do come out nice.
Glad to know I’m not the only one who struggles at times. Thanks for a great video and sharing this wonderful card with us.
Charmayne
May 11, 2016love that you used craft paper for more of a beachy feel
Tricia
May 11, 2016Very nice!
Salvwi Prasad
May 11, 2016This is indeed a gorgeoys card. I love the use of the pool to navy colour against the brown background. The colour pops up the card.
Cheers 🙂
Joanne C.
May 11, 2016Awesome card for the Father’s Day!
Katy
May 11, 2016Love this color! What a fun card!
Geri S.
May 11, 2016Great technique and terrific card!
Karen D
May 11, 2016love the card and how you used all the elements – the stamping looks great too!
christine canfield
May 11, 2016thank you for showing the messy side of crafting! loved the vid!
Megan Harp
May 11, 2016Happy to see a masculine card!!
Sandi
May 11, 2016Thanks so much for the process video & sharing what worked and what DIDN’T work! Very helpful!
pansy47
May 11, 2016Whoa, fun Dad card!
joy meadows
May 11, 2016Loved seeing your thought process while making this card, Yana! It does take a long time to come up with a design sometimes. The blue ink over the white was the perfect choice, I think!
Cindy C.
May 11, 2016Super cool masculine design!!!
Sarah Cooper
May 11, 2016Thank you for the ‘real’ video. Now I know even the pros go through the same process as me!
Cecilia H
May 11, 2016I love the new release. Your cards are awesome.
Dee Orfanelli
May 11, 2016Sometimes the thinking is longer than the inking!!
Rose
May 12, 2016How true!
Rema DeLeeuw
May 11, 2016Fabulous card Yana!
Isabel Z
May 11, 2016Your cards are little works of art–love them!!!!
ssonnier2015
May 11, 2016Such a cute idea. Great use of these stamps
Terri Mariani
May 11, 2016Beautiful card. I love the color!
Stacy h
May 11, 2016love the card
Verna Angerhofer
May 11, 2016Great card designs for Father’s Day. Love the choice of colors too!
Mary Marin
May 11, 2016Beautiful creation!
Bri
May 11, 2016Thank you so much Yana. This is the first time I’ve heard anyone share how difficult and time consuming the designing/trial and error process can be. I’m fairly new to stamping and spend countless hours designing items in my head that many times do not physically exhibit as I had imagined. I thought I just was not executing properly or doing something wrong each time rather than understanding that it’s part of the creative process. I thought it was me. Thank you again for sharing this video and giving me further encouragement to continue through the creative process as I design my pieces. 🙂
Barb S
May 11, 2016Great card for Father’s Day or any guy theme.
JenW
May 11, 2016Love it Yana!
Bobbie Bluegill
May 11, 2016Oh Yana, one of my favorite videos ever. I probably would not want all videos to be this detailed and long, but to have an occasional video that shows the creative process was so reassuring. Now I won’t feel so guilty when I seem to have every stamp and color and embellishment out before I have something I love. It is why I dearly love to make multiple cards once I hit on a winner.
Your card is a winner. Love the technique and the final result.
eliza
May 11, 2016I really liked seeing the behind-the-scenes of what it takes to come up with a card design. Sometimes it looks like everything is so easy and comes so naturally, when really, everyone has their moments of “what if this?” and “how about that?” And I really like the final product too!
Anouk
May 11, 2016beautiful card
Becca Yahrling
May 11, 2016Very pretty – even if they are a masculine card. Great design!
Marianne
May 11, 2016Awesome cards. Thanks for your video showing the process. I think it’s something we can all relate to. Even your workspace looks a lot like my own lol.
Dorothy Crosbee
May 11, 2016So nice to see a man’s card special you with Father’s day coming up.
Joela Pascoe
May 11, 2016Cool guy cards
sunshinehoneybee
May 11, 2016Like the cool blue of your masculine creations. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Viveca V.
May 11, 2016Beautiful blues! Charming card Yana!
Bronwyn Dunn
May 11, 2016Just love that you shared the truth behind designing a card! It can be so difficult. And no judgement here about messy craft table…. mine looks worse! Great cards!
Jean R-T
May 11, 2016Love your card with the double stamping effect!
Lynda J
May 11, 2016Love your colors! Headed to youtube to check out the video; glad to know others have “moments” also!
Leslie S
May 11, 2016Great card! Love your videos! Thanks!!
Erica
May 11, 2016I love everything that you made