Good morning! We are honored to be partnering with our good friends over at Pinkfresh Studios to release this amazingly gorgeous stamp set, You Make a Difference, as part of our ongoing 45th Anniversary celebration!
Here’s what I created using You Make a Difference:
I love the softness of the floral image and decided to to create a somewhat impressionistic card using soft blending and soft edges with a pop of sparkly gold. To start I placed the stamp in my MISTI and stamped it with a no-line ink onto strathmore bristol cardstock. I left the stamp on my MISTI lid and removed the cardstock. First I started by blending worn lipstick distress oxide ink around the edges of the stamp fading to light pink and white in the center.
Then I took tiny pointed cotton swabs, dipped them in various colors of distress oxide ink and used the tips to apply color to the flowers in light circular motions. I focused more of the color on the centers of the flowers and faded out to the edges. The edges aren’t perfect but that’s not what I was aiming for…I wanted that soft, unfocused look that just hints at the idea of flowers and foliage! Once I was happy with the color application I placed the panel back in my MISTI and restamped it with versamark before heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder. I also stamped the sentiment in the center with versamark and heat-embossed that with gold embossing powder to make the smaller words a little easier to read. Finally I trimmed the panel down, adhered it to a white card base, and finished the card with a few metallic gold sequins!
And that’s it!
To celebrate the release we have three great prizes! One random commenter will win the You Make a Difference stamp set, one will win a $25 gift card to Hero Arts and one will win a $25 gift card to Pinkfresh Studios!! Leave a comment on all the hop stops by Sunday, August 18 at 11:59pm PST and one winner will be chosen randomly from a hop stop and announced next week on the Hero blog!! You should have arrived from Jennifer and Kelly is your next stop!
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fabulous day, and enjoy the hop!
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Another amazing use of this stamp set. Gold and Worn Lipstick make a wonderful collaboration too.
I love how the gold embossing looks against the Worn Lipstick oxide ink- so pretty!
Our card is beautiful Jess! I love the soft, feminine color palette you chose. It really compliments this stamp set. Thanks so much.
I love the colors you chose for this beautiful card. This stamp set is amazing. Congratulations Hero Arts!
Gorgeous card. TFS your design
WOWZERS! I love this set and I love the gold embossing!
Beautiful soft soothing card!
WOW..so pretty
Really a beautiful stamp set, and I love the softness you created
This is so gorgeous! I love how you colored the background and stamped image. 🙂
So pretty and different! I’m excited about this set!
Love this soft, impressionist look!
SO PRETTY
Gosh, so beautiful and lovely.
Looooooooove this stamp set and the way you have used it 😍
Lovely card. Love the subtle pink with the gold. TFS
Pretty in pink!
Ooohhh my!! Such a dainty and sparkly card! Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing!!
Wow, so beautiful! I love the gold and coral combination. The sequins are the perfect finishing touch.
THat is one cool card!!! Wow…that is gorgeous!!! I love the techniques you used on this card!!!!
Love this impressionistic card – the pinks & the gold – just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your process & the creative fruit of your talent!
That stamp set is so nice. Very pretty.
This coral color is gorgeous! Lovely card!
‘You Make a Difference ‘ stamp set it truly gorgeous and you have designed a card that is stunning. Thanks for sharing on this blog hop.
Absolutely amazing card!Thanks for sharing it!