Enjoy the Journey…
Hi readers! Happy Monday to you! I hope your week is starting off wonderfully! Today I’m so pleased to be back with guest designer Yana Smakula who made a gorgeous card using some brand new Hero Arts products as well as some great existing product! Let’s have a look!
Hi everyone! With Spring being just around the corner I thought it would be fun to do some simple watercolor stamping. And to be honest I was itching to play with my new Hero Arts and BasicGrey stamps for quite some time so this seemed like a perfect occasion!
I inked a large waves background stamp using several colors of Hero Arts daubers – I went with brights and neons; added water with the help of a mini mister and stamped it onto a piece of Hero Arts snow white paper. To somehow frame this piece I added machine stitching, I intentionally stayed away from straight lines – I tried to make my stitching look like the stamped waves.
I also stamped and heat embossed several images from the Set Sail set in gold embossing powder onto vellum. I cut them out using my scissors and used them as embellishments for my card.
I layered the steering wheel and added the Enjoy The Journey sentiment from the Set Sail stamp set on top using foam adhesive for a bit of dimension. The sentiment was heat embossed on pool paper from Hero Arts.I also added a few other heat embossed images and several gold gems onto my stamped panel. To finish my card I used foam squares and adhered my panel onto an A2 top folding card base which I made using Hero Arts Pool layering paper.
Thank you so much joining me today! And big thanks to Simon Says Stamp for inviting me! Have a great day! Hugs!
Yana, is one of my favourite card makers. The card is very pretty and inspirational.
The wave effect is amazing!!! Gorgeous!
I love that wave background stamp. So pretty but sure reminds me of the sea. Great gold embossing. Perfect guy card!
Your card is gorgeous! I love that wave background stamp and the watercoloring technique you used!
gorgeous…I love this. I love the nautical theme!
amazing card!! :)
Fabulous card !
What a beauty, love the watercolor effect!!!!
Very nice card! I like that wave background stamp!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
What an unusual card:) love the colors and the wavy stitching you used to complement the nautical theme. Really inspirational!
I always love seeing what Yana creates! She is so talented!
Nina-Marie :)
Yana is one of the most talented lady I have ever seen. This nautical theme is gorgeous and I admire the way she has created waves..truly beautiful :)
Beautiful card, Yana! Both these stamps are on my wish list.
This is a gorgeous card! I love the stitching and how it matches the background. Stunning!
VERY nice card! Love the theme and the background.
Beautiful background and I just love that sentiment!
This could easily be transformed into a nice masculine card, great versatility!
Beautiful! I like the wave background and the wavy stitching lines.
Stunning nautical themed card, love the design!!!
I am working on a seaside journal and am stuck so this one is calling to me.
A gorgeous study of creating balance while maintaining the motion of water, simply stunning.
Gorgeous background for your embossed sentiment and embellishments. Love the design and choice of colors. ~ Carol W.
Such a pretty card.. The background is awesome, love the colors :)
Gorgeous card! I’m in love with that wave background!
The background is stunning! And I like that it is also on the inside as well!
The wavy sewing is such a pretty detail on this.
Love the waves background!
Can’t believe the waves are stamped. They are so beautiful.
What creativity!! Love the sewing details. Love it!!
Great card and awesome background!! Thanks:)
Wonderful background! Love the stamp & Yana’s take on it!
Like the nautical look the stamp set has. When I first saw the images I thought you used dies to cut them out with and was amazed at how well your scissor cutting is.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
WOWZERS! Beautiful card, Great wavy background stamp and nice that you spritzed it with H20! Just Beautiful~!
Gotta get that fab Waves Background stamp!! Lovely!!
I love the wavy ocean feeling of this card and the stitching!
Love Yana’s work and this is a wonderful card. She has used some of my favorites from the new Hero Arts release on this card and it is beautiful. Plus, I love a sea themed card or project!
Beautiful card. TFS
ove the waves background and your stitch detail. Fab card. Hugz
She is one of my favorite cardmaker, always come ups with her innovative ideas, and this one is so awesome with lovely sewing details!!!
This is so pretty. Love the background.
Just love that waves background stamp with the colors you used! :)
Such a lovely card! Great colors!~kim
Love the waves background stamp – that would be great for a journal page too!!
OOOOOO! This is so pretty. I love the sea so this card is right up my alley. First of all, Love the background stamp and the colors used. The images embossed in gold and the sentiment all make this card gorgeous. TFS
Hadn’t seen the wave stamp before. Just put it on my “must have” list.
Very pretty. I love to do nautical cards.
thanks.
Beautiful and gorgeous card! Thanks for the inspiration!
LOVE this card! Nautical is SO NOW! Thank you for sharing!
Fabulous card!!! LOVE the background! ♥ Stunning!
Currently working on a cruise album, and the gold embellishment on this card gives me great ideas. Thank you!
So pretty!!! I love the inked wavy background and the touches of gold.