Hi friends! Happy Monday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Dana Joy with this gorgeous and Summery card design showcasing brand new products from Hero Arts! Read on to learn more and enjoy!

Who’s ready for summer? The newly released Hero Arts Lemonade Day stamp set and bundle make beautiful summer ready cards. Inspiration for my card comes from the refreshing summer taste of pink lemonade! Ahhh such a great summer drink. Growing up I can remember standing on the kitchen stool helping my Mom whip up a pitcher of lemonade. These days (since I’m fully grown), I like to whip up my pink lemonade with a few pours of a nice rum accented with lemons or lime slices and mint. 

Summer colors that spoke to me were Hero Arts Peony, Arctic, Dove White and a splash of black. The images on the card were colored using Copic markers and die cut using the coordinating fancy dies. My lemonade needed some sparkle. I know, I know lemonade doesn’t sparkle but when on a card, it shall do just that by using a glitter pen in a few areas. Within the stamp set, there are a few supporting images such as tiny citrus fruit and mint stamps. These images work perfectly to fill in a background on a card panel. A great tip when creating these background designs, keep the color monochromatic by using the same color ink pad and cardstock. This will help it not compete with your main focal point. 

Also by placing the colored image onto a white circle lightly blending with ink makes a great landing spot for your main image. By layering that circle onto a nested circle in pink really pulls the colors throughout the card. And don’t forget to pop up a few of those images for dimension. Using a light grey Copic marker under the images will also help ground everything nicely. A simply sentiment under the main image finishes off the card.

Here’s to a summer of cool drinks and days at the beach. I hope I’ve inspired you to mix up your own batch of pink lemonade. Drink responsibly friends. LOL Have a wonderful day everyone. 

SUPPLIES:

Hero Arts Lemonade Day Clear Stamp… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Clear Stamps Lemonade Day… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp NESTED CIRCLES Wafer… [ SSS ] Hero Arts ARCTIC Core Ink Pad AF681 [ SSS ] Hero Arts Ink Pad INTENS-IFIED BLACK… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Tools INK BLENDING BRUSH… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker R21 SARDONYX… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker R32 PEACH [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker YG21 ANISE Yellow… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker YG23 NEW LEAF… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN… [ SSS ] Copic Sketch MARKER BG000 PALE AQUA [ SSS ] Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY No. 1 [ SSS ] Copic Sketch MARKER W3 WARM GRAY Grey [ SSS ] Sakura Stardust CLEAR GLITTER PENS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp 3D FOAM SQUARES… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Dana for being our guest!