Welcome to Day 3 of the Hero Arts 45th Anniversary Blog Hop!!! I’m honored to be a part of this hop and so proud of Hero Arts for their accomplishments!

I’m taking it back old school to shadow stamps and real flowers. Hero Arts released several “From the Vault” images for their anniversary. Theses stamps were some of my favorites to work with. 

I stamped this first card using Smoke Ink with the Aged Shadow Stamp and also used the Hero Arts Dandelion die for my focal point. I’ve kept it clean and simple. This is such a quick card to make! 

This next card features a technique I developed when I was with Hero Arts called Stamp Layering. I used the “From the Vault” Real Poppy with Butter Bar and Soft Yellow ink on the blossom portion and Field Greens for the stem. 

The technique is simple, stamp with the darker inks first and without cleaning the stamp, ink it up with the lighter colors and stamp once more. The residual color from the darker inks stay on the rubber and will mix with the lighter ink giving you fresh new color tone between the two. 

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There are amazing prizes offered by some fabulous sponsors!!  Leave a comment by Sunday, June 2 at 11:59pm PST on all 3 days of the hop for a better chance to win!  Winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog next week.

Ready to hop along? Your next stop is to the amazing Tasnim Ahmed!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic crafty weekend!!!

Supplies:

Hero Arts Rubber Stamp FROM THE VAULT… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Rubber Stamp FROM THE VAULT… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Fancy Dies DANDELION Paper… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Clear Stamps MANY EVERYDAY… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad BUTTER BAR… [ SSS ] Hero Arts SHADOW INK Pad SOFT YELLOW… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad FIELD GREENS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Prima Marketing MELANGE DIAMOND… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp White A2 TOP Fold… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic Craft MINI SNIPS… [ SSS ] Altenew MINI BLOSSOM DIE CUT MACHINE… [ SSS ] MISTI MEMORY MISTI PRECISION STAMPER… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT… [ SSS ]

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Hi friends! Happy Thursday! Welcome to the latest edition of Amore LauraFadora with the fabulous Laura Bassen! She made a gorgeous Patriotic card using our brand new American Flag stencil and the Thankful 2 die! Be sure to watch the video for more information and enjoy!

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamp Stencil AMERICAN… [ SSS ] CZ Design Wafer Dies THANKFUL 2 czd38… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SOFT… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink Pad… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch ROLL WHITE MASKING TAPE… [ SSS ] Ranger Wendy Vecchi MAKE ART… [ SSS ] Ranger Non Stick CRAFT SHEET 15 x 18… [ SSS ] EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision… [ SSS ] Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR… [ SSS ] Elmer’s CraftBond EXTRA STRENGTH… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Therm O Web Gina K Designs ADHESIVE… [ SSS ]

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

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