Seven Hills Crafts Blog: Hero Arts Ombre Ink

Thursday, 26 January 2017

A Floral Birthday (if your name is January!)

Hello there! I've popped back for a quick visit whilst Lydia is having her brief break.

It's lovely to be back with you all, and today I wanted to combine two Concord & 9th sets to create a bloom filled birthday greeting.

First up, the newer 'All Year Long' set

Don't dismiss this set as one for planner people or just Birthdays; there are some lovely flowers that are incredibly versatile. Granted , this card might only be suitable for people called January ;-) but the sentiments are perfect for lots of occasions and the contrast in fonts is really beautiful.

I decided to pair it with another set; Flourish

To add colour to the flowers and leaves I used some of the Hero Arts Ombre inks

I've secured most of the fussy cut stems to the reverse of the die cut circle although I did have to use a little extra acetate 'scaffolding' in a curved shape. Granted it may not fit in a standard envelope but with the dreary January days, we all need a riot of colour, right?!

Thanks for joining me today, hope you enjoyed seeing how gloriously these two sets combine!

Keren xx

Thursday, 22 September 2016

Bright Brushed Florals

Hi there everyone and happy Thursday to you!

I have a CAS floral beauty to share with you today using an older set from Mama Elephant, Brushed Florals.

I started by cutting a panel from white card, stamped a sentiment from the set and drew a black frame using a fine line pen and a ruler around the edge. I then used this sentiment panel to draw around onto a card panel as a guide to stamp the floral clusters.

I stamped the flowers using ombre ink pads to give depth and shade just using the solid image stamps. I love the way this looks and its so simple and quick to do!

Once I had finished the stamping I erased the guide lines and attached the sentiment into place using foam tape.