All Occasion Cards | Hero Arts - MMH Kit June 2018

It's a beach day!

I’m sharing a couple of cards that were made with the fantastic products included in the Hero Arts’ MMH Kit June 2018. I ♥ LOVE ♥ the realistic dimension that you can create from the multiple image layers of sea and clouds. This reminds me of days at the ocean where it's almost too bright to see without your sunglasses and the air seems to sparkle!

I created the sky in this example by covering ½ of a white card stock panel and then lightly blending Distress Oxide Ink (Salty Ocean) upward to represent high clouds. The ocean was stamped using the inks that came with the kit right along the skyline and the beach was blended up to the water line with Antique Linen Ink. Water and water colors were spattered onto the beach to create a sandy texture. I used pearlized paint to highlight the ocean waves and then stamped/die cut the large cloud. I stamped the “Hello” greeting with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed it with the “Sand” powder included in the kit. The birds/sailboat were stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink using the MISTI. The white card stock panel was adhered to black card stock and then put onto the front of a 5 X 7” card base.

The background for this card was created by combining acrylic paint and Distress Oxide Inks – this provides a rich base color and a soft, dusty quality to the image. I painted the background in yellows/oranges/red with a wide brush keeping the light tones at the bottom. I blended Distress Oxide Inks (Wild Honey, Abandoned Coral, Candied Apple, Black Soot) to provide depth and used these same inks to stamp the water/waves in the scene. I stamped the island, palm trees, and sailboat with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink. A large oval was die cut out of white card stock and backed with craft foam. The sentiment was stamped onto a piece of black card stock with VersaMark Ink, heat embossed with white powder and trimmed. The scene was cut down to be just a bit larger than the oval die cut and glued down to the center of the card front. The oval die cut panel was adhered on top of the scene with strong tape and the card was finished off with the sentiment and some Clear Round Drops from Studio Katia.

Thanks for joining me!

Rachelle ♥