Coco Inspired Halloween Card

 My Disney/Pixar loving heart is so excited to share today's card with you all! As you probably already know, the August Hero Studio kits really knocked it out of the Halloween park. The Dies of the Month are absolutely packed with great little images and frames. When I saw the skull die I immediately thought of sugar skulls and Coco.

The card design was highly inspired by this Coco poster I found:

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And then I wanted to also used the same color scheme as the movie logo which includes a lot of bright yellows, reds, oranges, pinks, and blues.

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The background is inked up the August Layering Stencils of the Month. The layers were ink blended in the following order: Nautical Ink, Indigo Ink, Charcoal Ink, and Plum Ink. This was on top of Adriatic Cardstock.

The three frames and their skulls were covered in Glitter Paste and popped up to give them emphasis. The rest of the card is just die cutting and gluing! The cardstocks used for the skulls are: Mustard, Papaya, Nautical, Peony, White, and Azalea.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy this inspiration for the August Hero Studio Kits.

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Long Line Leaves - Two Ways

 Today I'm sharing a set of cards that share a lot of similarities but also big differences. I used the beautiful Long Line Leaves set from Kristina Werner. There are stamps, stencils, and dies to make this a complete set to create some elegant cards.

Both cards start with inking up the Long Line Leaves Background Stamp and embossing it with Brass Powder. I did this for both a white card panel and a black card panel.

For the black panel, I pulled out my trusty Arteza Acrylic Paints. I lightly painted the petals with Pearl Turquoise and Pearl Rose Quartz. 

For the white panel, I used the coordinating Long Line Leaves Stencil Pack. Half of the leaves are ink blended with Lilac and the other half are blended with Lakefront ink.

Both cards have the sentiment anchored by some large stamped leaves. These leaves are from the Long Line Leaves Stamp Set. I stamped the solid leaves with Fig, Lilac, and Peacock. There is a coordinating die set that I used to cut out the leaves.

The sentiment on the black panel (from the Long Line Leaves Dies set) says "just wanted to say hello and that I'm thinking of you". This was the perfect sentiment as I created this card to send to a family friend whos beloved cat recently passed away. The sentiment was cut from Pitch Black cardstock and matted with Champagne Foil Cardstock.

The sentiment for the white card says 'thanks so much' and is from the More to Say Die set. I cut this one from Lilac cardstock and also backed it on Champagne foil. Both card have some clear dew drop accents and they are complete!

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Hero Studio Hop - Ichabod's Study

 Summer has really flown by and somehow we've already arrived to August! I am always excited for the autumn crafty season and the Hero Studio release today is the perfect jump start to Halloween.

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Tuesday, August 5th at 11:59pm PT, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!

I am really enjoying this kit the more I dive into it! The portraits and general vibe instantly made me think of the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland. I wanted to mimic the greens and purples that the cast members wear when they work at that ride.

Here is a picture of evvvvverything that you get with this kit. It is a LOT to work with.

I had fun dressing up the ornate frames. I used gold foil paper for the frame accent. You can see I also used the August Layering Stencil of the Month, called Sunnyside Manor. I used all layers of the stencil for the backdrop of each portrait. Then for the Plum card panel, I only used one layer to make it look like a simple wallpaper.

My second card to share features the August Stamp and Cut of the Month, called You Are Magic...

Isn't this so cool?! I paired the fortune teller's crystal ball with colorful smoke and fog using the Bonus Item (only available if you get The Whole Kit) this month, a stencil called Magic Mist. I blended the mist using a variety of inks in teals, greens, purples. I even added some lines of prismaglitter throughout the mist.

The stand of the crystal ball was stamped on Charcoal cardstock and then heat embossed with Clear Powder to give it a shiny look. I also added acetate to the opening of the globe to add to the effect.

Lastly, I heat embossed the 'Stay Spooky' with sparkle black powder and the various moths with black detail powder.

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to leave comments along the hop for a chance to win a $50 Hero Arts gift certificate!

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Nichol Spohr
Seeka
Rosie Lopez
Rachel Kleinman *You are Here*
Natasha Polite
Mindy Eggen
Michelle Short
Michelle Lupton
Lisa Tilson
Karen Brown
Jennifer Kotas
Jeannie Lieu
Charlene Madrid
Channin Pelletier
Anna Mahtani

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