Smile - Insect Party!

 With an atmospheric river downpour occurring outside, and my Magnolia tree blooming for the 3rd time this year (seriously, why?), I think it's time to start welcoming Spring! Sorry if you're one of those folks living in a snowy climate... I did that for a decade and feel for you :)

I'm very fortunate that our neighborhood also has daffodils out! This card just had to happen. I used the beautiful new Hero Arts February 2025 Fancy Dies to mainly build this card. Unfortunately, the Fancy Dies have already sold out. So let this be your sign to SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on a future release!!!

For the background, I stamped a simple but versatile Rain Texture Bold Print in Dandelion Ink.

Are you as obsessed with those little insects as I am? I made 8 of each little buggie so you'll certainly see them in a card again. Those insect dies are a special bonus for those who subscribe to The Whole Studio! I wouldn't pass up the opportunity. By the way, that beautiful "smile" sentiment is part of the main February 2025 Card Kit.

The grass die is from a previous Spring release, called Butterfly Foliage Fancy Dies. It was a perfect match for all of the beautiful daffodil and hyacinth flowers (and insects, obviously).

My favorite adjustment I made to the winged insects is the vellum addition. So I cut the wings of the bee and the dragonfly in the colored cardstock I wanted, but then also cut them in vellum. The vellum was only glued on in the center so the wings to pop out. I then added Wink of Stella glitter to the wings for extra shimmer.... and Wink of Stella to the ladybug shells because, why not?

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Hero Arts February Blog Hop

 Happy Hero Studio release day and happy February! This release will certainly get you in the mood for Spring, which I totally need right now as it is rainy and freezing outside. Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Saturday, February 8 at 11:59pm PST, 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! Make sure you're logged in when you comment, or leave your name, so your comment isn't anonymous!

I loved the Card Kit of the Month so much that I have two kit cards to share today. My first card uses the Messages Clear Stamp Set that's included. I simply stamped and die cut three of balloons to be the centerpiece of this quick and easy birthday card (ink used: Soft Blossom, Butter Bar, and Pink Grapefruit). I heat embossed the sentiment in Brass powder (my favorite embossing powder - I have three jars of the stuff).

The background uses an older birthday themed stencil called Dancing Lines and, naturally, I used it with Glitter Paste. Once dried I die cut the panel from the Postage Stamp Infinity Dies. 

My second card kit card uses the beautiful Tulip Heroscape that's included.

Don't you just love a good HeroScape?! I inked my tulips in Soft Blossom and Azalea, and the grass is inked in Green Hills and Field Greens. The background uses yet another item from the kit - the Circling Cloud cling stamp.

To finish off this one I simply quick-colored those darling insects with Copics and added the 'hello' sentiment to the center. Perfect for any occasion!

My last card today features the February Clear Set + Dies called Lovely Flowers.

When the images are so beautiful, cards just make themselves! I stamped three of the flowers and one pot, colored them with Copics, and die cut. The sentiment is embossed with Brass powder.

The background panel is stamped from the beautiful Festive Pattern cling stamp, inked in Kiwi. I layered that with the Wood Frame Infinity Die cut from Nautical cardstock.

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Galentine's Day Card

 Don't forget about your friends on Valentine's Day! I created a quick quick card with a sentiment that is perfect for a bestie. Make some Galentine Cards, too!

All of the items used can be found from the January Hero Arts Studio release. In my most recent video, I shared how the January Layering Stencils can be used on their own. So I started with the red hearts (stencil layer 3 only) already stenciled on white cardstock. 

The rest of the card is put together with items from the packed Hero Studio Card Kit for January 2025. I used the heart shaped typewriter stamps to stamp around the panel in Taffy Ink. I then die cut two of the nesting hearts from Peony and Coral cardstock. The sentiments are also from the card kit, stamped with Charcoal ink.

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