Monday, September 26, 2011

Have you heard about Hero Arts new Stamp & Emboss sets?  Hero Arts and Sizzix are offering an embossing collection that perfectly coordinates with a new line of stamp designs. Here are some samples from their web site that showcase one of these new sets, Silhouette Vines.  These cards were made by Tami Hartley.  I wanted to highlight some samples made with this new line of stamps.  Click here to go to the In Joy Rubber Stamps Web Site

Instructions:
  1. Stamp Old Letter Writing with Scattered Straw Distress Ink onto cream cardstock square.
  2. Stamp Silhouette Vines over top with Wild Honey Distress Ink.
  3. Sponge Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink around edges.
  4. Insert stamped piece into embossing folder, lining up image, and run through die cut machine to emboss.
  5. Adhere embossed piece to square chocolate notecard.
  6. Cut strip from chocolate cardstock and stamp sentiment with cream ink.
  7. Cut strip from book text and sponge with Wild Honey Distress Ink.
  8. Adhere sentiment and book text strips as shown.
  9. Finish with Pewter Metallic Decor.
  10. Repeat steps above two more times using different ink colors. Aged Mahogany and Peeled Paint Distress Inks were used in the samples shown.