Christmas with Hero Arts

I have a Hero Arts die that I absolutely love...it's a full card-size die, called the Frame Cuts Triangle Background and I have used it a ton in the past. It's not a new release, but you can still purchase it at Ellen Hutson and I still love it.

I love putting some of the triangle pieces back into the die in different ways. I made this card a little larger than a 4.25 x 5.5 card so I could do some fancy tilting and still use the whole die.

I watercolored the panel in a green ombre fashion and then die cut. Then I kept those green triangles for some other project and filled in with triangles of past die cutting. If you use a quick stick tool, it's so easy to place the little triangles. You can see what else I made with this die here and here too.

Another Christmas card I made that uses the Hero Arts Stamp & Cut Merry and Bright die. I love the ornament dies. You can use them on cards, scrapbook pages, as tags and even make ornaments out of them. 

If you look closely, you'll see I backed the die with red glitter paper (hard to believe I chose glitter paper I know) and the word is a red glitter sticker from some I got on sale last year. I added a silver glitter sticker as a string after I took this pic...can't believe I forgot the ornament string!

Happy Thursday!

Chark

Snow Anyone?

Plenty of snow in my yard and driveway—free to anyone who hauls it away! I know, it's January, in Ohio, stop complaining, right? It's really the bitter cold that's the problem...I'd rather do anything than errands right now. I know! I'll do a blog post!

Here's a card I made for a friend for New Year's. I'd like to be more organized and get my Christmas cards out before Christmas, but since that rarely happens, I have to send New Year's cards. I used my all-time favorite Hero Arts Triangle Die.

It covers the card front and is so versatile for masculine and feminine cards, plus I've used it to emboss and for stenciling too—just search my blog for "triangle die" and see how many times I've used this baby. It even got me published in Papercrafts magazine!

I used triangles from past die cutting to fill in some spots and found black, pink, aqua and silver pieces to insert. Then I added a little banner with silver mini alphabet letters. 

 

Inside, I used banners from and drew in the numbers and string with a sharpie. I'd like to do more with the inside of my cards this year. That's as close to a resolution as I'll make on New Year's. Now it's time to delay those frigid errands some more with cleaning out the craft closet. I mean, c'mon, it needs it! Please don't make me go outside! Cleaning is always good, right?! I knew you'd understand.

Have a Happy Wednesday!
Chark
p.s. if you want your own Triangle Die, go to the a2z Scrapbooking Supplies link here and use CHARK15 on your order to receive 15% off any $25 or more purchase!

Wintery Wednesday

The temperature decided to dip back into the 30s today, which means it feels more like December...brrrr! All the better to get me in the mood to finish up my cards (yes, I know it's getting ridiculously close to Christmas). 

Today I'm over at the a2z Scrapbooking Supplies blog with my trusty triangle die from Hero Arts that I love so much. It's so fun and versatile and can make any card a statement card.

Here's a peek at my post and cards today, which involve gelatos and watercolor and in which Santa guest stars. 

If you're looking for crafty gift ideas, head over to the a2z Scrapbooking shop for some goodies. If you use the code CHARK15, you can get 15% off your order of $25 or more. Because my blog readers rock...and cuz they told me you could use me as a coupon. 

Happy Wednesday!
Chark

Bunnies Make Me Happy

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This bunny die cut from Pretty Little Studio comes in a packet of small ones like this for $1.99 and a larger version for just 99¢. One of the tiny ones runs just 25¢ and that is hard to resist! 

For this card, I used my fave Hero Arts triangle die from a2z Scrapbooking Supplies to emboss on green metallic paper. I used the sketch from Pretty Little Studio's August Challenge. The sticker sentiment is from SRM stickers. The papers and the woodgrain stars are from Pretty Little Studio.

This card uses the same sketch and more Pretty Little Studio products, including the printed vellum in gold stars and mint woodgrain. Love this vellum, I don't work for them or anything, but I love their product and site—if you love vintage, cute die cuts, printed vellum or fun sequins, you'll love them! 

Happy Wednesday and join me in the challenge this week!
Chark

Hey Girl

So if you've seen these posted, they can be kinda funny. This particular Hey Girl is my favorite because, well, I'm a champion dining table crafter.

 

And now, an actual craft created at the actual dining table.

 

This uses my favorite triangle die from Hero Arts and available at a2z Scrapbooking Supplies. The sentiment is from the Be Happy set here. I watercolored the background with markers, added a die cut from black and made the rose by twisting a wide satin yellow ribbon adhering it to a cardstock circle (starting at the flower center). I tucked the end behind it and adhered the whole thing to the card. I added some judicial Diamond Stickles to some of the colored triangle parts and called it a day.

Happy Weekend!
Chark

Can You Say Obsessed?

It's my latest obsession—the Triangle Background Die from Hero Arts that I got from a2z Scrapbooking Supplies. I just keep making triangle backgrounds! Here's the lastest. I used the die cut with my Big Shot with a bright blue cardstock and then mounted it on silver glitter paper. I added some red glitter triangles for fun and a sentiment from this Hero Arts stamp set that I won from Tone at Small T Creations.

 

Thanks, Tone! I also used the feather set here from Hero Arts, using their White Unicorn Ink on vellum. The sentiment is stamped with Staz On ink on vellum. p.s. I cannot get a clear picture when glitter is involved. Must figure this out, as my glitter usage is legen...wait for it...dary.

Happiest of Wednesdays to you,

Chark

It's A Blustery Day Here

If you're a Winnie-the-Pooh fan, you know that means it's windy and rainy and basically the kind of day you want to spend indoors...doing crafts...all day. Hmmmm. Sounds good to me! 

Here's a card I made with my new Triangle Background die from Hero Arts and a2z Scrapbooking Supplies. I have tons of different papers that I cut out the other day, so expect to see a lot of cards with this die. It's easy and fun to use and I love how it looks.

 

Tigger and Piglet are stickers that are appliques that someone gave me. You can sew them onto clothes, but they aren't terribly thick so I thought they'd work for a birthday card. I used Bazzill Swiss Dotted cardstock for the background piece and just a bright blue for the die cut piece. 

Oh, and Pretty Little Studio is having a one-day (today!) sale on printed vellum. Each sheet is just 50¢ on sale. I previously bought the stars and woodgrain in aqua—love! I'm buying more today.

Marie Capistran over at the blog made a layout with the rainbow vellum here. Lovely, isn't it? The flair and butterflies, as well as the labels are PLS too. I don't work for them, just like them.

Have a great Wednesday!
Chark