Be Inspired - Be Yourself....

Thought it was about time I bought one of the fantastic Hero Arts stamp sets, this would be my first set (it's not easy picking just one from the amazing collection) and so I had a to have a go at the wonderful Challenge over on the Hero Arts blog "be inspired" which is also my first. Lucy Abrahms was the inspiration behind this card, I haven't cased just one but taken lots of her signature elements. Bright colours on Kraft and fabulous dimensional labels 1 frame.

Edited to add: Wanted to share a few of the techniques I have used here... the leaves I have stamped directly onto the patterned paper with versamark and heated with clear embossing powder, I then cut out and have adhered with a few of the leaves on dimensional foam. I have die cut the frame in core'dinations whitewash papers, embossed with cutb'g folder and sanded slightly. The bird I have stamped directly onto the base card, and two decorative papers, cut out and raised on foam. Thanks for asking and you're very welcome...

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Supplies: Kraft card: PTI; Core'dinations: whitewash; Patterned Paper: October Afternoon: Ducks in a Row; Stamps: Hero Arts: Be yourself; Ink: Archival: Black; versamark; Die's: Nestabilities: Labels 1; Cutb'g: Embossing folder; Other: Clear EP; Hero Arts vintage collage Flowers; adhesive bling: Prima; button: BG; string: natural; 3D foam; Corner rounder;

Thanks for stopping by and your lovely comments, don't forget there's still time to enter my blog candy! Wishing all the father's out there a very special father's day, my OH is working so we're off out for tea, have a fantastic weekend, HuGs Kim x