Masking 101 + another sneak peek + more!
It’s Wednesday, and that means we have a video or step-by-step project to share with you. This week I’ll be showing you some simple masking techniques and tips on how to use clear alphabets with a SNEAK PEEK from our upcoming catalog of our NEW Sparkle Clear™ Little Letters!
Sparkle Clear Little Letters have 5 fonts in each set, plus fun images — including birds — 12 gemstones and a unique frame!
One thing I have to share before you watch the video — I’m told that I have a very unique accent. I grew up in northeast Ohio and moved to Texas 12 years ago — my friends and family in Ohio all claim that I have a Texas twang, while my Texas friends call me “The Yank”. Can’t win, ha ha!
Supplies:
- Sparkle Clear: H (CL197)
- Sparkle Clear: E (CL194)
- Sparkle Clear: L (CL201)
- Sparkle Clear: O (CL204)
- Sparkle Clear: D (CL193)
- Lagoon Notecards
- Assorted Crystal Gemstones
- Memories Black Ink
- Other: Scallop edge cardstock (Bazzill), twine
And now, for a very special contest: one lucky winner will receive ALL of the new Sparkle Clear Little Letters! To enter, add a comment to this blog post and share your ideas for using Little Letters. I will chose a random comment and announce the winner tomorrow, along with the winners of Shari’s Collage Challenge!
Sparkle Clear Little Letters will be arriving at Hero Arts Retailers starting May 1st.
Hope you enjoyed the video and the sneak peeks! Plus, don’t forget — you still have until Sunday at 11:59 PST to enter this week’s Bird Challenge!
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Helen said: September 8th, 2008 at 5:46 am
Cute card and I loved the video!
Michelle Galloway said: May 19th, 2008 at 8:22 am
What an awesome video, love those stamps, the stamps are small enough that you can really specialize cards. Looking for a local dearler, love your stamps
Karen said: May 13th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I have just started with Hero Arts products and looking at your web site. It is just great to see so many different ways of doing simple cards. Can’t wait to see the products in Australia. Please keep them coming so i can make great looking cards
Julie Forestell said: May 7th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
This demo was awesome!! So many little tricks for Clear Stamps will help me to get even more cards done. This is an extremely effective way of showing tips and techniques!
Many thanks! Keep up the great work!!
Terri Fleming said: May 6th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Great video! Soothing speaking voice, lots of tips for us new to clear stamps!
Terri Fleming
amy said: April 23rd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
I love all the different fonts available with these sets. I doubt you can ever have too many fonts, each card seems to ask for it’s own special set and with these you will have many great choices. I love it. Thanks HA for all your shared talent, incredible ideas and everchanging stamp sets. You never bore me.
Elizabeth Garlock said: April 23rd, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Cong.!On all the great ideas on the Blog since it started. I have gotten so many ideas since watching. Keep up the good work.
Nancy Easler said: April 23rd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Hi, I am crazy about the lay-out today. My grandson is about the age of the child in the picture, and I think he will get a puppy in the future. This will make a great idea lay-out for him. Thanks! Nancy E
Deborah said: April 23rd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I wish I were as clever as y’all are! I think the thing I like best about the videos is seeing the blank card emerge with each step. It helps me not get so intimidated when I see that every card starts out with nothing!
I’ve been making bottle cap and domino jewelry for awhile, and I think these little letter stamps would be excellent for them. Can’t use stamps very often - especially with the bottle caps - because they’re so small. I’m seeing the possibilities….
Linda Peterson said: April 22nd, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I loved the tutorial on the Hello card. Thank you for the fabulous demo. I am so glad you showed how to put the stamps on the base—so simple but it makes it so much easier to get them straight. I do a lot of scrapbooking so would love to use the letters on my pages.