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Video: Ink Blending and Layering with the Secret Garden Fancy Die

Mar 27, 2023 Jessica Frost-Ballas

Good morning! Jess here with a video tutorial sharing how to combine ink blending and layering for a vibrant cheery birthday card using the Secret Garden Fancy Die and some of my favorite Hero Hues inks!

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I love how easily the Hero Hues inks blend together to create a really cheerful spring or summer birthday card! I start by die-cutting the Secret Garden Fancy Die from Dove White and Pitch Black cardstock. Then I use blending brushes to apply Dandelion, Butter Bar, Papaya, Pale Tomato, Azalea, and Raspberry Jam Core inks onto the white die-cut panel. I use a heavy hand but a lot of repetition to get well-saturated coverage! I also blend an A2 panel of Dove White cardstock using the same inks but a much lighter hand.

I spritz both blended pieces with White Iridescent Shimmer Mist and then let them dry completely.  While they're drying I stamp a sentiment from Happy Thanks Stamp & Cut XL onto Pitch Black cardstock with Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat emboss it with White Embossing Powder. I also die-cut the word "happy" from black glitter cardstock using the Glitter Paper Basics pack.  

Once the panels are dry I use Liquid Precision Glue to adhere the black die-cut panel to my fully blended A2 panel. Then I adhere my blended die-cut panel on top. I finish the card by adding my sentiments with foam mounting tape. And that's it!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful week!

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DF111 Secret Garden Fancy Die (F) |...
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DC282 Happy Thanks Stamp & Cut XL |...
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AF621 Pale Tomato Core Ink | Hero Arts
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AF604 Azalea Core Ink | Hero Arts
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AF724 Raspberry Jam Core Ink | Hero Arts
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AF640 Papaya Core Ink | Hero Arts
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AF651 Butter Bar Core Ink | Hero Arts
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PS325 Hero Hues Dove white | Hero Arts
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PW110 White Embossing Powder | Hero Arts
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