You Make a Difference

Kelly Rasmussen

Hi! Today I'm playing along with our current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge, which encourages you to think outside the box and use a product in a way that it wasn't necessarily intended. Can you tell which image I used to make the flower below?

It's a lemon from the Zest Wishes stamp set! I repeatedly stamped the image in a circle with Clear Embossing + Watermark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I colored the flower using a water brush and a rainbow assortment of Reactive Inks. There is also a smaller lemon in the set, so you could make two different sizes of flowers!

I wanted to keep the card clean and simple, so I added a subtle dry embossed background using the Large Flower Stencil. The petal design is a perfect complement to the floral focal point.

I stamped a message from the HA + Pinkfresh Studio You Make A Difference stamp set. And added some Clear Enamel Dots for the finishing touch!

Reminder: Our "Out of the Box" challenge ends on Thursday, May 7th at 5:00pm PT and all the details can be found HERE.

So I guess when life gives you lemons...make a flower! ;)

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CM417 Zest Wishes - Hero Arts
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AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink...
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PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder -...
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PD103 Water Flow Brush - Hero Arts
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AF420 Taffy Reactive Ink - Hero Arts
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AF421 Fruit Punch Reactive Ink - Hero...
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AF422 Creamsicle Reactive Ink - Hero...
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AF423 Lemon Drop Reactive Ink - Hero...
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AF424 Key Lime Fizz Reactive Ink -...
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AF428 Splash Reactive Ink - Hero Arts
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AF426 Pool Party Reactive Ink - Hero...
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AF431 Thistle Reactive Ink - Hero Arts
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SA069 Large Flower Stencil - Hero Arts
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PR102 HA + Pinkfresh Studio You Make...
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CH321 Clear Hero Hues Enamel Dots -...
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  • Melynda Cleveland

    I love too see how clever Hero Arts artists are. ( try saying that 3 times quickly)

  • paperpicnic

    Brilliant, Kelly! Equally gorgeous and clever! Love this so much!

  • Henriëtte

    Great card Kelly, I would never have guessed you used a lemon stamp. The flower is stunning and you also inivented a new saying “when life gives you lemons…make a flower” I love it!
    Thank you so much for sharing your great inspiration, stay safe and have a wonderful day.

  • Carol E. Wortman

    WA wa WHAT.? Cannot believe that! Best example of out of the box! Ever! HA should give you a prize! Thanks for the inspiration and I’m gonna look at my Stamps to see any hidden beauties. Thanks and continue to stay safe!

  • Laura B

    Amazingly creative! Thank you so much for sharing.

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