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Happy Thoughts
By Jennifer McGuire & Sally Traidman

Create soft and beautiful cards with Hero Arts inks, pearls and flowers.

Featured Product:
S5097 DesignBlock: Misty Garden Pattern


Hero Materials:
CH113 Gemstones (3mm) Adhesive Crystals
CH136 Small Accent Pearl
CH137 Medium Accent Pearl
CH140 Sparkle Gems Small Blossoms
CH152 Art Flowers Garden
S5097 DesignBlock: Misty Garden Pattern
CL150 ClearDesign: Heartfelt Messages
MS204 Colorbox Chalk Queue - Pumpkin Patch
MS205 Colorbox Chalk Queue - Primary Elements
PS515 Lemon Notecards with Envelopes (10)
PS517 White Notecards with Envelopes (10)
PS544 Blush Notecards with Envelopes

Additional Materials:
green pen, color pencils

Instructions:

Soft Flowers Card

  1. On a White Notecard, stamp the Misty Garden Pattern image with olive chalk ink.
  2. Trim and distress the edges.
  3. Add shading and color with color pencils.
  4. Add Small and Medium Accent Pearls.
  5. Mount to a Lemon Notecard.

Happy Thoughts

  1. Stamp the Misty Garden Pattern stamp in green ink onto a White Notecard. Trim and mount onto a Pink Notecard.
  2. Take green pen and color freely to add dimension.
  3. Stamp the "happy thoughts" greeting from the Heartfelt Messages set on a small scrap of white and color edges with a pink pencil.
  4. Mount the message and apply Art Flowers.
  5. Add Gemstones, Small Blossom Sparkle Gems and Flower Sequins to embellish.

Variation:
You can also use watercolor to add a touch of color.


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