I’m embarrassed to admit that there are many, many stamp sets in my craft room that have never seen ink. I sometimes breathe a sigh of relief when an older set of mine finally gets used, so it can feel like I’ve hit the jackpot when I think of multiple ways to use the same set. The Cross Stitch Patterns set from Hero Arts turned out to be quite a versatile set once I really looked at it…you can build endless images from these stitched shapes for year-round cards!
I started by stamping a large snowflake onto some Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock using two flower patterns in the set and some Cornflower Mid-Tone Ink and Soft Granite Shadow Ink. There are at least four different stamps that can be used to create a snowflake (I tried many!), but the four-sided center pattern and tulip pattern built my favorite snowy image.
I wanted to add my focal image to a darker background, so I die cut the snowflake with a circle die from my stash. To make the image pop, I then die cut a slightly larger stitched circle mat from some Silver Bright Foil Cardstock.
I trimmed a piece of Periwinkle Cardstock to 4″ x 5.25″ and stamped a sentiment in Versamark Ink using the Cross Stitch Alpha stamp set and my MISTI for even spacing and straight alignment. Then I added Silver Embossing Powder and melted it with my heat tool. (The “wishes” sentiment is from an older Hero Arts stamp set called “Banners and Messages”.)
Then I stamped a random pattern of smaller snowflakes onto the background panel using a star pattern stamp from the set and Versamark Ink. After adding white detail embossing powder, I melted it again with my heat tool.
Once cool, I matted the stamped background with a silver cardstock panel and adhered it all to a white A2-sized card base with tape runner. Then I adhered the circle die-cuts together and popped them up in the center of the top of the card using foam adhesive.
I hope I’ve inspired you to join us over at A Blog Named Hero for this month’s “Stretch Your Stamps” challenge! Get creative with your favorite Hero Arts stamps for a chance to win a gift voucher to the Hero Arts store!
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 Cross Stitch Patterns Stamp Set Shop at: SB | HA |
 Cross Stitch Alpha Stamp Set Shop at: SB | HA |
 MISTI Shop at: SB |
 Periwinkle Cardstock Shop at: SB | HA |
 Cornflower Mid-Tone Ink Shop at: HA |
 Soft Granite Shadow Ink Shop at: SB | HA |
 Versamark Ink Shop at: SB |
 White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SB | HA |
 Silver Embossing Powder Shop at: SB | HA |
 Silver Bright Foil Cardstock Shop at: CCS |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SB | CCS |