Paper Crafts

DIY Cards – No place like home & Missing you

Posted on by Elyse Duffey

Hi all. Vera here. Have you been enjoying the fun and awesome inspirations from the DT for May Arts & Hero Arts week? I hope so, because I just love this great combo! 🙂

Hero Arts is one of my favorite companies. They have some seriously good people working for them and I love the quality of their stamp. I still have their stamps that I got way back when I first started stamping in 1997!

Today, I have a couple cards to share with you. First up is a card I made suing Hero Arts Right At Home set.  This is a set they make to support Operation Write Home, which supports our nation’s armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

Supplies:

Here as you can see I use the ribbon to enhance the lace border die. I simply pick a border style that allow me to thread the ribbon in. Once the ribbon threaded all the way to the end, simply adhere the border to the card. Add a layer of sheer ribbon for extra texture.  For the house, I did a paper piecing technique and adhere it to the card with pop-dots. Stamp the cloud and tuck it in behind the house.

Pretty easy card to make, but it packed good amount of textures. 🙂

Next, I made a card using the Pom Pom Flower.

Supplies:

For this card, I want to get a shimmer look without using shimmering spray. So, I thought what about stamping directly on shimmery ribbon? Luckily, it works. 🙂

I first cut a panel slightly smaller than the card base. Then, I wrap it with sheer ribbon. The ribbon is 1” wide, so I need 3 strips  to cover the middle part of the panel. Start by adhering the ribbon in the middle and then add the left and right side. Make sure the ribbon is wrapped tight!

Then I simply stamped the image directly on the ribbon. I use regular dye ink and yes, dark color ink works better than the light one. If some part that looks a bit lighter, you can always make it darker by tracing it with matching color marker.

Stamp sentiment on a piece of patterned paper and adhere to card. Super easy and you get beautiful card with great shimmers. This looks way better in real life, because the ribbon has really nice subtle shimmer to it.

I hope you enjoy today’s project and thank you so much for stopping by here. Now, I need to get ready for my CHA trip. Are you going? If yes, you definitely should check May Arts booth and check out our beautiful ribbons collection!! Have a blessed day everyone!

Blog post by: Vera Yates

Be sure to hop on over to Hero Arts for more inspiration!

81 thoughts on “DIY Cards – No place like home & Missing you”

  2. Angie Hall says:

    Vera, I love both your cards. You showed us 2 new ways to use the wonderful May arts ribbons.I never would hve thought of stamping on the sheer ribbon. It is beautiful. Thanks 

  15. Donna says:

    Both wonderful cards, simple but so attractive!! Great choices!
    Thanks for sharing your talents
    hugs
    Donna

  19. Sharon L-S says:

    Beautiful cards.  Would never have thought to stamp on the shear ribbon.  Love the look.  Thanks for sharing and enjoy CHA!

  27. Debbie C. says:

    Great cards.  I love the idea of stamping on the ribbon, definitely need to try this.  The ribbon weaving gives a very nice effect.

  36. Cynthia B. says:

    How great that Hero Arts supports OWH – that no place like home card is perfect for this effort. Love the lace border die. Clever to stamp on the shimmery ribbon too!

  37. Mary Bourque says:

    Your ideas are awesome. Thanks for the inspiration.  I am in love with your product–will have a hard time choosing only 3, but am grateful for the opportunity .  I have supported Hero Arts since the early 80's, when I purchased my first stamps. Together, you make beautiful creations!!!!

  43. Barb Housner says:

    Love the house card – I have the set and want to make some cards for
    OWH with it – I like the idea of stamping on your ribbon – great idea.
    Barb Housner

  45. Ruby C says:

    What a great way to use ribbon. Both cards are wonderful. I love Hero Arts Stamps and May Arts ribbon. What a great combination.

  48. Lin B says:

    May Arts does make the loveliest ribbons – and I enjoyed seeing your creations here, Vera!  Have fun at CHA, you lucky girl!!

  49. Maude Beakley says:

    What charming cards!  Hero Arts stamps are the greatest, and May Arts ribbons are fantastic — great combination has to result.

  51. Jill says:

    love your house card Vera–too cute! A girl can never have too much ribbon or rubber stamps! 🙂

  69. Felicia McBride says:

    really cute cards. I like the first one the most, that border pumch would have been cute if it was turned over as well, would have looked like a fancy picket fence 🙂

  77. SherylH says:

    Two great ideas for using ribbon — I will have to go looking through my diecuts to see which ones can be used for weaving.  I have tried stamping sentiments on ribbons but never used them as a background for the main image — thanks for the inspiration!

  81. Buffe says:

    Like both cards.  I always forget about weaving ribbon through border punch holes… thanks for the reminder!  I'm also partial to sheer ribbon over stamped images.  Nicely done.

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