Hello! Jennifer on the blog today to share two layouts I created using the Hero Simple Set. I have to say I do love using the simple sets because you have everything you need to create your project!  Of course I adore the bigger collections with more embellishments but the simple sets are a lot of fun.  I also really wanted to create layouts with Hero because of my military background!  

 

For my first layout, "Battle Buddies"  I cut the striped edges from the B-side of "Brave" and adhered to three sides of my white cardstock. I then lined the bottom of the page with pieces from "Loyalty" and "Courage. I love that the colors of Hero are the traditional red, white and blue along with grey and camo mixed in!   

 

 

I used the camouflage letter stickers from the 6x12 Expression Stickers for my title as well as accented with tiny heart and star stickers from the same sheet. 

 

 

Using my Silhouette, I cut different pennant shapes from the patterned papers and adhere under my photo. I love the star/circle stickers and they make a great accent! Here, I adhere a light blue sticker with a staple over two of the pennants. 

 

 

I'm a huge fan of creating banners so I continued with the theme across the top of my page. I stitched through with my sewing machine as well as added brads from my stash to create some depth.  Also, the cute little star stickers from the 6x12 Fundamental Stickers make cute accents!  

 

 

The Fundamental Stickers also include many fitting sentiments such as this "Basic Training" sticker. I also used a small amount of washi tape and wood veneer stars from my stash.  Lastly,  I added a few ink splatters to my background.  

 

 

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For my second layout, "Honor",  I adhered an 11x11 piece of the dark blue "Brave" onto the B-side of "Loyalty".  I also added a strip of the B-side of "Courage" as well.  And my layouts aren't complete without stitching and you can see I stitched around the edges. 

 

 

For this layout I wanted to utilize the Journaling Cards of Elements 1 and 2. I layered two of the 4x6 cards underneath my photo as well as a 3x4 card for my title and journaling.  I used the "honor" sentiment sticker from the 6x12 Fundamental Stickers over the heart as well as added a sentiment from the 6x12 Expression Stickers. At the top of my journal card, I added a star/circle sticker and secured with a staple. 

 

 

I also added two additional star/circle stickers to the edge of my photo as well as some bakers twine to accent.  
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