Hello Crafty Friends! I wanted to stop back in to share another card using the AMAZING new February 2024 My Monthly Hero Kit! I had so much fun with this kit and wanted to share a card using the Premium Kit and the AMAZING stencil in the kit! So let’s get started!
Hello Crafty friends I am so excited to join Hero Arts this month for their release of the February Hero Arts 2024 My Monthly Hero Kit and add-on release! This month’s release is amazing and it is all about peace and friendship! I am excited to be hopping this month, you will find all the details for the hop listed below. So let’s get started! For my first card I am sharing inspiration using the February My Monthly Premium Kit. I fell in love with these floral lavender images and created a couple of Artist Trading cards, so let’s get started!
I started by stamping the Lavender stamp using Hero Hues Onyx Pigment ink onto Luxe white watercolor paper. I then heat set the image using clear embossing powder. I colored the images using Reactive Inks in the color Thistle. I colored them by applying ink to my work surface and smooshing the stamped image into the color. I allowed the image to dry, then die cut the floral using the coordinating dies included in the kit. I set these aside. Next I created 2 small tags for the lavender using the tag dies in the kit, aren’t these the sweetest? I die cut the tags using Passion Flower Cardstock. I then ink blended each tag using Orchid and Grape Juice Hero Hues Core Inks. Next I stamped the bow and sentiments from the kit onto Dove White cardstock. The bow was stamped using the Unicorn Ink cube from the kit and heat set using white embossing powder, then die cut with coordinating die. I added color to the edges of the tag die, lavender, bow, and sentiment using Caramel and Espresso ink. I also stamped the butterfly from the kit and die cut using the coordinating die. The butterflies were colored using Royal Purple and Gold Two Tone Spray. These elements were all die cut using my Hero Arts Compact Cutter. I set all the elements aside to work on my background.
I created the background using Luxe White watercolor paper and Reactive Inks in: Thistle and Fog. I created an ink smooshed background using the Reactive Inks. These inks are truly beautiful and I love the colors and how they react to water! I place the ink directly to my work surface, add water, then smoosh the paper into the water. I then dry with my heat tool, add water droplets, then pick up color with a paper towel. I repeat this process several times until I have the color and texture I am looking for.
Once all the inking was complete I trimmed the panel down using my trimmer to ATC size (2.5 x 2.5). I then used the stencil from the Premium Kit with Hero Arts Glitter Paste. I allowed the paste to dry, then applied Hero Hues Core Inks in Caramel and Espresso for a vintage touch. I then adhered all the elements together using Hero Arts Precison Glue. The purple tags are adhered with foam tape. I completed the ATC’s with the twine included in the kit. I also added detail to the bow using the Copper Laquer Pen. This kit is truly beautiful and has so many possibilities for projects year round!
For my next project I am using the amazing new Words of Peace Bold Print stamp! This background is so cool and has so much texture within the text print! It will be a favorite of mine for upcoming projects! I started by creating an inky background using watercolor paper and Reactive Inks in: Fruit Punch, Creamsicle, Lemon Drop, Key Lime Fizz, and Blue Raspberry. I shared my process above for ink smooshing backgrounds, I followed the same process here with these colors. Once my background was complete with color, I stamped the Words of Peace Bold Print in Random places along my background using Pitch Black Ink.
Next I used the new Peace Daisy Stencil by applying Core Inks (Tangerine, Bermuda, Dandelion) through the stencil in random areas using a blending brush. I then applied Hero Arts Glitter paste through the same areas of the stencil using my palette knife. I allowed the panel to completely dry. Once everything was dry I die cut a heart from the center of the panel using the Hero Arts Nesting Heart Dies. Next I stamped the Love is all you Need from the Peace and Love Bundle set onto Hero Arts Vellum using Hero Hues Onyx Pigment ink. I then heat set and embossed this with clear embossing powder. I die cut the heart using the coordinating die set.
I die cut 3 extra large hearts to adhere behind the center heart to create dimension, as well as the sentiment heart. I die cut these using Dove White cardstock and adhered them with Precision glue. I applied Hero wax in gold to the large center heart around the edge, as well as the A2 panel. I then trimmed the panel using Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle dies. I distressed the edges a bit more using Caramel and Espresso Core Ink. I then adhered the panel to an A2 card base, as well as the center heart using Precison Glue. I used a combination of glue and foam tape on the sentiment heart die cut. I added splatters using Gold and Pewter Glimmer Metallic ink, and added a few Hero Clear Hues enamel dots. This completes my projects for today! I had so much fun creating these! You will find all the Kit Information below, as well as all of the Add On goodies as well. The hop information is listed below!
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Classic Kit:
The kit is valued at $73, but you can get it for $36.99. ($34.99 if you are a monthly subscriber, $32.99 if you subscribe for 6 months.
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Premium Kit
(Premium Elements in Bold)
The kit is valued at $113, but you can get it for $49.99. ($47.99 if you are a monthly subscriber, $45.99 if you subscribe for 6 months.
You can also now purchase the Premium Kit Elements separately. This includes just the extra elements in the Premium Kit. (This does not include the Classic Kit).
Add-Ons: There are so many amazing add-ons which are release each month. The add-ons work well with your kit, as well as on their own, and with all your favorite Hero Arts Products! You can purchase these from Hero Arts when you purchase a kit, as well as on their own. Click here for this month’s add ons.
This month there is also an Accessory Bundle which coordinates so beautifully with the kit!
Blog Hop/Giveaway – I am so excited to be hoping, there is so much inspiration, be sure to check out all of the stops and comment along the way! You should have arrived here from the AMAZING Kailash, the next stop is Michelle. If you get lost along the way you can start from the beginning at the Hero Arts Blog.
Here is a full Blog Hop list, have fun hopping and be sure to comment along the way!
Hero Arts Creative Team:
Special Guests:
Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, February 11th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate your support! Product links for today’s card are listed below. I appreciate your support, if you shop through these links I earn a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support! Have a great week!
Supplies Used:
My Monthly Hero – FAQ (Click Here)
My Monthly Hero – Subscribe
Hello Crafty friends I am so excited to join Hero Arts this month for their release of the January Hero Arts 2024 My Monthly Hero Kit and add-on release! This month’s release is amazing and it is all about a way to express love, friendship, and joy to your loved ones! I am excited to be hopping this month, you will find all the details for the hop listed below. Today I am sharing inspiration using the Premium Kit! So let’s get started!
I started with Dove White Cardstock to create the panel using the stencils included in the kit! This stencil is so incredibly beautiful and so detailed! I started by ink blending using Core Inks in: Soft Blossom, Azalea, Soft Olive, Moss, Summer Sky, Raspberry Jam, Cup of Joe, and Nautical. Once all the layers were complete I die cut the panel using the Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle die set.
Next I die cut the heart (from the kit). I then darkened the edges of the rectangle panel and the heart using Caramel Core Ink using a finger dauber. I then adhered the rectangle panel onto an A2 card base using Hero Arts Precision glue. I popped up the heart using foam tape and adhered this to the center of the card panel.
Next I die cut the word LOVE using the included die out of Dove White card stock. I adhered this together with Precision Glue, then adhered this to my card panel/base. I had a few flowers and leaves left over from my previous card I shared this weekend on my countdown post. I adhered these using liquid glue and foam tape. I had so much fun with this kit! This kit is perfect to use all year long and to share love with family, as well as friends!
For my next project I focused on using the AMAZING Valentine Wreath Bundle set. I had so much fun creating a mixed media inspired tag for a loved one using this beautiful new set! I started with a piece of Hero Arts watercolor paper. I trimmed the panel down using the Hero Arts tag die set. Next I started to ink the background using Reactive Inks in: Lemon Drop, Pool Party, and Thistle. I start by applying ink to my work surface, spritzing it with water, then drying with a heat tool, adding water droplets, and picking up color with a paper towel. I repeat this process until I have the color and texture I am looking for. Once the background was dry, I stamped the new Ode to Andy Warhol Script bold prints across the tag in random areas, using taco stamping with Onyx Pigment Ink. I darkened the edges using Pitch Black core ink.
Next I stamped the new Valentine Wreath stamp onto Pitch Black cardstock using embossing watermark ink. I then applied Hero Arts Iridescent Purple embossing powder and heat set the wreath using my heat tool. The shine on this powder is so beautiful! I then die cut the wreath using coordinating dies. I stamped the sentiment from the set onto an extra piece of background panel from my tag die cut and then added gold wax around the stamped sentiment.
Next I die cut 3 hearts using the Nesting Heart die set. I also stamped and heat embossed some leaves and an extra floral from the Valentine Wreath Bundle set, stamped onto Pitch Black card stock and embossed them with Iridescent Purple embossing powder. I die cut these with coordinating dies.
I completed the tag by adhering all the layers together onto the tag using Precision glue and foam tape. I had a lot of fun using the new Valentine Wreath Bundle set!
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Classic Kit:
The kit is valued at $70, but you can get it for $36.99. ($34.99 if you are a monthly subscriber, $32.99 if you subscribe for 6 months.
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Premium Kit
(Premium Elements in Bold)
The kit is valued at $106, but you can get it for $49.99. ($47.99 if you are a monthly subscriber, $45.99 if you subscribe for 6 months.
You can also now purchase the Premium Kit Elements separately. This includes just the extra elements in the Premium Kit. (This does not include the Classic Kit).
Add-Ons: There are so many amazing add-ons which release each month. The add-ons work well with your kit, as well as on their own, and with all your favorite Hero Arts Products! You can purchase these from Hero Arts when you purchase a kit, as well as on their own. Click here for this month’s add ons.
Blog Hop/Giveaway – I am so excited to be hoping, there is so much inspiration, be sure to check out all of the stops and comment along the way! You should have arrived here from the AMAZING Seeka, the next stop is Mindy Eggen. If you get lost along the way you can start from the beginning at the Hero Arts Blog.
Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, January 14th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Supplies Used:
My Monthly Hero – FAQ (Click Here)
My Monthly Hero – Subscribe
