Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts October My Monthly Hero kit and it’s a must-have for autumn and Halloween!! You should have arrived from the fabulous Michelle; but if not, you can head to the Hero Arts Blog to start at the beginning! The October kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts but once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and shop soon!
The kit contains:
- 6×8 Clear Set
- 10 Frame Cuts
- 3 Fancy Dies
- 6 sheets 5×7 decorative paper: 3 assorted styles, 2 of each
- 1 Thick Lacquer Pen
- Silver Embossing Powder 0.5 oz
- 1 Unicorn White Ink Cube
The kit value is $70, an amazing deal at $34.99.
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Here’s what I created with the kit:
I decided to use some of the add-on items to create a dimensional card! I started by die-cutting the Winter Hearth stamp and cut fireplace using Shizen watercolor paper (that was included in a previous kit). It’s a thick, textural paper and I thought it would give the look of rough bricks. Next I blended charcoal ink onto the edges of the fireplace to give it a worn grey look. Then I stamped the stockings onto red and green cardstock and heat-embossed them with gold embossing powder before die-cutting them with the coordinating dies.
Next I stamped the log onto white cardstock, masked it, and stamped again before coloring them with copic markers. Then I inked the flames with distress inks, spritzed them with water and stamped them over the log. Finally I stamped the grate with versamark and heat-embossed it with black detail embossing powder. I cut that out and adhered it behind the fireplace. I stamped the sentiment onto red cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder before adhering the fireplace to finish the card.
I love how realistic the card looks and the variety of textures and dimension!
To celebrate the release Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop so make sure you leave a comment at each hop stop for the most chances to win! If you win and have already purchased the kit you will be reimbursed! Please your comments before 11:59PM on October 8th! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- The Hero Arts Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Nichol Spohr
- Yana Smakula
- Kelly Latevola
- Lydia Fiedler
- May Park
- Wanda Guess
- Amy Tsuruta
- Ilina Crouse
- Michelle Short
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Clare Prezzia
- Libby Hickson
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Beautiful fireplace scene. I love the look of the bricks. Thanks for sharing
Love love love your card! So cozy and warm!
Such a lovely card! The gold embossing is beautiful 🙂
This kit blows me away with its creativity, and your creations make me want it even more.
This is a gorgeous holiday card !
I was dying to see this add-on in the blog hop and you did a beautiful job with it!
Had to have this add on. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow, what a great kit! I love your card too Jess
Beautiful card !
Cozy card–can hardly wait for cooler, fireplace weather!
I feel the warm those details-stockings, flames So beautiful
You did a wonderful job with all the little details of the stockings. Very well done.
Absolutely perfect use of that fireplace die! Love the color selection you used! Your coloring is perfect and the gold embossing makes those stockings pop! Beautiful! Awesome HA kit! So much to play with! Fun blog hop with so much talent! Thanks for sharing yours!
Your card is amazing, I just love the stocking!
Wonderful card.
very cute card, Jessica – wonderful coloring and love the texture on the fireplace!
Thank you so much for sharing another beautiful card!
Thanks for sharing how to make the cozy fireplace card!
Adorable Fireplace card!
I love that fireplace!!
Awesome fireplace and love the kit!
Such a beautiful card. Love the fireplace scene. Thanks for sharing…
Super cute card! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Love the card! Thank you for sharing!
Very cute card!! Thank you for sharing.