Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts September 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 September 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:
- 1 6″ x 8″ Color Layering Clear Stamp Set
- 8 Coordinating Frame cuts
- 5 Ink cubes (Butter Bar, Cup O’ Joe, Orange Soda, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine)
- 3 Brass sunflower charms
- 3 Brass leaf charms
- 2 5.5″ x 8.5″ Pumpkin Vellum 30lb
- 2 5.5″ x 8.5″ Moonrock Cardstock 80lb
The kit value is $70, an amazing deal at $34.99.
- Get ALL the add-ons here!
- SB180 Color-Layering Squirrel Bundle
- SB181 Color-Layering Thanksgiving Bundle
- CG721 Vine Pattern Bold Prints Stamp
- DI435: Paper Layering Sunflower Dies
- DI434 Gothic Vines Fancy Die with Frame
- CM202 Luna the Halloween cat Stamp Set
- CM203 Color Layering Thanksgiving Stamp Set
- DI433 Luna the Cat Frame Cuts
- DI431 Autumn Icons Fancy Dies
- CM201 Color Layering Squirrel Stamp Set
- DI432 Color Layering Squirrel Frame Cuts
- CG720 Starry Night Brushstroke Bold Prints stamp
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Here’s what I created:
I LOVED the gingko leaf in the Autumn Icons set and wanted to use it as the focal point of my card. I die-cut it twice from white cardstock and then swiped a versamark pad across the edge of the leaves. I brushed one leaf with rust perfect pearls and the other with perfect bronze. Then I used a swiffer cloth to wipe away the excess powder and spritzed them lightly with water to set the perfect pearls powder. I also die-cut the leaf once from a panel of white cardstock trimmed to 4″ by 5.25.”
Then I adhered the white panel to an A2 panel of dark red cardstock using foam mounting tape. I arranged the die-cut leaves over the panel and adhered them with glossy accents. I stamped the sentiment from the kit, heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder, and trimmed it to an arched banner. I adhered the banner over the leaves and added a sprinkling of metallic gold sequins to finish the card.
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 September 11th! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- The Hero Arts Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Lydia Fiedler
- Yana Smakula
- Amy Kolling
- Wanda Guess
- Ilina Crouse
- May Park
- Michelle Short
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Amy Tsuruta
- Clare Prezzia
- Libby Hickson
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So pretty!!
The card is beautiful and very unusual. I love it. I also love your name, Jessica. My oldest is named Jessica. Stay blessed!
This card looks so elegant with the sheen of the Perfect Pearls on the die cuts. Just a “perfect” presentation!
Jess, this is such an elegant card. Love the Perfect Pearls and embossing!
Love seeing people use perfect pearls. (An old but goody) Love your design. This add-on die set is fabulous. TFS
The color combo you used was beautiful, and I also love Ginko leaves. I’m going to purchase the Autumn Icons!
I always live to start these blogs with Jennifer McGuire and end with you. You both are definitely my favorites and never disappoint. This is a beautiful card with beautiful colors. Thank you.
I love this Kit!!!!! So many different things to do with it.
Great technique with the Perfect Pearls… I’m always looking for different ways of using them…
Beautiful card with the had highlighted leaf. Thanks for sharing your idea!
Lovely card Jess! I love the colors you used and how it looks clean and simple.
Simple but beautiful!
Very elegant card – love the curved sentiments!
Elegant design.
Gorgeous and very chic!
Such a pretty card, love the colors!
Now isn’t that the loveliest card!
Oh wow that’s a gorgeous card. I didn’t know you could use versamark to pick up perfect pearls like that!
Gorgeous and unique card! Love it!
Very nice design on your card! The gingko leaves look great and the colored paper behind the negative is a great idea. I love that gingko leaf too.
This is a beautiful card, Jessica.