Good afternoon! Today is release day for the January My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing FOUR cards from ONE background using this absolute must-have kit!! This bright and cheery kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts; but remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and shop soon! And don’t forget that you can subscribe to the kits so that you never have to worry about missing one!
The January kit contains:
- 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
- Coordinating Frame Cuts
- Honeycomb Window Die
- Honey Lacquer Pen
- 6 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Paper (2 each in Pale Yellow Glitter, Black Glitter and Gold Brillanca)
This kit is valued at $70 and is an absolute steal at $34.99!
And there are several fun add-on sets available:
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I shared this card using the My Monthly Hero kit on my blog this weekend:
And today, I’m sharing a set of four cards created from one watercolored background with the January 2021 My Monthly Hero kit!
I have a video for this card set that you can watch below or over at my YouTube channel:
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I started by stamping the honeycomb outline image across a 9″ by 12″ panel of arches cold press watercolor paper with versafine. I stamped the image in random directions, connected some images, and stamped some off the edges of the paper. Then I heat-embossed the images with clear embossing powder. I taped the panel down to my work surface and then did some loose watercoloring across the entire panel with different shades of yellow and metallic gold watercolor paint. I also splattered the panel with yellow, gold, and black watercolor and then let it dry completely.
Once the panel was dry I trimmed it into four A2 panels cut to 4.25″ by 5.5″. Then I stamped a small army of bumblebees with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. I colored them simply using three shades of yellow and two shades of blue copic markers before die-cutting them with coordinating dies.
Next I stamped four of the sentiments from the kit onto black cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder. I trimmed them down to squares and rectangles and then matted them with frames cut from the black glitter paper included in the kit. Next I decided what orientation I wanted for each panel and adhered them to card bases. Then I added the bees and sentiments with foam mounting tape. I love how each card looks totally different and yet it just took one background panel to create four cards! Honestly the full 9″ by 12″ panel isn’t the most composed design but once you cut them down it really transforms them into unique and interesting cards! And those bees are just the perfect finishing touch!
And that’s it for me! I just adore those chubby bumblebees! Head over and pick up your January My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons today before it sells out!
To celebrate the kit release Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card 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! Please comment before 11:59PM EST on Sunday, January 10th! You should have arrived from Ilina and Lydia is your next stop!
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Love your wonderful, fun projects. This kit is amazing.
I always enjoy your cards, thank you.
Fantastic cards! Your colouring is beautiful!
I certainly could be obsessed with these bees!. … love them!!
All things bright and beautiful….
What a great way to make a set of cards! They turned out great!
Great presentation of the Bee release.
I love the idea of making one big background!!! I love your beautiful bee cards!!!!
What a fantastic way to mass produce- your cards are gorgeous! I love the loose watercoloring on the backgrounds! I use my Wendy Vecchi magnetic board to hold down my panel as I’m working on it, too. Thanks for the video!
Those chubby bees are so cute!
I love the use of watercolors on this card! That’s something I’m trying to get better at. I’m not very confident with watercolors or ink blending yet.
Great new products! Awesome creations! I especially love the beautiful yellow background bee cards!
Beautiful cards!
Very nice cards. Lots of new crafting tips for me.thank you
Beautiful cards! I love your bee cards! So clever with the multiple cards from one background! Wonderful new set from HA! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring! Take care! 🙂
Lovely set of cards all with the same elements but all different and unique in their own way. Very clever use of the one background. Thanks for sharing your talent and ideas with us. 🙂
Yeah idea of the watercolor background was so simple and so cool and I like how it’s done and adds a deeper dimension to the colored bees. And I love the picture of all the B cut outs with your prop I think that’s a great photo!
Loving your cards – bee-utiful! Thanks for sharing.
I love your sense of humor, adding bees to your real flowers. And I love your cheerful cards.
Cute sentiments for these bee themed cards.
Love your cards… bright and cheery!
Those fat bees at my favorite! Love this kit. Your cards are beautiful!
Great backgrounds!
Your coloring and use of the kit is wonderful!