Good morning and Happy 2021! We’re starting the Hero Arts January My Monthly Hero Countdown today and I’m sharing a bright and cheery card using this fun new kit!
This kit is a fantastic way to bring in the new year! Cheery, cute bumblebees, encouraging sentiments, gorgeous florals, (and more you’ll see on Monday)!! To start, I stamped the flowers and bees with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then I colored them with copic markers and die-cut them with the coordinating dies. I used colored pencils to add some details to the flowers. I adore those chunky little bees!
Next I blended a little splash and blue hawaii reactive ink onto a panel of white cardstock using blending brushes. I stamped a sentiment from the kit with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I used copic markers to match the colors of the reactive inks and colored the outline of my floral image. I trimmed my blended panel down to 4″ by 5.25″ and then adhered it to a dove white top-folding card base. I used foam mounting tape to adhere the flowers. I lightly creased the bees’ wings and used a single layer of foam tape under their bodies and a double layer under their wings for a little dimension. I finished the card by adding clear lacquer to the bees’ wings for a little extra shine!
And that’s it for me! Head over to the Hero Arts blog for more inspiration using the January My Monthly Hero kit all weekend long!! And then I’ll be back Monday with four more cards using the kit!
For a chance to win a kit before you can buy it, just leave a comment on this (and every) Countdown to Creativity post. We’ll randomly draw one lucky winner from all the comments left across all countdown posts. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, January 4th, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend
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Love these cheerful spring colors used in your card. Looking forward to seeing more from this new kit.
Lovely vivid colors.
I always love the cards you make and this card is beautiful. I really like the coloring on the flowers. I hope you do a video of this card.
Hi Jessica, beautiful card. I’m ready for spring. Thank you for the hints in setting the bees to be 3d.
This is such a cute card.
This is a stunning card. Using Versafine ink and then clear embossing powder is brilliant! I love the attention to detail in this card to give it so much shine.
Such a lovely bright card. This looks like a lovely kit. X
Love the floral spray. So versatile to use for all occasions. The cute bees are a bonus!
Although I am alergic to all bee’s family, I love them so much because without them, we wouldn’t exist, so I just love those chunke bees, I also love how you blended the background with those beautiful spring like flowers. This is such a beautiful note card that can be used for many ovations, including for male cards that sometimes it’s so difficult to find stamps sets to make male cards. I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit. Tfs.
Oh, what a pretty card. I love those bees! So nice to see nature at work.
Such a bright and happy design, love those pretty florals.
Your card is just lovely, Jess – love all the details especially the shine on the bees’ wings! Beautifully colored also.
What a beautiful spring card! I love the flowers and the bee!
So pretty and cheerful.
Beautiful! I love how you colored the die cut edges to match the background they are on. Smart!
So beautiful 😍 love your coloring!
This looks like a beautiful new kit!
Beautiful colors. Love how you did the bees. So cute. Can’t wait to see the whole kit
Gorgeous! I love the cherry blossoms and the bumbles, this looks like a kit I’ll want to use often and I’ve only seen this sneak peek so far!
What a delightful way to chase any winter blues! This promises to be a delightful new kit. tfs-stay well.
Bee still my heart. Your card sold me on this new Hero kit. My son is a bee keeper 🙂
Looks like some great elements are included in this kit. Beautiful
Great card for spring.
Love the summer day card on a
cold dreary winter day. thanks for
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Love those big florals and the bees and loved the color combos which make them so bright and breathtaking!