Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts February My Monthly Hero kit and it’s a must-have!! You should have arrived from May but if not, you can head to the Hero Arts Blog to start at the beginning! The February 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 4X6 clear stamp set
- 20 coordinating dies
- 1 coordinating stencil, with several cutouts included
- 1 Soft Sky ink cube
- 1 sponge for daubing
- 2 thin rolls of glitter washi tape in blue and silver
- 1 skein silver embroidery thread
- Vellum in blue and patterned white
I know everyone might not agree but I kinda love rainy days….especially when I can just watch them from the comfort of my window. And sometimes my cat will join me! 😉
To create my card I die-cut the window with white cardstock and then ran it through my bigshot with the coordinating die that embosses the pretty design into the window die. I also die-cut the kitty with black cardstock and adhered her to the window sill. Next I used a pencil to lightly outline the window die on my card panel so could mask it off to create my sky. I taped off the edges and then blended chipped sapphire, blueprint sketch, and salty ocean distress ink onto my panel to create my sky.
I let the distress ink dry completely and then placed the cloud stencil over my sky and used the sponge to dab unicorn white pigment ink over the sky. I moved the cloud stencil a few times and dabbed the ink on to create dimension. While the pigment ink was still wet I sprinkled it with sparkle embossing powder and heat-set it. Then I removed the masking tape and stamped the sentiment with intense black ink. Finally I adhered the window with foam mounting tape and that’s it!
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! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula
Wanda Guess
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Kathy Racoosin
Debby Hughes
Kelly Latevola
Lydia Fiedler
May Park
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Michelle Short
Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the hop!
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Awww cute card Jess! Love the scene you made, you should’ve put some different color patches on the cat and she would’ve looked like your cat, lol. Really great kit, bummed I missed out on it. I’m going to get the animal set when it comes back in stock.Thanks for sharing and always inspiring.
Love this scene the sponging is my fave colours! The window die really lends itself to so many possibilities, this new kit is soooo amazing!!!! Have a lovely day. Cheers Donna Z 🙂
Beautiful. I like rainy days too.
What a sweet card!
Beautiful card – the rainy sky through the window is lovely.
Great card. Love your scene. Awesome use of the kit. I wish they weren’t sold out.
Very cute card! I love how you did the clouds with the sparkle embossing powder. Thanks for sharing!
What a cute card. Love the Kitty watching the rain.
This is so lovely!! I have a song in my head now… How much is that KITTY in the window?! >^.^<
That rainstorm out the window is perfect. Good job
Beautiful card!! I love this window die. Thanks for the chance to win this amazing kit 😊
Such a great set of products! Love all of the options!
So sweet! I’m in love with those window dies and I love the vellum clouds!
Windows and silloettes are among my favorites on cards! I love how you used the color to depict rain!
Love kitties!
I love that you used the cat. Can’t wait until I get my kit.
Looks like the scene out my window for the past week! Love your card.
I’m a sucker for cats; this is too purrfect!
Great design, and I looove cats And I Love distressInks, purrfect combination!
Big fan! x
WOW! Excellent scene you created here!
I love this card, Jess! My favorite of the whole hop! A simple design that tells a story. Thanks for sharing.
What cute card. Love the cat staring out at the rain.
Love, love, love this little scene! It reminds of my kitties and makes me smile. Our granddaughters are both highly allergic and have asthma, so I can’t have kittles any more, and miss them so much! Thanks for the smile!
LOVE this card! So sweet and simple and just beautiful. Of course, I own two sweet black cats that have been spending all day watching the snow fall from our windows! Thanks for sharing your lovely work.
Nice card, and I’m loving the window design.