Good afternoon! It’s the first Monday of the month which means it’s release time for the February My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts!! 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:
- 6″ x 8″ clear stamp set
- 24 coordinating dies
- 3 ink cubes (Nest, Robin’s Egg, Feather)
- 2 5½” x 8½” sheets Stone woodgrain cardstock (111 lb. cover)
- 2 5½” x 8½” sheets Bubinga woodgrain cardstock (111 lb. cover)
- 2 mini grapevine wreaths
The kit value is nearly $70, an amazing deal at $34.99!
And there are several optional add-on items:
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I decided to play with the pretty add-on set, Come Fly With Me!
It’s a beautiful set with lots of encouraging sentiments and I particularly loved this feather breaking off into a flock of birds! I started by blending Hero Arts Bold Inks onto a large piece of bristol smooth cardstock. I used Rose Madder, Orchid, Summer Sky, Deep Ocean, and Indigo inks and blended them to create an ombre sunset (or sunrise, depending on which color is on top). I let them dry completely, trimmed them down into two panels, and then prepped them with a powder tool. I stamped the feather onto the bottom right side of each panel with versamark and heat-embossed them with black sparkle embossing powder.
I love the glossy black embossing powder with that sparkly shimmer! Then I chose two sentiments and stamped them on the lighter pink part of each panel with versamark and heat-embossed them with black detail embossing powder.
Isn’t that a beautiful sentiment? I really wanted the stark black embossing to take center stage with the blended background so I left the cards without any additional embellishments. I adhered the panels to white card bases 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! Please your comments before 11:59PM on Sunday, February 11th! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- The Hero Arts Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Yana Smakula
- May Park
- Emily Midgett
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Wanda Guess
- Lydia Fiedler
- Amy Tsuruta
- Janette Kausen
- Michelle Short
- Ilina Crouse
- Clare Prezzia
- Libby Hickson
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Beautiful background. I love the sentiments in this release.
love the stamp set you used! beautiful cards!!
Gorgeous cards! Looks like a fun set to play with 🙂
that feather with the birds taking flight is my favorite, great to see how well it looks embosed.
Beautiful and fun cards! I loved the mix media-ish style of the cards!🤗
Stunning background. A very powerful card.
Stunning cards, love the awesome background!!
gorgeous card… you always create the most beautiful backgrounds!!
Love your beautiful backgrounds for these sparkly black feathers, gorgeous cards!
Those colors are blended together so well! Fabulous card and lovely prize offering. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I win one. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
🙂 Marie
These are purely stunning and you were so right to let the images and the coloring do all the talking. I agree: more embellishments would have detracted instead of enhancing this design. Thank you.
Beautiful, rich backgrounds. Love the strong image and sentiments in this new stamp set.
Stunningly dramatic card. Because of it I will be buying this add-on. Thank you for your creativity!
I love your two cards ! The colors of the backgrounds are beautiful (and my favorite mix) and they are perfect for the embossing of this awesome stamp. I will surely get it, it’s a great set.
love the bold colors and design!
Very simple but unique card!
GORGEOUS card Jess! Ink blending has got to be one of my most favorite things to do on a card and you did it to perfection! Love that sparkly embossing powder too! Breathtaking!
WooooWWWWW! Such a stunning card!!!!!
Beautiful, bright background !
Breathtaking!! I love the colours you chose.
Wow, I love the vibrant colours and the embossed feather, great design. Thank you for sharing.
What amazing backgrounds! They are just stunning! Thank you!
Cute! Like the black embossing.
I love the feather and the sentiment. Thanks for sharing Jessica.