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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I love your background.
So pretty with all your trademark sparkle going on.
Love this kit!
Oh how gorgeous
both cards are!
Love the feather.
Carla from Utah
a gorgeous stamp and you did a gorgeous job with it.
Your cards are simply gorgeous Jessica and the sentiments are beautiful. Another one I need to pin to try. What a gorgeous set in this kit. I definitely need some encouragement verses.
Gorgeous ink blending! Love.
Very Dramatic! Lovely colors for your black feather and words. This is a great sentiment.
Beautiful cards. The backgrounds are awesome. Thanks for sharing…
Lovely…..everything from the beautifully blended backgrounds to the black embossed sentiments! 🙂
What a fantastic kit! Wonderful cards, I just love the colors and the sparkly black EP.
Love the vivid colors in your card. That is my favorite add on set too
The feather & birds make for a wonderful artistic look with great heat embossing.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love your card. Can’t wait to play with mine
Love your card
Gorgeous cards!
What an amazing way to use those stamps! The black really stands out on those background colors!
Lovely card and gorgeous background!
Beautiful inked backgrounds – this is an awesome kit. Love the birds!!!
Beautiful ink blending. Well done.
Those blended backgrounds are just fabulous.
You got drama to burn in these cards – wonderful!
Your cards are amazing ! That blending is stunning !
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Love your fabulous projects!!!
I just love that silhouette popping up from the beautiful blended background.
your colours are so very bold