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 blending!
Gorgeous! So bold! Love the black sparkle EP!
I totally love the intense colored background. So pretty. -Karen Sue
Your card was stunning! Thank you!
Oh Jessica you really did the feather image justice. I found this feather to be magical; as feathers can be. The sentiment you chose is perfect tfs.
Beautiful card, and so vibrant! I love that feather stamp set! It’s so pretty with the little birds coming out of the tip of the feather! Thank you for sharing with us!
Ooh! I love this gorgeous background with this stamp. So pretty! Beautiful job!
Different – love it
This is gorgeous! I love the backgrounds and the feather is wonderful!
Such beautiful cards Jess! Love that beautiful, shimmery embossing powder you used on the feathers!
I love that sparkle embossing powder!
Awesome backgrounds and beautiful feather design!
Very pretty cards. I like the bold black against the colorful background!
Your blended backgrounds are beautiful and the black sparkle feather goes perfectly with them.
WOW, GORGEOUS backgrounds and the black sparkle EP really works well with the silhouette feather!
A gorgeous card! Love the sentiments!
Your card is sooo beautiful! I love the sparkle added to the black EP and the simplicity of your design makes such a stunning impact.
Thank you so much for the inspiration! 🙂
The stamp and sentiment you chose made a beautiful encouraging card.
Your backgrounds are gorgeous. Love the black sparkle embossing powder!
Wooow these cards are amazing!!! I love the background!
The birds really show up nicely. What a great effect.
Thank you for sharing, wonderful card
Simply wonderful!
Oh my goodness, your blended backgrounds are amazing, great cards!
I just love your cards! The color blended backgrounds are stunning and I love the stamps and sentiments you chose to use! Thank you so much for sharing!