This is my third post for today! For the new Lawnscaping Challenge please click here! For the Chibitronics and Avery Elle Collaboration please scroll down or click here! Don’t forget about my World Card Making Day giveaway! You can find all the giveaway info here!
Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts October 2016 My Monthly Hero and I am so honored and excited to be celebrating the release with the Hero Arts Creative team and other special guests! You should have arrived from Jennifer McGuire’s blog but if not, you can head to the Hero Arts Blog to start at the beginning! The new kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts and once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and shop soon! I think this kit might be my very favorite!!
If you’ve visited my blog before you know that shaker cards are one of my most favorite things in the world…so a whole kit practically designed for shaker cards?! Love at first sight for sure! So here’s what you get!
The kit contains:
- A 4″x6″ clear stamp set
- Dies for creating a snowglobe, snowdrifts and other background elements
- Seven coordinating Frame Cuts dies to match the stamp set
- Three pigment ink cubes in White, Silver and Baby Blue
- Eight White Cards and Envelopes
- Polar White Flower Soft
- Buttons Galore Shaker Mix
- Acetate Sheets in 4″x4.5″ (7) and 4″x6″ (1) for creating a shaker card
- Light Blue Gemstones
Don’t forget to check out the bottom of my post for details on how to win a kit! I focused on the two add-on sets, Holiday Cheer and Winter Time Fun, and here’s what I created!
I loved the trees in the Holiday Cheer set and the quirky sentiment font so I paired them together for a CAS card. I used Raspberry Jam, Fresh Peach, and Soft Canteloupe ink for the trees and then heat-embossed the sentiment with Platinum ink. I scored the sides of the panel for a little texture and adhered it to a card base. I made a similar card using Ocean, Grape Juice, and Navy ink.
My last card uses the adorable Winter Time Fun set to create a snowy winter scene!
I love foxes and that fox is so cute!! I stamped him with copic-friendly ink, colored him with copic markers, and then used the coordinating dies to cut him out. I tore white cardstock to create snowy banks and heat-embossed my sentiment with silver embossing powder. Next I blended shaded lilac, picked raspberry, and salty ocean distress ink onto a piece of watercolor paper and heat set it. I prepped it with a powder tool and then stamped the snowfall stamp all over the background with versamark and then heat-embossed it with diamond white embossing powder. The snowfall stamp is only about the size of a quarter but you can turn it in different directions and use it to fill an entire background. I adhered the first snowbank with regular adhesive and then used foam mounting tape for my second snowbank for a little dimension.
I’m kind of shocked that I didn’t make a shaker card…but I’m sure there will be one coming soon! There is so much versatility in this kit and the add-ons. You could easily make all of your holiday cards with just these sets! Love Love LOVE! I highly recommend purchasing a kit…and I suspect they will sell out FAST! 😉
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
- Alice Wertz
- Amy Tsuruta
- Clare Prezzia
- Debby Hughes
- Heather Ruwe
- Jennifer McGuire
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Kathy Racoosin
- Kimberly Crawford
- Laura Bassen
- Lydia Fiedler
- Mariana Grigsby
- May Park
- Virginia Lu
- Yana Smakula
- Libby Hickson
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!
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Stunning cards. TFS
I really like your use of non-traditional colors. Very nice!!
Gorgeous cards Jessica, I especially love your last one, that background you created is stunning and I love the torn paper for the snow drifts!
Fabulous kit and a great value ! Too bad it is sold out.
Your cards are great!!!
Eye catching cards. I appreciate the use of purple/pink colors.
I really like both cards, but the clean and simple one with just the 3 trees and a sentiment is my fav.
I love the beautiful simplicity of the first 2 cards. Your last card is gorgeous! Really love the background! Thank you for sharing.
*love* your CAS cards! Very modern!
Love that little fox – such pretty cards – and a fabulous kit from Hero Arts.
Great cards, but the fox is my absolute favorite! I loved the simplicity of the first 2 cards, but again, that fox, is adorable! I love him ❤️
Love the silver SNOWFLAKES. Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!
Man, I wish I could just come up with ideas like this. It always seems to take forever for me to find something that looks good. Gorgeous stamp set though! You’re so creative!
So simple, yet so cute, well done.
Simple, easy to make cards which will be very appealing to people who make numerous Christmas cards!
I love how you did the cards with the trees. They look so simple but they are so pretty. I love the different colors you used too. The fox in the snow looking up at a snowy sky is amazing! I love that background! How did you do that? Okay, I see how you did that from reading everything and I love it even more now that I know how you did it. Great job!
Hi Jessica, I love all of your cards, but that glittery, snowy sky (and that cute fox) is my fave! TY!??
Very nice cards created with this set. I love how you did the snow hills.
i really, really love this set. wish i could afford it! maybe i will be lucky this time and win it!
Oh the little fox is so cute… love it all 🙂
Terrific cards. I like the foxy one the best. Thanks
Loving this kit. The card with the fox is my fave.
Great kit this month! Your foxy little card is super cute – thanks for sharing!
I like the simple cards with the trees especially when you used different colours for each one.
Great cards, I especially like the fox one!