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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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I love the non-traditional colors you chose.
I think this month’s kit is simply adorable!
Love the simplicity of your cards. Simple but elegant! Love!
Darling cards Jess. Love the sparkly sky with the sweet fox on the last card. That kit (and the adds-on) is awesome.
Sweet cards!
Great cards, Jessica! Sometimes less is more! I especially like the fox card. What a great kit! It’s definitely on my wish list. Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this super hop and giveaway!
I love the colors and simplicity of your cards using the add on kit! You have definitely inspired me! Thanks for sharing!
These are so pretty! I’m always needing a last minute card when I don’t have an hour or two to make it, and these are perfect!
This is a very fun kit. Thanks for the opportunity to win one.
Penny
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I just adore the colors you used and the fox card is way to cute!
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Goodness! I love how clean and simple these cards are! Thank you for sharing them with us 🙂
The card with the fox is absolutely charming. Well done!
Love how you did the background! Just amazing!
What a cute card! I love the background. This is the best kit ever!
Lovely projects.
As you said, this kit is so versatile. Thanks for your wonderful inspiration.
Love the simplicity of your cards. Yet they are so elegant.
Such a cute fox card! Thanks for a chance to win.
lovely just lovelyx
Pretty Cards just love that fox,
Wow! I love the 3 cards you have made with this wonderful, newly released Hero Arts Monthly kit. I love the versatility this kit has that shows in your lovely CAS cards with fun, nontraditional colors and also in your wonderful winter scene with the falling glittery snow and the fox – so cute! ~Karen M.
That fox is so adorable and I love how you did the shading on the background – other cards are super as well
Nice crisp clean designs, very cute.
Love love love this kit
Love your card! I’m sure that background took a bit of time as you said the stamp was so small. It turned out wonderfully though!
I really love how you have used different brighter colours in your cards. Thank you for sharing.