Good afternoon! It’s the first Monday of the month which means it’s release time for the March My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts!! The March 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! This month the theme is ‘Basics’ and this is the PERFECT kit to create a variety of cards for all occasions!
The kit contains:
- 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
- 4 Fancy Word Dies
- 7 Fancy Shape Dies
- 4 8.5″ x 5.5″ Sheets Basic Kraft Cardstock (80 lb cover)
- 4 8.5″ x 5.5″ Sheets Basic White Cardstock (80 lb cover)
- 4 8.5″ x 5.5″ Sheets Basic Black Cardstock (80 lb cover)
- Sparkly Sequins 1.5 oz
- Silver Sparkle Embossing Powder 0.5 oz
- Unicorn White Ink Cube
The kit value is nearly $70, an amazing deal at $34.99!
And there are several optional add-on items:
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Add-on items can also be purchased at Simon Says Stamp!
I shared this card on the Hero Arts blog over the weekend using one of the word dies and a single sentiment banner stamped in a rainbow of bold inks!
Today I decided to use a different word die from the kit and some of the add-on products to create a sparkly coral card:
I started by laying the Every Which Way stencil on a piece of white cardstock and then blended soft canteloupe, dark quartz, and fresh peach ink over the stencil. Before lifting the stencil I spritzed it liberally with the iridescent shimmer spray. I let it dry for a minute or two and then lifted the stencil to reveal a gorgeous shimmery peachy coral ombre pattern!
Next I smeared the three inks onto a piece of white cardstock and die-cut each color using the fishtail banner. I also die-cut the same banner from vellum three times. I layered them together and tied them to the panel with metallic silver thread. I only adhered the colored fishtail banners with a little bit of adhesive at the top to give it some movement. I did not adhere the vellum. Then I die-cut the gorgeous scripty hello die from the kit from white cardstock and pressed a versamark pad all over it. I heat-embossed it twice with the silver sparkle embossing powder included in the kit for a super sparkly molten embellishment! I adhered the sentiment to the banners but not the background panel to allow the banners to move. Finally I adhered a few sequins and stars for a little extra sparkle! This is such a sparkly, shimmery card and it practically blinds you when it catches the light! 😉
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 PST Sunday, March 11th! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- The Hero Arts Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Yana Smakula
- Emily Midgett
- Wanda Guess
- Janette Kausen
- Ilina Crouse
- Lydia Fiedler
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Michelle Short
- Laurie Willison
- Jana Millen
- Clare Prezzia
- May Park
- Amy Tsuruta
- Libby Hickson
Interested in the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!
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Such fun cards!
Beautiful card! Love the color and amazing shine/
Free HUGS! Best card ever. TFS
Free hugs are always good. Beautiful cards
Such Beautiful work – – thanks for the hop – Gail
Pretty cards. I appreciate the colors you used.
Beautiful cards! The die cut is amazing with that embossing powder! Fantastic release from Hero Arts.
Beautiful cards. Thanks for the hop.
This kit is fabulous! Your card for today is so pretty; very unique and very creative.
Very pretty in coral. I like the banners.
Your two cards are beautiful ! I’m sure rainbow hugs must be much more comforting than mono color hugs (a rainbow can only brings happiness !).
I really like that hello card. 🙂 It looks so cool!
Absolutely love both cards! The first looks beautiful with that rainbow look. The second one is so beautiful, those peachy tones are my favorites and looks pretty amazing with that embossing die cut! This kit is a hit and I already love it!
Such beautiful colours. And the kit is beautiful! 🙂
Very nice cards! Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful card. Love the new kit.
I just love the cards you made and especially the backgrounds. The alphabet is great for anyone.
Hero Arts is so lucky to have you showing off their products, all of your cards are outstanding.
Beautiful cards! I love how you used the fishtail banner on the hello card 🙂
Your card is fab, love the color choices!
your cards are so different from each other, and so great. I love the different colors. I need some new techniques, so thank you.
Such fun designs! Thanks for the chance to win !
Love how you used the stamps in this kit.
Love that “free hugs” card! So simple yet packs a lot of punch! Some times the simplest designs are the best! I need to practice what I preach!
Love your sentiment! Looks so cool –