Good afternoon! Today is release day for the April My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing a stenciled using this fantastic kit!! This fun and unique kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts; but remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and shop soon! And don’t forget that you can subscribe to the kits so that you never have to worry about missing one!
The April kit contains:
- 6” x 8” Clear Stamp Set
- 16 Coordinating Frame Cuts
- 3 Geometric Rotating Stencils
- 3 Ink Cubes (Tangerine, Grape Juice, Raspberry Jam)
- 1 Ink Blending Brush
This kit is valued at $83 and is an absolute steal at $34.99!
I shared this card using the My Monthly Hero kit on my blog this weekend:
And today I broke out the whole rainbow!
To start, I placed the stencil with the quarter circle design on a panel of strathmore bristol smooth cardstock and taped it in place. I used a blending brush to apply a rainbow of stencils starting with pink in the top right and purple in the bottom left. I used a mix of hybrid, dye, reactive, and pigment inks from Hero Arts to get the colors I was looking for!
After the first layer I rotated the stencil and blended a second, darker layer of rainbow colors across the panel. Then I wiped the stencil down, flipped it over and rotated it until I found a pattern that would create a slightly different design across the panel. I didn’t want it to cover all the quarter circles or mimic one of the other rotations. Once I found the rotation I liked I applied a thin layer of moonstone glimmer paste over the stencil. I peeled it up and let it dry completely.
While it was drying I stamped a sentiment from the kit onto Pitch Black cardstock with embossing ink and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed it down to a thin label and adhered it to the rainbow panel with foam mounting tape to finish the card!
And that’s it for me! Head over and pick up your April My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons today before it sells out!
To celebrate the kit release Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card 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! Please comment before 11:59PM EST on Sunday, April 11th! You should have arrived from Ilina and Libby is your next stop!
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Stacy Davis says
Love the geometrics and the colors you used. Love this!!
Debbie Hanson says
Very bright and happy cards. Love them!
Donna says
The glitter paste really sets it off. Really nice colors.
Brenda Newt says
Brings us a lot of sunshine in your cards
BETH CARUSO says
Those fish … and the backgrounds … amazing!!! They scream Father’s Day to me.
Linda R says
Love your cards…surly make you smile!!TFS!!
Wendy Cole says
I’m a fan! Beautiful cards and backgrounds!
Stacey Kowbel says
Fantastic cards! I love your stenciled backgrounds, especially the sparkle!
Patty A Eifert says
Love both your cards! Especially your second with the stencils!
mcrockco says
Love to learn how to add sparkle in different ways to my cards. Sparkle is fun.
Lindar C says
Fantastic cards! I really like this kit!
Roxanne Tellini says
I love how these stencils look with an ink and glitter paste combo. It is so fun!
Renee VanEpps says
Very pretty!
Jeanne Beam says
Such awesome, colorful cards! Great card kit…
Thanks so much for sharing.
tabowman says
Love your cards! They are sure to put a smile on one’s face.
tara prince says
so fun and cute!!
Beth Merrill says
How fun are the stencils in this kit?
dorothyayotte says
These are such fun backgrounds. What clever stencils- I am amazed how they coordinate as they are turned.
Megan Niergarth says
Love the deco graphic stencils! So fun!
Tracy Tarby says
That rainbow card is stunning!
Carol Wortman says
Right in your wheelhouse! Beautiful color blending and sparkles! Great cards with a fun kit!
mandalj says
Beautiful cards! Really like the effect the moonstone glimmer paste adds.
Nancy Knapp says
I love the rainbow card with the sparkles! So pretty! Thanks for sharing!
Kimberly Bears says
Such cute cards! Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
~Kim