Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts October My Monthly Hero kit and it’s a must-have for autumn and Halloween!! You should have arrived from the fabulous Michelle; but if not, you can head to the Hero Arts Blog to start at the beginning! The October 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:
- 6×8 Clear Set
- 10 Frame Cuts
- 3 Fancy Dies
- 6 sheets 5×7 decorative paper: 3 assorted styles, 2 of each
- 1 Thick Lacquer Pen
- Silver Embossing Powder 0.5 oz
- 1 Unicorn White Ink Cube
The kit value is $70, an amazing deal at $34.99.
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Here’s what I created with the kit:
I decided to use some of the add-on items to create a dimensional card! I started by die-cutting the Winter Hearth stamp and cut fireplace using Shizen watercolor paper (that was included in a previous kit). It’s a thick, textural paper and I thought it would give the look of rough bricks. Next I blended charcoal ink onto the edges of the fireplace to give it a worn grey look. Then I stamped the stockings onto red and green cardstock and heat-embossed them with gold embossing powder before die-cutting them with the coordinating dies.
Next I stamped the log onto white cardstock, masked it, and stamped again before coloring them with copic markers. Then I inked the flames with distress inks, spritzed them with water and stamped them over the log. Finally I stamped the grate with versamark and heat-embossed it with black detail embossing powder. I cut that out and adhered it behind the fireplace. I stamped the sentiment onto red cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder before adhering the fireplace to finish the card.
I love how realistic the card looks and the variety of textures and dimension!
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 October 8th! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- The Hero Arts Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Nichol Spohr
- Yana Smakula
- Kelly Latevola
- Lydia Fiedler
- May Park
- Wanda Guess
- Amy Tsuruta
- Ilina Crouse
- Michelle Short
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Clare Prezzia
- Libby Hickson
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Very pretty card. Love this kit so many cute images in it.
I love the fireplace! Very cute realistic looking card!
Beautiful fireplace card! This kit is magnificent!
I love the way you did the fireplace. Beautiful holiday card!
Fantastic card, love the fireplace. Awesome kit for October, love it. Thank you for inspiration.
Diane
Love the embossing
on the stockings!
Very charming
card.
Carla from Utah
How cute are those stockings and what a sweet little scene. Love it.
I love this fireplace! The detail makes it look so real! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful card.
Love how you colored the fire!
What a great card! I’m happy to see you used the fireplace and stockings that is what really caught my eye.
This kit is so much fun to work with! Christmas is in the air!
Love the Winter Hearth set! Adorable card!
Great card. This is a great release.
Very pretty card!
Very cute card!
Wow, amazing card. Such a perfect design and I love the colours.
Such a lovely Christmas card!
Liked what you did with the hearth! Great card.
Another amazing Christmas scene, makes me itch for the holidays.
Such a stunning card! Love the space above the fireplace and the placement of the sentiment. Beautiful!
Love that fireplace. The little stocking are
so cute. Great card.
thanks for sharing.
Wonderful card! I love the gold embossing for the sentiment and the stockings!
I love the white brick fireplace against that rich red. A really vibrant yet cozy card!
Fantastic detail in the fireplace scene!
That gold embossing detail just absolutely makes that cozy little card. There is something so elegant about your design that I just love. You are so kind to share your creativity with us and I find you inspiring! 🙂