This is my second post for today…for my Lawnscaping Challenge post, please scroll down or click here! For my Christmas in July giveaway, please click here!
Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts August 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 Lydia Fiedler’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! The August kit was inspired by Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and features a beautiful woodland fairy theme.
So here are the details…the kit contains:
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A 4×6 clear stamp set
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Three matching Frame Cuts dies
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An oval border with frame Fancy Die set
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Pretty Pink Posh Droplets
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Ranger Star Dust Stickles
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Three ink cubes in Bubble Gum, Orchid and Green Apple
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Woodgrain Cardstock and Vellum
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Other gems and cardstock
Don’t forget to check out the bottom of my post for details on how to win a kit!
Here’s what I created with the kit:
As soon as I saw the beautiful border die I wanted to do a layered shaker card. So to start I painted a night sky on a piece of watercolor paper with my Gansai Tambi watercolors. I let it dry completely and then flicked on white acrylic paint. Once that was dry I stamped the sentiment and stars and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder. Then I die-cut the woodgrain paper with the oval die. I also die-cut the same oval from silver glitter paper but die-cut the back of the glitter paper so the design would be reversed. I adhered those together and then added a layer of acetate. I filled my shaker with tiny iridescent stars and the Delphinium mix from Lucy Abrams and sealed it with the watercolor paper.
Next I stamped the fairy onto white cardstock with copic-friendly ink, die-cut her with the coordinating die, and colored her with copics. I added stickles to her wings and let them dry. Finally I adhered her to the card with foam mounting tape for a little dimension. I love all the varieties in texture and dimension…reminds me of a midsummer night! 😉
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
- Yana Smakula
- Mariana Grigsby
- Clare Prezzia
- May Park
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kathy Racoosin
- Laura Bassen
- Lydia Fiedler
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> YOU ARE HERE!
- Pretty Pink Posh
- Debbie Olson
- Cheiron Brandon
- Alice Wertz
- Helen Gullett
- Libby Hickson
Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!
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really spectacular shaker! love the sequins with it
This card has an under-water feel to it. I can see using this and adding mermaids instead of the fairies. Nice card.
Great colors! Great Card! Great Kit
Gorgeous card! Love the layering.
Georgeous card, thanks for sharing.
Another beautiful card using the awesome August card kit.
What a beautiful background… I love this set.
Beautiful shaker card!
Beautiful Shaker card!
Omg Jess, this magical!!!! Your starry backgrounds are always gorgeous. You’ve got it down pat, I still struggle with that, lol. And of coarse my fav a shaker, yay! I love the layers, the silver glitter paper is perfect with the night sky. I’m drooling over this kit, I looooove fairies. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Lovely card. I’m just learning to do shaker cards. Awesome set. Love fairies. Have a magical day.
What a magical card! The night scene color choice is gorgeous!! ??
Love the sparkly mystic sky!!
Great card, Jessica! Beautiful colors. Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
I am loving the beautiful backgrounds all you designers are making for this card kit. Thank you for sharing the idea to cut the paper backwards to add more dimension to the layers.
Love the dreaminess of your card and the darker colors! Your embellishments give it the perfect touch! So pretty!
Hi Jessica, Gorgeous card! I absolutely love the background and the texture your card brings. Thank you for sharing your inspiration!
The border frame does lend itself well for a shaker card. I really love the shades of blues and purples you used. It’s a very beautiful, dreamy card. ?
such depth to this card. . . beautiful
Your shaker card is gorgeous. This kit is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Love the colors you chose for the night sky, a really pretty card!
What a gorgeous background! It is magical 😉
I like how you reversed the second diecut frime, would have never thought about it!
Thank you so much!!!
Such a cute card and set
Loving every detail of this card–beautiful and fun.