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Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero Blog Hop (+ GIVEAWAY)

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:

  • A 4×6 clear stamp set
  • Three matching Frame Cuts dies
  • An oval border with frame Fancy Die set
  • Pretty Pink Posh Droplets
  • Ranger Star Dust Stickles
  • Three ink cubes in Bubble Gum, Orchid and Green Apple
  • Woodgrain Cardstock and Vellum
  • Other gems and cardstock
There are also four optional add-on items:

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! 😉

giveaway

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:

Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!

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Comments

  5. Mardi Joy Weber says

    I love the colors! The night sky background is perfect, I need to practice a lot to get my skies to look even half as good. 🙂 You made a beautiful card.

    Reply

  15. Yvonne F says

    Jess a gorgeous card, I wanted to go with the fairy into the night! Wonderful scene created with this wonderful Hero Arts kit

    Reply

  17. Lauri Bacalzo says

    Dear Jess,
    You card is stunning!
    I love the colors and the dimension.
    Thank you for sharing your talent!

    Reply

  22. MarianneK says

    Shaker cards are my favorite ones and with the Hero Arts die, you can make beautiful front panel of your card. Your card is amazing and beautiful!

    Reply

  23. Janet Trapp says

    My girls would so love to play with this kit as we craft for homeschooling! Gorgeous card and kit, just no money to buy ;o(
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    ~God bless~

    Reply

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