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Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts June My Monthly Hero kit and it’s a must-have!! You should have arrived from Yana but if not, you can head to the Hero Arts Blog to start at the beginning! The June 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:
- 1 6″ x 8″ clear stamp set
- 9 coordinating Frame Cuts
- 1 Fancy Die
- 3 ink cubes (Just Rust, Mulled Wine, Moss)
- 0.5 oz. black embossing powder
- 2 4″ x “6” Portuguese eco-friendly cork sheets
- 2 sheets of 5.5″ x 8.5″ metallic bronze paper (81 lb. text weight)
- 2 sheets of 5.5″ x 8.5″ metallic quartz cardstock (105 lb. cover weight)
The kit value is $70, an amazing deal at $34.99.
- Get ALL the add-ons here
- AF401 Ombre Serengeti Sunset ink
- CG711 Mud Cloth Bold Prints cling stamp
- CG712 Tribal Stripes Bold Prints cling stamp
- CM176 Color Layering Bengal Tigers stamp set
- CM177 Color Layering Brave Lion stamp set
- CM178 Go On a Safari stamp set
- DI397 Color Layering Tiger frame cuts
- DI398 Color Layering Lion frame cuts
- DI399 Thorn Tree and Grasses fancy die
- G6242 I Got Your Back stamp
- SA106 Tribal Shapes stencil
Here’s what I created:
I used a couple add-on items with the main kit for my card. I started by placing a card panel in my MISTI and then I arranged the animal silhouettes in different directions on my panel and then closed the MISTI lid to get them to stick to the lid. Then I inked them with intense black ink and stamped them on the card panel. I restamped twice to get a crisp image and then trimmed my panel down to 3.75″ by 5.5.” Then I stamped the Tribal Stripes cling stamp onto white cardstock with Rust ink and adhered the animal panel over it.
Next I stamped the tiger with Rust ink and the outline with intense black ink and then die-cut him with the coordinating die. Finally I stamped the sentiment from the main kit onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder. I adhered the sentiment to the card with regular adhesive and then added the tiger with foam mounting tape.
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
- Jennifer McGuire
- Wanda Guess
- May Park
- Yana Smakula
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Amy Kolling
- Chari Moss
- Amy Tsuruta
- Ilina Crouse
- Michelle Short
- Claire Prezzia
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fabulous! love the baby with all of those black adults in the background!
Hi Jessica,
Love the cool background you created with all the animal images! 👏🏻
Wow – really love how the baby lion pops against those silhouette images.
That black is so vibrant!! Love your card! Thanks for the chance to win!
I really like this card esp with all the animals in Black
ASWOME card.
This tiger cub is one of my favorite images in this kit, so I really like that you featured it in your design! 🙂 Great card!
I love how you combined the kit stamps with the tiger add-ons. Your card looks great!
lovely card
I like the bit of striped background peeing through.
I really love the way you used the animals to make background on card. Awesome card
Gosh Jessica I do not know how you do it – every card I see of yours is so creative, unique and beautiful! You always have me thinking “ooooh I should try that!!!!!!!”. Fantastic card 🙂
Wow, awesome card. Love the simplicity and all the cute animals.
Love the black and white animal background you made. Terrific idea and very striking!
The tiger is adorable
Cute card! I love the idea of using the stamps as background.
Beautiful card…love the little cub looking at all the adult animals.
I love your card. The kit is beautiful – I’m so sad it’s sold out
Love the strong contrast in this card! And that little tiger is just adorable!
I like your cards, I am so glad I subscribe to the kit. So worth it.
Such a cute card!
So nice with the little colorful tiger and all the silhouette animals! I also like the little edge of the background stamp.
What an amazing kit – I absolutely adore how you used the many animals as a background for your tiger cub, what a beautiful card! Thanks so much for the different ways you’ve shown us how to use this kit over the past week!
Great card and kit. I was very disappointed i couldnt buy the kit.
I love how you used the animals to create a beautiful background.