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VIDEO: Creating Seasonal Scene Cards – Hero Arts December 2020 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

7 Dec

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the December My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing SIX cards (including four seasonal heroscape scene cards!) from this absolute must-have kit!!  This cheery and encouraging 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 December kit contains:

  • 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
  • Hope Word Fancy Die
  • Cloud Fancy Die
  • Cloud Window Die
  • 4 Reactive Ink Cubes (Early Dawn, Morning Mist, Yellow Chartreuse, Thistle)
  • Yellow Prisma Embossing Powder 0.5 oz.

This kit is valued at $78 and is an absolute steal at $34.99!

And there are several fun add-on sets available:

Get Them All December 2020 Add-Ons
[ HA ]
Phoenix Bird Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Sea and Sky Stencil
[ HA ]
Flourish Sun Stencil
[ HA ]
You Shine
[ HA ]
You Shine Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Good Vibes
[ HA ]
Tree with Roots Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Geometric Sun Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Sun Pattern Bold Prints
[ HA ]
December Word Fancy Die
[ HA ]

I shared this card using the kit on my blog this weekend:

And today, I’m sharing a seasonal set of cards combining my favorite heroscape sets with the December 2020 My Monthly Hero kit!

I have a video for this card set that you can watch below or over at my YouTube channel:

If the video is not visible, please click HERE to head to YouTube to watch!

The layering Heroscape sets from Hero Arts are some of my very favorites because with just a little ink you can create the most gorgeous landscape scenes!  Many of the sets have clouds or a sun or moon but we didn’t have a full sky set UNTIL NOW!  In each of these cards you’ll see how I’ve just slightly adjusted the set or changed up the colors to create a full years worth of designs!  And I hope you’ll also see how easy it is to combine the kit with any of the heroscapes to create lots of cards!

Since I used a lot of sets and inks I’ll include a supply list for each card below the photo!

Tulip Card:

December 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit
[ HA ]
CM412 Tulip Field HeroScape – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
DI738 Tulip Field HeroScape Frame…
[ HA ]
AF338 Summer Sky Bold Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF208 Bubble Gum Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF228 Raspberry Jam Mid-Tone Shadow…
[ HA ]
AF372 Fresh Lawn Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF209 Green Hills Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF335 Crimson Bold Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad -…
[ HA ]
AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink…
[ HA ]
PW123 Gold Glitter Embossing Powder -…
[ HA ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
[ SBC ]
Hero Arts – MISTI – Mini MISTI – Most…
[ SBC | ELH ]
Hero Arts – MISTI – Original MISTI -…
[ SBC | ELH ]

Beach Card:

December 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit
[ HA ]
CM447 Beach HeroScape – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
DI754 Beach HeroScape Frame Cuts (C)…
[ HA ]
AF242 Soft Cantaloupe Shadow Ink -…
[ HA ]
AF275 Soft Vanilla Shadow Ink – Hero…
[ HA ]
AF207 Butter Bar Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF208 Bubble Gum Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF223 Tide Pool Shadow Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF339 Aquatic Bold Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF341 Indigo Bold Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF234 Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero…
[ HA ]
AF214 Cup O’ Joe Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
PS320 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad -…
[ HA ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
[ SBC ]
Hero Arts – MISTI – Mini MISTI – Most…
[ SBC | ELH ]
Hero Arts – MISTI – Original MISTI -…
[ SBC | ELH ]

Sunflower Card:

December 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit
[ HA ]
CM411 Sunflower Field HeroScape -…
[ HA ]
DI737 Sunflower Field HeroScape Frame…
[ HA ]
CM423 Color Layering Mountains at the…
[ HA ]
DI728 Color Layering Mountains at the…
[ HA ]
AF134 Soft Lilac Ink Pad – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF227 Grape Juice Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF234 Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero…
[ HA ]
AF207 Butter Bar Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF332 Caramel Bold Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF214 Cup O’ Joe Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF210 Field Greens Mid-Tone Shadow…
[ HA ]
AF209 Green Hills Mid-Tone Shadow Ink…
[ HA ]
AF226 Soft Granite Shadow Ink – Hero…
[ HA ]
AF236 Charcoal Mid-Tone Shadow Ink -…
[ HA ]
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad -…
[ HA ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
[ SBC ]
Hero Arts – MISTI – Mini MISTI – Most…
[ SBC | ELH ]
Hero Arts – MISTI – Original MISTI -…
[ SBC | ELH ]

Winter Woods Card:

December 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit
[ HA ]
CM491 Winter Woods HeroScape – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
DI830 Winter Woods HeroScape Frame…
[ HA ]
AF134 Soft Lilac Ink Pad – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF244 Soft Sky Shadow Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF314 Dusty Blue Shadow Ink Pad -…
[ HA ]
AF234 Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero…
[ HA ]
AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink…
[ HA ]
PW105 Sparkle Embossing Powder – Hero…
[ HA ]
PW101 Silver Embossing Powder – Hero…
[ HA ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
[ SBC ]
Hero Arts – MISTI – Mini MISTI – Most…
[ SBC | ELH ]
Hero Arts – MISTI – Original MISTI -…
[ SBC | ELH ]

I also created one more card using the kit and the gorgeous Hope word die!

December 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

For this card I ink-blended Summer Sky, Indigo, and Navy ink onto a panel of Lapis cardstock.  Then I die-cut the Hope word from gold glitter cardstock and a rainbow of colored cardstock.  I inlaid the cardstock into the word, almost like a stained glass window, to create a rainbow effect.  Then I stamped the sunrays on the blue card panel with embossing ink and heat-embossed them with gold glitter embossing powder and added the sentiment heat-embossed in gold embossing powder.  I tucked a few clouds around the Hope sentiment and adhered them to the panel with foam mounting tape!

December 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit
[ HA ]
AF338 Summer Sky Bold Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF341 Indigo Bold Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF234 Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero…
[ HA ]
PS301 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
PS303 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
PS304 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
PS307 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
PS308 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
PS327 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
PS319 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
PS325 Hero Hues Dove white – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Craft Perfect – Glitter Card 8.5″x11″…
[ TNC ]
AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink…
[ HA ]
PW123 Gold Glitter Embossing Powder -…
[ HA ]
PW100 Gold Embossing Powder – Hero Arts
[ HA ]

Whew, and that’s it for me! Can you tell that I adore this kit? Head over and pick up your December My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons today before it sells out!

To celebrate the 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, December 13th!  You should have arrived from Ilina and Lydia is your next stop!

Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!!

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Comments

  1. Anne Sturgeon says

    December 7, 2020 at 1:17 pm

    These are all breathtaking… love this new kit. So many fun ways available here. Great Job!

    Reply
  2. Sharon Gullikson says

    December 7, 2020 at 1:18 pm

    Oh, these are so pretty, all of them. I especially like the mountain view.

    Reply
  3. Amy Cooley says

    December 7, 2020 at 1:48 pm

    This is such a beautiful and inspiring new kit. Your cards are wonderful!

    Reply
  4. Vicki Kroll says

    December 7, 2020 at 2:05 pm

    Beautiful cards one and all. That sun ray is inspiring.

    Reply
  5. Rema DeLeeuw says

    December 7, 2020 at 2:21 pm

    Love this kit!

    Reply
  6. Sunshine HoneyBee says

    December 7, 2020 at 2:31 pm

    The field of flowers & mountains are wonderful looking for scenery.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

    Reply
  7. Kelsey Thomas says

    December 7, 2020 at 3:04 pm

    Your cards are amazing! I love how you combined the stamps with other Heroscapes sets. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Wendy Dillon says

    December 7, 2020 at 4:15 pm

    Your beach card and winter woods card both take my breath away! Just wow!

    Reply
  9. Meghan Kennihan says

    December 7, 2020 at 5:33 pm

    Your skies and scenes are just INCREDIBLE!!!!

    Reply
  10. Marisela Delgado says

    December 7, 2020 at 9:29 pm

    Gorgeous cards, Jessica! So beautiful! I love this kit! 💜

    Reply
  11. dorothyayotte says

    December 7, 2020 at 9:38 pm

    You are brilliant. I LOVE how you have combined this sky with other land and water scenes. This set really completes the others!

    Reply
  12. Sherri says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:15 pm

    I love all of your cards but that hope card, WOW! Just gorgeous! I love this kit!

    Reply
  13. Kristina Gentle says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:42 pm

    What wonderful color schemes! Yup, bought this one. It’s as you put it, the one to finish off the year!!

    Reply
  14. Carla Hundley says

    December 8, 2020 at 2:38 am

    Wow, what a great
    bunch of cards!
    Love the winter
    one.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  15. Mary Holshouser says

    December 8, 2020 at 8:58 am

    The beach card is great.
    Love how you added the sunflowers
    to make a field scene. Wonderful
    collection of cards. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  16. Mary G says

    December 8, 2020 at 12:54 pm

    Jessica, these are cards are, indeed, breath taking, as a previous commenter said. Do you have a video in which you talk about the different HA inks, or know of one? You used so many different inks and so many different kinds of inks I am really reeling! I am interested in expanding my ink collection but in doing so judiciously. 🙂 I am sure you are very busy so please don’t be worried if you don’t have time to reply, I won’t be troubled.

    Reply
  17. Patt H. says

    December 8, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    Wow, Jess, your cards are breathtaking with all the gorgeous colors & beautiful scenes! I love them all!

    Reply
  18. Dee Earnshaw says

    December 8, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    such beautiful work:)

    Reply
  19. Teri S. says

    December 8, 2020 at 3:48 pm

    My oh my Jess, your cards are all stunning! I’m totally hooked on the way you made a beach scene & then the winter trees scene. Way to think outside the box. I also love the HOPE card. That die is fabulous!

    Reply
  20. Stacey Kowbel says

    December 8, 2020 at 3:55 pm

    Fantastic cards! I love the combination of the kit with other sets!

    Reply
  21. Giselle D. says

    December 8, 2020 at 6:20 pm

    So many gorgeous cards! I think the mountain scene with the “sending hope” sentiment is my favourite.

    Reply
  22. Jeanne Beam says

    December 8, 2020 at 8:21 pm

    Such beautiful cards! Love the colors and designs…
    Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
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