Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts February My Monthly Hero kit and it’s a must-have!! You should have arrived from May but if not, you can head to the Hero Arts Blog to start at the beginning! The February 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 4X6 clear stamp set
- 20 coordinating dies
- 1 coordinating stencil, with several cutouts included
- 1 Soft Sky ink cube
- 1 sponge for daubing
- 2 thin rolls of glitter washi tape in blue and silver
- 1 skein silver embroidery thread
- Vellum in blue and patterned white
I know everyone might not agree but I kinda love rainy days….especially when I can just watch them from the comfort of my window. And sometimes my cat will join me! 😉
To create my card I die-cut the window with white cardstock and then ran it through my bigshot with the coordinating die that embosses the pretty design into the window die. I also die-cut the kitty with black cardstock and adhered her to the window sill. Next I used a pencil to lightly outline the window die on my card panel so could mask it off to create my sky. I taped off the edges and then blended chipped sapphire, blueprint sketch, and salty ocean distress ink onto my panel to create my sky.
I let the distress ink dry completely and then placed the cloud stencil over my sky and used the sponge to dab unicorn white pigment ink over the sky. I moved the cloud stencil a few times and dabbed the ink on to create dimension. While the pigment ink was still wet I sprinkled it with sparkle embossing powder and heat-set it. Then I removed the masking tape and stamped the sentiment with intense black ink. Finally I adhered the window with foam mounting tape and that’s it!
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
Yana Smakula
Wanda Guess
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Kathy Racoosin
Debby Hughes
Kelly Latevola
Lydia Fiedler
May Park
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Michelle Short
Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the hop!
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Beautiful, love the kitty in the window :), Thanks for sharing !!
Love the scene you created in the window with the cat sitting on the sill!! Your rain clouds, sky and rain is beautiful too!! I do enjoy when it rains especially when I don’t have to go out in it just like you! There’s something so relaxing and calming about it!
Love the scene
Love this card. I hope to add this set to my collection.
Love the sky and the kitty.
I love this card! Looks like my cat sitting there!
Love the scene of your card! It looks exactly like my cat he loves staring out of the window!
Such a sweet card, thanks for sharing!
Love the card, and of course cats.
I’m glad you used the window and the cat dies–I was hoping to get ideas for using them. Your rain is lovely.
I love!!! Your card just beautiful!
I love the color and simplicity of your card. The kit looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.
The cat in the widow is precious!!! Just love it!
All the cards on this hop are so cute. I really like the window with the kitty looking out. I’m partial to kitties.
Pretty card & love the window die! So many possibilities with this kit…
Great and effective use of the window die–evokes a familiar feeling!
Oh what a darling card!!!
One of my favorite moments. Being inside watching the rain. Nice idea for a card.
Wonderful card. I’m glad to see how the embellished window frame looks. This is a great new kit!
Adore this card! From the moment I saw the kit I’ve been waiting to see someone using the embossed window frame and kitty die and you used both! And in such an awesome design too 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration! xx
You used my favorite part of the kit, the cat. I am so glad! (And so sad that I missed this kit!) Well done!
The cat die is my favourite. A cat looking out of the window… just what I thought I’d do with this card kit. Lovely card. 🙂
Sweet card, Jessica! You did a great job on the coloring. Thanks for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
I love the touch of sparkle in the rain and clouds. Subtle yet sparkly!
Such a cute card design and so different for all the others!