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Hero Arts October My Monthly Hero Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

7 Oct

Good afternoon!  It’s the first Monday of the month which means it’s release time for the October My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts!!  This fun retro Christmas 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!

This packed kit contains:

  • 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
  • 19 Coordinating Frame Cuts
  • 2 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Chrome Cardstock
  • 6 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Neon Cardstock
  • Clay Snowflake Embellishments
  • Prisma Glitter 0.5 oz.

And there are several fun add-on sets available:

Get Them All – October Add-Ons
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Merry Woof
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Merry Woof Frame Cuts
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Meowy Christmas
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Meowy Christmas Frame Cuts
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Happy Holidays Script Stamp and Cut
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Merry Christmas Script Stamp and Cut
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Stylized Christmas Trees
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Stylized Christmas Trees Frame Cuts
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Out of this World Christmas
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Out of this World Christmas Frame Cuts
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Retro Christmas Messages
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Retro Christmas Messages Frame Cuts
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Ornament Pieces Cover Plate
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Mod Pattern Bold Prints
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Line Dot Pattern Bold Prints
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Pop Art Fancy Dies
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1950s Television Fancy Die
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I shared this card on the Hero Arts blog this weekend:

And today I’m sharing a slimline card featuring that fun car!

Merry Christmas by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

To start I stamped the car with versamark and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder before coloring it with copics.  Then I decided to fussy cut it so there’d be no white edges in my scene!  I also stamped a bunch of presents and colored them in shades of pink and aqua and fussy cut them as well!

Merry Christmas by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Next I masked off the bottom of a 3.75″ by 7.5″ panel of strathmore bristol cardstock and blended hickory smoke and black soot distress oxide ink to create a road.  Then I masked the road and blended faded jeans, blueprint sketch, chipped sapphire, and black soot distress oxide inks to create my sky.  I splattered the sky with water and white acrylic paint and let it dry completely.  Then I stamped the sentiment and snowflakes from the kit and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder.  Next I took a post-it note and cut a deep v.  I used that to create a mask on my sky and blended mustard seed distress oxide ink onto the panel to create a headlight “beam.”  Finally I adhered my car and presents with foam mounting tape and added a few accents with a white gel pen to finish the card!

And that’s it!

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, October 13th!  You should have arrived from Janette and Julee is your next stop!

Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

Hero Arts October My Monthly Hero Kit
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Copic Markers
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Copic OPAQUE WHITE WITH BRUSH…
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Sakura WHITE OPAQUE GLAZE GEL PENS 2…
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Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll…
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Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153…
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Tonic LIGHT MIST SPRAY BOTTLE Nuvo 2…
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Ranger 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE MIS30676 at…
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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS…
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Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS…
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Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by…
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
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Gina K. Designs Masking Magic Sheets…
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MT100 Original MISTI Laser Etched…
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Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut…
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Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
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Comments

  1. tara prince says

    October 7, 2019 at 1:10 pm

    Gorgeous cards! I love the car one!

    Reply
    • Darlene De Sario says

      October 7, 2019 at 10:25 pm

      Love the color and the car. Great cards

      Reply
  2. Sonja Verhey says

    October 7, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    I love what you did with the car! Great inspiration. I can’t wait to get my kit.

    Reply
  3. Mary Holshouser says

    October 7, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    Love the vintage look of this set. The car
    looks like the one my husband had when we
    met. Your cards are wonderful.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  4. Vervegirl says

    October 7, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    Oh, I love that snowy sky! Such fantastic cards.

    Reply
  5. Ellibelle says

    October 7, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    So beautiful! Love these gorgeous colors!
    Ellibelle’s Corner

    Reply
  6. Pennie says

    October 7, 2019 at 1:59 pm

    I love your cards. Especially the car with the headlights!

    Reply
  7. Karen Sue Haralson says

    October 7, 2019 at 2:27 pm

    I love your cards especially the car one with the beautiful sky.

    Reply
  8. sandy M says

    October 7, 2019 at 2:28 pm

    Two great cards. The first is very pretty but the car in the snow steals the show. So cute.

    Reply
  9. Nina says

    October 7, 2019 at 2:31 pm

    Love the car and the awesome snowy background!!!!

    Reply
  10. macimbalo says

    October 7, 2019 at 2:38 pm

    Beautiful cards and the kid is just amazing, love the look of all these stamps/dies!

    Reply
  11. mary says

    October 7, 2019 at 2:57 pm

    The car is so amazing. You are an inspriation.

    Reply
  12. Shawna says

    October 7, 2019 at 3:38 pm

    I love the beam!

    Reply
  13. Michele W says

    October 7, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    Love your slimline card. Perfect for that great car. The light from the headlights is a perfect touch. Really creative. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  14. Patti says

    October 7, 2019 at 3:53 pm

    Love your artwork! Your such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  15. Sharon Gullikson says

    October 7, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    I can almost see Santa driving that car….maybe TAKING OFF into the sky… nice

    Reply
  16. Cindi Lynch says

    October 7, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    Love it – perfect size card to highlight the car!

    Reply
  17. Meghan Kennihan says

    October 7, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    I love your car scene! Great sky!

    Reply
  18. Josmary Flores says

    October 7, 2019 at 6:08 pm

    Man I love this cards would love a video of this. The coloring is beautiful

    Reply
  19. Patt H. says

    October 7, 2019 at 6:28 pm

    Fabulous cards, Jess! I absolutely love that car! You’ve even added the headlight beams! Amazing!!

    Reply
  20. Marisela Delgado says

    October 7, 2019 at 6:46 pm

    Fabulous cards, like always, Jessica. you hit it out of the ball park.

    Reply
  21. CHowell says

    October 7, 2019 at 6:51 pm

    Such cute cards, love the old timey car.

    Reply
  22. Janet Durbin says

    October 7, 2019 at 7:19 pm

    The night sky on your car card is amazing! Very cute cards!

    Reply
  23. Leanne in Cali says

    October 7, 2019 at 7:20 pm

    Love your cards and the nighttime background sky card with the car’s headlight beam is genius! Thanks for sharing with us!!

    Reply
  24. mjmarmo says

    October 7, 2019 at 7:36 pm

    Simply darling cards!!

    Reply
  25. lvngmydsh says

    October 7, 2019 at 8:04 pm

    Love that car with the night sky and the headlight shining. Just reminds me of years ago and going home for Christmas. 🙂

    Reply
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