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

4 May

Good afternoon!  It’s the first Monday of the month which means it’s release time for the May My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts!!  This fantastic kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts; and remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and shop soon!

The May kit contains:

  • 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
  • 7 Coordinating Frame Cuts
  • 7 Envelope Art Icon Fancy Dies
  • 3 Karin DécoBrush Metallic Markers (Gold, Pink & Blue)
  • 5 White A7 Envelopes
  • 5 White A2 Envelopes

This kit is valued at $80 and is a steal at $34.99!

And there are several fun add-on sets available:

Sun Background Stencil
[ HA ]
Cloudy Sky Scene Dies
[ HA ]
US Mailbox Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Airplane Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Paper Layering Window Shutters
[ HA ]
May Word Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Heart Tree Stamp & Cut
[ HA ]
One Thing at a Time Stamp & Cut
[ HA ]

I shared this card on the Hero Arts blog yesterday:

And today I’m sharing a card using several of the cheerful add-ons!

Sending You Love by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

To start I placed the Sun Background Stencil over an A2 panel of Hero Hues Canary cardstock and blending Creamsicle Reactive ink over the stencil.  I added a little Fruit Punch Reactive ink to the center of the stencil and then removed the stencil.  I blended a little Lemon Drop Reactive ink over the entire panel to soften the stencil edges.  Then I set that aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the card.

Sending You Love by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Next I die-cut the Airplane Fancy die and envelopes from US Mailbox Fancy die and colored them with copic markers.  I also die-cut hearts from the Heart Tree Stamp & Cut and colored them with copic markers.  I added a few to the back of the envelopes and saved the rest for the card.  I stamped a sentiment from the kit onto a piece of Pitch Black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I trimmed it down to a banner and tied it to the airplane with a little natural twine.  I die-cut clouds from the Cloudy Sky Scene die set with white cardstock and vellum and adhered it around my stenciled panel.  Then I added my airplane with foam mounting tape.  I used my finger to carefully curve the sentiment to give it a little dimension and then adhered it to the panel.  Finally I added my cascading envelopes and hearts to finish the card!

And that’s it!  Head over and pick up your My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons today!  And just a quick note: Due to the current health crisis, this month we will start shipping our kits and add-ons on May 15th.  Aaron and his family are working hard to ship your kits all by themselves and we appreciate your patience!!

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, May 10th!  You should have arrived from Jen and Jill 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!

May 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit
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Sun Background Stencil
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US Mailbox Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Airplane Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Cloudy Sky Scene Dies
[ HA ]
Heart Tree Stamp & Cut
[ HA ]
PS306 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
PS325 Hero Hues Dove white – Hero Arts
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF423 Lemon Drop Reactive Ink – Hero…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF422 Creamsicle Reactive Ink – Hero…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF421 Fruit Punch Reactive Ink – Hero…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
Copic Markers
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Amazon.com : Uni Posca Extra Fine…
[ AMZUS | SSS ]
Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by…
[ AMZUS | SSS | ELH ]
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
[ SSS | ELH | AMZUS | SBC ]
MT100 Original MISTI Laser Etched…
[ HA | SSS | ELH | SBC ]
MT200 MINI MISTI Laser Etched Tool -…
[ HA | SSS | ELH | SBC ]
Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut…
[ AMZUS ]
Gemini JUNIOR Die-Cutting And…
[ SSS | SBC | AMZUS ]

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Comments

  1. Bessie says

    May 4, 2020 at 1:05 pm

    Thank you so much! The cards are so creative!

    Reply
  2. LaQuieta Gibson says

    May 4, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    These cards are fabulous.

    Reply
  3. Isabel Z says

    May 4, 2020 at 1:29 pm

    These are amazing!

    Reply
  4. Scraporcraft says

    May 4, 2020 at 1:49 pm

    I like the look of the sky blending and the letter drop.

    Reply
  5. NickiB says

    May 4, 2020 at 2:09 pm

    Love the plane card

    Reply
  6. Maretta says

    May 4, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    Such creativity! This is so cute! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  7. Susan says

    May 4, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    Beautiful sky and balloon!

    Reply
  8. Susie Sonnier says

    May 4, 2020 at 2:21 pm

    Such a fun new kit, I love decorating my envelopes! Love the mailbox and cloud dies

    Reply
  9. Julie Haedtke says

    May 4, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    Your cards are beautiful!!

    Reply
  10. Jodi Thompson says

    May 4, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    Love your cards and the plane flying in the sun!

    Reply
  11. Cindi Flass says

    May 4, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    Beautiful cards! I love your plane card. Great designs!

    Reply
  12. Shannon says

    May 4, 2020 at 3:10 pm

    So bright and cherrful! Fabulous!

    Reply
  13. mjmarmo says

    May 4, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    Such cute and fun cards!

    Reply
  14. Michele W says

    May 4, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    Great cards. Like them both but that airplane card is truly amazing! So much detail. Love the little bend in the sentiment banner. I don’t get speechless often but I’m finding it really difficult to find the words for that card. Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring!

    Reply
  15. lvngmydsh says

    May 4, 2020 at 3:55 pm

    Those deco brushes are amazing. Love all the things you created. The plane card with the mail falling down is my favorite.

    Reply
  16. Savannagh Kacey says

    May 4, 2020 at 4:26 pm

    I’ve been looking everywhere for a stencil that has the whole sun, not just half of it. I’ve put it in my project list at SSS until I have enough items to buy so that postage doesn’t exceed the cost of the order. Thank you for this great design!

    Reply
  17. Nancy R. says

    May 4, 2020 at 4:44 pm

    Love Love the uniqueness of the Sending you love card with the envelopes trailing behind. Awesome!

    Reply
  18. Katherine S says

    May 4, 2020 at 5:06 pm

    The airplane card is just amazing – so much detail! Love the tiny sparkly hot air balloon on the first card, too. The cloud dies are so realistic! Thanks for sharing these, Jessica.

    Reply
  19. Cyndi Morris says

    May 4, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    Beautiful, fun, colorful cards. My favorite is the first one — I love that adorable hot-air balloon and your background is gorgeous.

    Reply
  20. Jody V says

    May 4, 2020 at 5:23 pm

    Great card. Great release. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  21. Daria Z. says

    May 4, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    Both of your cards are fabulous! I love the soft, dreamy background you created for that sweet hot air balloon. The airplane card is so cheerful.

    Reply
  22. KimK says

    May 4, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    That is the cutest airplane card! Love that it is throwing out mail & hearts to everyone below!

    Reply
  23. Sunshine HoneyBee says

    May 4, 2020 at 5:40 pm

    Pretty with colored backgrounds.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

    Reply
  24. Meghan Kennihan says

    May 4, 2020 at 5:47 pm

    These are awesome! I LOVE your skies! The sunshine is the best!

    Reply
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