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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
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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
[ HA ]
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
[ SBP | SSS | ELH ]
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. Debby Green says

    May 6, 2020 at 10:20 am

    Great cards! Love the “mail drop”.

    Reply
  2. Mary Holshouser says

    May 6, 2020 at 11:42 am

    Fantastic cards. Love the shading in the sky of
    the first. The airplane is so realistic.
    thanks for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)co

    Reply
  3. nancy f says

    May 6, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    Great monthly kit. love the cards.

    Reply
  4. Karthikha Uday says

    May 6, 2020 at 4:50 pm

    Awesome cards using the new kit! Love them 🙂

    Reply
  5. Patricia Tucker says

    May 6, 2020 at 4:54 pm

    Great ideas! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  6. Heather Mills says

    May 6, 2020 at 9:30 pm

    Oh, my goodness!!! The letters falling from the airplane . . . . I love it!!! The entire card is fabulous, but that may be my favorite part!

    Reply
  7. Patt H. says

    May 7, 2020 at 7:10 am

    I love your cheerful bright card, Jess! This is such a great kit & I cant wait to play with that adorable mailbox.

    Reply
  8. Lisascreativeniche says

    May 7, 2020 at 7:32 am

    Ohhh I love the mail flying out of the plane!

    Reply
  9. Kaitlyn says

    May 7, 2020 at 8:57 am

    Wow! Your use of black really makes things pop. Well executed! Amazing job on the airplane card especially.

    Reply
  10. Nana Griffin says

    May 7, 2020 at 9:42 am

    Great ideas, and so pretty.

    Reply
  11. Sheri Kempke says

    May 7, 2020 at 11:37 am

    Love your cards–just gorgeous! Thanks for inspiring us with this great kit!

    Reply
  12. Juanita says

    May 7, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    I love how you made the hot air balloon. TFS

    Reply
  13. Annette Reed says

    May 7, 2020 at 8:34 pm

    Both of these cards look great. I love the backgrounds. Those envelopes look great with the hearts on them. Very cute cards.

    Reply
  14. Janet Trapp says

    May 7, 2020 at 8:36 pm

    Super cute and what a fun kit❣️ God bless!

    Reply
  15. tmeather says

    May 8, 2020 at 1:37 am

    Fun colourful cards. Loving this release!

    Reply
  16. Andrea D. says

    May 8, 2020 at 3:15 am

    So beautiful cards. The one with the balloon has such a soft sky. I like it.

    Reply
  17. momentsofcrafting says

    May 8, 2020 at 5:15 am

    Wonderful cards as always Jessica! I love the hot air balloons – so pretty!!! Thanks so much for all the super ideas! Take care! 🙂

    Reply
  18. Lagene says

    May 8, 2020 at 9:52 am

    AWESOME kit, Awesome creations! I especially love the hot air balloon scene!

    Reply
  19. DebbieC says

    May 8, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    Love your air mail card and how the sun is peeking through the clouds.

    Reply
  20. gardenia889 says

    May 8, 2020 at 6:13 pm

    Such cute cards! Thanks for participating in the blog hop!

    Reply
  21. Summer says

    May 8, 2020 at 10:29 pm

    Wow! These are so well done.

    Reply
  22. Rebecca says

    May 9, 2020 at 12:28 pm

    The letter air drop is very cute!

    Reply
  23. Carol McCready says

    May 9, 2020 at 4:02 pm

    Love the plane dropping the letters.

    Reply
  24. Sandra says

    May 9, 2020 at 10:35 pm

    love, love, love visiting – wonderful cards!

    Reply
  25. Connie Johnson says

    May 9, 2020 at 10:36 pm

    Hi Jess 🙂 Love the new perspective on the plane dropping these love letters!!! Sooooooo stinkin’ cute! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂

    Reply
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