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

Good afternoon!  Today is the release day for the Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero kit and it’s a must-have!!  You should have arrived from Lydia but if not, you can head to the Hero Arts Blog to start at the beginning!  The August 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:

  • 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
  • 11 Coordinating Frame Cuts
  • 1 Fancy Window Cut Die
  • 1.5 oz Celestial Sequins
  • 1 Metallic Blueberry Mist
  • 1 Gold Shimmer Mist
  • 1 Stencil 5.25″ x 6.5″
  • 3 5″ x 7″ Assorted Patterned Celestial Paper

The kit value is $77, an amazing deal at $34.99.

And there are several optional add-on items:

Here’s what I created:

Shine Bright by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

I absolutely ADORE this kit!  I haven’t even begun to explore the add-ons because I’ve been having so much fun with the kit items!  To start I blended dusty concord distress ink onto a piece of watercolor paper.  Then I spritzed it with the gold metallic spray and set it aside to dry.  Next I stamped the little boy on the moon and the star with versamark, heat-embossed them with gold and silver embossing powder, and then used coordinating dies to die-cut the images.

Shine Bright by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

I die-cut the window die from white cardstock and arranged it over the distress inked panel to see where I wanted to stamp my sentiment.  I curved the sentiment on my acrylic block, stamped it with versamark, and then heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder.  Next I added acetate behind my shaker window and then added a double layer of foam mounting tape around the window.  I filled my shaker with the sequins included in the kit and adhered the distress inked panel.  Finally I tucked my boy into the window frame and adhered him and the star with ATG adhesive to finish my sparkly, shimmery shaker!

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 before August 13th 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:

 Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!!

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Comments

  19. Candice L. says

    Love the colors and composition. The window die is just one of a kind, very Hero-Art-ish. Love this set so much.

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  20. Anne Wylie (Angie Wylie) says

    Love this shaker card! That purple background really makes it pop! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

  22. SuseADoodle says

    love that window die cut from the front of the card!
    btw – not everyone has a blog address they wish to share & making that a requirement to post a comment is very frustrating and making me angry …

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    • jessica frost-ballas says

      I’m sorry that you’re frustrated. It is optional to leave a blog address when commenting on my blog (I cannot speak for the other hop blogs) but an email address is required so that you can be contacted should you win a prize.

      Reply

  25. Anne Sturgeon says

    What a wonderful shaker. Great example of what can be done with this month’s kit. Nicely done Jessica.

    Reply

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