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

6 Aug

Good afternoon!  It’s the first Monday of the month which means it’s release time for the August My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts!!  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!  Remember you can also subscribe to the kit so you’ll never miss one again!  Plus you can add other items to your order and take advantage of the free kit shipping!! 😉

The kit contains:

  • 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
  • 1 3.5″ x 4.5″ Window Fancy Die
  • 11 Coordinating Frame Cuts
  • Crystal Clear Lacquer Pen 0.5 fl. oz.
  • White Puff Embossing Powder 0.5 oz.
  • 2 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Coffee & Tea Hand Dyed Decorative Paper

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

I created and shared this coffee-colored card earlier so today I’m going a little bright and colorful! 🙂

I created a long and skinny card with a little bit of masking for my stacked cups!  To start I cut a piece of white cardstock to 4″ by 8.”  Then I stamped the first mug on the top using intense black ink.  I also stamped it on a post-it note and fussy cut it.  Then I masked the top mug with the post-it note and stamped the next mug below.  I repeated the masking process and stamped four additional mugs.  I also stamped the little accents that (to me) make it seem like my cups are wobbly! 😉

Next I masked off the top part of the card and blended a little weathered wood distress ink onto the bottom to ground my cups.  Then I colored each mug with a trio of copics to create a little shading.  Finally I added a heat-embossed sentiment flag on black cardstock to finish the card!  Generally that’s the amount of coffee I need to get through the day (though I tend to avoid the five-high stack!) 😉

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!  Please your comments before 11:59PM EST on Sunday, August 12th!  Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:

  • The Hero Arts Blog
  • Amy Kolling
  • Amy Tsuruta
  • Clare Prezzia
  • Emily Midgett
  • Ilina Crouse
  • Janette Kausen
  • Jennifer McGuire
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas
  • Julee Tilman
  • Kelly Latevola
  • Laurie Willison
  • Libby Hickson
  • Lydia Fiedler
  • Michelle Short
  • Nichol Spohr
  • Wanda Guess
  • Yana Smakula
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 August My Monthly Hero
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August Add-On Bundle
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Cocoa Liquid Watercolor
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Floral Doily Bold Prints
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Tea Party Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Foam Animals
[ HA ]
Foam Animals Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Tea Time
[ HA ]
Tea Time Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Distressed Tile Bold Prints
[ HA ]
Spill The Tea
[ HA ]
Spill the Tea Frame Cuts
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Cups and Handles Infinity Dies
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Tea Pots and Handles Infinity Dies
[ HA ]
Kit-Tea Stamp and Cut
[ HA ]
Mocha Maiden
[ HA ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Copic Markers
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3M Scotch SUPER STICKY FULL ADHESIVE…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
[ SSS ]
Hero Arts Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK AF345
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
[ SSS ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE…
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
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  1. StampinLouie says

    August 6, 2018 at 10:36 pm

    Very colorful cups and love the way you stacked them.

    Reply
  2. Jen Forster says

    August 6, 2018 at 10:49 pm

    Such cool texture you incorporated into your coloring!

    Reply
  3. Christine Miller says

    August 6, 2018 at 11:02 pm

    Gorgeous coloring! Love the rainbow of coffee cups!

    Reply
  4. Barbara Smith says

    August 6, 2018 at 11:05 pm

    Your colorful cups are fabulously cheerful!

    Reply
  5. Leanne in Cali says

    August 7, 2018 at 12:08 am

    I love this stacked cup look with the wobbly accents and the beautiful colors you chose. Thanks so much for sharing with us!!

    Reply
  6. Brandi says

    August 7, 2018 at 12:23 am

    Beautiful!

    Reply
  7. Allie says

    August 7, 2018 at 12:58 am

    Beautiful colours on your cups and such a great masking job!

    Reply
  8. Brenda S Gerber says

    August 7, 2018 at 1:53 am

    Beautiful! Love this card!!!

    Reply
  9. raggiodiluce82 says

    August 7, 2018 at 3:44 am

    Gorgeous card!!! Beautiful colours!!!

    Reply
  10. Stef Perry says

    August 7, 2018 at 4:57 am

    Great card design with the fun and colorful stack of coffee cups!

    Reply
  11. Helen says

    August 7, 2018 at 6:49 am

    Great card. I love the 5 cups because I drink 5 cups of tea a day☺tfs xxx

    Reply
  12. tsurutadesigns1 says

    August 7, 2018 at 6:54 am

    Loving your tall + skinny card with the stacked mugs. So fun + colorful Jess!

    Reply
  13. kReN@afourthlife says

    August 7, 2018 at 7:05 am

    Mask! Mask! Mask! Love all the colors! kReN

    Reply
  14. GabriellaB says

    August 7, 2018 at 7:38 am

    Great coloring. I am blown away by your skills

    Reply
  15. Janet says

    August 7, 2018 at 7:55 am

    Great card, I can almost hear the clink of the wobbly cups because of the accent stamp!

    Reply
  16. Cindy C. says

    August 7, 2018 at 9:03 am

    That sentiment is so true for many of us, and the rainbow colored stack of cups brighten up my day!! Great card Jessica.

    Reply
  17. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee says

    August 7, 2018 at 9:32 am

    Like the cup stacking.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

    Reply
  18. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee says

    August 7, 2018 at 9:33 am

    Not sure if my comment was submitt4ed or not. Like the cup stacking.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

    Reply
  19. Dee Earnshaw says

    August 7, 2018 at 10:00 am

    Fun card – love how your colored the cups!

    Reply
  20. Beverly Jordan says

    August 7, 2018 at 10:14 am

    Wow, Jessica, you could keep those cups going on and on!! I was thinking about all the pics of my friends having coffee and doing selfies. This would be great for a layout!! Thanks for all your inspiration and love the idea of coloring all the different shades of copic colors I have!! Such fun!

    Reply
  21. Diana Wearley says

    August 7, 2018 at 10:22 am

    I love the colors you chose and the different shades to make the cups look like they are round. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  22. Robin Ridpath says

    August 7, 2018 at 10:24 am

    Such a cute card! I absolutely love it! And I think the ‘accents’ do make it look wobbly.

    Reply
  23. krock says

    August 7, 2018 at 10:29 am

    Love the way you stacked the cups. The coloring is beautiful. Love this kit!

    Reply
  24. memalagene says

    August 7, 2018 at 10:48 am

    Love love your balancing stack of cups!

    Reply
  25. Mary Holshouser says

    August 7, 2018 at 11:04 am

    Love the stacked cups. The shading is
    fabulous. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
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