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

3 Aug

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the August My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts!!  This fun 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 August kit contains:

  • 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
  • 23 Coordinating Frame Cuts
  • 1 Greetings Fancy Die
  • 5 White Postcards
  • Summer Twilight Palette Reactive Ink Pad

This kit is valued at $76 and is a steal at $34.99!

And there are several fun add-on sets available:

Get Them All August 2020
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Pool Party Bold Prints
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Destination Home Bold Prints
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State-Cation Bold Prints
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Lounging Pups
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Bubble Bath
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Tie Dye
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Camp Mi Casa
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Greetings From Stamp & Cut
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Lounging Pups Frame Cuts
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August Word Fancy Die
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Bubble Bath Frame Cuts
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Bird House Fancy Die
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T-Shirt Infinity Dies
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Onesie Infinity Dies
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Camp Mi Casa Frame Cuts
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US Map Infinity Dies
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I shared this card on the Hero Arts blog this weekend:

And I’m sharing this card over on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog! 😉

And finally, I’m sharing a card using several of the fantastic add-ons here!

I also have a video for this card that you can watch below or over at my Youtube channel:

To start, using my MISTI, I stamped the State-Cation bold prints background stamp onto a panel of watercolor paper with embossing ink and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  Then I shifted the panel up one grid square and over two in my MISTI and stamped it again.  This gave me a repeating pattern that filled my panel but wasn’t totally lined up the same. Then I smooshed reactive inks onto my palette and used them to loosely watercolor my panel in a circular rainbow.  I used Taffy, Fruit Punch, Creamsicle, Lemon Drop, Key Lime Fizz, Pool Party, Splash, and Thistle.  I let the panel dry and then added splatters of water and iridescent spray.  Once it was completely dry I trimmed it down to an A2 panel.

August 2020 My Monthly Hero by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Next I die-cut the largest US Map Infinity die from white cardstock and trimmed a bit off the west coast off so it would fit on my card panel.  I adhered it to my watercolored panel and added the little directional marker die-cut from cherry cardstock approximately over the location of my home in Northern Virginia.  I stamped the sentiment from Camp Mi Casa onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder before trimming it down to a thin label.  I used foam mounting tape to add it to my card panel.  Finally I stamped “Miss You” from Camp Mi Casa onto the inside of my card base and added a little red heart also die-cut from the US Map Infinity die set to finish the card!

And that’s it!  Head over and pick up your My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons today!

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, August 9th!  You should have arrived from Julee and Janette 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!

August 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit
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State-Cation Bold Prints
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Camp Mi Casa
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US Map Infinity Dies
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AF420 Taffy Reactive Ink – Hero Arts
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AF421 Fruit Punch Reactive Ink – Hero…
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AF422 Creamsicle Reactive Ink – Hero…
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AF423 Lemon Drop Reactive Ink – Hero…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF424 Key Lime Fizz Reactive Ink -…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF426 Pool Party Reactive Ink – Hero…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF428 Splash Reactive Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF431 Thistle Reactive Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
Amazon.com: Silver Brush 3008S-1…
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Amazon.com: Silver Brush 3000S-12…
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WM151 White Iridescent Shimmer Spray…
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Sprayer By Tim Holtz, Ranger Distress…
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Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor…
[ ELH | SBC | SSS ]
PS303 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
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PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
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PS325 Hero Hues Dove white – Hero Arts
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PS400 Hero Hues Dove White Top Folded…
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AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink…
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PW104 Clear Embossing Powder – Hero Arts
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PW110 White Embossing Powder – Hero Arts
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MT300 MISTI Regular Hero Black – Hero…
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MT310 MISTI Mini Hero Black – Hero Arts
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Comments

  1. Sandye says

    August 3, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    I love the dog add-on. I must have it!

    Reply
  2. Mary Ann says

    August 3, 2020 at 1:37 pm

    awesome cards as always

    Reply
  3. Vicki Kroll says

    August 3, 2020 at 1:59 pm

    Love the new kit and your cards especially the add-on of the US map. So creative!

    Reply
  4. Michele W says

    August 3, 2020 at 2:02 pm

    Fantastic cards as always. My favorite is the one with the map and all the names of the states. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Patt H. says

    August 3, 2020 at 2:18 pm

    Awesome cards, Jess! Love the way you used the Map die for the Wish You Were Here card!!

    Reply
  6. Joyce says

    August 3, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    Love your cards, especially the pups!

    Reply
  7. Katherine O says

    August 3, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Such fun cards

    Reply
  8. Carole Parias says

    August 3, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    Great looking cards, simple, colorful and elegant

    Reply
  9. Barbara Martin says

    August 3, 2020 at 3:13 pm

    I love your cards! They’re so homey!

    Reply
  10. Lillian T Conradi says

    August 3, 2020 at 3:16 pm

    I have to have this die and the words. I really am on a limited budget; I was wondering with painting with reactive inks if you could use the reinkers instead of buying the pad of the reactive inks? Thank you, Lee
    PS your card is beautiful

    Reply
    • Barb D says

      August 3, 2020 at 5:10 pm

      Love the dogs in the floats!

      Reply
  11. duongr says

    August 3, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    I just love the dogs relaxing in the water. This is a great card for all the dog lovers like me out there. They are so cute and funny!

    Reply
  12. Mary G says

    August 3, 2020 at 3:53 pm

    Great card Jess! I love that BG stamp! I also love the easy watercoloring technique! what a clever idea and what a great card for these times.

    Reply
  13. trainwithmeghan says

    August 3, 2020 at 5:25 pm

    I love all of these but the dogs relaxing in the water is my fav! TOO CUTE!

    Reply
  14. Marty B says

    August 3, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    Love seeing the different takes on these new stamps. Great idea about double stamping the Staycation stamp, very cool card.

    Reply
  15. Leanne in Cali says

    August 3, 2020 at 6:00 pm

    Such a fun new release from Hero Arts! Thanks for sharing your video—love how you created that background with the stamp and shifting it over before embossing and coloring. It’s always fun to see what you create!!

    Reply
  16. Rebecca says

    August 3, 2020 at 6:40 pm

    Lovely cards!

    Reply
  17. Ashley Cortez says

    August 3, 2020 at 6:45 pm

    I really love the backgrounds on your cards and love the colors that you used on them as well, great job

    Reply
  18. Mary Holshouser says

    August 3, 2020 at 7:31 pm

    this set really speaks the time we live in.
    Relaxing, taking it easy, and trying to stay safe.
    Wonderful card. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  19. Michele K. Henderson says

    August 3, 2020 at 8:01 pm

    oooooh, I just LOVE the little dog in the pool! Awesome!

    Reply
  20. Carla Hundley says

    August 3, 2020 at 8:10 pm

    Fun cards and
    I love the floating
    dogs!
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  21. Brenda S. West says

    August 3, 2020 at 8:28 pm

    Your card is the idea I had when I purchased the dies and stamp. I can’t wait until they arrive. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Lori Lehnen says

      August 3, 2020 at 9:01 pm

      Love all of the cards, the dogs on the floaties are adorable.
      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  22. Janet Trapp says

    August 3, 2020 at 8:37 pm

    So much cuteness! Loving this new kit, reveal and inspiration!

    Reply
  23. Barbaralynn says

    August 3, 2020 at 8:41 pm

    Love this kit–can’t wait to get mine. Such fun cards and great images!

    Reply
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