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Hero Arts March 2021 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

8 Mar

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the March My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing two projects using this fun kit and add-ons!!  The March kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts; but remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and shop soon!  And don’t forget that you can subscribe to the kits so that you never have to worry about missing one!

The March kit contains:

  • 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
  • 7 Coordinating Frame Cuts
  • Reactive Palette Ink Pad
  • Water Flow Brush
  • 6 Bookmarks, Pure White Cardstock
  • Rainbow Hemp Cord, 6 meters

This kit is valued at $73 and is an absolute steal at $34.99!

And there are several fun add-on sets available:

Book Stacks Bold Prints
[ HA ]
Novel Prose Bold Prints
[ HA ]
Slimline Booksmarks Infinity Dies
[ HA ]
Literary Quotes
[ HA ]
Library Card Stamp and Cut XL
[ HA ]
Literally the Best
[ HA ]
Typewriter Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Book Window Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Stacked Books Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Peek A Boo Books Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Tree of Knowledge Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Bookworm Messages
[ HA ]
Bookshelf
[ HA ]

My first project is a book tracker page for my happy planner!

Book Stacks Bold Print by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

I like to keep track of the books I’ve read over the course of a year and the new Book Stacks Bold Print stamp is perfect for creating a tracker page!  I simply stamped the image with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Then I colored everything with copic markers in rainbow shades.  I decided, for aesthetic reasons, to color it first and then add book titles as I finish them; but you could also leave the big empty book spines white and then color them as you complete and add a new book title.  There are plenty of other smaller decorative book spines that could be colored initially to give your page some color!

Book Stacks Bold Print by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Once I finished coloring I adhered a sentiment from the kit stamped on pitch black cardstock and heat-embossed with silver embossing powder.  I trimmed down the panel to 6×6 and then adhered it to a piece of pitch black cardstock cut slightly larger.  I also used my Happy Planner punch to punch the cardstock edge so that it would fit in my binder.  As you can see I’m a big reader but I can always use the Book Stacks stamp to keep adding pages as needed for my planner!  And yes, I’m big into thrillers and mystery books, ha!

My next project is a more conventional card combining some of the add-ons with an older set!

Book Window by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

I loved the sentiments in the Literary Quotes set and thought that the Peter Pan quote would be perfect for pairing with Fairy Kisses!  I started by blending Thistle, Soft Purple, and Soft Pink ink onto a panel of white cardstock.  Once it was dry I stamped the sentiment from Literary Quotes with embossing ink and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder.  Next I die-cut the Book Window fancy die from white cardstock and placed it over my ink blended background.  While they were together I stamped the stardust from Fairy Kisses onto both panels with embossing ink and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder.  Then I added acetate to the back of the window panel and created a shaker with a layer of foam mounting tape.  Inside the shaker I added tiny gold stars and sparkly glitter to fit the fairy dust theme!

Book Window by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Then I stamped the fairy from Fairy Kisses with embossing ink and heat-embossed her with gold embossing powder.  I colored her with copic markers to resemble Tinkerbell and added accents with a a white gel pen and colored pencils.  I die-cut her with the coordinating die and adhered her to my card.  I used foam mounting tape to pop up her wings to give her a little extra dimension.  And finally I added a little sparkle lacquer to her wings!

And that’s it for me!  Head over and pick up your March My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons today before it sells out!

To celebrate the kit 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, March 14th!  You should have arrived from Ilina and Libby is your next stop!

Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more Hero Arts inspiration!  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!

Book Stacks Bold Prints
[ HA ]
Book Window Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Literary Quotes
[ HA ]
CM329 Fairy Kisses – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
DI602 Fairy Kisses Frame Cuts (C) -…
[ HA ]
AF431 Thistle Reactive Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF168 Soft Pink Shadow Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
AF167 Soft Purple Shadow Ink – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Little Things From Lucy’s Cards Itty…
[ SSS ]
PW126 Snowfall Glitter – Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Copic Markers
[ SBP | ELH | SSS ]
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad -…
[ HA | ELH | SSS ]
Amazon.com : Uni Posca Extra Fine…
[ AMZUS | SSS ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
[ SBC ]
AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts – Embossing Powder – Silver
[ SBC | HA | ELH | SSS ]
PW100 Gold Embossing Powder – Hero Arts
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
PW111 Ultra Fine Embossing Powder -…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Strathmore Bristol Smooth Pad 9 X 12
[ ELH | SSS ]
PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA ]
GW101 Precision Glue – Hero Arts
[ HA | SBC | SSS ]
Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by…
[ AMZUS | SSS | ELH ]
Scotch Pink ATG One Fourth Inch…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
New MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool…
[ ELH | SSS ]
Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut…
[ AMZUS ]
Crafter’s Companion – Gemini Jr. -…
[ SBC | SSS | AMZUS ]

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Comments

  1. Carol Wortman says

    March 10, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    Jessica. I love how you always add a bit of wonderful pixie dust to everything you create. Super cute! The book log Is sensational. Makes me want to be a reader just to do this.

    Reply
  2. Maria G. says

    March 11, 2021 at 9:34 am

    Wow. You are so talented. Love your style and thank you for sharing your creations.

    Reply
  3. Julie A Wexler says

    March 11, 2021 at 11:26 am

    Man, Jessica- that book tracker is cute, colorful and beyond clever! Yet one more reason to get this month’s goodies which, with HA, always have a delightfully wide variety of possibilities. And pairing fairy kisses with the book frame/ wreath and pixie dust quote– genius! thanks as always for sharing your incredible talents.

    Reply
  4. Cheryl Inman says

    March 11, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    I always enjoy your cards so much!

    Reply
  5. Sue D says

    March 11, 2021 at 6:02 pm

    Magical card and love the book tracker idea.

    Reply
  6. Tiffany Johnson says

    March 11, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    Love that tracker! Thanks for your creativity!

    Reply
  7. Michele W says

    March 12, 2021 at 12:31 am

    Love your book tracker page. So clever to put the names of books you want to read on the spines of the stamped books. Your pixie dust is so whimsical and sweet. It’s perfect. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  8. Paula Rough says

    March 12, 2021 at 9:21 am

    Your book tracker idea is unique and I like it on black cs. Very eye catching.

    Reply
  9. Judy Inukai says

    March 12, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    Your book tracker page is awesome. What a fabulous idea.

    Reply
  10. Beth Bice says

    March 13, 2021 at 1:15 am

    Just found you on YouTube! Love the use of a background stamp as a tracker. So creative!

    Reply
  11. karenladd says

    March 13, 2021 at 2:40 am

    You’re always so creative and I love how you used that book stamp in a planner for a whole new idea. Love this collection.

    Reply
  12. Scraporcraft says

    March 13, 2021 at 6:02 pm

    Great planner page.

    Reply
  13. Melanie T says

    March 14, 2021 at 4:18 am

    Ooohhhh! I love the use of this stamp set in your planner! Great idea!

    Reply
  14. mandalj says

    March 14, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    I love your idea for keeping track of your reading! The Book Window die is beautiful – love how you’ve used it!

    Reply
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