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

5 Apr

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the April My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing a stenciled using this fantastic kit!!  This fun and unique 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 April kit contains:

  • 6” x 8” Clear Stamp Set
  • 16 Coordinating Frame Cuts
  • 3 Geometric Rotating Stencils
  • 3 Ink Cubes (Tangerine, Grape Juice, Raspberry Jam)
  • 1 Ink Blending Brush

This kit is valued at $83 and is an absolute steal at $34.99!

I shared this card using the My Monthly Hero kit on my blog this weekend:

And today I broke out the whole rainbow!

To start, I placed the stencil with the quarter circle design on a panel of strathmore bristol smooth cardstock and taped it in place.  I used a blending brush to apply a rainbow of stencils starting with pink in the top right and purple in the bottom left.  I used a mix of hybrid, dye, reactive, and pigment inks from Hero Arts to get the colors I was looking for!

After the first layer I rotated the stencil and blended a second, darker layer of rainbow colors across the panel.  Then I wiped the stencil down, flipped it over and rotated it until I found a pattern that would create a slightly different design across the panel.  I didn’t want it to cover all the quarter circles or mimic one of the other rotations.  Once I found the rotation I liked I applied a thin layer of moonstone glimmer paste over the stencil.  I peeled it up and let it dry completely.

While it was drying I stamped a sentiment from the kit onto Pitch Black cardstock with embossing ink and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I trimmed it down to a thin label and adhered it to the rainbow panel with foam mounting tape to finish the card!

And that’s it for me!  Head over and pick up your April 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, April 11th!  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!!

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Comments

  1. spilor says

    April 5, 2021 at 1:18 pm

    Hi,
    I already commented on the fish card – cool design – and I like the geo stencil design on today’s post as well. Very eye-catching!
    Lori S in PA

    Reply
  2. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee says

    April 5, 2021 at 1:18 pm

    Like the wonderful bright colors used.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

    Reply
  3. Celeste Goff says

    April 5, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    Love both of these fun, graphic cards!!!

    Reply
  4. Avra says

    April 5, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Such happy colors!

    Reply
  5. Bernadette says

    April 5, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    Such a colorful use of these stencils! Love the background on that grateful card.

    Reply
  6. mjmarmo says

    April 5, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    Stunning cards and release!

    Reply
  7. Mary Lou says

    April 5, 2021 at 3:25 pm

    So fresh and bright! I love your cards and this kit!

    Reply
  8. Joni Morrill says

    April 5, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    Love your cards!

    Reply
  9. serve4life says

    April 5, 2021 at 4:36 pm

    I like the multicolored background you did on your second card. Very pretty!!

    Reply
  10. Valerie Pass says

    April 5, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    These are really unique cards!

    Reply
  11. Dayle Shimamura says

    April 5, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    Love your background, Jessica! I love to use glitter pastes that way… it creates such an interesting pop of shimmer! And this new release just has me swooning. Just don’t see abstract/geo designs often enough.

    Reply
  12. Diana Johnson says

    April 5, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    Great cards!

    Reply
  13. Meghan Kennihan says

    April 5, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    I love the geometric shapes and fish!!!

    Reply
  14. Dyana Papenfus says

    April 5, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    As always, amazing work! Love the ideas!

    Reply
  15. Judy Inukai says

    April 5, 2021 at 7:29 pm

    These stencils have so many possibilities. Love the rainbow quarter circles.

    Reply
  16. Barbara-Jean Kubik says

    April 5, 2021 at 8:12 pm

    Fun card, so vibrant!

    Reply
  17. Pat Bethke says

    April 5, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    I love both your cards and the stenciled backgrounds. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  18. Sandra Bonagura says

    April 5, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    love these – love the addition of the glimmer paste!

    Reply
  19. Jessica Yoder-Jones says

    April 5, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    Love the use of the moonshine glitter!!

    Reply
  20. Amy Cooley says

    April 5, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    How sweet! I love the little fish and the graphic backgrounds.

    Reply
  21. Marisela Delgado says

    April 5, 2021 at 11:20 pm

    So beautiful!

    Reply
  22. Vikki H says

    April 6, 2021 at 12:16 am

    Loving what you did with this today, Jessica! So many good ideas and color choices.

    Reply
  23. Rebecca says

    April 6, 2021 at 12:18 am

    Very bright and cheerful!

    Reply
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