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

13 Jul

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the July 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 July kit contains:

  • 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
  • 9 Coordinating Frame Cuts
  • 1 Fancy Edge Die
  • 6 Sheets of Sticker Paper (2 each of Diamond Blue, Teal, Purple)
  • 5 Reactive Ink Cubes (Blue Hawaii, Splash, Pool Party, Key Lime Fizz, Taffy)
  • Coral Embossing Powder 0.5 oz.

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

And there are several fun add-on sets available:

July Get Them All
[ HA ]
Underwater Pattern Bold Prints
[ HA ]
School of Fish Bold Prints
[ HA ]
Need a Hand
[ HA ]
Need a Hand Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Sea You Soon
[ HA ]
Sea You Soon Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Deeply In Love
[ HA ]
Deeply In Love Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Submarine Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Deep Sea Background Cling
[ HA ]
Deep Sea Messages
[ HA ]
Porthole Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Underwater Pillar Window Die
[ HA ]
July Word Fancy Die
[ HA ]

I shared this card on the Hero Arts blog this weekend:

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

Underwater Pattern Bold Print by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

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

I was definitely on a bit of a brass kick and I knew I wanted to heat-emboss the pattern with brass embossing powder but it can be difficult to use colored pencils with embossed designs.  So to start I used my MISTI to stamp the Underwater Pattern Bold Prints stamp onto Hero Hues cardstock in the appropriately named shade Adriatic using Navy ink. I left the stamp on the lid of my MISTI and then started coloring it with polychromos colored pencils.  If you watch the video you’ll get a little glimpse of my new crafty helper! 😉

Underwater Pattern Bold Print by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Once I was finished coloring I placed the panel back inside my MISTI and stamped it again with Embossing & Watermark ink before heat-embossing it with brass embossing powder.  The nice thing about restamping and embossing the image after coloring is that it really cleans up any edges that might not be totally crisp from your coloring and gives it a fancy finished look!  I decided to frame the panel with brass so I swiped my embossing ink around the edge of an A2 panel and heat-embossed that with brass embossing powder before adhering the colored panel.  Next I stamped the sentiment from Need a Hand onto the same Adriatic cardstock and also heat-embossed it with brass powder.  I trimmed it down to a thin label and then coiled some metallic gold thread behind it.  I used foam mounting tape to adhere the sentiment and thread to my panel and finished it with some metallic gold sequins!

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, July 19th!  You should have arrived from Jenn and Julee 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!

Hero Arts July My Monthly Hero Kit
[ HA ]
Underwater Pattern Bold Prints
[ HA ]
Need a Hand
[ HA ]
PS313 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF234 Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
PW115 Brass Embossing Powder – Hero Arts
[ HA | ELH | SSS ]
PS325 Hero Hues Dove White Cardstock…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
PS400 Hero Hues Dove White Top Folded…
[ HA | ELH | SBC | SSS ]
Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencil Set…
[ BLIC | ELH | AMZUS ]
Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencil Set…
[ BLIC | ELH | AMZUS | SSS ]
Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by…
[ AMZUS | ELH ]
Shop ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider
[ ELH | AMZUS | SBC ]
MT100 Original MISTI Laser Etched…
[ HA | ELH | SBC ]
Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut…
[ AMZUS ]
Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr
[ AMZUS | SBC ]

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  1. laurie2cats says

    July 19, 2020 at 6:09 pm

    Stunning card! I LOVE the color palette you used

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