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VIDEO: Swipe Heat Embossing – Hero Arts August 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

2 Aug

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the August My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing a cheery encouragement card using this must-have kit!!  This encouraging 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 August kit contains:

  • 4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set
  • Coordinating Fancy Dies
  • 5.4″ Square Cling Stamp
  • 5.25″ x 6.5″ Stencil
  • 3 Liquid Watercolors (Pink, Indigo, Dandelion)
  • 6 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets Watercolor Paper

This kit is valued at $70 and is an absolute steal at $34.99!

And there are several fun add-on sets available:

Rainbow Heroscape
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Rainbow Infinity Dies
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Rainbow Window Fancy Die
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Rays of Color Stencil
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Rays of Color Window Fancy Die
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Sun Flare Window Fancy Die
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Paper Hug Stamp & Cut XL
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Together Window Fancy Die
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Color Me Words
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Better Together
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Better Together Frame Cuts
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Floral Color Wheel Bold Prints
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United People Bold Prints
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Terracotta Liquid Watercolor
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Coffee Liquid Watercolor
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Skin Tone Liquid Watercolor Set
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Colors of Earth Paper
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I shared this card using the My Monthly Hero kit on my blog this weekend:

August 2021 My Monthly Hero by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

And today, I’m sharing a clean and simple card with the August 2021 My Monthly Hero kit!

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

IF THE VIDEO IS NOT VISIBLE PLEASE CLICK HERE TO WATCH!

August 2021 My Monthly Hero by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

To start I placed the kit stencil over a panel of canary cardstock and blended dandelion bold ink over the entire panel using a blending brush.  Then I added creamsicle and fruit punch reactive ink over the outer edges and the inner part of the rays and blended the colors together. I set the panel aside to dry completely while I stamped the sentiment from the kit onto pitch black cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold glitter cardstock.

August 2021 My Monthly Hero by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

After the panel was totally dry I placed the stencil over it again and swiped my embossing & watermark ink pad lightly over the stencil in the direction of the ray design.  Then I sprinkled the panel with gold glitter embossing powder and tapped off the excess.  I also used a clean dry paintbrush to brush away any excess powder before heating.  I repeated the process to get a little more glittery gold on the panel!  Then I adhered the sentiment with foam mounting tape!

And I have a few more cards to share today using one of the add-on products!

August 2021 My Monthly Hero by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

I went a little cardstock happy on this card set as you can probably tell!  I started by die-cutting the Sun Flare Window Fancy Die from Hero Hues cardstock in Peony, Azalea, Cherry, Papaya, Canary, Kiwi, Paradise, Lapis, Periwinkle, Lavender, and Amethyst.  Then I simply alternated the starting color on each panel until I had created 12 different rainbow cards!  I finished them with a sentiment from the kit heat-embossed on Pitch Black cardstock!

August 2021 My Monthly Hero by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

And that’s it for me!  Head over and pick up your August 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, August 8th!  You should have arrived from Ilina and Lydia 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

    August 2, 2021 at 1:20 pm

    Hi, Jessica – I like all of these cards – I’m a sucker for color, so the beautiful colorful ones are my faves.
    Lori S in PA

    Reply
  2. Avra says

    August 2, 2021 at 1:54 pm

    Wow! Gorgeous!

    Reply
  3. Allie Fernandes says

    August 2, 2021 at 3:15 pm

    Absolutely impressed with the way all of you have used the colors & the kit. Well done!

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    • Orit Viderman says

      August 2, 2021 at 4:54 pm

      Lovely cards

      Reply
  4. Barbara-Jean says

    August 2, 2021 at 3:57 pm

    That sun flare die is terrific and what a great idea to create all those cards at once!
    The light shines through card is terrific!

    Reply
  5. Alexandra Y says

    August 2, 2021 at 4:00 pm

    I love the rainbow of colors you used! So beautiful!

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  6. Michele W says

    August 2, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    Great cards! Love the way you used the swipe heat embossing technique. I will definitely be giving that a try. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  7. Kari Malone says

    August 2, 2021 at 5:19 pm

    The yellow card is just gorgeous!!!

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  8. Meghan Kennihan says

    August 2, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    I love the yellow swipe card! How cool! And the rainbows!!!

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  9. Tracy Timm says

    August 2, 2021 at 7:55 pm

    All of your cards are wonderful! Thank you for the swipe emboss tip – I have a feeling that might show up on a sunny card or two 🙂

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  10. Marisela Delgado says

    August 2, 2021 at 10:13 pm

    Girl, these cards are gorgeous!

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  11. Sheila H says

    August 2, 2021 at 11:05 pm

    Great cards! The swipe heat embossing is amazing.

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  12. Stacey Kowbel says

    August 2, 2021 at 11:45 pm

    Such fantastic cards! I really love your second card!

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  13. momentsofcrafting says

    August 3, 2021 at 7:28 am

    Wonderful cards Jessica! Your yellow card is jus stunning!! Such a clever design!! Thanks for the inspiration. Stay safe! 🙂

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  14. Joni J. Seith says

    August 3, 2021 at 9:37 am

    I love your bright yellow card!

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  15. Jeanne Beam says

    August 3, 2021 at 10:49 am

    Such gorgeous cards! Love the colors…
    Thanks for sharing.

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  16. conil says

    August 3, 2021 at 2:07 pm

    Your cards are pure, unadulterated brilliance.

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  17. Melissa Greene says

    August 3, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    Can the ALL be my favorite??

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  18. Sharon Gullikson says

    August 3, 2021 at 8:49 pm

    I like the paper pieced cards. Very cool

    Reply
  19. Carrie Arii says

    August 3, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    Love your use of color!
    I will have to try the swiped embossing! Loved the video!

    Reply
  20. Lydia Hallum says

    August 4, 2021 at 9:53 am

    I make encouragement cards for a friend these are wonderful and will fit male or female.

    Reply
  21. roxanne tellini says

    August 4, 2021 at 4:04 pm

    That Sun Flare design makes beautiful cards in both stencil and die forms.

    Reply
  22. Kelsey Thomas says

    August 4, 2021 at 7:43 pm

    Awesome cards! 🙂

    Reply
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