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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!!

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!

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Comments

  1. Jeanne rice says

    August 4, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    Love the color combinations. Great cards.

    Reply
  2. Heather DePasquale says

    August 4, 2021 at 10:56 pm

    Just beautiful! I’m in awe. Great kit!

    Reply
  3. Allie Muserallo says

    August 5, 2021 at 11:03 am

    The yellow sunburst with ‘your light shines through’ is so pretty, the hints of gold on the left of the rays is fantastic! The first card I’ve seen that makes me want to buy from this release!!!

    Reply
  4. Patty A Eifert says

    August 5, 2021 at 11:04 am

    These are all so colorful and beautiful!!

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  5. Samantha says

    August 5, 2021 at 11:36 pm

    Beautiful cards!

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  6. Lauryne Cunningham says

    August 6, 2021 at 1:52 pm

    Gorgeous cards! I love the glitter on the yellow one!

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  7. Donna Walls says

    August 7, 2021 at 12:04 am

    Great cards, love the swiping technique.

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  8. Denise Bryant says

    August 7, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    Just gorgeous! I love the design and colors!

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  9. Lora Bowman says

    August 8, 2021 at 10:23 am

    Awe Jessica you always show your blending finesse! Beautiful cards, wow!!!
    I love blending on colored cardstock. You’ve sold me on the Hero Arts ink pads. Hope to get some soon! Love the bright colors💖

    Reply
  10. K. Eley says

    August 8, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    WOW!!! Gorgeous cards but that sun flare one is my favorite!! Such an amazing use of the stencil!!

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  11. Allison Denny says

    August 8, 2021 at 4:21 pm

    Love all your creations but that yellow swipe embossed one is STUNNING!!

    Reply
  12. Sue D says

    August 8, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    Very pretty and colorful.

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