Good afternoon! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts September 2016 My Monthly Hero and I am so honored and excited to be celebrating the release with the Hero Arts Creative team and other special guests! You should have arrived from Lydia Fiedler’s blog but if not, you can head to the Hero Arts blog to start at the beginning! The new kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts and once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and shop soon! I love the versatility of the kit…I focused on autumn cards but you’re going to see everything from Halloween to Christmas with this hop!
So here are the details…the kit contains:
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A set of three Fancy Dies designed for building your own wreath
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A 4×6 clear stamp set (featuring the hand-lettering of Clare Prezzia!!)
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Ten coordinating Frame Cuts dies
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Three ink cubes in Mustard, Rust and Deep Burgundy
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Six half sheets of cardstock in Kraft, Sunset Orange and Metallic Copper
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Custom Freckled Fawn Enamel Dots in red
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Brown gems
- Brown and Natural Jute twines
- DC197 Halloween Trimmings Stamp & Cut (https://heroarts.com/shop-
sidebar/dc197-halloween- trimmings-stamp-cut) - DC195 Christmas Trimmings Stamp & Cut (https://heroarts.com/shop-
sidebar/dc195-christmas- trimmings-stamp-cut) - DI327 Branch Wreath Fancy Die (D) (https://heroarts.com/shop-
sidebar/di327-branch-wreath- fancy-die-d)
Don’t forget to check out the bottom of my post for details on how to win a kit!
Here’s what I created:
To create this card I started by blending alcohol inks onto a piece of yupo paper. Then I die-cut the leaves with the dies from the kit. I also die-cut the wreaths with gold glitter paper and the metallic copper paper from the kit. Finally I die-cut the pinecones using the kraft paper from the kit and used a stylus to pop out the dimensional pieces of the die. I layered them to create a fall wreath and adhered them together. Then I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of watercolor paper and heat-embossed it with copper embossing powder. I used watercolor paper for a textured card base that was off-white and fit the autumn theme a little better.
And here’s my second card:
For my second card I traced a circle onto a piece of white cardstock and then I stamped the leaves around the circle using the rock-and-roll technique on some of the leaves. Once I was happy with the arrangement of leaves I die-cut the circle with a stitched die. Next I trimmed the sides of the white cardstock down by an 1/8 of an inch. I stamped the sentiment on dark red cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder. I layered the white cardstock over the red with foam mounting tape and then added a few sequins under and around the circle.
I can’t wait to make Christmas cards with this set…and I’m already brainstorming how to use it for spring and summer cards as well! 😉
To celebrate the release Hero Arts is giving away one kit 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! If you win and have already purchased the kit you will be reimbursed! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula
Mariana Grigsby
Clare Prezzia
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Laura Bassen
Lydia Fiedler
Jessica Frost-Ballas —> YOU ARE HERE!!
Libby Hickson
Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!
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Gorgeous cards. Fall is my favorite season and I love this kit. Thank you for the inspiration
BEAUTIFUL cards, love the pretty alcohol inked leaves and the gold tinsel embossing on red for sentiment on the second card.
The cards are beautiful. I love the fall feeling you captured. Well done.
Both of these cards are totally beautiful! Love the Fall colors
Wonderful cards.They’re so fresh & vibrant.
Gorgeous cards!
Both your cards are gorgeous, I love the beautiful bold colours that you used with the crisp white backgrounds, so striking!
Very nice cards really enjoy them! Favorite time of year! Thank you!
Both of your cards are beautiful! I love your color choices and how you placed the die cuts on your first card with the wreath! The second shows off the gorgeous leaves and highlights the beautiful sentiment included with the kit.
Beautiful cards!
Your cards are beautiful!
Wow! Both your cards are adorable!!! Love them so much!!!
Your cards are awesome. I like the simplicity
Love that wreath die and the card you created with it!
Beautiful cards, Jessica! The many thanks one caught my breath! Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway. This is a great set!
Beautiful cards, loving especially the first one with all that fall richness.
Hi Jessica, Love the new HA kit…love the cards you created…and most especially, love feeling inspired by all the great design ideas and fun tips you all are sharing. TY, TY, TY!!
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So pretty Jess! I love the colors,this is a must have kit for sure. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Both cards are amazing.
Will have to look up too paper because I really like the look it created! The pine cones are a great touch thanks
A feast for the eyes..love the full wreath with such warm colors!
Your cards are both so beautiful and full of color. I’m so sad that the kit sold out before I could get one ordered. A FABULOUS kit!
Wow the cards are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
I love how so many people got the fall colors spot on. Almost everyone used the reds, oranges and browns and some yellow and I felt like the leaves on the trees had already changed. I love how the die cuts look like real tree branches. You did a really nice job.
Love those dimensional pinecones. Your cards are beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas on the hop.