Saturday, March 6, 2021

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Countdown and a Giveaway!

Hey everybody! It's that time again when we are counting down the days until the next My Monthly Hero kit release from Hero Arts... and you had to wait an extra week this month which is so torturous! Thank goodness it's almost Monday (release day) and today is the second day of sneak peeks.  

If you aren't familiar with the My Monthly Hero kit, it's a kit that is released by Hero Arts on the first Monday of every month. It always has a fun, themed collection of stamps, dies and other goodies. The cost is just $34.99/month and the value is always much greater- this month's kit is valued at $73! You have the option to subscribe (subscribing now means your first kit will be the April release), or, to buy your favorite kits as one-off purchases. Be aware that once these kits sell out they are gone for good. If you see a kit you like make sure to snatch it up quickly!

Ok, on to my card! I used this fun tree stamp and the rainbow palette ink pad that's included in the kit to create this card. I started out by stamping the image on watercolor paper. I stamped a couple of times to make sure I had a crisp image.
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Next, I smeared my ink pad onto my glass mat. I used a paintbrush and the ink from the pad to watercolor the image in rainbow order. I made sure to leave the small images in the tree uncolored. Then, I went back through and colored all of the little images in different colors to make them stand out. I used colored pencils to add shading where it was needed.

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To finish my card off I heat embossed my sentiment in white onto Pitch Black Cardstock (it's back in stock!!!). 

SIDENOTE: If you don't know about this black cardstock and it's amazingness then I'm here to tell you that it is super thick, the darkest black, and my favorite black cardstock ever. I have been rationing scraps of it for months now and I am so happy it's back in stock!

Then I added a strip of black cardstock onto the side and glued the whole thing onto a top-folding, white card base.
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That is all I've got for today but make sure to come back on Monday because I've got a fun mixed media card and a video to share with you when the kit goes live. For now, make sure you head over to the Hero Arts blog for a chance to win this kit before you can buy it! 


See you back here Monday for the full kit release and more inspiration. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Maria



26 comments:

  1. Beautiful rainbow tree with so many embellishments and the sentiment it’s awesome.

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  2. Awesome card. Love the colorful tree stamp. It is filled with so many amazing little elements. LOVE the sentiment. I can think of so many friends to send that to.

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  3. Beautiful! I love your use of the ink pad for stamping as well as coloring; and the bold contrast of the black and white cardstock really set off the vibrant colors. What a fun kit!

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  4. What a beautiful card! I love all the colors on the tree!

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  5. Love the tree! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Nice to see bright happy colours on your card.

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  7. Strips of cardstock on the side(s) is a great way to give the illusion of mounting the panel on a black card base - I always forget that trick!!! Beautiful coloring!!!

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  8. I'm smitten with this tree!! The card you created is gorgeous.

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  9. Very pretty card, love it! I love this tree and the rainbow pad.

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  10. I love that awesome rainbow tree & the saying is perfect!

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  11. That tree is spectacular! Great card!

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  12. What a beautiful card! The rainbow tree is full of so many wonderful images.

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  13. Marisela Delgado said: Such a lovely card! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  14. Marisela Delgado said: Wonderful colors! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  15. I just love this rainbow tree so uplifting

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  16. Gorgeous, Maria!! I love the rainbow colours on this wonderful tree! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Stay safe! :)

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  17. This kit is going to be one of my favorites - especially the sentiments I've seen so far!

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  18. The tree looks so fun to play with. Love your ideas, beautiful card and will have to check out the black card stock

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  19. gorgeous rainbow tree. Love the idea of rainbow stamp pad and it is in the kit! yay!

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  20. That tree is amazing, but I am also loving the sentiment! Wow!

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  21. Using pencil on this is gorgeous! Thanks for the sneak peek.

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  22. To make a long story short, I love this kit, I love this tree, I'm intrigued by this rainbow ink pad!! Your card is gorgeous!!

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  23. Very pretty tree - love how you colored it! Looking forward to seeing this new kit. Thanks for sharing!

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  24. Beautiful card! Can't wait to see your Mixed media project too!!! Your coloring of this amazing tree is off the charts awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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