Monday, August 2, 2021

VIDEO: DIY Watercolor Sprays using the Hero Arts August 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit

Hi everybody and happy Hero Arts release day! The August My Monthly Hero Kit is here and it is such a magical kit! 

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 $70!

You have the option to subscribe (subscribing now means your first kit will be the September release), or, to buy your favorite kits as a 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! There are also always a ton of fantastic add-on products offered. You can choose to buy your favorites or buy them all at a discounted rate.

We also have an awesome GIVEAWAY and a BLOG HOP with tons of inspiration going on so please make sure to check the info for those at the bottom of my post! And, I have a VIDEO today sharing a really fun DIY technique for making your own watercolor sprays (see below)!

Ok, on to my first card! If you'd like to watch me put this card together you can watch the video below. I started out by making a cool watercolor background using my DIY water color sprays (see the video for how to make yours). Then I used a die from the kit to out the purple heart hands. I love these hands and keep thinking that they look like a heart fist bump.
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Here's that video I keep talking about...
 
If you are having trouble watching this video click here to watch it on YouTube.

I used the stencil from the kit to add some white glacier paste to a black cardbase. Then, I heat embossed my sentiment in white.
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I added my purple hands with foam tape and then added a gold glitter heart in the center. I thought this sentiment was perfect because it looks like the light is shining through from the heart hands.
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I shared this card on Friday but wanted to share it again in case you didn't see it. I used my liquid watercolor sprays to make this background and loved how easy it was to make.
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The "love" dies are from the kit so I cut those in black and added them with foam tape after heat embossing the word "you."
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I added a few sequins from the Winter Sequins mix and that was it!
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My last card was made using a piece of the background that I made in my video. I cut a 3" x 6" piece out of it and then heat embossed the Floral Color Wheel Bold Print stamp in Brass Embossing Powder.
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I heat embossed a small sentiment from the Better Together set in white embossing powder on black cardstock.
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I tied some gold thread around the side of the sentiment piece and attached it with foam tape. Then I added some gems in different colors to finish my card off.
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Ok you guys that's it for me today but make sure you enter the giveaway and continue on with our awesome blog hop to catch all of the amazing inspiration along the way!

Have an awesome day!
Maria




GIVEAWAY:
Hero Arts will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, August 8th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.



BLOG HOP:
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Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka
Chari Moss
Jennifer Kotas
Jennifer McGuire
Meg Brooks
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Keppel



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25 comments:

  1. I can't wait to play with the watercolors!

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  2. Amazing backgrounds! Love the one on black!

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  3. Marisela Delgado said: So beautiful! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  4. Your colors and designs are spectacular.

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  5. Gorgeous cards! I love the watercolour sprays!! Wonderful vibrant colours! Thanks for the inspiration. Stay safe! :)

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

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  7. The miss you card is extra pretty. I like the gold, too.

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  8. So many fun ideas! Can't wait to get my kit!

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  9. Gotta give two shout outs for this post: 1. Glacier Paste is going on my wish list and 2. Floral Color Wheel looks amazing embossed in gold. Great work all around.

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  10. Awesome cards! Love the glitter! :)

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  11. Love all the splashes of color and shine! Great kit!

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  12. A wonderfull glimmery well done beautiful card! I just love that background. The embossed elements on those hands really make a special addition.

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  13. The black background with the purple hands, so pretty!!

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  14. Wow! These are awesome cards!! Love those ink colors!!

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  15. Fantastic cards! I love the glacier paste background! Great idea to make sprays!

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  16. Great inspiration designs, love all the small details.

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  17. So pretty! I love the colors and designs!

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  18. Maria hi! The glacier paste on black, cool idea! I love using black w colors, stands out nicely! Brilliant cards!πŸ’—πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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  19. All three, gorgeous and stunning!!! Thank you for sharing!

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  20. Love the backgrounds on your cards.

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