Sunday, December 5, 2021

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December 2021 Kit Release, Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Hey everybody! The wait is over! It's time for the Hero Arts December My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit has so many fun elements (affiliate links may be used at no extra cost to you)!

Before I get to my cards, 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 January 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! There are also a ton of amazing add-on products! You can buy the add-ons as a bundle at a discounted rate or just pick up your favorite products.

For my first card I cut a piece from the coverplate fancy die that comes in the kit (balcony guy) out of Pitch Black cardstock. On the die he's high on the left side but I wanted him to be lower so that he could gaze out into the cosmos so cutting him out allowed me to place him where I wanted him. I have a stash of fun galaxy backgrounds that I made using my liquid watercolors so I grabbed one of those and cut it down to size (3" x 4.25"). 

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Next, I used my Onyx pigment ink and some clear embossing powder to heat emboss a sentiment onto the background piece. I used my Precision Glue to add the die cut piece to the left side and added some white stars to the sky with a posca pen.
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I wanted to colorful background to pop off the card so I added a black mat. I followed the black mat with a layer of foam adhesive and stuck the whole shebang to a pebble cardbase.
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My next card features the Tri-fold Edge City Fancy Die and another one of my liquid watercolor galaxy backgrounds. I cut all three dies out of white cardstock and staggered the heights of the paper so that they would all be seen on the card. 
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Before adding the layers to my galaxy background with foam tape for some serious dimension, I made sure to stamp my sentiment using Sapphire Pigment ink and clear embossing power. The sentiment is from the City Park HeroScape set.
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I wish I could tell you that this card was quick and easy (it almost was!) but I took the time to cut tiny pieces of foam tape to put behind the detailed buildings. I wanted to make sure the layers wouldn't get crushed and collapse into the background. It took quite a while but it was totally worth it to have a delicate yet solid card when I was done.
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For my last card I'm just sharing a look at the card I shared for this month's countdown post (just in case you missed it). You can get more info and see more a couple more photos by clicking HERE.
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Now that is it for today you guys but before you remember to check out the awesome giveaway below and I hope you'll keep on hopping with us for some great inspiration!

Have and awesome day!
Maria


GIVEAWAY:
We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, Decembe 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

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Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Countdown to Creativity: December Kit!

Hey everybody! It's almost time for the December Hero Arts My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit is a festive holiday kit!

But first, 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! 

You have the option to subscribe (subscribing now means your first kit will be the January 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!

Today is Day Three of the Countdown to Creativity and I've got a sneak peek of this month's kit to share with you... and this month's kit is fun for so many reasons! I can't spill all of the beans yet because this is just a sneak peek so stay tuned because the full release is tomorrow!

This month's kit comes with a great 6x6" background stamp (and so much more). I ink blended my background using Key Lime Fizz, Pool Party, Blue Raspberry and Splash Reactive inks. Then, I heat embossed the background stamp in white onto my ink-blended background.

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I cut my background down to 3.75" x 5.25 and added a black mat. That resulted in an abnormal size for an A2 card so I cut 1/4" off the side of my white cardbase and added my colorful background on top. 
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To finish my card off I added a banner, sentiment and some gold keys from the kit. Next time I have a friend who moves I've got a fun little card to send their way!
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Ok, guys, that's it for today. For a chance to win this kit before you can buy it head on over to the Hero Arts blog to get all of the details! I'll see you back here tomorrow for the full release!

Have an awesome day!
Maria
 

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