Friday, April 29, 2022

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Countdown to Creativity: May 2022

Hey everybody! It's almost time for the May 2022 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit is a super fun kit packed with... well, I'm not telling you because my card doesn't give the theme away!

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 June 2022 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 One 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 really to fun play with! I can't spill all of the beans yet because this is just a sneak peek so stay tuned because the full release is on Monday!

For today's card I stamped the large background stamp from the kit in versamark ink and heat embossed in Gold Sparkle Embossing Powder. Then, I inkblended the background using some of my favorite Reactive Ink colors: Taffy, Lemon Drop, Pool Party, Splash and Thistle. I overlapped the colors as I went creating easy color transitions. I trimmed this colorful piece down a little bit and added it to a black mat.

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Next, I heat embossed a sentiment from the kit in white onto black cardstock and cut it out using the Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies. I added a few black enamel dots and called it good! There was hardly ever an easier card made than this one!
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Ok, you guys, make sure you head on over to the Hero Arts blog to enter to win a kit before you can buy one! While you're there make sure to check out all of the other amazing day one sneak peeks.

Have an awesome weekend and I'll see you back here on Monday with the full release!
Maria


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Monday, April 4, 2022

gina k and brutus monroe

Hello everyone! I hope you all had an amazing weekend and are excited to get going with a new week. One of my favorite things is when two companies get together and decide to do a collaboration release of super fun products. That's what's going on today and we have an awesome collaboration release from Gina K. Designs and Brutus Monroe to share with you.

For my card I've used the gorgeous new floral design called, Seeds of Joy Stamp Set. Now, I chose to use the main floral image but it's also got a really fun seed packet image that I can't wait to use as well. I heat embossed the flowers using the new Wisteria Land Embossing Powder (hello, gorgeous purple!). Then I masked the image off using Masking Magic Sheets. I inkblended over the top of the masking paper in tones of yellow using a darker tone closer to the flowers. Then, I peeled off the masking paper revealing a crisp, clean floral image.

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Next, I pulled out my copic markers I added some drop shadows in yellows and oranges before adding a little shading to the flowers (Purples and pinks). After I was done with my markers I stamped the sentiment in Onyx Black ink. I added a black mat behind my image piece and I think the black really helps the colors pop.
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Ok, that's it for today you guys! Have an amazing day. Normally I say I'll see you back here soon but I probably won't be back on the blog this week as I'll be at Creativation in Florida! Take care!

Maria


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Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release April 2022 Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Hey everybody! The wait is over! It's time for the Hero Arts April 2022 My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit is absolutely gorgeous! It's got a gorgeous stamp and coordinating stencils and dies  (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 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! 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 project I made a tag and had so much fun doing it. I stamped the background stamp onto white cardstock in Soft Granite ink. Then I used the stencils to color in the flowers using Lemon Drop and Taffy Reactive inks. I used copic markers to color in the bumble bees. Since it's a 6"x6" background I was able to use it to create two projects (see the slimline card I made below). I cut a piece of the floral design out on a diagonal and added it to a gray tag. I used the coordinating dies and cut out both a bee and some flowers.

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Before gluing the pieces together I splattered the tag with black ink. I glued the the flowers down and added a black ring to the hole. I heat embossed my sentiment in white onto black and splattered it with gold. I added the sentiment with foam tape and then added the sweet little bee to finish it off. I added some twine to the top and love the rustic look of it.
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Next, I made a card using the Mother's Day Vase stamp set. I wanted to go for a simple, one-layer card and this gorgeous floral stamp made it easy to do. I stamped it in Onyx Pigment ink and heat embossed it in clear embossing powder. I repeated the same process with the sentiment.
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I used my copics to color the image in rainbow colors. To finish it off I added some highlights with a white gel pen. 
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Here's that mini-slim card I mentioned at the beginning of the post. It's so awesome that you can make two projects from just one stamped image. I matted the floral piece on gray cardstock and added a sentiment with some silver thread for a little extra texture. 
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Ok, you guys, that is it for today. I hope you'll keep hopping along with us and make sure to comment below to get yourselves entered in the giveaway!

Have an awesome day!
Maria



GIVEAWAY:
We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, April 10th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.


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Friday, April 1, 2022

Notable Ink New Product Release, Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Hey everybody! I hope you're having an awesome day... I sure am. I am back with my second blog post of the day and it's only 6am in my time zone-lol. Now I'm sharing a card I made with the brand new release from Notable Ink (click here to check out full release). My sweet and super talented friend Amber Rain Davis is the mastermind and skilled artist behind this release and the owner of Notable Ink! She is one of the kindest, most hardworking people you'll meet and I hope you all will love her release as much as I do. Amber has worked her tail off to bring us this release in clear stamps as well as providing us with digital release! She also has a collection of gel printables so that you can get that mixed media look without any of the mess.

The whole release is absolutely stunning but unfortunately I had very limited time to play with it due to a packed schedule. I did have a ton of fun making this card though and I can't wait to sit down and play more with this release in the future.

I used one of the stamps from the Tangle Vibes stamp set and heat embossed it in gold. Then, I colored the image in with copic markers. I love this stamp set because it has multiple circular images. Some of them are great as a focal point like this one. There are also smaller circular images that I cannot wait to use in an art journal.

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After I colored my image I heat embossed the sentiment in black over the top. I love that there are two sentiments in this set that follow the curve of the circular art! It looks so cool when used together with the stamps. I added a black mat to my art piece and just like that my card was done!
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I wanted to make sure you had a chance to check out this whole stamp set because it's amazing!


Ok you guys that's it for today but make sure you comment below to get yourself entered in the giveaway!

Have an awesome day!

Maria


GIVEAWAY:

Amber at Notable Ink is giving away two $25 gift cards to shop NotableInk.com. To enter the giveaway and increase your chance of winning, leave some love in a comment for each of our talented artists. The giveaway is open until April 7th, 2022 at 11:59 PM PST. Winners will be will be randomly chosen from comments left on the artists' blog and social media posts and announced on the Notable Ink blog post on April 8th, 2022.


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Hero Arts April MMH Countdown

Hey everybody! It's almost time for the April 2022 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit is an eclectic kit filled with love!

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 (later this month because of the holidays). 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 May 2022 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 One 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 absolutely gorgeous! I can't spill all of the beans yet because this is just a sneak peek so stay tuned because the full release is on Monday!

For today's card I stamped the large background stamp from the kit in Soft Granite ink onto white cardstock.

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Then I used the layering stencils and Reactive Inks in Lemon Drop, Taffy, Key Lime Fizz and Green Apple to color in the image using blending brushes. I used copic markers to color in the sweet little bees.
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To finish my card off I added a black sentiment on gray cardstock and added a matching cardbase. I also tied some silver thread around the sentiment piece for a little something extra.
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Ok you guys, that is it for today but I am telling you that this release is phenomenal so please come back on Monday to check out the full reveal!

Have an awesome day!
Maria


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