Monday, April 4, 2022

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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35 comments:

  1. Great inspiration here!! Love that you showed a tag using the kit!! I also love that rainbow bouquet!! That bright thank you, really would brighten anyone's day!! Thanks for inspiring others! - Dawne Wilcox

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  2. lovely projects - thanks for sharing

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  3. I need to remember to make some tags! I do it for Christmas, but I don't keep them handy for all the birthdays etc.! Great idea!

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  4. Beautiful tag and I LOVE your cards and that rainbow bouquet!

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  5. I like how you colored the tag with the bee. The wings look great barely blue. And the yellows are so springy and pretty.

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  6. Wonderful projects! I like how you were able to get a card and a tag from one image! That little Bee is so cute! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Love your cards and tag they are amazing. So pretty.

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  8. WOW on all of your projects. I love the colors against the gray and the bee is so cute on there. The colors on the flowers are beautiful.. rainbows ! The colors are so petty on the third card. tyfs :) Nice job

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  9. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards.

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  10. Love the designs of your gorgeous cards! So creative.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  11. I love your clever use of colour Maria!! It makes your projects 'pop'! The tag is such a sweet idea. Thanks so much for the great inspiration. Take care! :)

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

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  13. Your cards are beautiful and that gift tag idea is a keeper!

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  14. Wonderful creations with floral, color & uniqueness.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  15. Whoa! So bright and cheerful! I adore that Tag, so fun! And your floral cards are so beautiful! The colors are amazing!

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  16. Gorgeous cards! I love the yellow flowers1

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  17. Amazing cards! The tag is so super creative, and I love the rainbow coloring on the Mother's Day card. They're all wonderful!

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  18. Nice design shares. I really like tags. I need to give those a shot.

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  19. It's a lovely set to play with

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  20. It's a lovely set to play with

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  21. lovely cards n tag! LOVe the rainbow colors ♥

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  22. Stunning! I love how you coloured a rainbow with your markers!

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  23. Such pretty cards and tag! Thanks for sharing them.

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  24. LOVE THE CONTRASTING COLORS ON THE FLOWERS! TOTALLY INSPIRED!

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  25. Lovely cards, I'm a sucker for the rainbows 🌈

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