Sunday, March 5, 2023

Hero Arts Countdown to Creativity: March 2023 My Monthly Hero Release

Hey everybody! It's almost time for the March 2023  Hero Arts My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit is a fabulous kit for creating some colorful fruit and veggie themed cards and projects!

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! 

BIG NEWS!! Starting with the February 2023 release Hero Arts will now be offering both a Classic Kit and a Premium kit every month! The Classic kit will be what you're familiar with and will stay priced at $34.99. The Premium Kit will include everything from the Classic Kit plus some fabulous extras! If you are already a kit subscriber you will receive the Classic Kit unless you upgrade your subscription to Premium.

You have the option to subscribe (subscribing now means your first kit will be the April 2023 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 card featuring a large background stamp that is included in the March 2023 kit (it's in both the Classic and Premium kits). I used the new Neon Brights Liquid Watercolors to color the image and I love the colors so much! I started by stamping my image in Onyx Pigment Ink on Luxe Watercolor cardstock. I covered the pigment ink in clear embossing powder and heat set it. This gave the image a glossy, raised look.

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Next, I used my Neon Brights Liquid Watercolors (and a couple of the regular colors) to watercolor the background. For the grapefruit I added some of the white liquid watercolor with the neons to get a more muted color. 
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To finish the card off I added the background to a black cardbase and a sentiment from the kit (heat embossed in white on Pitch Black cardstock).
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Ok you guys, that is it for today! Tomorrow is the full release so make sure to come back here at 10am Pacific time to see the whole release! And, if you'd like a chance to win a kit before you can buy it then leave a comment below and head to the Hero Arts blog to see posts from the other team members.

Have an awesome day!
Maria

16 comments:

  1. Wow love all the pops of color! So refreshingly different ❣️ Looking forward to the full release 💞 Janet Trapp

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  2. Makes me think of a fruity glass of Chianti.

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  3. Wow - this background is amazing. I love all of your bright colors.

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  4. I just love the brightly colored fruit. The colors are so vibrant you can almost taste the juicy flavor.

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  5. I love the vibrant colors Maria used and the amazing detail. Beautiful card!

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  6. love the 70's vibe - it's a HAPPY card...

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  7. Bright and cheerful card! Like how you muted the grapefruit color - makes it look real!

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  8. Such fun colors for this awesome design! Love your vibrant card!

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  9. This is great!! I love that background stamp and can't wait to get it! I love you colorful bright cheery card and how you made it pop on the black.

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  10. This is such a great and colorful card! I like the use of the watercolor inks!

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  11. What a fun cheerful card!!!!!

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  12. Your card is so incredible! I like the bright colors. What an amazing kit!!!

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  13. Love the coloring. the colors just pop with the black background.

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  14. Hi Maria, I love your card. It's so vibrant and the black border really gives it a pop.

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  15. Very pretty card.

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  16. I loved the colors!! I bought all the neon brights but have never really used that type of ink. U hope to see some videos for beginner colorists. Can't wait to see what will be in my premium kit. Love your card

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