tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27977873000630695712024-03-03T16:25:51.453-08:00CardbombUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger559125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-952298892878368212023-03-27T21:00:00.090-07:002023-03-27T21:00:00.197-07:00Top Flight Stamps 6th Birthday Celebration!<p style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! We've got a birthday to celebrate today! Topflight Stamps is turning 6 and to celebrate I'm teaming up with some talented designers to showcase some of our favorite products from Topflight Stamps. You can find a list to the other designers by <a href="https://topflightstamps.blogspot.com/2023/03/6th-annual-birthday-blog-hop-at.html" target="_blank">clicking here to head to the Topflight Stamps blog</a>. We are also celebrating with an Instagram Hop <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cardbomb/" target="_blank">(Click here to head to the IG hop)</a>. There is also a generous GIVEAWAY so be sure to enter both here and on Instagram (details are at the bottom of this blog post).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today we are all working on a "Celebration" theme so you're in for a treat! For my card I've combined the <a href="https://topflightstamps.com/products/aall-create-clear-stamp-set-252-a7-coffee-first?_pos=2&_sid=1fcd9df68&_ss=r" target="_blank">All & Create Coffee First stamp set</a> (dog) with the <a href="https://topflightstamps.com/products/aall-create-clear-border-stamp-set-116-preorder?_pos=2&_sid=562bbcfa7&_ss=r" target="_blank">All & Create Steampunk Stamp</a> (background). I started out by stamping the Steampunk stamp onto white cardstock twice. I stamped it in black on the left and upside down and in gray on the right (not that there's a "right" way to stamp it but I did flip it). Then I inkblended my background with Distress Oxide inks in Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed. When that was done I glued the background to a black cardbase.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuf3Dw2M-6g2I_80y7PAc4CAWQvD9o--47jjid63Ajep6Rh4Xle0q1Bw-XmQFFGfs7pDROhV1dU7tXNDaNSzGdsaWzPElVJW0cHcovkdTbeCB0pR42hIIy_Irv4wWCaSXDjSfGi4iECW-v4CX-o8kkRBx9wG5Te2G9PwnI752m0UeZmBKuW_E8VIZcA/s2014/Topflight%20Dog-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping,#mixedmedia,dog" border="0" data-original-height="2014" data-original-width="2014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuf3Dw2M-6g2I_80y7PAc4CAWQvD9o--47jjid63Ajep6Rh4Xle0q1Bw-XmQFFGfs7pDROhV1dU7tXNDaNSzGdsaWzPElVJW0cHcovkdTbeCB0pR42hIIy_Irv4wWCaSXDjSfGi4iECW-v4CX-o8kkRBx9wG5Te2G9PwnI752m0UeZmBKuW_E8VIZcA/w640-h640/Topflight%20Dog-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by maria Willis: Topflight Stamps, Mixed Media, Dog" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next, I colored the dog with copic markers and colored pencils. I added some extra detail with white gel pen. I cut the dog out by hand and added foam tape to the back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWmKSo647FYHU5Jqu0F3NkJLeYXPGJ3sLOSp1a56M-2imrXjUySW6U5XDmQrZ5roKlqb4dkPbhWH9BPQs4Lq6ji9Sz5cG-2eEqVs3VU2b0gG0OHO3YRSEveSMeF7k2mGrkAhmGgin7TPq8VtZlRH_hxjO4lwRyEvdaC_ijp5JnvBgb-jBuLikl271TA/s2184/Topflight%20Dog-%20L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping,#mixedmedia,dog" border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="2184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWmKSo647FYHU5Jqu0F3NkJLeYXPGJ3sLOSp1a56M-2imrXjUySW6U5XDmQrZ5roKlqb4dkPbhWH9BPQs4Lq6ji9Sz5cG-2eEqVs3VU2b0gG0OHO3YRSEveSMeF7k2mGrkAhmGgin7TPq8VtZlRH_hxjO4lwRyEvdaC_ijp5JnvBgb-jBuLikl271TA/w640-h640/Topflight%20Dog-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by maria Willis: Topflight Stamps, Mixed Media, Dog" width="640" /></a></div><p>I wanted the sentiment to say "Celebrate" so I used a gel pen to hand-write it on a strip of black cardstock. Next, I used foam adhesive to attach both the sentiment and dog to the card. To finish it up I added some black enamel dots and some scribbles with a fine-tip Sharpie.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPFkZHaPMEzA6giF-aL3_X2Yp-3lEHILaNCq0X9DuemeBYvqTuIGTrBlKSKNK6sYZFokXwmXcaBZrngGMDFTrB1_W1NTKt7C1x9mv6s-2rrZOO-ZEJRUPcNIMNB8xhF0N3-M1YxiAA960zdAtSYed5kpSPvjpmHBzGMjbzjUBrgFUdX3y0e2xkGbJtg/s1930/Topflight%20Dog-%20R.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping,#mixedmedia,dog" border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1930" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPFkZHaPMEzA6giF-aL3_X2Yp-3lEHILaNCq0X9DuemeBYvqTuIGTrBlKSKNK6sYZFokXwmXcaBZrngGMDFTrB1_W1NTKt7C1x9mv6s-2rrZOO-ZEJRUPcNIMNB8xhF0N3-M1YxiAA960zdAtSYed5kpSPvjpmHBzGMjbzjUBrgFUdX3y0e2xkGbJtg/w640-h640/Topflight%20Dog-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by maria Willis: Topflight Stamps, Mixed Media, Dog" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">That is all I've got for today you guys today but please make sure to head on over to <a href="https://topflightstamps.blogspot.com/2023/03/6th-annual-birthday-blog-hop-at.html" target="_blank">Topflight Stamps blog</a> so you can check out the other designers who are celebrating with us today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">GIVEAWAY:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Of course, it wouldn’t be a birthday celebration without prizes! Topflight Stamps is giving four lucky winners $50 Gift Certificates to the store. Two winners will be chosen from commenters on the blog hop and two will be chosen from commenters on the IG hop. For a chance to win, make sure to visit the stops on the hop and leave a comment by April 1st. Winners will be announced on the Topflight Stamps blog on Monday, April 3rd. U.S.A winners only due to shipping issues. Good Luck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-25346351081740813472023-03-14T04:00:00.001-07:002023-03-14T04:00:00.165-07:00Picket Fence Studios March 2023 Release!<p style="text-align: justify;">Hello everyone and welcome to a fabulous new release from <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1213678&u=1765391&m=81200" target="_blank">Picket Fence Studios</a>! I'm excited to have been invited to guest design for this release and have three cards to share with you.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My favorite set from this release is this gorgeous <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ywb7" target="_blank">Escape With Me stamp set</a>. I stamped it on watercolor cardstock with Versafine ink and watercolored it with my Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYQ8aGjGA6NM1qLJdqV0sKYgl1pi-Hop47POc9OEBVFA48fg9d7jAabFLJWTfZ5zM31nLyVqUkdiJkIL-Zb4JPL1SWLPeIfQJgODtvzx5RGJW53-u0aBEbW6CcKWiFClvFfnhyiOxUo9sDL_FQnZ1p3Ac-CwotaUsYtEQOuOIGpCr5SwSIUvaWL_U2w/s2289/PFS-Escape-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="2289" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYQ8aGjGA6NM1qLJdqV0sKYgl1pi-Hop47POc9OEBVFA48fg9d7jAabFLJWTfZ5zM31nLyVqUkdiJkIL-Zb4JPL1SWLPeIfQJgODtvzx5RGJW53-u0aBEbW6CcKWiFClvFfnhyiOxUo9sDL_FQnZ1p3Ac-CwotaUsYtEQOuOIGpCr5SwSIUvaWL_U2w/w640-h640/PFS-Escape-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wanted to add a little more subtle color so I added some inkblending with Distress Oxide inks and splattered the background with ink and water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hDEZGOt_MKLZVeSkU1tb15GKBe1Ksmnw4d4trV4KSHlW9SgFDVWPtaKPWGkmd1IR6PsCkbxJQcWrFYLm6pBoxNGC8f043qHzc5d4jhvTXEpVwj77Aoyu2HPSQ-4e2-t0s_ngun0xUD4lR-Aiww9wUakjagHC3epIwPPDDeU_tZVhrYXgPdrgOBlxNg/s2318/PFS-Escape-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="2318" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hDEZGOt_MKLZVeSkU1tb15GKBe1Ksmnw4d4trV4KSHlW9SgFDVWPtaKPWGkmd1IR6PsCkbxJQcWrFYLm6pBoxNGC8f043qHzc5d4jhvTXEpVwj77Aoyu2HPSQ-4e2-t0s_ngun0xUD4lR-Aiww9wUakjagHC3epIwPPDDeU_tZVhrYXgPdrgOBlxNg/w640-h640/PFS-Escape-%20L.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">To add a little extra magic to the tree I added some Gold Glimmer Metallic ink to the leaves and trunk. I adhered my watercolored piece to a black cardbase and that was it for this card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My next card showcases one of the new stencils from this release. It's the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ywb8" target="_blank">6x6 Pathways Stencil</a> and I inkblended it onto white cardstock with some inks from Hero Arts. I used pink, yellow and blue so that I could mix the colors to get a full rainbow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKNuhwcJ6_EjQYeYBwkt7lsRJkfBVp8Z7Dbx0wwTXQ6xCrgjjvFzUgAUUAaKa5iVrgug-UJZoUbalKJ30jEujxJeIxc_dEDyEi-kdA0pfICiZmPomfRQx3MachHzMdquXJdCoU5GXZZDSx_H0CQvoh57bNGr8DEDXX7tk9ZEL9Ncim-GZlz8JiEfLFw/s2050/PFS-Love%20Shaker-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="2050" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKNuhwcJ6_EjQYeYBwkt7lsRJkfBVp8Z7Dbx0wwTXQ6xCrgjjvFzUgAUUAaKa5iVrgug-UJZoUbalKJ30jEujxJeIxc_dEDyEi-kdA0pfICiZmPomfRQx3MachHzMdquXJdCoU5GXZZDSx_H0CQvoh57bNGr8DEDXX7tk9ZEL9Ncim-GZlz8JiEfLFw/w640-h640/PFS-Love%20Shaker-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I used a mini slimline die to cut the Love sentiment so that I could create a shaker card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaIjZxmjKsPBN1CP_PHPRQLTzozOCtG_-TMGH7fgHjgpJ8Qfh2PMHUojYSb2cPlLjFMHiojnnBhkf3oaSLPd7eWT5w4Y_gPLcTHQzc3Zq_axMOcmz-Py8coqr_JRz_nLY74pyjWRkgv1OAuD768aH5FPP9fuqaokJwSRgLaVWh4vgsf2fMTB6PfozqA/s2278/PFS-Love%20Shaker-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="2278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaIjZxmjKsPBN1CP_PHPRQLTzozOCtG_-TMGH7fgHjgpJ8Qfh2PMHUojYSb2cPlLjFMHiojnnBhkf3oaSLPd7eWT5w4Y_gPLcTHQzc3Zq_axMOcmz-Py8coqr_JRz_nLY74pyjWRkgv1OAuD768aH5FPP9fuqaokJwSRgLaVWh4vgsf2fMTB6PfozqA/w640-h640/PFS-Love%20Shaker-%20L.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I finished the card off with a die cut sentiment and some fun, black heart embellishments. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeTe3VPb7Gds2MNN2HnqCC4qcEXofXpIkUpLNT3Ed4mAUp-WDRDbChnT9RLW_5k-ahrmtcyTqlCZkaXVrsxE0npb67PuFcA-3iiSM3pdQuqslRlv8FFFrD7v1HWiuVndPEBB3-b_r10_41Ea4ysfoeDAtyq4Hk_xqpjBPGRTz-jn9ModLl23phKf90w/s2182/PFS-Love%20Shaker-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeTe3VPb7Gds2MNN2HnqCC4qcEXofXpIkUpLNT3Ed4mAUp-WDRDbChnT9RLW_5k-ahrmtcyTqlCZkaXVrsxE0npb67PuFcA-3iiSM3pdQuqslRlv8FFFrD7v1HWiuVndPEBB3-b_r10_41Ea4ysfoeDAtyq4Hk_xqpjBPGRTz-jn9ModLl23phKf90w/w640-h640/PFS-Love%20Shaker-%20R.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My final card showcases the new <a href="https://pfstamps.com/products/royal-sweetpeas" target="_blank">Royal Sweet Peas Stamp set.</a> I stamped it in black and colored it with copic markers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL3zvdId1eO15f3u9op2F3WtAqW1XGZ6w8iJBYUOQ5jMSYdFLLQGagvU2K1ZX2EBn28GBzwvWLaTheTLVNBRYe7g0ZBH00ejumaSiMuSuhVR7OQvJPts9ZWukSVUbhyRIk2LUEAoqaUbdmW9ocIfx6mqBJyb_QKliHtWYlLkDcVv3irE4fZFW1VMcHw/s2001/PFS-Sweet%20Pea-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2001" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL3zvdId1eO15f3u9op2F3WtAqW1XGZ6w8iJBYUOQ5jMSYdFLLQGagvU2K1ZX2EBn28GBzwvWLaTheTLVNBRYe7g0ZBH00ejumaSiMuSuhVR7OQvJPts9ZWukSVUbhyRIk2LUEAoqaUbdmW9ocIfx6mqBJyb_QKliHtWYlLkDcVv3irE4fZFW1VMcHw/w640-h640/PFS-Sweet%20Pea-%20Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I added gray drop shadows to add a little extra depth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvI332nVLdoiXxCH7LjAEurOwlwjH0Fb6rtQJLqqv45zU8LSg4IHTR0M91422ZPR6UG0uZzTYdsEROwn26Gt6jzIHydNvWSuSr1B_4Ucf0AbgG7XvfyGz31MZrPfRcZGO_en9E9q16r1uaOKHBU-nWBNFJx-VzZ60x1hnwnqasqgyQRaiOMawfn_ktA/s2193/PFS-Sweet%20Pea-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="2193" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvI332nVLdoiXxCH7LjAEurOwlwjH0Fb6rtQJLqqv45zU8LSg4IHTR0M91422ZPR6UG0uZzTYdsEROwn26Gt6jzIHydNvWSuSr1B_4Ucf0AbgG7XvfyGz31MZrPfRcZGO_en9E9q16r1uaOKHBU-nWBNFJx-VzZ60x1hnwnqasqgyQRaiOMawfn_ktA/w640-h640/PFS-Sweet%20Pea-%20L.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also used a fine-tipped sharpie to add some random dots and shading.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CqUZ4EkpoKJnafo0gs_QRh7sicRfyi6TH1SILjD74uhxlAF-lfqxKxETmTvwfocVhfs8N2WjOmfzltyPAuJhGOBTgfE_Xp7Dec1GHcc4kqxND6dUxabe923lCtfZFpAoqqWbZzhOCykLQbyiR_588OiElMlwlGSTn6-I1b7T9zoewo_H4GdFM1x8PA/s2196/PFS-Sweet%20Pea-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="2196" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CqUZ4EkpoKJnafo0gs_QRh7sicRfyi6TH1SILjD74uhxlAF-lfqxKxETmTvwfocVhfs8N2WjOmfzltyPAuJhGOBTgfE_Xp7Dec1GHcc4kqxND6dUxabe923lCtfZFpAoqqWbZzhOCykLQbyiR_588OiElMlwlGSTn6-I1b7T9zoewo_H4GdFM1x8PA/w640-h640/PFS-Sweet%20Pea-%20R.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That's it for today you guys! I hope you will all head over to <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1213678&u=1765391&m=81200" target="_blank">Picket Fence Studios</a> to check out all of the other amazing new products in this release!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-8666267084480237132023-03-06T10:00:00.001-08:002023-03-06T10:00:00.184-08:00Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023: Blog Hop and Giveaway!<p><span style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! The wait is over! It's time for the</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a> March <span style="text-align: justify;">2023 </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero release</a> and this month's kit is a fun, fruit and vegetable themed bundle! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Before I get to my cards, if you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> on the first Monday of every month. It always has a fun, themed, collection of stamps, dies and other goodies. The cost of this Classic kit is just $34.99/month and the value is always much greater! This month's kit is valued at $74! Starting with this release there is now a PREMIUM KIT option!!! The Premium Kit will include everything that the Classic (original) kit includes plus some additional upgrades. Premium Kit subscribers will receive the kit for $49.99 and the value for this month's kit is $108 so you'll be receiving over double the value! All current MMH subscribers (signed up prior to January 31, 2023) will receive this upgraded kit at no additional cost! Lucky you guys!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Check out the kits to see what is included:</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye5w" target="_blank">-CLASSIC KIT</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye5x" target="_blank">-PREMIUM KIT</a></b></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3exqw" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (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! There are also a ton of amazing add-on products! You can <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye5y" target="_blank">buy the add-ons as a bundle at a discounted rate </a>or just pick up your favorite products.</span> </p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">For my first card I am using</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> some of the new <a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr52" target="_blank">Neon Brights Liquid Watercolors</a> (Pink, Orange, Yellow and Red). I used a large paint brush to watercolor the paints horizontally across the background. Then I dried the background with my heat tool and splattered it with White Glimmer Metallic Ink. I used the Nesting Circle Infinity Dies to cut a window out of my background piece.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB0IwJjl6fAQPjRIG4joO8Y6Z9fHOG7ZA-PahxohfbpeMxOTWEAMMl9hFvO8KDybe0amMKKwpanf4V1WmRPlJ-sib9yvY9GBUE0HT1BFlDbCgSYK7P4hojAkdvqAGk-RqVU6pkWEVxsKxp2amjGpFCcu6NEILDsKzcc3Kb4hby0hLK0kievziy-qVRQ/s2337/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Shaker-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="2337" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB0IwJjl6fAQPjRIG4joO8Y6Z9fHOG7ZA-PahxohfbpeMxOTWEAMMl9hFvO8KDybe0amMKKwpanf4V1WmRPlJ-sib9yvY9GBUE0HT1BFlDbCgSYK7P4hojAkdvqAGk-RqVU6pkWEVxsKxp2amjGpFCcu6NEILDsKzcc3Kb4hby0hLK0kievziy-qVRQ/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Shaker-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next, I heat embossed the citrus slices in White Puff embossing powder and the sentiment in Onyx Pigment ink and clear embossing powder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpq-4Zy7DYGjPz7S5u2Eaa8y9pDknb_xpoCSx-MS20B8krCT3TZnp-fMNs7x2q7ETRuLpwbYZtMnbzVZYTzJzuQ0qaGMISk27bOfr5O59cqyWxRT7WcpkKqykUerf0bjQLunmBu1aqWTdLFmmZ85Y8R_IfqXoqbZVFS2CxoHvRcyW7D0Jrt-UoW50NPQ/s2448/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Shaker-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpq-4Zy7DYGjPz7S5u2Eaa8y9pDknb_xpoCSx-MS20B8krCT3TZnp-fMNs7x2q7ETRuLpwbYZtMnbzVZYTzJzuQ0qaGMISk27bOfr5O59cqyWxRT7WcpkKqykUerf0bjQLunmBu1aqWTdLFmmZ85Y8R_IfqXoqbZVFS2CxoHvRcyW7D0Jrt-UoW50NPQ/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Shaker-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To make the card into a shaker I glued some acetate to the back side of the watercolored background. Then I added foam adhesive to the back. I picked through the embellishment mix that comes with the kit and used all of the citrus slices for this card. I made a little pile of the embellishments on a black card base then glued the watercolored piece on top of it trapping the embellishments in the window area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrB6PIVltNTwEcUn6UMslfw6Sgg6QX_iCjqEi8BiV8RGjNtUHFa3O5YmMwm7ADBtmZPnPT2PpuU-_rd_Isvff9wJw-c-8BMynZySf7LMsdxf1ZRNSDSqkQrVUdKgH1ZQSCTUYQZACgm2zgvmT7RW4LdGBIEA-btAq_whIwRqdTxzH6jjZfcaaq9hAwQ/s2174/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Shaker-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="2174" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrB6PIVltNTwEcUn6UMslfw6Sgg6QX_iCjqEi8BiV8RGjNtUHFa3O5YmMwm7ADBtmZPnPT2PpuU-_rd_Isvff9wJw-c-8BMynZySf7LMsdxf1ZRNSDSqkQrVUdKgH1ZQSCTUYQZACgm2zgvmT7RW4LdGBIEA-btAq_whIwRqdTxzH6jjZfcaaq9hAwQ/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Shaker-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For my next card I went for a mixed media style card. I combined the new <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye61" target="_blank">Produce Labels Stamp & Cut XL</a> with the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye63" target="_blank">Grocery Bag Fancy Die</a>, the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye64" target="_blank">Farmer's Market Icons</a>, and the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye68" target="_blank">Brick Wall Stencil</a>. I started out by spraying a piece of Luxe watercolor paper with my DIY liquid watercolor sprays. I think I used Teal, Indigo and Cocoa. Once that was dry I applied some white Hero Paste through the Brick Wall Stencil to add some great background texture. I applied it randomly so the paste is not on the whole background. I rubbed Gold Hero Wax over some of the bricks with my finger and ink blended some Indigo ink around the edges. Then I put the stencil back on the background, added Onyx Pigment Ink and heat embossed that in clear. I added splatters of White Glimmer Metallic ink over the top of all of that. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgir9yJgyYT3mwzW9JSd1brIDx9hKlpR8YPmtgi1yAySaJ6MbHFUsiGhu3d8MgXXz-v0b4aa-DMrQhnmVFUmTUcjllM_pqKKolSKzO71Zm3gNnGS7bcU6LHD4Uo7ubE5gC1hK8xOFCJ_cEy1XKllKgE8fBKReDK5Kui-hWyqOKXZ1Aof5aHsL6F-WhsTw/s2366/HA%20Farmer's%20Market%20Bag-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="2366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgir9yJgyYT3mwzW9JSd1brIDx9hKlpR8YPmtgi1yAySaJ6MbHFUsiGhu3d8MgXXz-v0b4aa-DMrQhnmVFUmTUcjllM_pqKKolSKzO71Zm3gNnGS7bcU6LHD4Uo7ubE5gC1hK8xOFCJ_cEy1XKllKgE8fBKReDK5Kui-hWyqOKXZ1Aof5aHsL6F-WhsTw/w640-h640/HA%20Farmer's%20Market%20Bag-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023, Farmers Market, Grocery Bag" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Next, I cut the grocery bag out of Sand Cardstock. I heat embossed it with the "Farmers Market" sentiment and strawberries and then folded it into a grocery bag (it makes a complete grocery bag that you can put things inside of!). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aARy_PO7P5Sg4_Ns_X-PG2SWSDGxU3pjYYL6rtr937p_dCAyJxK0lZpsZeflEv10SXljJmg9K3wSmvSM3oE5z05Ct5CFCLS7BVsaLM8FDlcMXbpC-Md6OFRj1qE88jD8Rrc21PIDQO7fT5RMZyrS_YJ65POXRJyd8icffwvhemrzhxnpJcI-3S9IOQ/s2262/HA%20Farmer's%20Market%20Bag-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="2262" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aARy_PO7P5Sg4_Ns_X-PG2SWSDGxU3pjYYL6rtr937p_dCAyJxK0lZpsZeflEv10SXljJmg9K3wSmvSM3oE5z05Ct5CFCLS7BVsaLM8FDlcMXbpC-Md6OFRj1qE88jD8Rrc21PIDQO7fT5RMZyrS_YJ65POXRJyd8icffwvhemrzhxnpJcI-3S9IOQ/w640-h640/HA%20Farmer's%20Market%20Bag-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023, Farmers Market, Grocery Bag" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div>I glued that to the front of my card...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii00eVue8XQjAFQgO4oFzFxtsLWNEo-khRoQp6HZ9LGT698yqLA4zrRMfN-WxgiuUqsrnEog2-Cg6pAqsbN8V5b-3gYr7CmZPhIqKvYF082_DOcrSNg8VnPvJfanRa465fl-7HyYn1P34Q6v_j2DP8zNay9-EqbrfuIMvT6duB9bc5kSr6k5Si1HaEiA/s2343/HA%20Farmer's%20Market%20Bag-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2343" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii00eVue8XQjAFQgO4oFzFxtsLWNEo-khRoQp6HZ9LGT698yqLA4zrRMfN-WxgiuUqsrnEog2-Cg6pAqsbN8V5b-3gYr7CmZPhIqKvYF082_DOcrSNg8VnPvJfanRa465fl-7HyYn1P34Q6v_j2DP8zNay9-EqbrfuIMvT6duB9bc5kSr6k5Si1HaEiA/w640-h640/HA%20Farmer's%20Market%20Bag-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023, Farmers Market, Grocery Bag" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>...but it was empty and it needed some veggies. So, I used the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye61" target="_blank">Produce Labels Stamp & Cut XL</a> to create the "rooting for you" piece that you see below. The rectangular die cut from this set fits perfectly inside of the grocery bag!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2it4ruAlJ2iKlojzmvwgGuyOZvpph_6pNLj80jOTc6MTEfoWSljC3fWg5jSBCQGWpFhGcsyFF4IcIwknCPg49-wXWzII7QuYbCrY1tz9GvKu30EknSLFNg1cXQ6ehyw-uD4bdl5Vl5Sn3rfqg16A6TmwSWz23PjNa4fkYxY4u3MIQIj76hNctPiH9Og/s2861/HA%20Rooting%20For%20You-%20Front%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="2861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2it4ruAlJ2iKlojzmvwgGuyOZvpph_6pNLj80jOTc6MTEfoWSljC3fWg5jSBCQGWpFhGcsyFF4IcIwknCPg49-wXWzII7QuYbCrY1tz9GvKu30EknSLFNg1cXQ6ehyw-uD4bdl5Vl5Sn3rfqg16A6TmwSWz23PjNa4fkYxY4u3MIQIj76hNctPiH9Og/w640-h640/HA%20Rooting%20For%20You-%20Front%201.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023, Farmers Market, Grocery Bag" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I wanted to add a variety of root vegetables so I added some extras from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ye64" target="_blank">Farmers Market Icons</a> set to round it out. I love how perfectly all of these sets work together and it is super fun to be able to put secret messages inside of the grocery bag!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n-hZ-XIOOsCv5AV9PnhRajqv4gEwSV8rIvqaDnclYF9bwi5T-DzSAOKmGmdztXfmvED9oJEfrJxTLmoy30Fb5sJ5oBiSIj1UivHNQHUesl1xzohnXlxC-0oOG9L8K2zjL_quXrAGTXa_8AkuG7OnNQjjsf_JEcJwc0W5PWddEbfwvZmVUsM5qD3j0w/s1890/HA%20Rooting%20For%20You-%20CU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1890" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n-hZ-XIOOsCv5AV9PnhRajqv4gEwSV8rIvqaDnclYF9bwi5T-DzSAOKmGmdztXfmvED9oJEfrJxTLmoy30Fb5sJ5oBiSIj1UivHNQHUesl1xzohnXlxC-0oOG9L8K2zjL_quXrAGTXa_8AkuG7OnNQjjsf_JEcJwc0W5PWddEbfwvZmVUsM5qD3j0w/w640-h640/HA%20Rooting%20For%20You-%20CU.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023, Farmers Market, Grocery Bag" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Just in case you didn't see my post from yesterday... here is another card I made using the Classic Kit. You can find out the details for this card by <a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2023/03/hero-arts-countdown-to-creativity-march.html" target="_blank">clicking HERE and heading to yesterday's blog post.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrcnE-AlncMbKw4nRFsUXBY2uSFq1nKdifKgT98oWHs-D915H1Y_l7fAm-UKwFwRU-BN5x7Q28YfR4Ek96nWj1hG9HquXDR2scclGksntjEuZPg25HzAeDyMKzD5k2B3nd_Ar-54Ljx5wHruAeKeS5u0qDePs6V4Y9N0K2loZg7h_Q5LrdsX6WptyZQ/s2115/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Countdown-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="2115" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrcnE-AlncMbKw4nRFsUXBY2uSFq1nKdifKgT98oWHs-D915H1Y_l7fAm-UKwFwRU-BN5x7Q28YfR4Ek96nWj1hG9HquXDR2scclGksntjEuZPg25HzAeDyMKzD5k2B3nd_Ar-54Ljx5wHruAeKeS5u0qDePs6V4Y9N0K2loZg7h_Q5LrdsX6WptyZQ/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Countdown-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023, Farmers Market, Grocery Bag" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ok, that is it for today you guys! We have a blog hop with a ton of inspiration so make sure to check out what the rest of the crew has made. Giveaway details are below!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>GIVEAWAY:</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, March 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>BLOG HOP LIST:</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/march-2023-my-monthly-hero-release-blog-hop-giveaway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a></p></div>
Hero Arts Creative Team: <div><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a><br />
<a href="https://gotjoycreations.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dana Joy</a><br />
<a href="https://emilymidgett.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Midgett</a><br />
<a href="https://ilinacrouse.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ilina Crouse</a><br />
<a href="https://www.allthesparkle.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica Frost-Ballas</a><br />
<a href="http://www.kellylatevola.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Taylor</a><br />
<a href="https://understandblue.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lydia Fiedler</a><br />
<a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2023/03/hero-arts-my-monthly-hero-march-2023.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maria Willis</a><br />
<a href="https://mindyeggendesign.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindy Eggen</a><br />
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Special Guests: </div><div><a href="https://whostolemyglitter.com/?p=19787" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Kotas</a><br />
<a href="https://anchoredbyink.wordpress.com/?p=2525" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meg Brooks</a><br />
<a href="https://nicholspohr.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nichol Spohr</a><br />
<a href="https://www.myclutteredcorner.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebecca Keppel</a><br /><br /></div><div>Instagram: </div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/breannloveland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BreAnn Loveland</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-78142029042083521972023-03-05T04:00:00.001-08:002023-03-05T04:00:00.184-08:00Hero Arts Countdown to Creativity: March 2023 My Monthly Hero Release<p><span style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! It's almost time for the March 2023 </span><a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Hero Arts</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a> release and this month's kit is a fabulous kit for creating some colorful fruit and veggie themed cards and projects!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">If you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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! </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">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.</p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (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! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Today is Day Three</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">of the Countdown to Creativity and I've got</span> 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.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukli-FCZNmxCXJH42UUyN9rg0ZoPMaUV_qfHPdvsnsiViRnfvw2b1jpom-YL9kHD7qZinJ4kX4v6FzwwOgfmerCiokAVSjds84djaqhKSX3TaQ_4QmJx0FvanIL3o6nrgd6VYi-ary77-x2hjRw7sLog7cbMi_OV7_9k5MyvM666jS6tePJ6jpPaz1g/s2115/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Countdown-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="2115" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukli-FCZNmxCXJH42UUyN9rg0ZoPMaUV_qfHPdvsnsiViRnfvw2b1jpom-YL9kHD7qZinJ4kX4v6FzwwOgfmerCiokAVSjds84djaqhKSX3TaQ_4QmJx0FvanIL3o6nrgd6VYi-ary77-x2hjRw7sLog7cbMi_OV7_9k5MyvM666jS6tePJ6jpPaz1g/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Countdown-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">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. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBL8g75bR_FmDxFYn2LEsCLbqA90AIJKdhRyihFRDyjf5GUS5rrF5W60B-jTLUqQWUrasvfVzmarIIWBfgszuZFBGE30cVRKLLXuPYFWFYTonvVkAgCBiSfUd7iKm0FgyYNARntPXPNceq1g2eBGaPTx-99vEkB6irJqzIABQ0771jLH8cCWxTZlnmw/s2195/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Countdown-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="2195" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBL8g75bR_FmDxFYn2LEsCLbqA90AIJKdhRyihFRDyjf5GUS5rrF5W60B-jTLUqQWUrasvfVzmarIIWBfgszuZFBGE30cVRKLLXuPYFWFYTonvVkAgCBiSfUd7iKm0FgyYNARntPXPNceq1g2eBGaPTx-99vEkB6irJqzIABQ0771jLH8cCWxTZlnmw/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Countdown-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyEVYG1u8yR9Wl8BRwK4Vkvr-BikrvFGdTz8pQJber_T96Uz-KFbdIa7dsnJx-Bw3F6UOV1tqi568mDhKSBn91Ae5un5Fkq7G4OXdb_ATJVfPE-cDRSi1DKFtFkgZtFLFNlQ2oS9J8uMkMaCqB-eyAZcgYMs-HcBpPiYIh-4qW8rB2BuZvupk1RAWNA/s2246/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Countdown-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero March 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, heat embossing,mixed media, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="2246" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyEVYG1u8yR9Wl8BRwK4Vkvr-BikrvFGdTz8pQJber_T96Uz-KFbdIa7dsnJx-Bw3F6UOV1tqi568mDhKSBn91Ae5un5Fkq7G4OXdb_ATJVfPE-cDRSi1DKFtFkgZtFLFNlQ2oS9J8uMkMaCqB-eyAZcgYMs-HcBpPiYIh-4qW8rB2BuZvupk1RAWNA/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20March%202023-%20Countdown-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-80425563946651121582023-02-20T10:00:00.178-08:002023-02-20T10:23:03.955-08:00Hero Arts Spring Catalog Release 2023- Blog Hop and Giveaway!<p style="text-align: justify;">Hello everybody and welcome to the Hero Arts 2023 Spring Catalog Release! Today is a day that many of us have been waiting for and I am so excited to get to share a few of the new products with you today. Before I get to my cards though I want to mention some of the fun new stuff that is launching today. Just click below if you're interested in going straight to check them out!</p><p><a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr4t" target="_blank">-Hero Arts 2023 Spring Catalog</a></p><p><a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr4y" target="_blank">-Hero Arts 2023 Creative Essentials Catalog</a></p><p><a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr52" target="_blank">-NEW Neon Liquid Watercolors</a></p><p><a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr4z" target="_blank">-Hero Arts Spring 2023 Stamp-A-Long!</a></p><p><a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr50" target="_blank">-Hero Arts Spring 2023 Product Bundle</a></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ok, let's get on to my cards! I decided it would be fun to use some of the same products for both of my cards but to showcase them in two very different ways. So, my first card is clean and simple (for me) and my second card is more of a grunge, mixed-media style. Both cards use the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr4u" target="_blank">Overlapping Hexagons Bold Prints</a> and the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr4x" target="_blank">Yay! Birthday Bundle </a>sets. My second card also uses the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr5e" target="_blank">Friendly Messages Bundle</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I started my first card by stamping the Overlapping Hexagons Bold Prints in Granite ink on white cardstock. I colored the centers of the hexagons pink, cut it down to 4" x 5.25" and mounted it to a Paradise card base. While I had the Paradise Cardstock out I also cut a large hexagon using the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr54" target="_blank">Hexagon Infinity Dies</a>. I sprayed it with White Iridescent Shimmer Spray and set that aside to dry.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpncpxEXGfjO3ab6Fk9F6vCnJ1AkeRApofnXj-LJFhKGTSiv5gX4AQCJhC47xYBrYRSWQqMwbCb15AJo9H6dMTNbrF8mJKfGQ0Hn3rN_adkF6WjzgGIV7eBXoUUsmYYdMM7OtN2x_A2mBLK9Uyyhro0SCuARknhXalMANfrQiXoikRQ-V5VUgmlPiJw/s2185/HA%20Cake%20Hooray-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, Hero Arts Spring Catalog 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, handmade, diy,die cutting, mixed media, art, color, ink" border="0" data-original-height="2185" data-original-width="2185" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpncpxEXGfjO3ab6Fk9F6vCnJ1AkeRApofnXj-LJFhKGTSiv5gX4AQCJhC47xYBrYRSWQqMwbCb15AJo9H6dMTNbrF8mJKfGQ0Hn3rN_adkF6WjzgGIV7eBXoUUsmYYdMM7OtN2x_A2mBLK9Uyyhro0SCuARknhXalMANfrQiXoikRQ-V5VUgmlPiJw/w640-h640/HA%20Cake%20Hooray-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts 2023 Spring Catalog Release, Hexagons" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next, it was time to create my focal point. I stamped the cake image from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr4w" target="_blank">Yay! Birthday</a> stamp set in black ink and colored it with alcohol markers. I also stamped the "Hooray!" sentiment in Onyx Pigment Ink and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. I used the coordinating dies to cut both of these out (I LOVE that there are dies for the large sentiments in this set!.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviCfL12pVPg1MWOieILbxPJYSuW46gelYuLDLZW7l-GucR3bzaLXY_-qILvSnzRmmaYVKQVnHD5i39RmwblnIgfA8r9rWuJDXlq0ml8KNJIOiQo8uc78BhboS1ENQLVBjSxKuxqhziuxoBtXnh40XT45HJCohovERh2YpL7r5iqrNyItlF1vsbG1sOA/s2197/HA%20Cake%20Hooray-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, Hero Arts Spring Catalog 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, handmade, diy,die cutting, mixed media, art, color, ink" border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2197" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviCfL12pVPg1MWOieILbxPJYSuW46gelYuLDLZW7l-GucR3bzaLXY_-qILvSnzRmmaYVKQVnHD5i39RmwblnIgfA8r9rWuJDXlq0ml8KNJIOiQo8uc78BhboS1ENQLVBjSxKuxqhziuxoBtXnh40XT45HJCohovERh2YpL7r5iqrNyItlF1vsbG1sOA/w640-h640/HA%20Cake%20Hooray-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts 2023 Spring Catalog Release, Hexagons" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Once my large hexagon was dry I added foam tape to the back and adhered it to my card front. I added foam tape to both the cake image and the die cut sentiment and centered those on the large hexagon. I thought about adding embellishments but like the clean, soft, shimmery look of this card so I left as is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKu7zlDb4XKmm5PfjM_zSn9usHvhdA3MKkfnaLvCdJXULOkH1De47bPj60dn-oikrS9Clz6WEE7GGYwI535lFHj0ttBe1thLi2n9UtEBnS1S7HfWJe6I-SIQH9erkzqxnefnYWyVA3K4zf9pfbBmyDg-xo3CqjFPoieQu8x_1NJeuWRq-wqccLEOOcA/s2225/HA%20Cake%20Hooray-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, Hero Arts Spring Catalog 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, handmade, diy,die cutting, mixed media, art, color, ink" border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="2225" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKu7zlDb4XKmm5PfjM_zSn9usHvhdA3MKkfnaLvCdJXULOkH1De47bPj60dn-oikrS9Clz6WEE7GGYwI535lFHj0ttBe1thLi2n9UtEBnS1S7HfWJe6I-SIQH9erkzqxnefnYWyVA3K4zf9pfbBmyDg-xo3CqjFPoieQu8x_1NJeuWRq-wqccLEOOcA/w640-h640/HA%20Cake%20Hooray-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts 2023 Spring Catalog Release, Hexagons" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">For my second card I put drops of <a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr57" target="_blank">Core Inkers</a> (Ultra Pink, Summer Sky and Paradise) on my glass worktop. Then I sprayed the drops with rubbing alcohol and smashed some copy paper (from my printer) into the ink. This process yielded a vibrant, colorful background that I loved. I "taco stamped" the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3xr4u" target="_blank">Overlapping Hexagons Bold Prints</a> randomly onto the background using Onyx Pigment Ink and heat embossed it using Clear Embossing Powder. Next, I splattered my colorful background and an A2 sized piece of Pitch Black Cardstock with White and Gold Glimmer Metallic Ink and set those aside to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KfBBpxC-bE_2odbPfcGk3BGm9ArPaQrXLIQjZ92a1n3sjj4WWD4YYah6MSE1njjzKdO6f8CsP8usUOqgp1RJrO-5qlcsTX0ROuXrK3fkCR5QUr9CoLG7r8NHXXiISotvHbTHMj-Woaeug0DxuaCpfNcHbd4ojm6Gs7fVat17lSNHFXcxbuQIcW7jMA/s2853/HA%20Hexagon%20Yay-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, Hero Arts Spring Catalog 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, handmade, diy,die cutting, mixed media, art, color, ink" border="0" data-original-height="2853" data-original-width="2853" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KfBBpxC-bE_2odbPfcGk3BGm9ArPaQrXLIQjZ92a1n3sjj4WWD4YYah6MSE1njjzKdO6f8CsP8usUOqgp1RJrO-5qlcsTX0ROuXrK3fkCR5QUr9CoLG7r8NHXXiISotvHbTHMj-Woaeug0DxuaCpfNcHbd4ojm6Gs7fVat17lSNHFXcxbuQIcW7jMA/w640-h640/HA%20Hexagon%20Yay-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts 2023 Spring Catalog Release, Hexagons" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">I wanted to create a focal point that would not cover up too much of the background so I decided to use vellum and small tag with a bold sentiment. I cut the vellum with my Nesting Circle Infinity Dies and used the Tag Infinity Dies to cut a tag out of Mist Cardstock (I used a black pen to hand decorate the tage). I heat embossed my sentiments using Onyx Pigment ink and Clear Embossing Powder and then i cut them out using their coordinating dies. I used foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the tag and then then the tag to the vellum. I trapped a length of black metallic thread between the layers for a little extra texture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP_SzJaPGH0qTNrSHaAWUhgLrjH8RVcAWHg44Gf_wnri2_L3144AKeJPtiNsr8RjL9hT6JNJqcrF52TivyK03GgoY1RJj1Vkjm--HVaaMmQY5ig60LFF0ifIE_5ZHzOOD-EsI1h-aiXoONgqLXWrzrPjTy9QHe9iTwPQSM5oi0QbVUnUdIvD2-duNNg/s2270/HA%20Hexagon%20Yay-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, Hero Arts Spring Catalog 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, handmade, diy,die cutting, mixed media, art, color, ink" border="0" data-original-height="2270" data-original-width="2270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP_SzJaPGH0qTNrSHaAWUhgLrjH8RVcAWHg44Gf_wnri2_L3144AKeJPtiNsr8RjL9hT6JNJqcrF52TivyK03GgoY1RJj1Vkjm--HVaaMmQY5ig60LFF0ifIE_5ZHzOOD-EsI1h-aiXoONgqLXWrzrPjTy9QHe9iTwPQSM5oi0QbVUnUdIvD2-duNNg/w640-h640/HA%20Hexagon%20Yay-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts 2023 Spring Catalog Release, Hexagons" width="640" /></a></div><p>I used liquid glue to add my colorful background to the black mat. I glued it offset and then cut off the excess. I added my focal point making sure that the adhesive was was hidden behind the tag (so it wouldn't show through the vellum). The final touch was to add some black enamel dots as embellishment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZLoETkHcwvyt19IBFAu7FBqqDv19t8aK5Ogd8AFrI8Jfn4tJl-QmX8xnqFa8uuyx16nKb55Az6LFt1DD_I3VG87O0vZ6sjSGNsC52pU2WY2DyHubvJSU_tU0yKnkKb8A6eSAYnsDer8puudu1FGG45o6crbUt0ZyFT3g_1kMMi5Dl_MN2-JJrnldBA/s2422/HA%20Hexagon%20Yay-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, Hero Arts Spring Catalog 2023, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, handmade, diy,die cutting, mixed media, art, color, ink" border="0" data-original-height="2422" data-original-width="2422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZLoETkHcwvyt19IBFAu7FBqqDv19t8aK5Ogd8AFrI8Jfn4tJl-QmX8xnqFa8uuyx16nKb55Az6LFt1DD_I3VG87O0vZ6sjSGNsC52pU2WY2DyHubvJSU_tU0yKnkKb8A6eSAYnsDer8puudu1FGG45o6crbUt0ZyFT3g_1kMMi5Dl_MN2-JJrnldBA/w640-h640/HA%20Hexagon%20Yay-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts 2023 Spring Catalog Release, Hexagons" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ok, you guys, that is it for today but we've got an amazing blog hop today and a ton of insanely talented crafters are sharing their creativity to bring this catalog to life for all of us. I hope you will keep hopping along (blog hop list is below) and make sure to enter the giveaway as well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>GIVEAWAY:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We'll be giving away two $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left along the hop. Comment on all the blogs for more chances to win! You have until Sunday, February 26 at 11:59pm to enter. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>BLOG HOP LIST:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/the-2023-spring-catalog-blog-hop-giveaway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Hero Arts Creative Team: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a><br />
<a href="https://gotjoycreations.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dana Joy</a><br />
<a href="https://emilymidgett.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Midgett</a><br />
<a href="https://ilinacrouse.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ilina Crouse</a><br />
<a href="https://www.allthesparkle.com/hac223" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica Frost-Ballas</a><br />
<a href="http://www.kellylatevola.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Taylor</a><br />
<a href="http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Libby Hickson</a><br />
<a href="https://understandblue.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lydia Fiedler</a><br />
<a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2023/02/hero-arts-spring-catalog-release-2023.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maria Willis</a>: You are HERE.<br />
<a href="https://www.cardgrotto.com/2023/02/hero-arts-spring-release-blog-hop.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Short</a><br />
<a href="https://mindyeggendesign.com/?p=38101" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindy Eggen</a><br />
<a href="https://www.poconopam.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pocono Pam</a><br />
<a href="https://skypaperscissors.com/hero-arts-spring-2023-catalog-release-blog-hop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seeka</a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Special Guests: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://bit.ly/412mOmv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carissa Wiley</a><br />
<a href="https://www.cathyzielske.com/2023/02/hero-arts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cathy Zielske</a><br />
<a href="https://www.delandartie.com/blog/2023/02/20/hero" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daniel West</a><br />
<a href="https://shurkus.com/cards/hero-arts-blog-hop-spring-catalog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jenn Shurkus</a><br />
<a href="https://justjingle.blogspot.com/2023/02/hero-arts-spring-catalog-blog-hop-and.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Ingle</a><br />
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The add-ons are equally fabulous so today I'm sharing two of my favorite add-ons with you: the</span><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"> </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3x4zk" target="_blank">Beautiful Butterflies Bundle</a><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"> </span><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;">and the</span><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"> </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya6" target="_blank">Background Texture Strips</a>.<span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now, I'm the kind of crafter who always has colorful scraps of past projects lying around. I noticed I had a piece of white cardstock that I had been using to get some ink off of my blending brushes and it was such a pretty color combination that I decided to use the scrap. It also had some random stamping using the the script stamp from the Background Texture Strips so it was truly meant to be used for this card.</span></p><p style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I cut the paper down to A2 size and finished ink blending it in Ultra Pink, Lemon Yellow, and, Summer Sky. I wanted to add a little more visual texture to the background so I splattered it with rubbing alcohol to create some lighter spots and I also sprayed it with White Iridescent Shimmer Spray. I wanted to some more "shadow" to the background so I used the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3x4zs" target="_blank">Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts</a> (still connected) to create a stencil. I gently ink-blended the negative portion of the die cut using Granite Core ink and focusing on the outer edges of the card face. This left me with a soft, beautiful background that had a lot of visual texture...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdAx4iKcsEEfQ7cq9SVYAG_LaSaDxGASYcxDVTCjHGTgM0eVqg3cpGguhJoYmXkgBd4A8zjUIZkikozQPxz3gmjuAVdVv0gvbQU1YfvOnrqCxPx4IwGrF2pIpnfHqJasdDuzKC5396KE5xQ71OGttSTgv3CHkveWgV16IHj2qfhF6H3lWCeHIXl_low/s1905/HA%20Black%20Butterfly%20MM-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, butterfly, cards, art, diy, handmade, cardmaking,mixed media,heat embossing,ink blending,embossing paste," border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="1905" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdAx4iKcsEEfQ7cq9SVYAG_LaSaDxGASYcxDVTCjHGTgM0eVqg3cpGguhJoYmXkgBd4A8zjUIZkikozQPxz3gmjuAVdVv0gvbQU1YfvOnrqCxPx4IwGrF2pIpnfHqJasdDuzKC5396KE5xQ71OGttSTgv3CHkveWgV16IHj2qfhF6H3lWCeHIXl_low/w640-h640/HA%20Black%20Butterfly%20MM-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Beautiful Butterflies, Background Texture Strips" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">But, If you know me, you know that I like texture that I can touch! So I grabbed the </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya6" target="_blank">Background Texture Strips stamp set</a><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"> and I decided to use the stamp that looks like tiny newspaper print (remember there was already some of the scripty stamp on the background from a previous project). I used the newspaper print stamp (on a stamping block) with Moonstone Pigment ink around the edges of the card-face and then I heat embossed it in clear so that it was shiny and raised. Next, I used the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3x0iv" target="_blank">Star Cluster Stencil</a> and my Pearl Hero Paste to add some stars to the background. Note that this has a gorgeous pearlescent finish. The pearlescent finish faded into the background shimmer and I had really wanted more contrast so the stars popped off the background. In the end I decided to color all of the paste with a white gel pen to get the contrast I wanted (hot tip: use the regular Hero Paste for more contrast).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyJr9Q6Ie9IM0cmXTpyNKU42WflKUKFYunI3BBg9pBCn5ZFd8Qa1UKjfahCzYA6zObKgipVVdgKriDzudh-sG_e5WL9D9wyDW3vEn1rLcZgr0AOCbRo9OJS667vBlxPUkrtAIPM_a1Cdubp9ORAF6dJrV5IX2VCuUZWjSl0y84WszGHlZLf_CknTQhg/s2388/HA%20Black%20Butterfly%20MM-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, butterfly, cards, art, diy, handmade, cardmaking,mixed media,heat embossing,ink blending,embossing paste," border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="2388" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyJr9Q6Ie9IM0cmXTpyNKU42WflKUKFYunI3BBg9pBCn5ZFd8Qa1UKjfahCzYA6zObKgipVVdgKriDzudh-sG_e5WL9D9wyDW3vEn1rLcZgr0AOCbRo9OJS667vBlxPUkrtAIPM_a1Cdubp9ORAF6dJrV5IX2VCuUZWjSl0y84WszGHlZLf_CknTQhg/w640-h640/HA%20Black%20Butterfly%20MM-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Beautiful Butterflies, Background Texture Strips" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 15px;"><div style="text-align: justify;">To create a focal point for my card I heat embossed a butterfly from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3x4zs" target="_blank">Beautiful Butterflies</a> set in White Embossing Powder on Pitch Black Cardstock. I die cut it with the coordinating dies and adhered it with foam tape. My sentiment is from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3x0kd" target="_blank">Sending Love Mail stamp set</a> and I heat embossed it on Charcoal cardstock using Onyx Pigment ink and Clear Embossing Powder. The final touch was to add some Pewter Hero Pearls to the background.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2KJIbtDYSRYp8inneX3jzzdaUrSHl0WuuZZlWCZSwBaW7gzmRk7VotD0hNTorxRv6rTXhHJ3GTrJTYlqqfsYwuUkIzWbLp6SbzdntQvnlvNYKuXx2_Oj0853TY1imzvHJkgDV9PNR1NQrx8ZaD3NyUgGSE7jxLj_ED_3Ld9R1VTfcdYSZk1St8gnzA/s2332/HA%20Black%20Butterfly%20MM-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, butterfly, cards, art, diy, handmade, cardmaking,mixed media,heat embossing,ink blending,embossing paste," border="0" data-original-height="2332" data-original-width="2332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2KJIbtDYSRYp8inneX3jzzdaUrSHl0WuuZZlWCZSwBaW7gzmRk7VotD0hNTorxRv6rTXhHJ3GTrJTYlqqfsYwuUkIzWbLp6SbzdntQvnlvNYKuXx2_Oj0853TY1imzvHJkgDV9PNR1NQrx8ZaD3NyUgGSE7jxLj_ED_3Ld9R1VTfcdYSZk1St8gnzA/w640-h640/HA%20Black%20Butterfly%20MM-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Beautiful Butterflies, Background Texture Strips" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Alright, that's it for today! I hope you all have a great day and I will see you back here soon!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Maria</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-336771755366412582023-02-08T01:00:00.053-08:002023-02-08T01:00:00.168-08:00Hero Arts Digital Kit: Papillons - Vintage Cards!<p style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! I'm back today with a super fun and easy set of vintage-style butterfly cards. Over the last few months <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a> has been release digital papers and kits with their releases. There have been some really fun ones but I think this new <a href="https://shrsl.com/3x0jx" target="_blank">Papillons Digital Kit</a> is my favorite to date (and at just $4.99 it is a screaming deal!). Now, I was a little worried if I'd be able to use the kit or not because I don't have any fancy editing software. I shouldn't have worried because I was easily able to use this kit with Word. I downloaded the kit and then I just dragged the images into a blank word document and resized them how I pleased.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are a variety of images that come with the kit, some are single butterflies, some are multiple butterflies, some have writing and some don't, etc... You can add them and arrange them and size them however you like. The kit does come with paintbrushes.... I do think you need software (maybe Adobe?) to use those, however, they were not necessary for this kit to be be absolutely phenomenal!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For these cards I decided to go for a vintage look and I printed the images out in color (yes, color! I didn't even have to color them-but you can print them inn black in white and color if you want to) on some vintage looking printer paper I had in my office. I cut them down to A2 sized papers and used Sand Core ink to ink blend around the edges. Then I used Sand ink, black ink and Gold Glimmer Metallic ink to splatter the background (the splatters are subtle and don't show up well in the pictures.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I wanted to glam the butterflies up a little so I used a paint brush to paint on some Gold Glimmer Metallic Ink. You can kind of see this in this pictures. I took a quick video of this to share but somehow I deleted it (sorry). To finish my cards off I glued the beautiful Papillon papers to <a href="https://shrsl.com/3x0jv" target="_blank">Ivory Cardbases</a>. These were fun, easy and make such a sweet little card set. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJcV8dyLVkC9HtFBatMG_fA-FK5yl9cWq9r2BDQhDOJnJcLoIFgUkdfJji_1lX3Tgay2cbCthVMHLznxJ_0GwD-HmZ9Xwqt5CwopfVxdnJsHFyqCnPcVYLzEAWIOf7GuwacBvyjpS_ZyrfvpnyFJL036pY2MRhkATUZqTWLdpn7vQOCN5qdGqKLYlGg/s1284/HA%20Feb%202023%20Digital%20Papillon-%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, Digital Release, Butterflies, handmade, cards, vintage, art, color, DIY, CAS, cardmaking, Papillons" border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJcV8dyLVkC9HtFBatMG_fA-FK5yl9cWq9r2BDQhDOJnJcLoIFgUkdfJji_1lX3Tgay2cbCthVMHLznxJ_0GwD-HmZ9Xwqt5CwopfVxdnJsHFyqCnPcVYLzEAWIOf7GuwacBvyjpS_ZyrfvpnyFJL036pY2MRhkATUZqTWLdpn7vQOCN5qdGqKLYlGg/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20Digital%20Papillon-%201.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, February 2023, Digital Kit, Papillons" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Ok, you guys, that is it for today but please come back tomorrow because I've got more to share!</div></div><div>Have an awesome day!</div><div><br /></div><div>Maria</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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These are so cool because you can rub them onto a background if you want, or, you can rub the butterflies onto paper, vellum, etc and use the coordinating butterfly dies (also in the Premium kit) to cut them out. On this project I've done both.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I started out by using my <a href="https://shrsl.com/3x0ir" target="_blank">Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies</a> to cut out a piece of watercolor paper. I sprayed that with DIY Reactive Sprays in Root Beer and Blue Raspberry and ink blended around the edges with Indigo Core ink. Next, I added some of the floral and star rub-ons to the background then stamped the Background Texture Strips in Sand ink. I added White and Gold Glimmer Metallic ink splatters too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG4jLEQhZRqsuGDNW1aGZBG2vKD8iPfAHIo168mZje5X4JQTy-lgkfxV-6OkL5yaS-QTe6dBVBCl6IIwzy7g1oQQcWkm7PqdAlt6lAqfKkeiAeOi_ESwnosXVh9ZmfRV1w11BKo4W_H3-jH0BotO1lsMBNMZh7jzOGSWB48IGARyNr3nDSdHTGUGcWw/s1228/HA%20Feb%202023%20MMH%20Rub-ons-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero February 2023, MMH, mixed media, butterflies, art, color, sprays, DIY, handmade,Hero Wax, stamps, stencils, rub-ons, die cutting" border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1228" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG4jLEQhZRqsuGDNW1aGZBG2vKD8iPfAHIo168mZje5X4JQTy-lgkfxV-6OkL5yaS-QTe6dBVBCl6IIwzy7g1oQQcWkm7PqdAlt6lAqfKkeiAeOi_ESwnosXVh9ZmfRV1w11BKo4W_H3-jH0BotO1lsMBNMZh7jzOGSWB48IGARyNr3nDSdHTGUGcWw/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20MMH%20Rub-ons-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero Premium Release, February 2023, Rub-on, Mixed Media" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">To add more texture to the background I stamped the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya6" target="_blank">Background Texture Strips</a> again using Onyx Pigment in and then heat embossed that in clear. I rubbed the edges into some Versamark embossing ink and added Sand Embossing Powder. This added some amazing, gritty texture to the edges. Next, I grabbed my <a href="https://shrsl.com/3x0iv" target="_blank">Star Cluster Stencil</a> and added some Gold Hero Wax. I wanted a little more of that gold so I rubbed some Hero Wax around the edges with my finger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSdE7tCepTg0CAc2O7gpX3qUAbAvVjunhb8lv_3Wm8DXWbSgGX5CS7z_DZtpcmMeSAQMspZ6chrnGgspBC1SzA1lnUqEwXuXHQ5SEiogln1G_C3e7OC-8a4Hr0Hge8hQKjjlxLq7l926wd3WAW5ZggmWAeg-dyipgi842OA8XqElwTuymMbIUL1xWkA/s1258/HA%20Feb%202023%20MMH%20Rub-ons-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero February 2023, MMH, mixed media, butterflies, art, color, sprays, DIY, handmade,Hero Wax, stamps, stencils, rub-ons, die cutting" border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1258" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSdE7tCepTg0CAc2O7gpX3qUAbAvVjunhb8lv_3Wm8DXWbSgGX5CS7z_DZtpcmMeSAQMspZ6chrnGgspBC1SzA1lnUqEwXuXHQ5SEiogln1G_C3e7OC-8a4Hr0Hge8hQKjjlxLq7l926wd3WAW5ZggmWAeg-dyipgi842OA8XqElwTuymMbIUL1xWkA/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20MMH%20Rub-ons-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero Premium Release, February 2023, Rub-on, Mixed Media" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once my background was done I used the gorgeous butterfly rub-on and transferred it a piece of white cardstock. I die cut it with the coordinating dies from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya3" target="_blank">Premium kit</a>. Then I added a coiled up piece of black metallic thread to the back with some foam tape and added that to my project to finish it off.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohX4KtLbN3bE-0hpUXjYZgJYIrWhl7TKlpxRJsuWzz0EPO64tc2vyNoIUGj0KxSq9h55RFDHxmIQ3nHuIe3Zfg0qHli_AdhvN9Mao0v2HppLldLP_UehRJLFjAq459Lmf90dpmQkSb8Jr0iS-ZxnasOGu4Sqr6CKuU2oG8-kGZE-PwAtkiZb3-I42ew/s1284/HA%20Feb%202023%20MMH%20Rub-ons-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero February 2023, MMH, mixed media, butterflies, art, color, sprays, DIY, handmade,Hero Wax, stamps, stencils, rub-ons, die cutting" border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohX4KtLbN3bE-0hpUXjYZgJYIrWhl7TKlpxRJsuWzz0EPO64tc2vyNoIUGj0KxSq9h55RFDHxmIQ3nHuIe3Zfg0qHli_AdhvN9Mao0v2HppLldLP_UehRJLFjAq459Lmf90dpmQkSb8Jr0iS-ZxnasOGu4Sqr6CKuU2oG8-kGZE-PwAtkiZb3-I42ew/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20MMH%20Rub-ons-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero Premium Release, February 2023, Rub-on, Mixed Media" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That's it for today you guys but please come back tomorrow as I'll be sharing three cards that I made with the gorgeous new Papillons Digital Card kit!<div><br /></div><div>Have an awesome day and I'll see you back here soon!</div><div>Maria</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>PRODUCT SUPPLY LIST</b> (Affiliate links may be used at no extra cost to you):<br /><p></p>
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It's time for the</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a> February <span style="text-align: justify;">2023 </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero release</a> and this month's kit is a fantastic, butterfly themed bundle! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Before I get to my cards, if you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> on the first Monday of every month. It always has a fun, themed, collection of stamps, dies and other goodies. The cost of this <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wy9y" target="_blank">Classic kit</a> is just $34.99/month and the value is always much greater! This month's kit is valued at $74! Starting with this release there is now a <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya3" target="_blank">PREMIUM KIT</a> option!!! The Premium Kit will include everything that the Classic (original) kit includes plus some additional upgrades. Premium Kit subscribers will receive the kit for $49.99 and the value for this month's kit is $108 so you'll be receiving over double the value! All current MMH subscribers (signed up prior to January 31, 2023) will receive this upgraded kit at no additional cost! Lucky you guys!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Check out the kits to see what is included:</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://shrsl.com/3wy9y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">-CLASSIC KIT</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya3" target="_blank">-PREMIUM KIT</a></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3exqw" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the March 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! There are also a ton of amazing add-on products! You can <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya5" target="_blank">buy the add-ons as a bundle at a discounted rate</a> or just pick up your favorite products.</span> </p><p>For my first card I am using the fancy butterfly dies from the Premium Kit, a sentiment from the Classic Kit and the new <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya6" target="_blank">Background Texture Strips</a>. I started out by die cutting my butterflies from Canary cardstock and inkblending the edges with Fruit Punch Reactive ink. Then I pressed some of the edges of the butteflies into Versamark Embossing Ink and heat embossed them in Gold. I added some extra detail to the butterflies with white gel pen and set them aside.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OCy61Kvf2RsyaTibXIG3jk85m5M0oC1rQtFBXpeD25_HEYxEE7oKALkrmFtvwbqm7AG3pzbWB5Moa5Q5YzeNkxpIpieBLpE4SHhLEJ4_WxNscHiSn6BYxp1vcT6eUJXgvpWzlSpjUSGQpD7SwY6pA5mAJAef6WOsEtkOSsSdBfAEEJU7rOMrCZLneQ/s1188/HA%20Feb%202023%20Release-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Wills, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023, Premium kit,butterflies, mixed media, cards, handmade, diy, art, color, die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1188" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OCy61Kvf2RsyaTibXIG3jk85m5M0oC1rQtFBXpeD25_HEYxEE7oKALkrmFtvwbqm7AG3pzbWB5Moa5Q5YzeNkxpIpieBLpE4SHhLEJ4_WxNscHiSn6BYxp1vcT6eUJXgvpWzlSpjUSGQpD7SwY6pA5mAJAef6WOsEtkOSsSdBfAEEJU7rOMrCZLneQ/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20Release-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Premium My Monthly Hero Kit February 2023, butterflies" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next, I took a piece of A2 sized Pitch Black cardstock and stamped the right side of the background using Unicorn White Pigment Ink (some full strength and some second generation) and a scripty stamp from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wya6" target="_blank">Background Texture Strips stamp set</a>. I wanted to add gold to the background so I splattered it with Gold Glimmer Metallic ink. I had some cardboard packaging from my cat's food that I've been wanting to use on a project so I tore that and glued it to my background piece. In order to tie it in to the black background I added some black splatters (you can do this with ink or with black acrylic paint). Then I grabbed my Gold Hero Wax and rubbed it over the raised areas of the cardboard and up the left side of the black background. This helped to connect the cardboard to the background and give the butterflies somewhere to sit. Three different gold mediums (embossing powder, glimmer metallic ink, Hero wax) might seem like overkill to you but they each have a different finish and a different texture so they end up being eye-catching in different ways while still coordinating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlizdlaiZZoyBchCxWHg2MOSECKCS1dyuIccz4oUiBgdWqP9sI4vCP1ekcPieVUaoAL_Oft5hLPXJVcRrDe72RcSK6ohSbfdM9tmvV9P2eTV-jsjAfDLy91tNN4HCSht_wK9Z0EZejz-5U0RgshUby-nvE_grx_ud3HOk5KAAwUSBc17Ge9Z77bwtCw/s1274/HA%20Feb%202023%20Release-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Wills, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023, Premium kit,butterflies, mixed media, cards, handmade, diy, art, color, die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1274" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlizdlaiZZoyBchCxWHg2MOSECKCS1dyuIccz4oUiBgdWqP9sI4vCP1ekcPieVUaoAL_Oft5hLPXJVcRrDe72RcSK6ohSbfdM9tmvV9P2eTV-jsjAfDLy91tNN4HCSht_wK9Z0EZejz-5U0RgshUby-nvE_grx_ud3HOk5KAAwUSBc17Ge9Z77bwtCw/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20Release-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Premium My Monthly Hero Kit February 2023, butterflies" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After all of that the only thing left to do was add a sentiment. I stamped the "happy birthday" sentiment in Onyx Pigment ink onto Sand Cardstock and heat embossed it in clear. Then I die cut it with my Nesting Circle Infinity Dies, cut the bottom off and ink blended the edges with Sand Core Ink... and, that's all there was to it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLmdcJnpzR81xajEQC6y0seLMR04cFQn8NmJocbbO9idYdpBK2Pg8Msr5EzgdxPz6ZSMKcZ6eQPfWhg3hDmmLYLFev6xT9t8hSbnrfp-L8BMFx5p36b3FDlazjIlqf4nsJePkjCO1nRFOknk4lSc1ob3518S40n6zjQ8rQS_ov2t5cwrvLgmWDkG_Sg/s1284/HA%20Feb%202023%20Release-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Wills, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023, Premium kit,butterflies, mixed media, cards, handmade, diy, art, color, die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLmdcJnpzR81xajEQC6y0seLMR04cFQn8NmJocbbO9idYdpBK2Pg8Msr5EzgdxPz6ZSMKcZ6eQPfWhg3hDmmLYLFev6xT9t8hSbnrfp-L8BMFx5p36b3FDlazjIlqf4nsJePkjCO1nRFOknk4lSc1ob3518S40n6zjQ8rQS_ov2t5cwrvLgmWDkG_Sg/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20Release-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Premium My Monthly Hero Kit February 2023, butterflies" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My next card focuses on one of the new stamps from today's release called <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wyaa" target="_blank">Abstract Butterfly Wing Background</a>. Today, I used this stamp "as is" to make a large, colorful background but I'm really looking forward to using the more detailed parts of it for mixed media projects. For this card, I stamped the card onto white cardstock using Hero Pigment Inks in Rose Quartz, Citrine and Canary. These inks have a much longer drying time than core inks so I was able to stamp multiple times to get good coverage (and blend the colors) then cover them with Clear Embossing Powder to heat emboss the image.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bU8cZYoMyoW-41gzhL5QqVvruP3y24KxtVaKv1L4UnUGF55iutAOiYC7BfvuPaqMOM54SzM1nxKojy_lk36DNKsQ5W-tqZy4N-YWurLemDVxFBstFQcn1WhN0usee8xPXAlGEOyz5ubPbKitNsAN5UxFLrN4dk2rO4xPl076hXIJItyr0kZEkRa1Wg/s1214/HA%20Butterfly%20Wing%20BP-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Wills, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023, Premium kit,butterflies, mixed media, cards, handmade, diy, art, color, die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="1214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bU8cZYoMyoW-41gzhL5QqVvruP3y24KxtVaKv1L4UnUGF55iutAOiYC7BfvuPaqMOM54SzM1nxKojy_lk36DNKsQ5W-tqZy4N-YWurLemDVxFBstFQcn1WhN0usee8xPXAlGEOyz5ubPbKitNsAN5UxFLrN4dk2rO4xPl076hXIJItyr0kZEkRa1Wg/w640-h640/HA%20Butterfly%20Wing%20BP-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Premium My Monthly Hero Kit February 2023, butterflies" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat embossing a solid image allows for a cool technique called Emboss Resist. I used both Splash and Blue Hawaii Reactive Inks to ink blend over my entire image and background. The embossed image resisted the ink so that it only sank into the (once white) background. I used a paper towel to wipe down the embossed areas and remove any extra ink that might be sitting on top of the image. I cut this piece down just a smidge and added it to a black A2 cardbase.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_89qoGoqouoPX9YMbojc1onPSBZWYfRWogt1hC3k3PfTwrFO_hrzZmqnwWQT4EpA3o-YRLvy5GFZAy6xIRBoCKNmzm-ViWynQl7It4dTFoReMnpO6D5uYPkLgR9UysGIpNcth4yOY-p1oT3RVGILKHittvpJGPNvKFhaZ7ZRydd1VIQJTiIprlvT_FA/s1284/HA%20Butterfly%20Wing%20BP-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Wills, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023, Premium kit,butterflies, mixed media, cards, handmade, diy, art, color, die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_89qoGoqouoPX9YMbojc1onPSBZWYfRWogt1hC3k3PfTwrFO_hrzZmqnwWQT4EpA3o-YRLvy5GFZAy6xIRBoCKNmzm-ViWynQl7It4dTFoReMnpO6D5uYPkLgR9UysGIpNcth4yOY-p1oT3RVGILKHittvpJGPNvKFhaZ7ZRydd1VIQJTiIprlvT_FA/w640-h640/HA%20Butterfly%20Wing%20BP-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Premium My Monthly Hero Kit February 2023, butterflies" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wanted to add a sentiment but I didn't want to cover up too much of the background. I decided a simple, "HI," would do and I used my Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts to cut the letters out three times. I glued the letters together so that they would be very thick and then I glued those onto my card front. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli4yfI8phKp4h-3CKg-fGlmpiHzPnqFppnx5fT5Op5ljS7g0asrBbmhiP0-tog0eg0XtWM288w-UPk6wQXxu9f7R_oEHPDIoXSER9Nxr4MI2ziAw1AaKd55Ig94CI0ZDseBrK5ykQugJVt6y2lUBEOYscOF3p-4WFPpxPd_reI-aT-iyz8k0nBp-5Gw/s1259/HA%20Butterfly%20Wing%20BP-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Wills, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023, Premium kit,butterflies, mixed media, cards, handmade, diy, art, color, die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="1259" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli4yfI8phKp4h-3CKg-fGlmpiHzPnqFppnx5fT5Op5ljS7g0asrBbmhiP0-tog0eg0XtWM288w-UPk6wQXxu9f7R_oEHPDIoXSER9Nxr4MI2ziAw1AaKd55Ig94CI0ZDseBrK5ykQugJVt6y2lUBEOYscOF3p-4WFPpxPd_reI-aT-iyz8k0nBp-5Gw/w640-h640/HA%20Butterfly%20Wing%20BP-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Premium My Monthly Hero Kit February 2023, butterflies" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just in case you didn't see my blog post from yesterday here's a look at another card that I made using a butterfly from the Premium Kit. All of the details are on that blog post and <a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2023/02/hero-arts-countdown-to-creativity.html" target="_blank">you can check it out HERE</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9B8Ve8NuSGDQrpAkgYqqKCYBxrNx0D9hh8EVCrwfTY-XF1HNOSmcxPmxxXVdDKrM9Sgvg9Yvn0BYv-UU3UAhokZMMTffjdmumO0HUoIaOFyv5F-7wEXOJ_W788xKM3Lyb4bAAQZ7nhGj_gcnWH5aL5pm-sy6w8Tk9KCggyNY415I6M-Rx7QF6DcPAw/s1184/HA%20Feb%202023%20Countdown-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Wills, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023, Premium kit,butterflies, mixed media, cards, handmade, diy, art, color, die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9B8Ve8NuSGDQrpAkgYqqKCYBxrNx0D9hh8EVCrwfTY-XF1HNOSmcxPmxxXVdDKrM9Sgvg9Yvn0BYv-UU3UAhokZMMTffjdmumO0HUoIaOFyv5F-7wEXOJ_W788xKM3Lyb4bAAQZ7nhGj_gcnWH5aL5pm-sy6w8Tk9KCggyNY415I6M-Rx7QF6DcPAw/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20Countdown-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Premium My Monthly Hero Kit February 2023, butterflies" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now, I've got to tell you that I had an incredible time creating with this release and I've created many more cards than what I've shared today. Tomorrow (Tuesday, February 7th) at 11am Pacific, Aaron (Owner of Hero Arts) and Creative Team Member Lydia Fiedler will be doing a live (Hero Arts Facebook and YouTube Channel). I've sent a total of ten cards/projects in for them to share including a fun mixed media project using the rub-ons from the Premium Kit. I've also used the Papillon Digital Kit and it is freaking amazing! It was my first time using a digital kit and I'm totally sold on it after this experience. You can tune in live or watch the replay to see those samples on video. I will also be sharing those cards/projects here on my blog over the next few days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ok! That's all I've got but the rest of the Hero Arts Creative Team and the Guest Designers have so much incredible inspiration to share. I hope you'll join the blog hop and enter the giveaway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an amazing day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>GIVEAWAY:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, February 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>
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It's almost time for the February 2023 </span><a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Hero Arts</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a> release and this month's kit is a fabulous kit for creating some gorgeous butterfly themed cards and projects!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">If you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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! </span></p><p>BIG NEWS!! Starting with the February 2023 release Hero Arts will now be offering both a <a href="https://shrsl.com/3wy9y" target="_blank">Classic Kit</a> 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 (prior to January 31, 2023) you will be receiving the Premium Kit at no additional cost (February 2023 only-after that you'll need to upgrade your subscription if you'd like to keep receiving the Premium kit).</p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the March 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! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Today is Day Three</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">of the Countdown to Creativity and I've got</span> a card featuring one of the many gorgeous, detailed butterfly dies from the Premium kit! These dies feature both an inner (detailed) portion as well as as a separate outer die which can be used either on their own or together. On This card I've used them together.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I started by cutting a piece of Paradise Cardstock down to 4" x 5.25" and inkblending the edges with Blue Hawaii Reactive ink. Then I splattered it with both white and gold metallic glimmer ink. I also heat embossed some of the diamond stars from the main kit in gold onto the background. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWK4piUP1lEXG_YqJOK2e2UqYBNW6NNskDWZ4Xkuyneya2P8_OK-qDXqWqh3b91HoHyzMqJNlsjIIYtlJFq9w1LJCOOfUgO1qU8u3shAylMVkUoryF_kuY7mpMip_v6MQeQdgcgfftFYyYILwOOCDwCtjYqo3kJ3DfxGc50247g3khxkzZ3IjjEXJkw/s1184/HA%20Feb%202023%20Countdown-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023,#butterflies, art, color, diy, handmade, cards,mixed media, ink,inkblending,die cutting" border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWK4piUP1lEXG_YqJOK2e2UqYBNW6NNskDWZ4Xkuyneya2P8_OK-qDXqWqh3b91HoHyzMqJNlsjIIYtlJFq9w1LJCOOfUgO1qU8u3shAylMVkUoryF_kuY7mpMip_v6MQeQdgcgfftFYyYILwOOCDwCtjYqo3kJ3DfxGc50247g3khxkzZ3IjjEXJkw/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20Countdown-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria WIllis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Premium Kit, February 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next, I used the fancy butterfly dies from the Premium kit to cut out two butterflies from Canary and Pitch Black cardstock. I used Fruit Punch Reactive ink to ink blend the edges of the Dandelion butterfly and then glued that to the black butterfly slightly offset. I glued the double butterfly to my background and added that to a black cardbase. I added a sentiment from the kit (I masked it off so that I could use just part of it) with foam tape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxGqx9m_t81Iu01JQ3UOLdfxgiEv9gzSDYgscLNyKzv4HuOsPAWNco_-UPYhOIrEN1EfuKR_6kouIWOVKJ4ijmKOMCznd7riH5Z_yPMbuF_3y3uOiD0UUA1Plp5_CcRATF4cBO6bxCvvMqA-_7uOClirOcMpg2_QcUSgMbTmNdSREk4CCdi9oal1-bg/s1262/HA%20Feb%202023%20Countdown-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023,#butterflies, art, color, diy, handmade, cards,mixed media, ink,inkblending,die cutting" border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1262" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxGqx9m_t81Iu01JQ3UOLdfxgiEv9gzSDYgscLNyKzv4HuOsPAWNco_-UPYhOIrEN1EfuKR_6kouIWOVKJ4ijmKOMCznd7riH5Z_yPMbuF_3y3uOiD0UUA1Plp5_CcRATF4cBO6bxCvvMqA-_7uOClirOcMpg2_QcUSgMbTmNdSREk4CCdi9oal1-bg/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20Countdown-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria WIllis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Premium Kit, February 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The final step was to add some Pewter Hero Pearls to the background and some white gel pen to butterfly to make some of those fabulous details pop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlAeqgtFL1t8XE1_zf_Bl9n-G7K2QXme-qFV2O13XbXI1m3a7_dg93w-dvvsWwAUSvBPmmwgtYJS8gtDeYfIeoMbV_DQun8JrlSndyHLa7OgqvUZFyGPkOrUWLDKk4eeBhHOkJLykBDSClur_PcWnn0TAFlxm789imCn_zuEiQE8Vqlhr2OuAw_PBgw/s1264/HA%20Feb%202023%20Countdown-%20CU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero February 2023,#butterflies, art, color, diy, handmade, cards,mixed media, ink,inkblending,die cutting" border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlAeqgtFL1t8XE1_zf_Bl9n-G7K2QXme-qFV2O13XbXI1m3a7_dg93w-dvvsWwAUSvBPmmwgtYJS8gtDeYfIeoMbV_DQun8JrlSndyHLa7OgqvUZFyGPkOrUWLDKk4eeBhHOkJLykBDSClur_PcWnn0TAFlxm789imCn_zuEiQE8Vqlhr2OuAw_PBgw/w640-h640/HA%20Feb%202023%20Countdown-%20CU.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria WIllis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Premium Kit, February 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ok, guys, that's it for today! If you'd like a chance to win this kit before you can buy it then head on over to the Hero Arts blog and find out how (plus check out all three days of incredible inspiration for this kit which is coming at you tomorrow!).<div><br /></div><div>Have an awesome day guys!</div><div>Maria<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-18614336920670661132023-01-26T04:00:00.001-08:002023-01-26T04:00:00.182-08:00Mixed Media Love with Hero Arts!<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! I'm stopping for a quick hello and to share some mixed media love for some awesome <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a> products! This project is up on the Hero Arts blog today but I wanted to share it here too. For all of the details on how I made it please head on over to the Hero blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1u-bHwZy0tAHSRGDUycPW5aCg__kSEOOjLN8JWgYOdACJuNDXd_wKZZ0ZHWJ3js0eQ9o60jm95uyH5jmBkRUnyE5gRfwCWfaZcyU9-2JE0KqC6oKuznn-rZa1A_zwLLLAgdr0AAIdmCiqRmX-4e2rBGza1tpN7YF5ujwTnCecT_hjtplYzlEi94l5w/s2436/HA%20CG902-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art,mixed media,heat embossing,die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="2436" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1u-bHwZy0tAHSRGDUycPW5aCg__kSEOOjLN8JWgYOdACJuNDXd_wKZZ0ZHWJ3js0eQ9o60jm95uyH5jmBkRUnyE5gRfwCWfaZcyU9-2JE0KqC6oKuznn-rZa1A_zwLLLAgdr0AAIdmCiqRmX-4e2rBGza1tpN7YF5ujwTnCecT_hjtplYzlEi94l5w/w640-h640/HA%20CG902-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Mixed Media, Love" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I had the background in my stash so I grabbed a piece of vellum and heat embossed in Onyx Pigment ink using the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3w92u" target="_blank">Mini Hearts Bold Prints set</a>. I heat set it with clear embossing powder, sprinkled a little gold embossing powder over that, and heat set it again for a cool, gilded look to my hearts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqPvN6JutReOHdDuD2LBNVBUOjIyoFVhmxor9YvwS2DW0yWiqAuxdtERMuymir_jLZgT0dCwnzWzm2KC0ebyZLCyeV2JPxxtOrbBiyqodn1MjDFqm6rRwh38Cq-WKhmfqbxPNqAViwnG1fwxp3Rp7AlSY34ziS79UcrUXjgNxbLPezA2FOGpqLT0IxA/s1544/HA%20CG902-%20L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art,mixed media,heat embossing,die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqPvN6JutReOHdDuD2LBNVBUOjIyoFVhmxor9YvwS2DW0yWiqAuxdtERMuymir_jLZgT0dCwnzWzm2KC0ebyZLCyeV2JPxxtOrbBiyqodn1MjDFqm6rRwh38Cq-WKhmfqbxPNqAViwnG1fwxp3Rp7AlSY34ziS79UcrUXjgNxbLPezA2FOGpqLT0IxA/w640-h640/HA%20CG902-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Mixed Media, Love" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After that I used the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3w92v" target="_blank">Love and Florals Fancy Dies</a> to create a die-cut sentiment. I added a little white detail to the letters so they would pop off of the card little more. All of the layers of the card are adhered with foam tape so there is a ton of dimension to this card!</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIHZk3cAotM-FYz7x_8_0gH6hv7TJC4Y6Q3jKDiocZipK4B32DYjZQGg-xN7eoCw6s8XAPp31mLcWdtQ8U6efYBWVUfSRWy9yIhLSD6_Ii11mFwOAWpIhLGvMdGSruFCe3VCkTWpHvKxVXvefeqrElTO9hXsQV_4o2gv5eNENpZPcRAZXzHm6q86www/s2361/HA%20CG902-%20R.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art,mixed media,heat embossing,die cutting," border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2361" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIHZk3cAotM-FYz7x_8_0gH6hv7TJC4Y6Q3jKDiocZipK4B32DYjZQGg-xN7eoCw6s8XAPp31mLcWdtQ8U6efYBWVUfSRWy9yIhLSD6_Ii11mFwOAWpIhLGvMdGSruFCe3VCkTWpHvKxVXvefeqrElTO9hXsQV_4o2gv5eNENpZPcRAZXzHm6q86www/w640-h640/HA%20CG902-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Mixed Media, Love" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ok! That was short and sweet but I hope you liked today's card. Remember, if you'd like more details please head on over to the <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a> blog to read more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-44179855354643566412023-01-09T10:00:00.101-08:002023-02-05T14:45:31.038-08:00Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release January 2023: Blog Hop and Giveaway!<p><span style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! The wait is over! It's time for the</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a> <a href="https://shrsl.com/3vgaz" target="_blank">Januaray </a><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://shrsl.com/3vgaz" target="_blank">2023</a> </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero release</a> and <a href="https://shrsl.com/3vgaz" target="_blank">this month's kit</a> is a fantastic, love themed bundle! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Before I get to my cards, if you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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 $77!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3exqw" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the February 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! 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.</span> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">For my first card I decided to go with a mixed media look because this set as an amazing assortment of stamps that are perfect for layering up a cool background. So, I sprayed a piece of watercolor cardstock with liquid watercolors and then used Granite ink, black ink and white embossing powder to stamp my background using stamps from the kit. I also roughed up the edges with my fingernail then splattered the background with gold metallic ink and rubbed it with gold Hero wax.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3zP-QvnwGsyiRGO-XQv_dknp8lvANAnsC6ALB9PES1lpVvRiVPs-g9-CANBYkT1NPVfTeXQyeaEKF_JMHUkGtFctEbyhZV8mxSvQMtEKZjy42fKTycKqLYoULQW9eyGy0f0rZmmA45WCjnaRUzo5N5_2RvrzknhlotqbA-iaItpycVNol0OyNk2RbA/s1839/HA%20MMH-Mixed%20Media%20Valentine-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="1839" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3zP-QvnwGsyiRGO-XQv_dknp8lvANAnsC6ALB9PES1lpVvRiVPs-g9-CANBYkT1NPVfTeXQyeaEKF_JMHUkGtFctEbyhZV8mxSvQMtEKZjy42fKTycKqLYoULQW9eyGy0f0rZmmA45WCjnaRUzo5N5_2RvrzknhlotqbA-iaItpycVNol0OyNk2RbA/w640-h640/HA%20MMH-Mixed%20Media%20Valentine-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Once my background was done I adhered it to a piece of Pitch black cardstock that I had splattered in gold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHllXYD1BIQNfY0AO99oHq_mhTHQZqyic_0cW0lzRdO7JR5qZyVt9_9d8mUXnpdHz11MFrYk7CFpMMuAVIfacDCfNYddCPn57onh8ANOUdA1mb082dUTdJ5Vh-lrNO_omNCSqn0P0Wj1rcDlBO6zyGYCTMfvhHdc-l7c1umDUj2GQgKNcvRwPrmPS4A/s1639/HA%20MMH-Mixed%20Media%20Valentine-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="1639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHllXYD1BIQNfY0AO99oHq_mhTHQZqyic_0cW0lzRdO7JR5qZyVt9_9d8mUXnpdHz11MFrYk7CFpMMuAVIfacDCfNYddCPn57onh8ANOUdA1mb082dUTdJ5Vh-lrNO_omNCSqn0P0Wj1rcDlBO6zyGYCTMfvhHdc-l7c1umDUj2GQgKNcvRwPrmPS4A/w640-h640/HA%20MMH-Mixed%20Media%20Valentine-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The final steps were to heat emboss my sentiment with Onyx Pigment ink and clear embossing powder onto watercolor cardstock sprayed in pink liquid watercolor. Then, I cut some heart wands out of gold foil and adhered those to my card as well. I cut some of the ends off and glued those to the top left of the background too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTcLWShEPhuzpPfJRlNkq1idpJ1mtH6lDj_ZIopgHRVDSokzwvvwSSaeZ9FoUfVX9IBLsglaYFJ4ubk05UUa4gaPzQ8jmutXlzD-mxCX5ebxPA5snPWOmZa7BqU_H3LfCBJ5mreDIepsw7_78E0J8D7naYJNI2k0sDJWK-tEEDL-RgyM2AOk-QeT2dw/s1768/HA%20MMH-Mixed%20Media%20Valentine-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="1768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTcLWShEPhuzpPfJRlNkq1idpJ1mtH6lDj_ZIopgHRVDSokzwvvwSSaeZ9FoUfVX9IBLsglaYFJ4ubk05UUa4gaPzQ8jmutXlzD-mxCX5ebxPA5snPWOmZa7BqU_H3LfCBJ5mreDIepsw7_78E0J8D7naYJNI2k0sDJWK-tEEDL-RgyM2AOk-QeT2dw/w640-h640/HA%20MMH-Mixed%20Media%20Valentine-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The add-ons this month are fire and I decided to make a quick and easy card using the new <a href="https://shrsl.com/3vmiz" target="_blank">Heart Flourish Plate</a> and the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3vgb3" target="_blank">You're Mine set.<br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n9yF2a3AUXMWV4X3TnUj70PeWZczk1FqFcwywxyrA308I8hhUbnglCrBeejnyAiOWw5f2zR9b-8VkEY9NOg7_8QNP6pjl6Z0qzoLfhfzIs5K_Uz4lLaOW-ytgiCrUtrIDLDLUZeLPxwAZ1Qrk3-l4feQCJjmJcliknLs3pamQxI82coK_AV0dT7ZJg/s2151/HA%20Red%20Heart%20Plate-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="2151" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n9yF2a3AUXMWV4X3TnUj70PeWZczk1FqFcwywxyrA308I8hhUbnglCrBeejnyAiOWw5f2zR9b-8VkEY9NOg7_8QNP6pjl6Z0qzoLfhfzIs5K_Uz4lLaOW-ytgiCrUtrIDLDLUZeLPxwAZ1Qrk3-l4feQCJjmJcliknLs3pamQxI82coK_AV0dT7ZJg/w640-h640/HA%20Red%20Heart%20Plate-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I started by cutting the die out of Cherry cardstock and gluing to a Pitch Black cardbase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0v4uJmKvz2TeQX9DE8EaLGo1a2LAucrq1KSrqE4kRqhQEq41j_48NzEhoXfq4Dpuv6FqAgH-whVz3iEnhXZSWaFjj4M3ERnBD8UUJ1t2T6QzXtzKN6GHNaBqDwCtrv-B3eYbZAcPL1WvTC3_i3DtJi2pA5BLOu3HrZZKB2rq6myAqx7QMfcpWcUTe_g/s2279/HA%20Red%20Heart%20Plate-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2279" data-original-width="2279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0v4uJmKvz2TeQX9DE8EaLGo1a2LAucrq1KSrqE4kRqhQEq41j_48NzEhoXfq4Dpuv6FqAgH-whVz3iEnhXZSWaFjj4M3ERnBD8UUJ1t2T6QzXtzKN6GHNaBqDwCtrv-B3eYbZAcPL1WvTC3_i3DtJi2pA5BLOu3HrZZKB2rq6myAqx7QMfcpWcUTe_g/w640-h640/HA%20Red%20Heart%20Plate-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next, I heat embossed <a href="https://shrsl.com/3vgb3" target="_blank">my sentiment</a> in gold and added some gold embellishments to finish my card off. This is such and east but striking card to make and it could be easily reproduced with any colors and sentiment that you like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjexuWxOhAMCDoCKtG30UXXR3ojCLZcXgX28T_nuvIjXEXv63C2GB9mQfMWvrxkGvlNXP_4SDoh3E_jk7cIVm-v0C07hV8pbMzX6eSn1GOnZk_kcZqL3VdZ7lMVoE8OZ5BANIPmy_mccQ_UPRJPTuZmvC33C6eEHyHlOjOqgaTSwEkGk3EjOhx9qqaqQ/s2291/HA%20Red%20Heart%20Plate-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2291" data-original-width="2291" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjexuWxOhAMCDoCKtG30UXXR3ojCLZcXgX28T_nuvIjXEXv63C2GB9mQfMWvrxkGvlNXP_4SDoh3E_jk7cIVm-v0C07hV8pbMzX6eSn1GOnZk_kcZqL3VdZ7lMVoE8OZ5BANIPmy_mccQ_UPRJPTuZmvC33C6eEHyHlOjOqgaTSwEkGk3EjOhx9qqaqQ/w640-h640/HA%20Red%20Heart%20Plate-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you haven't seen the card that I shared for the countdown a couple of days ago, here's a look at that. You can find full details <a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2023/01/hero-arts-countdown-to-creativity.html">HERE.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH2aQvKqRFqgY1WgQSPiato2sX-WeEV4NTfPTSZo_jc7lKMIbNFIQN61BwttYR1B6RZ4EnfIg6pjHcfSq1-CtSDpB2v-2WYi4u8S0KBwaK_EVHPSbZJqy7dC3I4-9QTcEHXqxE4y4d_Qu4U34TDcydSc2Zf9EMkCUInFkuFlXjxs6yDaDPsgkd33ycg/s2004/HA%20MMH-Starry%20Valentine-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="2004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH2aQvKqRFqgY1WgQSPiato2sX-WeEV4NTfPTSZo_jc7lKMIbNFIQN61BwttYR1B6RZ4EnfIg6pjHcfSq1-CtSDpB2v-2WYi4u8S0KBwaK_EVHPSbZJqy7dC3I4-9QTcEHXqxE4y4d_Qu4U34TDcydSc2Zf9EMkCUInFkuFlXjxs6yDaDPsgkd33ycg/w640-h640/HA%20MMH-Starry%20Valentine-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ok, you guys, that is it for today but my Hero friends have so much more amazing inspiration using the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3vgaz" target="_blank">January 2023 kit</a> so please keep hopping along with us (blog hop links below) and make sure to enter the fabulous giveaway!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>GIVEAWAY:<br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, January 15th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>BLOG HOP LIST:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/january-2023-my-monthly-hero-release-giveaway" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a></div><br /><div>
<b>Hero Arts Creative Team:
<a href=" " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><br /></b> <a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2023/01/09/hero-arts-january-2023-my-monthly-hero-release-blog-hop/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a><br /><a href="https://emilymidgett.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Midgett</a><br /><a href="https://ilinacrouse.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ilina Crouse</a><br /><a href="http://www.kellylatevola.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Taylor</a><br /><a href="http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Libby Hickson</a><br /><a href="https://understandblue.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lydia Fiedler</a><br /><a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2023/01/hero-arts-my-monthly-hero-release.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maria Willis</a><br /><a href="https://www.cardgrotto.com/2023/01/hero-arts-my-monthly-hero-january-2022.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Short</a><br /><a href="https://mindyeggendesign.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindy Eggen</a><br /><a href="https://www.poconopam.com/2023/01/hero-arts-january-2023-my-monthly-hero.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pocono Pam</a><br /><a href="https://skypaperscissors.com/hero-arts-january-2023-release-blog-hop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seeka</a><br /><br /><div>
<b>Hero Arts Global Team:</b><div><a href="https://craftyannastudio.blog/2023/01/10/a-kiss-for-you-hero-arts-my-monthly-hero-january-2023-kit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anna Mahtani</a><br /><a href="https://cacacraftblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/09/january-2023-my-monthly-hero-kit-blog-hop/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Erica A-</a>B<br /><a href="https://jenkraydesign.blogspot.com/2023/01/hero-arts-my-monthly-hero-release.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jen Kray</a><br /><a href="https://handmade-by-michelle.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-my-monthly-hero-release-and.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Lupton</a><br /><br /></div><div>
<b>Special Guests:
<a href=" " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><br /></b> <a href="http://www.arjita.in/my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arjita Singh</a><br /><a href="https://essiemakescards.blogspot.com/2023/01/cappucino-dreaming-with-hero-arts.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Essie</a><br /><a href="https://whostolemyglitter.com/2023/01/09/hero-arts-january-2023-my-monthly-hero-blog-hop-and-giveaway/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Kotas</a><br /><a href="https://www.cardsstampsandink.com/2023/01/hero-arts-january-2023-my-monthly-hero.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Karen Boyce</a><br /><a href="https://craftmecraftmoi.wordpress.com/2023/01/09/hero-arts-january-my-monthly-hero-kit-release-blog-hop/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lounon</a><br /><a href="https://anchoredbyink.wordpress.com/?p=2416" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meg Brooks</a><br /><a href="https://nicholspohr.com/?p=623" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nichol Spohr</a><br /><a href="https://www.myclutteredcorner.com/2023/01/hero-arts-my-monthly-hero-blog-hop.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebecca Keppel</a><br /> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-78491675566290492382023-01-07T04:00:00.045-08:002023-01-09T01:39:29.759-08:00Hero Arts Countdown to Creativity: January 2023 My Monthly Hero Release<p><span style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! It's almost time for the <a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank">January 2023</a></span><a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Hero Arts</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a> release and <a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank">this month's kit is a fabulous kit</a> for creating some really fun Valentine's and love themed cards!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">If you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the February 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! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Today is Day Two</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">of the Countdown to Creativity and I've got an easy Valentine's Day card for you. To make this card I started off with a piece of water color paper and I sprayed it with Pink Liquid Watercolor spray. I heat embossed it in black using Onyx Pigment ink and Clear embossing powder. Then I cut the piece down with a paper trimmer and matted it on black cardstock with some foam adhesive on the back. I set that bit aside so that I could work on the background.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5HKeE8owecaVsXe4VJdJiwMtJSQQKORubfRE8hOpd6yusZFr24LSLf7mCSlDHWig8rCIGXLamnixk48GHZAsMfo9eVttRaq0n5fJKoq6Zz0SYR53D49AE0UIUujnX8nQVXxqrMgZxqpjJ9tW7dSLWWrV0QBsjAR0XziNf2Egk_uomUjo4vWJUcdtyw/s2211/HA%20MMH-Starry%20Valentine-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero January 2023, cards, cardmaking,#valentinesday," border="0" data-original-height="2211" data-original-width="2211" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5HKeE8owecaVsXe4VJdJiwMtJSQQKORubfRE8hOpd6yusZFr24LSLf7mCSlDHWig8rCIGXLamnixk48GHZAsMfo9eVttRaq0n5fJKoq6Zz0SYR53D49AE0UIUujnX8nQVXxqrMgZxqpjJ9tW7dSLWWrV0QBsjAR0XziNf2Egk_uomUjo4vWJUcdtyw/w640-h640/HA%20MMH-Starry%20Valentine-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">To create the background I used one of the stamps from the set (only the edges because it actually has a sentiment in the middle), inked it up in black and stamped repeatedly until my background was as full as I wanted it. Then, I adhered my pink Valentine focal point to the center of the card front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEQO6Nq8Zj2M9NYowZP6lPHCvB3tMT0QZt10BoDTuVTgTVDgJRixCwLWPAMsvHcBPBUDgcQvRkN5-wwmOUrl8M_2Y-OAXpoG1-JNxxQk9wBlpbeDnAx37hjVEH8RM3iyp_Yu7offUAYqLoFXzN_13dS-65g1uF8R9_r3XBGX-lG8XfKaRQ0m0WQT-mg/s2004/HA%20MMH-Starry%20Valentine-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero January 2023, cards, cardmaking,#valentinesday," border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="2004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEQO6Nq8Zj2M9NYowZP6lPHCvB3tMT0QZt10BoDTuVTgTVDgJRixCwLWPAMsvHcBPBUDgcQvRkN5-wwmOUrl8M_2Y-OAXpoG1-JNxxQk9wBlpbeDnAx37hjVEH8RM3iyp_Yu7offUAYqLoFXzN_13dS-65g1uF8R9_r3XBGX-lG8XfKaRQ0m0WQT-mg/w640-h640/HA%20MMH-Starry%20Valentine-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next, I cut some hearts from <a href="http://heroarts.com/products/mh0123-my-monthly-hero-kit-january-2023" target="_blank">the kit</a> out of gold foil (on the bottom I only wanted one heart so i just snipped the other heart off) and glued them on to the sentiment piece on opposite corners.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjJ0_wmx_UL2D9E93L2OS9rhH3h3ixvGpf1vNjsJOsI9aA_9QIqUbmRZSRY7wsdQPAa_08qSucHR4hsZj7pl2KS4Tk6TlviEMr-DWiUI7C0_AuLbEnqq1INvQsh7PXd-cOdx-FtRN6RRUQGy_AhFPcjq7dIE3bZV6nLuL6PzgDXWDs1vDej4HDAdCgg/s2236/HA%20MMH-Starry%20Valentine-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero January 2023, cards, cardmaking,#valentinesday," border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="2236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjJ0_wmx_UL2D9E93L2OS9rhH3h3ixvGpf1vNjsJOsI9aA_9QIqUbmRZSRY7wsdQPAa_08qSucHR4hsZj7pl2KS4Tk6TlviEMr-DWiUI7C0_AuLbEnqq1INvQsh7PXd-cOdx-FtRN6RRUQGy_AhFPcjq7dIE3bZV6nLuL6PzgDXWDs1vDej4HDAdCgg/w640-h640/HA%20MMH-Starry%20Valentine-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero January 2023" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well, that is it for today but make sure you check out the sneak peeks from other creative team members, and for a chance to win the kit before you can buy it make sure to head over to the Hero Arts blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day and I'll see you back here on Monday for the full release!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-18726632692401824822022-12-05T10:00:00.147-08:002022-12-05T10:00:00.178-08:00Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December 2022 Release: Blog Hop and Giveaway<p><span style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! The wait is over! It's time for the</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://shrsl.com/3trbl" target="_blank">December 2022</a> </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero release</a> and <a href="https://shrsl.com/3trbl" target="_blank">this month's kit</a> is a fantastic, celestial themed bundle! It's got a large 6"x8" clear stamp set with coordinating die cuts. It's also got a cling background stamp, some Pitch Black Cardstock and a Rose Gold pigment mini ink pad. </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Before I get to my cards, if you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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 $82!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3exqw" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the January 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! There are also a ton of amazing add-on products! You can <a href="https://shrsl.com/3trbn" target="_blank">buy the add-ons as a bundle at a discounted rate</a> or just pick up your favorite products.</span> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">For my first card I've used the new MMH kit. I started out by inking up the background stamp using Taffy, Creamsicle and Lemon Drop Reactive Inks. I did this by rubbing the ink pads directly onto the stamp and then making sure I had a smooth blend with a blending brush. I stamped onto white cardstock. I did this a couple of times until I had the coverage I wanted. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWaSEbw-XHY8_LUiouHaZ64bFpZT3IrRf8EDXNpsOlKBFWkfsSpxdOEesgddeBu5d1b46vflxW8qC4vZnsNjPOP-QAHBw4cH17y1U1-F9IfWd21xmc8o2eOH-rCVAK2MRAjGpdNnw2-uzIm9Dgo2qAVYjQLQtNRcGKzVGqDhRksBOACKw-BE_Pq7jng/s2509/HA%20December%202022%20MMH-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero December 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, color, ink, inkblending, space, galaxy" border="0" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="2509" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWaSEbw-XHY8_LUiouHaZ64bFpZT3IrRf8EDXNpsOlKBFWkfsSpxdOEesgddeBu5d1b46vflxW8qC4vZnsNjPOP-QAHBw4cH17y1U1-F9IfWd21xmc8o2eOH-rCVAK2MRAjGpdNnw2-uzIm9Dgo2qAVYjQLQtNRcGKzVGqDhRksBOACKw-BE_Pq7jng/w640-h640/HA%20December%202022%20MMH-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release December 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I colored the images I wanted with copic markers and then I cut them out by hand and pieced them together. I added foam tape to the back of the images, figured out where I wanted them positioned, and then I heat embossed my sentiment (Onyx Pigment ink and clear embossing powder). Then, I adhered the images to the card front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD7IeX5lnXn1KQGxSksLzaEdMDCYaJ0_Z0RaU3Dbl-3K0D55j5E84k4PGKYZYVQAdSWZ-H7lbkAfd6wZHA0vqcuwTBus8m6PBTEM0sc2IfshKOwl0c6id2lBYgx8KzrmUSP0JsA_HGvSsNJEWsqPl5v1F9yeA3ZNsuzPJVgPYntJa7-TPcqNDz2oQBw/s1463/HA%20December%202022%20MMH-%20CU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero December 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, color, ink, inkblending, space, galaxy" border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="1463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD7IeX5lnXn1KQGxSksLzaEdMDCYaJ0_Z0RaU3Dbl-3K0D55j5E84k4PGKYZYVQAdSWZ-H7lbkAfd6wZHA0vqcuwTBus8m6PBTEM0sc2IfshKOwl0c6id2lBYgx8KzrmUSP0JsA_HGvSsNJEWsqPl5v1F9yeA3ZNsuzPJVgPYntJa7-TPcqNDz2oQBw/w640-h640/HA%20December%202022%20MMH-%20CU.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release December 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I added my card front to a Pitch Black card base. The final step was to add Gold Hero Pearls to give my card more of a galactic look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYIRknQoC-h8Hb3ODxy2sPWlN2ZC1L5wRkXDWctwnStHrFPd0cUY6cb-AIgkMDVcf9iw27Zbs2LcrEO33deUyxRVDhCbASiXwz33X1X7Z_qnIbzVJBAS7ijMJWE7d1EYnAuhy5YpoiXhRPXgmeWKzFJbzhmkxoPmSYMHgzWXAm-phRN2dJnwtroThsQ/s2255/HA%20December%202022%20MMH-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero December 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, color, ink, inkblending, space, galaxy" border="0" data-original-height="2255" data-original-width="2255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYIRknQoC-h8Hb3ODxy2sPWlN2ZC1L5wRkXDWctwnStHrFPd0cUY6cb-AIgkMDVcf9iw27Zbs2LcrEO33deUyxRVDhCbASiXwz33X1X7Z_qnIbzVJBAS7ijMJWE7d1EYnAuhy5YpoiXhRPXgmeWKzFJbzhmkxoPmSYMHgzWXAm-phRN2dJnwtroThsQ/w640-h640/HA%20December%202022%20MMH-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release December 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For my next card I used the new <a href="https://shrsl.com/3trc1" target="_blank">Celestial Bold Prints stamp</a> for the background. I inked it up Reactive Inks (Pool Party, Lemon Drop, Taffy and Grape Slush). I stamped repeatedly onto Pitch Black Cardstock until the colors were laid down heavily. Then I stamped again in Versamark ink and heat embossed in clear to trap the colors in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3NSYocbittFXjKeyKCZQqTE3ddtrYb80bF08dCjM4cYXdKyS1zj2Aodm3RNk-suBEDCBSxqMSXz5sZSfc9ByoXGlQtpfVJ683-awVx9QLYHVrQxVwZiirjF9tLPHApVYXGszaT0jnF1tSauk7vL0lKswz8Ms7xAdPGNDZQXU-NM7-PXm6ViO5p8-JQ/s2535/CG895_lifestyle_maria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero December 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, color, ink, inkblending, space, galaxy" border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="2535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3NSYocbittFXjKeyKCZQqTE3ddtrYb80bF08dCjM4cYXdKyS1zj2Aodm3RNk-suBEDCBSxqMSXz5sZSfc9ByoXGlQtpfVJ683-awVx9QLYHVrQxVwZiirjF9tLPHApVYXGszaT0jnF1tSauk7vL0lKswz8Ms7xAdPGNDZQXU-NM7-PXm6ViO5p8-JQ/w640-h640/CG895_lifestyle_maria.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release December 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I trimmed the background down to 4'x5.25' and adhered it to a mat of gold glitter cardstock.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBdP0FEXKKsq9zsghrrH6zBiMJdnWFhXZkkESxXqudm6feVbQ7K0c0_UlDz1k2elw-eOvuw2X3_UWVRGkdpwTWo0HbcP0pd0oMjeHUUFLFyiPs3TxQqARAu9Fv_vYWBfSHG-Xs9amuxcP_Cz5Ju1nsZi3onNfdiF0EBsMHrsRv4KQi3Mm21slAXcrTA/s1024/CG895_lifestyle_maria3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero December 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, color, ink, inkblending, space, galaxy" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBdP0FEXKKsq9zsghrrH6zBiMJdnWFhXZkkESxXqudm6feVbQ7K0c0_UlDz1k2elw-eOvuw2X3_UWVRGkdpwTWo0HbcP0pd0oMjeHUUFLFyiPs3TxQqARAu9Fv_vYWBfSHG-Xs9amuxcP_Cz5Ju1nsZi3onNfdiF0EBsMHrsRv4KQi3Mm21slAXcrTA/w640-h640/CG895_lifestyle_maria3.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release December 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To add a focal point I used the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3trc4" target="_blank">Celestial Fancy Dies</a>. I gut the sun and star out of gold metallic cardtsock and the cloud from vellum. The sentiment is from the Orbit stamp set and is stamped in black on Mist cardstock. I added the die cuts with foam tape and that was it for this card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDwZFnNQIKNS8K6XQJwPnsOPClwgHDFM3iXbiBvojYe9s27s3wXmjHOQncbRTdTVpS4wBpk1iXy9DakQ73P7iZu6CYVfeCl8NxXE6FxJnG6MdepNJlhoIqfJr72CsMOUUeGDuPZS9FAhwkoxeac7WO1EcGupnuYe9d0sOfkh69H5iiMZ9ApDVb2zKUA/s1024/CG895_lifestyle_maria2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero December 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, color, ink, inkblending, space, galaxy" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDwZFnNQIKNS8K6XQJwPnsOPClwgHDFM3iXbiBvojYe9s27s3wXmjHOQncbRTdTVpS4wBpk1iXy9DakQ73P7iZu6CYVfeCl8NxXE6FxJnG6MdepNJlhoIqfJr72CsMOUUeGDuPZS9FAhwkoxeac7WO1EcGupnuYe9d0sOfkh69H5iiMZ9ApDVb2zKUA/w640-h640/CG895_lifestyle_maria2.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release December 2022" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">That's it for my cards today you guys but I hope you love <a href="https://shrsl.com/3trbl" target="_blank">this month's celestial release</a> as much as I do. The rest of the team has amazing inspiration to share so please keep hopping along with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>BLOG HOP LIST:</b></p>
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It's time for the</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q869" target="_blank">October 2022</a> </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero release</a> and this <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q869" target="_blank">month's kit</a> is a gorgeous, wintery, Christmas bundle! It's got a large 6"x8" stamp set filled stamps that are perfect for scene building or for using individually. There are also sentiments in a most beautiful font. The coordinating die set cuts out all of the images including the sentiments! The kit also includes a cling background stamp of falling snow, two different white ink cubes, and some gorgeous papers (affiliate links may be used at no extra cost to you)!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Before I get to my cards, if you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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 $79!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3exqw" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the November 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 <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86d" target="_blank">buy the add-ons as a bundle at a discounted rate</a> or just pick up your favorite products.</span> </p><p>For my first share today I wanted to show how easy it is to make gorgeous holiday tags with this kit. I started out with a piece of Mist cardstock. I selected two of the images from the kit to build a scene. I stamped one with Granite ink and the second with INTENS-ified Black ink. The lighter gray ink helped the first image to fade into the background and made it look further away. The black ink brought the second image to the foreground and also allowed me to overlap the two images without losing any of the detail. After stamping the images I used my <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86g" target="_blank">Tag Infinity Dies</a> to cut out a tag in the size that I wanted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEide_t-zUZGFyoM3HVkppSVG40JPwZng_iBYEQ3jED6Nt9AC8EuC-UvCwx6Xlb8-Te1gUp1fF39V4uWMuu4I-g_5kcgTl8a4fe27notmm86S0F6L5XV7clcE1LFSrqkDZcJPu-I_Ls6q3LDgPkPQ35R68esI4MvtcMoiO2iddvEa_Ws9uMX3acMr5wNKA/s1164/October%2022%20MMH%20Tag-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022,Christmas, Holiday, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art, color, tags, mixed media, ink, stamping, gingerbread house" border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1164" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEide_t-zUZGFyoM3HVkppSVG40JPwZng_iBYEQ3jED6Nt9AC8EuC-UvCwx6Xlb8-Te1gUp1fF39V4uWMuu4I-g_5kcgTl8a4fe27notmm86S0F6L5XV7clcE1LFSrqkDZcJPu-I_Ls6q3LDgPkPQ35R68esI4MvtcMoiO2iddvEa_Ws9uMX3acMr5wNKA/w640-h640/October%2022%20MMH%20Tag-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022, Christmas" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I used some post-it tape to create a mask for the bottom portion of my tag. Then, I used a blending brush and some Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink to ink around the edges to darken up the sky before heat embossing the falling snow background stamp in White Satin Pearl. I used white and yellow Posca pens to snow and light to the windows on the images. Next, I heat embossed my sentiment in white onto Cherry cardstock, die cut it with the coordinating die, and adhered it to my tag with foam tape. A couple of rhinestone gems and some twine added the finishing touches to my tag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzS5C-DSq-vHsOKPFDsWN8PiZEu8QoyrRjra7H5A7mew6aMPotflFQgTKDFdqH7Qn-m4WHIt3ffjV_C9RsQX1Gu0Dg-Y0sVBBfhxz91On43edq55DuheyGdILXOoNuz0F-1SpFsHVU1fjMa0JeLk1w8JR_lSnWSpzMEG0xcHt6kUXmzbcholPJ4R0VUQ/s1265/October%2022%20MMH%20Tag-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022,Christmas, Holiday, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art, color, tags, mixed media, ink, stamping, gingerbread house" border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1265" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzS5C-DSq-vHsOKPFDsWN8PiZEu8QoyrRjra7H5A7mew6aMPotflFQgTKDFdqH7Qn-m4WHIt3ffjV_C9RsQX1Gu0Dg-Y0sVBBfhxz91On43edq55DuheyGdILXOoNuz0F-1SpFsHVU1fjMa0JeLk1w8JR_lSnWSpzMEG0xcHt6kUXmzbcholPJ4R0VUQ/w640-h640/October%2022%20MMH%20Tag-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022, Christmas" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For my next card I decided to use the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86h" target="_blank">Gingerbread House Fancy Die</a> which is an add-on to this month's kit. I left the die set connected and ran it through my die cut machine twice, once with Luxe watercolor paper (I didn't end up watercoloring so white cardstock would've been fine), and again with Sand cardstock. I started by ink-blending the edges of the gingerbread house with Sand ink to add a little depth. Then I used my red and yellow Posca paint pens to color in the windows and sash on the house as well as the stripes on the candy cane. I added <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86i" target="_blank">Gold Hero Pearls</a> to sash on the house to fancy it up a little bit. I colored the gingerbread cookie and tree with my copic markers and set them aside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtB-2jHAm2m38XNpRqAlRR5exAi1Mw1F478FqfZLFM9nIjDMTiHjP_js6C3B0ZUOK9In59OuKWI-shVAZWGWtA74wiyxtkJEAqOkseVdWOuWJJfQnuMFucEoRBXZLjLuFiQmUc1t8hpOq5Yo5BjtcoxZCMobgk04NpAslLK1wICqSNtrodF7XqGOHZgg/s2568/HA%20Gingerbread%20House-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022,Christmas, Holiday, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art, color, tags, mixed media, ink, stamping, gingerbread house" border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="2568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtB-2jHAm2m38XNpRqAlRR5exAi1Mw1F478FqfZLFM9nIjDMTiHjP_js6C3B0ZUOK9In59OuKWI-shVAZWGWtA74wiyxtkJEAqOkseVdWOuWJJfQnuMFucEoRBXZLjLuFiQmUc1t8hpOq5Yo5BjtcoxZCMobgk04NpAslLK1wICqSNtrodF7XqGOHZgg/w640-h640/HA%20Gingerbread%20House-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022, Christmas" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wanted to have some really great, textured snow on this card so I used the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86k" target="_blank">Snow & Froth Technique Kit</a> (<a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86n" target="_blank">lacquer pen</a> and <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86o" target="_blank">white puff embossing powder</a>) to add snow to the roof top and the door of the gingerbread house. To do this, just squirt the lacquer pen everywhere that you want snow, cover it with white puff embossing powder, and heat set it. You will end up with most wonderful snow!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzsJjRpqFb7yUk_uxqXGut8oDXuUSgsivtydy0p3TOPT2fh5zVqYxET4AJQqFMuwbtX3xd2Gc-6CcIg437pIF4Dcmb9DjNEza6kORY3HpmagyVO3Wwb3gUCvcOu1BovPknYBYT2Oo6uzJZAO1JT1_dLrF1cJWL-2zdxlLO4i05Apo-kzi52Rl4qftnQ/s1930/HA%20Gingerbread%20House-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022,Christmas, Holiday, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art, color, tags, mixed media, ink, stamping, gingerbread house" border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1930" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzsJjRpqFb7yUk_uxqXGut8oDXuUSgsivtydy0p3TOPT2fh5zVqYxET4AJQqFMuwbtX3xd2Gc-6CcIg437pIF4Dcmb9DjNEza6kORY3HpmagyVO3Wwb3gUCvcOu1BovPknYBYT2Oo6uzJZAO1JT1_dLrF1cJWL-2zdxlLO4i05Apo-kzi52Rl4qftnQ/w640-h640/HA%20Gingerbread%20House-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022, Christmas" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the background I started out with a piece of Mist cardstock and I inkblended the edges with Blue Hawaii Reactive ink. Next I grabbed the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86p" target="_blank">Sprinkled Dots stencil</a>, taped it to my background (add tape to back of cardstock to prevent tearing). and applied <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86r" target="_blank">Glitter Paste</a> with my <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86t" target="_blank">palette knife</a>. I hit the glitter paste with my heat tool to dry it quickly and then I adhered my assembled gingerbread house and accessories to the card using foam adhesive. I stamped the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86u" target="_blank">Holiday Sentiment Strips</a> in black ink on Cherry cardstock then cut all of the sentiments out at once using the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q86v" target="_blank">Sentiment Strips Fancy Die</a>. This combination is so awesome bc you end up with so many perfect sentiment strips at once and anything you don't use immediately can be saved for another project. Anyhow, I added my sentiment strip using foam tape and that was it for my card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCTTWZNVwQmtUeTffEl4UFbwGxbyIH-DT18am_-lFO_oqOyzkhgj_7u9fJSzs6idVC5eWfSBBn1dQ9Z5VsSAsAFFDpMdpAiZTBHDM8edsTp_ZB7DC8gsJpKD5sZTlduWmXN_QDJbNOLnMJfpk8kVjHKyeA0seHIMUuLI3VC7aGrJlhsgdsb5Pg8D-Sw/s2538/HA%20Gingerbread%20House-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022,Christmas, Holiday, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art, color, tags, mixed media, ink, stamping, gingerbread house" border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="2538" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCTTWZNVwQmtUeTffEl4UFbwGxbyIH-DT18am_-lFO_oqOyzkhgj_7u9fJSzs6idVC5eWfSBBn1dQ9Z5VsSAsAFFDpMdpAiZTBHDM8edsTp_ZB7DC8gsJpKD5sZTlduWmXN_QDJbNOLnMJfpk8kVjHKyeA0seHIMUuLI3VC7aGrJlhsgdsb5Pg8D-Sw/w640-h640/HA%20Gingerbread%20House-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022, Christmas" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here is another card that I made using the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q869" target="_blank">October 2022 kit</a>. If you want all of the details for this card then over to <a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2022/09/hero-arts-countdown-to-creativity.html" target="_blank">this blog post HERE.<br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyPQhGSpwRVa4Ih7V3m7RjaoprkKRe5m6L4hjpxBdNw2kipxuJD1eUqE1D9hDDdRD4lErTtMGS9P_l1SWBbydaVfzoRKJ-6GCxmEVH_dV8TI4ad_Sl1JQtova8ahLTjPig7fJ3ZvMC8Xm52x_xeQFobDklKRZ-Vg-JRUi1_5PDnwmk5HYxtaUvQXH0w/s1240/October%2022%20MMH%20Scene-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022,Christmas, Holiday, cards, cardmaking, handmade, diy, art, color, tags, mixed media, ink, stamping, gingerbread house" border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyPQhGSpwRVa4Ih7V3m7RjaoprkKRe5m6L4hjpxBdNw2kipxuJD1eUqE1D9hDDdRD4lErTtMGS9P_l1SWBbydaVfzoRKJ-6GCxmEVH_dV8TI4ad_Sl1JQtova8ahLTjPig7fJ3ZvMC8Xm52x_xeQFobDklKRZ-Vg-JRUi1_5PDnwmk5HYxtaUvQXH0w/w640-h640/October%2022%20MMH%20Scene-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022, Christmas" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">That is it for today you guys! I hope you love <a href="https://shrsl.com/3q869" target="_blank">this month's kit</a> as much as I do. Please check out the details for the giveaway below and make sure to check out the rest of the blog hop for some incredible inspiration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>GIVEAWAY:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, October 9th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>BLOG HOP LIST:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><br /><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Hero Arts Creative Team: </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Special Guests: </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://whostolemyglitter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Kotas</a><br />
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It's almost time for the October 2022</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit is a fabulous kit for creating gorgeous holiday scenes and more.</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">If you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the November 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! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Today is Day One</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">of the Countdown to Creativity and I've got a colorful Christmas scene to share with you. I started by stamping some of the scenes in Onyx Pigment Ink and then heat embossing them in clear. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgi9lPryVfQmnpMhLj-7B2bOjCqkbDmkTHMlA3HFNGmAb_yVw1_yY3ERJ0EcEHd7MELm5JV-6DePB8sjkAJYcLRpo21wxltYC2fKr76lVN8-nLK6Hlj9hRYlKSRIKKLbl92myOibowEK_Hs-fVv_5x_cDXxI2zFfyxVMkzplBtYyREN0tgQPmyXSJSA/s1240/October%2022%20MMH%20Scene-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, handmade, christmas, inkblending,heat embossing," border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgi9lPryVfQmnpMhLj-7B2bOjCqkbDmkTHMlA3HFNGmAb_yVw1_yY3ERJ0EcEHd7MELm5JV-6DePB8sjkAJYcLRpo21wxltYC2fKr76lVN8-nLK6Hlj9hRYlKSRIKKLbl92myOibowEK_Hs-fVv_5x_cDXxI2zFfyxVMkzplBtYyREN0tgQPmyXSJSA/w640-h640/October%2022%20MMH%20Scene-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria WIllis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I figured out where I wanted the scene images to fit on my card front and ink blended the sky using Reactive Inks in Taffy and Lemon Drop. I inkblended the bottom with Pool Party then sprayed the whole background with white iridescent shimmer spray. Then, I stamped and heat embossed the Santa and elf images onto my background pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxZiyFB23P9wtce8-mnyJtD2GxUjI3NZXL7tdaMWwGoaCMq8qbhNqBm4NkIn59kHySxbwRZXwle0aI2QXSE8JWl1Wnu0Q-dxYKykBB2-eRQ8N88_Qz9p7UKSCAsYlCt_BitW-Mu6fmC2EOadKmTGXrczfF6Taz30a2yY_eiEEOJo2wTJEPYqXSKuVMw/s1284/October%2022%20MMH%20Scene-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, handmade, christmas, inkblending,heat embossing," border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxZiyFB23P9wtce8-mnyJtD2GxUjI3NZXL7tdaMWwGoaCMq8qbhNqBm4NkIn59kHySxbwRZXwle0aI2QXSE8JWl1Wnu0Q-dxYKykBB2-eRQ8N88_Qz9p7UKSCAsYlCt_BitW-Mu6fmC2EOadKmTGXrczfF6Taz30a2yY_eiEEOJo2wTJEPYqXSKuVMw/w640-h640/October%2022%20MMH%20Scene-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria WIllis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, I added the die cut scene images using liquid glue and foam tape. I cut the excess off of both sides so that the images would be flush with the background. I added the background piece to a Pitch Black mat and that was it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap2zV01kmXUagRuuUE1DTUyMaIdGajUf7-yxbxDfiEUScy63qA4jK7r8yEDwwN60LnoPzNrr0a-LJIGff3YDOV3X3huMWQcoFI0_mNSXEahk2jj9sninvKbJF2NiM3CKUI-WG4iQiQLSSObPWVyLENl6MfY2CV513fZu7A-IGYihfyfAxjnQDNzOeMw/s1254/October%2022%20MMH%20Scene-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero October 2022, cards, cardmaking, art, diy, handmade, christmas, inkblending,heat embossing," border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap2zV01kmXUagRuuUE1DTUyMaIdGajUf7-yxbxDfiEUScy63qA4jK7r8yEDwwN60LnoPzNrr0a-LJIGff3YDOV3X3huMWQcoFI0_mNSXEahk2jj9sninvKbJF2NiM3CKUI-WG4iQiQLSSObPWVyLENl6MfY2CV513fZu7A-IGYihfyfAxjnQDNzOeMw/w640-h640/October%2022%20MMH%20Scene-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria WIllis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2022" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you'd like a chance to win this kit before you can buy it head on over to the Hero Arts blog and enter for your chance to win. There are two more days of the countdown so be sure to check back for the next couple of days and see all of the inspiration from the design team!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day and I'll see you on Monday for the full release!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>PRODUCT SUPLY LIST</b> (Affiliate Links may be used at no extra cost to you):</div><p></p>
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I know this card looks like a lot but it's actually easy to make so let me walk you through it step-by-step.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>BACKGROUND:</b></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Cut a piece of Luxe Watercolor Cardstock to 4.25" x 5.5"</li><li>Spray the background with liquid watercolor sprays of your choice (I added liquid watercolor and water to a spray bottle to create my own sprays). I used Leaf, Jungle Mist, Indigo and Art Print Brown. Allow to dry.</li><li>Spray the same watercolor colors onto your work surface and smoosh your dried background into the color. This will add unpredictable visual texture and some extra color to your background. Allow to dry.</li><li>Place your Leaf Circle Stencil over your background piece. I secured mine from the back with washi tape so that it would stay in place. Use your palette knife to spread Gold Hero Wax through the stencil. Don't worry about perfection- partial stenciling will add character to your background.</li><li>Remove the stencil (put it in water so it will be easy to wash later) and immediately sprinkle some Sand Embossing Powder over the wet wax (a couple of pinches should do the trick). Make sure not to completely cover the wax so that you can still see the gold.</li><li>Heat the embossing powder and wax to set them. This will melt the Sand Embossing Powder and it will also bubble the wax for extra texture.</li><li>Splatter the background with White Glimmer Metallic Ink for extra magic.</li></ol><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XHu-MmOMtwwzFOOOO8I00ltmR1O2GroJXXXfvDI67aL1-fiVhb8FPfPwmPMwFEOSmC-yJvFIWruqXW-KEslZXlmJFP1QZSxf5YfCT2JqX5JQEhAbKOqIUfs5RtziVGRv6I4MMABpkBsAIVXuqx-I51xfLUMC0e7DqF6SIz3AMg-kl7wk5aRYiZU5mA/s1284/HA-Shitake-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,mixed media,Hero Wax,stencils,heat embossing,die cutting,mushrooms,leaves,stamping,handmade, cards, diy, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XHu-MmOMtwwzFOOOO8I00ltmR1O2GroJXXXfvDI67aL1-fiVhb8FPfPwmPMwFEOSmC-yJvFIWruqXW-KEslZXlmJFP1QZSxf5YfCT2JqX5JQEhAbKOqIUfs5RtziVGRv6I4MMABpkBsAIVXuqx-I51xfLUMC0e7DqF6SIz3AMg-kl7wk5aRYiZU5mA/w640-h640/HA-Shitake-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Mixed Media, Hero Wax, Stencil, Mushrooms" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>FOCAL POINT:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ol><li>Stamp the text stamp from the Sending Love Mail stamp in Granite ink onto vellum. Cut this piece to 2.5" x 3.5" and set it aside.</li><li>Use the Mushrooms and Ferns Fancy Dies to die cut mushrooms and ferns from Luxe Watercolor Cardstock. I left the ferns white.</li><li>Using Liquid Watercolor sprays, spray the tops of the mushrooms Orange and the stems Art Print Brown.</li><li>I used Tomato ink (ink-blending) and Copic markers to add a little bit of extra color and shading to my my mushrooms.</li><li>Stamp the sentiment from Zen Messages in Aquamarine Pigment ink, heat emboss it in clear and cut it into a strip.</li></ol></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirk5tCBW75yVbk4j5iG2hMdh7qz5KwYlEj-ZxN8xpL7Ir6DR6uVkCMpaiYrO35GavzplXY6ghNf6CMtcPSaS2mkLXWDXnJKNmRm_9UHAjFOfC5_sX0FAeuTjOc3mj4vR98ycDSm1JguRWmMqN0L-TNDuzpzzdende7mGMhGEOBNDtHFOGrrWvz1F98Q/s1258/HA-Shitake-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,mixed media,Hero Wax,stencils,heat embossing,die cutting,mushrooms,leaves,stamping,handmade, cards, diy, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1258" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirk5tCBW75yVbk4j5iG2hMdh7qz5KwYlEj-ZxN8xpL7Ir6DR6uVkCMpaiYrO35GavzplXY6ghNf6CMtcPSaS2mkLXWDXnJKNmRm_9UHAjFOfC5_sX0FAeuTjOc3mj4vR98ycDSm1JguRWmMqN0L-TNDuzpzzdende7mGMhGEOBNDtHFOGrrWvz1F98Q/w640-h640/HA-Shitake-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Mixed Media, Hero Wax, Stencil, Mushrooms" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>ASSEMBLE:</b></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Add your background to a cardbase. I used Precision Glue to do this.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Adhere your sentiment strip to the vellum piece then layer the ferns and mushrooms on top using either foam adhesive or glue dots to create dimension.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Add foam adhesive to the vellum making sure to hide it behind the sentiment, ferns and mushrooms. Attach the focal point to the background.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The final step is to splatter the focal point with White Glimmer Metallic ink. I covered my sentiment with a piece of washi tape to protect it. </li></ol><p></p><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4EgcycSu4fZ7cPzbu9gZwtHUY62xDzWQo1elH2Y9YEpOYUJB0cj87vY1axQGCVt_rIjXYes3nL3AfYk_ps8u5YiV2pdTRIis8xdhsAtt4T1X_XVfipDFhyV7ZDt-ETK0yjj7ZZyKWaRpFDWvDFocCnoJrq6oOMAY1y1V8kiR7ccHG7YtCVu1zmsW7Q/s1246/HA-Shitake-R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Wills,Hero Arts,mixed media,Hero Wax,stencils,heat embossing,die cutting,mushrooms,leaves,stamping,handmade, cards, diy, watercolor" border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1246" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4EgcycSu4fZ7cPzbu9gZwtHUY62xDzWQo1elH2Y9YEpOYUJB0cj87vY1axQGCVt_rIjXYes3nL3AfYk_ps8u5YiV2pdTRIis8xdhsAtt4T1X_XVfipDFhyV7ZDt-ETK0yjj7ZZyKWaRpFDWvDFocCnoJrq6oOMAY1y1V8kiR7ccHG7YtCVu1zmsW7Q/w640-h640/HA-Shitake-R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts, Mixed Media, Hero Wax, Stencil, Mushrooms" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now you've got a finished card with tons of color and eye-catching texture! I hope some of you might have fun recreating this card or using some of the techniques I've shared today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I hope you all have an awesome day today, but if your day is feeling hard, try to just let that shitake go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Crafty hugs,</div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Maria</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-76131159065498335892022-08-01T10:00:00.181-07:002022-08-01T10:00:00.183-07:00Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Release August 2022: Blog Hop and a Giveaway!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p><span>Hey everybody! The wait is over! It's time for the</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span> <a href="https://shrsl.com/3mrro" target="_blank">August 2022</a> </span><span><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero release</a> and <a href="https://shrsl.com/3mrro" target="_blank">this month's kit </a>is a stencil lovers dream! It's got a set of four layering stencils to create a beautiful desert scene. There are also a sentiment stamp set, some coordinating dies, four ink cubes, five sheets of Luxe watercolor paper and bronze PearlEx (affiliate links may be used at no extra cost to you)!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Before I get to my cards, if you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3exqw" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the September 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 <a href="https://shrsl.com/3mrrv" target="_blank">buy the add-ons as a bundle at a discounted rate</a> or just pick up your favorite products.</span> </p><p><b>HOT TIP</b>: Ok, so here's something I quickly figured out with this kit... I am someone who struggles with leaving white space on a card (especially in a landscape scene like this where white space within the design would really break it up). If you are like me then I suggest the easy solution of starting either with colored card stock and ink blending on that, inkblending a background in the colors of your choice before using the stencils, or, grab a background from your stash and have fun with that!</p><p>For my first project I decided to grab a watercolored background from my stash and be inspired by the vibrant colors. This panel was created with DIY Liquid Watercolor sprays and I believe I used Pink and Dandelion but it looks like I could've sprayed a little Creamsicle Reactive spray in there too. I decided to put the pink up top for a magically hazy sky and the yellow/orange tones worked well for a desert floor. I used the stencils from the kit and inkblended in Taffy reactive ink to add the gorgeous skyline and some sandy pits. For the next layer I used a sponge dauber to gently add in highlights with Gold Glimmer Metallic Ink. If you decide to do this make sure to go easy so that the gold doesn't run under your stencil and you can get some crisp highlights. I wanted more gold so after the first layer dried I went back with a paintbrush and thickened it up.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTRfIhRCRitElpuX_dlpvsgIMYmHPQt1LKjACWdQBnhWk4Iv0FWO1Eydn63aRjwJjWfz0e0cWaoA5Kk-NgfiMHbMMin5GUQF0QwO8daH0GG4GlUb4F2S19j-Xo06CTFFenYf2gB0LYnAaMMJiheMHVhsNjXTb0asAGo-1Vt5VnxY8ced1NXYm-MOGYg/s2123/HA%20MMH%20August%20Golden-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="2123" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTRfIhRCRitElpuX_dlpvsgIMYmHPQt1LKjACWdQBnhWk4Iv0FWO1Eydn63aRjwJjWfz0e0cWaoA5Kk-NgfiMHbMMin5GUQF0QwO8daH0GG4GlUb4F2S19j-Xo06CTFFenYf2gB0LYnAaMMJiheMHVhsNjXTb0asAGo-1Vt5VnxY8ced1NXYm-MOGYg/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20August%20Golden-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022, desert, cactus" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I wanted to give the mountains a little bit more definition since doing pink mountains against a pink sky didn't provide a lot of contrast. I grabbed a pink colored pencil and traced around the edges of the mountains and added a little shading where I thought it would look good. That was an easy way to make the mountains pop. I wanted to add to the sky as well so I masked off the bottom part of the card (coordinating dies make this easy) and splattered it with White Glimmer Metallic Ink. Before moving on, I heat embossed my sentiment onto the panel using Onyx Pigment ink and clear embossing powder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4ON5BurM0jJpRzBgNsxYFcFq6VGnlr3VmdgLnJqu-4sU3ooZLSlL0nqkXkRoo6OgYKiwO9Lj_Bo_IDKL2pPSYIc1J3Vx2sqfHbsTxc2QrEjb27wvpxnLiow9VaCADJc8rlk9upcEQaxq2KBF81BnYYkv_fJ9fydQ0HzHJW4s6KIbFDw1i1NF35jGFg/s2567/HA%20MMH%20August%20Golden-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="2567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4ON5BurM0jJpRzBgNsxYFcFq6VGnlr3VmdgLnJqu-4sU3ooZLSlL0nqkXkRoo6OgYKiwO9Lj_Bo_IDKL2pPSYIc1J3Vx2sqfHbsTxc2QrEjb27wvpxnLiow9VaCADJc8rlk9upcEQaxq2KBF81BnYYkv_fJ9fydQ0HzHJW4s6KIbFDw1i1NF35jGFg/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20August%20Golden-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022, desert, cactus" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next, I used a separate piece of white paper to stencil my cacti in Key Lime Fizz and Green Apple Reactive Inks. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and adhered them with foam tape. I finished my card off by adding it to a black mat and a card base. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJLY80R2Qelikyxy1ChU5LmwyoFOjjdLw9Gr-lG75ZpsR_8sDGyNXxUS8iKQS3AnImyTBV_K_SNZetv3mbGYyQJzVrz7fdZF9mb38YhpWK6lZOt7LR33xKTaC-BwxTuVJwYsWLyDLgX47zfhyGWRAXQWwJfZX3kKGIAL8PHg8ZkDPJMDxzwCdr9ruJg/s2440/HA%20MMH%20August%20Golden-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="2440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJLY80R2Qelikyxy1ChU5LmwyoFOjjdLw9Gr-lG75ZpsR_8sDGyNXxUS8iKQS3AnImyTBV_K_SNZetv3mbGYyQJzVrz7fdZF9mb38YhpWK6lZOt7LR33xKTaC-BwxTuVJwYsWLyDLgX47zfhyGWRAXQWwJfZX3kKGIAL8PHg8ZkDPJMDxzwCdr9ruJg/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20August%20Golden-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022, desert, cactus" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I made this next card using a new stencil called <a href="https://shrsl.com/3mx93" target="_blank">Desert Road Stencil</a>. I used some Pixie Spray to lightly adhere it to my cardstock before working with it so that I could get clean lines. I inkblended everything above the dark brown section using Dandelion, Pale Tomato, Sand, Caramel, Cup O' Joe, and Espresso inks. It was too hard to keep the colors separated by section as I had originally planned so I blended over the tops of the stencil lines and ended being happy with the look</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE14pY4XXPVekPaoNFYCtMmqwPW7VQBnukhZkWRzQcAtILjiZbV8RV4rfu0_C_JQclDlV2dexBsqwvH0vTy4A7UMKZWs6vurx7PL0SKL3Wi80Kjy3E38Iwt9An6pAnXv5_Upf0KklI6aieQ6rJThphDJ_7-C1jrpCTUnB7-BN27LvriCwlnUQ6vtV2ZQ/s2413/HA%20Desert%20Road%20Stencil%202-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2413" data-original-width="2413" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE14pY4XXPVekPaoNFYCtMmqwPW7VQBnukhZkWRzQcAtILjiZbV8RV4rfu0_C_JQclDlV2dexBsqwvH0vTy4A7UMKZWs6vurx7PL0SKL3Wi80Kjy3E38Iwt9An6pAnXv5_Upf0KklI6aieQ6rJThphDJ_7-C1jrpCTUnB7-BN27LvriCwlnUQ6vtV2ZQ/w640-h640/HA%20Desert%20Road%20Stencil%202-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022, desert, cactus" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the time I was halfway down the card I was tired of inkblending and started wondering if it would work well to use my copic markers with the stencil. I decided to try it out and this technique allowed me to get some nice shading in my gray road and to move quickly down the rest of the card. I do think the ink blending at the top looks smoother though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC96-1vmUQqkLmyuSK6bhYaSSKcuG9pL8zvgcW0xcSob_DR2XHAMLGzJrCNpUtmOAdg6XNKtH68_y2DxkpRNm0zVZp1D-kPOwSKbpy6BJMI9JZVcsowVuivd0Ej5FU1ni9EoHe5TI6JvnbKPJKRlWyZ-l9_zX2PPdGxCX8wyfROkKYywy4aaQpYOK04w/s2497/HA%20Desert%20Road%20Stencil%202-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2497" data-original-width="2497" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC96-1vmUQqkLmyuSK6bhYaSSKcuG9pL8zvgcW0xcSob_DR2XHAMLGzJrCNpUtmOAdg6XNKtH68_y2DxkpRNm0zVZp1D-kPOwSKbpy6BJMI9JZVcsowVuivd0Ej5FU1ni9EoHe5TI6JvnbKPJKRlWyZ-l9_zX2PPdGxCX8wyfROkKYywy4aaQpYOK04w/w640-h640/HA%20Desert%20Road%20Stencil%202-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022, desert, cactus" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I added a sentiment from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3mx94" target="_blank">Seaside Highway HeroScape</a> set and a black mat to finish off this card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxGOgj2AHH8pZ1uq6WDSBoI0fIawO4WmbDw56JJm49gMviu2Xwc8_ytRAzBhCyt6uX4ZhbDZ_CnuAplYOVm-z4X_1mtFLhw9cfB_7JXBRaWc41WJ3A78ol7DV7Nt_33KOzOeRwCSIzCm5m0yKbaxKwtoPdIF39CJrGXTmoPeRy8FiU2QPSNF9mra5UA/s2412/HA%20Desert%20Road%20Stencil%202-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="2412" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxGOgj2AHH8pZ1uq6WDSBoI0fIawO4WmbDw56JJm49gMviu2Xwc8_ytRAzBhCyt6uX4ZhbDZ_CnuAplYOVm-z4X_1mtFLhw9cfB_7JXBRaWc41WJ3A78ol7DV7Nt_33KOzOeRwCSIzCm5m0yKbaxKwtoPdIF39CJrGXTmoPeRy8FiU2QPSNF9mra5UA/w640-h640/HA%20Desert%20Road%20Stencil%202-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022, desert, cactus" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here's another card I made using the kit. This one has a watercolor look that was easy to achieve. If you'd like the details for this card you can find them by <a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2022/07/hero-arts-countdown-to-creativity.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe8bVPeZsS0I35CffGLIEobxPvnYhBo7yG2oy7vcuKZHM92OdJ9kjlQece5LyjA53nJLjqn6JdyP0mMRLucZqkgP4VD41KyosI6XZL7cDYSbrGJz4yOSWDRZ3jTxyfzwJB8JPSkaNlwekIInNUxRBCb_VjlinCkUt6qbbG9u2rpQOE9evh8CEbE-DeQ/s2405/HA%20MMH%20August%20Watercolor-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="2405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe8bVPeZsS0I35CffGLIEobxPvnYhBo7yG2oy7vcuKZHM92OdJ9kjlQece5LyjA53nJLjqn6JdyP0mMRLucZqkgP4VD41KyosI6XZL7cDYSbrGJz4yOSWDRZ3jTxyfzwJB8JPSkaNlwekIInNUxRBCb_VjlinCkUt6qbbG9u2rpQOE9evh8CEbE-DeQ/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20August%20Watercolor-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022, desert, cactus" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ok, that's it for today you guys! I hope you have an amazing week and that you'll keep hopping along with us for more inspiration. Remember to comment below to enter yourself in the giveaway!<div><br /></div><div>Maria<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>GIVEAWAY:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. 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It's almost time for the August 2022</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span> </span><span>My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit is a fun one especially for all of you stencil lovers out there!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">If you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the September 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! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Today is Day One</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">of the Countdown to Creativity and I've got a card with an faux-ish watercolor technique to share with you. This month's kit comes with a set of four stencils that allow you to create a gorgeous desert scene. The kit also comes with Luxe Watercolor cardstock so I took that as my que to create a watercolor scene using my stencils as the guide. </span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwZEy74u4JfcrKnjDxLkGxnGM5UEa2lT3_EgeMKQX_e2FP2gwvK0KySGjn71G87Z2Rs9Jfaljf-eroA3mNDxP9sTGuHyQf9vZq6jXthjeQGVRgnsn8myQwspg65X8WP7MbzqWx0Wo78m3oMYwE7KjGLB-eev16YruHw8cBxggxSph-DIqseVIRFXZjQ/s2405/HA%20MMH%20August%20Watercolor-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="2405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwZEy74u4JfcrKnjDxLkGxnGM5UEa2lT3_EgeMKQX_e2FP2gwvK0KySGjn71G87Z2Rs9Jfaljf-eroA3mNDxP9sTGuHyQf9vZq6jXthjeQGVRgnsn8myQwspg65X8WP7MbzqWx0Wo78m3oMYwE7KjGLB-eev16YruHw8cBxggxSph-DIqseVIRFXZjQ/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20August%20Watercolor-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I used my DIY liquid watercolor sprays with the stencil to create layers of color. All I did was place my stencil down and then spray my color over the top. Once that layer had dried I added the next layer of color. The colors that I used were Cocoa, Mulled Wine, Leaf, Jungle Mist and Teal. Once I had the full desert scene I added color to the sky by masking off the scene (there's a die that makes this easy) and spraying it with White Iridescent Shimmer Spray followed by a splatter of White Glimmer Metallic Ink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWM3nFRUQ5IqS2ZEavxekdpjOMRE8LxXl0UuRwM44IWh43xHKFm8eULXxs-XvHswKQLdqN_ffefENOif6YvLlkQxJEE6dVQLe2GmjT22ipy_Cehz869FXBxxzLdJUXlgcToRdsz9w3gDEzeXe_E0Vf497eaG8yByvSC_WXYQuEwb_rtDjScCaIcxhYw/s2377/HA%20MMH%20August%20Watercolor-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="2377" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWM3nFRUQ5IqS2ZEavxekdpjOMRE8LxXl0UuRwM44IWh43xHKFm8eULXxs-XvHswKQLdqN_ffefENOif6YvLlkQxJEE6dVQLe2GmjT22ipy_Cehz869FXBxxzLdJUXlgcToRdsz9w3gDEzeXe_E0Vf497eaG8yByvSC_WXYQuEwb_rtDjScCaIcxhYw/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20August%20Watercolor-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The final steps were to stamp my sentiment in Onyx Pigment ink and heat emboss it in clear, then add my scene to a Nautical mat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MEDd0citkRdUPFSxPJFjZWntCQqfjfy8IbugzLqVsHloNhROSZoEcYZMrFFPhYOk-9d1T-rXnREMKLjrP0L8jkzPvICZn7u8_1on6l3xvE2NFdpAc0lAacTJ5ZtVhNUsl8F2OAy2QjGyYHCyrIXy1jxdf8eTNezAx6nweheBENrSZrf3OM2FTA5mGQ/s2474/HA%20MMH%20August%20Watercolor-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero August 2022, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, stencils, art, color, watercolor, diy, handmade, desert" border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="2474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MEDd0citkRdUPFSxPJFjZWntCQqfjfy8IbugzLqVsHloNhROSZoEcYZMrFFPhYOk-9d1T-rXnREMKLjrP0L8jkzPvICZn7u8_1on6l3xvE2NFdpAc0lAacTJ5ZtVhNUsl8F2OAy2QjGyYHCyrIXy1jxdf8eTNezAx6nweheBENrSZrf3OM2FTA5mGQ/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20August%20Watercolor-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit August 2022" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well, that is it for today folks! I hope you've enjoyed this little sneak peek. If you'd like a chance to win this kit before you can buy then head on over to the <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a> blog and enter for your chance to win!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day and I will see you back here on Monday for the full (super amazing) release!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>PRODUCT SUPPLY LIST </b>(affiliate links may be used at no extra cost to you):</div><a class="linkdeli-image" href="https://linkdeli.com/view/d9afb096-1716-455d-9d51-05c329fe05e4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://linkdeli.s3.amazonaws.com/public/placeholders/d9afb096-1716-455d-9d51-05c329fe05e4.jpg" /></a>
<script async="true" class="linkdeli-widget" data-campaign="d9afb096-1716-455d-9d51-05c329fe05e4" src="https://linkdeli.com/widget.js?id=f5e8378456858c916708"></script><!--LinkDeli Code End-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-49560883806413616932022-07-26T17:00:00.044-07:002022-07-26T17:00:00.182-07:00Gina K. Designs: July 2022 Release! <p style="text-align: justify;">Hello everybody! I am popping in with a quick post to show off a gorgeous new set from today's Gina K. Designs release. The set I'm using is called <a href="https://shrsl.com/3mnbb" target="_blank">Birds of a Feather</a> and it's got some beautiful florals and two gorgeous hummingbirds in the set. For today's card I decided to focus on on of the floral stamps and make it the star of the show.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To start my card I stamped the floral image multiple times onto a piece of white cardstock in alcohol friendly ink. Then, I used my copic markers to color the flowers and the background. I had fun adding drop shadows in cool grays and adding extra details with a fine tipped sharpie and a white Posca paint pen.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTgb0Ga_e-VP5Z23ulOx9tLPTbawb5WGqNMuAf85UixhRq4ZVSPVQ2JP08TqAKkvSaNG__HQuMy4mxiv4Rk1wV9S_Y7jiW3iWoFBJ3gIxh_m4ssIc9MT6ws34QGtsWjM2XttcNsVsrzvVuuR7XvSxgQvdmMDlNo-z2RPoAFPQcrNKipJ1IpqbJQ5Gow/s2244/GKD-%20Birds%20of%20a%20Feather-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Maria Willis,Cardbomb,Gina K. Designs,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, ink, art, diy, handmade,flowers," border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="2244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTgb0Ga_e-VP5Z23ulOx9tLPTbawb5WGqNMuAf85UixhRq4ZVSPVQ2JP08TqAKkvSaNG__HQuMy4mxiv4Rk1wV9S_Y7jiW3iWoFBJ3gIxh_m4ssIc9MT6ws34QGtsWjM2XttcNsVsrzvVuuR7XvSxgQvdmMDlNo-z2RPoAFPQcrNKipJ1IpqbJQ5Gow/w640-h640/GKD-%20Birds%20of%20a%20Feather-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Gina K. Designs, July 2022 Release, Birds of a Feather" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When I was done coloring I stamped a sentiment from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3mnbf" target="_blank">Spread Your Wings</a> stamp set in black ink onto the bottom of the card front. I have a friend who could use a card right now and this sentiment is just perfect for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U9PPM_Bqg29P7p2L1qIohutF1wppGGnbPk5iLNdj3SE2_3nxIN4sXurbeGqelvoO6wfPtqHmN56TI4KL-J656qPz52kFwPBKtnCKL2PRWsm3vIt4pCP_jGNM0F42xA-NTC6tPqHTJPRT8SBgpA1qJDFs1QapGtr2GHp-4ypADkrmlbZEdFIsocPCxw/s2272/GKD-%20Birds%20of%20a%20Feather-%20L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Maria Willis,Cardbomb,Gina K. Designs,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, ink, art, diy, handmade,flowers," border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="2272" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U9PPM_Bqg29P7p2L1qIohutF1wppGGnbPk5iLNdj3SE2_3nxIN4sXurbeGqelvoO6wfPtqHmN56TI4KL-J656qPz52kFwPBKtnCKL2PRWsm3vIt4pCP_jGNM0F42xA-NTC6tPqHTJPRT8SBgpA1qJDFs1QapGtr2GHp-4ypADkrmlbZEdFIsocPCxw/w640-h640/GKD-%20Birds%20of%20a%20Feather-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Gina K. Designs, July 2022 Release, Birds of a Feather" width="640" /></a></div><p>To finish my card off I added my floral piece to a black mat and glued that all to a top-folding card base. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eNL-tz21zrQEKrvgIfRib2Sa1h610R7IA9McW_0s-7kfTj_6WPkGR_WShyhJenpcHa3lmTKWTZUF8hYfP_2H8OL5Ud6ElFUKGoJ78LXRNtx4XOMswcp9jUBrjeKzG0CN99eYCInD0P9SMHlUbbtTtJQlHwtkZlkWvdAKuWLNf1jMFzrIRJHcLYEORQ/s2358/GKD-%20Birds%20of%20a%20Feather-%20R.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Maria Willis,Cardbomb,Gina K. Designs,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, ink, art, diy, handmade,flowers," border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="2358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eNL-tz21zrQEKrvgIfRib2Sa1h610R7IA9McW_0s-7kfTj_6WPkGR_WShyhJenpcHa3lmTKWTZUF8hYfP_2H8OL5Ud6ElFUKGoJ78LXRNtx4XOMswcp9jUBrjeKzG0CN99eYCInD0P9SMHlUbbtTtJQlHwtkZlkWvdAKuWLNf1jMFzrIRJHcLYEORQ/w640-h640/GKD-%20Birds%20of%20a%20Feather-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Gina K. Designs, July 2022 Release, Birds of a Feather" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This <a href="https://shrsl.com/3mnbb" target="_blank">Birds of a Feather stamp set</a> is so beautiful and I love that it is so versatile because it includes so many pretty stamps. You can head on over to Gina K. Designs if you'd like to check out the whole release.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maria</div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-59100074705716355952022-07-05T10:00:00.113-07:002022-07-05T10:00:00.181-07:00Hero Arts My Monthly Hero July 2022 Release: Blog Hop and Giveaway!<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! The wait is over! It's time for the</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ljgx" target="_blank">July 2022</a> </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero release</a> and <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ljgx" target="_blank">this month's kit</a> is a flamingo loving dream! It's got a gorgeous layering flamingo stamp set with clouds, water and grass. There are coordinating dies and five ink cubes! There are also self-adhesive pink and teals gems as well as teal pearls (affiliate links may be used at no extra cost to you)!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Before I get to my cards, if you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/mh0322-my-monthly-hero-kit-march-2022" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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 $75!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="https://shrsl.com/3exqw" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the August 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 <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ljh0" target="_blank">buy the add-ons as a bundle at a discounted rate</a> or just pick up your favorite products.</span> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">For my first project I decided to make a birdday shaker card (get it?). I started out by spraying a piece of white cardstock with my DIY liquid watercolor sprays in Pink and Indigo and se that off to the side to let it dry. Later, I came back and ink-blended around the edges with Blue Hawaii ink. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbm1vOAb-9lQtB2aiqBGyBL9Iqvt3c_3qug0-psZtaLbu0mVUybhQRqi21vfctnsJhssNYUYTKL0uIYtjihYsp1lxpKy1rq_4ybLCYj7WleQN12-S4rvUTwr7nTmuZM1-GepdwfcbY7E0kdBlc2MuIPJVq1Z1s8e8hKY8TRVUtPQN7c22QvnspW2_mw/s1246/HA%20MMH%20Flamingo%20Shaker-%20Front.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero July 2022,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, color, diy, handmade, inkblending,#shaker card, flamingos, happy birthday" border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1246" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbm1vOAb-9lQtB2aiqBGyBL9Iqvt3c_3qug0-psZtaLbu0mVUybhQRqi21vfctnsJhssNYUYTKL0uIYtjihYsp1lxpKy1rq_4ybLCYj7WleQN12-S4rvUTwr7nTmuZM1-GepdwfcbY7E0kdBlc2MuIPJVq1Z1s8e8hKY8TRVUtPQN7c22QvnspW2_mw/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20Flamingo%20Shaker-%20Front.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next, I stamped my flamingos using the color-layering set from the kit. My bottom (solid) layer is Cotton Candy ink. My next layer (detailed layer) was stamped with Rose Quartz Pigment Ink and heat embossed in clear embossing powder. I love that the heat embossing gave a raised, shiny texture to the bird's feathers. Next, I stamped the legs and beaks in Onyx Pigment Ink and again, I heat embossed in clear. This caused some of the Onyx ink to melt into the Rose Quartz layer at the bottom of the birds which I think adds a fun, shadowed look to the feathers. I did lose a little detail on the beaks and I added that back in with a fine-tipped sharpie. After the flamingos were done I cut them out using the coordinating dies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ashjpZyFzQMNqnYt1w1UXT2rVEso5uWId-lOnstCQ9XVLfmVnxbD5dWAXdqq8w80yFsRvr0gu-bkK8jEknVvcMDtm9G0cHFdfJxsz-gyyy-XIH-iMbNe0ruk_uxmIDDgwux12fY9yDxOxg_XPMKm3HkKhfSDNjs3_uUiLT-vkqnThrdm8RZ16A0Zag/s1268/HA%20MMH%20Flamingo%20Shaker-%20L.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero July 2022,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, color, diy, handmade, inkblending,#shaker card, flamingos, happy birthday" border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ashjpZyFzQMNqnYt1w1UXT2rVEso5uWId-lOnstCQ9XVLfmVnxbD5dWAXdqq8w80yFsRvr0gu-bkK8jEknVvcMDtm9G0cHFdfJxsz-gyyy-XIH-iMbNe0ruk_uxmIDDgwux12fY9yDxOxg_XPMKm3HkKhfSDNjs3_uUiLT-vkqnThrdm8RZ16A0Zag/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20Flamingo%20Shaker-%20L.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To create the shaker portion of my card I used a shaker pouch from <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1075593&u=1765391&m=74758" target="_blank">Tonic Studios</a> and added some glitter and sequins from my stash before sealing it up. I adhered the flamingos using foam tape and then followed it up by adding the sentiment stamped in black on Paradise cardstock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt22pAsyzVjrCV1FmLXufQfxQ1coNK5A8REyMyK9EYHXpyJiSev-45FdGvgKnvMFgUeHpgR4A9Sl-gjdfmam0x9XVrm0C5yKWnVeztzi0A1RnM7o9mFMtoYEvwOhZbBa-Qqcwz0sudaG8cKYWO6DyhvkMVR9YmVGHYK9RU26Ye1km-ts9hKx-R0Y7piw/s1284/HA%20MMH%20Flamingo%20Shaker-%20R.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero July 2022,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, color, diy, handmade, inkblending,#shaker card, flamingos, happy birthday" border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt22pAsyzVjrCV1FmLXufQfxQ1coNK5A8REyMyK9EYHXpyJiSev-45FdGvgKnvMFgUeHpgR4A9Sl-gjdfmam0x9XVrm0C5yKWnVeztzi0A1RnM7o9mFMtoYEvwOhZbBa-Qqcwz0sudaG8cKYWO6DyhvkMVR9YmVGHYK9RU26Ye1km-ts9hKx-R0Y7piw/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20Flamingo%20Shaker-%20R.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For my next card I used the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ljh5" target="_blank">Large Toucan Bold Prints stamp</a> and heat embossed it in gold onto watercolor cardstock.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ARUipYZcg9XmLzL3VhuqDsDYrHTP-F4YVwyz5FbYevPyuVFye9xeGyaH_BT_rYBdlfZeV0p2erVg8r9IXziPuJPi1slxBDc_ekBiY6Ou3mSX_8IFCPC8D9GFS4-OxbYT-F__hB2NyG01Azs-m0ENt6GnSbikau9pH-LCP_-xpGmhzOZALdXtHrg3CA/s1244/HA%20Toucan-%20Front.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero July 2022,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, color, diy, handmade, inkblending,#shaker card, flamingos, happy birthday" border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ARUipYZcg9XmLzL3VhuqDsDYrHTP-F4YVwyz5FbYevPyuVFye9xeGyaH_BT_rYBdlfZeV0p2erVg8r9IXziPuJPi1slxBDc_ekBiY6Ou3mSX_8IFCPC8D9GFS4-OxbYT-F__hB2NyG01Azs-m0ENt6GnSbikau9pH-LCP_-xpGmhzOZALdXtHrg3CA/w640-h640/HA%20Toucan-%20Front.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos, Toucan" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I watercolored the image using <a href="https://shrsl.com/3ljgs" target="_blank">Nuvo Shimmer Powders</a> from <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1075593&u=1765391&m=74758" target="_blank">Tonic Studios</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-J1bVl1amWobrXcrS6HG77GS9yFPaP1rxLvPTf8hVTzqsjiRSM4N_cJTsCQt3618j8LTG0ATKBuaa0JkiTBovJKwxPTkvsRt9QejYQBw28Kw_Sj7BqAfQ7d00mFoxqaYe_cZgCVLt0-cKpgN87GG0xNovOrvGuwCT5odcPwymJppBvkIKIZucuvneg/s1144/HA%20Toucan-%20L.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero July 2022,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, color, diy, handmade, inkblending,#shaker card, flamingos, happy birthday" border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1144" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-J1bVl1amWobrXcrS6HG77GS9yFPaP1rxLvPTf8hVTzqsjiRSM4N_cJTsCQt3618j8LTG0ATKBuaa0JkiTBovJKwxPTkvsRt9QejYQBw28Kw_Sj7BqAfQ7d00mFoxqaYe_cZgCVLt0-cKpgN87GG0xNovOrvGuwCT5odcPwymJppBvkIKIZucuvneg/w640-h640/HA%20Toucan-%20L.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos, Toucan" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To finish the card off I added a sentiment from Zen Messages heat embossed in white on black cardstock. I matted the image piece on black cardstock and called it good!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiHUm8xMVkxUFJiLZ5lwrtS8eiS7WHOA2pg8S4yDroKvR9f1PqwkhYjG-fv4H02P9jTkxTYifD29dFKf-UQh1MkNekHCNYvlfoFaZ_dtsIOgn6vhGPtmRA9-OAScOWxs9Stz3OxQalYhkgeoU0QfwnOcFgj06RubPIHtpf9D2pekkuopI5VRl5w5CnA/s1173/HA%20Toucan-%20R.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero July 2022,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, color, diy, handmade, inkblending,#shaker card, flamingos, happy birthday" border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="1173" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiHUm8xMVkxUFJiLZ5lwrtS8eiS7WHOA2pg8S4yDroKvR9f1PqwkhYjG-fv4H02P9jTkxTYifD29dFKf-UQh1MkNekHCNYvlfoFaZ_dtsIOgn6vhGPtmRA9-OAScOWxs9Stz3OxQalYhkgeoU0QfwnOcFgj06RubPIHtpf9D2pekkuopI5VRl5w5CnA/w640-h640/HA%20Toucan-%20R.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos, Toucan" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm not sure if you saw my post from Sunday, but just in case you didn't, here's one more card that I made using this month's kit. You can catch all of the details for this card by <a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2022/07/hero-arts-countdown-to-creativity-july.html" target="_blank">clicking here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIaw3IfKnGF5cVveNl2iMvlAiHAphnHHiruDbyxVHIaPiLpeyaH_4j8hRZikMZsY2daIXfVNuT_a2hfgsJII7EsT7C1jWA0ZD6DNm5GS_IZSjiM4ZsrQR77h2bcALLTAPlRKihjmiUfzv6E86Gdkb_fiJIeleBQueLWAuVdRtDOPc6FohQu2pSdSOaA/s1256/HA%20MMH%20Pink%20Flamingo-%20Front.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Hero Arts,My Monthly Hero July 2022,cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, color, diy, handmade, inkblending,#shaker card, flamingos, happy birthday" border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIaw3IfKnGF5cVveNl2iMvlAiHAphnHHiruDbyxVHIaPiLpeyaH_4j8hRZikMZsY2daIXfVNuT_a2hfgsJII7EsT7C1jWA0ZD6DNm5GS_IZSjiM4ZsrQR77h2bcALLTAPlRKihjmiUfzv6E86Gdkb_fiJIeleBQueLWAuVdRtDOPc6FohQu2pSdSOaA/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20Pink%20Flamingo-%20Front.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ok, that is it for today but make sure to leave a comment below to enter the giveaway and continue on our blog hop for more incredible inspiration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>GIVEAWAY:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, June 10th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>BLOG HOP LIST: </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/july-2022-my-monthly-hero-release-giveaway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><br />
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It's almost time for the June 2022</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span> </span><span>My Monthly Hero release and this month's kit is a super fun kit packed with flamingo goodness!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">If you aren't familiar with the </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">My Monthly Hero</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> kit, it's a kit that is released by </span><a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=855179&u=1765391&m=65361" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> 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! </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You have the option to </span><a href="http://shrsl.com/2u1sc" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">subscribe</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (subscribing now means your first kit will be the August 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! The monthly releases always include a fun assortment of products that are a similar theme to the kit. You can buy your favorites or buy them all at a discounted rate.</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Today is Day Three</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">of the Countdown to Creativity and I've got a sneak peek of this month's kit to share with you... This kit comes with a really fun layering flamingo stamp set (and coordinating dies which I didn't use). I stamped my flamingos in Cotton Candy, Neon Ombre : Neon Red to Purple, and, Intens-fied black ink. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2-RYixy0Wg4hVpE0aLyzM4nFMaFFuYsQwVnlQPEcKSGOUtzKUIMwSZaomLBvIpXL-KNIvM7yUEb9xjinGJCk10MF6MauUdKwxVa_85JKDVcaSJRT4Ou6Amp6i4ZeMY7qniranB9-V0hw-Z6mRhRMioaS0gDFRptewZKqIp0IXS_ne-fRpN0VRaitDA/s1256/HA%20MMH%20Pink%20Flamingo-%20Front.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero July 2022, flamingos, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, diy, handmade, ink,heat embossing," border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2-RYixy0Wg4hVpE0aLyzM4nFMaFFuYsQwVnlQPEcKSGOUtzKUIMwSZaomLBvIpXL-KNIvM7yUEb9xjinGJCk10MF6MauUdKwxVa_85JKDVcaSJRT4Ou6Amp6i4ZeMY7qniranB9-V0hw-Z6mRhRMioaS0gDFRptewZKqIp0IXS_ne-fRpN0VRaitDA/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20Pink%20Flamingo-%20Front.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once my flamingos were stamped I added some water at their feet using Mist ink. I added the sentiment on top of that using Onyx Pigment ink and clear embossing powder. The final step was to cut my image piece down to size and mat it on both Pitch Black and Bermuda cardstocks.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ivAmfi8obDy7iOC0QHUg6LQ7Rf5eQtitg8L_fru3MHS3LpnejluFtBkIdYb1hH3ZUq3BNFAvqF7UODpeuoQTsKiSuWyDOfq6uH-qFIOFV67lC3Y6Wcd2scaWFqFWBQAX7L4y4xLX2rg_RL09zv67s4fDlB_n-D7eod-Y7AXTj8P1pN1yjjQHXENL0A/s1235/HA%20MMH%20Pink%20Flamingo-%20R.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Hero Arts, My Monthly Hero July 2022, flamingos, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, diy, handmade, ink,heat embossing," border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1235" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ivAmfi8obDy7iOC0QHUg6LQ7Rf5eQtitg8L_fru3MHS3LpnejluFtBkIdYb1hH3ZUq3BNFAvqF7UODpeuoQTsKiSuWyDOfq6uH-qFIOFV67lC3Y6Wcd2scaWFqFWBQAX7L4y4xLX2rg_RL09zv67s4fDlB_n-D7eod-Y7AXTj8P1pN1yjjQHXENL0A/w640-h640/HA%20MMH%20Pink%20Flamingo-%20R.png" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit, July 2022 Release, Flamingos" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That is it for today you guys but if you want a chance to win this kit before you can buy it please head over to the Hero Arts blog and enter to win! We usually launch the MMH kits on the first Monday of the month but tomorrow is a holiday so this kit will be launching on Tuesday, July 5th. I will see you on Tuesday for the full reveal!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have an awesome weekend!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>PRODUCT SUPPLY LIST </b>(Affiliate links may be used at no extra cost to you):</div><p><a class="linkdeli-image" href="https://linkdeli.com/view/3e996699-9e0b-49a0-a81c-99634bfc4588" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://linkdeli.s3.amazonaws.com/public/placeholders/3e996699-9e0b-49a0-a81c-99634bfc4588.jpg" /></a></p><!--LinkDeli Code End-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-89536414558891390952022-06-20T10:00:00.194-07:002022-06-20T16:47:42.738-07:00HERO ARTS: Color Week Kickoff! New Color System, Blog Hop, and Giveaway!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! Today is a most amazing day because today Hero Arts is launching a brand new color system! The <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9n" target="_blank">CORE INKS</a> are getting a makeover (lids will have a new look as well as a built-in palette), there are new colors and some of our old favorites (some which have a new name), new <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9u" target="_blank">CARDSTOCK</a> colors that match inks, and drumroll please..... <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9p" target="_blank">INKERS</a> for every single color so that we can ink up our ink pads and use them for techniques! So. Cool! There will also be <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9s" target="_blank">BUNDLES</a> available!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">BASIC COLOR INFO:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are 57 Core Ink pads and Inkers in this line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6 brand new to Hero ink colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">12 brand new to Hero cardstock colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bundles are available for all 57 Core Inks - an ink pad + inker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bundle is available for purchasing all 6 new Core Ink pads & Free Color Labels</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since we are talking Color we need to touch on color organization for a second... Hero will be selling color labels that you can use to label your products and keep everything organized! I cannot wait to get my hands on them! These color labels will also be included with the bundles mentioned above as well as with the following...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>COLOR ME ORGANIZED PROMOTION:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Between June 20-26 you will receive Free Index Labels with your purchase of any 6 ink pads or ink+inker bundles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxqT3Gpvdgn4zQa7Qu9KyHa2itXM6Yzi/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Here is a link for you to check out the new collection</a>. Here you'll be able to see old and new colors as well which colors have been renamed. You can also see which inks have a matching color of cardstock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last but not least here is a link to the <b><a href="https://heroarts.com/products/free-core-ink-swatch-chart" target="_blank">FREE COLOR CHART!</a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And, if you already have a favorite new color you can <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9m" target="_blank">SHOP BY COLOR HERE!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ok, let's get on to my card! So, my goal was to find a technique that worked well for all of the new inkers and would yield some consistently cool results. I came up with this Paper Towel Printing technique (I am sure someone has done this before but I did figure it out for myself while I was playing). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I started by adding drops of both <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9y" target="_blank">Ultra Pink</a> and <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kqa0" target="_blank">Summer Sky</a> Inkers to my glass mat. Then I sprayed them with rubbing alcohol until they started to spread and blend together. I laid a piece of paper towel that had a cool, textured pattern to it on top of my colorful, alcohol mess. The paper towel absorbed the color and I removed it and placed it on a dry part of my glass mat. Next, I placed a piece of white cardstock (regular, not watercolor cardstock) on top of the paper towel and rubbed my fingers across the back to transfer the ink from the paper towel onto my cardstock. I lifted the cardstock up and it was left with this gorgeous, textured background that held the design of the paper towel. I set this aside to dry and it dried quickly since the alcohol evaporated much faster than water would have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1jpvcHTSqQgJQYMrZzyix2cPZhE0vNH-Yw-TCdYECw1R7uUmFahB3awQisvLeGg9_ARmm4GMg5vREmpS8RgBCbtHafcX71UH6v7YiLvu1we75SpDUmEhh1mDP85MQpmKSoQayZ8493PsGhKGr2-f7P5EI0F_aMvpzM0AlXPMeqC8DKYYaIfVuXRKhg/s1911/HA%20Paper%20Towel%20Printing-%20Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Willis,Hero Arts, color, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, ink, technique, paper towel printing, dies,die cutting, art, diy, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="1911" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1jpvcHTSqQgJQYMrZzyix2cPZhE0vNH-Yw-TCdYECw1R7uUmFahB3awQisvLeGg9_ARmm4GMg5vREmpS8RgBCbtHafcX71UH6v7YiLvu1we75SpDUmEhh1mDP85MQpmKSoQayZ8493PsGhKGr2-f7P5EI0F_aMvpzM0AlXPMeqC8DKYYaIfVuXRKhg/w640-h640/HA%20Paper%20Towel%20Printing-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Color Week: New inks, cardstock and inkers" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Once my background was dry I heat embossed part of my <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kqa2" target="_blank">sentiment</a> on it using Onyx Pigment Ink and Clear Embossing Powder. Next, I added the "<a href="https://shrsl.com/3kqa2" target="_blank">Big Hugs</a>" die cut sentiment using liquid adhesive. I wanted these die cuts to have some dimension so I glued together three layers of black die cuts and one layer of white to create a "shadow."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfxM8BiLFYR0XIIU0Pgc8qHTwOwMKsdeTnoNwY0fSV6LkznMb0krvLySa6doqyNPL8Di9ErEb7tcZrmkdBDIa9OCofsFoVeG1sfgkx2cX3oTr1uBXCH70oag6tEqPQR56fpP4uUBn4YhE3DTyMSQJStiZNj-EV2yucHOg5rRNXix2xR2jVG3tBFKZIQ/s2072/HA%20Paper%20Towel%20Printing-%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Willis,Hero Arts, color, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, ink, technique, paper towel printing, dies,die cutting, art, diy, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="2072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfxM8BiLFYR0XIIU0Pgc8qHTwOwMKsdeTnoNwY0fSV6LkznMb0krvLySa6doqyNPL8Di9ErEb7tcZrmkdBDIa9OCofsFoVeG1sfgkx2cX3oTr1uBXCH70oag6tEqPQR56fpP4uUBn4YhE3DTyMSQJStiZNj-EV2yucHOg5rRNXix2xR2jVG3tBFKZIQ/w640-h640/HA%20Paper%20Towel%20Printing-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Color Week: New inks, cardstock and inkers" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To finish my card off I added a Pitch Black mat and glued it all to a card base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxdy3FmFfF5245QLWQTBjkwJpUqLrg54DQOa4QY_LnflcADnW7YUszlouwmIP8jv_s0ZfzBWrhRT36ArZL2nkgUaINQO2Ft9Z5jc27SJB_wy3d1RHzR1qVHoQa5xvl--CuSGJ2dWjKpVOBvOcFGok3j1mpD8PF93JfgoQfGl9FRvmR2cxf7wxUivIKQ/s2024/HA%20Paper%20Towel%20Printing-%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb,Maria Willis,Hero Arts, color, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, ink, technique, paper towel printing, dies,die cutting, art, diy, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="2024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxdy3FmFfF5245QLWQTBjkwJpUqLrg54DQOa4QY_LnflcADnW7YUszlouwmIP8jv_s0ZfzBWrhRT36ArZL2nkgUaINQO2Ft9Z5jc27SJB_wy3d1RHzR1qVHoQa5xvl--CuSGJ2dWjKpVOBvOcFGok3j1mpD8PF93JfgoQfGl9FRvmR2cxf7wxUivIKQ/w640-h640/HA%20Paper%20Towel%20Printing-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Hero Arts Color Week: New inks, cardstock and inkers" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, that is it for today you guys! I hope you will join in our giveaway and keep on hopping for tons of inspiration! For more information you can head over to the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9l" target="_blank">Hero Arts Color Page</a>, or, if you want to hit the shop right away you can <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9m" target="_blank">SHOP BY COLOR HERE</a>.</div><div>Have an awesome day!</div><div>Maria</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://shrsl.com/3kq9l" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>GIVEAWAY!! </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We will be giving away one set of the six NEW colors of ink - Core Ink Pads and Inkers - to one lucky commenter. We encourage you to comment on every blog in the hop - the more blogs you comment on, the more chances to win! Comments for contest entry close Sunday, June 26 at 11:59pm PT, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vDlnWB4oBhZmcZ34y3PDaJufLhnhdiiSLk5nxEOLA8J7B4TiMskicotwgGxiKCeBJ6A4kITXqF2-J61tQjNYVoq8oyzIosfwiZhEsxe__jX95gZ7Z_VztnJlPm2go6cHLPmz01NxbauswX9Fc8ixnE1wwk06v2iITRjF8zrqh2Tl6OQA82naDTvbfw/s1510/HA%20Color%20Week%20Banner.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1510" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vDlnWB4oBhZmcZ34y3PDaJufLhnhdiiSLk5nxEOLA8J7B4TiMskicotwgGxiKCeBJ6A4kITXqF2-J61tQjNYVoq8oyzIosfwiZhEsxe__jX95gZ7Z_VztnJlPm2go6cHLPmz01NxbauswX9Fc8ixnE1wwk06v2iITRjF8zrqh2Tl6OQA82naDTvbfw/w640-h170/HA%20Color%20Week%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>BLOG HOP LIST:</b></div> </div><a href="https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/color-hop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a><br /><a href="https://mindyeggendesign.com/?p=31748" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindy Eggen</a><br /><a href="https://skypaperscissors.com/hero-arts-color-week-blog-hop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seeka</a><br /><a href="https://www.cardgrotto.com/2022/06/hero-arts-color-week-release-blog-hop.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Short</a><br /><a href="https://understandblue.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lydia Fiedler</a><br /><a href="https://www.allthesparkle.com/cw622" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica Frost-Ballas</a><br /><a href="https://ilinacrouse.blogspot.com/2022/06/hero-arts-color-week-blog-hop-giveaway.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ilina Crouse</a><br /><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2022/06/20/hero-arts-color-week-blog-hop/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a><br /><a href="https://www.poconopam.com/2022/06/hero-arts-color-week-kick-off.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pocono Pam</a><br /><a href="https://www.delandartie.com/blog/2022/06/20/colorweek" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daniel West</a><br /><a href="https://emilymidgett.com/?p=8681" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Midgett</a><br /><a href="https://www.cardbomb.com/2022/06/hero-arts-color-week-kickoff-new-color.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maria Willis</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2797787300063069571.post-73153598932864657282022-06-14T17:00:00.049-07:002022-06-14T17:00:00.191-07:00Gina K. Designs June 2022 Release!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hey everybody! I hope you're having an awesome day! I'm back with my second post of the day and this time we are checking out a stamp set from <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=813537&u=1765391&m=63125" target="_blank">Gina K. Design's spectacular new release</a>. Today I will be featuring the new stamp set, <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kfke" target="_blank">Window on the Water</a>, illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger. My sentiment is from the <a href="https://shrsl.com/3kfk4" target="_blank">Spring Floral Background</a> by Hannah Drapinsky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For today's card I made a 3.25". 5.75" mini slimline card. I started with a 3" x 5.5" piece of white Hammermill cardstock and I stamped the beach images and sentiment onto it using GKD Onyx ink. I stamped the image three times (once centered and once more on each side) so that the image would stretch across my panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgg_Hq83pELyb0QFZR5YbnvLwInyBj-rkLD9VgorhUNw8jhYUYC-CfyD-CjYx2EQ-CfAcCjnmGnHho_NTmnL3gPFAav1UZ4N0MnA_fU0vaY05mKl6Ij6w_40eIGfbFf3Ahvyo-9EDVnKz2Rjvq7hhxa7OprHsYGk16QXADyxYVinmkGOs94szj43XG3g/s2430/GKD%20June%202022%20Release-%20Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Gina K. Designs, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, handmade, diy, color, ink blending,copic coloring,#beach," border="0" data-original-height="2430" data-original-width="2430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgg_Hq83pELyb0QFZR5YbnvLwInyBj-rkLD9VgorhUNw8jhYUYC-CfyD-CjYx2EQ-CfAcCjnmGnHho_NTmnL3gPFAav1UZ4N0MnA_fU0vaY05mKl6Ij6w_40eIGfbFf3Ahvyo-9EDVnKz2Rjvq7hhxa7OprHsYGk16QXADyxYVinmkGOs94szj43XG3g/w640-h640/GKD%20June%202022%20Release-%20Front.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Gina K. Designs, June 2022 Release, Window on the Water" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Once my image was stamped, I used a combination of ink blending and copic coloring to add color and shading to my scene. I watered down some white acrylic paint and splattered the background to give the effect of stars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-HKDOpDaWzR-Yb3nHpW5u7tdfWrTxNKh3Ih1DWbkwkCjkSHR2_atLhBSVBoaIGbKpmsukFpJEg4vmZ4_eIvX8GY4S4S2c6P9s63nNwpUfQOUWsWzzxpXO797Xo9B8BuCrB0JeaZkOeWdYW-2FZVUTGxI-hpEKqIbfUoD3jE8Q1n4EK9m8oEkGVSFZg/s2368/GKD%20June%202022%20Release-%20L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Gina K. Designs, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, handmade, diy, color, ink blending,copic coloring,#beach," border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="2368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-HKDOpDaWzR-Yb3nHpW5u7tdfWrTxNKh3Ih1DWbkwkCjkSHR2_atLhBSVBoaIGbKpmsukFpJEg4vmZ4_eIvX8GY4S4S2c6P9s63nNwpUfQOUWsWzzxpXO797Xo9B8BuCrB0JeaZkOeWdYW-2FZVUTGxI-hpEKqIbfUoD3jE8Q1n4EK9m8oEkGVSFZg/w640-h640/GKD%20June%202022%20Release-%20L.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Gina K. Designs, June 2022 Release, Window on the Water" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The final step was to add a black mat to my card and call it done!<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkv8Yd7Akx6RIq2EKhaGOaxqF9kRtmnzEKoWvmxQjT7wvnYA6AFlNuQnIcgte269VH4euWEWGmwy4e7z7HQ41lFxdgVhCZ474UhwJH-g6FRixtbPpQiQEnr_ZUmuwGhESoXyufdaBRbqh6ukFYRI5T6nESq-HrLC39RhQhHl3M0dNKTMzYGHNJ7ne1aQ/s2311/GKD%20June%202022%20Release-%20R.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Cardbomb, Maria Willis,Gina K. Designs, cards, cardmaking, stamps, stamping, art, handmade, diy, color, ink blending,copic coloring,#beach," border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="2311" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkv8Yd7Akx6RIq2EKhaGOaxqF9kRtmnzEKoWvmxQjT7wvnYA6AFlNuQnIcgte269VH4euWEWGmwy4e7z7HQ41lFxdgVhCZ474UhwJH-g6FRixtbPpQiQEnr_ZUmuwGhESoXyufdaBRbqh6ukFYRI5T6nESq-HrLC39RhQhHl3M0dNKTMzYGHNJ7ne1aQ/w640-h640/GKD%20June%202022%20Release-%20R.jpg" title="Cardbomb by Maria Willis: Gina K. Designs, June 2022 Release, Window on the Water" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you guys all love this new stamp set as much as I do and be sure to head over to <a href="https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=813537&u=1765391&m=63125" target="_blank">Gina K. Designs</a> to check out the full release!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have an awesome day!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maria</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0