Hero Arts | Lucky To Have You As A Friend. April My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hello all and thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate the launch of April My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts (more about the kit and blog hop below).
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CARD DETAILS
I decided to make a simple friendship card – one can never have too many of those. Since the image I was planning to use for my project was rather small, I made 4 Bar size card instead of A2 (I lately simply adore this smaller 4 Bar size for my cards).
I used my mini MISTI and stamped a girl using Hero Arts Intense Black ink onto white cardstock. I first stamped the top part of girl’s body, her face and later added legs making sure to leave some room for a sentiment. I opted not to use coordinating dies that come with this set, but instead cover missing part of her body with a sentiment panel.
I used Copic markers for my coloring and, as always, went with my go-to colors. I used pinks – RV14, RV13 and RV10, browns – E79, E37, E33 and skin tone colors E000 and E00; I also used R20 to add blush. I wanted to add some texture to her shirt, so I used a white gel pen and created a simple pattern.
After my coloring was done I masked her legs off and blended a bit of Soft Pool ink to add some color to the background. I heat embossed a sentiment (it reads “I’m Lucky To Have You As A Friend”) in white embossing powder onto black cardstock and foam mounted onto my panel. I also foam mounted the panel onto a 4 Bar card base (measures 3 1/2 x 4 7/8″) and added a few enamel dots using Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss White.
MY MONTHLY HERO APRIL 2017 KIT
The kit is available for a limited time only – once it’s gone, it’s gone. If you love it – better grab it now!
The kit contains: 6″x8″ clear stamp set, 18 coordinating Frame Cuts dies, 1 bottle Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops (Duck Egg Blue), 3 ink cubes (Lavender, Light Teal, Midnight), 2 half sheets Onyx shimmer cardstock (5.5″ x 8.5″), 2 half sheets Pink shimmer cardstock (5.5″ x 8.5″), 2 half sheets Tiffany Blue cardstock (5.5″ x 8.5″), 18″ long pearl string, Themed paper clips.
The kit value is $70, an amazing deal at $34.99. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday April 7th
You can now subscribe to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
KIT & KIT ADD-ONS
There are several optional add-on items:
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April 2017 MH0417 Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts You Are Fabulous Stamps CM159 Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Dress Up Stamp & Cut DC211 Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts 3D Shopping Bag Fancy Die DI375 Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Paper Layering Ballerina DI378 Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Paper Layering Eiffel Tower DI379 Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Diamond Stencil SA103 Shop at: HA | SSS |
HOP ALONG WITH US!
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Wanda Guess
May Park
Yana Smakula – you are here
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Amy Tsuruta
Lydia Fiedler
Ilina Crouse
Heather Ruwe
Libby Hickson
Michelle Short
GIVEAWAY!
Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop so be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win!
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
Hero Arts Dress Up Stamp & Cut DC211 Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
Hero Arts Soft Pool Ink Pad AF146 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Simon Says Stamp White 4 Bar Scored Cards Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Circle Replacement Foam Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
Simon Says Stamp Masking Paper Shop at: SSS |
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
Uni-ball Pen Signo Gel White Two Pack Shop at: SSS |
Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang Shop at: SSS |
Copic Sketch Marker RV11 Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Copic Sketch Marker RV13 Tender Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Copic Sketch Marker RV14 Begonia Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Copic Sketch Marker R20 Blush Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Copic Sketch Marker E000 Pale Fruit Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Copic Sketch Marker E00 Skin White Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Copic Sketch Marker E33 Sand Beige Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Copic Sketch Marker E37 Sepia Brown Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Copic Sketch Marker E79 Cashew Dark Brown Shop at: SSS | AZ |
White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
Gin K.
April 5, 2017LOvely card, thanks for sharing!
~Gin K.~
Louanne Collins
April 5, 2017Really cute card! Great monthly kit from Hero Arts – looks like fun to play with!
Sharie W
April 5, 2017Cute Card
Oliev
April 5, 2017This is so sweet!
Marjorie Dumontier
April 5, 2017Clean and simple, efficient !!
thecraftycritter2016
April 5, 2017I love the pattern you created on her shirt. Great tip to use the sentiment instead of another stamp! Thank you so much for the inspiration!
-Miranda
TheCraftyCritter.com
Erin C.
April 5, 2017Lovely card as usual, Yana! I love that you used a sentiment panel instead of the skirts, and the white gel pen pattern on her top is a great touch! ☺
Manda
April 5, 2017Fabulous card – this kit looks like so much fun to play with!
Miriam Prantner
April 5, 2017I love that girl, she’s so cute!
Amante del Papel
April 5, 2017so clean and so beautiful card!!!
Kim Maxwell
April 5, 2017Love friendship cards!
Stacy V
April 5, 2017So cute 🙂
Marina
April 6, 2017Great card idea! Thank you for sharing it.
mjmarmo
April 6, 2017So very pretty.
wonderingmindfield
April 6, 2017Such cutie! I really love seeing what all of you have done with this kit.
Denise Kasbohm
April 6, 2017Love this card. It is so cute and the coloring really brings it to life!
Mary Davis
April 6, 2017Loving this cute card. Such a neat kit.
Katina
April 6, 2017Sooo cute!
thestampstation
April 7, 2017Yana! You have to make her as a blondie! She looks just like you in your pic above. She is even in the same pose! So cute!
Cynthia Smith
April 7, 2017Super cute card, she looks like she’s ready for a day out with the girls! Gotta Love it!! Thank you for sharing Yana!
memalagene
April 7, 2017Wonderful new kit! Love your CAS card!
Bonnie E
April 7, 2017Very cute card!
Sheri Elmont
April 7, 2017She is adorable. I like the softness the blended ink brings.
ashley shaffer
April 7, 2017beautiful design and great inspiration. i can’t wait to get started with my set. i have been visiting each blog to get ideas before i get started!
papertokens
April 9, 2017How cute, Yana! I think the touch of Soft Pool ink was a perfect touch!
Attard Judie
April 9, 2017Super cute and adorable card!
LaDonna Shelly
April 9, 2017Cute card
Hsinyi Chen
April 9, 2017Cute! Always love your cards! Thank you for sharing!
Jill
April 12, 2017That is just so darn cute!