Hello everyone and thanks so much for stopping by to help celebrate the launch of Hero Arts October My Monthly Hero Kit (more about the kit, blog hop and giveaway below).
Every few month there comes a kit that I simply adore. I loved the Safari kit this Summer (I’m sure you all did too) and now I’m loving this one – I’m a sucker for tiny Christmas houses and villages so this kit quickly became a favorite of mine. If you’ve been following me for more than a year, you might remember this card, Big City, I shared last year – it actually inspired the project I am sharing today.
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CARD DETAILS
I started working on my project by creating a scene with my stamps. I picked the images I wanted to use, arranged them on the front of my card and stamped using Hero Arts Intense Black ink. I love the mountain stamp – I stamped it several times creating a horizon line for my village.
I also stamped the houses as well as the tower and the sleight with the gifts onto white cardstock and cut them out with the help of coordinating dies. My choice of images was somewhat dictated by the coordinating dies, I planned my scene so that I was able to cut certain images out for my project and layer them.
I used my Copics to color both the die cuts and the stamped scene on my panel. I didn’t do any fancy coloring, but went with simple 2 or 3 color coloring for my sky, mountains, houses and sleight (I’m listing exact colors of Copic markers I used below in my Supplies section).
Once my coloring was done I foam mounted die cuts onto the main panel and adhered the panel onto an A2 side folding card base. My panel was cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/4″ and so I also added a thin strip of red cardstock off to the left hand side. I used Stickles in Frosted Lace from my stash and added “glitter snow” details onto some of the white areas on my images.
MY MONTHLY HERO OCTOBER 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!
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 October 2017 Kit Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Santa’s Door Accessories Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Nice Elves Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Naughty Elves Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Irreverent Elf Messages Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Fluffy Stockings Stamp & Cut Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Winter Heart Stamp & Cut Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts North Pole Stamp & Cut Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Santa’s Door Accessories Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Nice Elves Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Naughty Elves Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Three Happy Elves Stamp Shop at: HA | SSS |
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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! Giveaway closes Sunday, October 1st at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week.
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 My Monthly Hero October 2017 Kit Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts Nice Elves Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Envelopes Schoolhouse Red Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Stickles Frosted Lace Glitter Glue Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker R22 Light Prawn Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker R39 Garnet Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker R24 Prawn Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker B000 Pale Porcelain Blue Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker B00 Frost Blue Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG93 Grayish Yellow Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG95 Pale Olive Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG99 Marine Green 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 |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
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Fabulous card design, very wintry and Christmassy! LOVE!
Beautiful Christmas card, wonderful idea for the kit!
Love this card and kit. Your wintery scene is lovely.
Such fabulous work with this wonderful holiday kit, I love the sparkling snow too!
absolutely gorgeous!!! i love this kit!
Love it!
Beautiful card! Great kit!!
Love all the texture and layering!!!
What a cute winter village you created!
What a great card…the coloring and the dimension. Love this kit. Thank you for sharing.
What a fabulous card.
Really feels like the North Pole! I love how you stamped the mountain range at different levels, not just the horizon. So cute!
Beautiful winter scene! I really love all the options with this new kit.
Beautiful card, Yana! Love the added details on the mountains & your awesome coloring!
Such a fun card. Almost makes me want to visit.
This is totally precious. You’re making me want to leave work to go home and be crafty. LOL
Your card is great! This is such a cute kit!
Beautiful card! Love the traditional Christmas village, too. Thanks for sharing!
Love your card. I could just stroll the town after seeing your work.
I am also loving little christmas stamps so you can create your own scenes. Love your card, gorgeous bright colours.
Fantastic card Yana! Awesome HA kit! I don’t know how they do it month after month with their sensational kits! Loving this blog hop with all it’s talent! Thanks for sharing yours!
So Awesome!!
Cute Santa village- love this kit
Awesome scene and love santa and the deer in the sky. Love the village.
Beautiful card…such a great kit.
Love the details!
Love your card, and the kit is great. You always have. Great designs.
Lovely card idea. Love the coloring!
I love your Christmas village. Definitely a must have kit.
I love your card!
I love all that gorgeous, deep red. I wish I had your skills with Copics.
Such a beautiful card!
A beautiful card for an awesome kit !
Beautiful cards! How fun it will be to add some sparkly snow or puffy snow! Can’t wait!
Beautiful card.
This is a wonderful winter scene.
What a great kit! Beautiful cards Yana
What a beautiful cool winter scene! Love the details added!
very colorful and it captures the christmas spirit, fun and bright. Sweet card love the mountains and all the little details.
Thats just how I think the North Pole shops should look. Fabulous details
SO beautiful, Yana!!!
Love the new stamps!!
This kit blows me away with its creativity, and your creations make me want it even more.
Great card! So many cute stamps!
Beautiful coloring!
Beautiful card Yana! Love the richness of the colors you choose. Thank you for sharing yet another one of your beautiful creations.
Gorgeous card. Your coloring is beautiful. This is such a wonderful kit with so many possibilities.
This a really great card. Inspiring.
Love your beautiful card.
Awesome card, love this stamp set.