Hello, stamping friends! How is this August already? Time really needs to slow down or we will be celebrating Halloween awfully soon. Today I’m excited to join Hero Arts for their August My Monthly Hero release. It’s a kind of a magical one – with knights and princesses, and dragons, and castles!
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CARD DETAILS
I don’t have a video this time around (I have a lot of family/medical stuff going on which keeps me away from my craft room), what I do have is a fun Knightly Birthday Card. I used just the contents of the kit + colored cardstock and inks from my stash.
I wanted to have a night scene (I do love darker, vibrant colors on my cards more than anything else these days), so I started by making a night sky background by ink blended Navy ink onto Adriatic cardstock. I kept the pure color just barely at the horizon line and blended the rest with dark blue for a night sky look.
To create the grass I freehand cut Kiwi cardstock and ink blended it using Forever Green ink to darken it up at the bottom of the card.
Next, I stamped images from the main kit, colored them using Copic markers and cut out with the help of coordinating dies (which are included in the kit). I created a simple scene and added “Happy day of thy birth” sentiment at the top of the card.
The night sky looked a bit incomplete to me, so I added a number of stars using a white pen and gold shimmer pen. Love the result!
HERO ARTS MY MONTHLY HERO KIT & ADD-ONS
The main kit is available for a limited time only – once it’s gone, it’s gone. You can subscribe to receive the kit monthly and never miss one! Add-ons may temporarily become unavailable, but they will be restocked.
 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero August 2019 Shop at: HA |
 CG792 Cobblestone Bold Prints Shop at: HA |
 CG793 Trefoil Bold Prints Shop at: HA |
 CG794 Maze Bold Prints Shop at: HA |
 CM387 Dragons & Unicorns Shop at: HA |
 CM388 Majestic Beasts Shop at: HA |
 CM389 Build A Castle Shop at: HA |
 CM390 As You Wish Shop at: HA |
 CM391 Fairytale Book Alphabet Shop at: HA |
 DI680 Paper Layering Dragon (C) Shop at: HA |
 DI681 Medieval Flags Infinity Dies (H) Shop at: HA |
 DI682 Paper Layering Castle (E) Shop at: HA |
 DI683 Rose Bush Cover Plate (E) Shop at: HA |
 DI684 Dragons & Unicorns Frame Cuts (C) Shop at: HA |
 DI685 Scrolls Infinity Dies (H) Shop at: HA |
 DI686 Majestic Beasts Frame Cuts (C) Shop at: HA |
 DI687 Build A Castle Frame Cuts (B) Shop at: HA |
 DI688 As You Wish Frame Cuts (D) Shop at: HA |
 SA133 Stained Glass Window Stencil 6×6 Shop at: HA |
BLOG HOP
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Daniel West
Debi Adams
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Mariana Grigsby
Michelle Short
Yana Smakula – you are here
GIVEAWAY
Hero Arts will give away one kit, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, August 11th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog 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 August 2019 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Hero Arts Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Adriatic Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Kiwi Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Navy Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Forever Green Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Spellbinders Circle Replacement Foam Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Sakura Classic White Gelly Roll Pens Set of 3 Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Midas Touch Aqua Shimmer Pen Nuvo Shop at: SSS | TS |
Hi Yana. Before I comment just wanted to let you know you link wasn’t working properly for this post. Your card is simply stunning. The colours are so regal, bold and rich. I love the deep reds on the banners and the sky. Absolutely love this card. Thanks for sharing your many talents and inspiring.
Super adorable card… thanks for sharing!
Love your card!! Such vibrant color and a wonderful scene!!!
I love this card! It is so wonderful! Anyone will love to receive it!
Wow!! Gorgeous scene card!! Love the bright and bold colors, your design and coloring! <3
Absolutely love the fonts and my favorite is Welcome to the middle ages!
Such a fun card!
Beautiful, fun, and so colorful! Love it!
AWESOME!
Lovely fun card
The sentiments are so cute in this set, beautiful card!
I love your intense colors on this card, Yana! The fiery reds and the bright greens complement each other nicely.
Beautiful card! I love the sentiments in this kit!
This is SO CUTE, Yana! LOVE that sentiment with these images! ;)<3
What a great theme idea for the kit!!! Unique! And I really like what you did with it. Sorry to hear you and your family are dealing with medical issues (still or again). Will keep you in my prayers. The fall can’t come fast enough for me (it’s so hot here in the desert of AZ … remember?!!!) and I’ve already started making Christmas cards!! Be well, Yana, and thank you for the post.
As always Yana, I love your color choices. The boldness really works here.
Such an awesome card. Live your colors.
Beautiful card. This knight can wish me a happy birthday any time. 🙂 Love that you created a night sky and also love all the detail in this card, including the touches of gold sparkle. Thanks for sharing!
I think I can try this one!!!!!! Fun !
Wonderful, fun card. Your coloring is gorgeous.
What a beautiful Birthday card! I love it. I love your choice of colors…super card Yana!!
Thank you so much for sharing today…Great new MMH kit.
Great card and a great kit.
awesome card
I sendeth thee high praise for such a beautiful night sky! It’s super stunning against the red and white pennants and tent.
Super fun card! Love the sentiments! My son would get a kick out of this card!
As always you do not disappoint. Wonderfully coloured card, Yana.
God bless you and your family in this trying time. Thanks for taking a moment to share your creativity with us. Be well.
This card is so striking with its’ bold color and adorable sentiments. I just kept staring at it and enjoying all the skill you put into this gem!
WOW! WHat a beautiful sky and hills! PERFECT scene and coloring!
Awesome background for this sweet card!
Love this knightly Birthday Card.
Beautiful card! Love the red against the blue and green background.
Love the colours & blending of them on your card Yana! I’m hooked on some of the dies & the Old English sentiments. Something entirely different, yes?
What an awesome scene. I love the realistic feel to this.
This kit is amazing
and love the scene
on your card!
Carla from Utah
Super awesome and amazing kit. Make me feel like fairytale up there. Thankyou my Hero.
This is such a cute set, different from anything I have. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful work! TFS!
This is favourite card of the blog hop, mostly because I adore night themed cards and bold colour choices. Well done Yana!
Fab card! Are you the only one that chose to do a night scene? It’s amazing! Thanks for sharing. Bummed I missed this kit….looking at the blog hop to torture myself. 😉
This looks awesome!
A stunning card, Yana, with your wonderful colouring and gorgeous night sky! Those clever sentiments are just perfect! Thanks so much for sharing and the inspiration!
Great card!
The sentiments in this kit are just great! I love how you incorporated two of them on this card, and the night sky is an interesting twist and draws you right into the scene!
Nice job on this.
I sendeth thee this comment hoping to win it!!. Soooo cute♡♡
Love this card–the background is awesome and love the new HA kit.
Gorgeous colors! Appreciate your giving instructions on how you achieved these effects – will help me as I experiment and learn! Thanks – & prayers for health for you & your family!
Love this so much! This is my favorite kit yet!
Really like how your green grass came out!
Such a fun, magical, colorful card!
Thanks so much for sharing…
Such cute card! Loving this fun kit❣️
Impressive gorgeous card. Love the old English sentiments and reminds me of Camelot.