Hello all and thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate the launch of April My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts (more on that below).
My initial reaction when I first got the kit was WHOA! I enjoy waterocloring once in awhile and this kit is a dream come true! The stamp set included in the kit is fantastic and perfect for coloring, the flower is large enough to be able to easily color and add stunning details. The watercolor sampler set is also fantastic, even thought its a sampler there’s still lots of watercolor to be able to color several images and even make a background or two (I shared one on Hero Arts blog the other day, here’s one more project using this kit).
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I used Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper (its the best one in my book so far) and heat embossed the flower and leaves in white embossing powder. My favorite way to watercolor is over wet paper, so I usually like to a lay a layer of clean water over my image and then begin adding color. This way I’m able to get a beautiful transition from a very saturated to almost white.
I used my favorite color combination for this card – yellow, teal and white. The flower was colored using Cad. Yellow Deep Hue and a bit of Quinacridone Gold and for the leaves I used Ultramarine Turquoise.
To make this flower dimensional I also added some physical dimension by shaping the petals with my fingers. Its easier to shape them while the paper is still wet or at least damp.
I used a beautiful Woodgrain background stamp and heat embossed is in white over light gray cardstock for the background of my card. I also added a die cut vellum panel, it serves a double purpose here – mutes a part of the background and helps the flower to stand out and it also houses a white heat embossed Thinking of You sentiment.
To complete this project I also added a few pearls in pastel blue.
MY MONTHLY HERO APRIL KIT
The kit is available for a limited time only – once it’s gone, it’s gone so if love it- better grab it now! If you are into watercolor you are going to love it! I know I do.
You can now subscribe to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
The kit contains: 4×6 clear stamp set; set of four Frame Cuts dies, designed to cut and stack the flower into a layered element (stamp the rose four times to use with these dies); Paper Layering die, which allows you to pop-up a single stamped rose for a different dimensional look; dot sheet of DANIEL SMITH watercolors in a palette specifically selected for Hero Arts (each dot of paint allows watercoloring of 2-3 images, to give you an introduction to these wonderful paints); waterbrush; heavy cardstock in cream and white; notecards and pearls.
There are 3 optional add-on items:
- Happy Mother’s Day
- Happy Mother’s Day Frame Cuts
- DANIEL SMITH watercolor paints in 15ml tubes – 18 colors in all, the colors used on the Hero Arts Palette dot sheet.
HOP ALONG WITH US!
Want more inspiration? Hop along with us and see lots more creative projects made using this kit.
- The Hero Arts Blog
- Yana Smakula – you are here
- Lucy Abrams – next stop
- Mariana Grigsby
- Amy Tsuruta
- Kelly Rasmussen
- Clare Prezzia
- Wanda Guess
- Joan Bardee
- Sandy Allnock
- Lydia Fiedler
- Kathy Racoosin
- Libby Hickson
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!
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What a beautiful card. I love the colors and that you gave the petals dimension!
Beautiful card. I love the soft colours but effective outcome. Thanks.
Absolutely beautiful!
Lovely card-I especially like the yellow/blue color combo. Thanks for hosting a great giveaway.
I love what you’ve done with this kit.
Beautiful card you make it look so easy.
Love the dimension! Gorgeous card!
Absolutely gorgeous Yana!! I just ordered my kit today!
lovely, my daughter would adore this–she’s a huge yellow fan.
Gorgeous card. Love the detailed flowers , and the vellum panel bringing it all together.
What a beautiful card!
Your card is so beautiful! Love the shaped petals!
my jaw dropped when saw your card! Simply beautiful! Thank you so much for explaining how you did it, so I can try it out too.
my jaw dropped when I saw your card, simply beautiful… I would frame it! Thank you for explaining how you did it, so I can try my hand at it too.
jaw dropping!
Love the colors you used! I want to try those watercolors
You always do such fabulous work! You are right, this is a phenomenal kit!
So nice.
Beautiful work, as always!
Love the design of your card. The vellum on top of your woodgrain background is just perfect for making your pretty flower shine. Keeping my fingers crossed I might actually win this winderful kit…
I like the size of the flower and the pretty watercolors.
Wonderful flower, I wish you had made a video of your card.
Very nice I like your style
That card is so lovely! With a name like “Rose”, I love flowers! Thanks and God bless! ILuvTheEucharist (at) aol.com
I adoooore your watercolouring! Stunning card!
This card is fantastic!! Your watercoloring is just stunning!
Such a beautiful card, thanks for the inspiration.
Great colors, very spring like.
I really like the woodgrain background on vellum – a soft touch that allows the eye to focus on the beautiful watercolored flowers!
Wow, the colors on these flowers just glow! Love the wood grained background embossed in white!
Swooon. Gorgeous card Yana 🙂
Love the beautiful watercolor flowers.
Like the colors & dimension of the floral creation. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love the bright yellow!
Wow gorgeous dimension and colour.
Your card is amazing!
This card is beautiful! Like the soft colors
I personally like all your creation Yana. You are a great in card making. This one is just absoulate gorgeous!! Now I eagerly want this stamp 😉 Thank you so much for inspiring us. Have a great day. 🙂
Absolutely beautiful!! Love the woodgrain embossed on the gray too – fabulous look!
Lovely color combo. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome color combo!
Love your project, it is so pretty!
Very pretty card!
Lovely card and awesome color combination! Great dimension in the card!
I’m loving the flower on this card! The color is wonderful!
Beautiful card with great explanation! So appreciated!
Such a beautiful kit and beautiful work there!
Gorgeous card.
Love it…so beautiful
This is the prettiest kit. I love the watcolor pages.