Hello all and thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate the launch of August My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts (more about the kit and blog hop below).
If you are a fan of Shakespeare and whimsical images, this is a perfect kit for you. Delicate fairies, forest imagery, fantastic frame dies, timeless quotes – you will find this and a lot more in August kit from Hero Arts.
A few words from Hero Arts:Â This month’s kit was inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and features a gorgeous forest fairy theme. There are add-on stamps with Shakespeare quotes.
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I started working on this card by die cutting two frame images (one from the main kit and another from an add-on) out of smooth blue and white woodgrain cardstock. I guess I shouldn’t be saying “frames” as I actually did not use the outer die that cuts the oval out and turns these designs into frames, instead I only used inner dies to create windows in my panels.
I used glue and adhered both die cut panels together keeping the woodgrain one on the top (I just adore this type of paper and I’m very happy to see it included in the kit).
I didn’t want to do any coloring for this card, yet I wanted to add color to the fairy. I heat embossed one of the fairy images in white embossing powder onto a piece of white cardstock and blended 3 colors of ink from the Pool to Navy ombre ink pad. There are dies included in the kit to help you die cut the fairies out so I used a matching die and cut mine out in my die cutting machine.
I created an A2 top folding card base and blended a bit of ink onto the bottom part of the front panel, I used the same ink I used for the fairy. Next I foam mounted my two die cut panels that were glued together and also foam mounted the fairy, although I used a double layer of foam adhesive to pop her up on this card.
I wanted a very simple sentiment (although there are some fantastic quotes included in the add-on stamp set), so I stamped “You Sparkle” in Pool ink onto a piece of white cardstock and also foam mounted it onto the card.
To embellish this project I used sequins and tiny beads from my stash as well as clear droplets from the kit. The fairy wings were decorated with clear stickles for a pop of glittery goodness.
MY MONTHLY HERO AUGUSTÂ 2016Â 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:Â A 4×6 clear stamp set;Â Three matching Frame Cuts dies;Â An oval border with frame Fancy Die set;Â Pretty Pink Posh Droplets;Â Ranger Star Dust Stickles;Â Three ink cubes in Bubble Gum, Orchid and Green Apple;Â Woodgrain Cardstock and Vellum;Â Other gems and cardstock.
The kit value is over $50, and Hero Arts is selling this one for $34.99.
You can now subscribe to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
KIT & KIT ADD-ONS
There are four optional add-on items:
Hero Arts August 2016 My Monthly Hero Kit Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Floral Border with Frame Fancy Die DI320 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Dreamy Nights Stencil SA082 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Dreams Are Made Stamp Set CM105 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Shakespearean Poetry Stamp Set CM106 Shop at: HA |
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Jessica Frost-Ballas
Pretty Pink Posh
Debbie Olson
Cheiron Brandon
Alice Wertz
Helen Gullett
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!
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 August 2016 My Monthly Hero Kit Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts Floral Border with Frame Fancy Die DI320 Shop at: HA |
 Spellbinders Artisan X-plorer Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers PS610 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Ombre Pool To Navy Ink AF308 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | HA |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Ranger Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive Shop at: SSS | SC | PPP |
Lovely kit – would make beautiful cards!!! Love fairies – just magical!
Love the color combinations and layout, fantastic!
I love the layering behind the die cut.
The little fairly is beautiful.
Fantastic card.
thanks for sharing.
Beautiful colours and magical layout – I love sparkles
Love this card kit!! Your card is amazingly gorgeous!
AMAZING card Yana! And that is a fantastic price for the kit!!!!
I love how beautiful this kit is!!
Very pretty layout.
nice card my granddaughter would love it and so would her Mommy
Yana your card is beautiful, so soft and delicate in your coloring. I love it!
Very pretty card. It is simply elegant!
Oooh Yana….this is just so gorgeous!!
Wow your card is amazing. The color you chose is perfect.
Love your color choices
OH wow, what a beauty with that whimsical kit!
I think you did a beautiful job on this simple card. Love the double windows you did!
This kit is a mixed of elegant and magical! I love it and it is perfect for my card making projects. I’ve been sending letters to different part of the world and my letters will look so beautiful with the use of these stamps! The Shakespearean Poetry Stamp is one of the stamps that I liked the most because of poetry and words on it but I also like the Fairy Stamp and Dreams Are Made Stamp because they are very detailed! I really want this kit and I can’t wait to use them and share them with my friends!
Such airy and beautiful blue. Yana you are amazing. I think this kit is very nice. Thanks for a chance to win.
Love this kit. Had to order one lol
Love your card!
Beautiful card, Love the fairy!
Very pretty and sparkly. I like how you die cut the background. I’ll bet whoever gets this card will love it too.
This is lovely! I like the color.
Wow Yana! I always look forward to see what you create. Love how you did your card! So darn pretty!
Beautiful shading. It has a very ethereal feel.
I always love your cards, this one is great! What a fun kit! Thank you for all the inspiration.
This looks so cool. If I had this set I could make beautiful things for sure.
I love all the dimension on your beautiful card and that soft blue.
Magical card and I love the color choices. Thanks for sharing.
so beautiful
Great kit and theme, and love the versatile dies.
Yana this gorgeous with the soft teal color!
Gorgeous cards and amazing kit from HA! Thank you for sharing your lovely work!
Very pretty. Love how you colored all of the layers. TFS
Magical kit! Love the colors and theme.
How beautiful, I love the cut out and your choice of colors!!!
That is so soft and lovely!
Such a beautiful card, love how you had used the two dies together.
so elegant , very nice!
Love how you had used the two different dies to create the background, very beautiful card.
Beautiful card…so love the fairies…
That is seriously a fairytale talking- love the color and the theme… so-so beautiful!!!
Love the card and your choice of colors!
Oh my goodness! The colors on this card are so YOU. It matches what you are wearing in your profile. It happens to be a favorite color of mine as well. Thanks for sharing your beautiful project!
Love your card! Colors are gorgeous!! This is one of my favorite colors ! Thx for sharing your creativity!!
Beautiful card!
I love the greenish blue that highlighted your card! Very nice !!! Smiles from Veronica in Canada 🙂
Love the layered die cut frames
Love the simple monochrome look of your card!
Love the die cut panels, but my favorite part is the fairy! I also love how you tied the background color to your fairy. Gorgeous!