UPDATE: PLEASE GO HERE TO SEE THE MOST RECENT HERO ARTS MY MONTHLY HERO BLOG HOP POST.
Hello all and thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate the launch of November My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts (more about the kit and blog hop below).
This month kit is definitely a very fun one! Great for creating little home decor pieces or paper ornaments for the Christmas tree. I’m not sure if we will have a tree this year (I am still deciding), so I didn’t want to make any ornaments just yet. Instead, I used stamps from both main kit and one of the add-ons to create several simple heat embossed Holiday cards.
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I used Simon’s Olive and Schoolhouse Red cardstock for the card you see above. I treated my Olive A2 top folding card base with an anti static powder tool and using my mini MISTI stamped a large snowflake triangle in Versamark ink.
I thought this triangle would look fantastic as a large Rockefeller Center-like Christmas tree. I added two lamp posts on each side of the triangle and a bench, also on each side. I stamped a sentiment that reads “May Your Holiday Be Warm & Cozy” and finally stamped Santa’s sleigh and two reindeer in the top.
As soon as my stamping was done I covered it with gold embossing powder and heat set it. I also heat embossed one additional sentiment and for that one I used Kelly’s Its Christmas Time, I heat embossed it in white embossing powder.
I also used a white gel pen and drew in little snow-like accents – snow on the benches and on the lamppost as well as little snow dots on the tree.
I made several cards, the design is the same on all, the difference is in the color of cardstock I used for the card base. Here’s one stamped on Simon’s Fog cardstock:
As always, I kept my cards rather simple. Because there’s very little dimension – they are very mail-friendly and do not require additional postage.
There are so many great things you can do with this month Hero Arts kit – the sky is the limit! I actually can’t wait to hop along all the stops of this hop and see what other designers have come up with.
MY MONTHLY HERO NOVEMBER 2016 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: 4″x6″ clear stamp set; A set of 13 dies for creating diamond-shaped ornaments and embellishments; VersaMark ink cube; White Puff embossing powder; 10 half sheets of vellum cardstock; 2 half sheets of each cardstock: metallic red, metallic blue and patterned; Ornament hooks and more!
The kit value is $60, 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 4 optional add-on items:
 Hero Arts Little Messages Stamp & Cut Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Number It Stamp & Cut Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Holiday Words Stencil Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Mini Christmas Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
NEW THIS MONTH: the above ADD-ON products will be available today on simonsaysstamp.com and scrapbook.com as well. I’ll update my links later to link to these stores.
On the Hero Arts site, there are also a couple of mystery “grab bags” available:
- Mystery Stocking Stuffer – a grab bag of 5 little Christmas-themed stamps, good for filling advent calendars or stuffing stockings!
- Mystery Treat Bag – for tag making, so includes printed tags, a stamp, twine and an ink cube
HOP ALONG WITH US!
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula – you are here!
Mariana Grigsby
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Ilina Crouse
Laura Bassen
Heather Ruwe
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Shari Carroll at Simon Says Stamp
Julie Ebersole at Ellen Hutson’s CLASSroom
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 My Monthly Hero November 2016 Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts Mini Christmas Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Kelly’s It’s Christmas Time CL994 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder PW100 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 |
 Hero Arts Forever Green AF229 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# Schoolhouse Red Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# Olive Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Uni-ball Pen Signo Gel White Two Pack Shop at: SSS |
 Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Martha Stewart Mini Scoring Board Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Doodlebug Ladybug Twine Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refils Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
I love the gold embossing!…..the little scene you have created is beautiful. Have a great day. Cheers Donna z 🙂
Absolutely beautiful!!
Love these cards! Thanks for sharing!
Love the tree made out of snowflakes and how you used the mini stamps to create a scene around it. Really clever. Thanks for sharing!
Very pretty
This is a beautiful card.
I love the green and gold together.
I love embossing in gold. So elegant! Thanks for sharing!
Love both your cards. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
Like the tree center!!
Beautiful card, and very clever use of the triangle as a large tree. Love it!
Wow – fantastic work!
Gorgeous cards Yana! Love the peaceful air they give – perfect for the season!
Oh wow!!! Awesome cards!!! This kit is really amazing!!!
Classically clean and simply stunning. LOVE!!
Gorgeous cards! love the photo setting!
Very beautiful cards!!!
Beautiful card. Thank you.
Really pretty card. I love the gold embossing and the tree is beautiful.
Elegant card!
Wow. Just beautiful!!!
Wow! Both these cards are so pretty and sophisticated!
Yana, this is one of the most beautiful handmade Christmas cards I have seen in ages! I am absolutely in awe with what you did here! You are so gifted! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Simple and Elegant!
Simple and lovely!
beautiful cards, love the colours
Mail friendly cards are always great for the holidays!
Awesome and elegant. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Gold embossing the small stamps on this card is so simple but makes such an exquisite card. I love it! Thank you.
Beautiful, Elegant, Classic! Thanks for the continuing inspiration and this opportunity!
Beautiful and elegant! Thanks for sharing.
Very classy cards! I love the use of the olive green instead of the traditional Christmas green. Thanks for sharing your designs!
Lovely cards thanks for showing the card in different cardstock. Sometimes forget about impact of the card itself on overall look. Thanks for ahring
Good Morning! These cards are very lovely. That gold heat embossing really looks very georgous in the pictures. They are very lovely. I do agree sometimes when mailing, the more flat cards are easier to mail large quanities. Thanks for sharing.
What an artist you are, the gold embossing gives the card such elegants. I love the scene too! Really nice.
Beautiful cards! simple yet elegant!
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful card. I’ve come to expect nothing less from you! 🙂 I love you took the triangle and turned it into a Christmas tree.
Really Pretty card!!!
Lovely cards. Your style is always so fresh!
Beautiful card!The gold embossing looks very pretty against the background.
Fantastic cards! They give holiday sparkle!
Beautiful: simple and elegant cards.
I mail most of my cards also and I appreciate your ideas of keeping them postage/mail friendly.
Beautiful but simple cards that can be sent in the mail without extra postage.
I have come across your YouTube videos recently. How blessed to have found them. You are a very talented designer and crafter. I love your work and the way you explain the details. Thank you so much for the inspiration. I am going to make my own Christmas cards this year and appreciate the use of “mail friendly” ideas. Thanks again.
simply elegant
The edition of the lamp posts and benches really made the card!
Love Santa flying over the tree. Beautiful card.
Simple and elegant. Gold always does the trick.