Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by to help celebrate the launch of Hero Arts December My Monthly Hero Kit (more about the kit, blog hop and giveaway below). I have one card idea to share using this month kit and several cards featuring add-on items.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS – KIT ONLY
I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do with my kit, how I wanted to use it, so I decided to do what I always do in cases like this – stamp a background design or pattern. I picked a sentiment stamp for the center of my panel and next arranged images of dandelions around it coming in from the edges of the card framing the sentiment so to speak.
I used alcohol marker friendly ink and stamped all images onto white paper. Next, I colored them quickly using Copic markers (G99, G94 and G03; Y35 and Y17; R24, R27 and R39; also C7 and B00). Once coloring was done I adhered this panel onto an A2 white side folding card base and embellished it using sequins from the Champagne sequin mix from Hero Arts.
CARDS DETAILS – KIT ADD ONS
The next two cards both use the main kit as well as an add-on background stamp – Star Light Star Bright and ombre stamping technique.
I love to use my Hero Arts ombre inks for stamping Color Layering images, the ombre ink always gives some additional interest to the image, but I also love the look of ombre on my background. You can’t quite use an ombre ink pad to stamp a full A2 card background, but you can use regular ink pads in that ombre manner.
I picked 3 blue ink pads to ink up a blue ombre background for my card – Navy, Summer Sky and Pool. You basically just need 3 ink pads, a light, medium and dark and use them to ink up section of the background stamp overlapping each other. Overlapping is the here as when you overlap you soften that harsh line that you will otherwise have in-between the two colors. So you just need to do that little dance you usually do using your ombre ink pads.
To turn my background into a card I stamped a simple sentiment and added a beautiful image of a fairy.
I stamped the fairy in Copic marker friendly ink and once again used my alcohol markers to color it. I didn’t use traditional colors, but instead used blues, especially blue marker for her hair to make her look even more whimsical. Here I used B99, B34, B21, B00 and B000 as well as E00 for her skin. I die cut this image out using a coordinating die and just foam mounted onto my card next to the stamped sentiment. To add some sparkle I use my Tonic Studios shimmer pen and added some shimmer to her dress, wand, hair and wings as well as to the background around her wand.
For the purple card I used the same approach, just different colors – I went with Grape Juice, Orchid and Soft Purple. To turn these cards into New Year projects I added “Happy New Year” sentiment from the Peace, Love & Joy stamp set.
KIT & KIT ADD-ONS
There are several optional add-on items this month:
 My Monthly Hero Kit DECEMBER 2018 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Star Light Star Bright Bold Prints Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Blowing In The Wind Bold Prints Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Wish I Might Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Lucky Star Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Dream Wish Do Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Wish I May Stamp & Cut Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Wish I Might Frame Cuts (C) Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Dandelion Paper Layering (B) Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Dandelion & Leaves Fancy Die (B) Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Fairy Window Fancy Die (F) Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Lucky Star Frame Cuts (B) Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Fairy Queen Shop at: HA |
BLOG HOP
If you arrived from Nichol Spohr the next stop on this hop is Jennifer McGuire. You can also start over on the Hero Arts blog.
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! The giveaway closes December 9th at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts blog.
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!
My Monthly Hero Kit DECEMBER 2018 Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts Star Light Star Bright Bold Prints Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Peace, Love & Joy Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Navy Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Hybrid Ink Pad Summer Sky Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Hero Arts Pool Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Grape Juice Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Hybrid Ink Pad Orchid Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Purple Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Champagne Sequin Mix Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pen Nuvo Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | TS |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | TS |
 Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ |
SAVE ME/PIN ME TO PINTEREST
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I love the card made from the main kit…so beautiful! Can’t wait to receive mine!
I love these cards & your style. it would definitely be fun to win a kit!!
Yana.. I love those ombre backgrounds. Beautiful cards.
Just gorgeous! I love the ombré backgrounds and the fairy is so whimsical! I’m real excited about winning the kit!
Beautiful cards! Love the magical and delightful characters in this kit.
I love your purple and blue backgrounds on the last two cards. They are so pretty. But I really love your first card. The different placement of the dandelions makes a gorgeous card!
Gorgeous cards – I really like the dandelion one!
Really Beautiful cards!!!
Wonderful cards, love the blue and purple backgrounds. Thanks for sharing you designs.
Wonderful cards! Love the backgrounds.
Thanks for sharing…
I usually love your backgrounds but this one is one of my favorites. There’s something about the dandelion motif in this set that is really charming and whimsical. You did so well with it…thanks.
Wow what amazing cards! Super stunning!
Your first card is what immediately caught my eye when I looked at the HA Blog! I love it!
Yana your cards are lovely! I love the background you created with the set and that background add on is spectacular!
Love the stamped background and the gorgeous colors for the New Year’s cards! Thanks for sharing this video tutorial too!
Beautiful – I love your interpretation of the kit. I especially love the ladybugs and dandelion card!
Love the cards!
All of these cards are amazing. Love the purple sky.
Awesome cards!
Beautiful creations, I especially love the starry sky fairy cards!
Amazing Ideas!
Great cards. So pretty.
Goegeous cards as always! I am in awe of your creativity and coloring skills. Thanks for sharing!
I love these cards and this kit! So do my daughters! Thank you for creating the YouTube video showing how you made them!
Beautiful ❤ Love all the ideas, the monochrome cards are so clever, I just love them! Thanks for all the tips too, always so inspiring to see you tutorials! xx
Your cards are gorgeous!! I LOVE that one-layer you created with the flowers and little ladybugs!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work!
The background you created on your first card is awesome – love how you do this! Your other cards are great too and this kit is wonderful! Thanks for sharing !
I just love your dandelion card! And your pretty ombre fairy cards are so lovely! Thank you for sharing your creativity and innovation!
Beautiful cards, as always. I really like the one with the dandelions, it’s a creative way to use this stamp set.
Love the video. Just bought this stamp and want to try the technique you used. Thank you. Look forward to following you