Hello everyone and thanks so much for stopping by to help celebrate the launch of Hero Arts June My Monthly Hero Kit.
The safari theme of this month kit completely stole my heart. I love all things tropical and there are many companies who have tropical products, but none (that I’ve seen) have a safari theme. I was very much excited to play with the kit as well as the add ons and I made quite a few projects. I am sharing one card in this post and will share additional projects I made later this month.
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CARD DETAILS
I started working on this card by stamping the new Tribal Stripes background in Butter Bar ink onto A2 top folding card base. I used my MISTI and stamped this image several images for perfect coverage. I love the design of this background and I think it’s going to be one of my most used stamps; I think it could work really well not just for tropical, but for everyday projects also.
Next, I used a tree image from the main kit and stamped it in several shades of green, I used Forever Green, Moss and Field Greens. I also stamped and die-cut several large animals – a giraffe (he is hidden amongst the trees) was stamped in Caramel; an elephant was stamped in Soft Granite and hippo was stamped first in Soft Olive and next in Charcoal for a green undertone.
I arranged all of my images on my card base and created a scene. I also heat embossed “Huge Thanks” sentiment from the main kit in white embossing powder onto black cardstock and foam mounted it onto my card.
To add a bit more black to my card I added simple bird silhouette stamping in the background above the trees.
MY MONTHLY HERO JUNE 2017 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: 6″ x 8″ clear stamp set; 9 coordinating Frame Cuts; 1 Fancy Die; 3 ink cubes (Just Rust, Mulled Wine, Moss); 0.5 oz. black embossing powder; 2 4″ x “6” Portuguese eco-friendly cork sheets; 2 sheets of 5.5″ x 8.5″ metallic bronze paper (81 lb. text weight); 2 sheets of 5.5″ x 8.5″ metallic quartz cardstock (105 lb. cover weight).
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KIT & KIT ADD-ONS
There are several optional add-on items:
 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero June 2017 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Tribal Stripes Bold Prints Cling Stamp Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Go On A Safari Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Mud Cloth Bold Prints Cling Stamp Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Coloring Layering Bengal Tigers Stamp set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Tiger Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Coloring Layering Brave Lion Stamp set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Color Layering Lion Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Thorn Tree and Grasses Fancy Die Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts I Got Your Back stamp Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Tribal Shapes Stencil Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Ombre Serengeti Sunset ink Shop at: HA | SSS |
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SUPPLIES
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Hero Arts My Monthly Hero June 2017 Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts Tribal Stripes Bold Prints Cling Stamp Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Butter Bar Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Hybrid Ink Pad Caramel Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Soft Olive Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Hybrid Ink Pad Moss Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Forever Green Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Field Greens Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Soft Granite Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Charcoal Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS | SC | SB |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
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Like how you used the background stamp and made a collage. This inspires many ideas!
Great card. I love all the layering.
Your cards are great. I would love to win the set
Wow! One of the most beautiful kit!!! Love so much how you created a perfect and magical jungle scene!!! Love, love, love!!!
Wonderful card and I love how you created such a great scene with the kit. Thanks for sharing..
Love your safari themed card, Yana! I loved all the background add-ons for this kit. Too bad the thorn tree and grasses die is already out of stock!
Great card and love the color choices!
This new Hero Arts MMH kit is wonderful – so many great images included. Thanks for sharing your pretty card.
A huge thanks to YOU for designing such an incredible card! I feel as though I’ve been transported into the scene! Gorgeous!
~carol
Love your card idea. I would love to win this kit for so many reasons, including that I live in East Africa!
Love it! another cool way to use this kit!
This card is super cute I am so in love with the elephants in the kit .
Beautiful card, love the stamped background,
really pretty
Wow! That background is awesome. I appreciate you mentioning that you stamped the background with the Butter Bar ink several times, thanks to the Misti. I remember trying to get a good stamping pre-Misti and it never came out so vibrant even when turning the paper down onto the stamp. What a difference. Thanks so much.
Love the tribal background. The animals and trees really pop off the yellow.
I like how you cut them out and popped them up. Gave it some great dimension.
I absolutely adore elephants but the sad thing is I don’t own not one elephant stamp or die setsI really need one!
Fun card! Love the animals!
Oh how fun!
Awesome cards-love the great background stamps too!
Your card is beautiful. What an awesome kit.
Gorgeous card, I love the background, the die cuts and the birds!
Love the background on the card and all of the layering.
Really gorgeous Yana. Can’t wait to see what else you do with this kit. I am hearing that it has already sold out!
Really like the layering very nice, thanks!
Love the layered trees. Awesome card
love this background stamp!
Just love your forest of thorn trees with all the animals peeking out, Yana! Perfect with the tribal stripes background!!
What a beautiful card and an amazing stamp kit!
Great card! I love all the backgrounds.
The dimension on this card is fantastic! I am loving this background stamp!!
I really love the colours you have used on your trees and animals. It gives the card a depth to it.. Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful combination of color and dimension! This set stole my heart, as did Africa when we visited a few years ago. I’m deeply saddened that this amazing kit sold out so quickly, but I’m not surprised. It would be perfect for those masculine cards that are so hard to make. Thank you so much!
I love you background! This months kit looks like it will be great fun to play with.
love all of your layering and elements!
Hi Yana,
HUGE THANKS for sharing such a cool card! I’m not really a safari person, but I can see the potential with this kit!TY!
Great safari card – this kit looks amazing!
Beautiful card, awesome kit and the add-ons are just as fabulous too!! Love this background stamp you used!!
Wow! You card is a beauty! I love that giraffe peeking through the tree tops!
Very cute.
I am so sad to see this kit sold out already. It would be perfect to use with my Africa scrapbook and for fun cards for my grandson.
Great card!! I love the way you used color in this design!
I don’t think I would have used such a busy background stamp with these stamps, but it looks great! Thanks for stretching my ideas for when I get to stamp! I love this!
I love the card. I can not wait to get my kit
I really like this set. I’m sure it will sell out fast! I ordered mine!
Always love your cards Yana
I agree, the tribal background is a great stamp.
Beautiful card. Love the colors used on this card.
Fun card!