Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by to help celebrate the launch of Hero Arts January 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit (more about the kit, blog hop and giveaway below). I have several cards to share all using the kit! I have to say, this kit is my absolute favorite to date! I had a blast making all of these cards!
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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 – HUGS & KISSES
All of my cards feature a ton of Copic marker coloring. The images in this kit are all outline and great for coloring and hence you can use your favorite coloring method to color with.
Markers used: RV14, RV13, RV11 and RV10 to color the awning; E13, E15 and E79 colors facade. I kind of first envisioned this card as a shaped card and so I die-cut the facade, and also die-cut two additional shapes out of brown cardstock to make the actual card base. I did change my mind later and used my colored store front on a regular A2 card.
Next I used sentiment from one of the add on stamp set and white heat embossed Hugs & Kisses on the brown panel. At this time I had also stamped, colored and cut out additional images to decorate this window. I added some gray shading under the window (it’s kind of hard to see in the photo); I foam mounted a bike with lots of potted flowers and added a lot of clear glitter coating the awning, the base of the bike and watering can.
The glitter here actually signifies snow. I was picturing this as a Valentine’s day card and it still snows in my neck of the woods on Valentine’s day so I though it would look nice here.
CARD DETAILS – HUGS & KISSES
For my next card I had stamped a bunch more windows and a ton of plants and pots, used my coordinating dies to die-cut the the images out.
This handmade card uses Nuvo Drops to create flower centers. Want to see 4 other ways you can use Nuvo Drops from Tonic Studios in card making? Check out this article – 5 Ways to Use Nuvo Drops.
For this card I had envisioned a florist shop. I wanted to create beautiful display bursting with all sorts of spring flowers. I colored the awning in stylish black and white and also used black for all of the flower pots and containers. I colored these images using C9, C7 and C5 markers skipping the use of the actual black marker as I didn’t want it to be too black or dark on the card.
I had arranged the images to my linking, setting up rows and rows of gorgeous freshly cut flowers and bouquets and next worked on a sentiment for this card. I white heat embossed You’re Beautiful on a back panel, I cut it out using the coordinating die.
Next, I foam mounted my colored die cut on the black sentiment panel. I adhered my store front onto a piece of cream woodgrain cardstock cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2” and next foam mounted the flowers and planters onto the card. Another thing that I totally loved this on this card is a newspaper. I stamped a newspaper like image in black ink on thin printer paper and cut it out into a rectangle using scissors. I stamped it on printed paper instead of cardstock as the kind of paper the newspapers are printed on is very thin and I wanted my newspaper to look as real as possible.
Next I folded it as if one would fold a newspaper and tucked it into the store front. I think adding it to the display really pulled this card together and added a special touch. The newspaper here looks like it was left behind by an absent minded customer who was shopping for flowers for his loved one.
I used my Nuvo drops in white and purple to add dimensional accents to the flower centers and once again coated select images with clear stickers to add a feeing of snow and chilly winter to this card.
CARD DETAILS – MY HEART IS ALL YOURS
For my final card I wanted to have two windows and a little plaque, the sort of plaque you’d see on old buildings. I went with yet again a different color combo and used lots of blue on this card using B000, B00 and B02 markers for the most part.
I adhered my images onto the light gray woodgrain card front, foam mounted additional images and again embellished everything with clear stickles to look like glistening snow!
KIT & KIT ADD-ONS
There are several optional add-on items this month:
 My Monthly Hero Kit JANUARY 2018 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts All My Love Decorative Hearts Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts You Are Loved Flourish Messages Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Bursting with Love Bold Prints Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hearts & Flowers Bold Prints Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Color Layering Waffles Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Gal Pal Brunch Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Color Layering Waffles Frame Cuts (B) Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Gal Pal Brunch Frame Cuts (C) Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Bicycle with Basket Fancy Die (C) Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
BLOG HOP
If you arrived from Nichol Spohr the next stop on this hop is Amy Kolling. 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 Sunday, January 13th 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 JANUARY 2018 Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts All My Love Decorative Hearts Shop at: SSS | HA |
Hero Arts You Are Loved Flourish Messages Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps Headline Message Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers 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 White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Spellbinders Magnetic Handy Mat Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Small Teflon Bone Folder Tool Shop at: SSS |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Drops Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | TS |
 Ranger Stickles Frosted Lace Glitter Glue Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Altenew Woodgrain Powder Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Violet Galaxy Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | TS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y08 Acid Yellow Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
I love all the different store front versions you made. Each one looks unique and special!
Lovely cards!
Thank you for your blog and YT video! These cards are wonderful. If you hadn’t colored them so brightly (& oh so wonderful), I might have kept them to metal colors (Bronze, silver and gold)… so thank you!
Great ideas as always!
beautiful coloring as always!!
your cards are absolutely fabulous!!
So beautiful card, I love it!
Such lovely cards
Wow! Your shops are all lovely!!! And that’s the way I love to see snow… on a card only! lol!! : )
Your cards are amazing Yana! I really like the card where you cut the image in too, and all the sparkle you added. I agree this is a favourite card kit by hero arts. Hero Arts has such amazing card kits, for a price that can’t be beat! Love this kit.
Hi Yana – Lovely and vibrant cards, you made so many beautiful examples! This is a nice kit with lots of options – but my favorite is the easel.
Such a cute cards! I love this kit and the add-ons too!
I like the added touch of frosty snow on your cards. Soo pretty.
Yana your card examples are all so wonderful; it is too hard to pick which one is the best! I really like all of the different awnings that you did. Such a great job coloring them all in. Plus the different backgrounds for the store fronts. Neat idea and so is the accent that put onto the water cans and the pots. Very nifty! Looking forward to the video!!!
Yana, that newspaper touch was a stroke of genius!! Love it!!
I love your different uses of the storefront and colors! Beautiful cards!
Fabulous cards – I love the deep dark windows with the sentiments – they really draw you in!
My daughter went to Europe about 18months ago and I’m still yet to scrap an album for her. This kit would be absolutely perfect to do this. This kit would do justice to all of the amazing scenery of the wonderful countries that she was lucky enough to visit. Thank you for the opportunity.
WOW… Yana… they are absolutely jaw-dropping cards!!! Yours designs and coloring are beautiful. Thank you for these inspirations.
These are so pretty. Love the colors.
A beautiful range of cards that make this kit truly shine. The little newspaper in the window is the perfect touch. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards!
These are all great. Love how you added “snow” to the cards.
Amazing cards – all so beautiful! Thanks too for a video – they are always great to watch. This kit is super and love all the inspiration!
I love all of you different versions using this set. I do love that first card the most but the colors on the last card are super pretty!
Fabulous cards Yana I love how you created them with this wonderful storefront image.