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CARD DETAILS
End of Summer seems like the perfect time to sit under the starry sky! This is what Hero’s August kit is all about – galaxies, planets, stars and so on! I decided to create an encouragement card with “You Are Not Alone” sentiment.
I started working on this card by heat embossing the surface of the planet in white embossing powder onto black cardstock. I also heat embossed a planet and and astronaut onto a separate piece of black paper and cut both elements out. I colored everything using my Prismacolor pencils and foam mounted images onto the background. Next, I added stars using pencils a white gel pen.
I also heat embossed “Hello” directly onto the background panel and “You are not alone” onto black cardstock strip and foam mounted latter onto the card.
I used Nuvo Glaze and coated the astronaut’s helmet as well as the craters on the planet for a bit of additional interest.
MY MONTHLY HERO AUGUST 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!
You can now subscribe to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
KIT & KIT ADD-ONS
There are several optional add-on items:
 Hero Arts August 2017 MMH Kit Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts It’s Just A Phase Bold Prints Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Pretty Moon Spiral Bold Prints Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Mewn Back Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Zodiac Birthday Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Dream Big Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Astronomical Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Cloudy Animals Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Dream Big Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Astronomical Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Mewn Back Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Cloudy Animals Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Dremship Stamp Shop at: HA | SSS |
HOP ALONG WITH US!
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Nichol Spohr
Wanda Guess
Ilina Crouse
May Park
Yana Smakula – you are here
Lydia Fiedler
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Amy Tsuruta
Michelle Short
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 2017 MMH Kit Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts Mewn Back Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Astronomical Stamp Set Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Astronomical Frame Cuts Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Crystal Glaze Nuvo Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Prismacolor 150 Premier Colored Pencils Shop at: SSS |
 Prismacolor Colored Pencil White Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Uni-ball Pen Signo Gel White Two Pack Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
Cool card.
Wow !! Your card is really out of this world. I can’t wait to try this background. I hope I win this kit. Thanks !!
Your card is just awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Your card is awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Lovely card, and thanks for a chance to win!
Oh my!!! This kit is absolutely amazing!!! I’m in love for your magical and stunning card!!!
Super cool card!
Stunning cards! This is a great release and blog hop full of ideas
Great card, especially the background!
beautiful card, Yana!
Your card is very encouraging. I love the way you colored it with the pencils. Another great inspiration!
Always, always beautiful for Yana – love seeing your creations – great inspiration!
What a great card, really like the star background and the floatting astronaut
Fun card! Love that bold black BG
Interesting image to use with that sentiment but very effective. Great card!
Neat card, love the coloring on your astronaut.
Dolores
Major Tom…cool Card!
I too think your card is out of this world!! I also really like that you used prisma pencils for coloring. My favorite coloring techniques are prisma and watercoloring so good to see another idea for those pencils!! I really like what people on the hops are doing with this stamp set! Far out!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Yana!
What a beautiful and fun card. I love it!
Lovely card! Love how you did the background and the gloss over the face plate on the helmet! Makes it look so real!
Yana that is the coolest card, I LOVE it. Love the colors, I would love to give that to my son.
Beautiful card Yana! Thanks for sharing!
Great colors. This set lends to wonderful masculine cards.
This is so awesome. I have a sister-in-law who is starting some cancer treatments. This would be such a great encouragement card. Nicely done. Thanks for the chance on this month’s kit.
Hi Yana ~ I totally love the background on this card….it’s absolutely stunning. Your cards are always fresh and new and this one is no different. I can’t wait to get this kit in the mail!! Thanks for sharing. ~HUGS~
#kindnessmatters
Fabulous card! What a great kit! Love the images!
I adore the little background touches you’ve added. Amazing card.
Cute card. Thanks for sharing.
Your card is amazing!!! I think your background is so beautiful and I love the colours that you used, the black really makes the turquoise blue pop especially with the white accents.
this a great encouragement card — not a use of the set i would have thought of. thanks for the idea.
Such a fantastic card!
Beautiful card. Awesome sentiment and great ideas.
Very pretty!
GORGEOUS! Love the idea of the design, and as always you made is so so beautiful! Love celestial images, this kit is a dream 🙂 Thanks for sharing! xx
Beautiful cards as always !!
What an awesome card, I love these dark colors with the bright blues, the space man is awesome too
Love this kit. Its so different than most. Great Job!
What a wonderful inspirational card. Love it.
I am 85 yrs. old and am trying my hand at making cards. I LOVE TO WATERCOLOR and love your card…it’s so cute and your color choices were on the money. I definitely will give this card a try Thank you for sharing your God given talent with the crafting world.
The background is gorgeous and it matches the stamped die-cut perfectly. I really love it.
A lovely card, the background is fantastic really suits the stamped image. I love the texture that you have added to the moon. And I love the message on the card. We all sometimes need to be reminded that we are not alone. Inspirational!
This is another fabulous card kit release from HA. Thanks for the inspiration.
Such a beautiful card!! I love how you’ve created the surface of the planet. Nice sentiment.
Very spectacular card – love the sentiment too !
Great card!
Beautiful card! Love the night sky you presented!
Great release. Love the ideas
Such a great card! Really going to have to get this kit and experiment. I am so excited. Thank you for sharing such a cool idea!
I love your card! This is an awesome kit!
Neat card, reminds me of “the moon walk”.
Just purchased my kit and can’t wait to receive it. Of course, I would still love to win the giveaway!