Hello all and thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate the launch of September My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts (more about the kit and blog hop below).
If you are a fan of wreath dies you are going to love this kit! I’m not going to lie, I got over the moon excited when I saw all of the wreath dies available in both main kit and add-ons. Each has a fantastic design and they all work wonderfully for all sort of occasions, I’m sharing a Halloween and a Christmas one.
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I wanted to keep my cards simple, so I die cut a wreath out of glitter paper, I used black for the Halloween card and gold for Christmas and also cut a banner shape out of cardstock included in the main kit using my scissors. I just had this idea of letting the banner go trough the wreath; I’m sure I’ve seen it somewhere (like in a magazine or online) and I loved that idea.
Once my base was created I stamped and die cut various images to dress up my projects. I went with carved pumpkins and bats for the Halloween card (I used yellow and brown ombre inks); and holly leaves and berries for the Christmas card (I used Soft Olive and Forever Green; Pale Tomato and Red Royal). I also die cut some additional images using dies and shimmer cardstock.
To create sentiment for these I used non-kit Hero Arts stamps – the Autumn to heat emboss Hello and this year’s Christmas Messages to heat emboss Peace & Love.
I really love how simple these cards are and how the wreath dies can be used for many occasions. Replace pumpkins with flowers and butterflies and you have a Spring wreath. Add some pineapples – and you have a Summer one. Sky is the limit here.
MY MONTHLY HERO SEPTEMBER 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: A set of three Fancy Dies designed for building your own wreath; 4×6 clear stamp set; Ten coordinating Frame Cuts dies; Three ink cubes in Mustard, Rust and Deep Burgundy; Six half sheets of cardstock in Kraft, Sunset Orange and Metallic Copper; Custom Freckled Fawn Enamel Dots in red; Brown gems; Brown and Natural Jute twines.
The kit value is over $65, 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 three optional add-on items:
 My Monthly Hero September 2016 MH0916 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Halloween Trimmings Stamp & Cut DC197 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Christmas Trimmings Stamp & Cut DC195 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Branch Wreath Fancy Die DI327 Shop at: HA | SSS |
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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!
My Monthly Hero September 2016 MH0916 Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts Halloween Trimmings Stamp & Cut DC197 Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Christmas Trimmings Stamp & Cut DC195 Shop at: HA | SSS |
Hero Arts Branch Wreath Fancy Die DI327 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Christmas Messages CM100 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Clear Stamps Autumn Cl882 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Ombre Sand to Chocolate Brown Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Olive Ink Pad AF222 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Ombre Butter To Orange Ink AF309 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Red Royal Ink AF225 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Forever Green AF229 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Pale Tomato Ink Pad AF233 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Copper Embossing Powder PW116 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Martha Stewart Mini Scoring Board Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# Lipstick Red Shop at: SSS |
 DCWV Cardstock Glitzy Glitter Paper Stack Shop at: SC | AZ |
 3D Foam Squares – Black Mix Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Altenew Woodgrain Bark Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders – Platinum 6 – Die Cutting and Embossing Machine Shop at: SC |
Love your cards.
I love your lovely cards and this card layout which is very versatile!
Beautiful cards, love the Christmas one. Thank you sharing your ideas and being a part of this giveaway.
Love these!! Thanks, Yana, and thanks Hero Arts!
I love how you placed the banner thru the wreath. Thanks for the wonderful ideas, as always!
Beautiful and simple! Love what you did with this kit! Can’t wait to get one!
Love this kit!
This month’s kit is so much fun! You did a great job with those wreaths for different holidays. I like how you put the wreaths under and over the banner.
I absolutely love the Halloween wreaths!!! How clever! I have great ideas now!
Wow! These are outstandings cards – love all the details!
Love the wreaths
Both wreaths are so festive!
Another terrific kit and LOVE how you made these wonderful cards 🙂
I love the colors and the creativeness on your cards. Very cute!
Lovely use of the add-ons. I love the banner through the wreath…might be borrowing that idea. Thanks!!
What STUNNING designs!! I LOVE the way you used the banner and the add ons for this kit are fabulous!!
Great holiday cards! Thanks for sharing.
these cards are just awesome! I just love your style! You always rock with your color choices! TFS!
I LOVE THOSE CARDS!
Beautiful cards! Great card design.
I love how you made the wreaths so versitile. It gets expensive to stamp and using the dies for different holidays and seasons is definitely inspiring.
WOW your cards are wonderful and so is this card kit!!!
This is a must have kit!! So many ideas for all seasons!!! Your cards are lovely Yana!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
I don’t think I would have ever thought to use a wreath die for Halloween …. and it looks awesome! Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Yana your cards are just beautiful. I love the variety you can create with one kit!!!
I loved the different cards you made with this kit. It is awesome that it can be used more than just for Christmas.
Love that woodgrain background paper
Great cards! The kit looks wonderful! I love the banner through the wreath idea!
Love your cards, Yana. I think this is the best kit yet. Wreaths are so versatile.
Halloween is one of my fav holidays. What a cool idea to make a Halloween wreath card!
This is my favorite kit. As always your cards are beautiful. Thank you so much
Gorgeous cards! I love your design & how you place the wreath through the banner. Genius.
As usual great card. Love the idea of the banner inserted through the wreath. Wow!
Love the wreaths! Your cards are wonderful!
love both cards the Halloween is my favorite
Beautiful cards. These wreaths are so versatile. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your design. It is nice to see the dies used to create different cards.
Yana, Your cards are gorgeous as usual; love this kit, so incredibly versatile. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration!
Your cards are gorgeous! Love this kit!
Love the card ideas!
Great kit and awesome cards!
Love the colors
Your cards are lovely, Yana. Thank you for the clever design ideas for the beautiful wreaths 🙂
So beautiful Yana! I love the gorgeous rich colors you chose. I so enjoy your work, always excited to open my email and see what you made. I know videos are a lot of work, I’d love to see one for these products. Fall is my favorite time of the year your projects and decorating. This is another awesome kit by HA. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring.
Looks amaaaaazing!
I love the glitter wreaths! Great cards!
Your wreath cards are beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.
Yana, As usual your projects are soooo lovely. You are great at this designing. Thank you for sharing.
Very beautiful cards!!!
Beautiful cards! Love this HA kit.