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Hello all and thank you for stopping by today to help celebrate the launch of April My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts (more about the kit and blog hop below).
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CARD DETAILS
I decided to make a simple friendship card – one can never have too many of those. Since the image I was planning to use for my project was rather small, I made 4 Bar size card instead of A2 (I lately simply adore this smaller 4 Bar size for my cards).
I used my mini MISTI and stamped a girl using Hero Arts Intense Black ink onto white cardstock. I first stamped the top part of girl’s body, her face and later added legs making sure to leave some room for a sentiment. I opted not to use coordinating dies that come with this set, but instead cover missing part of her body with a sentiment panel.
I used Copic markers for my coloring and, as always, went with my go-to colors. I used pinks – RV14, RV13 and RV10, browns – E79, E37, E33 and skin tone colors E000 and E00; I also used R20 to add blush. I wanted to add some texture to her shirt, so I used a white gel pen and created a simple pattern.
After my coloring was done I masked her legs off and blended a bit of Soft Pool ink to add some color to the background. I heat embossed a sentiment (it reads “I’m Lucky To Have You As A Friend”) in white embossing powder onto black cardstock and foam mounted onto my panel. I also foam mounted the panel onto a 4 Bar card base (measures 3 1/2 x 4 7/8″) and added a few enamel dots using Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss White.
MY MONTHLY HERO APRIL 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″x8″ clear stamp set, 18 coordinating Frame Cuts dies, 1 bottle Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops (Duck Egg Blue), 3 ink cubes (Lavender, Light Teal, Midnight), 2 half sheets Onyx shimmer cardstock (5.5″ x 8.5″), 2 half sheets Pink shimmer cardstock (5.5″ x 8.5″), 2 half sheets Tiffany Blue cardstock (5.5″ x 8.5″), 18″ long pearl string, Themed paper clips.
The kit value is $70, an amazing deal at $34.99. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday April 7th
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 My Monthly Hero April 2017 MH0417 Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts You Are Fabulous Stamps CM159 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Dress Up Stamp & Cut DC211 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts 3D Shopping Bag Fancy Die DI375 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Paper Layering Ballerina DI378 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Paper Layering Eiffel Tower DI379 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Diamond Stencil SA103 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!
Hero Arts Dress Up Stamp & Cut DC211 Shop at: HA | SSS |
 Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Soft Pool Ink Pad AF146 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp White 4 Bar Scored Cards Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Circle Replacement Foam Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Masking Paper Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Uni-ball Pen Signo Gel White Two Pack Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Be Creative Tape 3mm Sookwang Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV11 Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV13 Tender Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV14 Begonia Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker R20 Blush Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker E000 Pale Fruit Pink Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker E00 Skin White Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker E33 Sand Beige Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker E37 Sepia Brown Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Copic Sketch Marker E79 Cashew Dark Brown Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
Love your adorable card Yana. You inspire me to be a better artist. Xoxo
Beautiful card. TFS
You always create the most amazing art!
Love love love your card!
Love her shirt!
Beautiful clean and simple card. Thank you, Hero Arts, for the opportunity to win a kit.
Cute card 🙂
no fuss card but ever so cute, less is always more.. thankyou for sharing.
Oh wow!!! Such a stunning card!!! She’s so cool!!! This is one of my favorite kits ever!
Love your card. Simple and lovely.
Love your card its sweet and simple great for a sweet 16 card too!
This is as sweet as can be. Your coloring is beautiful and the minimal coloring in the background is just perfect.
What a fabulous kit!! Sweet card too!
What a perfect card for a friend. Love the soft background and your colouring is just perfect, as always! This kit really is perfect for that girl friend or other amazing women in our lives.
Simple but beautiful. Nice coloring.
Sweet card, sentiment and kit!!!
The image is so delightful on your card–simply sweet!
I really like the simplicity of the design of your card paired with the beautifully colored image.
So cute!!
Love how clean and simple your card is!
Great card I love the way you colored it.
Sweet card, like the soft colors.
So cute!!
So fresh looking
So sweet. I like your coloring and the addition of the enamel dots.
Cute card! Thanks for sharing some inspiration!
I love the simplicity of your card Yana, just beautiful!
What a cute design. Like how you popped the sentiment up over the image.
This is such a cute card. The ombré sweater is adorable. It’s very simple, but perfect for an everyday card.
So sweet! You make it look so easy but so much goes into this simple looking card 🙂
thanks for sharing! xx
What a lucky girl to get this card! I love the soft blue background and the pattern you created on her sweater!
Simply adorable, Yana!
So perfect! Creative Blessings, Tracy x
Awww…. sweet, this would be perfect for a girlfriend!
I absolutely LOVE this card! I can see making this for many occasions! (you are one of my favorite artists!!!) Love it! Thanks
What a great card! That girl is really special!
Such a cute and lovely card.
This is so cute, simple cards are just as great
What an adorable card!
Super sweet card, Love how you shaded the background. TFS
Beautiful card. This is my fave set since the ocean themed one.
So sweet! And very creative!
Darling girl. So cute with her little ponytail!
Such a sweet card! I love the 4 bar size also…less intimidating! 😉
What a cute, simple card…would delight any recipient. Love the added detail on the shirt. So artistic. Thanks for sharing.
Such a beautiful, simple, elegant card! My daughter absolutely loves the stamp set in this kit!!
Cute card and a fun new kit from Hero Arts.
Sweet card! Love the coloring!
Love the softness of the card and the detail you added to her shirt. Such a simple but effective technique. Thanks for sharing.
What a great and cute card.