Hero Arts September 2017 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, today we are celebrating the release of the September My Monthly hero Kit from Hero Arts. We are definitely feeling all autumnal with this kit! The main kit stamp set features colour layering pumpkins and a gorgeous sunflower and that is what I am using on my card today.

 

If you are following along with the hop, you should have arrived here from my amazing teamie May, but if you get lost along the way, I have the full list of participants below.

 

For my card, I started off by cutting a panel of white cardstock using one of the Rectangle Infinity Dies. I then took the sunflower image and stamped the head of it with various shades of yellow ink. I used Soft Yellow, Butter Bar and Pumpkin Pie. There is a centre portion for the sunflower but I used Copics for this. I then stamped the stem and leaves using Soft Green and Fresh Lawn. I knew I wanted to colour the background with Copic Markers, so I thought I would enhance the stamp layering with Copics too (the colours I used are listed below). I then coloured the background with Copics as well, adding in some dots with the colourless blender for some more interest.

 

 

I took the 'hello' sentiment from the same stamp set and stamped this using Intense Black Ink. I mounted the panel on to some black cardstock (to coordinate with the sentiment) and then adhered the panels on to an A2 card base made with Decorate Woodgrain Cardstock.

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. Products marked with an asterisk (*) were kindly sent to me to use.

 

COPIC MARKERS: Sunflower petals - YR23, Y19, Y13. Flower centre - E79, E77, E74, E71. Leaves & stem - G46, G43, G40, YG23, YG03. Background - B01, B00, B000, B0000, 0.

THE KIT:

The September My Monthly Hero Kit contains:

 

1 6" x 8" Color Layering Clear Stamp Set

8 Coordinating Frame Cuts

5 Ink Cubes (Butter Bar, Cup O' Joe, Orange Soda, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine)

3 Brass sunflower charms

2 Brass leaf charms

2 5.5" x 8.5" Pumpkin Vellum (30lb)

2 5.5" x 8.5" Moonrock Cardstock (80lb)

That is an amazing $70 worth of products for only $34.99 (approx. £28.00). Remember that the kits are limited edition and often sell out quickly. You can subscribe here so that you never miss a kit! If you are an international subscriber, you get a discount off of shipping too!

 

As always there are some fabulous add-on products this month. These are not limited edition and can be purchased from you favourite Hero Arts retailer. Here is a look at them:

BLOG HOP:

Here is the full list of participants in the hop:

 

The Hero Arts Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Lydia Fiedler

Yana Smakula

Amy Kolling

Wanda Guess

Ilina Crouse

May Park

Michelle Short - you are here!

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Amy Tsuruta

Clare Prezzia

Libby Hickson

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts are giving away one kit as a prize to one lucky blog reader. The winner is selected from all the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. So the more you comment, the more chances you have to win! The giveaway closes Monday 11th September at 11.59pm EST. They winner will be announced the following week. If the winner has already purchased the kit, they will be reimbursed for it.

 

Next on the hop is my fabulous teamie Jess. Thanks so much for visiting me today, I hope you have a great time on the rest of the hop and have a fabulous rest of the day!