1 October 2018

Hero Arts October 2018 My Monthly Hero Kit Blog Hop + Giveaway

*This is my third blog post of the day, please see below for my Clearly Besotted Teaser and release video*

Hello there, today we are celebrating the release of the Hero Arts October 2018 My Monthly Hero Kit. This kit has such a lovely winter and Christmas theme to it and is wonderful for scene building. For the hop, you should have arrived here from the amazing Lydia, but if you get lost along the way, I have the full list of participants below.


For my first card, I wanted to create a one layer (almost!) card. It turns out that Emily and I had very similar ideas but I thought I would still share mine here anyway. I started off by stamping the girl skating and bird from the main kit stamp set, on to a panel of white cardstock with Intense Black Ink. I then masked them off and added the tree and ice rink. The masks were removed and the sentiment stamped in the top right hand corner.
 
 
The whole panel was coloured using Copic Markers (the colours I used are listed below the supplies section) and then I added white gel pen dots for snow. The panel was added to a white A2 card base with foam sheet and DST. A very simple scene but I think it works well for a winter card.
 
 
My next card uses more images from the main stamp set. I took the tree, baubles/ornaments and the stacking animals stamps and stamped these on to white cardstock with Intense Black Ink. They were coloured with Copic Markers and the animals and tree die cut with the coordinating frame cuts. I then fussy cut the ornaments as these do not have matching dies. I took a panel of white cardstock and die cut a Rounded Rectangle Infinity Die in to the centre to create a window. I then added a sheet of acetate on the back, followed by a layer of foam tape.
 
 
I took a sheet of watercolour paper and blended Distress Inks in to this using an ink blending tool. I used Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves. This panel was added on to a white A2 card base with tape runner. I then added Snowfall Glitter on top and then the frame piece on top to create a shaker card. I went a bit overboard with the glitter, but never mind! The tree and baubles were added on to the front of the card with more tape runner and then the animals added with thin foam tape. To finish off, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Color Layering Christmas Tree set on to black cardstock and added this with more thin foam tape.
 
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: Card 1 - Tree - E57, E55, G29, G24, G21. Girl skin - E13, E11, E00, E50. Hair - E23. Outfit - BV13, BV11, BV02, BV01, BG13, BG11, BG10. Skates - C3, C00. Ice - BG70, BG10. Sky - B02, B01, B00, B000, B0000. Snow - BV000, BV0000.
 
Card 2 - Tree - E57, E55, G29, G24, G21. Dog - E57, E55, E53, R89, R27. Cat - C8, C6, C5, C3, R12. Mouse - W5, W3, W1. Baubles/ornaments - R89, R37, R27, R24, B18, B28, B23, C2.


THE KIT:


The October 2018 My Monthly Hero Kit contains a 6" x 8" stamp set, 14 coordinating Frame Cuts, 1 Paper Layering Tree Die with Frame, 6 5.5" x 8.5" sheets of glitter paper (Silver, Sea Glass and Twilight), Iridescent Star embellishments and a bottle of Iridescent Ink. All of this is worth $70 but you can get it for $34.99 (approx. £28, depending on exchange rate). The kits are limited edition and often sell out quickly. You can subscribe here so that you never miss a kit.
 
There are also some fabulous add-on products this month. These are not limited edition and can be purchased from your favourite Hero Arts retailer, or added to your cart when ordering the kit from Hero. Here is a look at them:
 
 
BLOG HOP:
 
Here is the full list of participants in the hop today:
 
 
GIVEAWAY:
 
Hero Arts are giving away one kit to one lucky blog reader. The winner will be picked from comments across all of the blogs in the hop. The giveaway closes Sunday October 7th at 11.59pm. The winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts Blog. Good luck!
 
Next on the hop is the amazing Nichol. Thanks so much for visiting me today. I hope you have a great time on the rest of the hop and have a great rest of the day too!

86 comments:

  1. very pretty, love the soft colors you have used, thank you for sharing!

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  2. lovely cards - love the sparkle:)

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  3. Great cards...and great minds think alike...as goes talent also.....everyone is just submitting beautiful work. I am so enjoying this blog hop. Thank you so much for sharing your great cards..Super Kit....

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  4. Aw I love your cards and it’s sweet and different in its own right! Beautiful use of color and this kit which has stolen my heart !! TFS!

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  5. Very pretty cards. I love that cute little mouse putting
    on an ornament with the help of his buddies. lol

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  6. Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing.

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  7. Love your cards; I wish my cats would trim my tree, instead of climbing all over it. :-)

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  8. Love your beautiful, sparkly shaker card. Those little critters decorating the tree in this new kit are absolutely adorable.

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  9. I love all the sparkle in your glittery card - stunning!
    Rachelle A.

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  10. Nah! You can never go overboard on the glitter! I want to be able to mask like you did in that first card! Thank you for sharing!

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  11. Michelle, the cards you made are great! I like the one with the animals all on each others shoulders, hanging the ornaments upon the tree. So cute! Plus all the sparkles! Fun and your first card with the skater is simply divine. TFS all your wonderful creations!

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  12. This kit looks like it has the potential to create a lot of fun cards and projects!

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  13. Beautiful card to Michelle! So well done. I love this company and all they do. Looks like fun I can’t wait!

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  14. Super cards - especially like the shaker one and love all the sparkle! TFS!

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  15. These are lovely cards. Makes me think its about time I started my Christmas cards.

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  16. I LOVE THE SPARKLE! Great little scenes!

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  17. Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!

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  18. I love the glitter
    on the second card
    with the critters
    decorating the tree!
    Lovely cards.
    Carla from Utah

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  19. I love your cards. The colors are beautiful. THanks for sharing.

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  20. This is a great HA kit!! I love your skater by the tree and the animals are beyond cute!!!

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  21. Your inked background w/ the glitter is soooo pretty on the shaker card. You picked the perfect combo for it.

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  22. Cute cards. Love the critters! Beautiful trees.

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  23. Love the animals and tree. Love the background!

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  24. I love this month's kit and your beautiful cards--your CAS designs are especially inspiring!

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  25. The animals decorating the tree are my favorite images in this set. I loved how you used them.

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  26. Great cards, Michelle! Love the shaker card especially, think it must be the sparkle. Thanks for the inspiration

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  27. These are so pretty I love the colours you have chosen and I can feel the chill, hugs Pops x

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  28. Awesome Xmas cards!!! It's really a magical kit!!!

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  29. Super cute cards! I love the skater!

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  30. I love this new set so much! So many good ideas!

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  31. Great cards and love the add-ons.

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  32. Your cards are beautiful! I really love the shaker card and there is never too much glitter IMO! Thanks for sharing your talent!

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  33. Beautiful cards ! I cannot wait to receive my kit !

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  34. Awesome cards. Loving that large tree stamp and die.

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  35. Love what you've done with the animals in this set! So pretty!

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  36. I LOVE the beautiful winter colors in your card! All that sparkle and shine fits so perfectly with your pretty snow scenes!

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  37. Loved your shaker card! It really adds a great backdrop for the tree and the animals!

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  38. I really like the purple and aqua colors on your skating card and all the sparkle on your tree card.

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  39. Both of these cards are so adorable, Michelle! Love this kit.

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  40. Such wonderful cards!
    Thanks for sharing...

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  41. Such wonderful cards!! Lovely! :)

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  42. Very nicely done! Love your creativity!

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  43. Your cards are beautiful ! I specially love the second card (leaving with 3 cats and 2 dogs may be the reason..... LOL !).

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  44. Gorgeous cards. Great fun and makes me yearn for my kit to have arrived yesterday!

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  45. What fun cards. I love the shaker card the best. Who wouldn't like to receive those cute animals.

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  46. Your shaker card is too precious!! Thanks for sharing

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  47. Beautiful cards. I'm on a shaker card kick right now...again. lol

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  48. These a wonderful Michelle, both of them are gorgeous. I love the girl skating in front of the tree, its a lovely scene. This kit is fabulous ❤️ Xx

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  49. This kit and both cards are awesome!! I love your shaker card, the blended background is amazing and as for the glitter.... you can never have too much lol. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the inspiration for this kit. (mardy14@bellsouth.net)

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  50. These are both fabulous. The skating girl is sweet and simple. The animals putting the ornament on the tree is fun and sparkly! Both have me longing for winter!

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  51. Love your card examples. They are so pretty. Thanks for sharing.

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  52. Beautiful soft background on the skater card and a lovely scene. The animals decorating the tree is my favorite of the kit.

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  53. Your cards are so festive - and I especially like the one with the glitter behind the tree!

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  54. Amazing cards, love the sparkly glitter shaker! ♥

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  55. Lovely holiday cards! As I make a ton of Christmas cards every year, your designs are doable for me, while remaining impressive!

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  56. Love those stacking animals stamps!

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  57. Love them both, but the tree is my favorite

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  58. Love your use of the glitter paper behind the tree!can't wait to open my kit!

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  59. Darling card.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  60. These cards are so lovely! Love the skating girl on her own. Very sweet.

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  61. Awesome cards! Love that one with the animals decorating the tree. :) So cute.

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  62. Love your projects using the kit so much!

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  63. great kit, those tree decorating critters are awesome!

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  64. Love your shaker. This kit is a must have.

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  65. So pretty! Loving this new Hero Arts kit. Thanks for sharing with us!!

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  66. Wonderful cards - thank you for sharing your creativity!

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  67. Oh what pretty and festive cards! Beautiful inspiration using this fun kit.

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  68. Enjoyed your soft and sweet colors, and the shine was so cheerful. Thank you for sharing, Michelle.

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  69. Great cards. Thank you for sharing.

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  70. That’s such a lovely set of cards. Thanks for the inspiration. Love, Marjorie
    [margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

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