Hero Arts September 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, today we are celebrating the release of the Hero Arts September 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. The kit has a fun Halloween/Cabinet of Curiosities theme to it. For the hop, you should have arrived here from Mariana but I will have the full list of participants below.

For the hop today, I went with a completely different take on the kit. Although it is fun to get out of your comfort zone, I also find it fun to try and incorporate stamps that wouldn't usually be my style, into my style, so that is what I did today.

I first took the butterfly and moth stamps from the main kit stamp set and stamped them on to white cardstock with Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I coloured them with Copic Markers and then fussy cut them out before setting them aside to work on my background.

 

I took a panel of watercolour paper and blended Hero Arts Reactive Inks on to it, blending from the top to fade into white at the bottom. I used Lemon Drop, Creamsicle, Fruit Punch and then added some Berry Smoothie at the top to darken it a bit. I thought these colours would work well for autumn. I then spritzed the panel with water and allowed the reaction to take place. The piece was then set aside to dry.

 

Once dry, the panel was adhered flat to a Hero Arts Top Folding Dove White card base with tape runner. I then took the 'autumn greetings' sentiment from the main kit stamp set and stamped this on to Hero Hues Pitch Black Cardstock with Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts Detail White Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut in to a strip and added to the card with foam tape. I then added the butterfly and moth with more foam tape. To finish off, I added a few Raindrops.

 

 

My next card is the card that I shared over on the Hero Arts Blog for the countdown. I really like the 'happy halloween' word die that comes in the kit and thought it would be fun to ink it up with Halloween colours. I used Creamsicle Reactive Ink, as well as Grape Slush Reactive Ink and then added some Intens-ified Black at the bottom.

 

The spider is from the main kit stamp set too. To finish off, I added some scoring lines on to the card to help mimic the look of a spider's web. For more details on the card, please head over to the blog post here.

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. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.
 

COPIC MARKERS: YR16, YR15, YR12, Y17, Y13, E53, E50.

THE KIT:

 

The September 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit contains a 6" x 8" clear stamp set, 1 Peek-a-boo Drawers Fancy Die, 3 Fancy Dies, Bronze Silk Ink, 10 bee and key charms and 6 8.5" x 5.5" sheets of decorative paper (Rich Copper, Urban Basilia Black and Wood Abachi Solid). All of this is valued at $76.49 but you can get it for an amazing price of $34.99 (approximately £28 depending on exchange rate). The kits often sell out quickly so you can subscribe here so that you never miss a kit. International subscribers get a discount of shipping too. Kits begin shipping 6th September 2019.

ADD-ONS:

There are some wonderful add-on products this month. These products follow the theme of the kit but unlike the kit, they are not limited edition and can be purchased from both Hero Arts and your favourite Hero Arts retailer. Here is a look at them:

BLOG HOP:

Here is the full list of participants in the hop today:

The Hero Arts Blog

Amy Kolling

Caly Person

Debi Adams

Emily Midgett

Ilina Crouse

Janette Kausen

Julee Tilman

Laurie Willison

Libby Hickson

Lydia Fiedler

Mariana Grigsby

Michelle Short - you are here!

Nichol Spohr

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts are giving away one kit to one lucky blog hop reader. The winner will be selected from all of the comments left across all of the stops in the hop. Giveaway closes 8th September at 11.59pm PDT and the winner will be announced on the Hero arts blog the following week.

 

Thank you so much for visiting me today. Next on the hop is Nichol. I hope you have a great rest of the day!