Hero Arts June 2020 My Monthly Hero Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there and welcome as we celebrate the release of the Hero Arts June 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. This kit is really wonderful, it consists of a fabulous background stamp that can be used as a sky and/or sea background, landscape dies and a clear stamp set that works well with both. If you are following along in the hop, you should have arrived here from Mariana, but I have the full list of participants below.

 

To start off with, I wanted to share the card that I made for the Hero Arts Blog. For this one, I used the log cabin and trees landscape die (Fancy Scene Dies), along with the sentiment from the clear stamp set. I started off by taking a panel of white cardstock and blending inks on to the top half to create a Northern Lights effect.
 

I used Navy, Blue Hawaii, Pool Party, Grape Slush and Taffy inks for this and a blending brush. I then splattered on some water, followed by Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Spray and set it aside to dry. Once dry, I stamped the sentiment from the clear stamp set in the kit in the top right hand corner using Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Embossing Powder and heat set it. The panel was adhered to an A2 white card base with tape runner.

 

I then took a panel of white cardstock and first cut the cabin and trees die completely. I then placed it on to another panel of white cardstock and partially cut this one, so that I just had the top part of the trees but they were still connected to the panel. The fully cut one was adhered on top of the panel piece and then adhered on to the card base using foam tape. To finish off, I added a few Lucy's Iridescent Jewels.

 

My second card uses the lighthouse Fancy Scene Die from the kit. I first took a panel of white cardstock and embossed a Hero Arts Rectangle Infinity Die in the centre. I added memo tape around the edges to mask them off. I then cut the lighthouse from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock.

 

 

Using the lighthouse piece as a guide I then placed the Hero Arts Sun Background Stencil on top of the panel and masked off the sections so that I could use just one ray. I then moved this around the panel to create rays of light coming from the top of the lighthouse using Hero Arts Lemon Drop Reactive Ink and a blending brush.

 

 

I took the sentiment from the clear stamp set in the kit and stamped in to the left hand corner using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. The panel was then adhered to a top folding A2 card base with tape runner. The lighthouse was added on top with foam tape. I then took the smallest heart from the Hero Arts Hearts Infinity Dies and cut this from Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock. It was adhered on to the card and then covered with Hero Arts Crystal Clear Lacquer Pen to finish.

 

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.

 

THE KIT:

 

 

The Hero Arts June 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit contains a 4" x 6" Clear Stamp Set, 6" x 6" Northern Lights Cling Stamp, 3 Fancy Scene Dies, 10 Coordinating Frame Cuts, 2 5.5" x 8.5" Sheets of Black Handmade Watercolor Paper, Glow In the Dark Lacquer Pen and Shiny Silver Stars. The kit values at $74 but you can get it for $34.99 (approximately £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. International subscribers get a discount of shipping too!

 

A MESSAGE FROM HERO ARTS:

We are working on restarting our operations in a safe manner, bringing back our production and shipping teams with social distancing, and keeping our warehouse cleaned under the strictest standards. We are first focusing on all of the orders in-house for all of our wonderful and patient customers, subscribers, and international customers, and hope to get back to regular shipping times once we are through what was delayed. We estimate June kits and add-ons will begin shipping on Friday, June 19, after all previous orders have gone out.

 

ADD-ONS:

There are lots of wonderful add-on products releasing this month too. These can be purchased along with your kit from Hero Arts, or from your favourite Hero Arts retailer. Here is a look at them:

 

 

BLOG HOP:

 

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

 

Hero Arts
Amy Kolling
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jennifer McGuire
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Laurie Willison
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Mariana Grigsby
Michelle Short
Nichol Spohr
Seeka

 

GIVEAWAY:

 

Hero Arts are giving away one £50 gift certificate to one lucky winner. The winner will be picked from all of the comments left across all of the stops in the hop. The more you comment, the more chances you have to win. Enter by 14th June at 11.59 PDT and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog the following week. Good luck!

 

Next on the hop is the wonderful Nichol. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!