13 July 2020

VIDEO | Hero Arts July 2020 My Monthly Hero Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there and welcome as we celebrate the release (for pre-order) of the Hero Arts July 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. The kit this month (along with the add-on products) has a wonderful underwater theme to it. The main kit stamp set creates a stamp layering reef/sea bed as well as lots of critters to add to the scene too.
 
If you are following along in the hop, you should have arrived here from Mariana but if you get lost along the way, I have the full list of participants below.
 
 
First, I thought I would share with you the card that I made for the Hero Arts Blog, in case you missed it over there. As mentioned, the main kit stamp set creates a stamp layered reef. I used pool shades for the reef itself and some of the plants and two shades of green for the other plants. I did go over some areas with Copic Markers too, to add in a little detail. It was die cut and added on to a card base with ink blending and the dolphins stamped, along with the sentiment from the stamp set too.
 
For more details on how I made the card, please head over to the Hero Arts Blog Post.
 
 
For my project today, I thought I would use two new add-on products, as well as a couple of images from the main kit as well. I thought it would be fun to create a porthole on the front of the card, looking in to a scene in the inside.
 
 
For the front of the card, I first die cut the Hero Arts Porthole Fancy Die from the front of a 5" x 5" card base. I also cut it from Hero Arts Decorative Woodgrain Cardstock too. I adhered a piece of Hero Arts Acetate over the window on the card base and then adhered the woodgrain panel on top. I die cut three more portholes from white cardstock, stacked these up and added them on top of the acetate. I cut a further from white for the inside, as well as one from silver glitter cardstock for the top.
 
 
I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts July 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit main stamp set on to Hero Hues Pitch Black Cardstock with Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut in to a strip and added to the card with foam tape and tape runner. I then added Raindrops on top of the screw parts on the porthole for some added interest.
 
 
For the inside, I blended Hero Arts Splash and Blue Hawaii Reactive Inks on to a panel of Hero Hues Arctic Cardstock. I then splattered it with water before using the Hero Arts Sun Background Stencil and Hero Arts Unicorn White Pigment Ink to add light rays on top. I then stamped the bubbles from the main kit stamp set on top with more Unicorn White ink.
 
I took the images from the Hero Arts Need A Hand Stamp Set and stamped them on to white cardstock with Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I coloured them with Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area) and die cut them with the Hero Arts Need A Hand Frame Cuts. They were adhered to the card using Hero Arts Precision Glue.
 

VIDEO:
 
To see how the card came together, please watch the video below:
 


If you are viewing this post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube.
 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card and in the video. 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: Octopus - V17, V15, V12, V01, BG49, BG15, BG13, BG11. Seaweed - G29, YG17, YG25, YG01. Starfish - Y17, Y15, Y11. Fish - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12.
 

THE KIT:
 
The Hero Arts July 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit contains a 6" x 8" stamp set, 9 coordinating Frame Cuts, 1 Fancy Edge Die,  6 sheets of sticker paper (2 each of Diamond Blue, Teal and Purple), 5 Reactive Ink Cubes (Blue Hawaii, Splash, Pool Party, Key Lime Fizz, Taffy) and Coral embossing powder.
 
The kits are limited edition and often sell out quickly. You can subscribe here so that you never miss a kit. International subscribers receive a discount off shipping too. Kits aim to begin shipping on 17th July 2020.
 

ADD-ONS:
 
There are lots of wonderful add-on products releasing this month too. These work alongside the main kit but can be used separately as well. They are not limited edition and can be purchased along with the kit, separately from the Hero Store, 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: 

 Michelle Short - you are here!
 

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 19th July 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 Mindy. Thank you so much for visiting me today, I hope you have a lovely rest of the hop and a wonderful day!

46 comments:

  1. I loved how you made the porthole card. I will try that card as soon as I get my kit.

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  2. Love how you have the octopus looking in through the porthole Michelle! Your work is always so precise and detailed! Beautiful~

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  3. Beautiful cards, Michelle! I love how you blended your inks and your Copic coloring is just perfect! Thanks for all the links and list of colors...I appreciate it very much :)

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  4. Love your cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Crazy cute cards! I especially love the peek-a-boo octopus! He is just so darling!

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  6. I love your underwater scenes! The way you used the octopus is sooo cute!

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  7. Great release! Awesome creations, especially the octopus through the port hole!

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  8. The porthole card is lovely

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  9. I love your octopus card, very cute!

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  10. These cards are a great example of clean and simple but have a nice big impact and very pretty colors

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  11. Great cards. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  12. I love how clean your first card looks! So many of the cats made with the layering stamp use so much color it's overwhelming. It's good to see ideas for how to avoid that. For the second card, I find it particularly inspiring! I'm always tempted to do such a thing, but am afraid to take up the whole card. Looking at yours, it's so obvious that you could easily stamp or letter an appropriate message up top, and sign it in the bottom corner -perfect for when tyou don't need to wrote a long message. Thank you for giving me the confidence to move forward with some ideas!

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  13. Your cards are both so pretty, and very, very cool!

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  14. Such a fun card and thank you for sharing your video! Love your ideas using these fun new products!!

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  15. Love the cards you made with this kit.

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  16. What a fun card. I love interactive type cards and this is a story to be continued.

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  17. These cards are all so clean and bright, I love it! Thanks for the great inspiration, although now I want all the add-ons. 🙈

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  18. Love this sweet design with the fun images on the inside of the card, beautifully crafted!

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  19. Really enjoying this release and all the awesome inspiration on this hop❣️💞

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  20. I like the look of the lighter underwater scenes. Nice use of the cut out with the octopus.

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  21. What wonderful cards, Michelle! Thanks for the great video! I love the Sea Through card! So clever with that cute octopus!! Thanks for the inspiration!! :)

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  22. Wonderful cards! Love that octopus!!

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  23. Sweet, beautiful cards. I love the soft colors.

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  24. The octopus is so curious...so cute!!

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  25. Great cards! Love the octopus!

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  26. Both underwater scenes are fabulous, Michelle. Love the porthole die!

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  27. Gorgeous cards! The ocean scene with the octopus is amazing..
    Thanks for sharing.

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  28. Super cards!! I love that first ocean scene so much!

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  29. Oh my! Michelle, please don’t do this to me ever again. “What?” You ask? Use add-ons I decided NOT to purchase! LOL! That octopus is growing on me! Awesome card!

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  30. Really pretty cards with this awesome kit! I am especially loving the porthole window! Great scene with the octopus!

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  31. Fantastic cards as always! Thanks for sharing!!!

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  32. Love your cards. I love that porthole window.

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  33. I just love a peek a boo card! That was a great video. This kit is such fun!

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  34. Beautiful cards! I love the soft color blending you achieved on the card you posted on the HA blog!!

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  35. Cute card! Such a fun little scene!

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  36. What a cute design! I love how you created the water-it looks so realistic!

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  37. Hey Michelle ! As I commented on your youtube video, I love your cards. The see-through card is a great idea with this die. Hugs from France. Xx

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  38. I love your see through octopus card. It's so cute how he is looking out through the porthole and then when you open the card, there is a wonderful full scene greeting you! I love intense colors, but your first card had a very calming effect on me. I'm sitting here in a non-air conditioned house with the temp in the high 90's and when I saw that card, I felt like a cool breeze had blown over me. LOL THANK YOU!

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  39. The porthole card is so cute!

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  40. I love your porthole card. That looks like a fun die to use.

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  41. Thanks for the video. This card is very cute. It has a great underwater scene and I love the glittery porthole.

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