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: 

Hero Arts

 Amy Kolling

 Channin Pelletier

 Daniel West

 Debi Adams

 Emily Midgett

 Ilina Crouse

 Janette Kausen

 Jenn Shurkus

 Jessica Frost-Ballas

 Julee Tilman

 Laurie Willison

 Lydia Fiedler

 Maria Willis

 Mariana Grigsby

 Michelle Short - you are here!

 Mindy Eggen

 Nichol Spohr

 Seeka

 Yana Smakula

 

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!