Hero Arts | My Monthly Hero November 2023 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there and welcome as we celebrate the release of the Hero Arts November 2023 My Monthly Hero Kits and add-on products. The release this month is all about holiday mail art. It is definitely geared towards decorating envelopes but as you will see, you can create cards, tags, envelopes plus lots more!

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My first card uses the Hero Arts November 2023 My Monthly Hero Classic Kit. I started off by stamping the owl, gift/present and branch from the main kit stamp set onto Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I then coloured them using Copic Markers, adding in some shading to the owl with Polychromos Pencils. 

They were die cut out using the coordinating dies and set aside while I worked on my background. I took a panel of Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock and added ink blending to the top using Hero Arts Passion Flower, Orchid, Amethyst and Grape Juice Core Inks. I splattered on Hero Arts White Glimmer Metallic Ink and set it aside to dry. 

Once dry, it was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive. I adhered the owl, gift and branch on top with foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from the set onto Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink and die cut it out. I die cut another two of the sentiment die, stacked them up and adhered to the card with Hero Arts Precision Glue. 

For the envelope, I placed one of the Color Layering Snowflake Stencils from the Hero Arts November 2023 My Monthly Hero Premium Kit on to the back flap and blended Orchid, Amethyst and Grape Juice Inks on top. The stencils are designed to be used on the front of the envelope but I quite liked just having the design on the back! 

In case you missed it, for my countdown project I created three tags using the Hero Arts November 2023 My Monthly Hero Premium Kit. You can see how I made them HERE. 

My second card today uses a new add-on set called Winter Mail Critters. I first stamped the bear holding the envelope image from the Hero Arts Winter Mail Critters Stamp Set onto Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I coloured it using Copic Markers and then die cut it out using the coordinating dies. 

I then took a panel of Hero Arts Passion Flower Cardstock and added ink blending to the outside edges using Hero Arts Passion Flower, Orchid, Amethyst, Grape Juice and Pitch Black Core Inks. I splattered on Hero Arts White Glimmer Metallic Ink and set it aside to dry. Once dry, it was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive. 

I adhered the bear on top using foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Winter Town Cheer Stamp Set onto Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock using Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more foam tape. 

To finish off, I die cut a Hero Arts Nesting Hearts Infinity Die from Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock. It was adhered to the envelope and finished with Hero Arts Clear Lacquer Pen. For the envelope, I stamped the envelope and snowflake stamp from the Hero Arts Winter Mail Critters Stamp Set onto the back flap using Hero Arts Amethyst Core Ink. 

MY MONTHLY HERO KITS:

The Hero Arts November 2023 My Monthly Hero Classic Kit contains:

• Mail Art Clear Stamp Set, 6" x 8" • 28 Coordinating Dies • 2 Postage Stamp Frame Fancy Dies • 1 Sheet of Message Hero Transfers, 6" x 8" • 27 Assorted Envelopes in Red, Kraft and White (A1, A2, A7 sizes) • 10 Sheets of Blank Washi Sticker Paper, 6" x 6" • 4 Wax Seal Stickers

The kit is valued at $73 but you can get it for $36.99 ($34.99 if you are a monthly subscriber, $32.99 if you subscribe for 6 months). 

The Hero Arts November 2023 My Monthly Hero Premium Kit contains:

• Mail Art Clear Stamp Set, 6" x 8" • Peeking Critters Clear Stamp Set, 3" x 4" • 28 Coordinating Dies • 2 Postage Stamp Frame Fancy Dies • 2 Color Layering Snowflake Stencils, 5.25" x 6.5" • 1 Sheet of Message Hero Transfers, 6" x 8" • 2 Sheets of Gift Hero Transfers, 6" x 8" • 2 Ink Cubes (Pool Party Reactive Ink, Mist Core Ink) • 27 Assorted Envelopes in Red, Kraft and White (A1, A2, A7 sizes) • 10 Sheets of Blank Washi Sticker Paper, 6" x 6" • 4 Wax Seal Stickers

The kit is valued at $103 but you can get it for $49.99 ($47.99 if you are monthly subscriber, $45.99 if you subscribe for 6 months).

You can also now purchase the Premium Kit Elements separately. This includes just the extra elements in the Premium Kit. It does not include the Classic Kit elements. 

ACCESSORY BUNDLE:

There is also an Accessory Bundle this month too. These products compliment the kit nicely and help to increase creativity!

ADD-ONS:

There are lots of add-on products released each month. These work alongside the kit, or work on their own too. These can be purchased from Hero Arts when you order a kit, on their own or from your favourite Hero Arts retailer (these are not exclusive (unlike the kit) and are restocked if sold out). Here is a look at them:

BLOG HOP:

This post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. For the hop, you should have arrived here from the fantastic Lydia. Next on the hop is the amazing Mindy. If you get lost along the hop, or want to start it from the beginning, please head over to the Hero Arts Blog. 

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts are giving away a $50 gift card to the Hero Store, drawn from the comments left across all the stops in the hop. Enter by 12th November 2023 at 11.59pm PT. The winner will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog the following week. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. 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.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful time on the rest of the hop and a great rest of the day too!