Hero Arts | Hero Studio September 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there and welcome as we celebrate the Hero Studio September 2024 release which is out now! This month we have gone all spooky with a Halloween vibe! I will share more about the kits a little later, but for now, I have some inspiration to share with you! 

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My first project today uses the Hero Studio September 2024 Card Kit of the Month. I started off by stamping the skeletons from the Haunted Scenic Clear Stamp Set onto a panel of white cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I then took the coordinating Frame Cut and placed it over the image, holding down with low tack tape. 

When die cutting, I placed the top cutting plate to cover only the top part of the skeletons but not overlap their feet. This way I could do some partial die cutting and have them remain part of the panel. Using a craft knife and ruler, I then cut the ground in-between them. At this point, I decided I wanted to make an arch shaped card, so I cut the panel down using the Hero Arts Arches Infinity Dies. 

I cut another of the arches from white cardstock. I die cut a piece of masking paper using the Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity Dies and placed it towards the top of the arched panel. Using blending brushes, I blended Hero Arts Core Ink on top - Orchid, Amethyst, Grape Juice, Nautical and Pitch Black. I removed the mask and coloured the moon using Copic Markers (E40, YR30 & 0). 

The panel was adhered to a a card base cut using the same arches dies. Before adhering the skeleton panel on top, I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Halloween Messages Stamp Set using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. To finish, I added white gel pen stars to the sky. 

My next project uses a few of the Extraordinary Extras. I started off with the background for the tag by die cutting the Hero Arts Nesting Tag Infinity Dies from white cardstock. I then blended Hero Arts Core Inks on top - Amethyst, Nautical and Pitch Black. 

I spritzed Hero Arts Black + Shimmer Tone-on-Tone Metallic Spray into the corners, followed by Hero Arts Royal Purple + Gold Metallic Spray. I dried it with my heat tool and then placed the Hero Arts Halloween Words Stencil on top and added ink blending through a few areas. I cut the eyelet/hole reinforcer from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock and adhered that to the top. 

I also die cut another of the tags from Pitch Black Cardstock and adhered that to the back of the inked one. I die cut two Hero Arts Bats Infinity Dies from Pitch Black Cardstock. I smooshed Hero Arts Amethyst Pigment Ink onto a craft sheet and added a little water, I then pounced the bats into it to add some purple to them. I then spritzed them with more Hero Arts Black + Shimmer Tone-on-Tone Metallic Spray. 

Once they were dry, they were adhered to the tag using black thin foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from the Hero Arts Halloween Messages Stamp Set onto Pitch Black Cardstock using Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more foam tape. To finish off, I added twine through the top of the tag and tied in a bow. 

Introducing the reimagined Hero Arts monthly subscription program, now with six original options each month. Subscribe by the 1st of the month to guarantee you get the product. Free (US) shipping on all Hero Studio subscriptions. You can add extra product to your order by Thursday of launch week and they will ship with no extra shipping charges.

Hero Studio products are also available for purchase without a subscription at full price, while supplies last. Once they sell out, they are gone for good!

CARD KIT OF THE MONTH

Kit includes:

• Haunted Scenic Clear Stamp Set, 6” x 8” • Animal Eyes Clear Stamp Set, 3" x 4" • 20 Coordinating Dies • Moon Window Die • White Pumpkins Decorative Tape, 1 inch x 10 yards • Black Crows Decorative Tape, 1 inch x 10 yards • 2 Sheets Halloween Hero Transfers (Rub-ons), 6" x 8" • Glow-in-the-Dark Lacquer Pen • Unicorn Pigment Ink Cube • 10 Sheets Black Watercolor Paper, 5.5" x 8.5"

The Card Kit of the Month costs $46.00 with the subscription program or $49.99 without a subscription. 

Next up are the Monthly Minis: 

CLEAR SET + DIES OF THE MONTH

This month's Clear Set & Dies of the Month is called Witch's Kitchen and costs $27.50 with subscription or $29.99 without a subscription.

CLING OF THE MONTH

This month's Cling Stamp of the Month is called Chandelier and Spiderwebs and costs $15.00 with subscription or $15.99 without a subscription. 

FANCY DIES OF THE MONTH

This month's Fancy Dies of the Month is called Mirror Portraits and costs $25.00 with subscription or $26.99 without a subscription. 

LAYERING STENCIL OF THE MONTH

This month's Layering Stencil of the Month is called Color Layering Manor and costs $15.00 with a subscription or $15.99 without a subscription. 

THE WHOLE STUDIO

Want it all? The Whole Studio includes ALL 5 of the monthly subscriptions in one glorious and discounted buy. Includes: Cling of the Month, Clear + Dies of the Month, Layering Stencil of the Month, Fancy Dies of the Month, and the Card Kit of the Month. Its costs $120.00 with a subscription or $138.95 without a subscription.

For more information on subscribing to the kits, please see here.

EXTRAORDINARY EXTRAS

There are also extra products releasing this month that coordinate with the kits. These are not limited edition and can be purchased from Hero Arts or your favourite Hero Arts stockist. 

BLOG HOP:

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

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts are giving away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across all the stops in the hop. Enter by Sunday 18th September 2024 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 great time on the rest of the hop and a lovely rest of the day too! Take care!