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

Hello there and welcome as we celebrate the Hero Arts November 2024 Hero Studio release which is out now! 

Did you see the news? Spellbinders Paper Arts have acquired Hero Arts and they will now be one big company but two separate brands. So all that you have come to love about Hero Arts will remain. There will will still be Hero Studio releases, as well as catalogues/catalogs releases. The product designers are staying too, so the same feel/design of the products will remain, but now, all the shipping of products will come from Spellbinders. You can read more here. 

So let's get on to this month's Hero Studio release which features lots of cute critters and festive patterns! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

My first card uses the Hero Studio November 2024 Card Kit of the Month. It features lots of critters in stamp form that fit inside different dies - a gift/present, stocking, tea cup etc. I started off my card by stamping the fox and holly/berries from the stamp set onto Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area for reference) and die cut them out using the coordinating dies. 

I then die cut the present die twice - once from Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock and once from Gold Hero Arts Glitter Paper Holiday Sparkle. I cut the bow off the gold glitter one (with scissors) and adhered it onto the white one. For the background, I took the Argyle Stencil in the kit and placed it over a panel of Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock before running it through my die cutting machine to emboss the pattern onto the cardstock.  

I added ink blending around the edges of the panel with Hero Arts Cherry and Cranberry Core Inks. The panel was then adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive. I adhered the fox onto the base of the present and then adhered both onto the card with thin foam tape. I then adhered the top of the box with thin foam tape also. I popped the holly in behind the fox. 

I stamped the sentiment from the kit stamp set onto white cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink and then die cut it out using the coordinating die. I also cut the die another two times from white cardstock and adhered them one on top of another for added dimension before adhering onto the card. To finish, I embellished with gold gems. 

In case you missed it, here is the card that I made for the countdown using the Hero Studio November 2024 Fancy Dies of the Month. You can find more information on how I made the card HERE.

My last card for today uses a couple of the Extraordinary Extras from the release. These are not exclusive to Hero like the kits are and can be purchased from your favourite retailer.

I took the Hero Arts Color Layering Quilt Stencils, which is a set of 4, and added ink blending through them to create the quilt pattern using Hero Arts Core Inks and Blending Brushes. For the inks I used:

Stencil 1 - Soft Blossom

Stencil 2 - Ultra Pink

Stencil 3 - Cherry

Stencil 4 - Crimson

The panel was cut down and adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive. I die cut the Hero Arts Sentiment Strips Fancy Dies from white cardstock and adhered three onto the card to resemble ribbon. I used one horizontally and two vertically (hiding the seam behind the bow). I die cut the bow from Hero Arts Candy Cane Fancy Dies and adhered it on top. 

For the sentiment, I wanted it to look like it was a tag attached to the gift, so I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Christmas Messages Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I cut it onto a strip first, using the smallest of the Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies, and then using scissors, cut the top to look like a tag. 

I punched a small hole using a hand held punch before wrapping it around the back of the bow using white metallic thread. To finish, I added a white Hero Hues Enamel Dot to the centre of the bow. I thought this would work great as a gift card/money holder. 

CARD KIT OF THE MONTH

Kit includes:

• Peeking Animals Clear Stamp Set, 6” x 8” • 17 Coordinating Dies • 6 Fancy Dies • 2 Sheets Each of Pine & Cherry Cardstock, 5.5" x 8.5" • 2 Stencils in Argyle & Cable Knit Patterns, 4.75" x 6" • 28 White Die Cut Tags, 4 different styles • White Hero Pearls, 0.6 oz. • Berry Hero Wax, 1 oz.

The Card Kit of the Month costs $46.00 with the subscription program.

Please head over to the November 2024 Hero Studio page HERE for more details on the whole release.

There are some changes to the Hero Studio Subscription moving forward. New subscribers will no longer have to wait until the following month to receive their kit. Subscribe now and get any of the November kits! The sign-up window will be open from the 1st - 27th of each month. If there are any kits left after sending out to those who have subscribed, the kits will be available to purchase from the website without subscription the following month. For more information on subscribing to the kits, please see here.

BLOG HOP:

This post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. For the hop, you should have arrived here from the wonderful Lydia. Next on the hop is the fabulous 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 10th November 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.

COPIC MARKERS: Fox - E09, YR18, YR14, YR12/E01, E00, E000. Holly - G29, YG17, YG23, YG01. Berries - R89, R39, R37, R35. 

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