Hero Arts | Hero Studio April 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Hero Arts today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the Hero Studio April 2025 release. Out today is the Card Kit of the Month, Stamp & Cut of the Month, Dies of the Month, Layering Stencils of the Month, and Cling of the Month. You can also purchase the Whole Studio which includes all of the kits and a free gift. Today, I am focussing on the Card Kit and Layering Stencils of the Month.   

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HERO STUDIO CARD KIT OF THE MONTH

I started off my card by die cutting the terrarium base die (although I'm not actually creating a terrarium today, this is the idea of the kit) from the Hero Studio April 2025 Card Kit of the Month twice from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock. On one of the pieces I added a score line towards to the top to create a hinge, I added adhesive to the hinge and adhered it to the back of the other piece to create a top-folding shaped card base. 

I then die cut the foliage, mushrooms, tree stump and flowers from the cardstock that you get in the kit. I used Peridot, Rainforest & Fern for the foliage, Poppy, Alabaster & Fawn for the mushrooms, and Truffle & Fawn for the tree stump. I cut the flowers from Lilac cardstock (not in the kit). I added ink blending to the pieces with Hero Arts Core Inks and then assembled and adhered them using liquid glue. 

I adhered the foliage flat to the card first with liquid glue and the mushrooms, tree stumps and flowers with thin foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from the kit 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 die cut out using the coordinating die and adhered to the card. To finish, I embellished with Hero Arts Clear Enamel Dots (which are also in the kit). 

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

The Hero Studio April 2025 Card Kit of the Month includes:

• 20 Terrarium Fancy Dies

     • Terrarium Clear Stamp Set, 6" x 8"

       • 16 Terrarium Coordinating Dies

       • Clear Hero Enamel Dots

       • 3 Clear Card Panels, 4.25" x 5.5"

       • 9 Sheets of Cardstock, 5.5" x 8.5" (Poppy, Peridot, Rainforest, Alabaster, Fawn, Truffle, Fog, Anchor)

LAYERING STENCILS OF THE MONTH

I started off my card by taking a panel of Hero Arts Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock and one by one, placing the stencils from the Hero Studio April 2025 Layering Stencils of the Month on top, holding them in place with low-tack tape. I added ink blending to the layers with Hero Arts Core Inks and blending brushes. The inks I used are:

Stencil 1 - Paradise Core Ink

Stencil 2 - Bermuda Core Ink + a little Indigo Core Ink on the edges

Stencil 3 - Bermuda Core Ink + Indigo Core Ink + a little Nautical Core Ink

I decided not to use stencil 4. This stencil adds in the background but I wanted to keep the white of the cardstock as my background for today. The panel was cut into an arch using the Hero Arts Arches Infinity Dies. I created an arch shaped card base like I did for the first card and adhered the stencilled panel on top with thin foam tape. 

I stamped the Hero Arts Everyday Sentiments Strips Stamp 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 strips using the Hero Arts Sentiment Strips Fancy Dies and two were adhered to the card using thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Hero Arts Neutrals Enamel Dots. 

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

The Hero Studio April 2025 Layering Stencils of the Month has four stencils in the kit that layer up to create a jungle background. 

BLOG HOP:

For the hop, you should have arrived here from the fantastic Charlene Madrid. Next on the hop is the fabulous Rachel Kleinman. 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 will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, 6th April 2025 at 11:59pm PST, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!

SUPPLIES:

 

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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 day too! Take care!