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Happy Autumn Forest Card

September 24, 2020

Hey everyone. Welcome back to my blog. I’m sharing a Happy Autumn Forest card with you today. Autumn cards to me are cozy cards. Ones that make you want to snuggle up with a cup of hot chocolate and relax.

For my card today I pulled out my Hero Arts Happy Autumn Forest stamp set. This adorable set has this cute little cabin and a wonderful mountain sunset scene with additional elements to use on your card.

Hero Arts Happy Autumn Forest

I colored the cabin with a few Copic Markers and used the coordinating dies to cut it out. My card needed to have some awesome clouds so I used the Color Layering Moonlit Night stamp. I first stamped it in versa mark on nautical card stock and then stamped the second layer in versa mark but heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

Hero Arts Happy Autumn Forest

Feeling like autumn this year will have early snow, I hand trimmed out a snowbank for my little cabin to sit on and stamped the many thanks sentiment from the Happy Autumn Forest set. A perfect addition to my card.

Hero Arts Happy Autumn Forest

This panel was the placed on a pumpkin card stock base and adhered to a dove card base. I love how this card turned out. Very simple yet striking. Would love to see what you create with this stamp set. Make sure to tag Hero Arts when you do. Hope you enjoyed my Happy Autumn Forest card. Want more inspiration using Hero Arts products. Click here and let the inspiration begin.

Have a great day everyone and I will see you back here soon.

Hero Arts – Autumn Bouquet

September 22, 2020

It’s the first day of Autumn and I couldn’t help but share a card using the Hero Arts Autumn Bouquet dies. This Autumn Bouquet couldn’t be more perfect. It’s sooo easy to use and boy does it create beautiful cards.

Creating my card today was super easy. I pulled out my fall colored card stock from Hero Arts in the colors of Chestnut, Pumpkin, Meadow and Mustard to die cut my pieces of my bouquet. For added color and shine, I used my Metallic Inks in Bronze, Green and Gold. What a way to spice up your die cuts.

Keeping my card very clean and simple, I stamped the Knitting Pattern bold print stamp on my pumpkin card stock with embossing ink. I did not using any embossing powder here. This way it looks like a watermark. A simple sentiment from the Extra Messages from the My Monthly Hero September 2020 was stamped on the Chestnut card stock and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

To assemble my card, I placed the bouquet towards the top of the card and my sentiment panel below it. For some added interest, I used my white gelli roll pen to add some faux stitches around the entire card. And of course, a few color coordinated sequins to complete the card.

A side note, I layered the die cuts three times for added dimension. This way the dies look thicker and are more substantial on my card. You could skip this but I would totally recommend that you don’t. I also made sure to use thicker card stock. This way you don’t have to have too many layers to glue together.

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Hero Arts – Monster Mash

September 21, 2020

Hey everyone. I’m super excited to share the Hero Arts – Monster Mash kit with you today. Oh my word, this Monster Mash!!! Get your kiddos ready to color because they are going to love this kit. The main kit will includes:

• Monster Ink ‘n’ Stamp Tub (18 stamps)
• Monster Eyes Woodblock Stamp
• Neon Green Ink Cube
• 5 Superwashable Marker Pens
• 10 Paper Monster Die Cuts
• 12 6″ x 9″ Monster Scene Sheets (4 designs, 3 sheets of each)
• Self-Adhesive Googly Eyes

But wait there are add ons to this kit (squeal)

CG824 Monster Bedroom Bold Prints
CM486 Party Monsters
CM487 Bedroom Monsters

Now let me share how adorable this kit is. For my card, I trimmed down on of the panels to fit a standard A2 (4.25×5.50) card base. On another panel I colored a portion of the image with my Copic Markers. Sort of like a spot light.

From the colored panel I used a circle infinity die to cut out the piece that I colored. This would be the only thing colored on my card. Such a cheery little monster party.

I adhered this panel to my card panel. Now it was time to add just a little bit of shadowing around the other images. Using a W2 and W1 Copic marker I went around all the other images on the card panel. This keeps the card from looking flat.

Your little monsters are going to love getting creative with this playful and educational kit packed with fun and games! Combine stamps, inks, pens and paper to create playfully scary monster scenes in endless combinations only limited by your imagination.

This kit is ideal for ages 6-12 and up (and of course adults who still feel like kids)! Crafting is a great way to teach creative play, get to know colors and color properties, inspire imagination, and much more. Non-toxic and child-safe Inks are not ideal for kids 5 and younger as they can stain clothing and may require multiple washes if they get on skin.

Pre-order the Kids Monster Kit today! Once sold out, the kit will be gone. The kit and any items ordered with the kit will ship together starting October 9, at the same time as our upcoming October My Monthly Hero Kit.

Make sure to hop along for inspiration using this kit. We will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, September 27th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Hero Arts
Maria Willis
Daniel West
Dana Joy
Ilina Crouse
Pocono Pam
Mindy Eggen
Lydia Fiedler
Libby Hickson
Channin Pelletier

With special guests:
Heather Ruwe
Tenia Nelson

And extremely special guest:
Theo!!

Can’t wait to see what you and your kids make with this adorable Monster Mash kit. Make sure to tag Hero Arts when you share on your social media platforms. Swing by the Hero Arts blog too for more inspiration. Come back by tomorrow for autumn inspiration,

Stamptember Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp

September 19, 2020

Hey everyone. Today the Stamptember Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp collaboration stamp is available. I’m so super excited to share this stamp set with you. Let’s take a look at my card.

This stamp is called Park Scene and I would love to be able to stroll a park during the fall. When my son lived in New York City, we walked Central Park during the early fall and it was sooo beautiful. The changing color of the leaves, the cool breeze…oh my heart was happy.

I kept my card very simple. I stamped and colored the large tree three times and fussy cut them out. For the background I sponged on a hill in Green Hills and the sky in Soft Sky inks. Next I stamped the little biker in Nest ink as if she was riding along the grass.

This panel was adhered to a dove card panel. I glued two of the trees directly to the background and popped up the center tree. For added interest, I pulled out my gold metallic ink and stylus to make gold dots within the tree and a border around the card. The sentiment was also stamped in Nest Ink. That completed my card for today.

You can head on over to the Simon Says Stamp store and Hero Arts to pick up your stamp set. Remember once this Stamptember Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp collaboration stamp is sold out it’s gone forever! Have a great day everyone.

Hero Arts – Pumpkin Patch

September 14, 2020

Hey everyone. Who’s ready for fall and pumpkin patch season? Well here in Florida I don’t see pumpkin patch excitement. Maybe because we have the beach all year long. 😂 I just get excited if I can squeeze in a cute sweater during the year.

However, Hero Arts has my pumpkin patch fix. This beautiful bold print background stamp is STUNNING on fall cards. Pull in the pumpkin card stock and gold embossing powder from Hero Arts and viola, you have a gorgeous card.

Now let’s step up the pumpkin patch happiness. Why not die cut through your panel with a beautiful pumpkin window die? I mean it’s pumpkin season right?

To assemble my card, I die cut the window again in gold card stock and adhered it to the front of the pumpkin patch panel. This would allow me to crate a inlay for my card. I popped this panel up on a white card base with foam tape and inserted the die cut pieces back in place. I also stamped the pumpkin patch on green card stock, heat embossed in gold and inlayed that piece as well.

Finishing off the card with a gold embossed sentiment from the My Monthly Hero September 2020 kit and a few sequins and my card was complete. I see this bold pumpkin patch print being a winner for all your fall cards. Ombre colors or dark brown and gold? YESSS, give me all the fall colors with this one.

All products are linked below for your shopping pleasure. And thank you for clicking those links to support my crafting adventures and blog. Grab your Hero Arts Pumpkin Patch bold print stamp now and start creating your fall cards. I’ll see you back here soon. Stay safe and have a great day everyone.

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