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My Monthly Hero March 2023 – Eat Your Fruits and Veggies

March 6, 2023

Hey everyone. Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero for March 2023. We are fruits and veggie inspired this month. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. Take a trip to the farmer’s market with our March My Monthly Hero release. We have fruits and veggies galore! Our Classic Kit includes a 6×8 stamp set loaded with various fruits that are fun to color, fruit-themed puns and some everyday messages as well. Use these stamps alone, or pair them with a fabulous fruit-themed 6×6 cling background stamp. Also included is a packet of the most adorable little clay fruit, great for shaker cards or to use as embellishments. The kit is rounded out with an ink cube and a generous amount of watercolor paper and cardstock.

CLASSIC
• Clear Stamp Set, 6″ x 8″
• 10 Coordinating Dies
• Fruit Cling Stamp, 6″ x 6″
• Intens-ified Black Ink Cube
• Clay Fruit Embellishments
• 2 Sheets each of Kiwi and Coral Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″
• 5 Sheets of Watercolor Paper, 4.25″ x 5.5″

I have a tutorial for you sharing how this card came together. I REALLY love how it turned out in the rainbow colors. All products will be listed below for your shopping convenience.

Can you see those adorable clay fruit embellishments? Oh so darn fun!

Here is the tutorial. You can watch it here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

I have a bonus card for you today. This card was made using the Hero arts Produce Labels Stamp & Cut XL. For a berry cute card, the perfect colors for the entire card were Hero Arts Cherry, Pale Tomato and Crimson. By adding just a touch of dimension with the Hero Arts Cobblestone Stencil along with Hero Arts Sand Core ink.

Let’s talk giveaways.We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, March 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. The Hero Arts My Monthly Hero for March 2023 release is a perfect for all your spring and summer cards. Next on the hop is Emily. I can’t wait for you to see what she has created.

Altenew March 2023 Stamp/Die/Stencil & More Release Blog Hop #1 + Giveaway

March 2, 2023

Welcome to the Altenew March 2023 Stamp/Die/Stencil & More Release Blog Hop #1 + Giveaway. So happy you stopped for the Altenew blog hop. You should have arrived here from Emily’s blog.

Let’s get into the cards I made today. My first card is featuring the Bamboo Branches Embossing Folder with coordinating Bamboo Branches Stencil. I love these coordinating products. They were perfect to pair with the new Roaming Panda Bundle.

For my second card I used the Abstract Patterns Builder Stencil 3-in-1 This stencil is so darn cool. It made the perfect birthday card for my husband.

And for my last card, I used the Altenew Modern Rainbow Border and the Altenew Everyday Sentiments Hot Foil Plates. Now this card for me was happy happy! I I love a great rainbow done in rainbow foil. I really wish I could capture just how gorgeous this is in real life.

The Altenew giveaway is $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a *$100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/07/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/09/2023. *The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

Next on the hop is Joylita. Have a great time on the hop and good luck!

Hero Arts Spring Catalog Release 2023

February 20, 2023

Hey everyone. I’m super excited to share with you the new products from the Hero Arts Spring Catalog release. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. This catalog has so many amazing new products and the cover might just be one of my favorites. Be ready to be inspired. Let’s get into the cards.

For my first card I used the Color Layering Dove. This stamp set makes beautiful clean and simple cards. Paring it with a pretty Leaf and Floral stencil really made this card stand out.

Card two I went all out colorful with this card. I used the new Hero Arts Garden Critters. This card was such a joy to make. By pairing it with a sunburst stencil also from Hero Arts, my card just screams spring.

For this card, I really wanted to make a bold statement and boy this card is a statement for sure. The background of this card was made using the new Hero Arts Overlapping Hexagon Bold Print. The pop of hot pink and gold really makes this cards shine. I kept the card simple by just adding a simple birthday greeting from the Hero Arts Yay! Birthday stamp set.

Now this one was so easy to make and I love how it turned out. The stamp set used on this card is the Hero Arts Plant Metaphor stamp set. Remember, if you have a stamp set with smaller images, create a beautiful background. By keeping the card layout really simple, your eye is drawn directly to the center of the card.

Okay for my last card, I used the beautiful Esaplier Fruit Tree Bold Print. By pairing it with a great birthday sentiment and candle, this card is a full celebration in it self. (Check out those blog colors) LOL The sentiment is from the YAY Birthday stamp set.

I hope I have inspired you with my cards today by using products from the Hero Arts Spring Catalog release. They really were so much fun to make. We would love to see what you create with the new spring catalog products. Make sure to tag Hero Arts on Instagram when you do.

Next on the hop is Emily but before I go let me give you some giveaway information. We’ll be giving away two $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left along the hop. Comment on all the blogs for more chances to win! You have until Sunday, February 26 at 11:59pm to enter. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

Have a wonderful day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December 2022 Release

December 5, 2022

Hey it’s the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December 2022 release day. I can’t believe we are already to the last kit for 2022. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. This month we invite you to go on a celestial fantasy adventure with us! Our December release is full of stars, galaxies, moons and clouds. The playful December My Monthly Hero kit, with its adorable space cadets, is perfect for birthdays, encouragement, or simply sending a friendly hello. The kit includes a jam-packed 6 x 8 stamp set with coordinating dies. There’s also the perfect cling stamp for your interstellar backgrounds, a gorgeous Rose Gold pigment mini ink pad, and four half sheets of our ever-popular Pitch Black cardstock!

Galaxy overload on this card for sure. LOL I used Hero Arts Deep Ocean and Amethyst Core Inks for the background. For the black piece in the middle, I used Hero Arts Black Watercolor Paper with Iuille metallic watercolors. You will see in the tutorial just how perfect these Hero Arts inks work with these metallic watercolors

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

For my bonus card today I used the Hero Art Orbit stamp set. Using the Hero Arts Oval Infinity Dies, I created a mask to first blend on Hero Arts Azalea and Lemon Drop inks in the center of a piece of Hero Arts Dove White Cardstock. Once the blending was complete, I started on the background.

Using the oval that was cut out, I place it over the colorful area so I could blend the background. The background of this card was made using Hero Arts Licorice Reactive Ink along with the Hero Arts Shimmer Spray in Iridescent. Next it was time to heat emboss the Orbit stamp onto the colorful oval using Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder.

I really love how this card came out. A small sentiment stamped on Hero Arts Papaya Cardstock in Hero Arts Unicorn White Pigment ink and heat embossed in clear embossing powder.

To finish off the card, I used a few little iridescent stars I had in my stash and placed this panel on a side folding Dove White card base. We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, December 11th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Thanks for stopping by everyone. Next on the hop is Daniel. Have a wonderful day and I’ll see you back here soon.

Holiday Card Series 2022 Day 1: Hero Arts MMH November 2022

November 7, 2022

Welcome to the Hero Art My Monthly Hero blog hop for November 2022. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. Tis the season… for making holiday tags and decorations! Our November My Monthly Hero release is packed full of darling products you can use to create handmade ornaments, tags, cards and more! The kit includes a large set of 31 scene-building dies that can be combined in countless ways. There’s a message set featuring holiday essentials. The kit is rounded out with ribbon and sequins – the perfect finishing touches for your tags or ornaments!

Kit Contents:
3” x 4” Clear Set
Ornament Building Fancy Die Set
1-3 yards ribbon
6 sheets acetate 5×6
Sequins – snowflake mix
6 white paper 5.5×8.5

Make your gift tags a breeze this year. With my creative juices flowing, I decided to step out of the box and do non traditional holiday colors for my tag. Since I’ve been living in Florida and we seem to only have one season, making brighter holiday cards and tags has become a thing for me. LOL

By using Hero Arts Reactive Inks, being super colorful and bright is easy. For my color combo I used colors which you would see in a sun set. The warm shades of yellow, oranges and pinks is perfect. There is a die that cuts greenery for your tags, however for my tag, Hero Arts Charcoal ink worked magically.

Remember that reactive inks reactive with water. Instead of water, I used the Hero Arts Iridescent Shimmer Spray. I really wish you could see the sparkle on this tag.

I have a tutorial sharing how this tag came together. You can watch it here on the blog or over on my Youtube channel.

For my extra projects, I used the new Hero Arts Mug Tag Fancy die. I mean how cute is this mug of hot chocolate look? When the weather gets a little chilly here in Florida, I love a great mug of hot chocolate.

The inks I used on my mugs were Hero Arts Crimson, Cranberry, Fresh Lawn, Pine, Lemon Yellow and Spicy Mustard. Making pretty ombre mugs makes gift giving fun.

These tags have a TON of sparkle by using the shimmer mist and the Hero Arts Snowflake Glitter.

Thanks for stopping by today. Next on the hopis Daniel. Don’t forget to comment for a chance to win one of the gift certificates. Have a great day and I’ll see you back here soon.