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My Monthly Hero February 2022

February 7, 2022

Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero for February 2022. You should have arrived here fro Channin’s blog. Surrealism design is a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images. The My Monthly Hero February 2022 captures that design entirely.

For my card I went with a beautiful and simple design to pull your eye into the center of the card. Before I get ahead of myself, let me show you what you get in this month’s kit. Our February My Monthly Hero release was inspired by the art of the Surrealist masters and the magical imagery of dreams. Let your imagination soar with the playful drawings as you arrange your own creative scenes. There are nine different messages to include on your card or project, and the kit is rounded out with black watercolor paper, a water brush, and a custom Daniel Smith watercolor paint palette.

My Monthly Hero February 2022

Kit Includes:
• 6” x 8” Clear Stamp Set
• 15 Coordinating Frame Cuts
• 2 Sheets of Black Watercolor Paper (5.5″ x 8.5″)
• Watercolor Dot Dream Palette (18 Dots)
• Water Flow Brush
Kit Value: $75
Kit Cost: $34.99

Pre-order your kit today – we estimate kit shipping will begin Friday, February 11th and continue throughout the following week. Also don’t forget the kit subscription you can do each month.

Okay back to my card. Compared to yesterday’s sneak peek card, you can totally see how you can take this kit from dark and moody to light and airy. Pairing the  kit with the new Star Branches stencil was a fun addition. And I kept the background soft by using light pressure while stenciling with Hero Arts Soft Brown ink.

 

In the kit you will receive a waterbrush. I have a tendency to gravitate to watercolor brushes that I can dip in water since I feel like I have more control. However, having the waterbrush that contains the water, makes it easy cardmaking.

 

The watercolors I used for this card were Permanent Red, Mayan Yellow, Green Gold, Manganese Blue Hue, Ultra Marine Red, Rose Madder Permanent and Iridescent Gold.

 

A tutorial is available showing how to make this card. You can check it out here on the blog or over on my Youtube channel.

 

 For the bonus card, I used the new Hero Arts Looking Glass Hot Air Balloons dies. These layering dies make card making so much fun. They become the focal point on your card with simple die cutting. I blended a piece of Hero Arts Dove White cardstock with Hero Arts Pool Party Reactive Ink. Next I die cut the Looking Glass Hot Air Balloons out of dove white cardstock. The backdrop for the hot air balloons was ink blended using Lemon Drop and Taffy reactive inks.

 

 

I used a nesting square pierced die to add a from for the hot air balloons. To finish off the card, I stamped a sentiment from the Hero Arts You Sparkle stamp set in Hero Arts Inten-sified Black ink. The colorful panel was adhered to a piece of Hero Arts Pitch Black cardstock and placed on a top folding Hero Arts card base.

 

 

 

And lastly for added interest, I added some dots using a size 10 white gelly roll pen. A simple yet fun card.

 

Let’s talk giveaways. We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, February 13th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Next on the blog is Daniel. Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.


35 Comments CATEGORIES // Blog Hop, Hero Arts, watercolor

Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Feathered Lilies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

January 12, 2022

Welcome everyone to the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Feathered Lilies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway. You should have arrived here from Jenny’s blog. The Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Feathered Lilies is floral beauty and messages of love all in one! The stamp set features a beautiful bouquet of lilies, elaborate leaves, and baroque elements. The minimalist style is a colorist’s dream, as it provides plenty of open space to add coloring and shading. Not a coloring enthusiast? Our coordinating coloring stencils make adding color sweet and simple. Finally, we have maximized this stamp set with tons of sentiments so you can stay in touch with your loved ones.

 

My card today is featuring a lovely yellow and green color combo. The card was so easy to put together because you don’t have to color the images. Using the provided stencil really helps to speed up the process of using this kit.

Also included in the kit is a coordinating embossing folder. This embossing folder can be used alone or in conjunction with the stamp.

 

 

I also have a tutorial for you today. You can watch it here on my blog or over on my Youtube channel. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

Let’s not forget the about the giveaway. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $ 25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 01/18/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 01/20/2022.

Next on the hop is Erum. Enjoy the hop everyone and good luck.

85 Comments CATEGORIES // Altenew, Blog Hop

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero January 2022

January 10, 2022

Hey everyone. I can’t believe that 2021 is already over and we are starting a new year. The Hero Arts My Monthly Hero January 2022 is a perfect kickoff for a very unique kit! You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. For my card today I have a quick tutorial sharing how to make a sweet moon-lit silhouette card. But first here is a look a the kit.

 

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero January 2022

The kit includes the following

• 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
• 3 Coordinating Frame Cuts
• 4.25″ x 5.5″ Fancy Cover Plate Die
• 1 Key Fancy Die
• 4 Ink Cubes (Key Lime Fizz, Taffy, Green Apple, Cup O’ Joe)
• Red Iridescent Gems

Kit Value: $80
Kit Cost: $34.99

Pre-order your kit today – we estimate kit shipping will begin Friday, January 14th and continue throughout the following week.

This card came together rather quickly using just the stamp set from this month’s kit. Within the kit there are layering stamps that create a beautiful tree branch with stunning leaves. However for my card I just used black inks to achieve this moonlit scene.

By using two types of black ink, I was able to create some depth in the image. Also by adding just a touch a navy the moon looks even brighter.

 

 

Below is the tutorial for the card. You can also watch it over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. There are affiliate links used at no cost to you.

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, January 16th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Next on the hop is Daniel. I hope you enjoyed your visit today and I’ll see you back here soon.

 


37 Comments CATEGORIES // Blog Hop, Hero Arts, Tutorials

Altenew Vintage Galore Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

January 4, 2022

Happy New Year and welcome to the Altenew Vintage Galore Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway. You should have arrived here from Norine’s blog.

 

 

My cards today are featuring the Altenew Folk Flower stamp and stencil and Here For You stamp set. These stamp sets make beautiful cards. The first card using the Folk Flower stencil is soo pretty to work with. Using very soft colors from Altenew I was able to create this mint inspired card. The colors with the stark black really look beautiful.

 

 

 

 

My second card using the Here For You stamp set might just be my favorite. These flowers were a dream to watercolor with my Altenew Watercolor Markers. I paired it with the Splatter Hot Foil Plate. These two products together will help you achieve cards with a wow factor.

 

 

 

 

Free Gift

  • Get a FREE brand new Vintage Galore Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 01/04/2022 through 01/06/2022. Shop HERE!

  • Get a FREE brand new Vintage Galore Stamp & Die Release Inspiration Guide Ebook  (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Vintage Galore Bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.

  • Get a FREE brand new Online Cardmaking Class with every order from the new Vintage Galore Stamp & Die Release Collection from 01/04/2022 through 01/10/2022 Shop HERE!!

And let’s not forget the giveaways. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 01/10/2022 for a chance to win.  Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 01/12/2021.

Next on the hop is Jaycee. See you back here soon everyone.

45 Comments CATEGORIES // Altenew, Blog Hop

Altenew: Paint-A-Flower: Sweet Pea Release blog hop

December 22, 2021

Welcome to the Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Sweet Pea Release blog hop. You should have arrived here from Teresa’s blog. Let’s get into the card.

 

 

My card today was kept to a simple color palette of black and white. Using this color palette really puts the focus on the Sweet Pea. I stamped the image onto black cardstock with Versamark ink and sprinkled it with white embossing powder. Before I heat set it, I also stamped out a simple happy birthday sentiment to be heat embossed as well.

 

After I finished the heat embossing, I trimmed down the black cardstock so I could layer it on a piece of matte silver card panel which as a 1/4″ larger than the black panel.

 

Now it was time to adhere this panel to an A2 card base and add a few matte silver pearls to finish off the card.

 

As a reminder Altenew has a Paint-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan. This is a monthly subscription plan for our Paint-A-Flower. When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in our monthly Paint-A-Flower releases and will receive a set each month – at a specially discounted price! ($15.99 →$12.99). Let’s not forget about the giveaway. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/29/2021 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/30/2021.

Okay next on the hop is Juhi. Have a great time on the hop and see you back here soon.

24 Comments CATEGORIES // Altenew, Blog Hop

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How beautiful is this? It’s color week for @hero How beautiful is this? It’s color week for @heroarts and I’m here for all the beautiful ink colors, refills and cardstock. 

Color makes my soul and heart happy.  Especially if you have colors that work so well together. Head on over to the Hero Arts blog to be inspired by ink, cardstock and refills for your next project. 

#heroarts #inkcolor #colorweek #cardmaking #colormyworld
The Altenew June 2022 Fine & Dandy Collection Rele The Altenew June 2022 Fine & Dandy Collection Release Blog Hop and Giveaway has just kicked off. If you have making beautiful cards in record time, you will need these products. I have two cards to share using products for this release.

Make sure yuou head to my blog to see additional photos and to leave a comment for the giveaway. There are also links to the products I used on the blog as well.

#altenewllc #altenewstamps #altenewhotfoilplates #cardmakers #cardmakersofinstagram #sharehandmadekindness
We have the amazing @itsacardknocklife as our Comm We have the amazing @itsacardknocklife as our CommUNITY guest for @heroarts this month. 

Melinda is an amazing crafter and I have been stalking her for awhile (stalking in a good way). Head to the Hero Arts blog to read her story and to see more photos of her amazing cards. 

#heroarts #cardmaking #heroartsunitycollection #diversity #cardmakingideas #sharehandmadekindness
The @ginakdesigns June 2022 release is now live. I The @ginakdesigns June 2022 release is now live. It’s such a beautiful release. I had the pleasure of stamping with the Botanical Leaves and doing a little bit of mix media.

There are three large leaves in this stamp set along with several sentiments. It’s a beautiful set for all occasion cards.

#ginakdesigns #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingideas #sharehandmadekindness
The @altenewllc June 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series The @altenewllc June 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway is  happening. Get ready to celebrate the start of summer with this collection of stamps, dies, stencils, and an embossing folder! See a fresh take on florals, outline images just waiting to be colored with your favorite mediums, AND a sweet little sentiment set that can go from birthdays to graduation celebrations! We can't wait to see what you create.

I'm using the Craft Your Life Silk Art Project Kit. This kit comes with the stamp set, embossing folder and dies for easy cardmaking. There is a tutorial on my Youtube channel sharing how easy it is to create with this kit. Hope you will check it out.

#altenewllc #altenewstamps #cardkitsubscription #handmadecards #sharehandmadekindness #craftersofinstagram #crafter #cardmakers #cardmakersofinstagram
How adorable is this stitched card using the @stit How adorable is this stitched card using the @stitchablecards from Waffle Flower? OMG this is the best Father's Day card I have made! It was so easy to stitch and look at that adorable face on the container.

If you still have not purchaed this kit, I HIGHLY recommend you grab it. The designs are so easy to follow and you can stitch anywhere. No craft space required. 

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Who's ready for some under the sea adventures. The Who's ready for some under the sea adventures. The new @heroarts My Monthly Hero is ready for your cart! And don't get me started on the add-ons. 

Head under the sea with our June My Monthly Hero release. A beautiful mermaid greets you, with hair flowing and tail shimmering. She's accompanied by a colorful fish and jelly, with seagrass and coral surrounding her. Pearls are an accent to this kit, with an image, messages, and embellishments uniting the theme. The kit is rounded out with a Reactive Ink palette and brush, perfect for watercoloring the images or creating gorgeous underwater backgrounds.

Don't forget to swing by each blog and comment for your chance to win the giveaway! Enter by Sunday June 12th 11:59 PM Pacific time. 

#heroarts #heroartsmymonthlyhero #mermaid #watercolor #sharehandmadekindness #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingideas #cardmakingvideotutorial #blackcraftersofinstagram #cardmakingismysuperpower
Good morning everyone. I hope you are having a won Good morning everyone. I hope you are having a wonderful start to your day. 

I’m sharing a sneak peek of the June @heroarts My Monthly Hero Kit. Release day is tomorrow at 1:00 PM EST 

This months kit is a underwater delight. So many options with this kit. And don’t get me started on the add-ons! Simply fantastic. 

#heroarts #mymonthyhero #heroartskit #cardmakersforkindness #cardmakerofinstagram #sharehandmadekindess #blackcrafters #blackcrafter
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