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Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023 Countdown

March 4, 2023

Hey everyone. It’s countdown time for the new Hero Art My Monthly Hero. Not sure if you have seen the new neon watercolors from Hero Arts! WOW WOW WOW they are beautiful. My 80’s heart is loving these watercolors.

Pair these watercolors up with the March My Monthly Hero and you will be making cards that POP!

I mean, check out how bright and beautiful these colors are.

Make sure to swing back by here on Monday March 6th at 1:00 PM EST to see another card made with the kit plus a bonus card.

For a chance to win a March 2023 My Monthly Hero Kit before you can buy it, leave a comment here and every Countdown to Creativity post to be entered to win!

First thing Monday morning, one lucky winner randomly drawn from comments left across all countdown posts, will be announced on the Hero Arts blog. The more you comment, the more chances to win. Good luck!

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit and Premium Kit

February 6, 2023

Hey everyone. Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit and Premium Kit release. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. Our February My Monthly Hero Classic Kit features a favorite theme for many stampers – butterflies! Presented in a unique way, combined with flowers, stars and moons, the fluttering butterflies create a gorgeous window die. Coordinating layering stencils make adding color to your die cut a breeze. There is a palette ink pad that includes Thistle, Taffy, Creamsicle, Lemon Drop, and Key Lime Fizz Reactive Inks, and a perfectly sized small blending brush. A 3×4 stamp set includes both uplifting and everyday sentiments, and the kit is rounded out with cardstock, both solid and shimmery.

The CLASSIC kit includes:

• Clear Stamp Set, 3″ x 4″
• Butterfly Window Fancy Die
• 4 Color Layering Stencils, 5.25″ x 6.5″
• Butterfly Garden Palette Ink Pad
• Small Ink Blending Brush
• 1 Sheet each of Stardream Coral, Azalea, Lagoon and Amethyst, 5.5″ x 8.5″
• 2 Sheets each of Iris and Mustard Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″

Our February My Monthly Hero Premium Kit features a favorite theme for many stampers – butterflies! Presented in a unique way, combined with flowers, stars and moons, the fluttering butterflies create a gorgeous window die. Coordinating layering stencils make adding color to your die cut a breeze. There is a palette ink pad that includes Thistle, Taffy, Creamsicle, Lemon Drop, and Key Lime Fizz Reactive Inks, and a perfectly sized small blending brush. A 3×4 stamp set includes both uplifting and everyday sentiments, and the kit is rounded out with cardstock, both solid and shimmery. This Premium version of the kit that includes additional elements to extend the potential for more cards and techniques – even more Creativity In The Box! There are four sheets of beautiful butterfly Hero Transfers, a butterfly die set that can be used to cut out the rub-on images but also stands alone, and an exclusive Fuchsia & Gold Luster Duo Spray that will be sure to make you swoon!

The PREMIUM kit includes:

• Clear Stamp Set, 3″ x 4″
• Butterfly Window Fancy Die
• 9 Butterfly Fancy Dies with 9 Frame Cuts
• 4 Color Layering Stencils, 5.25″ x 6.5″
• Butterfly Garden Palette Ink Pad
• Small Ink Blending Brush
• 4 Sheets of Butterfly Hero Transfers, 6″ x 8″
• Fuchsia & Gold Luster Duo Spray
• 1 Sheet each of Stardream Coral, Azalea, Lagoon and Amethyst, 5.5″ x 8.5″
• 2 Sheets each of Iris and Mustard Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″
Classic Kit: $74 Value for $36.99
Premium Kit: $108 Value for $49.99
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For my card today, I used the new Fluttering Butterflies Bold Print along with a Butterfly Hero Transfer with the new Butterfly Fancy Dies. By stamping and heat embossing the bold print onto Hero Arts Black Watercolor paper, I was able to add shimmery watercolors to really make this card pop. The addition of be beautiful butterfly and sentiment make this cards so stunning!

For this card, I pulled the colors from the butterfly to make the background.

Here is the tutorial for today’s card. You can watch it here or over on my Youtube channel.

For my next card, I used the stamp Fluttering Butterflies Bold Print but this time I stamped it in three shades of brown onto the Colors Of The Earth cardstock. For an extra pop of interest, I used the Nesting Oval Infinity dies to die cut a oval into the patterned cardstock so I could add a sparkly gold frame. By also laying a sentiment from the Empowerment Stamp set and popping that up with a gold sparkly backer, this card is absolutely stunning!

Look how pretty those butterflies are.

Before you go, let’s talk about the giveaway. We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, February 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Next on the hop is Emily. I can’t wait for you to see what she has created.

Holiday Card Series 2022 – Day 4 Faux Dip Dye

November 14, 2022

Hello everyone. Welcome to Day 4 of the Holiday Card Series. We are working on faux dip dye today. I have watched Kristina Werner do this one her holiday cards and I love it. So I took the brave step and decided to give it a try for the holiday card series.

This process for this technique is really simple. By adjusting the amount of water and watercolor paint you can make a beautiful gradient card. Also to deepen up a color, add black a little at a time to get the color you are looking for.

Don’t forget you can see all the cards I’ve made by clicking this link or you can find them by searching the blog for holiday card series.

You can watch the video here or over on my Youtube channel . Affiliate links have be used at now cost to you.

Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here soon for day 5. Please if you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment here on the blog or over in the comment section of the tutorial.

Holiday Card Series 2022 Day 3: Metallic Watercolors

November 11, 2022

Nothing makes my heart happier than metallic watercolors on black cardstock. Iuile watercolors are now one of my favorite watercolors. They are so shimmery and look magnificent applied to cards or in this case tags. These beautiful stars are from the Simon Says Stamp Peace On Earth stamp set.

A simple sentiment that is not oversized works wonderfully on the tags. By keeping the sentiment on black cardstock, it matching with the tag and does not compete with it.

Okay on to the tutorial. You can watch it here or over on my Youtube channel.

Here is the bonus card I mentioned in the video. This card was made using the same stamp set. For this card I did no-line watercoloring on the angel and I’m in love with the way it came out.

Remember you can find more holiday inspiration here on the blog by clicking this link. That’s a wrap for today. Have a fantastic weekend and I’ll see you back here soon!

August 2022 Bold & Beautiful Release Blog Hop

August 4, 2022

Welcome to the Altenew August 2022 Bold & Beautiful Release Blog Hop & Giveaway. You should have arrived here from Tania’s blog. Be bold, and be beautiful! This release includes fabulous florals, a geometric background, and even a set of sentiments perfect for the bibliophile in your life! We know you will love creating all kinds of inspiring projects with the stamps, dies, stencils, and embossing folders in this release. It’s time to get crafty!

This release was really fun to play with so let’s get into the cards. I made a load of cards today so I’ll start with the one I made the tutorial for. This card I’m featuring the Altenew Linear Lines. A beautiful background stamp that makes any card look marvelous. You can heat emboss, stamp or make a simple watermark on a card with this great stamp.

Within the tutorial you will see how simple this card came together with just a bit of gold embossing powder. A simple sentiment from the stamp set along with the Altenew Just Leaves dies really finished off this card nicely.

You can watch it here or over on my Youtube channel. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. (Some items were substituted in the product links are some products were no longer available.)

Next let’s take a look at the card I made using the new Altenew Arch of Flowers stamp set and coordinating die. I absolutely LOVE this stamp set. As you can see from below I made three cards using it.

This card made using the Altenew Arch of Flowers stamp set and Altenew Alcohol Makers on pink cardstock. Starting out by stamping the image on pink cardstock in black ink, I then colored the image. Using pink cardstock my background color was already there. Make sure to use marker colors that won’t look muddy or won’t look good with an undertone of pink. I die cut the image again and colored just a few flowers and leaves.

By fussy cutting out just a few of the flowers and leaves, dimension was added when I popped them up on the card. Soft pearls and faux white stitching using a white gelly roll pen was a small addition I thought the card needed. Keeping a clean sentiment was perfect for this card and a simple white card base.

For my next card, I used the coordinating Arch of Flowers Simple Coloring Stencil with my Altenew inks. For a dramatic shading, I used the markers close in color to draw a thick outline around the flowers and leaves. Again I used the coordinating Arch of Flowers die to I could pop the flowers. To keep the card simple, a stenciled card base using the Altenew Mighty Corners stencil in a light warm gray on a white card base made the flowers really stand out. A simple hello was all this card needed for a sentiment.

Now for this card. I REALLY wanted to see what this would look like on black watercolor paper embossed in gold. And oh my WORD!!! I used metallic watercolors and I have to say, this is my favorite card. The sentiment is from the Altenew One Go Birthday Greetings.

And for my final card, the Altenew Intricate Mandala stencil was used with shades of pink, yellow and aqua inks. Adding a top layer of sparkle paste set these colors nicely. Next it was time to fussy cut this mandala out and place it on a black card panel. A simple birthday greeting from the Altenew One Go Birthday Greeting stamp set with the coordinating die was placed on top of the mandala. I added white dots around the mandala and at the top and bottom of the cardstock. I placed this onto a white card base and added just a few gems to finish off the card.

Let’s talk 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! That’s a total of $300 in prizes. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 08/10/2022 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 10 winners randomly from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/11/2022.

Thanks so much for stopping by today for the Altenew August 2022 Bold & Beautiful Release Blog Hop + Giveaway. Have a great time on the hop. See you back here soon.

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