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Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway

by May Park-

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Hello, and welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit Blog Hop. If you came from the fabulous Mariana’s blog, you are right on track! Today the creative team girls are sharing some amazing projects to celebrate the release of November My Monthly Hero Kit.

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I decided to play with small, fun images from the Mini Christmas stamp set which is one of optional add-on items from this month’s kit. I just wanted to show you that sometimes you don’t need to color in all the images to create a card. You still can achieve the finished look with some images uncolored like my card above. If you love stamping, but not good at coloring like me, this design can be your go-to cardmaking formula.

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How to Create a Holiday Card using Small Images

  1. Make an A2 size top folding card out of Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers.
  2. Draw pencil lines 0.25″ inside from the edges of the card front using a ruler.
  3. Mask off the outside the lines using some sticky notes.
  4. Stamp the images from the Hero Arts Mini Christmas stamp set with Hero Arts Intense black ink and remove the sticky notes. (Make sure to stamp the large images first and fill in the gap with small images.)
  5. Color the images with Copic markers and add some dots on the trees using Sakura Glaze White Pen. Then erase the pencil lines.
  6. Stamp the sentiment from the Hero Arts Christmas Messages stamp set with VersaMark watermark ink on a piece of red cardstock.
  7. Heat emboss the sentiment with Hero Arts white embossing powder.
  8. Die cut a tag using Hero Arts Numer It Stamp & Cut and pop it up using foam tape on the card front.

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Depending on what color combo you choose for your images, you can create a various look on your card. As you can see, I used the traditional holiday colors, red and green, for my first card. It can look so boring at some point as we see way too many reds/greens leading up to the holiday season. Then don’t be afraid to go with non-traditional colors to get a fresh look for your card design. mmh1116-november-kit-2This month’s kit includes:

  • A 4″x6″ clear stamp set
  • A set of 13 dies for creating diamond-shaped ornaments and embellishments
  • A VersaMark ink cube
  • White Puff embossing powder
  • 10 half sheets of vellum cardstock
  • 2 half sheets of each cardstock: metallic red, metallic blue and patterned
  • Ornament hooks and more!

The November My Monthly Hero Kit is available in limited quantities, and I know they are going to go quickly. Grab yours right HERE, before they are gone! The kit value is $60, and Hero Arts has an amazing deal at $34.99. There are several optional add-on items:

Hero Arts Little Messages Stamp & Cut
Hero Arts Little Messages Stamp & Cut
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SSS | HA | EH
Hero Arts Number It Stamp & Cut
Hero Arts Number It Stamp & Cut
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SSS | HA | EH
Hero Arts Mini Christmas Stamp Set
Hero Arts Mini Christmas Stamp Set
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SSS | HA | EH
Hero Arts Holiday Words Stencil
Hero Arts Holiday Words Stencil
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SSS | HA | EH

Giveaway

Hero Arts is giving away one November My Monthly Hero Kit to one lucky winner. Leave your comments across all of the blogs in the hop by Sunday, November 13 at 11:59pm PT, and the winner will be announced the following week.

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Blog Hop

It is now time to head on over to the amazing Amy’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy hopping!

The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula
Mariana Grigsby
May Park (you’re here!)
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Ilina Crouse
Laura Bassen
Heather Ruwe
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Shari Carroll at Simon Says Stamp
Julie Ebersole at Ellen Hutson’s CLASSroom
Libby Hickson

Supplies 

I have listed the supplies I used below. I participate in several affiliate programs including Simon Says Stamp(SSS), Ellen Hutson(EH) and Hero Arts(HA). Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you where possible. Thank you so much for your support.

Hero Arts Mini Christmas Stamp Set
Hero Arts Mini Christmas Stamp Set
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SSS | HA | EH
Hero Arts Number It Stamp & Cut
Hero Arts Number It Stamp & Cut
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SSS | HA | EH
Hero Arts Christmas Messages Stamp Set
Hero Arts Christmas Messages Stamp Set
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SSS | HA | EH
Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer
Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer
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SSS | AZ | EH

Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
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SSS | HA

Hero Arts Embossing Gun
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SSS | HA | EH
Versamark Watermark Ink
Versamark Watermark Ink
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SSS | HA
Double-Sided Foam Tape
Double-Sided Foam Tape
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SSS | AZ | EH
Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag
Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag
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SSS | EH
Cuttlebug Die-Cut Machine
Cuttlebug Die-Cut Machine
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SSS | AZ

Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers
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SSS | HA | EH
Copic Sketch Markers
Copic Sketch Markers
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SSS | EH
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
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SSS | HA | EH

Sakura Glaze White Pen
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SSS | EH
3M Post It Notes
3M Post It Notes
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SSS

748 Comments

  1. Barbara

    You got your coloring workout with all the little images. Cute.

    Nov . 11 . 2016
  2. violaleary

    I love the cards. Using the post it notes to make a margin around all sides makes. It looks fun but polished as well. I will have to sues that, great way to make your own background. Inspiring? Thank you

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  3. Shelley Lard

    So cute! I love all of the little designs!

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  4. Gail Plaskiewicz

    How adorable is your card! I never thought to use all of my small stamps to make a card like this. Thank you for giving me this idea. I am going to try this and let you see what I did. Oh my gosh, I love this card! I can’t wait to make one!

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  5. Bethany Stover

    I just can’t get used to such a busy background yet.

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  6. mandalj

    I love how you use the little stamps to create your beautiful cards!

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  7. Gloria

    Love the 2 cards, It’s amazing how color changes the look.

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  8. Barbara

    Cute card!

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  9. Mary Holshouser

    I’ve not tried making my own background but
    it’s on my list of things to do. I love how
    you made your background. The different
    color sentiments are great.
    thanks for sharing.

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  10. Ruth Gauss

    Thank you for sharing your sweet and fun card! I love that you are encouraging simple coloring with a fabulous result!!! Have a wonderful day!!!

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  11. Caron B

    So very cute! Especially like the card in the non traditional colors.

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  12. Gayle Allen

    What a lovely card, love how you used all the mini stamps to create a background

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  13. Yanis Risela Tanjaya

    I love how you use these stamps, so fresh and eye catching. It makes me happy just to see it.

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  14. Barb Klusendorf

    WOW!!

    Nov . 10 . 2016
  15. Karen L K

    Very nice and clever! All those little images really look nice and I like your tip on not having to color everything and it looks great that way.

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  16. Erica B

    super cute !

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  17. Teresa Doyle

    What an adorable way to use the mini stamps. Great work.

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  18. Barbara-Jean

    You always do a fantastic job with all those stamps! It looks like this requires infinite patience! But a delight to behold!

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  19. Melodie H.

    I am really loving your cards! You really do a great job with small stamps. I enjoy all of your work. TFS!

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  20. Nana Griffin

    A wonderful job with this set creating a background.

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  21. denisegutshall

    What cute cards! I love how you created the fun detailed background!

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  22. Jannis

    very cute

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  23. cassied17

    I love what you did with the tiny stamp set!!! Awesome cards.

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  24. Leanne S

    So cute!

    Nov . 09 . 2016
  25. Fifi

    Love the use of the little stamps to make these amazing backgrounds <3

    Nov . 09 . 2016

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