Happy Monday! Welcome to the Hero Arts February 2017 My Monthly Hero Kit Blog Hop. If you came from the amazing Lydia’s blog, you are right on track! Today the creative team girls and guests are sharing some fabulous projects to celebrate the release of February My Monthly Hero Kit.
I’m a big fan of mixing images from different stamp sets and building my own scene which tells a story. So I chose three images from three different stamp sets to create my own scene: a bear from the Fun in the Rain stamp set, a girl and raindrop images from Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit.
If you don’t do sketches before you make a card, I recommended you to play around with your stamps on the card front before stamping. It’s a good way to plan out your card design especially when you want to build your own scene – so you know where to stamp your images and sentiment in balance.
I added some shadows along the bottom of my images using Copic markers . This step is very important as it helps create a feeling of distance between the bear and the girl. Make sure to check out my video for more details.
The February My Monthly Hero Kit is available in limited quantities for a limited time – once it’s gone, it’s gone. So grab yours right HERE, before they are gone! The kit value is over $70, and Hero Arts has an amazing deal at $34.99.
This month’s kit includes:
- 1 4X6 clear stamp set
- 20 coordinating dies
- 1 coordinating stencil, with several cutouts included
- 1 Soft Sky ink cube
- 1 sponge for daubing
- 2 thin rolls of glitter washi tape in blue and silver
- 1 skein silver embroidery thread
- Vellum in blue and patterned white
There are several optional ADD-ON products – they are also available for purchase on Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson.
 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Raining Cats and Dogs Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Fun in the Rain Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Rain or Shine Stamp Set Shop at: HA |
 Hero Arts Cloud Raindrop Confetti Fancy Die Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Nesting Clouds Infinity Dies Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Fun in the Rain Frame Cuts Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Raining Fluff Frame Cuts Shop at: SSS | HA |
I made a video tutorial to show you how to create my card – I’m sharing lots of tips you don’t want to miss! You can watch it here or in HD on my YouTube channel:
How to Make a Card by Building Your Own Scene
- Trim white cardstock into 4.25″x5.5″ using Tim Holtz paper trimmer.
- Stamp the images with Hero Arts intense black ink on the card front: a bear from the Fun in the Rain stamp set, a girl and raindrop images from Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit.
- Color the images with Copic markers.
- Add some shadows along the bottom of the bear and girl using Copic markers N0 and BG10.
- Adhere the colored panel onto A2 sized top folding card using Tombow permanent adhesive.
- Stamp the sentiment from the Raining Cats and Dogs stamp set with Hero Arts black ink.
- Add some shimmer on the umbrellas with Wink of Stella glitter clear brush.
- Add little dots on girl’s dress with Uni-Ball white gel pen.
So can you guess what story I made up for my card today? Leave a comment below, I’d love to hear what you think! 🙂
Giveaway
Hero Arts is giving away one February My Monthly Hero Kit to one lucky winner. Leave your comments across all of the blogs in the hop by Sunday, February 12 at 11:59 pm PT, and the winner will be announced the following week.
Blog Hop
It is now time to head on over to the amazing Jessica’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all.
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula
Wanda Guess
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Kathy Racoosin
Debby Hughes
Kelly Latevola
Lydia Fiedler
May Park (you’re here!)
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Michelle Short
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 Dye Ink Pad Black Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Copic Sketch Markers Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Dahle Self-Healing Cutting Mat 18×12 Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Wink of Stella Glitter Clear Brush Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Uni-Ball White Gel Pen Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Teflon Bone Folder Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Martha Stewart Mini Scoring Board Shop at: SSS | EH |
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit Shop at: HA |
Hero Arts Raining Cats and Dogs Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
Hero Arts Fun in the Rain Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Tombow Permanent Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Acrylic Block Shop at: SSS | HA |
Monz
Beautiful creations!
Feb . 11 . 2017Anna Sigga
What a sweet card – love the soft coloring!
Feb . 11 . 2017Farhana Sarker
Love the cards!
Feb . 10 . 2017Farhana Sarker
Your cards and coloring are always amazing!!
Feb . 10 . 2017lisascreativeniche
This is awesome! Love the colors!
Feb . 10 . 2017FeM
I like the simplicity of you awesome card.
Feb . 10 . 2017Alysia Heward
Your card is really sweet and I enjoyed watching your video.
Feb . 10 . 2017Flo
Your card is cute. I love your color scheme and the sentiment.
Feb . 10 . 2017Vicky
Your card is really cute love the rain and your color choice.
Feb . 10 . 2017Kari Allen VanNoy
Oh I love your card. The Hero Arts kit looks fantastic! I’ve been eyeing these kits for a while…it might be time to try one. 🙂
Feb . 10 . 2017Angela W
I love this CAS design for your card! It wouldn’t be too hard to make multiples of and it looks great!
Feb . 10 . 2017Linda Anderson
I love your card. It’s so nice a bear will hold an umbrella for his little friend! The way you colored it does give the idea of distance and I love the clustered raindrops stamp. As always, May, beautiful card! Thanks for sharing.
Feb . 09 . 2017Elaine Cook
This is such a cute card! I love the bear and little girl storyline ….they are so adorable!
Feb . 09 . 2017paperplanesone
Love the card and how you colored it. Very cute.
Feb . 09 . 2017Jennifer Lubinsky
This is a great kit. Amazing value and super cute.
Feb . 09 . 2017Gayle
May, I love your card! It’s so darn cute. I have been on a leave from work since July; how I would love to win this kit.
Feb . 09 . 2017Helen Gullett
Your card is simply adorable! Love the sentiment
Feb . 09 . 2017Teri Frank
Clean and simple perfection.
Feb . 09 . 2017kjudy1
This is a really cute card! I love your coloring!
Feb . 09 . 2017Tania Nogle
What a super cute card, you knocked it out of the park with the coloring of the umbrella’s. I think it really tied the card together. Who can go wrong with such an awesome kit from Hero Arts.
Feb . 09 . 2017Laetitia Achir
I love the rain in your card ! So cute !
Feb . 09 . 2017Katy
Not sure about the story but the card is sweet and colorful.
Feb . 09 . 2017Lorie Cherry
I love your card, and the fact that you used items from several different stamp sets.
Feb . 09 . 2017Barbara F.
What a sweet card! I love how clean and simple it is. Oddly (or maybe not, since I’m a kindergarten teacher) my first thought when I saw the card was that mischievous Baby Bear decided to follow Goldilocks home! Thank you for sharing and for the tutorial.
Feb . 09 . 2017Lynda Pleckan
I love your card, May! The blue and peach combo is one of my favorites. Your coloring is so realistic, especially the bear! I love your videos, by the way. Watch them whenever I can. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Feb . 09 . 2017