Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2023 Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hi friends! I hope all is well with you. My job was extremely busy this month so I have not had a lot of time to craft. I usually have at least 2 cards for the My Monthly Hero release and today I only have one. But it is fun! Enough about me. Let get a good look at the kits this month!

• 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″

PREMIUM

• Clear Stamp Set, 6″ x 8″

• 10 Coordinating Dies

• Fruit & Veggie Window Die, 3.7″ x 4.5″

• Fruit Cling Stamp, 6″ x 6″

• Intens-ified Black Ink Cube

• 2 Liquid Watercolor Neon Brights in Orange & Green

• 5 Mini Brushes

• 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″

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. In addition to the previous items, this Premium version of the kit includes additional elements to extend the potential for more cards and techniques – even more Creativity In The Box! There is a fantastic window die, carrying through the theme of fruits and vegetables. Also included are two of our brand new Neon Brights Liquid Watercolors for you to try, and a set of mini watercolor brushes. The kit is rounded out with an ink cube and a generous amount of watercolor paper and cardstock.

So incredible right? I am absolutely loving how Hero has given us kit options. For my card today, I just used the classic kit. But I definitely think that you could use the same technique or some of the cool Neon Brights Liquid Watercolors. With that being said, let’s get to the card.

Cut a 7 1/2 by 4 1/4 panel of Orange cardstock.
Score at 1/2 inch and 1 inch from the side.
You can then fold the scored areas or wait until after the next 2 steps.
Using the background stamp from the kit, stamp the front with Papaya ink. Leave the stamp in your platform.
Cut a window using a circle die from the middle of the front panel. You can now fold the scored areas again or if you didn’t already do so. Adhere supports to the sides if using light cardstock.
Stamp a white panel of cardstock just slight smaller than 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches with the same background stamp. I thought the card needed some interest to the background window. You could also keep this plain. I used a light color so it didn’t distract too much but lined up with the front panel.
Add a piece of acetate to the back of the orange panel and across the window.
Adhere the white panel to a strong card base and add the orange panel. The stamped panel should only be glued at the top and bottom 1/2 inch areas.
Stamp and die cut the orange and lemon. Color with your favorite medium.
Stamp the sentiment and fussy cut.
Adhere the elements to the side of the window and the sentiment to the acetate piece.

I really think this is such a fun card with lots of dimension. It does fold down nicely to fit into an envelope.

Supply List:

My Monthly Hero Kit March 2023
Dove Cardstock
Papaya Cardstock
Contour Ink
Papaya Ink
Intensified Black Ink
Acetate
Alcohol markers (or other Medium)
White Gel Pen (For details)

GIVEAWAY:

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.

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