Good morning! Today is the first Monday of the month, so that means that we have new My Monthly Hero kit release and blog hop! This month’s kit is an ocean-lover’s dream…. the kit itself features some beautiful underwater flora and fauna, as well as one of those fantastic, super detailed cover plates that are so commonly found in the My Monthly Hero kits. You should have arrived from Caly Person’s blog and your next stop is Ilina Crouse’s blog.
The kit contents value over $75, but the price is only $34.99! A fantastic deal if ever there was one. Included in the kit:
6×8 stamp set
27 coordinating frame cuts
5.5″x4.25″ Aquarium Fancy Die
3 Water Reactive Ink Cubes (Sea Salt, Sea Glass, Blue Water)
Blue and Green Droplets
We also have a bunch of fun add-ons for you, as well! You can check them out here!
These kits frequently sell out, and once they’re gone, they’re gone… so don’t wait and miss out! You can also subscribe to make sure that you get first dibs every month. The kits will begin shipping from the warehouse on Friday, March 8th.
I have two projects for you today, so let’s get started with the details!
For my first project today, I wanted to combine the kit with one of the beautiful add-on background stamps that were also released today: Jellyfish Party Bold Prints. I began by swiping the teal reactive ink included in the kit directly onto some white card stock to get a beautifully saturated panel. I made sure that it was completely dry before embossing theJellyfish Party Bold Prints background on the panel in silver embossing powder, then used a water brush to lift some of the color. This reactive ink almost bleaches when water is added to it, similar to the way you can lift watercolor by wetting it and dabbing with a paper towel or cloth. I also added some shimmer pen to create a magical, undersea effect, and die cut an oval using the Oval Infinity Dies from Hero Arts.
Next, I heat embossed several of the ocean floor elements from the main kit onto some more white card stock using silver sparkle embossing powder. I die cut them with the coordinating frame cuts, then embossed a greeting (also from the kit) onto a strip of white card stock using the same sparkle embossing powder. I mounted the jellyfish panel to a white A2 card base, then added the silver sparkle die cuts and sentiment using foam tape. The final touch was a few sequins for some more sparkle!
For my second project today, I wanted to use some of the super cute add-ons. I began by stamping the Bubbles Bold Prints background onto some vellum using Versamark ink, then heat embossed some sparkle embossing powder to create sparkly, translucent bubbles! I also stamped several elements from the Under the Sea stamp set using Intense Black ink onto Copic-friendly white card stock, then colored them in using my Copic markers and die cut them using the coordinating frame cuts.
I arranged the aquarium elements on the bottom of the sparkly bubbled panel, then used a combination of liquid and dimensional foam adhesive to adhere them all. To sneakily adhere the vellum panel to an A2 panel of Hero Hues Adriatic card stock, I flipped over the vellum panel, then added adhesive tape to the back of the die cuts. Using the adhesive tape prevents the adhesive from squishing out the sides and being seen, like a liquid adhesive would do. I adhered it to the Adriatic panel, then added a few sequins to look like bubbles floating up from the different aquarium elements.
Now, for some fun giveaway information! Hero Arts is giving away one kit to a lucky commenter (and if you’ve already purchased one, they will reimburse you!). All you have to do to be eligible is leave a comment on each stop on the blog hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Here’s the full lineup in case you got lost:
The Hero Arts Blog
Nichol Spohr
Michelle Short
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Janette Kausen
Ilina Crouse
Emily Midgett
Caly Person
Lydia Fiedler
Laurie Willison
Julee Tilman
Jennifer McGuire
Debi Adams
Amy Kolling
Libby Hickson
Mariana Grigsby
Thank you for sharing your lovely cards. I get a kick out of that mermaid card but my favorite is the teal/silver embossed seascape…truly beautiful.
Awesome job on these cards! 🙂
Lovely colouring. I love what you did with the jelly fish
Just gorgeous colors you used& love the effects.
Gorgeous cards! My favorite is the window card with the jellyfish background. Love your color selections.
Love the searched the seven seas for you! playful spirit!
Enjoyed your cards. I like the way you blended color off of the jellyfish. Beautiful effect.
Your cards are amazing. The mermaid is so cute. The jellyfish is gorgeous. I fell in love with the stamp before I ever saw it used for a card. You didn’t disappoint! It’s amazing.
Great cards – I really love the under the sea theme of the release and love what you did with it!
wonderful cards – love this new kit!!!!
Emily, this is the most awesome card. The jellyfish look glowing just like in real life. I’ve never heard of reactive ink but will now check it out.
Beautiful and fun underwater scenes.
Gorgeous cards, Emily! I love the Deep Sea Diver rescuing the mermaid!
Great cards – especially love the jellyfish! Thanks for the inspiration!
The scuba guy/mermaid combo cracks me up! LOVE it
The deep sea diver rescuing the mermaid is so cute. Not that she needs to be rescued–it’s her home. But it’s cute.
Cute cards
You’ve shared two lovely cards with fab designs and coloring on the second one. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Very fun!
Great kit! Wonderful projects!
Love the two different styles from the same release.
Your jellyfish background is stunning! Your cards are really cute! Love this stamp and die set!
Love all your projects!
Simply darling!
I saw these on the HA blog. They are fantastic, especially the jellyfish!
Wow, I love the jellyfish card! Such a gorgeous technique with the ink lifting!
Gotta love your adorable mermaid card–perfect to bring a smile! And the jellyfish are stunning. LOVE the colors!
Your cards are wonderful, fun and creative with this great Hero Arts set! Thanks for the ideas!
Hi, Emily! I love the teal jellyfish. And your 2nd card is too cute. Thanks for the fun and beautiful inspiration!!
Lovely cards!
Fun cards! I especially love that first one with the jellyfish background but the 2nd one is awesome too with the bubbles background!! Thanks so much for sharing with us!!
I especially love the background you created with the Jellyfish stamp–lovely card!
Such beautiful glitter and shine on both! You rocked the amazing and very unique background stamps! Fabulous!!!
Your card designs are fabulous!
Great cards. Especially like the jellyfish background card. Love the look. Thanks for sharing your art.🐧
Very cute cards, that sentiment is one of my favorites
It was great to see the add ons used on cards….very nice job on all of them….I am excited to receive this kit…..super cards..thank you so much.
Lovely cards!
Beautiful cards. The jellybean card is stunning!
I love all of the new ideas!
Lovely card! Love your technique with the jellyfish! TFS
Wow! Beautiful cards- gorgeous shimmer! I love the backgrounds- stunning! This kit is awesome!
Thank you for using stamps others in the hop haven’t used. Such cute cards!
Wonderful cards! Love the colours of the blue reactive inks – perfect for ocean scenes. This kit looks like so much fun to create with & I’d definitely want the add-on of the Jellyfish & the Bubbles. I really like the way you heat embossed the bubbles with sparkly embossing powder. Looks fabulous!
Thanks Emily!
The shells seem to glow in the background of
the first card. Love the bubbles on the
second. this is a marvelous release.
thanks for sharing
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Your first creation is beautiful and the second is a whole lot of fun. Great work!
Love the diver holding the mermaid. Cute scene!
Great cards Emily! Love all the texture you added to them. Thanks for the inspiration!
Both cards are fantastic! Great card kit.
Thanks for sharing…
Creative nautical theme cards. Love everything about this kit plus the add ons!
I love how you created the illumination with the ink lifting, how beautiful.
WOW! Love your cards! I am crazy for this new kit and the great add-ons. Thanks for the inspiration. 😀
Dear Emily
Love the cards u hv created using the Hero Hearts March Kit. The colors are lovely and everything abt both cards are lovely. Thank you for teaching me a new crafter.I wish and pray that i become the winner so that i can do many things with this lovely kit.tc stay blessed . Love and hugs from Sri Lanka
Fabulous cards and colouring!!!
Wonderful creations! The second one is so sweet and lovely! 🙂
The mermaid card could be used for Valentines Day if you added a heart.
Great cards using a great kit!
The mermaid card tells a great story, and the teal card is simply a beautiful work of art!
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards! I love your color schemes!
Fantastic cards! I love how you’ve used the background stamps – they’re such such beautiful stamps!
Awe so sweet and romantic, and I so enjoy how created the backgrounds and the layouts.
Awesome cards and really sweet mermaid & diver ♥
the background on the first card is absolutely gorgeous!
These are both fabulous!! But I LOVE that first one!! So elegant with the embossing and that awesome jellyfish background!
Wow your cards are awesome
Love the romance themed card and those jelly fish are growing on me.
Beautiful cards. The more I see that Jellyfish background the more I want it
Such a cute card. I love the scuba guy and mermaid!! Adorable!!
I really love your first card – the embossed jellyfish background stole my heart!
Both great cards!! Really love your second one with the adorable scene!!
The mermaid one is quite cute – but I love the depth of the the jellyfish background!
Such an amazing kit and cards!
Great cards
Great cards! This kit looks like so much fun!
Great cards! Clever mermaid one!!
Both cards are very nice! I like how you did those jelly fish and the diver scene has such nice coloring.
Two fabulous card designs. Especially like the second one, really detailed, fun. Hope you & family are all ok & looking forward to seeing spring blast in x
Thank you so much for the opportunity to win these beautiful cards. I love creative people…
I bet my granddaughter would love this kit….she’s 12 years old and loves making things….