Good morning! Today, Hero Arts is releasing their new May collection, and it’s such a fun and unique release, filled with all things cooking and foodie! We’re hopping along today, and you should have arrived here from Debi Adams, and your next stop is Ilina Crouse. This month’s kit has so many fun elements included in it, all featuring a foodie theme. Here’s a peek at this month’s kit:
The May My Monthly Hero kit features: • 4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set, • Cover Plate Fancy Die, • 6 Additional Fancy Dies, • Cling Background Stamp (4.625″ x 5.875″), • 12 Sheets of Cardstock – 4 each of Pink, Mint, White (5.5″ x 8.5″), • Watermark & Embossing Ink Cube, • Cast Iron Embossing Powder (0.5 oz.), and • Blue Baker’s Twine (10 yards). The total kit value is $70, but is yours for only $34.99! These kits sell out frequently very quickly, so you can make sure to receive one each month by subscribing here. I have a crisp white-on-white project to share with you today, as well as a modern-but-vintage-inspired card, so let’s get started with the details!
I began by stamping an A2 card base using the May My Monthly Hero kit using Moonstone Pigment Ink from Hero Arts, then embossing over the top using White Satin Pearl embossing powder to create a pearlescent charcoal. (Did you know that you can heat emboss over the Hero Hues pigment inks? SO fun!)
Next, I die cut the fantastically detailed fancy die included in the May My Monthly Hero kit from some white cardstock. I trimmed off some of the sections to create a shelf just on the one side of the stove. I wanted to add a window to my scene, so I placed the Greenhouse Fancy Die to the left of the stove and die cut from the embossed tile background, then die cut a window from a separate piece of white cardstock. I backed the tiled background with another piece of A2 white cardstock, then mounted the window frame to it.
I backed the base of the kitchen cabinets with another panel of white cardstock (lots of layers on this card!) that I’d added some dark gray Copic to, which created the contrast for the handles of the drawers. I adhered the stove and shelves to the tiled background using foam adhesive to help make it stand out, then added a greeting from the sentiments included in the May My Monthly Hero kit, again stamped with Moonstone ink and embossed with pearlescent embossing powder. Visually crisp and simple, but with all of those layers of cardstock and details, it’s definitely not boring!
For my second card, I used the new Egg-celent stamps and coordinating frame cuts. I began by heat embossing the large image from Egg-celent onto some watercolor paper using the same White Satin Pearl embossing powder used in the previous project. I then used my Tombow markers to add lots of bright color to the images. I originally planned to go a bit more traditional with the color scheme, using reds, bisque, brown, etc. But once I took a closer look at that chicken, it reminded me of my “hen on nest” glassware that I collect, and I couldn’t resist making a jadeite breakfast set, complete with salt and pepper shakers, egg cup, and hen-on-nest glassware! Once I’d finished coloring the images using my Tombow markers and a damp paintbrush, I used the coordinating dies to cut the stamped image out.
For the background, I wanted to keep things subtle to allow the jadeite chicken to be the star of the show. I heat embossed the new Kitchen Shelf Background using some more white pearl embossing powder on an A2 white card base. I love how the pearly embossing adds subtle texture and interest to the background without overwhelming the focal point!
I die cut a white Oval Woodgrain Infinity Frame die and popped it up on the background using foam adhesive. I adhered the vivid breakfast scene with some more foam tape, then added a greeting from Egg-celent (using the same Moonstone/White Satin Pearl combo from earlier) using some more foam adhesive for lots of dimension. I love that these images can be so super traditional or vibrant and modern depending on your color choices!
Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now for some fun giveaway information:
Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, May 8th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Your next stop is Ilina Crouse. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
Wow! I love the CAS look you created!
Dear Emily
Hero Arts hv thought abt all people who love cooking and crafting as well.it is a must hv in my stash. Your card is lovely and the coloring is bomb.tc stay safe
Great black and white kitchen! I love how you added a window to it. And the green chicken is adorable! Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful, crisp, CAS with style.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Both cards are gorgeous!!
Awesome cards! Love how you changed things up by making a window and moving other elements around!
Both are stunning! Such a unique kit! Great job with it!
I like the monochromatic look of your kitchen!
Fantastic card! Love the monochromatic design!
Hi, Emily – Your two cards really show so differently… I like the neutral kitchen w/ the (almost) subway-tile appearance of the wall. Contrasted w/ that is the vibrant green principal color of the Eggg-celent” card. Kudos to you on another set of fantastic cards.
Lori S in PA
Stunning! Love all the wonderful white on white!
I LOVE the kitchen theme, and I really enjoyed seeing the lovely projects you’ve made with these wonderful new supplies. They’re fantastic! Thanks for the inspiration.
The simple black and white is nice. I like it very much. The window really changed it up!
Oh, I really like the second card with all of the green….really pretty idea.
I love a card with lots of white and almost think this would be a great one to give for the recipient to color. I especially like the vintage feel of the green rooster.
Hero Arts has done it again! This Kitchen theme release is awesome-sauce. I love the Chicken card!
So pretty!
FUN! Loving your black and white creation and that Eggcellent Bundle set–got my eye on that!
I like your pretty and unique cards with this kit.
Love what you did with this kit! Gives me ideas to try
Gorgeous cards! Love the release.
Thanks for sharing.
your cards are really amazing. love them. thanks for sharing
Love how you used the window die in the kitchen.
I like your fun take on this kit with the black and white kitchen.
Fantastic cards! I love the black and white kitchen!
Love all the different options for that kitchen die, and your watercolored design is gorgeous!
Love the water colored Egg-celent card design and the modern all white kitchen for a whole new look!