Hey Artie!! Great to see you on release day for the January 2020 MY MONTHLY HERO CARD KIT BLOG HOP+GIVEAWAY!

Love hangs in the air this month with lots of Valentine’s Day inspiration, mini-love note elements and flower dies. I have created four cards for you this month, using JUST the kit dies and stamps. Whatever you see in this post, you will definitely receive the products to create them with in your kit.

Kit Contents:
4" x 6" Clear Stamp Set
14 Coordinating Fancy Dies
8 5.5" x 8.5" Sheets of Cardstock (Gold Breeze, Kraft, Fireweed, Rose)
Pink Sparkle Embossing Powder 0.5 oz.
Aqua Glimmer Metallic Ink
2 Yards Pink Satin Ribbon

Kit Value: $76Kit
Cost: $34.99

GIVEAWAY: We will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, January 12th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Card #1 - Wreath Me a Letter

For my first card, I created a blended background using Hero Hues Reactive Ink in Taffy and Lemon Drop. I splattered some water on the front and when it dried, I die cut it out with the kit’s mini envelope die. I stamped the front with the bird postage stamp image and colored it in with Copic markers. Then, i added the ‘to’ and ‘from’ stamps to the front. I hand-lettered the you and me with a calligraphy pen.

Next, I drew a circle on the front of a panel and glued some of the springs I had die cut out of green cardstocks around the circle to create a wreath. I die cut one of the larger flowers out and colored it in with Copic markers, adhering it to the front of the envelope. I popped up the envelope on the front of the wreath and stacked it all on a piece of fun foam and a white card base.

Card #2 - Who was that masked man?

For my second card, I imagined a clean and simple design with some ink blending. First, I stamped out a checkered array of the flower postage stamp image from the kit. Then, I cut pieces of Post-It Tape to cover each stamp. Next, I used Taffy and Creamsicle inks and some blender brushes to create a belly band along the front of the card panel. Then, I stamped a sentiment in black ink under the blending. Finally, I peeled up the masking and colored in my stamps with Copic markers, and popped it all up on an A2-sized card base.

Card #3 - Butterfly Dream

For my third card, I followed a similar path as #2, but with a bit of ghosting in the background of the blending. I added the little text page stamp and some XOXOXO’s to it. The kit includes two different butterfly dies, one whole and one half or profile. I colored in three with the same color scheme and adhered them to the front of the card base, popping the wings up a bit for dimension. To finish off the card, I added some heart embellishments.

Card # 4 — I Love You A Bunch

For my final card, I created a background with the mini text background stamp in brown ink and blended some cream colored ink over the top. I added some stitching with a brown micron pen. Then, i created a tissue wrap for my flowers using some parchment paper and added stitching to the sides of it as well. Next, I die cut a bunch of the flowers and leaves out of pink and green cardstocks. I colored in the flowers with brow and pink Copic markers and stuffed them into the wrapper. Then, I adhered the bunch to the front of the panel with some Hero Arts Liquid Adhesive. Finally, I heat embossed the I LOVE YOU sentiment on the front of some brown cardstock and adhered it to the front of my bunch.

Thank You!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. Hero Arts is giving away a $50 shopping spree to one lucky commenter! All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment on each stop on the hop. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

If I have done my job well, you will want to pick up the kit right away. You will find a handy grid of supplies below for your convenience. Please consider using my links when you purchase. You will help me continue to bring excellent content your way at no additional cost to you. And it helps a certain beautiful young daughter of mine go to college.

The next stop on the hop is Debi Adams!! And here’s a handy list of the hop line-up for your convenience!