Hero Arts October 2022 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello and welcome to the October 2022 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop and giveaway from Hero Arts! This months is their Christmas kit as usual and it’s so fun. I created one card with the kit today but the design team has been sharing many other beautiful way to use it. Ima so sharing a card using three of the add ons. Read to the end for giveaway information and the blog hop links.

Winter has come, direct from the North Pole! The October My Monthly Kit features a darling 6” x 8” stamp set with everything you need to build a magical scene, right down to Santa’s sleigh. The coordinating dies cut out everything in the stamp set, including the messages. There’s a cling background stamp for adding falling snow, and we’ve included two types of white ink to allow you to experiment with different techniques! The kit is rounded out with some gorgeous papers.

• Clear Stamp Set, 6″ x 8″
• 19 Coordinating Frame Cuts
• Snow Dots Cling Stamp, 4.625″ x 5.875″
• 2 Ink Cubes (White Reactive & Unicorn Pigment)
• 2 Sheets of Diamond Glitter Paper, 5.5″ x 8.5″
• 2 Sheets of Snow Glow Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″
• 2 Sheets of Lapis Cardstock, 5.5″ x 8.5″

1. Die cut circle from Masking Paper and adhere to an A2 panel.

2. Blend Thistle and Grape Slush Reactive Inks to 3/4 of panel. Add Blue Hawaii ink to the bottom of panel, blending the colors together.

3. Remove the mask and lightly add Thistle to make a moon.

4. Stamp the star trail from the October My Monthly Hero kit with Unicorn White Pigment Ink. It was very light after drying but still visible.

5. Stamp the sentiment, Santa’s sleigh and village image form the kit with Intens-ified Black Ink.

6. Adhere stars below Santa along the star trail. Add white gel pen around stars and on roofs and on the ground.

7. Add panel to an A2 card base.

1. Blend Blue Raspberry and Pool Party Reactive Inks on 3/4 of panel.

2. Using Sprinkled Dots Stencil, apply Grit Paste in Snowfall to panel. Set aside to dry. If you want it to look like sugar, Hero Glitter Paste would be great. If your going for a snow effect, try Hero Pearl Paste.

3. Die cut the pieces of the Gingerbread House Fancy Die from a variety of cardstock colors (all linked below) and adhere together. Some pieces were cut apart to add detail such as the snow and candies.

4. Once panel is dry, adhere house. I used thin foam squares with some Precision Glue to help it sick to the textured surface.

5. Stamp sentiment tree from Holiday Sentiment Strips stamp set on Cranberry cardstock with Embossing and Watermark Ink. Sprinkle with White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. Cut apart with the Sentiment Strips Fancy Die. Adhere sentiment with foam strips.

6. Place panel on an A2 card base.Trace detail lines with a white gel pen.

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, October 9th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

In your comment, tell me what you’d like me to share on release day. Do you want more cards from the kit? More cards from the add ons? Something else? Tell me what you want!

If you want the October 2022 My Monthly Hero, don’t delay! It often sells out very quickly. Did you know Hero Arts is giving away a clear stamp set in each order? Up next is Meg Brooks. Thanks for visiting!

Hero Arts

Hero Arts Creative Team

Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kelly Taylor
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka

Special Guests:

Jennifer Kotas
Meg Brooks
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Keppel