May My Monthly Hero Blog Hop and Giveaway

We are kicking off the month of May with the May My Monthly Hero blog hop and giveaway! I love the layering bicycles so much and the tri-fold fancy dies are fabulous. The add-ons have my child of the 80s heart beating wildly!

Our May release celebrates the freedom and joy of childhood! And what child, young or old, doesn’t love riding their bike, breathing the fresh air with wind in their hair? Our Classic Kit includes a 6″ x 8″ stamp set featuring Color Layering bicycles as well as the elements to decorate them, including items for the basket, pets and balloons or flags to hang off the back. The set is also full of useful sentiments in a convenient message strip font. There are coordinating dies, as well as a fabulous flower stencil for decorating your card background, or even your envelope! The other elements in this fun kit are three pigment ink cubes in happy colors, clear embossing powder, and two colors of glitter paper.

Our May release celebrates the freedom and joy of childhood! And what child, young or old, doesn’t love riding their bike, breathing the fresh air with wind in their hair? This Premium Kit includes a 6″ x 8″ stamp set featuring Color Layering bicycles as well as the elements to decorate them, including items for the basket, pets and balloons or flags to hang off the back. The set is also full of useful sentiments in a convenient message strip font. There are coordinating dies, as well as a fabulous flower stencil for decorating your card background, or even your envelope! Three pigment ink cubes in happy colors, clear embossing powder, and two colors of glitter paper complete the list of items also available in the Classic version of this kit. We are excited to include a three-piece die set as the star of this upgraded Premium version of the kit. Each die can be used on its own, or combine them for creating an adorable layered scene. Our Hero Transfers have proven to be a huge hit thanks to their versatility and ease of use, and this kit includes four sheets of colorful bicycle and flower rub-ons, perfect for your cards, envelopes, planners, journals and more! The dies that coordinate with the 6″ x 8″ stamp set also loosely line up with the transfers – not exactly, but they may prove to be “close enough” depending on your project. Rounding out the kit are two sheets of fabulously cool holographic paper.

1. Stamp the images from the May My Monthly Hero Classic Kit using the included pigment inks. Die cut with coordinating dies. You may find it easier to die cut the bike and them stamp it.

2. Lightly add pink pigment ink to a 4 x 5 1/4” panel.

3. Stamp the sentiment using Intens-ified Black Ink and place panel on an A2 card base.

4. Adhere die cut pieces using thin foam squares and Precision Glue XL.

5. Add Clear Iridescent Jewels to flower centers.

1. On a 4 x 5 1/4” piece of white cardstock blend pigment inks over the stencil included in the classic kit. Overlap two colors to make orange and green that are not in the kit.

2. Die cut the dies included in the Premium Kit from white and Holographic cardstock.

3. Adhere die cuts together, offsetting them slightly and add to card.

4. Stamp sentiments on inked panel with Intens-ified Black Ink. Add panel to an A2 card base.

5. Adhere die cut pieces to card, add two pink hearts and a Clear Iridescent Jewel to finish it off.

1. Cut a panel to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of white cardstock and blend on the Color Layering Cloud Stencils with Teal Pigment Ink. Use a heavier hand with each subsequent layer.

2. Die cut the tri-fold dies from the Premium Kit from white cardstock about 1/2” larger than the inked panel, except for the back layer.

3. Score and fold the front two layers. Adhere to the back of the third layer.

4. Add everything to the cloud panel and stamp sentiments on each layer, hiding it behind the previous.

Giveaway

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, May 7th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

You can find the list of designers in the hop below. I’ll be sharing two cards made using two add ons on Wednesday. Thanks for visiting!

Hero Arts

Hero Arts Creative Team:

Channin Pelletier
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Kelly Taylor
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam

Special Guests:

BreAnn Loveland
Essie
Jennifer Ingle
Jennifer Kotas
Jennifer McGuire
Meg Brooks
Rebecca Keppel