Hi crafty friends! Today, we are hopping along to introduce the January 2024 My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts. There’s a ton of inspiration and the full blog lineup can be found on the Hero Arts blog. You should be coming from Channin‘s blog and your next stop will be Natasha. The full blog list will be updated below! This month’s collection focuses on letters and watercolor pencils! Here is a peek at the Classic Kit:

The Classic Kit includes:

• 5 Floral Color Layering Stencils
• Heart Fancy Window Die
• Love You Fancy Word Dies
• Love Messages Clear Stamp Set, 4″ x 6″
• 6 Sheets of Camel Watercolor Paper, 5″ x 7″
• 3 Core Ink Cubes – Moss, Azalea, Summer Sky

and the Premium Kit (along with the Classic kit items) includes:

• 10 Flower & Leaf Fancy Dies
• Gold Leaf Flakes
• Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen
• Pink Gold Metallic Spray

I have two cards to share with you today featuring this month’s kit and add ons!

The first card focuses on the Classic Kit and one item from the Premium Kit. I created the base of my card using the 5 Floral Color Layering Stencils using the following Hero Arts Reactive Ink colors: Thistle, Grape Slush, Berry Smoothie, Pool Party, and Blue Hawaii. This turned out really pretty!

Then I decided to use the Love You Fancy Word die. Originally, I wanted to do an eclipse card but I thought the background was a bit busy and I wanted the words to really stand out. I die cut a couple of the words, stacked them and used Pitch Black cardstock right on top. I also stamped out a supporting sentiment from the Love Messages Stamp set. To finish off the card, I used the Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen right over the Love You Fancy Word Die to add a bit of sparkle.

My second project features a one of this month’s add ons set, I Love U Stamp & Cut XL along with the Ode to Andy Warhol Script Bold Prints background stamp. I saw the font for the I Love U Stamp & Cut XL set and immediately thought about subway art — bold handwriting over delicate font. I first stamped the Ode to Andy Warhol Script Bold Prints in Cotton Candy core ink, and then I used the I Love U Stamp & Cut XL set to stamp over the background on the top and bottom, leaving room for the coordinating dies in the middle of the card.

If you’re more visual, here is the corresponding reel:

Giveaway:

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, December 10th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Blog Hop Lineup:

Hero Arts

Hero Arts Creative Team:
Charlene Madrid
Michelle Short
Karen Brown
Rachel Kleinman
Lydia Fiedler
Dana Joy
Rosie Lopez
Ilina Crouse
Seeka
Natasha Vacca
Mindy Eggen
Channin Pelletier
Jeannie Lieu
Natasha Polite
Heather Ruwe
Pocono Pam

Special Guests:

Nichol Spohr
Emily Midgett
Kelly Taylor
Essie

Supplies:

Hero Arts – My Monthly Hero
—HA: https://shrsl.com/4brh7
Hero Arts – INTENS-ified Black Ink
—HA: https://shrsl.com/4bhfk
—SSS: https://shrsl.com/4bhfl
—Scom: https://shrsl.com/4bhfm
Hero Arts – Precision Glue
—HA: https://shrsl.com/4bhfo
—SSS: https://shrsl.com/4bhfp
—Scom: https://shrsl.com/4bhfq
Hero Arts – Pitch Black Cardstock
  –HA: https://shrsl.com/3nb1q 
  –SSS: https://shrsl.com/3nb1t
Hero Arts – Berry Smoothie Reactive Ink
–HA: https://shrsl.com/4cthb
Hero Arts -Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink
—HA: https://shrsl.com/4cp3p
—SSS: https://shrsl.com/4cp49
Hero Arts – Grape Slush
–HA: https://shrsl.com/4cthf
Hero Arts – Pool Party Reactive Ink
–HA: https://shrsl.com/4cthc
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/4cthi
Hero Arts – Thistle Reactive Ink
–HA: https://shrsl.com/4cthd
–SSS: https://shrsl.com/4cthj
Hero Arts – Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen
 –HA: https://shrsl.com/4cthn
 –SSS: https://shrsl.com/4cthm
Hero Arts – I Love You Stamp & Cut XL
  –HA: https://shrsl.com/4d98y
Hero Arts – Ode to Andy Warhol Script Bold Prints
  –HA: https://shrsl.com/4d98x
Hero Arts – Cotton Candy Core Ink
—HA: https://shrsl.com/4ctk1
—SSS: https://shrsl.com/4ctk2
—Scom: https://shrsl.com/4ctk3