Hi there and welcome! Is it me or do the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kits just keep getting better and better? This month the kit lends itself to Valentine’s Day, but also to spring in general, so the kit will keep you creating long after February! My favorite add-on this month? Well, if you belong to the Hero Arts Kit Fanatics group on Facebook, you might have seen my, Bicycle, bicycle. I like to ride my bicycle. I like to ride my bike… *in my best ode to Queen sing song-y voice,* comment. The bike die and the waffles are tops for me! I’m guessing several hop participants will be using the waffles today. I can’t wait to hop along and see for myself!
Kit availability and shipping: The kit is available for a limited time only – once it’s gone, it’s gone. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Monday, January 14th. Subscribe to receive the kit monthly and never miss one! United States kit subscribers receive free shipping on anything added to your kit order prior to it shipping (Thursday, 12:00PM PT the week of launch). International subscribers receive a discounted shipping rate for both the kit and any add-ons included as well. The discounted rate differs by country.
Kit contents:
6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
21 Coordinating Frame Cuts
1 Easel Die with Inner Board Cut
10 Vellum Envelopes
20 1.5″ Circle Envelope Seals (2 designs)
10 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Cardstock (5 Red, 5 Pink)
1 Pink Glimmer Lacquer
The value of the kit is $79, but it is sold at $34.99.
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January MMH Add-Ons
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This A2 card was created by stamping the kit shop and a hanging plant in the background with Soft Granite ink. Then the kit included bike and balloons were stamped in Intense Black, Copic colored and die cut.
You can find a full list of project supplies HERE.
Color Cobalt Blue, Turquoise Green and Persian Green Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers liberally on an A2 panel of Smooth Bristol paper. Color fairly solidly, but avoiding the edges of the panel. Then thoroughly wet with clean clear water and a paint brush to allow colors to move and drift. I prefer to let mine fry naturally, but heat set if you like.
If you find your paper is warped, once dry run through a laminator or Minc machine, or even go over it with a regular clothes iron. Be sure to protect the panel with scratch paper with any of these methods. I like to fold standard size piece of scratch printer paper in half and tuck the card in the middle, like you would a folder. Be sure the side touching the card is clean! No ink, printing, writing, etc. It can transfer with heat!
I created this card, with the kit, for the Countdown to Creativity over on the Hero Arts blog. You can find all the details for it HERE.
Blog Hop
Giveaway: We are giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. (The winner will be reimbursed if they have already bought the kit) Giveaway closes Sunday, January 13th at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts Blog.
Thank you so much for popping in for a visit today. May you have an amazing week! See you soon!
xo, Janette
Project Supplies
I’ll always do my best to link you to shops with products in stock. As you know, inventory levels are always fluctuating and therefore may not be available. Please use the retailer notification buttons to let them know you want more!
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Oh my goodness, I cannot say which card I like the best. Each one was superb! Wonderful use of this kit.
Super examples of this month’s release and I love them all. But the 1st card is amazing with the storefront left colorless with the bike, balloons and greeting popping off the card with color!
Love your creations with the new release! LOVE the Queen song also! and I always sing that song in my head often when I see bicycles! So funny!
Love the simplicity of the black and white bicycle card,
SIGH ! This kit is great !
Beautiful cards you made, thank you !
Janette, all of your cards turned out so pretty! I love them. Can’t wait to get my kit!
All lovely cards!! Thanks for the inspirations!
Very Pretty cards….this kit is very nice. I cannot wait to play with it….so many possibilities. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely work….Happy New Year Hugs!!!
All of these cards are lovely, but I like the one on the kraft paper the best. That rustic-looking paper goes so well with the images in this kit. Thanks for sharing!
Great cards – love the watercolor background one the most I think, but they are all just beautiful! TFS Janette!
I love how your shading/coloring achieved such a shiny effect on the awning! Lovely cards!
I love your cards. The black and white with the bicycle really caught my eye. Thanks for sharing.
I love these cards. The bike with the blue watercolor background is stunning!
Wow! These are amazing. I love what you did to the awning.
These are all amazing cards. I can’t pick a favorite. I love them all so much!
Looks like a really fun kit to play with. I like all the cards you made
You are right, these kits sell out super fast, don’t hesitate. I love the feel of the kit. Beautiful bike and love those hearts in your basket. Lots of bang for your buck!
Love your cards. The bicycle ones are my favorite.
Beautiful cards! Love all the different designs.
love the heart balloons!!
Awesome Kit! Beautiful projects! I especially love the bicycle against the pretty blue background!
I love all of your cards! They’re all so different! I do love how much dimension you got with pencils! I have a long ways to go before I could do that! Thanks for the inspiration!
Awesome set of cards! Each one is unique and so beautiful! The second one is my fav of all 🙂
A totally different style and I love it 😍
I love your cards using this month’s kit. When I first saw the bicycle on the kit, I wasn’t sure how to use it but now, looking at your cards, they are inspiring me. I also love the card made with craft paper.
The craft card stock was a nice touch. I am always looking for new ways to use my supplies.
Beautiful cards! I really like how that last one looks on the craft cardstock. 🙂
Oh that bike set is awesome!
I can’t make up my mind which card I like best, I keep going back and forth looking at them, great job Janette!
Okay how do I choose which card is my favorite?! I can’t!! If I had to though, I think it would have to be the one I thought was alcohol ink but isn’t!! How the heck!! Now I need to go try out this technique lol amazing! (And yes you are right the kits do just keep getting better and better and when I finally get a teaching position the first thing I am going to do is subscribe so I will never miss a kit again!!)
I really like how you used kraft on one. It looks so earthy and wonderful.
The white bike against a watercolor sky is great!
Oh wow, your cards are just gorgeous
Super sweet cards! Love how the bicycle stands out on the simple shop background!
I love making Valentine’s day cards and yours are pretty cool. The Be mine is my favorite! I’m new to card making and I think I could make some of these as your explanation is very good. Thanks for the opportunity!
fabulous cards… love the clean and simple style of the first one!
These are all simply fabulous!
I love this kit and all of your lovely cards–great inspiration!!
I was trying to resist this kit but after seeing all of the amazing creations by you talented artists, I had to have it.
Simple and lovely
Beautiful cards!
Love your cards.
Janette, these cards are so uniquely crafted using these new products. I’m inspired by each one of them. tfs
Welp, there are no words. It’s card perfection!!! So beautiful!
Love all the design ideas. Can’t wait for my kit to arrive!
I’m not a subscriber, but this kit is calling to me. Thanks for your inspiration!
beautiful set great release!!!
I really like the variety of your cards. I think the bicycle with the watercolor background is my favorite. Nice QUEEN tribute!
Your cards really highlight the versatility of this months beautiful kit!
Beautiful cards! I really like what you did with the watercolor and Zig markers! Very cool look!
I love the pencils on Kraft.
the clean design is great.
I really like the way you spotlighted the bicycle in the two cards. They make me think of vacation and that is a good thing. Thank you for sharing.
Wow all 3 of these cards are so beautiful. I love the simplicity, yet they feel so dynamic. Awesome job, thanks for sharing!
Such pretty cards. This kit is just too fabulous!
Oh my! I love love love this kit! I’ve never bought a kit. It has so much in it! I would be thrilled to win such a nice kit🚴🏻♂️🎊💓
Lovely cards. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards. Awesome stamps and dies. Your coloring is beautiful.
OMG I love your flower shop card.
Well, that is a bunch of cute cards. The hearts popping out of the basket in front of the basket look really nice. It is like someone stowed a bunch of heart shaped balloons for their loved one. Cute!
Your cards are amazing. I love the flower shop card with the watering can, birdcage and flower pots in front of the building. The pink and white awning is adorable. The hearts in the bicycle basket is a nice touch on the third card. Thanks for providing so many examples of your beautiful work.
Wishing you the best in2019. Pretty cards made with a pretty kit!
Who doesn’t like to ride their bicycle? And Queen..epic!
Love your cards.
Thank You for sharing your talents!
Love that you chose kraft card to work with! Well done, and yet another idea for this amazing kit! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
I love your clever use of these wonderful new sets! Your use of a mix of coloured and uncoloured images is so eye-catching! Thanks so much for the all the wonderful inspiration and the chance to win!
I love all of the new ideas!
Your first card highlighting the bicycle is awesome
I’m totally in love for your gorgeous set of cards!!! Awesome colouring!!!
Great cards! I especially love the kraft card with just the hint of colors.
Your cards are simply lovely using this fabulous kit!
I love the pops of color on your cards!
A lovely kit and you have used it brilliantly! Love that bicycle!
They are gorgeous and inspiring cards, Janette.
Thank you so much for sharing them
Awesome cards! Love the way you accented each with the bicycle! Now I have the Queen song stuck in my head. LOL Thanks for sharing.
Another great look for this kit with certain elements that stand out. I like it and creative.
Beautiful! I love the variety and distinct look each of your cards have. Such a fun beautiful kit!
LOVE the bicycle die cut design
This Kit is realy stunning, from the start of the Countdown I fell in love with this one.
Love your gorgeous cards Janette, the are so versatile as the Kit is, thank you so much for sharing.
The kraft card stock one is my favourite
Love the simplicity of the white bicycle with the sky background.
Super creative!! I love your watercolor and also the reminder that we don’t always have to color everything – the storefront as a background is perfect!
love the black and white with a hint of color!
Your ode to Queen with the “I want to ride my bicycle…” is so funny and on point! A neat add on is the bicycle and I was drawn to it too; and purchased it and am so excited to get it in the mail! These are all wonderful cards Janette, and I will be looking forward to a video if you have any in store! I really like the way you colored the awning in your one card with the pencils on the craft paper. That card is my favorite so far! (Out of all the blogs!) I also like the blue wash background with the bicycle in front. A great idea. Thanks again for all of your wonderful creations and sharing with us.
I love what you did with the brush markers. I looks so amazing.
All three of these cards are so stunning. Thank you for the inspiration. Your cards are some of my favorites.
So pretty! I love the white bicycle with the blue painted background. It is really spectacular.
Your cards are amazing. I love the contrast between the grey window and the bright colors of the bike in the first one but my favorite is the white bike on the water color background. Great impact from what is a simple design. Thanks for sharing!
The great joy of simple cards done well! You are an expert! I love the background on both of today’s cards. They are perfect. And love the card from a previous post; your coloring is fantastic.
Such beautiful cards! 🙂
Janette, these are so amazing. I love love love the craft card. The simplicity of the store front card with the bike, goes to show that sometimes minimal coloring can achieve a great look. And the watercolored background really helps the larger bike image really stand out. Great job on all theee.
Love this kit
I love how you just did the outline of the window.
Love the watercoloring you did on the second card. It really makes the bike POP!
Beautiful cards!!!…….and what a great Kit! Can’t wait to receive my kit and start making ‘Spring’ cards (even though winter will be here a while).
Such wonderful cards. Love their simplicity.
Thanks for sharing…
Great cards! I love the popped up awning and the touch of color on just the bike and hearts.
You made some really great cards! My favourite is the one with the bicycle and the bold turquoise background.
Janette: I really like the dimension of the awning on the kraft paper card. Beautifully colored too. All your cards are terrific. This kit is fantastic for sure.
These are wonderful cards! I really like the first with the store front grey and white. It really makes the other elements pop!
Your cards are all beautiful, but I think the first one is my favorite! I love how it spotlights the bicycle and the balloons!
Beautiful kit and wonderful cards!
What a great kit and super creations from it!
The bike silhouette card is very unique! Thanks for sharing.
Adorable cards! Love the pretty window scene! What a fabulous kit! So many awesome elements for so many possibilities!
This kit is so gorgeous, just love it! Just looking at the wonderful cards that have been made makes me happy!
I absolutely love the card you did with the white die cut bike on the blue background. Such a dramatic image and a style that could be done with any dies! Thanks for sharing!
Lovely cards!
I love it! So adorable!
Great ideas using this kit.
love your cards and coloring!
Great ideas!
Great card
What terrific projects! My favorite is the shop done in kraft!!
Hi Janette – great cards – love the one on the craft card-stock. This is a nice kit with lots of options – but my favorite is the easel and my favorite add-on is the waffles. I like the bike too and I love your reference to the Queen song – I need to ride mine as/reference of a different Queen song “Fat bottomed girls” lol.
All 3 cards are amazing! But my favourite is the kraft and the hot pink! Such great colour combo.
Hero Arts has such amazing card kits, for a price that can’t be beat! Love this kit.
Can’t ride my bike yet but I can color, cut and paste one! Looking forward to using this kit
Such a cute card! I love this kit and the add-ons too!
Oh my, how lovely your cards are!
I like the very different designs of each card! This set is so versatile.
Beautiful cards – I love the wash of turquoise colour, and the freshness of the other bicycle card, with the simply stamped storefront image in the back
I like your different uses of bikes in your cards, using the silhouette with the water color background as well as the stamp and die version. This Hero Arts set is so versatile
My daughter went to Europe about 18months ago and I’m still yet to scrap an album for her. This kit would be absolutely perfect to do this. This kit would do justice to all of the amazing scenery of the wonderful countries that she was lucky enough to visit. Thank you for the opportunity.
Love the kraft card! Amazing shading!!!!!
Love the cards you made with this kit!
Such a lovely range of cards you’ve shared. My fave is the kraft. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
These are all so beautiful! I’m a huge fan of kraft cards, so I think that is my favorite…it’s so hard to choose!
Love all your cards but i think the kraft card is my favorite!
Very nice cards. I like the the kraft card as well! The pink really stands out on this card! And the blue backgrounds on the bike card is very pretty.
Very cute ideas!
Super cards – especially love the one done on the kraft paper. This is a wonderful kit and love all the inspiration!
Each of these cards are amazing in the different final look you created. I love the kraft card with the colors popping and the line image where you have a bicycle in the Balloons colored.
Love your different take on the beautiful cards you made!