It’s that time again! Time for the newest My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts. This January 2018 kit just might be my favorite yet! The Layered on Love stamp set included in the kit is to die for! The thick bold letters allow for inks to take center stage. That second layer is a snap to line up. If you missed my post on Friday featuring that set, you can see it here. The season of love may be upon us, but this stamp set is versatile enough for the whole year through.
The Stealing My Heart stamp set I featured on today’s card is adorable, as well. It can easily be gender neutral, feminine or masculine, for young or young at heart.
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 Friday, January 5th. Subscribe to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
Kit contents:
4″ x 6″ Layered on Love Clear Stamp Set
Four Coordinating dies
4 ink cubes (Passion Flower, Navy, Red Royal and Mulled Wine)
2 5″x7″ Shizen decorative paper
1 5.5″x8.5″ Stardream Coral Cardstock
1 5.5″x8.5″ Stardream Rose Quartz Cardstock
1 5.5″x8.5″ Stardream Kunzite Cardstock
Heart Sequins Mix 1.5 oz
Pink Prisma Embossing Powder 0.5 oz
The value of the kit is $62, but it is sold at $34.99.
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January MMH Add-Ons
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On Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock I stamped the Stealing My Heart images and Wanted sentiment in Copic friendly Intense Black ink and colored the images with my Copic Sketch markers. Simple shading to enhance a few curves and heart foot prints stamped in Ultra Pink Mid-Tone Shadow ink are charming details.
The background panel was created with alcohol ink (colors in product supplies at bottom of post) on heavy Yupo paper. While I appreciate the weight of the heavy Yupo paper, it does not die cut well (just so you know 🙂 ). I added the Window on Love Confetti Die elements by die cutting it on Snow Layering paper. I carefully removed the die and placed Glad Press’n Seal over the die cut image to keep the elements in tack as I moved them. I flipped it over and carefully applied liquid adhesive to the back of each heart and dot, but not the negative area I planned to remove. Then using the Press’n Seal, adhere die images in place on the alcohol ink background. Gently remove the Press’n Seal. A few of the smaller hearts did stay in the die so I went in, popped those out, and adhered those in place. I then lifted away the negative area of the die only leaving the hearts and dots adhered in place. I saved the negative in order to use it as a stencil for another project I am sharing later in the week. Come back and take a peek!
(On a thoughtful note, the You are So Lovely wood mount stamp is designed to fit perfectly in the center of the Window on Love Confetti die!)
For the final assembly I trimmed down the Wanted panel and matted it with a charcoal shade from the Midnight Mixed Layering paper pack. I then applied dimensional foam tape to give the panel pop on over the background. The panel was then adhered to an A2 folded card base. For a touch of sparkle I added Nuvo Glitter Drops in White Blizzard to the heart on the bag and the dots on the alcohol ink background.
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. (You will be reimbursed if you have already bought the kit) Giveaway closes Sunday, January 14th at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week.
Thank you so much for hopping along today. Carry on!
xo, Janette
Project Supplies
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Love the colors and the die cut background. Very cute!
what a sweet card – love it:)
I love the background! So pretty!!
Such a cute and fun card! I love the background modern heart die cut! Thanks for sharing!
Such incredible coloring! You add such dimension with your details – love it!
beautiful colors. What a fun card!
Adorable! Love the bright colors and use of the die as your background.
Great kit! I really like your card, so cute!
Your card is so adorable! Just love it!
Darling card. Great looking kit
Your card is beautiful ! The alcool ink background is really great, this technique is very interesting and I’m going to try it as soon as I get my order….
Super fun card!!
This is just darling!!
What a fun card. I’m not a fan of mushy sentiments and this one makes the point without mush.
Super fun card!
I love this kit! Thanks for a chance to win
This kit is awesome and your design is delightful. So cute with the “love thief”.
Very cute card. This is a great kit!
That’s such a lovely and fun card !
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Well designed card..
Sweet card with gorgeous colors. Thank you for sharing.
super cute! love the background!
Think you got a new fan – love the technique with Glad seal and press
Love the yupo background and using the cutout pieces rather than the whole die!
love the background. the purples are my fav color…so this is right up my alley!
Sweet little card!
Great card – great kit!
I love the bold colors of the background, and was totally wrong about how you did it! (This is why reading the post is so helpful!!!) Thanks so much for a very fun card idea.
What a fun card! I love the alcohol ink background! Thanks for sharing!
Really cute card, love the background! Cannot wait to get my kit. Thanks for sharing 😃
Super cute card.
Love this kit and your card is so cute!
What a fun little bandit! LOVE that background die and your colors!!
What a great card! So much fun!
Adorable card! Great coloring job! Love this new HA kit! Better get ordering before they are gone!
Love the your background! I cannot wait to start making cards with these beautiful stamps.
Beautiful card and I need some press n seal for my craft room!
I like your coloring and the heart background.
What a gorgeous heart background for the charming heart theif!
Beautiful background and fun heart thief!
Wonderful combination of stamp and die, this card is super cute!!
Love this card great idea.
I like how you colored her, AND that they image can be made to be female or male. Nice.
What a clever way to frame your cute love thief by layering the panel on the die cut! Love it!
Beautiful card and so clever to use that gorgeous diecut as a frame!
The thief stamp is so cute, adorable card.
So cute and lovely.
Super sweet card and your coloring is awesome!
Cute card, I love the expression the boy has. Love the background.
Very sweet card. Love the stamp set. Thanks for sharing….
Super card
That background is amazing and who can resist a thief bandit raccoon?
Lovely card and gorgeous colors ♥
LOVEly work. Thanks for the great inspiration.
Cute card. There are some lovely add on with the kits. Love those dies and that the stamp fits heart cover die.
Your combination of this stamp with the classic heart background die is great!
So very cute! Love the added detail of the heart footprints!
Fun card! You colour beautiful!
captured my heart …
Hi Janette,
This card is the epitome of PERFECT CUTENESS!!!!!
FYI I am so enjoying my ink pads…Thanks again!
Cariños,
María Alba
Yay, so good to hear, Maria! <3
This is an adorable card. The thief is a great addition for this valentines season and any other declaration of love someone would like to express. Great stamp set.
Really love the alcohol ink BG, been wanting to try yupo paper ~
Cute card! Great use of Press n Seal!
I’ve loved all of your cards from this release, so pretty!
Love your background colors, nice card.
perfect!
Amazing Valentine’s card!!!
Love your card. This stamp/die set is one of my favs. Love the card and the colors you used. Thanks for sharing.
Such a cute card! I love the idea of the stamp… stealing hearts… lol
darling card, Janette – wonderfully colored!
Great card! I love everything that you did with the background die behind the panel.
Wow Janette! First off let me say that I am so glad I read the description of how you made this card! Just by looking at the picture I couldn’t tell that you used just the centers of the die cut and removed the frame. Love it! The alcohol background is beautiful, but I’m not there yet… I don’t own any alcohol inks. Thank you for the tip on using the press n’ seal. I am going to try that technique soon!!
Love how you layered your stamped image layer over the large die cut.
Such a great character for a Valentine’s card. I think your written instructions for your project are so clear and concise it would be easy to CASE this card but the necessary resources would be needed obviously. :O)
Thanks, Lorraine! If you give it a go be sure to tag me. I’d love to see your take on it! 🙂
Card is gorgeous, background is exquisite!
I love the Stealing My Heart stamps. Great card and great release.
So beautiful!
A VERY cute card! I love the colors!
Such a cute card, love it!
Love the beautiful frame around the image. Awesome colors. TFS
Ha Ha! Such a cheeky card, I love it xx thank you for sharing it with us all xx Mary xx
Wonderful card — love how you did the background and your color combo!!
Such a cute card! I love your coloring!
How sweet, pretty colors too!
What a gorgeous card! Just so beautiful and elegant!
Oh how pretty! Love that background
Such a cute card! love the background and the thief!
Super cute card.
Awww that is such a darling card!! So fun and beautiful 🙂
Oh, I love your background for this!
This is my first time here and I really appreciate the alcohol ink effect you created! The method of laying down the die cut insets over the Yupo paper is not an easy thing to convey, but you explained it well and it turned out beautifully! Besides, you taught me a new thing: that Yupo is tough and doesn’t die cut well- I didn’t know that. Thank you for sharing your work!
Martha, thank you for joining us on the hop! For clarification, I used the heavy Yupo and that does not die cut well. The lighter weights seem to just fine. If you give alcohol inks a go, take the weight of the Yupo into consideration. I prefer the heavy weight, but not when I die cut! <3
Stealing my Heart is my favourite set in this release. You created a beautiful background with the frame. Thanks for the inspiration.
So cute! Love that awesome background! Great kit!
Beautiful background! Such a pretty and fun card! Great job.
I love the background colors in your card. Thank you for sharing your inspiration for a great release from Hero Arts! Diana O
Awh this card is too adorable!
Cute card
I love that background! I love how it’s a few different colors and how it kind of looks tie dyed. I love the French guy who is stealing your heart and how he looks like a thief. This is a great stamp and I really like how you did it. Thanks for showing us your creative card and for giving us the chance to win something.
I love the alcohol background and how you used the negative pieces to create this card.
Great, colourful card. Loving your alcohol inked die frame, great mix of colours, the image is defiantly one of the fun ones out there, very suitable for anyone with a sense of fun whatever age.
Fantastic card! Those alcohol inks are gorgeous!
Love the card and these add-ons that you used!
Thanks for sharing.
Wow! This card is perfect in every way! I love the love die, your background colors coordinating so well with the stamped image. Great kit and add-ons HA-keep them coming!!
Love your card!! The combination of colours for your background panel is beautiful!! Such a fabulous kit this month and the add-ons are just as awesome!! Some great inspiration in this hop and thanks for sharing yours!!
Great release! AWESOME card! I love alcohol ink background!
I love alcohol ink/ batik look on the background. The dancing boy is so cute. I don’t know if I would have thought to only use one of those little teenagers.
Just amazing inspiration! This kit rocks!
Love the background you created and great idea using the Press N Seal to transfer the die elements. Love your card!
Cute, cute, cute!
I love the alcohol ink background – so very pretty!