Hiya and welcome! It is that time again. A most fabulous time of year when Hero Arts releases their holiday themed My Monthly Hero Kit. This year’s highly anticipated edition is my favorite yet! It also marks my one year anniversary of being a part of the Hero Arts Creative Team. It has been an amazing adventure and I hope to continue on for a long while! Let’s get to all the goodness of this October kit!
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, October 5th. Subscribe to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
Kit contents:
6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
14 Coordinating Frame Cuts
1 Paper Layering Tree Die w/Frame
6 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Glitter Paper (Silver, Sea Glass, Twilight)
Iridescent Star Embellishments
Iridescent Ink 0.5 fl.oz. (shake well)
The value of the kit is $70, but it is sold at $34.99.
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October MMH Add-Ons
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I could not pass up the opportunity to color these cute critters. I’ve Copic colored them after stamping in Intense Black ink. They are each colored in the image of our dog Ranger, cat Luna and a raccoon that is been on our porch more times than I can count after the cat food. We probably should name him too. Something like Bandit. Geesh!
You can find a full list of project supplies HERE.
I die cut the images I used from the kit: animal stack, raccoon, tree and star. I’ve also die cut a Rounded Rectangle Infinity die into the middle of a panel I stamped lightly with Wood Floor Bold Prints in Soft Brown. I inked up, dabbed off with a paper towel and then pressed to the paper. I’ve lightly airbrushed the panel in the background with a matching Copic marker.
Assemble together with dimensional adhesive and a white heat embossed kit sentiment. Do be sure your Versamark pad is good and juicy. Mine wasn’t and the white text isn’t as crisp as I’d like. Time for a new re-inker!
To create this card I die cut a Nesting Infinity Heart into masking paper. After centering it toward the top on white cardstock, I airbrushed it darker at the bottom, lighter toward the top. Then I stamped a sweet sentiment from Merry & Bright Messages in Intense Black.
A full project supply list is linked HERE.
While I had the black ink in hand, I stamped the boy, girl and mistletoe from the kit. I Copic colored them, as well. Die cut the three images and adhere with dimensional adhesive onto heart panel. Adhere finished panel to A2 folded card base. I’ve got a thing lately about a slight border on the card base. Just trim down the main panel 3/8″ to 1/4″ overall to achieve this look. It certainly isn’t necessary but I like the pop it gives when adhered with with a little height from fun foam or foam tape.
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, October 7th 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. Enjoy the inspiration found all through the hop! Have an amazing week!
xo, Janette
Project Supplies
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Oh What Fun!!! love your card. thank you for sharing.
Love your cards. Especially the pets putting the star on the tree!!
Beautiful card. I love that you made the animals represent yours.
Wonderful cards, gotta love those animals, I too have the raccoon problem :).
Great kit…and I love all of your sample cards….awesome…thanks so much!!!
What a great kit and fab cards you made! TFS!
love your fun cards – beautifully colored:)
Love your cards… the sledding boy is so fun!
how creative love the cat and dog card the best!!
I just love your creations. Thank you for shaing.
Simply darling cards!!
Oh my goodness Janette! I just smiled the biggest smile when I saw your Critters trying to help with the Christmas tree! Such a delight! You brought the tree to life 🙂 TFS!
All of your cards are so lovely! Love that cute little mouse; he does a
great job of putting the star atop the tree.
So cute. Tempting me to go get more supplies!
Your cards are great! I especially like the first one -so cute!
Oh, what fun cards. Love the critters in the first card, so cute. And the second card with the couple is just darling and perfect for a first Christmas together.
Janette, your skater card with the heart is marvelous. I am aware of the Copic airbrush but have never seen it done or displayed before. Neat! I also really dig your tower of animals decorating the tree. What a great kit. Thanks for showing us so many great examples!
Adorable cards!!
AWESOME wintery Kit! Awesome cards, I especially love the sled scene!
Oh what fun cards. I cannot wait to get my hands on those little critters and do some coloring.
Your first card make me laugh! So fun! And the second really sweet, great sentiment pairing!
Adorable cards! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful cards! The critters are adorable, especially the raccoon! But the card with the 2 skaters is my favorite. Just perfecr!
Wow your cards are truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing them!
Except for the tree, the mouse on the cat on the dog image is my favorite! SOO cute. Love how you used it too! Fabulous cards all of them! TFS!
Lovely cards. I love the versatility of the tree in this set. Have just purchased it based on the tree alone.
Great cards and those critters are just too cute!
Your coloring is stunning! I love them all!
ADORABLE cards!!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Super sweet adorable cards!! Love them 🙂
This is an amazing release! I love the way you leaned the tree so the animals could reach it! The two skaters holding each other is soooo adorable!
Adorable!
Beautiful cards ! Love the stacked animals and the tree appears to be bending. So clever.
I really like the LOVE card. Really cute. Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderful and versatile kit. Your cards are really cute! Thank you for sharing your talent!
These are just too cute!!!!
Charming cards. Love the animals decorating the falling tree.
Your blog post illustrates perfectly the versatility of this stamp kit!
Each card is so different, and each card is so beautiful!
Adorable cards! Thanks for sharing your talents.
Wonderful! I am so looking forward to playing with my kit as soon as it arrives!
Very creative cards and a great way to showcase the wonderful kit!
Oh the sledding card brings back memories of the sledding hill near our home when our kids were growing up! That will be made into tags for my kids’ Christmas presents! thanks
Great cards. Your airbrushed Heart is amazing. My kit is ordered. yay!
I love the boy and girl under the mistletoe! Thanks for all the inspiration.
Love your cards: they are telling stories, so fun!
Lovely cards, Janette. Great inspiration for when I get my kit which I am loving by the way. Can not wait to start creating with it. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your 1 Yr anniversary with Hero Arts x
Awesome Xmas cards!!! It’s really a magical kit!!!
I love this new set so much! So many good ideas!
Thanks for sharing all your talent using this kit! It is definitely one I’m looking forward to using.
What a fun kit! Your cards are wonderful and just made me smile! Great use of inks for the backgrounds!
Such fun and whimsical cards. Thanks for sharing your creative talents with us.
I love this Christmas animal card! Everyone I know is crazy about adorable fuzzy lil animals so this would be a perfect card for all my family and friends!
Oh my your card with the tree leaning so the animals can decorate it 😍 I’m loving this kit!!
Awesome cards. I am loving what everyone is doing with this kit.
Super sweet cards!!
I love this kit! Everyone’s creations are wonderful! Thank you all for the inspiration.
Those stacked animals are just the cutest!
I LOVE the pets putting up the tree! That is SO cute and really fun too! Love the whimsy!
I love the tilt on the tree with the animals hanging ornaments. Our cat would sleep in the branches of the Christmas tree so we had to tie the tree to the ceiling. The tree would often look tilted.
How funny! Our cat liked to pee under the tree last year. So thankful I always put plastic underneath. Geesh!
I love the tree decorating committee you have created, perfect!
Loved the fun way you’ve put together the stamps in this set! The animals and the tree are great as are the other two.
The scenes you made with this kit are so cute. I love the critters putting the star on the tree and the sweet scene with the children under the mistleloe.
My favorite card so far!!! Love the tree tipping to the side!! Amazing- I hope i can make something that resemble your card!! thank you for sharing it has brightened my day 🙂 love your work!
Those raccoons are so pesty, but cute. Love the creatures in this set. Great cards.
Beautiful!
So many wonderful Christmas cards!
Cute cards! I love the one with the 2 skaters. Very romantic.
Happy anniversary Janette and thanks for a year of great cards and inspiration.
I love the pet stamps in this kit, it will make great cards with them for all my pet loving friends. And when you give the little mouse a birthday garland in his hands you can use the stamps all year. A very versatile kit!
Your second card is so lovely, this you can even use for Valentine ( it’s februari and still winter).
Thank you so much for showing these gorgeous cards Janette, the given me again a lot of inspiration.
Brilliant ideas! Thank you for sharing!
Such wonderful cards. Love your creativity.
Thanks for sharing…
Very nice cards! Love this new kit and your creativity! The heart is so beautiful on the second card; love it!!
Your cards are beautiful and inspiring ! Thank you for sharing.
Nice cards
You have fantastic coloring skill, and I’ve enjoyed seeing how your vision brings this month’s kit to life, literally. My mind could envision these people and animals in full movement. Beautiful.
So beautiful!
What a wonderful kit! I love those pets decorating the Christmas tree!
Your cards are beautiful! I especially love the critters piled up to reach the tree top! Thanks for the inspiration!
Great ideas. Loved them all.
The animal card really makes me smile. Like you I have a black cat and my dog was almost the same color. Unfortunately she has passed on. All of your cards are beautiful and I really like the sled card.
I think my favorite part of the kit are the critters and the tree! Your “Oh what fun” card is so cute! Your card with the skaters and the heart is so sweet. Thanks for the inspiration!
Your cards are just darling Jeanette! I especially love the one with the critters trimming the tree!
I love all your cards. I love how you color the girls coat on the last card. So in love with this months kit and add ons
Brilliant cards!!!
Great kit. Fabulous cards. Love the leaning tree. lol
The animals working together to put the star on the tree are the BEST! Love your creations!
My favorite is the heart card. It draws attention to the sentiment and the couple.
Such sweet cards!
So cute and creative. When I saw the kit release I was thinking how I could make the animals reach the star for the tree. You did it perfectly. Thanks for sharing.
Love the cute ways you used this kit!
Wonderful cards with this kit! Love the pairing of images n dies, and those animals toppling over that tree… LOL! So fun 🙂
Oh how cute. Thanks for the ideas.
Oh what sweet, fun and festive cards Janette! Fantastic!
Cute cards. I really like the one with the animals and the tree.
Your card with the animals decorating the tree is my favorite.
I love that you made the skating boy and girl look older just with moving them closer and coloring choices!
Awesome cards. The animals decorating the tree is definitely my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
What a great variety of cards you’ve made!! I love the comedy of the animals decorating the tree; the title “Oh what fun” is perfect for such a scene. I love the tenderness of the heart card, and the serenity of the snowy hillside with the evergreens. You’ve captured so many different feelings this season brings and I enjoyed each one.
So much fun, thanks for sharing so many techniques.
fabulous set of cards! love the one with the animals trimming the tree!
The stack of animals is darling.
Love how they are putting the ornament
on the tree. Great projects.
thanks for sharing
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You are so creative! Love the Oh what fun idea with the tree tipped and all the cute animals stacked up! Can’t wait to get my kit!
Beautiful cards Janette! 🙂
Your cards are FABULOUS.
All of your cards are just beautiful! You can’t help but love those critters decorating the tree! If that were my animals the tree would be laying on the ground in shambles! Lol!
Cute cards! 🙂
Wonderful kit. I am looking forward to the iridescent ink, the tree layering die, and to see all the cards I can create with it.
I love how you added the raccoon to the “animal stack” to get the mouse to the top of the tree LOL! Thank you for sharing your ideas and all the inspiration. I can’t wait to get my hands on this kit, it is fabulous! (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
I love them all, especially the kids with the mistletoe!
Such a fantastic job, especially with the critters card! Love that they are colored the same as your own critters!
Awesome cards, Janette! Love the tippy Christmas tree!
Your cards are wonderful. Those little stacked critters are great.
Really love your cards and ideas! Thanks so much for sharing on this great Hero Arts blog hop!!
What a great creative mix of cards!
These scenes brought a big smile to my face, each has a lot of character to them. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
The cards are awesome. Love the animals decorating the tree!! Thank you for sharing.
Your cards are so beautiful ! Thanks for sharing. Love, Marjorie
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These cards are great! Thank you for the inspiration.
Congratulations on your anniversary with HA! Love your cards!