My Monthly Hero Release Day!

 Happy Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December 2023 Release Day! Today I'm showcasing a card using some of the beautiful December Add-On releases, and then more cards that feature the great December 2023 kit. Be sure to leave comments throughout the hop for a chance to win a $50 gift card. Enter by Sunday, December 10th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

I was determined to use the Hole Punch Edge Fancy Dies in a different way. The first attempt to create a background was a success! I used the large and small square die strips with alternating cardstock in Papaya and Azalea. The colors on this card just so happen to be our wedding colors :) and we have a milestone anniversary coming up this summer!

For the sentiment, I die cut the Geometric Frames with Adriatic cardstock in the diamond shape and heat embossed the border stamp in Brass (my absolute favorite embossing powder). The K initial is from the Letter J-N Fancy Die set and is also fully heat embossed in Brass. Finally, the Happy Anniversary sentiment (from the Message Basics set) is stamped with Aquatic ink.

These two cards feature the classic December My Monthly Hero Kit. It's also somewhat of a 2-for-1 card, so the second one came together so easily!

The moment I die cut the Alphabet Cover Plate and poked out all the letters, I knew I had to reuse it as a stencil. First, I covered a sheet of Watercolor cardstock with Fuchsia + Gold Metallic Spray and Bright Yellow + Copper Metallic Spray. Once dried, I die cut the Alpha Cover Plate for the sentiment of this card (and the background of the next card).

I spread Hero Glitter Paste over a watercolor panel with my Alpha Cover Plate handmade stencil. Once dried, I sprayed with Ocean Blue + Gold Metallic Spray and Blue + Shimmer spray. I also rubbed some White Hero Arts Wax over random parts of the panel. Now it's time to create the sentiment!

I stamped some of the ocean-themed images from the kit and watercolored with some Hero Arts Reactive Inks in Splash, Blue Hawaii, Purple Galaxy, Lemon Drop, Taffy, and Berry Smoothie. I used Precision Glue to add on the 'Oh Hello' and stamped images.

This card was so simple, since I reused the paper that was already cut with the Alphabet Cover Plate. I just glued it on top of some Pitch Black cardstock. All I needed to do was cut the Alphabet Plate again on silver Glitter Paper, arrange the 'Thank You' and done!

Enjoy the rest of the hop! You should have arrived here from Ilina and your next stop is Essie. If you get lost along the way, just hop back to the Hero Arts blog for all the links.