November My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY

Hi friends! The first Monday of the month is definitely my most favorite Monday! That means it's time to kick-off another FABULOUS My Monthly Hero release. The November kit has a super fun DIY holiday vibe. A fabulous collection of add-ons complements this release beautifully,  so be sure to check them all out in the shop!

If you've been hopping along, you should have arrived from Jessica Frost-Ballas' blog. Your next hop stop after this will be Laurie Willison's blog. The entire hop list can be found later in this post.

GIVEAWAY:
Hero Arts is generously giving away a fabulous prize for a lucky commenter along the hop.  Leave a little love in the comments section for all these amazing artists and if your name is drawn you'll receive a $50 gift card to Hero Arts! Enter by Sunday, November 10th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

My first card is a fun little shaker card featuring the November MMH Kit. I started by cutting the Doorway Fancy Die from pebble cardstock.  I cut the door off and then started coloring the bows and greenery with alcohol markers.  Next I masked off the door frame and windows and rubbed some black artist pastels over the grey for a worn look.  I then used a white pastel and a white gel pen to color in the door frame and the snow on the ground, masking off the little rug. I cut the panel again from white cardstock and then colored the pieces for the lamp and window yellow to in-lay.

Next I stamped the welcome rug and the tree, cat, and santa hat images, colored and then cut with coordinating dies from the kit. While I was die cutting, I also cut the fancy wreath and topiary dies and then colored to accent the doorway.

I created a shaker, putting parchment paper down as the backdrop, then layering the tree image and adding a sentiment from the May Your Home Be Filled with Joy add-on set. I added some micro beads, sequins and stars, then glued everything down to finish things off.

My next card is a bit on the simpler side, but I love the way it turned out. I blended blue hawaii and splash reactive inks onto white cardstock, then splattered with white glimmer metalllic ink and embossed a sentiment from the main kit in white in the top corner.

Next I cut two separate panels from the Tri-fold Edge Winter Pine Fancy Dies, and layered them over the background, popping the front panel up on a foam sheet to add some depth. Easy peasy!

I LOVE to give gift cards for the holidays (probably because I love to receive them!), so I was so excited to see the Gift Card Holder Fancy Dies in this month's release! I had a little fun with color, going a bit non-traditional for this trio of gift card holders. I love Snarky Christmas Messages add-on and couldn't resist making a few tags to dress up the gift card holder with it.

These sentiments fit perfectly in the frames from the Holiday Meal Stamp & Cut, so I began by coloring white cardstock in a rainbow of colors with alcohol markers. Next I embossed the sentiments in white and then die cut.  The smallest circle die in the Circles Infinity Die Set was perfect for adding a hole to the top of each tag to feed the twine and jingle bells through. Love how these turned out!

My final creation for today is a more traditional Christmas card. I fell in love with the Decorative Poinsettia Frame Stamp & Cut when I opened my box, and couldn't wait to color in these beautiful images!

I colored in traditional reds and greens with alcohool makrers and then die cu, popping up the frame on foam tape over some designer paper and accenting with a gingham bow and some more stamped and die cut images.

Okay,  if you're still with me, you deserve a crafty high five! ✋  I had a lot of fun creating with this month's kit and add-ons. There are so many fabulous add-ons this month that I can't wait to play with!

I hope you've enjoyed my makes and a bit of my creative process. If you're not a subscriber already, the kit is only available while supplies last, so pre-order your kit today! Kit shipping begins Friday, November 8 and continues throughout the following week.

If you ARE already a subscriber, remember you can order any of this month's lovely add-ons to ship with your kit with no additional shipping fees if you place your order before Thursday. All of the add-ons are added to the Hero Arts catalog and restocked.

Here's a closer look at the November My Monthly Hero kit. I've also linked the entire release along with the supplies I used for these cards below for your convenience. 

Kit Contents:

6" x 8" Clear Stamp Set

13 Coordinating Frame Cut Dies

1 Doorway Fancy Die

5 Fancy Dies

2 Plastic Ornaments

6 Envelopes (Size A10)

6 Glassine Bags

1 Glitter Lacquer Pen

For a chance to win the $50 Gift Certificate giveaway, leave some comments for the talented designers linked below. The full hop list is below. Happy hopping!

Next up on the hop is Laurie Willison! 

The Hero Arts Blog
Amy Kolling
Caly Person
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman ✋That's Me!
Laurie Willison
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Mariana Grigsby
Nichol Spohr
Seeka
Yana Smakula

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November My Monthly Hero Release

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