Welcome to the Hero Arts "My Monthly Hero - May 2018" Blog Hop!" Hope your Spring is going great! Here we have been enjoying being outside, especially in the evenings... And later this week it's supposed to be 96 degrees! Yeeks. Way toooo early for that nonsense. Summer is coming I guess -whether we're ready or not! I still want a bit more Spring! I had a lovely weekend. Thursday and Friday, I enjoyed spending time with Cindi from Flora & Fauna who was here in Sactown!! (maybe you saw my Instagram Stories!?) Saturday, the hubs and I took the ferry over to San Francisco and went to the Ferry Building Farmers Market. It was the perfect foggy day and the produce and flowers were all so colorful. Things like that really inspire me creatively. Color, texture, flowers...all of it. Such a nice day! Plus, if you are a member of Rising Tide Society, you will appreciate this - I ran into Natalie Franke! She was just as warm and wonderful as I would have imagined! She even took a photo with me. What a surprise treat!
I'm glad to be here with you today launching the newest card kit from Hero Arts. This month's kit is full of cool silhouettes and beautiful dies, with a family tree and family theme. Super clever and unique stamps and dies with very fun accessories. I hope you find some (many) things to inspire you. I have two cards to share today! One was made with the main kit, and the other one I made with some of the pretty add-ons.
You may have arrived here from Nichol's amazing blog!! If you want to start at the beginning of the hop CLICK HERE to go to the Hero Arts Blog! As always, lots of fun and inspiration for you today from my awesome fellow bloggers! I'm always grateful to be included in the Hero Arts lineup! If you're new to my blog today - welcome. Enjoy the hop today! I will always warn you, these kits sell out VERY FAST. (usually the first day) so if you like it, don't hesitate! I know I say that every time, but it's true! Get it while you can! They are such a great value! Each kit is $34.99 and the value is double that, at least. Enjoy the hop today!
My first card is showcasing the pretty frames and silhouettes stamps add-ons. I tried to create a pretty frame wall look with gold embossed frames and rich black silhouettes of the family members. This would be a great Mother's Day card or Anniversary card. I chose elegant colors of gold, white, black and blush pink.
This card started with a soft blush pink card base in A2 size. I layered black and then white for my top layer. I used the very pretty Family Portrait stamp set for this one! I played with the frames and silhouettes on a scratch paper until I found the right combination. Then I embossed all the frames with Versamark Ink and Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder. Next I stamped the family members inside the frames. (The set even includes a cat and dog silhouette!) I added a few Hero Arts pearls for accents.
The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with White Hero Arts Embossing Powder onto black paper and then trimmed to size. The sentiment strip was attached to the card with foam tape. I really love the pretty gold against the black and white. Looks like a gallery frame wall!
My next card was made using the stamps from the main card kit. All of them are silhouettes and there are a million stamps to choose from! A very large sheet of stamps to create scenes as many as your imagination can come up with! I loved the tree branches the most, so I built my card around them. The card base is a White A2 size. I layered orange cardstock and then my top panel was white before I inked it into a sunset!
To create my background I used three colors of Distress Inks (supplies listed below) and the Tim Holtz Blending Tools and kept going over the paper with color until I achieved the evening sunset look I was after. Once the ink blending was done, I used a paint brush and some water mixed with the distress inks to add splatters. Then I used the paint brush again to add white splatters. I can't help myself! Once all of the inking was dry. I used rich juicy black ink and stamped the two branches, the girl swinging, and the squirrel (so cute)! My college has a big swing that looks down over the entire campus and this stamp of the pretty girl swinging reminded me of that!
lastly I added the cheerful sentiment to the lower right corner of the card. I kept it very clean and simple because of all that color going on. These stamps really shine by themselves! I cannot wait to see what everyone else makes with these stamps!! The possibilities are endless really!
The new kit is available NOW! Yippeeeee! Below is a photo of THE ENTIRE KIT CONTENTS! This is a great value for $34.99! Hero Arts is VERY generous with their beautiful kits! The other supplies I used are listed below in my links!
FULL HOP LIST FOR TODAY! ENJOY!
Simply lovely!
Posted by: Crystal Muirhead | 05/07/2018 at 11:34 PM
Beautiful cards, especially love the second one : stunning background.
Posted by: NatQuebec | 05/07/2018 at 11:30 PM
So pretty! Love the colors you used. Cute set, too.
Posted by: robiw | 05/07/2018 at 11:02 PM
Love the silhouette cards! They would be great to use in a family scrapbook. The May kit card is darling that you made. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Kathy Ferguson | 05/07/2018 at 10:48 PM
Lov the bright colors!
Posted by: Cindy Ziliak | 05/07/2018 at 10:10 PM
Lovely cards with this beautiful kit!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | 05/07/2018 at 09:26 PM
Beautiful cards! So many uses for the May kit. And love the silhouettes.
Posted by: Peggy | 05/07/2018 at 07:57 PM
Your cards are beautiful! I especially love the sunset card - to striking!
Posted by: Margaret | 05/07/2018 at 07:53 PM
Lovely cards!
Posted by: Lindar C | 05/07/2018 at 07:24 PM
Very nice cards! I’m in love with the silhouettes in this kit!
Posted by: Carol Brown | 05/07/2018 at 06:55 PM
Really love the background on that second card! :)
Posted by: Kelsey Thomas | 05/07/2018 at 06:18 PM
Love the family silhouette card.
Posted by: Nancy Ketcham | 05/07/2018 at 05:37 PM
I am just loving this blog hop! The cards created with this set is amazing! Wanda your cards are stunning! I just love the colours you used, it looks like she is swinging with an amazing sunset for the background.
Posted by: Annette Gordon | 05/07/2018 at 05:36 PM
love the family idea :)
Posted by: jesusa tan | 05/07/2018 at 05:32 PM
Such a beautiful background!
Posted by: Laura callies | 05/07/2018 at 05:29 PM
Your sunset, tree swinging, youngster is so peaceful and calming. Perfection.
Posted by: BobbieBluegill | 05/07/2018 at 05:28 PM
Love your background - the colors a beautiful and works well with the solid black tree limb and swing
Posted by: gabriele | 05/07/2018 at 05:14 PM
I just bought carved pumpkin distress oxide, can’t wait to make that background. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Melanie Jerome | 05/07/2018 at 05:00 PM
WOW! Your second card is striking. Love the colors.
Posted by: Woendi Levitt | 05/07/2018 at 04:45 PM
Really pretty and elegant cards.
Posted by: Kirsty Vittetoe | 05/07/2018 at 04:42 PM
Love Hero Arts stuff! Nice work!
Posted by: Sarah Holton | 05/07/2018 at 04:31 PM
What a beautiful background and great stamp images. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Rita Montgomery | 05/07/2018 at 04:22 PM
These cards are just gorgeous, Wanda! Love this kit and the add-ons, too.
Posted by: joy meadows | 05/07/2018 at 04:12 PM
Love your cards!!
Posted by: Paula Desmarais | 05/07/2018 at 03:33 PM
Love the black silhouette look! Thanks for sharing your ideas with us!!
Posted by: Leanne in Cali | 05/07/2018 at 03:33 PM
Wanda, you always give me great ideas. This kit is great.
Posted by: Vicki | 05/07/2018 at 03:05 PM
Love silhouettes.myour cards are great!
Posted by: Madeline | 05/07/2018 at 03:03 PM
I love the sunset colors you used for your card so bright a cheery.
Posted by: Christina Dauven | 05/07/2018 at 02:52 PM
Sounds like you had a lovely weekend Wanda! Fantastic cards! The first is classic and elegant and the second bright and happy.
Posted by: Dana M | 05/07/2018 at 02:44 PM
I loved the sunset card, it is beautiful.
Posted by: Zehra | 05/07/2018 at 02:41 PM
Love that bright background! Beautiful color!
Posted by: Camille Molinaro | 05/07/2018 at 02:29 PM
Love your beautiful wall of frames card and that sunset is amazing!
Posted by: Golda | 05/07/2018 at 02:20 PM
This kit is absolutely stunning!
Posted by: Isabel Z | 05/07/2018 at 02:05 PM
Wonderul take on the silhouette stamps! These are beautiful and classic!
Posted by: Shar Shupe | 05/07/2018 at 01:56 PM
Nice blending on the yellow/orange card!
Posted by: Sherri | 05/07/2018 at 01:14 PM
Now you did it. I think I want to purchase the silhouettes now. You did such a beautiful job making these cards. Thank you.
Posted by: Shirley Hutchins | 05/07/2018 at 01:11 PM
Wow. As always, amazing cards. I love the bright colours.
I really want to try the monthly kits but the shipping to the UK is so much that I haven't taken the plunge yet! This would be amazing.
Posted by: Squdge | 05/07/2018 at 01:10 PM
Such a lovely card. So bright and cheerful!
Posted by: Carol Ross | 05/07/2018 at 01:03 PM
Oh my gosh! That orange and yellow card really pops! It caught my eye immediately!
Posted by: Lynnea Hollendonner | 05/07/2018 at 12:40 PM
I especially love your hello card with the beautiful blended background!
Posted by: Judy | 05/07/2018 at 12:40 PM
What a great kit!!!
Posted by: susie sonnier | 05/07/2018 at 12:38 PM
Oh so beautiful. I luv the sunset looking backgrounds.
Posted by: deb | 05/07/2018 at 12:31 PM
Your cards are beautiful.
Posted by: Connie | 05/07/2018 at 12:23 PM
I love your sunset background card... I hadn't even noticed the squirrel!!! Too cute, love the addition.
Posted by: Priscilla Steele | 05/07/2018 at 12:20 PM
I love the colors!!
Posted by: Tara Prince | 05/07/2018 at 12:07 PM
Gorgeous! I really love the silhouette look many of this month's stamps have, it gives so many options! Love both your designs, but the second really got me, I'm a sucker for sunset colors (and I love the white spots!). Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Naama E | 05/07/2018 at 12:02 PM
beautiful color blending!
Posted by: Pai | 05/07/2018 at 12:01 PM
I love your cards! I love silhouettes and the colors you chose for your first card are so elegant and classy. Really like the added touch of the pearl necklace! And your second card is so vibrant - love the background you created!
Posted by: Julia D. | 05/07/2018 at 11:52 AM
Gorgeous, you make that family add-on really hard to resist buying.
Posted by: Erica Fields | 05/07/2018 at 11:49 AM
The orange and yellow sky look wonderful.
Posted by: Sharon Gullikson | 05/07/2018 at 11:42 AM