MY My Monthly Hero Kit Cards

Hello readers!  Today I'm excited to share with you the first set of cards I made using the June My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts.  I mentioned recently that I had re-signed up for the Hero Arts monthly kit subscription and I assured myself that I would use them soon after they arrived, rather than having them pile up in my craft room unused for months. . . Last weekend, I finally sat down and created a wide array of cards all made from this kit that I'll be sharing over the next few days.  

This is what was included in the June My Monthly Hero Kit:

KIT INCLUDES:

•   6" x 8" Clear Stamp Set
  
• 20 Coordinating Frame Cuts
•  2 Jungle Vine Fancy Dies
  
• 6" x 6" Leaf Pattern Stencil
• Watercolor Dot Card
• Intense-ified Black Ink Cube

Card details:

For this first A2 sized card, I used Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock as my base.  The first later is a piece of Basic Black cardstock that I ran through my Big Shot using the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles.  I cut a 5" x 3 3/4" sheet of white cardstock to layer over the black mat.  I stamped the sentiment in the Intense-ified black ink cube (included in the kit).  I stamped five flamingos on scrap white cardstock in the Intense-ified black ink and colored them using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink markers.  I added a few highlights to the colored flamingos with a Uniball Signo White Gel Pen.  Using the coordinating dies, I die cut the flamingos and added them to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the flamingos for shiny sparkle!

Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock (all product links are provided in the directions for the first card).  I stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the card using the Intense-ified black ink.  I die cut the squares frame (sorry, I can't remember the company who produces this die) from Basic Black cardstock.  I created a rainbow color background using alcohol inks on Yupo Paper.  Please look at any one of the amazing Jennifer McGuire YouTube videos to learn more about creating alcohol ink backgrounds.  I stamped all of the images in Intense-ified black ink and colored them using Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers.  I added the colored images to the card using 3M foam adhesive.  Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the images for shiny sparkle!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I created with this month's kit.  Be sure to come back tomorrow and I'll be sharing a very simple way to create more using this same kit!

XO, Crystal