Hero Arts 2016 Planner Release Blog Hop!

Hello hello!! Today I'm hopping with some amazing artists as Hero Arts launches the 2016 Planner collection in their online store! You should have arrived here from Kari's blog - if you didn't, consider starting at the beginning over at the Hero Arts blog!

I'm sharing a card I had created when we put together the catalog, using the super fun Pop-Up Icon Dies! While I definitely do adore all of the fun planner products in this release, I love that there are plenty of things for us cardmakers to have fun with, too!

These dies cut out half of the icon - in my case, a heart. I used a ruler to lightly pencil in a guide for lining up my hearts before I began die-cutting. It took a bit of pre-planning, but it wasn't difficult at all. I folded back half of the die cut, and put silver glitter paper as a layer underneath, so it would peek through. I love that Hero Arts Layering Paper is white on one side, it really looks great with these layering dies!

The set also includes a star, an arrow, a geotag, an asterisk, and an X and an O, which would be super fun for a Valentines or wedding card! (I really need to try that asap!)

Now it's time to hop! Be sure to visit all of these amazing ladies if you haven't already, and comment along the way. Hero Arts is giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from all of the comments left along the hop. Be sure to get your commenting done by next Wednesday, October 19 at 11:59pm.

The Hero Arts Blog
Kelly Purkey
Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula
May Sukyong Park
Mariana Grigsby
Amy Tsuruta
Amy Tan
Wanda Guess
Lydia Fiedler
Jen Carlson
Barbara Picinich
Brooke Takara
Krista Wells
Jamie Waters
Nadia Azni
Kari Stiles
Libby Hickson (you are here!)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink Shop at: Hero | SSS	Hero Arts Snow Layering Paper Shop at: Hero	Mini MISTI Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Pop-Up Icon Dies Shop at: Hero
Hero Arts Fun Day Planner Shop at: Hero	Hero Arts Pool Layering Paper Shop at: Hero	Hero Arts Kraft Paper Shop at: Hero	DCWV Twinkle Glints Glitter 6x6 Stack Shop at: SSS

October My Monthly Hero - release + giveaway!

It's time for another My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts - and this month, oh my word, I am so in love!!! Yes yes yes, I know, I say that every. single. month. But it's always true!! This month we get to play with snowglobes!!

The main kit is full of fun things for creating snowglobes - a snowglobe die, some fun border dies, adorable stamps, inks, a seed bead/sequin mix, and even Flower Soft for creating a snowy scene! So much fun stuff!! For my first card, I went with a soft, snowy scene, using things found in the main kit.

I used my Daniel Smith watercolors to paint directly on the stamps before stamping with my MISTI. I love the soft look this gives. And by the way - DID YOU SEE THAT LITTLE BUNNY?? I love the sweet animals in the kit's stamp set, but especially that bunny. I'm glad the bunny ended up looking like a bunny, I was worried I'd get more of a blob! You never can be sure when using paint on your stamps. :) I added some Flower Soft on this one, for a fluffy, snowy scene.

For the card design, I thought it would be fun to create the snowglobe, and then extend the background on the rest of the card. I liked this design, so I made a second card with the same general idea.

For this second snowglobe, I wanted to play with the add-on die set Skylines. I love this city scene! I added details by doodling with a Sharpie pen after I had watercolored. It's really kind of messy, but I love this look and I think it came together really well!

I decorated both cards with the cool sequins included in the main kit - it's a fabby mix from Button Galore.

Here's a look at the main kit:

There are several other awesome optional add-ons, too - I hope to play some more this week and share cards made with the add-on stamp sets Holiday Cheer and Winter Time Fun, because I love them both so very much!!

I'm part of a fantastic blog hop today:

The Hero Arts Blog
Alice Wertz
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Debby Hughes
Heather Ruwe
Jennifer McGuire
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kathy Racoosin
Kimberly Crawford
Laura Bassen
Lydia Fiedler
Mariana Grigsby
May Park
Virginia Lu
Yana Smakula
Libby Hickson (you are here!)

Be sure to comment on all of the blogs in the hop by next Sunday night (10/9 11:59pt) - Hero Arts will be giving away a kit to one lucky comment, drawn from all comments across all the blogs.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink Shop at: Hero | SSS	Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Shop at: SSS	Mini MISTI Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Water Brush Shop at: SSS	Sakura Koi Watercolors Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts My Monthly Hero October 2016 Shop at: Hero	Hero Arts Skylines Fancy Dies Shop at: Hero
Hero Arts Holiday Cheer Shop at: Hero	Hero Arts Winter Time Fun Shop at: Hero	Hero Arts Snowy Drifts Fancy Dies Shop at: Hero