June My Monthly Hero Release!

Hello! Today I'm joining the release blog hop for the June My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts! I am so in love with this beautiful mermaid-themed kit. The images are large and fun to color, and the artwork is spectacular!

For my project, I created a mini flat-lay art journal! If you're interested to learn how I made the actual journal, leave a comment and let me know. Maybe I'll pull together a video - I've been wanting to get back into video making.

But for my project today, I'm sharing the art journal spread I created using the kit.

I used some old acrylic paints from my stash to create the background. Texture was layered on with Abstract Waves and Tile Pattern stencils using more paint and Glitter Hero Paste. White bubbles were adding by painting white paint onto bubble wrap and pressing it gently onto the page.

For the ocean floor, I added one of my very favorite things - Sand Embossing Powder!

The mermaid and seaweed were stamped onto Dina Wakley Collage Tissue Paper with Intens-ified Black Ink, colored lightly with Copics and added with matte medium. Once the glue was dry, I added Stabilo pencil - blue and green to the seaweed, and some black around the images. I used a water brush to smear it a bit.

To finish up the page, I added some White Hero Wax around the edges for some extra shine. The mermaid has a lot of texture under her, since I added her over top of my stenciling. If I were to redo it, I would probably add her first, and then add the stenciling. Live and learn. 🙂

Here's a look at this beautiful kit:

Now it's time to hop! Visit these amazing artists and see what they've created today. Every comment you leave along the way gets you in the running for a $50 gift card to the Hero Arts store, drawn randomly from the comments. You have until Sunday, June 12th at 11:59pm Pacific to enter, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Hero Arts
Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka
Special Guests:
Jennifer Kotas
Jenn Shurkus
Kelly Taylor
Meg Brooks
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Keppel
And visit on Instagram:
Andrew Granick

Thanks for stopping by,

Here's a look at the products included in this release. I don't use affiliate links, this is only for information. If you're going to click to shop, please considering supporting one of the other artists in the blog hop.

June 2022 My Monthly Hero [ HA ] Get Them All June Add-ons [ HA ] CG883 Dark Sea Bold Prints [ HA ] CG884 Antique Hero Map Bold Prints [ HA ] CM625 Mermaid Wishes [ HA ] DF061 Mermaid Wishes Frame Cuts (D) [ HA ] SB318 Mermaid Wishes Bundle [ HA ] CM626 Jawsome Sharks [ HA ] DF062 Jawsome Sharks Frame Cuts (C) [ HA ] SB319 Jawsome Sharks Bundle [ HA ] CM627 Message in a Bottle [ HA ] DF065 Message in a Bottle Frame Cuts (D) [ HA ] SB320 Message in a Bottle Bundle [ HA ] CM630 Mermaid Cove [ HA ] DF063 Lighthouse & Sailboat Cover... [ HA ] DF064 Looking Glass Pearl (E) [ HA ] SA197 Tide Stencil [ HA ]