April My Monthly Hero Release and Blog Hop with GIveaway

***Click HERE for my Guest Design Post for Concord and 9th from earlier today***

Hi Stampers! 

I am back today with another post, this time it's the My Monthly Hero April kit! I am honored to be guest designing with it this month. When I saw the kit it reminded me of my school days when I dreamed of being a fashion designer and drew a lot of models and clothing. Yes, I not always dreamed of being an engineer. lol. But I am glad I am an engineer, I think it suits me way better than a Fashion Designer. And yes, I have lost some of my feel of how to draw, because I haven't really practiced for years. And I think I was pretty good at it, especially at drawing portraits. OK, another fact about me, I not always drew only electrical circuits lol.

This month's kit is full of fun products! 

 Kit contents: 

6"x8" clear stamp set
18 coordinating Frame Cuts dies
1 bottle Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops (Duck Egg Blue)
3 ink cubes (Lavender, Light Teal, Midnight)
2 half sheets Onyx shimmer cardstock (5.5" x 8.5")
2 half sheets Pink shimmer cardstock (5.5" x 8.5")
2 half sheets Tiffany Blue cardstock (5.5" x 8.5")
18" long pearl string

Themed paper clips

The kit value is $70, an amazing deal at $34.99.

If you started the hop from the Hero Arts blog, then you probably came here from Lydia Fiedler 's blog. 

Now, onto my cards. And I have videos for 2 of them :). The first one is pretty straight forward. I used some Bee Creative watercolor paper and stamped the Eiffel tower and the images from the kit with India Black ink, then did some watercolor wash with Daniel Smith Sleeping Beauty Turquoise pain. I stamped the sentiment and put together my card. I added some Clear Nuvo drops as accents.

I kept my second card pretty simple as I did some no line coloring using my Luminance pencils. Watch the video below on how this card came to be. 

Next I have another card using some watercoloring, the image kinda reminds me of myself. I wasn't going to use the Mom sentiment as it brought a lot of emotions, as my mom passes away about a year ago (and my Mother in Law passed away 5 yrs ago), but I did it anyway. Both of them were wonderful women! Watch the video on how I lined up the stamps and colored the image. 

And last but not the least is this clean and simple card. Another tidbit about me, is that I wanted to do ballet when I was 5-6 (but the only place was the music academy and required a lot of time and dedication, as it was like 2nd school, you supposed to be there every day for few hours, which is totally different than here in the US). So, I had to use this stamp, too ;) I stamped the image and sentiments with Hero Arts intense black ink and colored with my copic markers. 

That is all I have for you today, read below the details about the giveway. And hop on over to Heather Ruwe  blog to see her amazing creations!!! 

Giveaway: Hero Arts giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader - selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. (Hero Arts will reimburse you if you already bought the kit) Giveaway closes Sunday, April 9 at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week.

Kit availability and shipping: The kit is available for a limited time only - once it's gone, it's gone. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday April 7th. Grab yours while supplies last!!!!

The Hero Arts Blog 

Jennifer McGuire 

Wanda Guess 

May Park 

Yana Smakula 

Jessica Frost-Ballas 

Amy Tsuruta 

Lydia Fiedler 

Ilina Crouse - That's ME

Heather Ruwe 

Libby Hickson 

Michelle Short

Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero 2017	H5984 Eiffel Tower	DI379 Paper Layering Eiffel Tower	CH300 Ombré Ocean Sequins
CH305 Ombré Purple Sequins	DI375 3D Shopping Bag Fancy Die	DI378 Paper Layering Ballerina	SA103 Diamond Stencil
DC211 Dress Up Stamp & Cut	You are fabulous CM159	Ranger Multi Medium Jar with Built in Brush, 1-Ounce, Matte	Shintop 400pcs Disposable Micro Applicator Brushes Great for Dental / Oral / Makeup (Purple, 1.5mm)
INK PAD � SOFT POOL	HA Intense Black ink pad	AF248 Black India Ink	PS688 Black Folded Cards (10)
PS639 Pool Mix Folded Cards (12)	PS567 Floral Mix Folded Cards (12)	MINI MISTI	MISTI
MISTI Creative Corners	Bee Paper Cotton Cold Press Watercolor Paper Pack, 6X9-Inch, 50 Sheets	Copic Sketch Marker - R81	Copic Markers T0-Sketch, Toner Gray
Copic Sketch Marker - R85	Copic Marker Copic Sketch Markers, Rose Mist	Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Watercolor Brush Pens, 80 Color Set (RB-6000AT/80V)	Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Watercolour Brush Pens (Set Of 24 Colours)
Winsor & Newton Water Color Markers, Set of 12	Winsor & Newton Watercolour Markers Set	CREATIVE ART MATERIALS Luminance 6901 Clr Pncl Set 76 Artist Rng (6901.776)	CREATIVE ART MATERIALS Caran D'ache Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 40 (6901.740)
CREATIVE ART MATERIALS Caran D'ache Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 20 (6901.720 )	Silver Brush 3000S-6 Black Velvet Short Handle Blend Squirrel and Risslon Brush, Round, Size 6	Silver Brush 3000S-4 Black Velvet Short Handle Blend Squirrel and Risslon Brush, Round, Size 4	uxcell Stainless Steel Jewelry Watchmakers Bent Tweezers
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor 15ml Paint Tube, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine

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