Happy Monday and welcome to the March 2021 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!
It's new release day! The Hero Arts March My Monthly Hero Release is here and it sure speaks to this book lovers heart! Everything book-related you could ever want. I love this release so much that I created SEVEN projects using every single add on product from this release! I have six cards and a coordinating bookmark to share with you. Let's get started!
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V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of these book lovers cards and bookmark from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
CONGRATS BOOK WINDOW FANCY CARD
Products featured:
- Hero Arts Book Window Fancy Die
- Hero Arts Novel Prose Bold Prints
- Hero Arts Literally The Best Stamp Set
- More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
The following Tombow Dual Brush Pen color combinations were used for all of the projects in today's post:
- Pink: 723 Pink, 800 Baby Pink
- Red: 845 Carmine, 873 Coral
- Orange: 933 Orange, 025 Light Orange
- Yellow: 025 Light Orange, 055 Process Yellow
- Aqua: 296 Green, 291 Alice Blue
- Green: 245 Spa Green, 133 Chartreuse
- Light Blue: 452 Process Blue, 451 Sky Blue
- Blue: 476 Cyan, 452 Process Blue
- Dark Blue: 528 Navy Blue, 533 Peacock Blue
- Purple: 606 Violet, 620 Lilac
- Magenta: 665 Purple, 673 Orchid
- Brown: 977 Saddle Brown, 942 Tan
- Gray: N75 Cool Gray 3, N65 Cool Gray 5
The Book Window Fancy Die was die cut from a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock and watercolored with the colors listed above.
The die was cut from Masking Paper and adhered over the books before the background was stamped with the Novel Prose Bold Print and Pool Party Ink. The edges were slightly inked with the same color of ink and a blending brush for a softer look.
A sentiment from the Literally The Best Stamp Set was colored with Tombow Dual Brush Markers, misted with water from a Mini Mister, and stamped on another panel of watercolor cardstock. I love this technique for a multi-colored sentiment or background.
The Book Window Fancy Die was adhered over the sentiment panel with foam adhesive and finished with a scattering of mini hearts before being adhered to a white side fold card base.
SLIMLINE STACKED BOOKS CARD & MATCHING BOOKMARK
Products featured:
- Hero Arts Stacked Books Fancy Die
- Hero Arts Novel Prose Bold Prints
- Hero Arts Literally The Best Stamp Set
- Hero Arts Slimline & Bookmarks Infinity Dies
- Hero Arts Literary Quotes Stamp Set
- Hero Arts Bookworm Messages Stamp Set
- More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
For the card, a Slimline & Bookmarks Infinity Die was die cut from Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock.
A worm from the Bookworm Messages Stamp Set was stamped on the background with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish No Line Coloring Ink and colored in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens. The images was masked and the Novel Prose Bold Print was stamped over the background with Pool Party Ink. The edges were ink blended with the same ink to soften the background.
The Stacked Books Fancy Die was die cut from Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock, colored in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and a water brush pen (color combinations listed above) and adhered to the background as shown. Phrases from the Bookworm Messages Stamp Set were stamped on the spines of the books as shown.
A phrase from the Literary Quotes Stamp Set was stamped below the books with black ink.
Another Slimline & Bookmarks Infinity Die was used to die cut Hero Arts Paradise Cardstock. The stamped and die cut panel was adhered to this layer and the whole thing adhered to a slimline card base.
A scattering of mini hearts were used to finish the design.
For the bookmark, a Slimline & Bookmarks Infinity Die was die cut from Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock.
A sentiment from the Literally The Best Stamp Set was colored with Tombow Dual Brush Markers, misted with water from a Mini Mister, and stamped on the bookmark.
The Novel Prose Bold Print was stamped over the bookmark with Pool Party Ink.
The Stacked Books Fancy Die was die cut from Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock, colored in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and a water brush pen (color combinations listed above) and adhered to the bookmark as shown.
Additional Slimline & Bookmarks Infinity Dies were used to create the bookmark topper as shown in the video. A tassel was created and adhered to the bookmark.
BOOK STACKS BOLD PRINTS CARD
Products featured:
- Hero Arts Book Stacks Bold Prints
- Hero Arts Bookworm Messages
- Hero Arts Library Card Stamp & Cut
- More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
The Book Stacks Bold Prints was stamped on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish No Line Coloring Ink. The books were colored in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and a water brush pen (color combinations listed above).
Sentiments from the Hero Arts Library Card Stamp & Cut were stamped on two of the books with Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Other books were stamped with greetings from the Bookworm Messages Stamp Set and Tombow Dual Brush Markers.
A scattering of mini hearts were used to finish the design.
PEEK-A-BOO BOOKS INTERACTIVE CARD
Products featured:
- Hero Arts Peek-A-Boo Books Fancy Die
- Hero Arts Bookworm Messages
- Hero Arts Novel Prose Bold Prints
- Hero Arts Literary Quotes Stamp Set
- More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
The Hero Arts Peek-A-Boo Books Fancy Die was die cut from Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock.
The Novel Prose Bold Print was stamped over the background with Pool Party Ink.
The books were colored in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and a water brush pen (color combinations listed above).
Images from the Bookworm Messages were stamped on some of the books with black ink.
Additional images from the Bookworm Messages Stamp Set were stamped on another panel of Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock.
The Peek-A-Boo Books Fancy Die was adhered over the background with foam adhesive.
A Hero Arts Literary Quotes phrase was stamped inside the card with black ink.
TYPEWRITER CARD
Products featured:
- Hero Arts Typewriter Fancy Die
- Hero Arts Bookworm Messages Stamp Set
- Hero Arts Library Card Stamp & Cut
- Hero Arts Novel Prose Bold Prints
- More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
The the Novel Prose Bold Print was stamped over a 4" x 5 1/4" smooth white cardstock panel with Pool Party Ink. The edges were ink blended with the same ink to soften the background.
The Typewriter Fancy Die was die cut from Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock, a bookworm from the Bookworm Messages stamp set was stamped with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish No Line Coloring Ink and everything was colored in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and a water brush pen (color combinations listed above).
Phrases from the Library Card Stamp & Cut were stamped on the Typewriter Fancy Die and inside the card with black ink.
A scattering of mini hearts were used to finish the design.
LIBRARY POCKET CARD
Products featured:
- Hero Arts Library Card Stamp & Cut
- Hero Arts Novel Prose Bold Prints
- Hero Arts Bookworm Messages Stamp Set
- More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
The the Novel Prose Bold Print was stamped over a 4" x 5 1/4" smooth white cardstock panel with Pool Party Ink. The edges were ink blended with the same ink to soften the background.
The Library Card Stamp & Cut pocket was die cut from Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock, a bookworm from the Bookworm Messages stamp set was stamped with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish No Line Coloring Ink and everything was colored in with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and a water brush pen (color combinations listed above).
Phrases from the Library Card Stamp & Cut were stamped on the pocket with black ink and Tombow Dual Brush Marakers.
The library pocket was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Peacock Teal Cardstock and the coordinating image stamped with black ink. Another phrase from the Library Card Stamp & Cut was stamped with embossing & watermark Ink and heat embossed with red embossing powder. The library card was slipped in the pocket and a scattering of mini hearts were used to finish the design.
S U P P L I E S
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S H O P P I N G
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G I V E A W A Y
We will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, March 14th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Click HERE for the winner info!
K E E P H O P P I N G
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Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
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Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
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Special Guests:
Nichol Spohr
Jennifer McGuire
This post is part of the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March Blog Hop.
