Inspiring the Creative Soul

Hello crafty friends! Today is the release day for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero for November. It is really giving me some Harry Potter vibes along with some wintery goodness. I have a few inspirational cards to show you today but first, lets take a look at the Classic and Premium kits!

How adorable are those little mice?! These kits have some wonderful images and sentiments perfect for those envelopes included in the kits. Before I get to my card examples, I just wanted to say that this will be my last guest spot for the MMH blog hops. I am sad but I’m also so excited to see what Hero Arts has planned for their expanded creative team. I’m looking forward to all the inspiration the team will have. But have no fear…you can subscribe to my blog to still see posts from me. And who knows where I’ll show up next (wink wink). I have some opportunities in the future but, I am just not allowed to share them yet. Stay tuned! Now on to the cards!

MMH Classic Kit:

Step By Step Instructions:

1. Cut a panel of white cardstock to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches.
2. Die cut an opening using the Arches Infinity die. Stamp sentiment at the bottom. Set panel aside.
3. Using Paradise cardstock, cut a panel slightly smaller than 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches. Ink blend using Bermuda and Paradise ink.
4. Stamp snowflakes onto the back ground with white pigment ink. Use the extra with a small amount of water and splatter for a snowy effect.
5. While blue panel is drying, stamp and die cut the images from the classic kit. Color using your favorite medium (I used alcohol markers).
6. Adhere Paradise panel to the white window card front using liquid glue.
7. Arrange images in the window opening. *Tip* You may want to cut extra images to layer behind your colored images. This will ensure they will be supported and even on the card front.
8. Add finished card front to a top folding A2 card base.

MMH Premium Kit:

Step By Step Instructions:

1. Cut a panel of cardstock to 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches. Score and fold from both sides at 2 1/8 inches. Set card base aside.
2. Using the same purple cardstock, ink blend Passion Flower ink through the 1st Snowflake stencil.
3. Apply embossing ink through the 2nd stencil using a domed foam applicator. Add Iridescent purple embossing powder and heat set.
4. Off set 2nd stencil and add Unicorn Pigment ink.
5. Ensure panel is dry and cut in the middle. Apply onto the card base.
6. Die cut the largest stamp image 3 times. Stamp the edge image with Passion flower ink onto one of the die cuts.
7. Stamp the penguin and mouse images peeking from the sides with black ink.
8. Add snowflakes with contour ink onto the background. (You may need to mask the animal images slightly or just stamp around them.)
9. Color images using your favorite medium.
10. Adhere all die cut stamp images together and adhere to the card base using liquid glue to the left side only.
11. Stamp the sentiment in Grape Juice ink and die cut. I added extra die cuts for added stability and strength.
12. Adhere the sentiment below the “stamp” apply glue to the left side only.

Supply List:

GIVEAWAY:

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, November 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

You can start at the beginning of the hop by starting at the Hero Arts Blog or you can go to the next person on the hop which is Kelly Taylor. Have fun with all the inspiration and thank you so much for visiting me today!