Awesome Add-ons: April 2023 Ideas + Video
Posted by Hero Arts on April 05, 2023

Awesome Add-ons: April 2023 Ideas + Video

Hello and welcome to our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of April! If you haven't yet had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with the April My Monthly Hero Classic and Premium Kits, we've got you covered today. This month brings an array of beautiful blooms in addition to plenty of mixed media delights – there's something for everyone in this fun, eclectic collection! 

Shop for the April MMH add-ons here

Today we're delighted to have Creative Team member Jayne Nelson  here to share some fabulous "beyond the kit" ideas for a few of the add-ons.

Today I’m sharing two floral cards that I made with several of this month’s beautiful add-on products. Both of these cards feature the gorgeous, new Color Layering Bold Flowers stencil set. This stencil set includes four stencils that can be layered with overlapping colors to create stunning, colorful flower backgrounds or lovely, floral focal points.

For my first card, I stenciled each of the flower and leaf stencils onto a trimmed panel of Peony cardstock with Taffy , Fruit Punch , Green Apple and Pine inks. To simplify the correct placement of each color layer, all of the stencils have alignment markers at the corners. After cleaning the stencils, I secured the floral panel to a Peony card base with foam tape.

For the card’s sentiment, I embossed a fun message from the Plant Metaphors set onto a piece of Meadow cardstock with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink and White Embossing Powder . Before securing it to the card, I used a Square Infinity Die to cut around the sentiment. I also added a larger square of Classic Vellum paper behind the panel. For a simple embellishment, I stenciled a single flower, fussy-cut around it with scissors, and then glued it to the edge of the message with Precision Glue . For some shine, I added three Pink Enamel Dots to the finished card.

For my second card, using only two of the Color Layering Bold Flowers stencils, I selectively stenciled a few flowers across a panel of Dove White cardstock with Taffy and Fruit Punch inks. Before applying the inks across the positioned stencils, I simply covered the areas of the stencil where I did not want flowers. After securing the stenciled panel to an Ultra Pink card base, I added lots of vibrant flower, leaf and circle shaped Floral Enamel Stickers to the card, scattering them on and between the flowers.

Next, I stamped a pretty script message from the Wisteria HeroScape set with Intens-ified Black ink onto the card. For one final detail, I added a small message from the Everyday Sentiment Strips set that I embossed onto Pitch Black cardstock and then cut with the Sentiment Strips Fancy Die .

For a full walkthrough of this month's add-ons, check out the video below. It's also available to view   on YouTube .

A reminder for all My Monthly Hero   subscribers : You have the opportunity to add extra items, including but not limited to   add-ons, to your kit shipments with   no additional shipping charges .   Simply log in to your   Hero Arts store   account and place your order by 11:59am PT on Thursday, April 6 to take advantage of this offer.

We appreciate you stopping by today. Happy stamping!

Click on products to shop:

SA232 Color Layering Bold Flowers...
CM676 Plant Metaphors | Hero Arts
CM678 Wisteria HeroScape | Hero Arts
CM673 Everyday Sentiment Strips |...
DF087 Sentiment Strips Fancy Die (F)...
DI713 Square Infinity Dies (H) | Hero...
AF420 Taffy Reactive Ink | Hero Arts
AF421 Fruit Punch Reactive Ink | Hero...
AF425 Green Apple Reactive Ink | Hero...
AF668 Pine Core Ink | Hero Arts
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad |...
AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink...
PS772 Classic Vellum Layering Paper...
PS300 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
PS336 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
PS325 Hero Hues Dove white | Hero Arts
PS328 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
CH333 Floral Enamel Stickers | Hero Arts
PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder |...
CH324 Pinks Hero Hues Enamel Dots |...
GW102 Precision Glue XL | Hero Arts

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