Awesome Add-ons: June 2023 Ideas + Video
Posted by Hero Arts on June 07, 2023

Awesome Add-ons: June 2023 Ideas + Video

Hello and welcome to the June Awesome Add-ons feature! Have you seen our   new June release products ? You might say they are  making waves ! Filled with stamps, dies and stencils, the collection will add a splash of fun to your creative projects. If you haven't had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with the June My Monthly Hero Kits, we've got you covered today. Soak it all in...

Shop for the June 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 excited to be sharing two encouragement cards, full of summer vibes, that I created with a few of this month’s beachy add-on products . I’ll "dive right in" with the details.

For my first card, I started by creating a watercolor background on a panel of Luxe White Watercolor Paper with Blue Raspberry , Splash , and Blue Hawaii inks. Starting at the top, I simply smooshed the watercolor paper into wet ink on a craft mat. I repeated this several times to get the desired effect, drying my paper with a heat gun between applications. Once the completed panel was dry, I secured it to a panel of Adriatic cardstock with foam tape.

To create the messages, I applied the same inks onto three pieces of Dove White cardstock with a blending brush . After the ink dried, I stamped messages from the new Sea Quotes Bundle with Clear Embossing Ink and then embossed each message with White Embossing Powder . I cut each sentiment with its coordinating die and then secured them to the card with foam tape. To enhance the underwater theme, I embossed and die cut a cute pair of fish from the Hello Fishes Bundle onto Peacock cardstock, trimmed the tails, and then glued the fish to the panel with Precision Glue . I also scattered a few Aqua Enamel Dots across the card.

For my second card, I positioned the Listen to the Sea Stencil over a panel of Mist cardstock and then inked over it with Splash, Blue Hawaii, and Nautical inks. Using a Nesting Rectangle Infinity Die to cut a small rectangle from the lower right side of the card, I created a recessed window by securing the original stenciled panel to a card with foam tape, and then gluing the small, die-cut rectangle directly to the card.

To embellish the card, I stamped one fish and some small bubbles from the Hello Fishes Bundle with Intens-ified Black ink onto white cardstock. Then, I colored and die cut each image. I also embossed a sentiment from the Everyday Sentiment Strips set onto Pitch Black cardstock and trimmed it easily with the Sentiment Strips Fancy Die . I glued both the fish and the sentiment over the recessed panel. For a final detail, I added three Sunset Enamel Dots to the finished card.

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, June 8 to take advantage of this offer.

We appreciate you stopping by today. Happy stamping!

Click on products to shop:
SA248 Listen to the Sea Stencil |...
SB367 Sea Quotes Bundle (E) | Hero Arts
SB368 Hello Fishes Bundle (E) | Hero...
CM673 Everyday Sentiment Strips |...
DF087 Sentiment Strips Fancy Die (F)...
DI198 Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies...
AF427 Blue Raspberry Reactive Ink |...
SB428 Splash Reactive Ink Pad + Inker...
AF429 Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink | Hero...
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad |...
AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink...
PS781 Luxe White Watercolor Paper |...
PS325 Hero Hues Dove white | Hero Arts
PS311 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
PS313 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
MI003 Ink Blending Brushes | Hero Arts
PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder |...
CH327 Aquas Hero Hues Enamel Dots |...
CH328 Sunset Hero Hues Enamel Dots |...
GW102 Precision Glue XL | Hero Arts

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