Awesome Add-ons: October 2020 Edition - Hero Arts
on October 07, 2020

Awesome Add-ons: October 2020 Edition

Welcome to our Awesome Add-ons monthly feature! October is here and with it, a whole new assortment of wonderful add-on stamps and dies to complement the October My Monthly Hero kit. Before we dive into the project inspiration, let's take a peek at all of the add-ons released this month. Get ready for a fun holiday season of cardmaking and crafting!

Shop for the October MMH add-ons here

Today we're delighted to have Debi Adams here to share some fabulous “beyond the kit” ideas for a few of the add-ons.

Hello my friends! I'm Debi Adams and I am thrilled to be bringing you two new cards using the NEW My Monthly Hero add-ons. Oh, there are so many fantastic designs this month but I have to say, I think this swan is a favorite! I have a granddaughter and I think I am going to have to tag all her packages with this pretty little thing. I also adore these layered Christmas trees too! They appear to have a Scandinavian-feel to them which makes for EASY application. The clean lines and details make them look way more complex than they really are. Both cards have beautiful inside artistry and there’s easily more than a hundred ways to make them. Here is my take…

Look at all the features in this crowned beauty. I love her crown, her bowed head and her elegance. I cut her twice, once from Dove White cardstock and another from gold poster board. I layered them together with just a bit of the gold peeking out and adhered them to the gray card base with foam dots. Then I used the swirly inside pieces from the swan to add to the "snow" below. A stamped, gold-embossed sentiment completed the card.

And these three trees...ah, you can embellish them as little or as much as you like. I die-cut two of them directly onto a Dove White cardstock card front while the middle tree was cut out separately. The trees in the foreground were layered onto Nautical cardstock and mounted onto a side-folded, Dove White card base. The main tree was set onto Kiwi cardstock with a few of the details cut from Mustard and Pumpkin cardstock. The sentiment was stamped and embossed and added to the card.

Supply List

Hero Arts
DI822 Crowned Swan Fancy Die
DI823 Floral Holiday Tree Fancy Die (estimated back in stock in 2 weeks)
PS325 Dove White Cardstock
PS316 Nautical Cardstock
PS308 Kiwi Cardstock
PS307 Mustard Cardstock
PS305 Pumpkin Cardstock
PS400 Hero Hues Dove White Top Folded Cards
PS406 Hero Hues Dove White Side Folded Cards
PW110 White Embossing Powder
PW100 Gold Embossing Powder
VC250 VersaMark Embossing Ink

Other: Gray cardstock, gold poster board, foam dots

There's so much holiday goodness to create with using October’s add-on collections. Hope you got a bit of inspiration here today. Thanks so much for joining me.

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, October 8 to take advantage of this offer.

Happy stamping!

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DI822 Crowned Swan Fancy Die (D) -...
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DI823 Floral Holiday Tree Fancy Die...
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CM485 Floral Nativity
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PS316 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
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PS307 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
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PS308 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
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PS305 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
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PS325 Hero Hues Dove white - Hero Arts
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PS400 Hero Hues Dove White Top Folded...
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AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink...
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PW100 Gold Embossing Powder - Hero Arts
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PW110 White Embossing Powder - Hero Arts
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6 comments

Sunshine HoneyBee,

I ordered the kit. Can I add to it after submitting order? Thinking I want some add-ons and then hope I win the prize so I can get more later?
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”


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