Awesome Add-ons: January 2023 Ideas + Video
Posted by Hero Arts on January 11, 2023

Awesome Add-ons: January 2023 Ideas + Video

It's time for our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of January! Have you had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with this month's kit ? The creative possibilities are endless with this lovely collection – stamps, dies, stencils, hot foil plates, and even rub-ons! We can't wait to see what you'll create with them!

Shop for the January 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.

My first card features the absolutely gorgeous Heart Flourish Cover Plate . After cutting a card-sized panel of Passion Flower cardstock, I used a blending brush to apply Purple Galaxy , Grape Slush , and Berry Smoothie  Reactive inks to the cardstock, blending the darkest ink along the edges and the lighter ink at the panel’s center. Then, I used the Heart Flourish Cover Plate to die-cut the intricate heart design from the inked panel. I secured the panel to a Dove White card base with Precision Glue .

Next, I added several sentiments to the card. First, I selected a Love sentiment from the Hugs and Kisses Rub-On Transfer Sheet . I simply positioned the sentiment over the heart and then rubbed over it with a craft stick to transfer it to the card. I also added a pair of sentiments from the new Loving Sentiment Strips set that I stamped with Intens-ified Black ink and die-cut with the Sentiment Strips Fancy Die . To finish the card, I added a single Purple Enamel Dot .

My second card features the beautiful Stripe Stencil . To create the inked-blended, striped background panel, I applied Blue Hawaii , Grape Slush, Berry Smoothie, and Taffy ink over the Stripe Stencil onto a piece of white cardstock and then secured the panel to a Passion Flower card with foam tape.

Next, I stamped and die-cut a sentiment from the You’re Mine Bundle with Berry Smoothie ink, secured it to a pair of white and vellum circles that I cut with the Nesting Circle Infinity Dies , and then secured the sentiment panel to the card with foam tape. I also used the Love and Floral Fancy Dies to cut a collection of small flowers that I inked with the same background ink colors, plus some Key Lime Fizz ink for the leaves. After gluing the flowers to the card around the sentiment, I added a few Purple Enamel Dots .

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, January 12 to take advantage of this offer.

We appreciate you stopping by today. Happy stamping!

Click on products to shop:

DF116 Heart Flourish Cover Plate (F)...
SB356 You're Mine Bundle (E) | Hero Arts
CM684 Loving Sentiment Strips | Hero...
DF114 Love and Florals Fancy Dies (D)...
DI199 Nesting Circle Infinity Dies...
DF087 Sentiment Strips Fancy Die (F)...
SA229 Stripe Stencil | Hero Arts
RT103 Hugs and Kisses Hero Transfers...
AF420 Taffy Reactive Ink | Hero Arts
AF430 Berry Smoothie Reactive Ink |...
AF424 Key Lime Fizz Reactive Ink |...
AF429 Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink | Hero...
AF464 Purple Galaxy Reactive Ink |...
AF432 Grape Slush Reactive Ink | Hero...
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad |...
PS337 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
PS406 Hero Hues Dove White Side...
PS772 Classic Vellum Layering Paper...
MI003 Ink Blending Brushes | Hero Arts
CH325 Purples Hero Hues Enamel Dots |...
GW102 Precision Glue XL | Hero Arts