March 2018 My Monthly Hero is Here! + Giveaway!
Release day is here! We are so excited to bring you the essentials with our March release. Beautiful Basics is the name of the game this month, with a kit full of products to make your cards get their message across loud and clear. At the end of this post you will find this month's blog hop, full of inspiration using this month's kit and add-ons.
Our Beautiful Basics March 2018 My Monthly Hero is a collection of all-purpose messages and icons in a modern style, with lovely script message dies for them to coordinate with or use alone. Additional dies included will frame your designs in shapes of banners, tags and bubbles. We've added neutral iridescent and metallic sequins, high-quality basic cardstock in black, kraft and white, Unicorn pigment ink and a silver sparkle embossing powder, all to help take your greetings to the highest level.
This month's kit includes:
6" x 8" Clear Stamp Set
4 Fancy Word Dies
7 Fancy Shape Dies
4 8.5" x 5.5" Sheets Basic Kraft Cardstock (80 lb cover)
4 8.5" x 5.5" Sheets Basic White Cardstock (80 lb cover)
4 8.5" x 5.5" Sheets Basic Black Cardstock (80 lb cover)
Sparkly Sequins 1.5 oz
Silver Sparkle Embossing Powder .5 oz
Unicorn White Ink Cube
This kit is valued at $70, but is an incredible deal at $34.99.
We also have some terrific, optional add-on products this month - a Stamp & Cut, Fancy Die, Confetti Die, five stamp sets, a stencil and three great new accessories!
First up, a set keeping with the overall theme of the kit, our new Smile Stamp & Cut set! Our word Stamp & Cuts have been extremely popular, and this is a great addition to our collection.
This gorgeous Bold Graphic Confetti Die will bring elegance to your cards. The die measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and covers an entire A2 card.
Our next die, Alphabet Window Fancy Die, also measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and can be used for a variety of different card themes - baby, teacher, birthday - the list goes on!
We are all about the sentiments this month, and the next couple add-ons are sure to complement your message collection nicely! First is Hand Drawn Everyday Messages.
And for those birthday celebrations - Birthday Hugs and Kisses.
Our next stamp set, Everyday Icons, is just that - a set of iconic images you will use again and again!
We're giving you all sorts of ways to express those messages to friends and family this month, including text message style! How fun is this Text Me set?
And our final stamp set this month, with messages in one of our most favorite formats - puns! And the images in this Food Puns set are downright adorable, too.
Our Every Which Way 6x6" Stencil is another beautiful basic, which will take your cards to another level.
And closing out this release, three new not-so-basic-because-they-are-fabulous accessories! We're adding a must-have color to our line of Liquid Watercolors - Black!
And who doesn't love a little shimmer on their cards? This gorgeous White Iridescent Shimmer Spray will add a beautiful shimmer to your cards and projects.
And finally - you've asked and we've listened - we have a new White Detail Embossing Powder! We love our existing white embossing powder, but this new addition will be perfect for your embossed smaller messages and fine details.
Love all of these fabulous new add-ons? You can Get Them All in a bundle for a 10% savings!
Today we have Libby joining us with a project using this month's kit.
I am so in love with the beautiful word dies in this month's kit! They are thin and delicate, but they cut like butter and come out perfectly every time. It's so much fun to combine them with the other messages in the clear set to build phrases!
For my card today, I began by doing a quick wash of watercolor on a piece of watercolor paper - I used the gorgeous new liquid watercolors in Moss and Deep Ocean, using lots of water to mute the bold colors a bit. Once dry, I die cut with the "hello" die, once from my watercolored strip, and two more times with plain cardstock, layering the cuts together with liquid glue.
To finish the card, I built my message using Intense Black, Green Hills and Tide Pool inks. A strip of scrap glitter paper along the edge added a little bling.
Thank you Libby!
A note for our kit subscribers: You have the opportunity to shop and add items this month without any additional shipping charges. Simply log in to your account and place your order by Thursday, March 8th at 11:59am Pacific in order to take advantage of this offer. Your kit may ship in a separate box than any extras and add-ons, but no additional shipping costs will apply. Kit shipping begins Friday, March 9th and continues throughout the following week.
Also, we are offering a reduced shipping rate of $9.99 for our kit subscribers when shipping to international destinations. You asked for it and we are thrilled to offer it!
We asked our talented Creative Team as well as some crafty friends to help us introduce this kit. Please be sure to visit all of their blogs – and leave a comment at every stop along the way. One reader will be randomly selected to receive a free February kit (or reimbursement if you have already purchased your kit!) Leave your comments on all of these blogs by Sunday, March 11th at 11:59pm Pacific, then look for the winner announcement here on the blog the following week.
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Jennifer McGuire
Yana Smakula
Emily Midgett
Wanda Guess
Janette Kausen
Ilina Crouse
Lydia Fiedler
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Michelle Short
Laurie Willison
Jana Millen
Clare Prezzia
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Libby Hickson
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100 Responses
Sharon Bardsley
Love this kit!! Especially how the liquid watercolors makes the card pop!
Suz Gray
Great kit. So many staples that will be used again and again
Dolly Spiller
Spectacular kit!
Jana Yeager
Wish I could get them all…but I am on a budget!
Peggy Shao
I love this kit❤️❤️!
Sunitha Fernandez-Dhanraj
Awesome products in this kit! Love the sentiments and word dies!
Jackie
Love love love this kit
KAREN PA
WOW! AWESOME RELEASE, ESPECIALLY THE SENTIMENTS. SO MANY WAYS TO USE THEM ALL.
F. Andre
Wonderful kit, especially for a beginner. So many great add-ons have been released this month. Off to hop.
Debbi S
I love this Kit!!
DUMONTIER Marjorie
This is such a fantastic kit !!
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GabriellaB
I love that food set, yummy
Karen Page
Love the new card front dies and stencil!!! And who can’t use more sentiments?!?
Tanja S.
Great new kit and add ons. I really like the word dies and the confetti die.
Angela Edwards
Can’t wait to get my new kit! Its just what everyone needs, Beautiful Basics.
Caroline
Thanks for all these great products and ideas…
Denise Kasbohm
What beautiful script dies and the add ons are soo cute!!
Katie
What a fantastic kit!! So great!
Bonnie Gunn
What an amazing kit! This is my third one but might be the first I use ?. I love the word dies.
Cori
Love the card ideas
Judie Attard
Super amazing release and so much inspiration!! Thank you!
Becky Moore
Thank you, everyone! This release and all the projects you’ve showed us are wonderful!
Jolene Fails
I did half of the loop on my iPad and it used my hotmail account. My laptop uses gmail. I will go finish the loop with my gmail. ;) I have gotten SO many great ideas and need to get into my craft room NOW!!
Jolene
I love this! You are so inspiring! Thank you for all you do!
Karen Lingel
What a lot of hug messages! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
April Rogers
Just finished the blog hop… My but you have a nice talented design team. Not to mention the quality of the kits they get to use. ;-) On this kit though it is quality with quantity…
Thanks for sharing the hop learned some new things and that is always a plus.
XO April
Cristina Wu
Hello, Hugs and Thank You to all the designers in the blog hop for so many inspiring ideas. I wish I could die cut the main sentiments from the kit and post them here to show my deepest appreciation for all the work you do in making card making such a fun and joyful hobby.
lee
I am loving this kit!
karenajo
Fantastic kit ! So many great and useful sentiments and stamps and watercolor and shimmer spray – Oh MY! Thanks for a chance to win this great prize !
Bobbi's Treasure
Love the versatility of this kit – would love to win it!
Miriam Prantner
This is such a great kit! I love the sentiment dies and there are so many great things in those add ons!
Jackie Price
Beautiful card Libby!! And one awesome kit!! I love all the kits but this one is simply fàbulous. And the add ons are just as amazing.
Annette Reed
Love the card-especially the colored sentiment and glitter strip. This is a great kit! Hope there’s one left.
MelissaF
Beautiful CAS card, love this kit with buildable sentiments!
Sheri Kempke
Very fun kit—love all the sentiments and word dies.
Julia D.
What beautiful inspiration projects from the designers! I can’t wait to get my kit and have a good play with it. Thank you for the chance to win!!
Stephanie Z
A really nice kit this month – love the die cut lettering :)
ASHLEY HUFF
This is my first hero Arts kit and I am super excited to get it!
Henriëtte
Great Kit, love the add on products. Gorgeours cards by the great designers, thank you all!
Linda Kepler
Amazing!
Jeanne Beam
Great release. Love the add on products. Thanks for sharing…
Kendra
This kit looks so usable. I’d love to have it.
Jeanne Beam
Watched your video yesterday, amazing how you use the embossing powders and inks. Definitely want to try it. Your cards are absolutely beautiful.. TFS…
Jeanne Beam
Great release. Love the add on products. Beautiful cards by the designers. Thanks for sharing…
Terrie D.
What a great card! This looks like a fabulous kit, and I love the Bold Graphic Confetti Die :)
Charlotte E (Lad
Such a fantastic kit! The inspiration for it has been fabulous.
Lisa
love those blogs hops ! they’re so inspiring !
Peggy mccullar
This is definitely an essential for any cardmakers stash! A must have
Beth Holt
Great card kit! Would love to win this for my very own!
Annette Gordon
Almost all my stamp sets and dies are sentiments so I am in love with this kit this month. It contains everything I love!
Kim
I really like this kit and all of the unique designs.
Cynthia Cole
This is another wonderful new kit!
Heather DePasquale
Love this new kit! Can’t wait to get started on some great projects. Thanks Hero Arts!
Evelyn Larson
Hero arts never disappoint love their stuff.
Sarah M
Just ordered this fun kit! Love the dies and sentiments!
pAI
WOW! LOVE THE ADD ONS TOO!
Christina Dauven
I love the color transition on this card.
jean marmo
Such an amazing kit and inspiration! Thank you!
Lisa A creations
Wow! I’m loving this new kit, but the add-ons are even more spectacular. Great job!
Cindy C.
Everything looks wonderful!!
Teri S.
This is a fabulous kit & each participant has showcased it in unique & beautiful ways. The background die add ons are just, wow!
Debbie Rumpza
Lovely versatile kit!
Lynda
Lots of great things can be made with this kit-can’t wait to get started.
Bryana Ortiz
My mom and I adore Hero Arts!
I love the background stamps in
this kit! Thx guys!!
Becca Yahrling
Awesome kit and all of the add-ons are
fabulous. I want it all, of course.
Dana Bennett
Could I ever use everything I just saw.
My first purchases years ago were Hero
Arts! I love them but where I live now
there’s no craft store that sells
Hero Arts! ?. Micheal’s has a couple of
woodblocks and a stamp or 2 but that’s
nothing compared to the woodblocks
I’ve purchased in the past. I’ve been
doing this since about 2001 and have
accumulated dozens of your fantastic
stamps alone. Not to mention other
products! Thx to you all! Keep up the
great work!!
Sally Ann
Sweet kit!! Really need some fresh creativity for sentiments!
Christina
Love this card! The colours are so fresh.
Janet
Great kit, I especially love the die cut sentiments, can never have enough!
Arianna Barbara
Wow! I love so much this kit! It’s so versatile!!!
Cyndi A
What a wonderful kit! Lots of possibilities..
Mateja P
Love the dies and stencil :) Another amazing kit :)
Tina
One of the best kits I have seen, absolutely wonderful!t
Rita Danko
My first time purchasing a monthly kit, I just had to have it! Great large sentiment dies and all the rest has me very excited to receive my purchase.
Sue Manning
I already have use for so much of this kit!
Awesome collection of supplies. Thank you.
Teresa
Beautiful set. Thank you for creating this!
Angel Arce
Loooove the Fancy Word Dies. Love kits like this that’s versatile and can be used the whole year round. The Every Which Way stencil and Bold Graphic Confetti die are my favorite add-ons.
Sandhya
Oooh am drooling over these goodies! I hope I win some …
Denise Bryant
Fabulous kit and great add-ons! I love all the word dies and the awesome background dies!
Gab
Really great kit!
SuzanD
My wish list is growing.
Memoriesbymanda
Another great kit. I want all the add-ons as well.
Pat from sd
I love all the dies and the additional add on’s as well. Thanks for a chance to win such a fabulous prize.
Amelia
LOVE this kit and the add-on dies!!
Ann
Wow, this is such a beautiful kit and offer so many possibilities.
Krissie
Love all the very lovely fonts; font stamps are some of my favorite types of stamps.
Patty
This is such a gorgeous kit.
Starr Patrick
what an awesome collection, and the cards are just so beautiful
Karthikha Uday
Thank you for this amazing blog hop! Gorgeous inspirations from everyone! It was great hopping along and I’ve left some love on all the participating blogs! :)
Phi
Awesome kit! Can never get enough sentiment stamps.
Kim Klinkovsky
A Great new release, love all the new stamps, dies, and can’t wait to try the new white detailed embossing powder. Great new inspiration and ideas. Just love it!
Ishani
Such a versatile collection.. would love to hop on to see the Inspiration from the creative team. Birthday hugs and kisses is just awesome.
pat mccleary
Awesome kit! I really like this one.
Jessica Stull
This kit looks great! Love the word dies!
Brenda Lubrant
I love the everyday iconics stamp set. I would use this stamp set with a lot of projects.
Carla Hundley
Fabulous cards and
love the dies and stencil.
Carla from Utah
Billie A
What a wonderful blog hop. so many fun creative inspirational cards. It sure helps when you have a wonderful stamps and dies. Looks like a great release and so many fun add ons.
Sue McRae
Love the scripty word dies and all the fabulous add-ons! Can’t wait to see all the projects!
Robin L
The goodies in this kit are fantastic.
Amy King
Love love love this kit. So glad I’m a subscriber. I’m sure it will sell out.
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