March 2019 My Monthly Hero is Here + GIVEAWAY!
There's something fishy going on at Hero Arts this month - and we mean that in the best possible way!
Our March release is packed with our favorites from the aquarium. From fishbowls, to betta fish, to turtles, we've got you covered! We even have curious cats who cannot resist saying hello to their fishy friends. And be sure to take a closer look at the incredibly gorgeous Jellyfish Party Bold Prints stamp and Paper Layering Seahorses dies - both are sure to be best sellers!
Our kit this month includes everything you need to create a beautiful aquarium scene. The showstopper is the Aquarium Fancy Die! Put this die cut piece in front of all the aquarium wonders from the 6 x 8 clear set. And have fun playing with the new Reactive Ink Cubes this month in Sea Glass, Blue Water and Sea Salt colors. They blend like a dream, and yield fun results when sprayed with water! Rounding out the kit is a package of blue and green droplets, perfect as bubbles, or to mimic the stones at the bottom of your papercrafted aquarium!
This month's kit includes:
- 6" x 8" Clear Stamp Set
- 27 Coordinating Frame Cuts
- 5.5" x 4.25" Aquarium Fancy Die
- 3 Water Reactive Ink Cubes (Sea Salt, Sea Glass, Blue Water)
- Blue and Green Droplets
This kit is valued at $76, but is an incredible deal at $34.99. It is available in limited quantities - grab yours before they are gone!
We also have several optional add-on products this month - let's take a look at them...
Color Layering Betta Fish and Color Layering Betta Frame Cuts
Pet Goldfish and Pet Goldfish Frame Cuts
Pet Turtle and Pet Turtle Frame Cuts
Under The Sea and Under the Sea Frame Cuts
Curious Cat and Curious Cat Frame Cuts
Paper Layering Goldfish in Bowl
Sparkling Sea Embossing Powder
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 7th at 11:59am PT 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 8th and continues throughout the following week. There is a reduced shipping rate of $9.99 for our kit subscribers when shipping to international destinations.
Now let's take a look at some projects Janette created with this month's kit!
After the cold and wet winter many of us have been experiencing, I am sure this month's kit has more than just myself dreaming of the tropics and the deep blue sea!
Create this project by ink blending a scant 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Dove White cardstock panel with the kit included Water Reactive Inks in Blue Water for the top half and Sea Glass at the bottom.
Mask sun rays and ink blend with kit included Water Reactive Sea Salt to brighten area. I masked one ray at a time with Avery Removable Labels, peeked to check lightness and then moved to the next. Once all rays were complete, I sprinkled panel with water and allowed it to dry as I moved to the next step.
I stamped several of the silhouette style sea images in various Ombre Inks to liven them up. (No line stamping would be a fun technique with silhouette images too! Just stamp in a very light ink color and use the border as a guideline to fill in the image.) Stamp urchin and sentiment in Black Dye Ink and die cut all images. Circle sentiment with Nesting Circle Infinity Dies. Stamp diver directly onto panel in Soft Granite.
Precision Glue images and sentiment to panel, and panel to card base with dimensional adhesive. Apply a few kit included droplets below jellyfish to imply movement.
Just keep swimming, my friends!
Thanks, Janette! For more ideas, we've 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 March kit (or reimbursement if you have already purchased your kit!) Leave your comments on all of these blogs by Sunday, March 10th at 11:59pm PT, then look for the winner announcement here on the blog the following week.
The Hero Arts Blog (you are here!)
Nichol Spohr
Michelle Short
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Janette Kausen
Ilina Crouse
Emily Midgett
Caly Person
Lydia Fiedler
Laurie Willison
Julee Tilman
Jennifer McGuire
Debi Adams
Amy Kolling
Libby Hickson
Mariana Grigsby
One last thing before we go! We invite you to join us LIVE on Facebook this evening for our My Monthly Hero Release Spotlight! Libby will be walking through the new release and sharing samples, a giveaway, and more. We're so excited for this event and hope to see you there at 9:00 pm Eastern!
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100 Responses
Marisela Delgado
Great kit
Kris Reeves
It doesn’t get any better than fish!
Bonnie Eng
Fabulous release – I love that graceful layered goldfish, and love the bubbly background stamp. The kitty is adorable too – but I am suspecting that kitty may not quite be so innocuous in his greeting of the fishy!
Patty Eifert
Looks like another fintastic release!!
MandaLJ
I love the sea theme of this kit!
Lagene
Wonderful creation! I especially love your light rays filtering into the deep.
FeM
Awesome release. And so much inspiration on this hop.
Jeanette Nagel
Beautiful!! This kit so reminds me of the Great Barrier Reef which I saw when visiting my son in Australia! He will be surprised to see how I am able to to remind him of the beauty! Thanks so much for giving me ideas! ;)
Heather Mills
Wow!!! What a fabulous kit! And your designers did an AMAZING job showing it off!!
karen
I love the jelly fish, so fun..
Maria Giselle B.
Congratulations on your new MMH Kits. Very intrigued with the embossing powder.
Hilde Larsen aka Tindaloo
WOW! This is an amazing kit! SO gorgeous, and such a great value ~ LOVE the aquatic theme and I see myself using this often, and perhaps together with the mermaid kit from 2017 ♥ Thanks for the awesome bloghop!
lee
What a fabulous set!!
Debra Kirkpatrick
So excited for this kit and can’t wait to start having card making fun!
Cindi F
I love this kit!
Stacey Kowbel
Such a great kit! The card is fabulous – love the diver’s silhouette at the top!
Lori
LOVE this kit, so many possibilities of beautiful cards to create!
Thanks for the inspiration!
CONNIE
What a fun kit! Thanks for all the inspiration.
Cindy C.
A super fun kit! Very nice change from the floral scene!!
Karthikha Uday
Wow! I’m so in love with this kit!! Fabulous set of creations at every stop!! Loved hopping along, thank you team for all the amazing super cool inspirations! :)
Arianna Barbara
This kit and all the new products are simply amazing!!! Love the inspiration for making awesome cards!!! Fingers crossed!!!
Surekha Galagoda
Dear Team
wow what a beautiful kit. dream of owning one some day.
Once I made a birthday card for my grand daughter on the sea theme using stikers. I can do wonders with a set like this. I am praying that i am selected as the winner. Tc stay blessed always
Yolanda F.
These are beautiful and so much fun.
Jo Ann F.
I love the deep blue sea of these cards and all the amazing sea life featured in the release.
Kandice J
What a fun kit! We can all take a trip under the sea! And I can’t wait to go! Thanks for sharing!
Dawn Jones
I love the first Monday of a new month because it is Hero Arts release day! A new kit and new inspirations. Can’t wait to see what the designers show us!
Victoria Banaszak
What a great set! I love the aquarium die! I think I have to get this set.
Linda
Love this kit! I appreciate the price points of your kits. Looking forward to creating some aquariums
Constance Gooding
By the sea, by the beautiful sea! Or under it. I love this set and envision many cards and scrapbook pages using it. The colors are perfect and I can hardly wait to try the reactive inks. What fun!
Mary Holshouser
Now I can have my aquarium without all the extra work.
This is an amazing release. Thanks to everyone
who provided inspiration. It was fabulous.
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DONNA BAKER
Just love the Hero Arts Kit for March 2019. Will enjoy creating beautiful aquarium scenes with the items in the kit .
Golda
Love this release! The aquarium die is amazing.
Rachel Nowell
So cute! Love love lkove!
Kendra
I love the betta fish and the reactive inks. Such a fun release!
Aisha Roberts
I love this entire release!
Linda Kepler
Stunning and beautiful . . .
Sharon Dolan
I absolutely love love love this kit!
Janet Trapp
Super fun kit! Love the reactive inks colors and uses! Such great inspiration❣️💞
Shanna
I love the kit! Great pick!
Kaye Thrasher
Love the kit and all the wonderful card ideas. Thanks for sharing your art.🐧
Leanne S
A great hop with the best kit ever.
Leanne S
The best kit ever. My daughter loves sea life & will be thrilled to receive cards made with this beautiful kit.
Bonnie Eng
Wonderful – another gorgeous kit! I love the colours of those sequins, the fish are gorgeous, love that seaweed background die, and the bubble background stamp is adorable!
Rose Mary Smalley
Such a beautiful kit….great cards Janette…..thank you so much….I cannot wait to receive this kit and starting creating pretty cards and such….
LC Lamothe
This kit is outstanding! I’ve loved seeing the sneak peeks and look forward to all the amazing inspiration along the hop.
Judy
I love all the sea themed projects and products in this month’s kit and add-ons!
Machell
This is such a fun kit! I’m so excited to get it!
evelyn
wow what a beautiful card.
Lori
So many great colors and ideas. Love water inspired cards.
Rema Deleeuw
Love this kit!
Laura
Great kit!!
Shannon Howell
Another super kit, Hero Arts! I love all things aquatic. Thanks for such awesome inspiration every month!!
🐟🦈🐢
Stefanie White
I really love this kit, what a great idea to have an aquarium die! And great card, love the rays of light.
Jana Yeager
Great giveaway and great stamps!
Pennie
I love this release! So cute, all those fish!
barbara lassiter
What a great kit with wonderful add-ons. I love anything related to the sea!
Natalie Winterstein
Fabulous hop and gorgeous kit! Thanks for the chance to win!
Barbara Herrin
Love the aquarium fancy die—it offers so many possibilities. The pet goldfish are fun and the curious kitties are just like “my girls.” Thank you for such a wonderful set.
April Paugh
This stamp set will work so well with the beach stamp set. Cant wait to get it.
Anne Lyons
Such creative and fun cards. Water, fish and fun. Thanks for sharing your talent.
Bev Williams
So cute, colorful and versatile! Hero Arts is always THE BEST!
Patricia L Smith
I can’t wait to get this set! All the cards on the blog have given me some great ideas…….probably won’t sleep tonight!
Pattie
Hi…I wish we could get your kits here in Oz at a more reasonable cost…$ exchange & shipping is our downfall…love your stuff …🐨🐨🐨🐨
Anne Bennett
So excited to get this kit!
Sharron Gregory
Fabulous month—love the wonderful kit and amazing add-ons! Janelle’s card with the rays and amazing coloring is gorgeous!
Lyn Amenitsch
Wonderful ocean theme! Lovin’ everything I see!
Hanh
Awesome release! In love with all of the products already!
Ellie S.
What a beautiful and fun card with the wonderful vibrant colors! The background looks amazing!
Carrie Penner
Great kit! It’s only my second one and I am excited to start using it!
Kathy J in Ellicott City
Great kit! Wonderful projects!
Andre M.
The palettes used on these lovely samples are so reminiscent of coral reefs and highlight the beauty of this new kit.
Jeanne Beam
Such a wonderful release! So many great products in the kit.
Thanks for sharing…
Audrey Hinkle
Wow! I just love all things ocean related, especially this one!
Rebecca
My niece is considering a career in marine biology. She would love this kit!!!
Krystal Overby
I really love this release kit, as usual hero arts knocked it out of the park! I would love to win this awesome kit! Thanks hero arts for bringing new and exciting items our way every single month!
Christine meyer
These are all super cute! I may need this kit.
Patricia L Smith
These are awesome!!! Can’t wait to make cards with them ;)
Marisela Delgado
Great giveaway and cute stamps.
Brian Poteraj
What a great kit. Looking forward to seeing it in action
Sharon Gullikson
I might just have to buy this. It is PERFECT for me!
Liz O
I love this ocean themed kit, the Tank die is fabulous and what to say about all the add-ons! Thanks for the inspiration, this card’s background is fantastic as well as the gorgeous elements and sentiment!
Betty Dean
Love the images in the kit and add ons. Great aquarium kit!
Rosemary D
this kit is the perfect compliment to the other sea themed my monthly hero kit previously released! I may have to take the plunge (ha ha!) and get this kit.
Pamella Albright
The rays are a nice touch!
Linda Dawn
Thought I had the sea/water theme covered with the Octopus and Turtle set but you have me tempted yet again!
Lauryne Cunningham
What an awesome kit and add-ons! I love everything about them! All of the stamp images and the background dies and stamps are things that I would love to have in my stash! I’m starting the blog hop right now- looking forward to the designers’ ideas!
Sue D
Love the aquarium/sea theme.
Debbie Rumpza
OMG. I love this kit and the add ons!!
karenajo
SO MANY things to love about this kit ! The sneak peek creations were awesome and love all the add ons!
Dee Earnshaw
love this new kit – Thanks for the chance of winning this!!!
Jo Anne Malicoat
I love this release, because it is so different from anything I already have – I never knew fish could be so fun!
Connie
These are some of the most amazing products I’ve ever seen in a release.
Yoo-Rah
I am just so loving this release!
Kimberly T.
LOVE THIS KIT!!!! So cute! And the add-ons! Janette did an amazing job on the card. So pretty!
melanie tirey
lovely set…love the ocean cards that can be made from this set…best one yet
Elaine D
Love the colors in this kit, and the sea critters are really awesome. What a great way to kick off the end of winter!
Kirsty Vittetoe
LOVELY!! Thanks for sharing such fun kit!
BILLIE SUE WOOLLEY
This kit appeals to me so much. I am all about ocean, beach, aquariums and fish. Can’t wait to try the water reactive cubes. I also am anxious to try the new Hues cardstock. I just ordered 3 colors, but would love to have the sampler pack!
Dee Ann Matthews
Wow – Terrific ocean animals that even have an aquarium!
Mindy Drummond
Awesome kit just in time for Spring and Summer decorating and crafting, I love it!! (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
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