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:
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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Great kit
It doesn’t get any better than fish!
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!
Looks like another fintastic release!!
I love the sea theme of this kit!
Wonderful creation! I especially love your light rays filtering into the deep.
Awesome release. And so much inspiration on this hop.
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! ;)
Wow!!! What a fabulous kit! And your designers did an AMAZING job showing it off!!
I love the jelly fish, so fun..
Congratulations on your new MMH Kits. Very intrigued with the embossing powder.
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!
What a fabulous set!!
So excited for this kit and can’t wait to start having card making fun!
I love this kit!
Such a great kit! The card is fabulous – love the diver’s silhouette at the top!
LOVE this kit, so many possibilities of beautiful cards to create!
Thanks for the inspiration!
What a fun kit! Thanks for all the inspiration.
A super fun kit! Very nice change from the floral scene!!
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! :)
This kit and all the new products are simply amazing!!! Love the inspiration for making awesome cards!!! Fingers crossed!!!
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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
These are beautiful and so much fun.
I love the deep blue sea of these cards and all the amazing sea life featured in the release.
What a fun kit! We can all take a trip under the sea! And I can’t wait to go! Thanks for sharing!
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!
What a great set! I love the aquarium die! I think I have to get this set.
Love this kit! I appreciate the price points of your kits. Looking forward to creating some aquariums
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!
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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Just love the Hero Arts Kit for March 2019. Will enjoy creating beautiful aquarium scenes with the items in the kit .
Love this release! The aquarium die is amazing.
So cute! Love love lkove!
I love the betta fish and the reactive inks. Such a fun release!
I love this entire release!
Stunning and beautiful . . .
I absolutely love love love this kit!
Super fun kit! Love the reactive inks colors and uses! Such great inspiration❣️💞
I love the kit! Great pick!
Love the kit and all the wonderful card ideas. Thanks for sharing your art.🐧
A great hop with the best kit ever.
The best kit ever. My daughter loves sea life & will be thrilled to receive cards made with this beautiful kit.
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!
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….
This kit is outstanding! I’ve loved seeing the sneak peeks and look forward to all the amazing inspiration along the hop.
I love all the sea themed projects and products in this month’s kit and add-ons!
This is such a fun kit! I’m so excited to get it!
wow what a beautiful card.
So many great colors and ideas. Love water inspired cards.
Love this kit!
Great kit!!
Another super kit, Hero Arts! I love all things aquatic. Thanks for such awesome inspiration every month!!
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I really love this kit, what a great idea to have an aquarium die! And great card, love the rays of light.
Great giveaway and great stamps!
I love this release! So cute, all those fish!
What a great kit with wonderful add-ons. I love anything related to the sea!
Fabulous hop and gorgeous kit! Thanks for the chance to win!
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.
This stamp set will work so well with the beach stamp set. Cant wait to get it.
Such creative and fun cards. Water, fish and fun. Thanks for sharing your talent.
So cute, colorful and versatile! Hero Arts is always THE BEST!
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!
Hi…I wish we could get your kits here in Oz at a more reasonable cost…$ exchange & shipping is our downfall…love your stuff …🐨🐨🐨🐨
So excited to get this kit!
Fabulous month—love the wonderful kit and amazing add-ons! Janelle’s card with the rays and amazing coloring is gorgeous!
Wonderful ocean theme! Lovin’ everything I see!
Awesome release! In love with all of the products already!
What a beautiful and fun card with the wonderful vibrant colors! The background looks amazing!
Great kit! It’s only my second one and I am excited to start using it!
Great kit! Wonderful projects!
The palettes used on these lovely samples are so reminiscent of coral reefs and highlight the beauty of this new kit.
Such a wonderful release! So many great products in the kit.
Thanks for sharing…
Wow! I just love all things ocean related, especially this one!
My niece is considering a career in marine biology. She would love this kit!!!
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!
These are all super cute! I may need this kit.
These are awesome!!! Can’t wait to make cards with them ;)
Great giveaway and cute stamps.
What a great kit. Looking forward to seeing it in action
I might just have to buy this. It is PERFECT for me!
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!
Love the images in the kit and add ons. Great aquarium kit!
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.
The rays are a nice touch!
Thought I had the sea/water theme covered with the Octopus and Turtle set but you have me tempted yet again!
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!
Love the aquarium/sea theme.
OMG. I love this kit and the add ons!!
SO MANY things to love about this kit ! The sneak peek creations were awesome and love all the add ons!
love this new kit – Thanks for the chance of winning this!!!
I love this release, because it is so different from anything I already have – I never knew fish could be so fun!
These are some of the most amazing products I’ve ever seen in a release.
I am just so loving this release!
LOVE THIS KIT!!!! So cute! And the add-ons! Janette did an amazing job on the card. So pretty!
lovely set…love the ocean cards that can be made from this set…best one yet
Love the colors in this kit, and the sea critters are really awesome. What a great way to kick off the end of winter!
LOVELY!! Thanks for sharing such fun kit!
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!
Wow – Terrific ocean animals that even have an aquarium!
Awesome kit just in time for Spring and Summer decorating and crafting, I love it!! (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
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