Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 5th at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We will be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let's join Jess who is sharing the first look at this wonderful kit.
This month the kit theme is "Basics" and this kit is going to be a must-have for your craft stash! We have some fabulous stand-alone sentiment dies in this month's kit and I'm focusing on one of them today along with a fun sentiment banner included in the kit!
I stamped the 'free hugs' sentiment onto white cardstock seven times using several inks in our Bold Ink line. I used Rose Madder, Strawberry, Tangerine, Dandelion, Green Apple, Summer Sky, and Orchid Bold Inks. Then I used the coordinating die to die-cut each banner before adhering them to a top-folding card base.
Next I die-cut the gorgeous 'hugs' sentiment three times from black cardstock and adhered them together to create a thick, chipboard-like embellishment. I adhered that to the banners, added a layer of Spectrum Noir clear sparkle, and then a layer of clear gloss using our new lacquer pen. I love the dimensional look the lacquer gives to the sentiment! Finally I stamped the first part of the sentiment onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed it down to a label and adhered it to the card with foam mounting tape.
Super quick to create and very easy to mass-produce for a stash of encouragement cards! This kit will have you cranking out a variety of cards for every occasion. All weekend long the team is sharing tons of inspiration for this amazing kit!
Win a kit before you can buy it! Just leave a comment on this (and every) Countdown to Creativity post! We'll randomly draw one lucky winner from all the comments left across all the countdown posts, and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, March 5th, before the kit launches at 1pm Eastern. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
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I’m so thankful to find you for the first time ! The March kit I saw is outstanding , I’m going to be looking you up often now ! I’m new to this and love my new hobby .
Perfect for March! I love this kit already!!
This set gives me all kinds of ideas.
This would be great for Mother’s Day!
I’m so excited that this will be my first kit—it looks like it is going to be awesome!!
So bright and colourful – love the style of the die cut word
love this bright card!
This card is fantastic! I’m all fired up about this kit
Cool card)
The color on this card is perfect. I can’t wait to try it all.
I love the lacquered sentiment. Just says it all.
love how the sentiment becomes the star!
Love the rainbow of banners! The lacquer looks great!
I love the rainbow of colors in contrast with the black hugs sentiment. That hugs die is fabulous.
This is a must have kit. Can’t wait.
This is such a cute card. That lacquer pen gives the die cut a whole new look!!!!!
Such a cute card and one of my favorite types to send!
I’m loving all the card samples and cannot wait for the full reveal??
I am so in love with the colors used! So eye catching!
That’s a cheerful card !
So colorful & I love the lacquer on the hugs sentiment!
I think I am going to love this kit!
Very cute and very colorful card!
Sentiments and word dies are ‘my thing’! So this is shaping up to be one of the most used and most versatile kits! Love the pretty colors of this card and the beautiful font of the ‘hugs’ die
This kit is going to be fabulous. Beautiful bright colors.
I love your use of colors. TFS
Cute card!
Love the use of colors on this one!
This is awesome!! I’ve been searching for a good banner die
I would love to make this for my daughter. It perfect!!
I love hugs and hugs sentiments! Looks like it will be a fun kit!
This is so bright and colorful! I love it :)
well I do not have a lot of word dies, so this looks like it can be a winner. I can’t wait to check it out.
I can’t wait to see what’s in this kit! :D
I like all the colors used on the card. I can’t wait to see the entire kit.
Cute use of the banner. I will have to remember this.
Very colorful!
I love that this kit is about the basics. What a fantastic hugs diecut! (I love the swirls).
Your card is beautiful! Thank you!
What a fun card!
OMG! As soon as I saw this post I knew I had to have this kit. I have several people that I want to make this type of card for. What a nice way to let someone know you care!
Love the colours
Love the banners in different colors! Fun look. Great job!
I love this clean and simple, colorful card!
I LOVE this! I just unsubscribed (husband conflict) I sure hope I can win it! Ha ha.
Somewhere over the rainbow. Beautiful!
The black shiny surface on he word Hugs is wonderful. It reminds me of patent leather! Gotta see more about this lacquer pen!
Definitely a must have kit!
Absolutely adorable. What a fun design.
Love this card and love this kit! xxx
Love the colorful banner and the dies.!
The die cut really pops with all that shine!
Such a fun card to senda little encouragement someone’s way. Can’t wait to order this kit and some of the add-ons
Jess your talent is amazing. The colors remind me of jellybeans and smiles. I am new to card making so I am excited for this release of “basics”.
From the look of the card I can ’t wait to get this months kit! Awesome card!
COLORFUL hugs!!!! FREE…?❤️?
Super fun card! Bright and happy, great layout.
So colorfull and lovely. Can’t wait to see the full kit.
Stinking adorable! And who doesn’t need FREE HUGS?!
Makes you smile!
Fantastic card! Love the hugs die.
I like the bright colors on this card! I can’t wait to see the whole kit!
So bright and pretty
Love word dies. I don’t have hugs.
Cheerful card, love the bright colors and Hugs die.
I love the hugs die and putting the banners under the Hugs message. Makes a good looking card.
Beautiful card. Love all of the colors in it set against the black and white text. Makes it really stand out. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, this is so FUN…love all the pretty and cheerful colors after such a long winter and that die is fabulous!!
Love this bright and beautiful card. Excited about the new kit.
As always, Jessica makes amazing cards. So excited about this new release!!
You can never have enough hugs! So wonderful and colourful!
A rainbow of happiness!
I love this bright and simple card, it has such a happy feel to it. And using the lacquer pen on the hugs die made it stand out beautifully! Thanks for the great ideas!
Can’t wait to see the rest of this kit! Loving that sentiment die and the rainbow sentiment background!
Love that you’re doing basics. Every crafter needs them!
Great use of your new kit – super card!
This idea just makes me excited for Monday. I think I might have to blow a budget.
What a wonderful & fun way to send some cheer.
What fun bright card! Love the lacquered look of the “hugs”.
Sooo cute!! I love simple and clean cards. Don’t get me wrong, I love mixed media too, but sometimes simple is the way to go!!!
That’s a whole lot of color going on there!
Love the colors and the script die.
The Rainbow Card ist beautiful
Can’t wait for this kit!
Yessssss! Free hugs! Love this!
This die is an amazing font!!
Love the rainbow hugs!! Lol The die cut is lovely, love the font used.
Such beautiful colors you chose for this card. I can’t wait to see the kit!
This card is so versitile. Everyone needs a hug.
What a cute card, very colorful.
This is beautiful rainbow card. Love it!
Love the use of colour – so bright and cheerful!
I absolutely adore the free hugs sentiment and I love this card!
Oh how awesome. I love the script. ❤️
Nothing can beat the white embossed sentiments on those gorgeous ink rainbow of colors!
Looking awesome! I can’t wait!!
Love the bright and happy card! Can’t wait to see the kit!
OMG❣️So cute and simple- LOVE IT ❣️ Can’t wait for the kit!!!
Love how glossy the hugs came out!
Jessica Frost-Ballas
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