Hi, Friends!
Welcome to this month’s My Monthly Hero Blog Hop! Today, I’m featuring the January Word Fancy Die as well as the Aqua Glimmer Metallic Ink (included in the Main Kit). The ink/paint is thick and can be watered down to paint with, but I decided to ink-smoosh for a fun background.
I placed some ink on my glass mat, then added water to mix. Then I used my Bristol Smooth cardstock to smoosh over the ink, drying with my heat tool after each smoosh. I did this 4-5 times. The panel was a little warped after all the smooshing and heating – to fix this, I ran my panel through a laminator. Have you ever done that? I thought it was genius when I read someone else had done this – I believe it was Vicki Boutin!
I love the organic look that ink-smooshing gives – almost like alcohol ink in the ribbons it creates when drying. To give it more interest, I also splattered the panel with white paint.
While my panel dried, I die-cut the word January 4 times – 3 in white and one in white glitter cardstock. I stacked them to give to give some height to the word before adhering it to my ink-smooshed panel.
Kit Contents:
4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set
14 Coordinating Fancy Dies
8 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Cardstock (Gold Breeze, Kraft, Fireweed, Rose)
Pink Sparkle Embossing Powder 0.5 oz.
Aqua Glimmer Metallic Ink
2 Yards Pink Satin Ribbon
Kit Value: $76
Kit Cost: $34.99
GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:
Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card to one lucky commenter, picked randomly from comments left across the hop.
BLOG HOP LIST:
Hero Arts
Amy Kolling
Amy Tsuruta
Caly Person
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Laurie Willison
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Nichol Spohr
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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 HA My Monthly Hero January 2020 |
 Strathmore Bristol Smooth SSS | AMZN |
 HA Hero Hues Dove White Top Folded Cards HA | SSS | EH |
 SSS White Glitter Cardstock |
 ATG Gun SSS | EH | AMZN |
 Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue SSS | EH | HMSB |
 Absorber |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Guillotine Trimmer TS | SSS | EH | HMSB |
 TH Glass Media Mat TS | SSS | EH |
Caly Person 
Awesome background! Love the color.
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That background is beautiful. I’m so disappointed that the kit is sold out. That ink is wonderful. Your card looks great.
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What a fun and unique January word die. I love your background and how it really shows off the die too. Great work.
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Nice work with the die cut!
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This ink looks amazing. I love that hero arts includes things like this in the kit each month. It is one of the reasons I will never cancel my subscription.
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thanks for the tip on smoothing out a bowed card.
Love the smooched background. Great card.
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Just love this color, your card is really beautiful. This new kit is really amazing. Thanks for the chance to win.
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This is a really beautiful card and some really beautiful things to use in this awesome kit. Would love a chance to win.
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Soooooooooo pretty!! Love that inky background and the sparkly January with the snowflakes!!
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Beautiful background!!
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