Awesome Add-ons: May Ideas + Video - Hero Arts
Posted by Hero Arts on May 08, 2024

Awesome Add-ons: May Ideas + Video

Welcome this month's Awesome Add-ons feature – possibly the most celebratory one to date! The latest and greatest add-on products include all things fun and festive, and provide lots of options for celebratory projects and more! Take a look...

Shop for the May MMH add-ons here

Today we have Kelly Rasmussen here to share some fabulous "beyond the kit" ideas for a few of the add-ons. Take it away, Kelly...

Today I've created two cards using a multi-colored inking technique with two new Bold Prints background cling stamps.

The first card uses the fun and bold Sunburst Flowers Bold Prints cling stamp. I inked the image using Thistle and Purple Galaxy Reactive Inks and stamped the image on white cardstock. Then I used those same two colors to lightly ink blend over the top, creating a beautiful tone-on-tone gradient background.

The message was diecut using the sentiment dies in the Hooray Birthday Cover Plate . You can use the negative or positive pieces of these messages making them versatile for many styles of celebration-themed cards!

Next up, I used the Bubble Celebration Bold Prints cling stamp along with Pool Party , Splash , and Blue Hawaii Reactive Inks to create a multi-colored background. I love the delicate lines of this background stamp!

I decided to roll with the circles theme and use some of the cute little images in the Your Day Messages stamp set to create a cluster of messages and icons. I white heat embossed them on Paradise and Peacock cardstock, which are perfect match to the stamped background.

For a full walkthrough of this month's add-ons, check out the video below. It's also available to view on YouTube .


Did you know you can get the entire collection of add-ons in one bundle at a discounted price? Check it out here .

A reminder for all My Monthly Hero subscribers: You have the opportunity to add extra items, including but not limited to add-ons, to your kit shipments with no additional shipping charges. Simply log in to your Hero Arts store account and place your order by 11:59am PT on Thursday, May 9 to take advantage of this offer.

We appreciate you stopping by today. Happy stamping!

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