December MMH

12.4.2023

It’s here! The December 2023 My Monthly Hero kit is here!

Welcome to the Hero Arts blog hop. This is my first hop as part of the Creative Team and I am so excited show you what I created. This kit is a great stash builder because you can use it for everything. Before we get to the cards here is some information about this month’s kit.

Classic Kit: $81 Value for $36.99

• XL Alphabet Clear Stamp Set, 8″ x 10″
• Alphabet Cover Plate Die
• 10 Pack of Watercolor Pencils
• 6 Sheets of Luxe White Watercolor Paper, 8.5″ x 11″
• Water Flow Brush

Premium Kit: $112 Value for $49.99

• XL Alphabet Clear Stamp Set, 8″ x 10″
• Numbers Clear Stamp Set, 4″ x 6″
• Alphabet Cover Plate Die
• 10 Pack of Watercolor Pencils
• 6 Sheets of Luxe White Watercolor Paper, 8.5″ x 11″
• Water Flow Brush
• Fineline Applicator
• Sea Salt Reactive Ink Reinker
• Gold Glimmer Metallic Ink

I created this card with using the Premium Kit. I used the bold numbers to create a pattern in the top corner of an A2 panel and stamped with Intensified Black Ink using my stamp positioner. I turned the panel upside down and stamped the pattern again so the image was in opposite corners. I cleaned my stamps really well then reset them in a different pattern on the open side of my panel. I stamped and flipped the same as before creating a bold pattern all over my panel. Next, I trimmed the panel down half an inch on the long sides and adhered it to Pitch Black cardstock.

I used the letters from the Classic Kit to spell out SIXTY and added the sentiment ‘is just a number’ from the Premium Kit. Again, stamped in Intensified Black ink and trimmed down. Even though sixty IS just a number, it should sparkle! So, I added a two strips of black glitter cardstock from the Glitter Paper Basics. I popped all that up o foam adhesive and adhered to the card panel.

The add-on’s this month really spoke to the planner girl in me. All the months, dates and calendar frames are right up my ally.

For this New Year’s card I used the Months stamp set to create another background. I stamped Charcoal ink on Charcoal cardstock. I wanted some more depth so I lightly ink blended the edges with more of the charcoal ink and then gave a spritz of the Black Tone-on-Tone Metallic Spray. I set that aside to dry and worked on the ‘calendar.’

For the ‘calendar’ page, I cut a 3.5 in square piece of Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock. I used my score board to create a score line half an inch from one side. In that strip, I used one of the Hole Punch fancy dies to create a line of holes. I masked off the strip at the score line and stamped the Sparkling Fireworks Bold Print with Contour ink. I die cut the number 1 from the Number One fancy dies out of silver glitter cardstock. I layered the glitter die cut on two charcoal dies to give some dimension. I stamped ‘January’ from the Months stamp set in Intensified Black ink. I popped up that calendar page to the background and adhered everything down with Precision Glue.

Here is another version of this calendar card but for Christmas. I imagine you can personalize this design for birthday’s, anniversaries, and other special holidays.

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, December 10th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Rosie Lopez <—– You are here!