Hi friends! I'm super excited to be sharing a card with you today as part of the Hero Arts "My Monthly Hero" Card Kit release for April. This kit is SO pretty! It was a joy to make a card with these supplies. Really cool Daniel Smith watercolors – maybe you haven't tried them yet? I first saw them at CHA and was hooked right away. This new kit is a great way to try some of the Daniel Smith Watercolors. The kit has a stamp set, matching dies, gems, watercolors and pre-folded cards. Sure to inspire you right out of the box! It's very nice to be included in the hop today. I hope you have a great time looking at everyone's creations! Thank you for visiting with me here! CLICK HERE to shop the kit in the Hero Arts Store!
I was inspired right away by this beautiful big flower stamp! I stamped it and white embossed it twice onto watercolor paper. Then I used the included watercolors and painted them in gorgeous shades of purple (Quinacridone Violet and Quinacridone Fuchsia). I stamped and white embossed several of the leaves onto watercolor paper and then colored them in pretty greens (Serpentine Genuine, Phthalo Yellow Green and Cascade Green). I cannot even stress enough how pretty these colors are in person!
Here is a close up of my blooms and leaves so you can see the colors all blended together. For the flower centers I used the Yellow Deep Hue watercolor paint. I stamped the sentiment in a deep rich Archival Jet Black ink.
I mounted my flowers and leaves onto the card using foam tape for a bit of dimension. I used a piece of black and white striped paper to add a graphic element to the background.
The Hero Arts kits sell out pretty regularly, so I would hop right on it if you think you want this one (and I kinda think you do!) I'm glad you stopped in today. Have a great time hopping! See you soon!
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181 responses to “Hero Arts April Card Kit Blog Hop!”
I love your card! The black and white stripes really set off the sentiment and the flowers are gorgeous!! Thanks so much for sharing.
Wanda this is absolutely stunning! The flowers in this kit are so gorgeous!
Once again, beautiful card!
Wow, the black and white stripes really make the flowers pop in this card! Great layout!
Gorgeous card. Love the bright blooms and the beautiful layering!
Love the contrast between the soft watercolor focal and the bold graphic black and white background. Gorgeous!
SO in LOVE with your card Wanda…..!!!!
so wished I would win this set with the card..love the kit so much too….SUPER kit..so wished they would sell it here too….
LOVE how you colored the flowers..STUNNING!
MASTERPIECE!
Love the wonderful colors you used for the flowers! The great flower stamp just wants to be watercolored. So happy to try the Daniel Smith watercolors included with the kit.
your work is sooooo stunning my friend….hugs
gorgeous flowers and love the black accent
Great job on your cards! Love the pop of black!
Loving the black & white stripes to really showcase those beautiful blooms.
Beautiful! Wish I could paint like that!
This must be a reall good kit to work with. Really pretty y coloring.
The amount of SHRIEKING I do when I see your creations is really something. Love you. You are amazing
Love the cards! Amazing coloring, too. I can’t wait to give it a try and see why so many people love watercolor!
Such a stunning card, from a talented artist, and a great kit!
WOW, Wanda, ♥ IT!
Beautiful card, Wanda!
Love those pretty pink blooms!
What a beautiful card!! Your background makes those lovely flowers pop! Thanks so much!
very nice design thank you for sharing your work
Beautiful card and coloring!!!!!!!
Very pretty!! Love the striped background. TFS
Oh.my.word! Pure gorgeousness, Wanda! Wowza!
I LOVE these colors
Absolutely amazing!
Can I just say exquisite!!!!! Absolutely beautiful!
What can I say except stunning and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Splendid!!! Love how you framed the beautiful flowers!!
absolutely stunning card
This is such a pretty card, it looks like the kit has so much to offer!
This is such a fabulous set. Your card is beautiful!
W.O.W. Stunning. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Love your card!
Beautiful Card!!! This kit makes me believe that I too can watercolor!
Gorgeous card, Wanda! I love the crispness of the striped paper against the flowers. What an amazing contrast.
I think mounting the focal point piece on the black and white patterned paper is inspired. Lovely water coloring. Thanks
Beautiful card design and I love the colors you used. The stamp set in this kit is so pretty.
Gorgeous card Wanda! Loving this kit more and more as I see all the DT creations! Thanks for sharing!
Lovely card. The striped background paper really makes the card pop!
This is so pretty! The pink really pops! And I love the bold striped frame.
Your card is GORGEOUS!!! Love it and this card kit:)
I love this card! Hero arts really knocks it out of the park with their kits!
What a great card. I love the flowers in this HA kit.
I especially appreciated the colors in the leaves.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Can I come watch you watercolor? Your card is stunning!
Very bright and colorful creation here. So pretty.
Absolutely beautiful.
You are a master watercolor artist. Love the dimension on your flowers- the magenta colors makes me so happy.
So Stunning! I love how you framed your beautiful artwork with the pink layer and striped layer. Gorgeousness!
This is BREATHTAKING!!!
Beautiful card, Wanda. Love the dimension and the delicate colors of the flowers:)
Very nice card and I like how you put it all together!!
Bright and beautiful!!!
Love the black border really makes the flowers pop!
The more I go through the blog hop, the more I am loving this stamp. Your cards are pretty!
Love those beautiful colors with the added touch of black. Just stunning!
Beautiful colors!! Love the watercoloring you did!!
Beautiful coloring!
Just gorgeous!
Colors are really pretty
Such a gorgeous card!
Really pretty card! Love the black and white. Makes the images pop!
Beautiful card, Wanda! Love the colors and your design is lovely. LOVE that flower ♥
Absolutely gorgeous card. The flowers in this kit are amazing. And I love the black striped paper as your BG paper – makes the flowers pop.
Your artistry is superb!
I am in love with this gorgeous card you created, it is stunning!
BEAUTIFUL! Love the layers and the colors.
Lovely card and a great kit! 🙂
What a beautiful card!
Wow! Great colors!
Gorgeous watercoloring! I love that you added the black & white element. It really “makes” the card showcase those beautiful flowers.
Gorgeous card! I love everything about it.
Wanda, this is GORGEOUS!! Those shades of purple are perfect!
The striped background perfectly makes the sentiment pop with those beautiful flowers.
Wow love how you did the flowers.
Beautiful card! I love your coloring and the strips make the flowers pop!
So beautiful!
Beautiful pink flowers! Your card is stunning
Your card is making me want to learn how to watercolor! Love it.
Love the colors, thanks for sharing the ideas.
What a spectacular card–beautiful design and color choices.
I’ve been watercoloring for much longer than I’ve been a stamper, and though I love all the mediums we can now use, nothing replaces artist-grade tube paints. It’s hard to tell the difference on small, stamped images, but it’s noticeable on paintings.
Wow, your watercolored flowers are amazing!
Thanks for sharing your choices of colors! Your card is so well done and your endorsement of the kit reassures me that it is an excellent product and value. Excited about learning to use this new color medium.
The flowers on your card are so pretty!
Gorgeous card and beautiful watercoloring.
Love your flowers!! Gorgeous card!
A stunning card!! Your coloring is amazing & love the design.
very, very pretty.
Gorgeous card.Very zingy colouring.
Beautiful card. Love this kit.
Stunning card! The flowers turned out amazing! Gorgeous watercoloring!
Very pretty card Wanda. I love your layout and your watercolor flowers are beautiful.
An amazing card! Love it!
Such a beautiful card. Looking forward to creating with the kit.
Loving the beautiful watercolor flowers against the bold black and white striped paper! Gorgeous!
An absolutely stunning card….my favourite so far on the blog hop!
The paper you used looks brilliant with the flowers.
Too pretty with your awesome coloring!
Those flower are just so pretty. I love the watercoloring and placement on the card and love that graphic pop from the black and white paper!
WOW! !!!! This is breathtaking!! I love your card!! I know it’ll be a happy day after,seeing one of your blog posts appear in my inbox.:) great kit too!
Wanda, these flowers and leaves are colored so beautifully! This card is stunning ❤️
Wow , what a beautiful coloured flowers. Love this kit.
An exceptionally cheerful design.
Thank you, Wanda. The colors on the card are so vibrant and you gave the image such contrast. Your card is my favorite so far. Thanks.
Wow, Wanda! Your card.is just so amazing. Love.your watercoloring and your use of bold.colors.
Oh wow Wanda…those flowers are just stunning!!!
Wanda, just beautiful! Like they say to a super talented singer, you could sing the phone book and it would sound beautiful, you could paint a phone book and it would be beautiful. I love the colors you picked, I’m sure they’re even prettier in person. Thanks for sharing your uberness and always inspiring.
Such a gorgeous floral image, Wanda, and you did an amazing job watercolouring it!
Absolutely gorgeous, this card should be framed as a work of art!
Super LOVE
Fabulous watercoloring- fushia rules!
Beautiful!
Wanda, your card is breathtaking! TFS!
So amazed with your watercolor skills. Beautiful card.
Gorgeous card Wanda! I love the flower and just bought my first kit! I can’t wait to get my hands on the water colors. 🙂
Love your coloring and layout…great job..tfs
OH wow, you’ve made the flowers look so delicate and almost ethereal. This card is absolutely beautiful, and so different from the bold coloring of most of the designers . Gorgeous!
Love the color choices and the black graphic is amazing!
Stunning card – Love the bright pinks and greens of the flowers.
Great card, it feels very jazzy. If that makes sense. Smile
Love the colors that you chose in this card. The vibrancy is accentuated by the graphic background.
Beautifully colored. Love it.
Love the layering of the papers.
The coloring is wonderful.
thanks for sharing an amazing card.
Wanda, what a great card. Wonderful bright colors.
Such pretty watercoloring
wow… the flowers are so amazing!! gorgeous card!
Just beautiful. Thanks.
Such gorgeous flowers
and love the colors!
Carla from Utah
Beautiful!
Lovely card. I like your watercolor style and color choices. Thanks for hosting a fun giveaway.
Lovely flowers!!! Thanks for the giveaway.
Wanda your cards are gorgeous as always. You have such a great talent.
This is such a gorgeous and beautifully made card! Your colors and watercoloring are fabulous 🙂
beautifully done!
Be Still my beating heart… Hero has a monthly kit now?! I am the world’s biggest kit addict. This is a fabulous card and you have done those watercolors proud!
Beautiful card! The colors are so vibrant!
This card is gorgeous and the watercolouring is fantastic.
oh my! Your card is absolutely gorgeous! I’ve been dying to try the resist technique out. thank you for a chance to play.
Just gorgeous! Another one of my favs of the hop!
Love how that just pops off the black and white. Wish I’d thought of it, but thanks for the idea! I tend to get stuck in “coordination land!”
Ooohhh…I LOVE the colors on your card! Beautiful!
Beautiful as always! I need to ry these watercolors!
Wonderful blending and coloring. Bright and showy. Needed that strong background. Thanks for the inspiration.
So pretty. The balck and white stripes are such a fab frame for your soft watercoloured flowers.
Your card is so pretty!! I love the layering also. Can’t wait to get this kit 😄
Just stunning!
Gorgeous! Love the colours against the black and white!
Gorgeous card!
Bold and bright – very pretty!
Wonderful colors. The striped background really make your pink flowers pop.
The water colored flowers are already beautiful but that black and white striped edging really makes them pop!
Always look forward to your cards, this one does not disappoint!
Such a pretty card!
Absolute beauty! Love your watercoloring!
This is absolutely amazing, Wanda! Everything about it is just stunning! I truly love your flowers! Gorgeous colors and gorgeous watercoloring! Love the graphic black and white print you used for the background, too. Everything just pops!
Love love love your card. Awesome coloring. Thank you so much for inspiring us. Have a great day. 🙂
Upon seeing this amazing card, I quickly went and got this kit! Amazing!! Love, love, love this!
This really is a beautiful set. Love your flowers. Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! What a beautiful card!
The black and white stripes really make the flowers pop!
Awesome flowers. Thinking spring.
A beautiful card and a beautiful day of inspiration!! Blessings to you, Wanda!
Stunning watercolor, Wanda! I think this might be my favorite kit. I did the hop yesterday, but missed your post. My honey boy was here yesterday and I think I visited all of the blogs I do not follow first during nap time, knowing the ones I do follow would land in my mail box. And then got busy and had my honey business Millie today. At 1 and almost 4 they are both very busy bodies. Thanks for a cherry on top of the hop!
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Great card and cool color combination! Love the stripes!
Really pretty how you used this kit.
Wow! Great release!!!! I love this new kit! And your card is absolutely gorgeus!!!!
Really gorgeous. I just love this watercolor/painterly look.
Wow, I had no idea Hero Arts had a kit club! Great cards!
Gorgeous card…the base stripes really help the images pop.
I love the diagonal border, so eye catching!
This Ido beautiful! I want yo watercolor like that!!!
Oops, auto correct. That’s was supposed to be “this is so beautiful! I want to water color like that!!!”
What a lovely card and lie your blog.
What a lovely card! Those watercolors look fabulous!
Love your card, looks like a great kit. The paints appear to be very high quality. Would like to try them, I’m bummed it’s already sold out.
WOW! Great coloring and I love all the beautiful layers of this card. Well done. I pinned. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765612677251/
Yowza! How beautiful!!
So very pretty Wanda!
I love the juxtaposition of the soft floral image against the bold graphic background.