Hi friends! Welcome to the Hero Arts "My Monthly Hero" February Card Kit blog hop! I'm so happy to see you today! The kit this month is yet another fabulous kit (of course!) Lots of products perfect for Spring! The kit and extras all feature clouds, rainbows, and adorable animals. I love it all! I can picture encouragement cards, baby cards, friendship cards….So many ideas. All of these products work together seamlessly and beautifully to create cheerful projects. I was inspired today by the sweet animal images, which reminded me instantly of illustrations. I really wanted a soft look and so I chose to use watercolor pencils to color my card today. Before I became a Copic-aholic, I always used to use watercolor pencils, and I love going back to this medium. Thanks for stopping by here on the hop today. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead of you! I have some fun things planned this week, and then I'm going to an all day craft retreat on Saturday which is sure to be a great time! Enjoy the hop today!
You may have arrived here from Yana's blog? (She is one of my fav crafty gals!) If you want to start at the beginning of the hop, CLICK HERE to go to the Hero Arts Blog. Lots and lots of inspiration for you today. I am always so grateful to join these fantastic crafters in this monthly hop. If you're new to my blog -welcome!
Here is my finished card! I adore the bear stamp! He is so sweet with his red umbrella and his duckie friends!!
I started this project with an A2 card base made from Kraft Cardstock. I thought it matched nicely with my intended color scheme of red, blue and yellow. I layered a piece of gingham paper from my stash and then a layer of crisp white paper. I stamped and die cut all of my images out first, before coloring them.
I used watercolor pencils and a small paintbrush to color the clouds, bear and ducks. This is such a good and fun technique. If you've never worked with watercolor pencils, I definitely recommend giving it a try. If you are intimidated by the thought of a big giant watercolor paint palette, this is a great way to build your confidence. For these images, I colored with my watercolor pencils directly onto the images and then used a paint brush and just a small amount of water to push the color around. Start with a bit of color, and you can always add more.
These clouds are perfect! I adhered the clouds to the card using foam tape and then added the blue raindrops underneath them to line up. Then I stamped my sentiment in rich black ink. Isn't that a nice sentiment? What a nice way to tell someone you're there for them. We can all use that!
The stamp sets in this release are sooooo sweet. I love this tiny rainbow! I didn't end up using it in my card, but I sure love it! 🙂
The kit is available NOW! Yippeeeee! Below is a photo of ALL THE STUFF that comes in the main kit. Beautiful and sweet stamps with matching dies, ink pad, stencil, twine, and more! This is a great value for $34.99! The items sold separately retail for $70.00 or more! Hero Arts is VERY generous with their beautiful kits! The other supplies I used are listed below in my links. I used two of the brand new 'add on' sets that go with the main Card Kit.
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329 responses to “My Monthly Hero – February 2017 Hero Arts Kit!”
Super sweet card!!
Super cute ducks! Loving this kit so much!
Very nice card. Love the bear and ducks.
omg sweet card. love this kit can’t wait to get this kit
This kit is super cute (and so appropriate for Washington state, where life is rainy a lot)!
Just adorable! I love your color scheme, and your coloring!!
What a sweet card and super cute kit! Thank you for sharing with us.
Very cute! Thanks for the tips with watercolor pencils and thanks for sharing on the blog hop!!
As the host mama of hundreds of ducks, Wanda, I see myself as that bear … what a darling little story you’re telling here! LOve it!
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I like how you colored this cute scene.
Oh super fun!
Bring on spring showers!!
Super cute card 🙂 love the coloring. Thanks for sharing
I love this new kit!
Such an adorable card! I just love those critters! You make me want to pull out my neglected watercolor pencils.
I loooooooooove your coloring – it’s so gorgeous! 🙂
Great card, what a sweet bear and your coloring is perfect! And thanks for pointing out the little rainbow, now I really need this kit.
Awww your card reminds me of my picture books from when I was little!
Love this card. Your design is great. The images, die cuts and coloring all go so well together. This is a great kit.
Your cards are sweet and pretty. I really love this kit but I’m a sucker for gingham. I love that you used that as your mat. Super job!!
This kit is great! I agree this is a wonderful sentiment to let someone know you are there for them! Awesome job, thanks for sharing!
What a lovely card !
This is an amazing kit!!!
Super cute card! I’m loving all the happy colours that I’ve seen so far. It’s definitely brightening up this bitterly cold and gray day!
Great job Wanda !
The bear with the ducklings is so sweet! What a great set to have.
Darling bear with ducks – just love how you colored them!!
What a cutie card. I’m in love with this card kit and the entire new release!!
beautiful! I love sets that allow me to color!
What an adorable card!
Beautiful colors and cute images!
Such a cute card!
Great kit, cute card!
I love your coloring. This is darling.
Adorable! Love the softness the pencil coloring gives.
I like the uplifting sentiments this new set has. Thanks for sharing some inspiration!
Your card is lovely! I like the watercolor look with these images.
Kit and the add-ons are super fun; sure to make someone’s day more enjoyable.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
LOVE your card Wanda and your water colouring is wonderful!
Adorable card.Would make a cute baby card.
what a fun and cheerful card to send to a friend. Time to revisit my watercolor pencils.
Your card is absolutely DARLING.
I want to hug the little ducklings:) A super sweet card with the tiny gingham “frame” adding to the fun. I really like how you used a tiny brush with your watercolor pencils. I must practice!
Love your sweet card!
Sheer cuteness!💜🤗
This is a great kit. Love your bear with the ducks. The colours are beautiful.
absolutely adorable!!
So, So cute and this kit is absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
So sweet. Your coloring colors are just beautiful. Love it!
I am taking this lovely to heart my friend. Love this kit. Lots of wonderful things. Thanks for sharing.
What a sweet and adorable card!!
Totally awesome!!! Can’t wait to get this kit with my subscription! Such fun and fantastic examples!
~God bless~
So cute, oh my goodness, so so cute!!
I am so glad I found your lovely blog, (I’m waving)
xxx
Simply adorable! I love it!
What a beautiful card.
Cute! I like how you did the clouds.
How cute is this card!Adorable!
You are so talented. Your coloring is fantastic and your card turned out beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!!
Love this card!
Your card is adorable. Can’t wait to get my kit. Thanks for sharing.
Love it! The ducks and bear are cute together.
It seems like a very versatile kit. I can see a lot of people being drawn to the cute animals.
Love the color combo. You are seriously talented, thanks for sharing your gift!
Such a cute card!
Cute Cute Cute! – thank you for sharing 🙂
Very nice card. Love the blue checked paper background.
I REALLY love this kit, but I live in Canada and with the exchange and $20 S&H, it will cost me about $70! So, here’s hoping I win the giveaway! Your card is beautiful.
Love the ducks! Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful! So thoughtful and caring 🙂
So cute! Thank you for sharing!
Such a cheerful card…..even in the rain.
Such a cute card , love that lovely kit 😊
Cute card. I’m learning to use my watercolor pencils.
This is so lovely! The gingham paper is the perfect touch of sweetness, and the colors are so fresh! Thanks for sharing!
Adorable kit – sweet cards!!!
Absolutely adorable!
Adorable card. Lifted my spirits!
Sooo darling!!
Such a cute card, those ducks just melt my heart! Can’t wait to get my kit!
Love your watercolored images …. such a cute card. Thanks for sharing with us!
What a cute card!
Love your card! The stamps are adorable!
Such a sweet card! I picked up my first set of watercolor pencils today, can’t wait to give them a try. Love the color scheme.
Your card is very sweet! This is a cute new kit!
This is just too cute! TFS
Cute card! Thanks for sharing!
Super cute card. Love the add-on Fun in the Rain stamp and die set. Thank you for sharing.
What a sweet cuddly bear!
Such a sweet card….love the bear and ducklings! Thanks for sharing 😀
Great kit, add-ons, and love this card…
Your watercolored scene is so adorable! Such wonderful products!
this is such a cute scene:)
I love the color scheme you used here! The blue, yellow, and orange are so “rainy day!”
I love your card, and the rainbow is so cute!
Cute and comforting. This month’s kit is wonderful.
Such a sweet card. TFS
Such a sweet card!
I like how soft this card looks. Thank you for sharing your talent with us…..
Truly adorable!
Those ducks are so cute – great card! Thanks for the chance to win.
This kit has a lot to it. Great job on your card.
Wanda, this is such a sweet card! I love the colors you chose and your coloring job and how the sequins match your colors. I have to admit, those ducks are adorable!
Sweet, sweet card. I am loving this kit.
So happy to have subscribed- cannot wait to get my hands on this kit!
I love this kit! Your card is so fun. Will have to case it when my kit arrives
What a cute card I love that the bear is helping the ducks….lol
adorable card! Love your sweet coloring! thank you for the chance to win!
I loved your card! The tip regarding watercolor pencils is a good one, and one I will be using. Thank you for the inspiration!
Super cute … love this kit.
Adorable
This is just adorable, Wanda!! I love the adorable little ducklings and the gingham paper you used. Perfection!
Adorable! This is a great kit.
Love this kit and your card is adorable!
This is such a sweet card. I love this kit.
Your card remind me of my own card. just simple and sweet. Nice job
Adorable card, Wanda!
All your details are just wonderful. So neat how you popped up the figures to add interest.
Lovely your coloring is just amazing Spring!!!
Such a cute card…thanks for sharing it!
Very cute. I love this card kit!
Really cute card! Loving this card kit!
Wanda your card is so sweet. Love the soft colors and your watercoloring. I need to pull out my watercolor pencils and practice.
Lovely coloring and cute ducks.
So cute!! Love the little bear and ducks. Great card.
So super cute!!!
what a wonderful card!
Beautiful card – love the animals colors and sentiment…
Your card is so cute! I love the dimension and the coloring!
Very cute card. Such a great kit.
Cute card and I love the use of Kraft cardstock.
Love the card you designed with this great new kit.
Really cute card. I really like your clouds, very nice coloring.
Oh just love this stamp set , your card is adorable!
This card kit is just too cute! thanks for sharing your adorable card
Wanda, I love your cute card! These images are so cute!!!
That bear is so sweet! I just love it! Very cute card!
Such sweet encouragement! Thanks for sharing
Great card!
This is such a cute card! The new kit and stamp sets are so sweet! x
So cute. Love all the colors. Thanks for sharing!
Your card is delightful. Great choice of color.
Great card, thanks for sharing!
Your card is very cute I like the use of watercolor pencils
Cute as can be. Love the ducks
Cute, cute card and I especially love the adorable stamp set in this kit!
WOW! I know I NEED this kit!
Gonna have to try my watercolor pencils. Your colors are so sharp!
I love that mama bear, and the cute ducklings remind me of my two little ones. Thanks for the inspiration. Can’t wait to get my kit.
So adorable
What a great card, I love the softness of your images.
Awesome card, love the little ducklings, just adorable.
Cute card… nice images in the Add-on stamp set used for it.
Sweet card! Love the layers and your pretty coloring! Fabulous new kit!
What a great card! The rainy sky and the bear with the umbrella telling the duckies they’ll weather this together is so sweet! Just love this kit!
I love the card, and the tip of using the water color pencils is great. I’m new to water color so that will help me for sure.
Take care
Tracy
I love this simple but super cute card. remind me so much of my own
The bear is so sweet with the little ducks!
Such a cute card and I love the bear and ducks.
Thanks for the tips with watercolor pencils
I LOVE this bear, he is so precious, and your card is fabulous!
Omg, this is so dang cute! Love your little scene!
I love this set !
Love the ducklings and the blue and yellow sequins is the perfect touch
I am a big fan of ‘kraft’ paper and that tiny itty bitty blue check paper is adorable. Cute, cute, cute!
How darling! This sweet bear reminds me of a family favorite: Paddington, all he is missing is the red hat! Thanks for the inspiration Wanda! Have a wonderful day!
Love your card. The animals are so cute.
Love your card. this is a great kit with many options,
Oh my gosh! Your card is adorable! I love the gingham background too.
Cute card…the bear is my favorite
Love the inspiration this brings! And that Adorable little clearstamp with the rainbow and tiny clouds?! Oooh Gosh ❤❤❤
Adorable card!
Sweet card Love it. Looks like an awesome kit.
Cute card. Your coloring is amazing.
I can’t get enough of those bears and ducks!
Super adorable card Wanda with such a lovely sentiment. The kit looks fabulous. Have an awesome week. Cheers Donna Z 🙂
Beautiful card and a lovely sentiment, which we both know to be true. After the storm we can look forward to suuny days ahead.
I also love that tiny rainbow! You can’t go wrong with a bright rainbow on a card. I look forward to seeing how you use it in the future!
Adorable card. Colours would also work beautifully for a baby card
Cool Card TFS and an awesome kit indeed
Gorgeous card, i love the gingham and the colouring.
Love your card, the bear and ducks are so cute
I have yet to use watercolor pencils the ideas are endless! Love the bear and ducklings!
So so sweet! Love the bear, makes me think of Paddington 🙂 There are so many sweet images in this month’s release, can’t wait to get my kit and play ^^
Must get my watercolor pencils back out. Very cute card.
The blue gingham and blue clouds are perfect.
Your card is so adorable! Fabulous coloring on these super sweet images!!
Oh wow!!!! Such adorable card!!!
Great card, love the depth of layers and the aaded sparkle of just a few sequins.
What a sweet card!
This kit is full of so many possibilities. The rainbow makes me smile.
Adorable! What a cute kit this month 🙂
Just delightful!!
Just love this card, so bright. Great to cheer someone up.
What a wonderful kit and your card is so cute!!
Love it!! This stamp and die set are so sweet!!
This kit is amazing and your card is a perfect example of how to use it. Love it..
Love your card!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE your card SUPER sweet!!
LOVE the kit too..wow amazing set!
This kit and your card are so cute!
I just love that bear image!
Of course, this Kit is amazing, Wanda, but it’s the gorgeous cards created with it – like yours – that make it shine!
Look how cute those duckies are!!
What a sweet card, and adorable kit. Thx for the reminder- I enjoy using watercolor pencils. Seems I can make a mistake, & it doesn’t show!
beautiful card …
So sweet. I love the bear in the boots!
I love the bear and the ducks. Liked how u used the kraft paper as your card. I could not find Yana’s blog for Hero Arts though.:( TYFS
I wished u had done a video on using the colored pencils.
I love the beautiful colors in your card! So adorable!
Love your card. I think that stamp set is the cutest and no 2 cards look the same with it. Very versatile!
Beautiful card! Great coloring!
So cute love the red umbrella! This Hero Arts Kit is fabulous and so much fun! Thanks for sharing!
Sweet card…love the kit
So sweet!!
Love your card.
This is such a sweet card. I love this kit and the add one.
Gorgeous release and great card – just darling!
I love your card, absolutely stunning, I have pencils I need to try your version because I haven’t been having luck with them :), thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win 🙂
Love your adorable card!
This is so sweet. Love the colors. Would love to make this for someone who just received some bad news.
Love your adorable card and colors!
Super cute! I enjoy using vellum but struggle with adhering it to the paper.
So cute! Love the gingham touch on this card!
Super cute and adorable! Love the checked background!
Like that you used pencils as i dont have copic markers, will experiment as i am very new to this.
Card is beautiful!
Such a cute card. Thanks for sharing.
Adorable card! This release is so cheerful, love it!
Charming cards–these critters are precious.
I love your card. It is so cute!
Sweet sweet card:-)
Such a sweet little scene and a great kit with wonderful sentiments and stamps. Thanks for sharing how you made the card!
Great card of encouragement!
This month’s kit is very cute. Your card is adorable.
Such a sweet scene! Those little raindrops are so cute, and your coloring is so pretty as always 🙂
Darling card–like the patterned paper background too.
An adorable card using a great kit! Thanks for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
Another card knocked out of the ballpark! Makes me smile!
Your card is darling. I really enjoy using watercolor pencils too. Another great new Hero Arts set!
What a nice spring card! I love it!
I just love the idea of a set of stamps and dyes for weather. Your card is lovely.
Very sweet cards, I love those ducks!
Absolutely adorable, I can honestly say I never thought I’d say that about something involving rain. I’ve never been fond of rain…..but this kit makes me want to rethink my position, cause it’s so stinking cute. Even the add ons look more of necessary items.
I’m loving all the cute critters in these stamp sets!
Wanda, your card is so cute. This kit is the bomb. I just love all the little stamps and dies.
Beautiful colors and love the tip about using watercolor pencils
Such a cute card.
Very cute card and awesome kit! Thank you for the chance to win!
Watercolor pencils wow.What a cute card.
How sweet is this card? Love it!
That is a wonderful kit – I love your card with the wonderfully whimsical Spring rain and animals. Beautiful colouring.
Love your rainy day card…cant wait for my kit to arrive so I can copy it! Thanks.
very cute!
Your card is great and cheery! Can’t believe the kit is sold out already. What am I going to win?!😊 A sure sign we were all excited by it!
What a sweet card! Love your coloring.
What adorable cards. Will have to try my water color pencis.
A fun and so bright card!
OH I love how your clouds and the way you colored everything on this card!! Amazing design!
Isn’t that bear just too cute? Love the little duckies also. Thanks so much for sharing!
Very sweet card. TFS
Gorgeous card, and a lovely way to use the kit. Thanks for sharing.
That bear and the ducklings just make me smile and I love the rainy day theme.
I can’t wait to try your ideas when I get my kit! Thanks
CUTE! CUTE! CUTE!
This is a sweet card. I love this kit.
There are so many cute images in this kit. The add on piclet stamps are so cute.
Very cute card. Thanks for the inspiration.
You have used such great colors! Super cute!!
Beautiful, I love watercolor pencils!
Very cute card!
Super cute cards! very colorful, and yet simple. perfect!
Super cute! I love the stamp set you used!
Hi Wanda, so darn cute! I love the coloring, it has a story book feeling to it. Well I went to go order the kit and it’s all gone but I’m definitely going to order the animal stamp set add on when it comes back in stock. Hopefully it comes back in quick, lol. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring.
What a sweet card!
very cute
it is so cute! thank you for sharing!
What a delightful card, wish I could lay my hands on this kit.
Thank you for lovely ideas.
Elana G.
What a great kit and I love your card showing it off!
Very cute scene. These stamps are so adorable.
What a darling card! I love the adorable bear &, as always, your card is awesome. You definitely have a way with colored pencils!
Your card is adorable! I love the nesting clouds and the rain sprinkles – so cute!
Love this kit. Your card is adorable!!! Thanks for sharing.
This is absolutely darling!
Such a cute kit!! Great card ideas!
Perfect shading on those clouds. Thanks for sharing
Adorable card!!! I love this add on stamp set. It’s so sweet. Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful kit 😊
Yes, this sure is a sweet bear! Love your card, all the right choices! I also get a lot out of watercolor pencils and can see me using them with this great kit! Nice blog!
Such a great set of products! Love all of the options!
This is such an adorable scene! Love it!
Could not of been a better message for me at this time! Love the card!
Love the animals!
What a sweet card!
What a great card. Can’t wait until I get my kit.
What a sweet little card. I love the used of the sequins. I use those often in my cards to. Just the right amount of glitter!
A simple but elegant card; I think it’s pretty!
Love the little ducks
Sweet!
Gorgeous card and great dimension!
This kit is wonderful and your card is adorable.
Super cute card. I really ove the little ducks.
Cute card, love the bear.
This card just makes me smile! Lovely little scene, with the bear holding the umbrella for the little ducks. Your coloring really brings it to life. Great colors and depth.
A really cute design. Thank you for the tip on water coloring. I love the look but have been intimidated to try it myself. This looks like a good starter type project for me!
I think this is a great card and I love the name of your blog. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Beautiful card !! I love it ! Thanks !
Just lovely card. What a fun kit!
This is such a cute card. I love all the critters and your imagination can go on for some time.
perfect coloring on those clouds!
Hi! That is one happy looking bear to me! And those ducks just want to splish-splash all over the place!
I love how you raised the clouds up. This is a really great card!
He-IS-Able!
Traci Starkweather
tracistarkweather@gmail.com
Hi Wanda, Love the pictures at the beginning of your blog. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful card! Love how bright the card looks, especially with the blue clouds.
Watercolor is one of my favorite mediums and you made a sweet card with it. I love the bear and the little ducks. There is so much amazing stuff in this kit! A very encouraging card for sure! Thanks for sharing.
The add-ons for this set are really cute. I love the old school children’s book design of them. Your card shows them off well.
Great kit. Your card is cute too.
What could be better than a bear with ducks in the rain?! =D Love it!
Cute card. You’ve just inspired me to try watercolor pencils. Thanks!
How cute is this card! Oh my gosh, it’s just cuteness overload and it uses my favorite color, yellow so it doesn’t get any better then this. I love ducks because they are so cute and the yellow ones are the cutest. I love your coloring too. The embellishment of the sequins adds just the right touch. This is a great card and a great kit and I hope I get to win one so I can play too.
Your coloring is amazing! Love your card too!
Love that rainbow too
Really nice card!
Adorable card. I like the watercolor technique.
Your precious card inspires me to want to make a cute mini album for kids!! Your coloring and design are fabulous!! Reminds me of whimsical story books and makes me smile!
I love your beautiful creation, Wanda! This is a fantastic kit!
Very cute card, thank you for sharing with us.
Love the sentiments in this month’s kit. Your card is so encouraging – great scene. Thanks for sharing.
This is darling, like a page out of a storybook! I love it .
I Love this kit! Great job Hero Arts!
Wanda, What a sweet card! Just like everything in this MMH Kit!👏🏻💞
Amazing card kit!!!
What a lovely card!! This is a sweet card kit!
Adorable card! Thanks for the reminder to use watercolor pencils, too!
Super nice!