
The beginning of the month means, that a new wonderful My Monthly Hero kit will be available TODAY July 1st at the Hero Arts store. Be aware that this kit is available for a limited time only – once it’s gone, it’s gone. This month the kits will begin shipping from Hero Arts on Monday, July 8th. I want to point out that you have the option to subscribe and receive the kit monthly and never miss one.

This kit contains: 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set, fourteen Coordinating Frame Cuts, two Fancy Dies, five Ink Cubes (Dusty Blue, Lime Green, Forest, Cocoa, Sand Stone), four 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of New Hero Hues Premium Cardstock (two of each Meadow and Lapis) and a Blue Pearl Embossing Powder 0.5 oz.
I love the theme of this month’s kit, mountains, forest, fishing, water…. (sigh), so perfect for Summer! Check out the card I created with this kit:

I began by stamping the mountains, forest and dock. It is hard to see in the picture, but I clear-embossed over the stamped images using the large solid images. After that, I used a distress ink to create the sky and water (embossing-resist technique), and of course I flicked a bit of water with a brush. I stamped one of the sentiments included in the stamp set and then, I trimmed out the image, I matted it with the Meadow Premium cardstock and adhered the panel over a white folded card. To finish off this card, I stamped the kids images with Intense Black Ink, die cut them, and adhered them over the card with foam tape.

My second card features a couple of the ad-ons products. The stamp set that I used is called Camp in the Wild and I also use Forest Sunset Fancy Die.

For this card I used the Forest Sunset Fancy Die upside down to create the forest silhouette behind the bears. I know, I should have used it the other way, but I thought the die was also perfect using it this way too! 😀
Anyway, the images were simply stamped with Intense Black Ink and colored it with markers. I die cut them with their matching dies and I created a cute bonfire scene with them. A sentiment and Journey Glaze details were the final touches for this card.


As part of this blog hop, Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. The giveaway closes Sunday, July 7th at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts blog.
Please be sure to visit all the participants blogs in order to increase your chances of winning:
The Hero Arts Blog
Caly Person
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Michelle Short
Amy Kolling
Debi Adams
Julee Tilman
Laurie Willison
Lydia Fiedler
You are here >Mariana Grigsby< You are here
Libby Hickson
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Well, that’s all from me today. I´ll be back soon to share another project. Thanks for stopping by Have a wonderful crafty week!

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stunning cards – these cards would be perfect for summer cards
Wonderful cards! 🙂
What a fun set – so summer!
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Such cute cards – this set and the add ons are amazing! Love those bears!
Wow, love your cards, this set is Amazing and my Favorite Ever!!!! super excited
Your bears are so cute–I love them. I actually like seeing bears while camping. From at least a few feet away….
Beautiful cards. I really like the layered effect you put on the mountains, and the bears are just so adorable!
Love those bears! Great cards!
Ms. Mariana your cards are very nice! I am in Love with the scenic kit from Hero Arts and so hope to win it! You are right it is perfect for summer, but the memories it drums up will last a lifetime! Thank you Hero Arts♡♡
Great cards!
Love the turquoise and brown combination. So cute bears 🙂
Love your colours. Really reminds me of my lake…………………….including the bears LOL.
Love your cards!
Love your cards and I can’t wait to try it out.
Great cards! This kit is amazing and I love seeing everyone’s ideas for creative cards. Thanks for sharing with us!!
Absolutely amazing!
Both are gorgeous!!! I love the cute little bears and their fire!
Very cute ideas. Thanks for sharing!
Such fun summery cards! I want to go camping!
Super fun cards.
Fantastic cards! The bears are so fun.
Loved your idea of turning the forest die upside down – works perfectly for another look that way! Thanks for your creativity!
Very versatile forest sunset fancy die – cute bear card enjoying the campfire!
amazing job! love all of them!
Cute cards
Adorable ards
Cards sorry
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Nice cards – the first one is so realistic and beautiful and your second card is so adorably cute!
Very nice cards!
Awesome cards!! The bear one is super cute!!
You sure brightened my day with these beautiful cards!
Great cards, your bears are too cute! Thanks for sharing.
Beary cute cards!!
Sweet cards
Beautiful work – I am loving that dock very much – lets go jump – that is what it says to me! TFS
These are both gorgeous cards, the images are amazing and you’ve created marvellous scenes, it all comes together beautifully.
Love your cards! The first one is such a lovely scene and the coloring on the bears in the second one looks great!
I love all the beautiful scenes I’m seeing from this kit. I love to camp with my family, and I’ve been doing it since I was a child. This hop brings back so many happy memories!
Those bears are too cute! Your first card with the kids jumping off the dock is my favourite. Sheer abandonment to joy is what it portrays & I love the way the sky & water look. This is my favourite kit yet.
Your cards are so fun–makes me want to go jump in a lake!
Wonderful cards! Love the scene with the bears…
Thanks for sharing…
Wonderful cards! I love your bears!
I love both of the scenes that you created on your cards!
Well, I like the die upside down…… the bear card is really fun!
Cute cards…so much fun!
What sweet and happy cards. I especially love the camping bears. So adorable!
Thanks for your inspiration. Your cards are lovely. I can hardly wait to do some coloring with this set.
Jumping in the lake off the dock is a favourite summer time activity. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for adding to my inspiration bucket! Great ideas!
CUTE bears
Great card! Love the sky and water. TFS
What fun cards! This months kit is great.
Awesome cards! I like how you popped up the kids’ silhouettes- great dimension!
Both cards are adorable, Mariana! The bears are so CUTE!
Love these cute cards you created!
Oh wow your cards really are AMAZING. I’m loving this release and the add on’s are just as amazing too. Thankyou for sharing your talent with us. Have a great week. Xx
Lovely cards. The lake scene is beautiful, and those bears are adorable!
The bear card is just too adorable!!! I just want to hug those bears…lol. I also love the mountain colors you used in the fist scene, really pull in all the colors nicely.
I love those bears! 🙂
Such fun cards! Can’t wait to get this kit!
Great cards! The one with the bears is really cute. Love the gloss details and the way you were able to give the bears so much dimension. As hot as it’s been here I’d love to be those kids jumping into that lake. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Love your cards! It’s hard to pick a favorite kit from HA but this just might be it! It is the most perfect fit for me and where I live. Love how you used the diecut upside down for the second card!