My Monthly Hero Release - In Full Bloom

 It's the 1st of February so it must be time for a new My Monthly Hero release! Not to pressure you or anything, but last month the kit sold out in like two days... so don't sit on it and subscribe!

The kit this month will absolutely scratch your spring itch and your Easter needs. This card just uses the My Monthly Hero kit (not even the Super Hero!) and there is a whole loaded flower die kit included, plus sweet bunny and flower stamps. It really is perfect!

I made two mini cards (3.5" x 4.75") with all of the flowers I die cut from the kit. I wanted the flowers to shine, so I paired them with simple backgrounds using the Arches Infinity Dies for one and the Circle Infinity Dies for the other.

 My third card today uses the layering stencils and the stamp set included in the main kit. I will admit, I did cheat a little and used the cute grass border die included with the My Monthly Super Hero Kit.

I blended the stencils using Hero Arts inks in Thistle, Cornflower, Green Apple, and Butter Bar. The bunny and flower were colored with my Copic Markers.

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Let's Play a Love Game

 Lady Gaga's catchiest song is easily "Love Game", it also happens to be the name of this darling set from Concord and 9th, perfect for your Valentine's cards! (Are you impressed with my transition skills?)

Can I tell you how excited I was when I realized my favorite childhood game was also a stamp/die set?! I was, and still am, a Connect 4 master. I am thrilled that extra-large-lawn-game-size Connect 4s are slowly infiltrating bars and backyards across the country. It's finally my time to shine :)

I did "play" Connect 4 while putting these little heart dies onto the card. These are my easiest ways to win, but I still won! Anyways, I really only used the dies and stamps included in the Love Game Bundle. The very punny sentiment is stamped with Wildberry ink, and all cardstocks used are from C9 as well.

The same Love Game Bundle includes this fun word search! My mom absolutely loves word searches, she does some every single day, so making this card definitely reminded me of her. The C9 inks I used for this card are Ballet Slipper, Grapefruit, and Creamsicle.

This card uses C9 inks Sprout, Harbor, and Eucalyptus. I thought highlighting the sentiment was a fun way to tie the card together to the word search theme.

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[Video] If you're gonna burn...

 ...Burn brightly.

A message I completely embraced while making this card... as I also just left a job of almost 4 years for something completely new and different! I'm excited for what's ahead :)

Please enjoy my video of how this all came together! If the video below does not play, please click here to watch it on YouTube.

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Dumpster Fire Set: https://tinyurl.com/38df5efw

Wild Ride Stamp and Die Set: https://tinyurl.com/2tdfhfuw

Pear Blossom Snap & Slide: https://tinyurl.com/2fz52uvw

Pear Blossom Flat Washers: https://tinyurl.com/4asyhhxs

Bearly Arts Glue: https://tinyurl.com/3atbsp4v

Platinum Die Cutting Machine: https://tinyurl.com/bdf5rs4s

Mini MISTI (stamping platform): https://tinyurl.com/2yvezddj

Bellini Cardstock: https://tinyurl.com/pfdxwsp8

Foam Squares: https://tinyurl.com/8pb653ht

Highlighter Tape: https://amzn.to/3NCvP3s

What a Ride! Hero Arts x Pear Blossom Hop & Giveaway

 It's time for a collab hop! I'm so excited to be a part of this Pear Blossom and Hero Arts hop showcasing the new What a Ride Collection. Be sure to watch my video to join in the fun and enter the giveaway!

One winner will get a $25 gift voucher to Pear Blossom Press and the second winner will get a gift voucher for $25 to shop at Hero Arts. So be sure to watch the video on youtube!: https://youtu.be/RzuIODGj3zc

Links to product I used on my card:

Wild Ride Stamp and Die Set: https://tinyurl.com/2tdfhfuw

Wavy Lines Die Plate: https://tinyurl.com/3eds4y4a

We All Started Somewhere Stamp and Die Set: https://tinyurl.com/aaeppz45

Pear Blossom Snap & Slide: https://tinyurl.com/2fz52uvw

Pear Blossom Flat Washers: https://tinyurl.com/4asyhhxs

Bearly Arts Glue: https://tinyurl.com/3atbsp4v

Platinum Die Cutting Machine: https://tinyurl.com/bdf5rs4s

Mini MISTI (stamping platform): https://tinyurl.com/2yvezddj

Copic Sketch Markers: https://amzn.to/4t17DYS

Cornflower Ink: https://tinyurl.com/4s67edn7

Deep Ocean Ink: https://tinyurl.com/yxkudnpv

Dusty Blue Ink: https://tinyurl.com/2dbvkah9

Spicy Mustard Ink: https://tinyurl.com/mtu295cx

Butter Bar Ink: https://tinyurl.com/4du772ft

Intense Black Ink: https://tinyurl.com/4dh8n5fz

Sicily Cardstock: https://tinyurl.com/2mp6xh8s

Bellini Cardstock: https://tinyurl.com/yc4ms7y8

Highlighter Tape: https://amzn.to/49FumRg

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Partners in Brine

 I am seriously loving the Packed with Love collection, and I've used every single piece of it. I have another mermaid card to share today... and two more coming soon!

Each of the stamped images (mermaid, large sardine, packed with love, and partners in brine) come from the Partners in Brine stamp and cut set. I colored the mermaid and sardine with my Copic markers, and used those colors to inspire the die cut sardines in the background.

The die cuts on the card all come from the Big Mouth Sardine Die Set. The tin can was cut with the matte silver cardstock, which comes in a great metallic cardstock set that I use very very often. I added vellum to the lining of the can to help the mermaid stand out better in front of the colored sardine background. 

The Big Mouth Sardine Die is also intended to match with the Big Mouth die to make it interactive! So you can make the can slide open to reveal something inside. If you don't want to deal with the interactive part, the set is still fun to use on its own, like I did here.

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So Well Preserved

 New collections just dropped over at Hero Arts! You can view all the fun on the site here. Today I'm sharing a card that features a few different sets from the Packed with Love collection.

Don't you love this mercat?! The fun sentiment and little fishes come from the Well Preserved set. The mercat (my favorite part of the whole collection!) comes from the Partners in Brine set.

I colored the mercat with Copic markers. The blue fishies were stamped with Paradise ink, and I cut the waves from Arctic cardstock and then ink blended with more Paradise.

Those fun wave dies are also included in the Partners in Brine bundle. I finished the card off with some white acrylic splatter on a Nautical card base.

Keeping it quick today!

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Special Delivery!

 Special doggo delivery, coming right up 🐶

I have a quick share today featuring the January My Monthly Super Hero kit. This kit is unfortunately sold out at the moment, but it's possible another restock takes place! Or, subscribe now so you don't miss next month's.

The background cling stamp is an older one, called Words of Peace. It felt fitting.

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Better Together - Otter Edition

 All animals are adorable, but I think otters are top tier cute. The Spellbinders December Small Die of the Month is so perfect for lovers of these marine creatures!

I combined a few different SB items to put this little water scene together. Otters are known for holding hands (so cute!) so I had to recreate that in the card. The embossed background uses an old SB folder, and the coral and fishies are from the August 2025 small die. 

I mounted the little otters on an Arches Infinity Die cut from Nautical Cardstock. All other cardstocks come from the ColorWheel collection. And the great thing about this die set is that you can also use the pieces to create little owls! A perfect two-in-one.

Don't tell my husband, but I think this will be his Valentine's Day card this year ;)

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Butterfly in the sky...

 The Spellbinders club kits this month are jumping right into Spring... so if you're freezing like I am right now, I have a bit of sunshine to share with you. And if you're not freezing, please enjoy this card anyway!

This lovely card uses exclusively dies from the January Stitching Dies of the Month called Butterfly Dance. I love that this beautiful card came together without me having to stitch a single thing! Of course, there are separate dies included if you like to add a little stitching flair to your butterfly.

All papers used on this card come from the ColorWheel collection. Also... every single die I used today comes in the January kit! It's rare that a single kit will have enough to create a full card. 

My goal for the butterfly was to make it look like a Blue Morpho, so I added some shimmer with the PrismaGlitter. I think it works.. a little?!

Just a quick post today! Thanks for stopping by.

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Friends for Life

 

There's a super cute new release that JUST DROPPED at Simon Says Stamp! This sweet collection is called Heart to Heart and will be great for anything Valentine's related but also for sweet friendship cards and general 'hello' cards.

I used this cute set that is very appropriately called Sweet Friendship. The little animals were colored with Copics and I fussy cut with my Cutterbee scissors. I wanted them to be in a little camp-feeling scene, so I added some fun items to the background.

I started the background by ink blending the night sky with Distress Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord, and Hickory Smoke. I then used the Scattered Stars stencil with Unicorn Pigment Ink for the little stars. The grass die is from Hero Arts Garden Birds set, and finally the fun polaroid is from the Journaling Photo Frame dies.

My second card uses the same stamp set, just with a much simpler set up! It came together quickly and I just put this cute little chickies against a sky blue background.

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My Monthly Hero is BACK!

 Happy New Year, everyone! The year is starting out with great crafty news... The famous My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts is officially BACK! This has always been one of the best card kits in the industry, and at such a great price, you should absolutely subscribe for your monthly crafting needs. And by subbing, you are always going to receive the kit even if it sells out.

I have 4 cards to share, so hang on tight!

My first card mainly uses that beautiful large mailbox die. I used beautiful cardstock from the ColorWheel collection for my cards today. I really love that darling little bird guarding my mailbox flowers :)

The silver cardstock is from the beautiful metallic pack, which has a variety of different finishes, so I highly recommend you add that to your stash!

My second card using the main My Monthly Hero kit features the sweet stamp set. And this entire kit pairs very well with my favorite: Postage Infinity Dies! Any excuse to use those dies is a good one :)

The background cling stamp is the Ode to Andy Warhol cling from last year's Valentine's Day release. I stamped it in Dusty Blue ink and the birdies are colored with Copics.

There is also a mega-kit available now called My Monthly Super Hero! I really fell in love with this one (did you see that mail dog?!) so I have two cards to share...

I love this little doggo! I paired the new die sets from the MMSH kit with some older Hero sets from last year. The grass die is from the Garden Birds Fancy Dies (which is actually three beautiful dies you can pair up!) and the background cling is Words of Peace inked in Granite.

Secret tip... to get a shiny black nose and eye I used my handy black gel pen.

I had a lot of fun with this card! I really wanted to recreate a classic "what's black and white and read (red) all over" type of newspaper. I used the lightest grey cardstock from the ColorWheel collection, and stamped the newspaper images with Granite ink. I then lightly ink blended the edges of the paper, also with Granite ink. To help the Happy Birthday sentiment stand out, I inked it in Black. And of course, the touches of red to make it pop!

Thanks for stopping by, and Happy 2026!

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