Hello hello friends!!! I am so delighted that you are here today to celebrate my collaboration with Hero Arts for their 2nd “My Monthly Hero” kit!! Hero Arts has always been to me like that first love….that boyfriend that always has a special place in your heart. For many many years I have said how Hero Arts saved me through the teenage years by giving me a distraction and a creative purpose. Even better I have made many life friends from my love of stamping with Hero Arts. So it’s a dream come true to have this collaboration with Hero. Thank you Hero Arts for believing in me 🙂
Libby from Hero Arts asked me how I came up with this idea for this stamp set. Here is my answer:
I wanted to combine my love for plants and succulents to be shared. My initial concept was to do a stamp set that could be dressed up for the holidays and used all year round. The versatility of a stamp set is a key feature. I also wanted the unexpected use of succulents for the holidays. Succulents aren’t the plants you think about for Christmas especially inside of an ornament. These ideas were inspired by a family trip to Arizona and seeing beautiful blown glass planters this summer. The miniature terrarium/ ornament was born to showcase the succulents and other fun coordinating elements. The selection of tops were designed to signify other seasons. Hero Arts was awesome to collaborate with to create my concepts into the November My Monthly Hero kit. I was so honored to be given this privilege. I love the final November My Monthly Hero kit and I hope you do to.
HERE ARE ALL OF THE SNEAKS that Hero Arts and I have been sharing. Today you will see more than what I am sharing here. Click on a thumbnail to read more about it. The winner has been posted and you can read about it here. Woo Hoo 🙂
KIT DETAILS : The kit is available for purchase Hero Arts Store here. The stamp set in the kit is a nice and large stamp set. The kit sells for $34.99
WHAT’S IN THE KIT: 6X8 Stamp set, matching dies for some of the kit elements, ink cube “intense black” (which is formulated for use with alcohol markers), PLUS an exclusive custom mix of Flower Soft.
NOTE: There is add-on dies available for purchase in limited quantities – a set of the plants from the set, and another for the tag. To start at the beginning go to the Hero Arts Blog so see what everyone is creating. If you want the full line up here it is.
Kathy Racoosin- (that’s me)
I thought I would share some of the colors that I used to create a few of my cards.
When I was in Arizona I snapped some cactus for inspiration. Love the yellow and the green stripes and so easy to duplicate. The solid ones have some blue and a fun color to use on succulents.
Thank you all for your lovely comments I tell ya you sure know how to make a girl feel loved. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Now it’s time to visit Sandy Allnock’s blog here. Have a great day! Hugs, Kathy
CLICK HERE TO SHOP FOR THE KIT and you can also order the flower soft separately.
Day 13. Finishing Touches & Winners & Giveaway
DAY 3.
Vellum Yes please & blog hop
You must be over the moon today Kathy with the kit release finally happening! I hope they made lots! <3
First, your collection is stunning….I can relate to the succulents given I live in Florida. Love how thoughtful you were with the designs and the versatility.
Second, Hero Arts never disappoints. Good move on their part to partner with you. I really like their product designs and quality.
Third, love when dies are available. My rickety old hands don’t fussy cut very well any more. I never met a “die” I didn’t love….seriously. LOL
Okay…since your’ve taught us so much, here’s something maybe I can teach you about:
Succulents can be associated with the holidays….several of them, in fact. Have you ever heard of Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus or Easter cactus? I have the Christmas one and had an Easter one until the squirrels ruined it; my sister has the Thanksgiving one….she lives in a colder climate, so hers stays indoors. They require almost zero maintenance, they will get large, but can be grown in pots and they bloom every year at the appropriate holiday time….without fail. My Christmas one was kept inside for years, but has been moved outdoors and it is beautiful every Christmas. The blooms are a really dark pink…not quite red. When they aren’t in bloom, they are just green. I must have had it for 15 years or more. Check it out….you can probably google it.
Thanks for such a fun month….I will miss you every day. (grin)
You’re so sweet. I totally forgot about the Christmas cactus. I know exactly what you’re talking about but I forget names of plants. Enjoy 🙂
I was online at noon and was fortunate…I got the kit and the additional die cut set. I simply love everything about this and have been sitting on pins and needles all morning hoping to get my order in before they sold out! I remember hanging an open ornament with an air plant from my kitchen window many years ago. This brings back so many memories. Your talent shines through in all that you do. You rock Kathy!!! Enjoy your well deserved spotlight.
Awwww… thank you so much:)
You are so wonderful, Kathy!! xoxo I love this kit, it is FABULOUS!!
I love it more than bacon – and your sweet story about the relationship with Hero made my heart go pitter pat. Love you – you are amazing.
i feel the same way about hero arts, my first stamping love <3 i hope you collaborate with them for more my monthly hero kits, this one is top notch
SOOO excited for you! Just ordered my KIT! I only HOPE I can color this images “half” as well as you do!
Hugs…..and Congrats!!
Lisa
Congrats. The stamp set is wonderful. Love the colors you picked for all your projects.
Congratulations, Kathy! It’s been such a treat to see each of the beautiful cards that you made with this fun set! Always so beautiful! I loved reading about your inspiration!
the set is fantastic. you did a great job!
Avid Gardener here….loving your ornaments! Congratulations!!!
Congrats Kathy, I just ordered the whole kit and kaboodal (I hope that’s right lol) any ways I bought it all and can’t wait to get it. I’m so excited for you but even more excited that I am going to have the very same to play with hehe. Thanks so much.
I absolutely ADORE this set…I’m such a fan of succulents/terrariums and trolls/gnomies…your coloring is such an inspiration to me. LOVE your projects♡
This is stunning and you are so creative to come up with all these ideas!!
Yay! I was able to get one! So excited at the versatility of this set! Great kit and design!
A truly wonderful and versatile kit – you are right to be pleased and proud, Kathy! Jo x
Gorgeous coloring!!
Congrats Kathy! I love how you created a “holiday” stamp that can be used all year long! I’m a crafter on a budget so it’s nice when stamp sets have multiple uses!! Love the stamps!
Congrats Kathy!!!! Adorable kit!!!
Congratulations Kathy!! Adorable kit!!!
Such a fabulous kit, Kathy – so excited for you!!
It’s a fabulous kit Kathy! Congratulations!!
Oh my gosh! You and Hero Arts! I have some of their stamps and I love what you created. We used to have some plants like this. We have a huge picture window in our living room and if you look out of it, you can see the whole city. We had a plant table near the window with some of these plants on it. Now I put pots with herbs growing on the window sill. With the heating vents below the window its like a greenhouse on the windowsill in the winter. Anything I plant just grows and grows!
Who says the plants have to be the color they really are? You know me, I might make them more colorful. In my world everything is really colorful anyway. I love how yours look too though.
Big Congrats, Kathy! I haven’t been able to keep up with blog visits lately and just today saw this fantastic new kit. I instantly fell in love and was so glad to see the coordinated dies! I ordered mine right away and can’t wait for it to arrive. Already have lots of ideas to try. You did an amazing job with the design!!
Kathy, Hero Arts is my first love in stamping too. I still have my first Hero Arts stamps. What a great company. You rock and your first stamp set rocks too. I wish you the best.
Hi Kathy,
I am so very happy for you! You are such an inspiration to me and so many other crafters that to see Hero Arts asked you to design a stamp set is just incredible! I got more and more excited for you as the little reveals were shown and then I got really excited for ME because I love succulent plants and I am thrilled to have such a wonderful, versatile set that I can use all year long!! You hit it out of the park!! God Bless you and I wish you abundant blessings now and always as you continue to inspire us!
Thank you for such kind words. Hugs 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS!! So happy for you! I love the backstory of how this set came to be. It makes the set even more spectacular. The sneak peeks were all so pretty and I can’t wait to do the hop and get even more inspiration! TFS!
I am so happy for you, Kathy. I’ve been one of your fans for years and have learned so much from you. I ordered one of the Hero Arts kits to support your endeavor. Now that many of my friends have moved to warmer climates in their retirement, it is great to have some succulent choices for cards especially for the holidays. I have a Christmas cactus that I wait each each year to watch it bloom. Great job- keep on going.
Kathy, this kit is so perfect in so many ways. Living in San Diego, I love succulents. So when I saw your stamps, I was really happy to see that they were in that shape. Of course , they can be coral or bushes or whatever as well. Just SUPER! Congrats!
I can’t even imagine how thrilling this must be for you, Kathy! The stamp set is really beautiful, unique, and versatile! Congratulations 🙂
Wow big congrats so beautifully designed I can see use for this year round Superb!
SUPER STAMP SET, Kathy!!!! I’ve seen “glass” balls at Joanne’s here lately I believe it was, that you can put plants in….just like your idea with your stamp set! You’re RIGHT “IN” with the trend!!! 😉
Fabulous, Fabulous! Congrats once a gain.
Your coloring is so beautiful!!
Big Congradulations to you! Your collection is just stunning.
wonderful colouring great tuto
Thsi is just wonderful!
Congrats Kathy, love this set!
So happy that you designed this set! Bought it just to support you since you’re such a sweetheart and spread so much inspiration. I’ve been coloring more ever since you started your challenges. Can’t wait to receive this kit and share my creations with it on IG! 🙂 Thanks for everything!!!
CONGRATULATIONS Kathy!!!
FABULOUS kit – the plants and accent pieces are so pretty and versatile, all the sweeter for knowing how you were inspired.
I confess to having a soft spot for succulents too, with so many precious memories associated with my Mother, Grandmother and Mother-In-Law growing them. Some of MIL’s Christmas cactus (Zygocatus, we can them inch plants) have just started flowering, a beautiful reward for such a low maintenance plant.
LOVE the sneak peeks, looking forward to seeing more 🙂
Congratulations on your kit. Well done. Great elements in there. Your projects are beautiful.
I am so proud of you. Congratulations! I
Wonderful kit. Congratulations.
Absolutely gorgeous release, Kathy. You did a spectacular job.
Kathy, I absolutely LOVE this set! It is a perfect combination of some of my very favorite things. Congratulations!!
Great design, Kathy!