My Monthly Hero kit sold out

That was fast. I did order it, yesterday evening.  I don't normally get the Hero Arts kits, but I all ready knew I had mix and match opportunities with other things in my stash for this one.

Fun idea! Let's do it.

I was very tempted, but I know I have so many spellbinders dies that I can recreate these with that I decided to pass on it.

Hero just posted on IG and said they made a mistake. See below.

OK, how else can we say this: We made a mistake. So sorry! It turns out one element of the November kit has been delayed – we previously received just a partial amount – and we will receive it soon. What this means is that you can still order the kit, despite it temporarily displaying as "sold out" yesterday! It is NOW available on heroarts.com, while supplies last. 🎉

• Do note that anything ordered today (11/8) or later will not ship until the end of next week – approximately 11/17. Anything ordered yesterday (11/7) will still ship on time, with shipping beginning the end of this week. Nothing has changed.

• Any items you order with the kit will ship together.

Again, so sorry for the false alarm on the sellout and the delay in shipping going forward. Once this final quantity of kits sell out, like a typical month, we will not reorder, and the kit will be sold out (for real). Wow, what a day, sorry again! We appreciate your patience and support. ❤️

I played around with these this evening. The top circle was obviously inspired by one of the Hero Arts samples, although I should have added snow to the trees. The other two circles I made based on what dies I wanted to use. The red bows are 3D.  All of my dies are from Queen & Co., although I did go through ALL of my dies, trying to find whatever would work well. After I made these three circles, I looked more closely at the samples, and realized that my wreath dies are a bit smaller than what the ones by Hero Arts, and the circle die that I used was chosen to fit the wreath die cuts that I had. As a result, the inside decorations of my circles are bigger as far as proportion than the Hero Arts samples. It was fun to play around with it, though, (and certainly more fun than doing housework when I’m still dealing with rotten allergies). Here is my first attempt, but not necessarily my only attempt as far as this challenge:

Thanks for the kind offer, grammadee, but I have a die that is similar, just without the stars. I think I would almost prefer the stars separate, anyway, so I could cut them from a different color…..

If I change my mind and want some die cuts, though, I will PM you.

It was a fun challenge to do the Christmas themed circles, but while going through my dies, I came across a really elegant ornament die from Heartfelt Creations. I had forgotten about it. It’s not a circle shape, and it’s already got some ornate elements to it, but I am kind of itching to play around with it to see what I can do with it.

So many fun things that I want to make, and not enough time to do them all.

What brand shaker are you using? Can you post a link? There are different types. I think the type that Queen & Co. offer are a lot easier to put together, and if you run out, you can actually make your own with craft foam and acetate and their dies. I tried the shakers by My Favorite Things, that are a kind of shaped plastic “container” with a flat top but open on the bottom, and they were a lot more awkward to make. I don’t know if I am describing things well, but my point is that some shakers are easier to put together than others IMO.

Thanks for clarifying, joblackford. Shakers aren’t going to be everyone's favorite thing. I was mainly curious because of the way you described them. I wondered if it was a particular type of shaker, since some are more like a raised plastic shaped window. I didn’t realize you referred to the shaker bits when you referred to them being plastic. They can really vary, but yes, I can see why the plastic bits would be a turn off.

I tend to feel the same way about powders and other messy artistic mediums. It’s why I don’t do a lot with heat embossing and some of the artsy craft goods that are so popular. They look cool, but I don’t like working with them.

I have the same hangups around shaker cards, joblackford
Dislike that they have so much plastic and the adhesion / potential mess issues around that. I don't trust foam tape to hold up long term, which makes shakers a potential ticking time bomb of plastic flotsam in the recipient's home. Layering up cardstock outlines takes a fair bit of effort and you still have to secure the top acetate in some way. So by and large I stick to paper whenever possible.

Same with glitter & powders - I absolutely refuse to work with glitter that sheds even slightly. It's unnecessary and just makes more plastic waste that is a hassle to clean up. Instead I usually reach for metallic or holographic paper which can be just as eye catching without the 'craft herpes'.