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Post by mcjunkin on Jun 16, 2024 21:21:05 GMT
Yesterday was the 15th. Their sneak day for the next month’s release is the 15th, per their FAQs.
Anybody seen any?
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Post by Shakti on Jun 16, 2024 22:06:14 GMT
Maybe tomorrow, since the 15th fell over the weekend?
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Post by mcjunkin on Jun 17, 2024 13:03:01 GMT
Maybe tomorrow, since the 15th fell over the weekend? Maybe so.....we shall see. |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 17, 2024 13:05:57 GMT
Dunno...it's only 6 am in California, but they have a new blog post up, but it's NOT sneaks!
I really, really want to love this new thing they've got going on, but I'm finding it more difficult than I expected.
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Post by mcjunkin on Jun 17, 2024 13:11:28 GMT
Dunno...it's only 6 am in California, but they have a new blog post up, but it's NOT sneaks! I really, really want to love this new thing they've got going on, but I'm finding it more difficult than I expected. I saw that. I agree. I checked the FAQs again to make sure the 15th was not just first-time June specific, and it did not read that way. Kinda odd they have not stayed on schedule for even a month. |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 17, 2024 14:12:25 GMT
Not to mention that what arrived on 5/15 was the tiniest of all possible peeks and the real previews happened on the exact same schedule they always did....
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Post by joblackford on Jun 19, 2024 0:45:14 GMT
I've asked a question about the schedule on their IG, fwiw. I'll let you know if they answer.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 19, 2024 4:01:18 GMT
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Post by mcjunkin on Jun 19, 2024 18:53:34 GMT
I asked and got answered on the post below. They said it will be on the 20th this month and going forward. Thanks! Looks like they would change their FAQ. LOL |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 20, 2024 11:10:10 GMT
The nanopeeks are up: heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/hero-studio-july-early-peeksLooks like a coastal theme to the card kit, mermaids with the stamp & die, some sort of sea like (octopi?) for the cling background stamp, fishes for the layering stencil...and clouds and hot air balloons for the fancy die. So, once again, kind of cohesive except one element seems a bit out of place. They did update the FAQ with the new sneak peek date. So the more substantive peeks will be next Friday and Saturday, and I guess you could subscribe to something Saturday or Sunday to get the subscription perks. |
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Post by mcjunkin on Jun 20, 2024 12:48:23 GMT
They have done mermaids in the kits more than once. I have one of them. It helped me learn that I HATE TO COLOR. LOL.
I am watching for better sneaks of the layering stencils. I am interested in those, but the fish don't look as good as the houses last month. We'll see. If I like them, I will subscribe and get them and last month's with no shipping.
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Post by Shakti on Jun 20, 2024 13:04:07 GMT
Yeah, nothing from June is sold out yet. I'm thinking about the card kit, mostly, I think.
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Post by mcjunkin on Jun 29, 2024 14:00:18 GMT
Sneaks of main kit came up yesterday, and the mini studios are whatever they are calling them came up today.
Looks too same-same with a lot of their older stuff. Not terrible. Generically lighthouse/mermaid/ocean.
Underwhelmed with the stencil, and that is mainly what I am interested in. I was hoping to like it enough to subscribe and get it, and add on last month's with no shipping. I will pass I think. I may regret that when I see the whole thing, but I am not liking the "scene" aspect of the stencil. Would rather it be random little fishies.
I will say, I love the way the cling stamp octopus arms sneak is colored. It looks really neat. But what on earth would you do with octopus arm backgrounds, except mixed media maybe? ETA: Not the purple ones. The ones in today's blog post.
REMINDER: You have to be signed up by the first of the month to get this month's stuff as a subscription.
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Post by Shakti on Jun 29, 2024 15:26:46 GMT
Yeah, I never subscribed to MMH. Before the free shipping threshold went up a few months ago, I could sometimes add in enough extra stuff to get there just from my wishlist. It's the old-fashionedness of the silhouettes that bug me most about the card kit. I'll look at the newer sneaks shortly.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 30, 2024 0:43:55 GMT
I will say, I love the way the cling stamp octopus arms sneak is colored. It looks really neat. But what on earth would you do with octopus arm backgrounds, except mixed media maybe? ETA: Not the purple ones. The ones in today's blog post. The multicolor with black is pretty, but I doubt I'd make many octopus cards... unless there was an arm-azing pun to go with. (sorry)Old-fashioned and boring, so far. I'm sure people will make some lovely cards with them and maybe they will be some people's favorite lighthouse beach fish supplies ever, but they're a bit of a yawn IMO. I'm finding all of HA's stuff a bit dated and dull these days. Maybe not my style, maybe just everything has been done a million times before. |
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Post by Shakti on Jul 1, 2024 17:46:19 GMT
Oh, Hero Arts! Are you ok?
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Post by mcjunkin on Jul 1, 2024 20:09:11 GMT
Oh, Hero Arts! Are you ok? LOL. Somebody is phoning it in!!!! Seriously, now that we can see release, it is like Whaaatttt?  ? Dated and dull, as joblackford said, does not even begin.... Their mermaids have been done to death. I have the MMH mermaids kit from 2017, extremely similar, and I believe they have release another mermaid kit in between. Very similar artwork between the new release and my 2017. The beach/lighthouse....how many things are they going to release with those clouds and waves??? Several several kits' worth of that now, the one I have is 2018. Not terrible, but just generic and been done to death years ago. And the Tropical Fish, yes, I realize those are not part of the "Studio" or whatever, but they are the EXACT SAME ART/FISH used in the MMH kit from one of the 2021 summer months. I have it. I pulled it our to check. SAME SAME. And the stencil is just ewwww, blah. But it may just be me and oversaturation, not Hero Arts specifically. The July Spellbinders club releases were Christmas, but were not exciting for me either. Not horrific, just blah. |
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Post by joblackford on Jul 1, 2024 20:22:26 GMT
Nothing... even in the extras.
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