Hello friends! It’s finally time for the new Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit for June 2022! This kit and add ons are absolutely gorgeous! Underwater themes are some of my absolutely favorites to create.
In my video today, I will be showing multiple ways to create underwater backgrounds using the Mermaid Reactive Palette Ink Pad from the kit.
VIDEO
You can check out the video down below or HERE on my Youtube channel.
I will be walking you through my process so down below I will be sharing the main supplies used. I don’t create a card with every background I make but I hope it gives you some ideas and inspiration on the possibilities. You may see these backgrounds pop up in future cards though.
First, let’s take a look at the kit.

Included in this month’s kit:
- 6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
- 8 Coordinating Frame Cuts
- Mermaid Reactive Palette Ink Pad
- Self Adhesive Pearl Gems
- Waterflow Brush
One of my favorite things from the kit is the Mermaid Reactive Palette Ink Pad. These colors are so gorgeous and I used it many times throughout the video.

Now on to some inspiration!

SENDING MERMAID WISHES
- June 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit
- Mermaid Wishes Stamp Set
- Antique Hero Map
- Gelli Plate
- Brayer
- Intensified Black Ink
- Deluxe White Cardstock



YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND
- June 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit
- Deep Sea Bold Print
- Gelli Plate
- Brayer
- Hero Pearls White
- Deluxe White Cardstock
- Intense Black Ink



HELLO FRIEND
- Mermaid Cove
- Mermaid Wishes
- Tide Stencil
- Blue Raspberry, Splash, Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink
- Intense Black Ink
- Swirling Tide Border
- Blending Brushes
- Deluxe White Cardstock
- Matte Gold Cardstock



GIVEAWAY
We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, June 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
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Your cards are amazing this month! Your mermaid takes my breath away!
Your coloring and ink blending is INCREDIBLE! Love the dots!
Cards are gorgeous. Thanks for the background making video!
Gorgeous cards! I love the added white dots in the mermaid’s hair!
Beautiful cards. Your backgrounds are all gorgeous. Thanks for the great video.
I love all the beautiful backgrounds you created in the video! I especially like using the ink pad on the brayer! The dots on the mermaid’s hair do take her to another dimension!
The background with the map—-amazingly wonderful. You did such an awesome job.
Awesome!
I love to make backgrounds, so I super appreciate your video. Thanks for all of the gorgeous ideas!
Fantastic cards! I really love your hello friend card!
WOWZERS I love your work, thanks for the video showing how to color and stamp using the gel plate!
I love that you took that chance with the mermaid’s hair and added the white dots! I wouldn’t have thought of that.
wow love how you have show cased these new products – so inspirational
Love silhouettes. The underwater one
is fantastic. Great cards. thanks for
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Your backgrounds are jaw dropping! Love the cards.
Gorgeous cards! Love the backgrounds.
Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful. I like the backgrounds and colors.
These projects are all wonderful, but I was especially impressed by the beautiful antique map background on your mermaid card — it’s exquisite!
Oh, my! I want to try each one of these techniques! I love the black silhouette for an underwater scene. It is stunning. I love the split panel scene, too. And the antique map behind your mermaid is just gorgeous. I love it! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Wow! Your cards are lovely and thank you for all these techniques. Can’t wait to try them!
Lovely cards! Wonderful backgrounds! Thanks for sharing.
Such lovely cards! The Hello Friend card really caught my eye. Love that Swirling Tide Border die.
love the dimension with the framed-out strip of color
Your cards are beautiful!