June My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + Giveaway
Hello and welcome! This is the last peek at the June My Monthly Hero Kit before tomorrow's release at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We estimate June kits and add-ons will begin shipping on June 19. We appreciate your patience as we continue to work on restarting our operations in a safe manner and fulfilling orders already in-house. Now let's join Daniel for the final glimpse before the full reveal on Monday!
Hey everyone! What a great time to send encouraging cards to friends and essential workers to lift their spirits. The My Monthly Hero Kit for June 2020 includes some super fantastic fancy dies and nautical stamps. Uplifting sentiments like the one I used for today's countdown post come with all of this goodness, too. Every month, the kit leaves me gobsmacked. You get so much EVERY time!
For my card, I did some die cut layering to build a scene with Hero Hues cardstock in a red, white and blue color scheme: Nautical, Lapis, Cranberry and Dove White. All of the dies and sentiment come with the kit!
To begin, I die cut the mountains, tree line and lighthouse out. I stacked them on top a piece of white cardstock with Hero Arts Precision Glue. Then, I fussy-cut off the top of the white cardstock above the mountains, leaving the white showing in the details of the die cut behind the mountains. I also stacked an extra lighthouse die cut on the front for dimension.
Next, I adhered it all to the front of a 4.125 x 5.375" Lapis panel and stamped the sentiment, "You are a beacon of light," to the front using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. To finish off the card, I adhered it all to the front of a card base measuring 4.25 x 5.5". This leaves a very thin border around the design.
The dies this month, really make a showing here, but the Hero Hues cardstock colors really make a great presentation, too. I can't say enough about the luxury of this cardstock in both weight and color--it delights.
Thank you for joining me today for this countdown peek at the June 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. I cannot wait to see your creations with this fantastic kit.
*** Win a kit before you can buy it *** Just leave a comment on this (and every) Countdown to Creativity post. We’ll randomly draw one lucky winner from all the comments left across all countdown posts. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, June 8, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
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198 Responses
Sally Larsen
June 09, 2020
Daniel,
Wow…one of my fav’s. Love it
Polly
June 09, 2020
I love the designs. It is perfect for a Father’s Day Card, 4th of July, or Thanks to our Healthcare Professionals Card
Louise
June 08, 2020
This is such a striking card . I know several people I could send to.
Louise
June 08, 2020
I absolutely love this set
Amanda Hicks
June 08, 2020
Such a lovely card!
Kim
June 08, 2020
Love the red white and blue theme
Andrea Robinson
June 08, 2020
Love your products. I bought your monthly feb. Kit. So happy with it. Made tons of great cards with it. So many tutorials and ideas. Also love your inks last so long and are do vibrant. I would love a chance to win this beautiful mountain stamp set. Thank you for the opportunity!
Jade
June 08, 2020
An amazing card. Great bold colors.
Yvette Kerstens
June 08, 2020
Fantastic
Gil
June 08, 2020
absolutely beautiful card. This month it looks like Hero Arts has really hit a home run.
Linda
June 08, 2020
Daniel, your striking color combination immediately started me thinking about how to use this kit for 4th of July!
Maybe beautiful, sparkly fireworks exploding over the mountains? Thanks for sharing your design and tips for adding dimension!
Linda
DebbieC
June 08, 2020
This card is wonderful. The Hero Art dies are so detailed and the card stock colours so vibrant.
America Cuevas
June 08, 2020
Beautiful card
Diana King
June 08, 2020
America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! 🎵
I love your vision and creativity, Daniel. Well done 👏👏
Diana King
June 08, 2020
America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! 🎵
I love your vision and creativity, Daniel. Well done 👏👏
Barbara
June 08, 2020
Awesome masculine card.
Krystal Showalter
June 08, 2020
I am completely in love with your card. Fabulous!
Jody V
June 08, 2020
Love your card. Great release. Thanks for sharing.
Karrie Lasater
June 08, 2020
Beautiful card. This looks like a really great kit for masculine cards!! Cant wait to see the whole kit!! Great color combo!
Linda S.
June 08, 2020
I think your card is beautiful. I just love the way you use color.
Woendi Wells
June 08, 2020
Loving these die’s. So excited to see the full kit and add-on’s.
Priscilla Bergman Joseph
June 08, 2020
Your card is striking and the colors are perfect for the upcoming holiday! Beautiful work, Daniel!
Luis Rodriguez
June 08, 2020
This kit is perfect for Father’s Day cards.
Diana Curtis
June 08, 2020
I can not wait to see this full reveal. It looks amazing.
KT Fit Kitty
June 08, 2020
Beautiful card! This is the kit for me!
Amy
June 08, 2020
Love the patriotic color scheme and the die cuts. Am so looking forward to seeing the whole kit.
Rosa P
June 08, 2020
Beautiful card. Love the colors.
Jane A McBee
June 08, 2020
Wonderful ideas. Father’s day is coming and I need a more masculine take, this is it.
Paula Schuessler
June 08, 2020
Quite striking. Great color choices!
Yvette Kerstens
June 08, 2020
Love it.
KC Wong
June 08, 2020
Wow! This is a very different design! Great to see the elements this way! Thanks for sharing!
Becky Beyl
June 08, 2020
Beautiful die cuts. Would love to win!
Katie Coggins
June 08, 2020
Love the red white and blue. As a non American – it screams Independence Day to me! Love the die cut combo
Anouk
June 08, 2020
What an interesting scene with that red lighthouse! Love the mountains on the background.
Anna Rodgers
June 08, 2020
Very pretty card, Daniel! It really makes a statement with that gorgeous card stock and incredible dies!
Juana Vega
June 08, 2020
Love the dye cutting here in this color combo. Great card!!!
SandyK
June 08, 2020
What a beautiful card – I love all the dimension you get from the layers! Can’t wait to see the rest of the kit.
Beth Merrill
June 08, 2020
Love the diversity of the dies in this kit! This would be a great card for a man or anyone who loves lighthouses!
Karen L K
June 08, 2020
Oooh love that scene! Interesting colors and really the perfect scene with mountains and the ocean. Those are some very cool dies.
Frances
June 08, 2020
I love your use of all the dies. It’s very nautical and can easily become a masculine card. I need to stock up on this beautiful cardstock. Thank you for sharing.
Terrie
June 08, 2020
Beautiful card! The lighthouse die is my favourite!
Elaine Wood
June 08, 2020
Lovely card the die cuts look fabulous
Beth Medich
June 08, 2020
Love this, looks great! It would be so awesome to win this kit:)
Geri S
June 07, 2020
Bright card and different dies – I like unusual!
Laurie Brown
June 07, 2020
What a fun card!! Love the colors and the dies are fantastic!
Christina M Dauven
June 07, 2020
I love how this card is all patriotic and yet has a wonderful worldly scene to it. It represents peaceful usa love and it is perfect 👌
Carla Hundley
June 07, 2020
Love the scenery of
this card, and cool
stamps.
Carla from Utah
Adonya S.
June 07, 2020
What great dies- can’t wait to see the whole package! Thanks for sharing!
Kris Reeves
June 07, 2020
Love those colors and the whole scene!
Gail O'Keefe
June 07, 2020
These kits are the only reason I look forward to Mondays! Love these color combos and sentiment
Kelly W.
June 07, 2020
Love this beautiful mountain scene with the pop of red making the lighthouse take center stage!
Laura Staley
June 07, 2020
I love the red, white and blue colors, perfect for a nautical card! It can be so hard sometimes to come up with an idea for masculine cards. Looks like this kit will make it easy!
Kelly W.
June 07, 2020
Such a fantastic card Daniel, love the beautiful mountain scene and pop of red making the lighthouse really take center stage!
Beth Harple
June 07, 2020
Reminds me of the New England coast line.
Toni L
June 07, 2020
This is truly ad amazing scenic card—love the colour. That lighthouse just pops in the foreground.
Ellie Uselton
June 07, 2020
That lighthouse absolutely pops! This card is so bold with stark lines and minimalist detail. I can feel the inspiration juices flowing! I can see my grandpa opening this card and it melts my heart. Great job!
Fionna Wheatley
June 07, 2020
This strikes me as a very patriotic American card. Very different!
Jeanne Beam
June 07, 2020
Gorgeous card! Love all the layers and colors…
Thanks so much for sharing.
Marie T
June 07, 2020
So nice to see a navy blue shade used! This is a perfect theme for July too and evokes the feeling of “mountains majesty!”
Mary Rose
June 07, 2020
Love this! Perfect for all of the lighthouses we have here in Michigan!
Dori
June 07, 2020
What great details in that card, love it! And I love the colors you chose. Very nice!
Vicki Kroll
June 07, 2020
Beautiful die-cut outdoor scene and love all the colors. That red lighthouse really pops.
Anushree Vaish
June 07, 2020
Awesome use of colors on the card!!
Leanne in Cali
June 07, 2020
Love this fabulous scene you created! Can’t wait to see the whole kit. Thanks so much for sharing!!
mary tollakson
June 07, 2020
Wonderful card!
Claudia N
June 07, 2020
Beautiful card! Love the red, white and blue, makes me wish I lived by the ocean! Can’t wait to see the whole kit!! A must have for sure.
Tina
June 07, 2020
Awesome card. I love the colors.
sharon gullikson
June 07, 2020
Oh, I LOVE THIS SCENE. It reminds me of Norway. LOVE IT. And the patriotic colors are amazing!!
KerrynM
June 07, 2020
Love your card Daniel. The kit looks fabulous.
Pam Ramada
June 07, 2020
Great use of the dies. I can’t wait to see the full kit tomorrow.
Jessica Kerr
June 07, 2020
What a peaceful looking set
Sara Dumont
June 07, 2020
I love this card and all the sneak peaks this month
Heidi Macy
June 07, 2020
That is a really crisp look! Great job!
josmary
June 07, 2020
oh man im so excited about this kit it just keeps getting better and better
Christy Malone
June 07, 2020
Love this!
Carol Wortman
June 07, 2020
Bold and impressive! Love the fussy cut that brought those mountains alive against that cabin. Then stacking the bright red lighthouse is so striking! Red, White and .blue-tiful!! ❤ Artie-tistic! Beautiful Hero .Arts, cant wait to see the whole MMH kit !
Eden
June 07, 2020
I just love everything about this card!
Christi Gulledge
June 07, 2020
Oh my goodness I want this set! Awesome design!
Brenda
June 07, 2020
The mountains and trees remind me of my family trip to Alaska 2 years ago! I really like this card, and the versatility of this set as seen in all of the cards this weekend.
Savvy Me
June 07, 2020
Great layered die cuts and card stock colors.
Linda Price
June 07, 2020
Very interesting design. Reminds me so much of New England. Thanks for your idea!
Joan
June 07, 2020
Would make a fabulous 4th of July card with those patriotic colors!
Jodi W
June 07, 2020
Love this look. The light house sure does pop! Great job!
Marie Doody
June 07, 2020
Looks great. Looks like a very versatile kit
Kathy Benjamin
June 07, 2020
Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.
Janet Trapp
June 07, 2020
Love all these great Dies! Can’t wait for the reveal ❣️
Miriam Prantner
June 07, 2020
Absolutely loving the landscape dies in this kit! So striking!
Lynn Sakal
June 07, 2020
Love the mountains and trees. I’m not very good at stamping wilderness backgrounds. This solves it for me.
Great use of colors.
Beth Canary-Lee
June 07, 2020
These dies are just awesome. Can’t wait to see the entire monthly kit. Love your card!
Sarah Deonarine
June 07, 2020
Thanks for sharing the inspiration!
Karen Hale
June 07, 2020
Love your color choices on this layered card. The red lighthouse really takes the show!
Lynn
June 07, 2020
This kit is so diverse. All of the cards created so far are very unique. I love your use of color on your card. Can’t wait until tomorrow. I also look forward to the add-ons as well.
Lynn Cyert
June 07, 2020
I really like this card with red, white, and blue. A finished appearance.
Joyce
June 07, 2020
This is really wonderful.
Margaret R
June 07, 2020
This is just stunning! Love its stark red, white, and blue, and its simplicity is what makes it so compelling.
Brenda
June 07, 2020
This kit looks so amazing and I am absolutely in love with this sentiment – it’s so perfect!
Susan Petersen
June 07, 2020
What a great use of vivid color.
Denise Kitts-Wadlow
June 07, 2020
Daniel, I love, love, LOVE your red white and blue color pallette and die choice!!! Very patriotic, and also makes a great masculine card. Looking forward to tomorrow’s release, and you definitely sold me on the cardstock too! 😁
Chark
June 07, 2020
Beautiful scene!
Cyndee
June 07, 2020
I love how all the different elements combine to make a really nice scene. What a great card!
Pamela Shea
June 07, 2020
I love your card. TFS.
Elisa M Gray
June 07, 2020
Love that color combination.
Kelsey Thomas
June 07, 2020
This is pretty! :)
Karen Jordan
June 07, 2020
Wow! Awesome, card, Daniel!!! I’m really excited for this kit!
Deborah Cooper
June 07, 2020
What a beautiful card! These dies are fabulous!
Kim Earhart
June 07, 2020
I love the color that you chose for die cut layering, it give the the card a very serene look. Adorable!
Susan Petersen
June 07, 2020
What a great use of vivid color.
HELEN C SPRAGUE
June 07, 2020
OMG! I love the way this card turned out! The die cuts are amazing and make your card pop!
BECCA YAHRLING
June 07, 2020
Love the red, white & blue color combo! Very nice.
Lindarub
June 07, 2020
Beautiful card!
SueB
June 07, 2020
Beautiful card with ally you die cutting!
Debbie McKelvey
June 07, 2020
Love this card! The colors are great. I love how the house stands out against the dark of the mountains. Great job!
Denise Bryant
June 07, 2020
Awesome use of color and these die designs to create this card! Love it!
Kendra
June 07, 2020
These dies are beautiful and I love how you combined them to make such a gorgeous card.
Francine
June 07, 2020
I am so looking forward to seeing the full reveal! Exciting!
Valerija
June 07, 2020
Love your card! So wonderful!
Nan Brown
June 07, 2020
These die cuts are fabulous. What a stunning card.
Debra Smith
June 07, 2020
Great card. Love the layering.
Debra Smith
June 07, 2020
Great card. Love the layering.
Karen Lingel
June 07, 2020
Very nautical! Thanks for the opportunity to win
Sue D
June 07, 2020
Great scene and I like these colors.
Julia D.
June 07, 2020
Love the red, white, and blue of this card! Such a great scene. Can’t wait until tomorrow to see the entire kit! Thank you for the chance to win!!
Tamra Barnes
June 07, 2020
Love the idea of building on white paper to show snow in the crevices! Thanks for the tip. Gorgeous card!
Sarita Salmon
June 07, 2020
Great Card! Cant wait till monday!
Linda W. (ScrappinBari)
June 07, 2020
Great idea to layer all these diecuts, Daniel, and I love the colors! Fab scene card!!
Felicia C
June 07, 2020
Wow! Saving the best for last. I love the combination of all the imagery in this so very exciting coming kit. I can not wait anymore. Thank God it is only hours away! Love it!
Leslie Birdsall
June 07, 2020
I love the cardstock layers on this card! Excellent!
Eva
June 07, 2020
Beautiful card and great for everyone to allow the own dreams… maybe it‘s Swiss mountains or patriotic – or for Norway where the aurora borealis can be seen – the colours are the same there…
Joni Morrill
June 07, 2020
What a beautiful card!
Nancy Knapp
June 07, 2020
Love the red, white and blue card! This kit looks like it will blend in well with several of the other Hero Arts stamp sets that I already have. Looking forward to getting it!
Kimberly McField
June 07, 2020
Beautiful card, and I love the colors you chose!
Teri S.
June 07, 2020
Daniel, your card reminds me of where I live. We have ocean, islands & then snow capped mountains on the coast of BC that we look out on when we drive anywhere. We also have a lighthouse on a small rocky island at the end of a larger island we can see about 10 minutes away. Super card & boy, how I’d love to win this kit. Blessings to you & yours.
Susan Carlson
June 07, 2020
Love this card Daniel!!! Very classy! This kit is spectacular if the inspiration so far is any indication! Thanks for your creativity!!!
Nancy Deffner
June 07, 2020
Great card. Nice use of patriotic colors.
Kathy A
June 07, 2020
Using different colors of paper for the different dies make them really stand out. Nice!
Leesa Hunter
June 07, 2020
The dies and papers look amazing. Love your sentiment! Thank you.
Rebecca Ednie
June 07, 2020
I can’t wait for this kit!
Lindar C
June 07, 2020
A very patriotic landscape, love it!
Nina S
June 07, 2020
The dies in this kit are just amazing! Your card is so clean and vibrant. Really shows off the details of the die cuts.
Marianne
June 07, 2020
Great card. Love the bold die cuts.
Golda
June 07, 2020
This is a wonderful card. Your layers of color make a great, relaxing scene that is still bright.
Lauralee Cosgrove
June 07, 2020
This reminds me of the Swiss alps! So pretty and classic.
Nicole S
June 07, 2020
Cool card! Amazing dies with this set for sure!
Laura
June 07, 2020
Really like the Patriotic Colors. Nice job.
Carol H
June 07, 2020
Ooh love this card!! Great layout and colours. 😊 so excited to see the kit.
Bonnie
June 07, 2020
beautiful and encouraging card. thank you for sharing
Rachel
June 07, 2020
I love this card. The nautical colors and layered background is perfect. Simple, easy, quick card to make. Thanks for the design idea. I can’t wait for my kit to arrive.
Cheryll
June 07, 2020
It’s amazing!
America Cuevas
June 07, 2020
Love the colors
Michele W
June 07, 2020
Love this card! So much detail and your color choices are perfect. Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to the full reveal of this kit tomorrow.
Cindy Johnson
June 07, 2020
Love the patriotic colors! Lovely scene- thank you for the inspiration!
Barbara-Jean
June 07, 2020
another fantastic card, Daniel! very dramatic!
Sherry Shelton
June 07, 2020
The mountains with the lighthouse look so good together.
Bonnie King
June 07, 2020
I cannot wait to see this whole kit. I am not the greatest at the whole scene-building thing, but I think this kit might help me out! Looking forward to tomorrow!
Jennifer L.
June 07, 2020
Amazing scene card! I can’t wait to see these landscape dies in the kit.
Julie
June 07, 2020
Great card, Daniel! I like the layered colors and how the lighthouse stands out.
Terri Rizzo
June 07, 2020
Love this card, can’t wait to see this kit. It looks like it will pair up very well with a few other monthly kits.
Robin Marshall Clark
June 07, 2020
This is lovely. The colors work so well together. Great job!
Monica Bilyk
June 07, 2020
Love the pop of red on this card!
Janet Carter
June 07, 2020
I love the feel of your card. The dies are fabulous!
Sherri
June 07, 2020
Love the choice of red, white, and blue! Super cool. Use of dies is great here, and I am so excited to see the full kit and add-ons.
Susan McRae
June 07, 2020
Love how you layered all the die cuts to create this amazing scene!
Kristi H.
June 07, 2020
Very nice! Really brings to mind a little fishing village, perfect for several men in my life. Thank you for this unique take.
Jackie Lee
June 07, 2020
Awesome! I love it. Simple nautical colors. Perfect!
Stephanie VR Burns
June 07, 2020
Very nice card! The beautifully simple use of the landscape dies really brings out the richness of the colored cardstock. Looking forward to tomorrow, looks like another must-have kit!
Kailash
June 07, 2020
Beautiful card, love the colors!
Stacey Kowbel
June 07, 2020
Wonderful card! Such a great looking kit!
Molly Kremnitzer
June 07, 2020
I love this one
Molly Kremnitzer
June 07, 2020
I love this one
Molly Kremnitzer
June 07, 2020
I love this one
Lynn Dansie
June 07, 2020
How do each of these designs keep getting better and better with each reveal! You sure know how to make a project exciting! Love it!!
Lisa
June 07, 2020
Love this! The colors go well together and really pop! Can’t wait to see the whole kit.
Christine Eck
June 07, 2020
Love those mountains! Fun card, Daniel!
Beverly Robinson
June 07, 2020
What a dramatic card! Shows how versatile this kit is. Looking forward to Monday.
Dawn N.
June 07, 2020
This is my favorite sample yet! ❤
Love the nautical colors!
MaryG
June 07, 2020
There seems to be quite a variety in this month’s kit.
Nice job, Daniel!
Naomi
June 07, 2020
Fantastic use of die cuts!
Mary Holshouser
June 07, 2020
So much depth to the fantastic scene.
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Art_of_albara
June 07, 2020
Wow Daniel. I love your card. Simple colours but they are getting very well together ! And the scene is great. Love it ! I am altesse in Love with this kit.
Martha Berry
June 07, 2020
This landscape card has it all from ocean to mountains! I really like the red, white, and blue color scheme. Very peaceful scene.
JillT
June 07, 2020
This is a beauty and you are correct about the cardstock colors. I pick and choose my HA kits—honestly don’t make enough cards to spring for a sub. This is one that’s coming to my house!
Emily Henry
June 07, 2020
Daniel, I love the card. I love die cuts and any chance to use them I take it. I love your color scheme as well. You gave each color a place to shine and it balances out well. Thanks for the inspiration. Can’t wait to order. Love the sentiments that I have seen.
Sheri Kempke
June 07, 2020
Your card is beautiful Daniel, love the sentiment and beautiful die cut background.
Seema Raja
June 07, 2020
With July 4th right around the corner, these colors for the card stock are just in time. Looking forward to seeing what the whole kit includes.
SarahC
June 07, 2020
Lovely card!!! The bright colors remind me of the Fourth of July and vacations up in Maine. This is a wonderful kit and I’d really like to play with it. TFS
Susan Cadek
June 07, 2020
So excited for this kit!
Sidelle Menon
June 07, 2020
Gorgeous card! love the color theme!!
Lyndi
June 07, 2020
Daniel, as always your work is amazing. I’m so glad that you are on the team! Looking forward to getting this kit.
Melissa Keller
June 07, 2020
Really relevant design and sentiment in these times of difficulty. Thanks for sharing your inspirational design.
Melissa Keller
June 07, 2020
Really relevant design and sentiment in these times of difficulty. Thanks for sharing your inspirational design.
Marisela Delgado
June 07, 2020
Wonderful colors!
Marisela Delgado
June 07, 2020
Linda tarjeta, Daniel. So pretty!
Sheryl Busch
June 07, 2020
love the layered die cuts. A very striking card.
Sudhamathi Muthu
June 07, 2020
What an awesome scene… I am really in love with the mountain diecut and the lighthouse…
karenajo
June 07, 2020
Love the dies in this new kit and your created scene is amazing! Love the red, white and blue colors too! Thanks for sharing such great creativity!
Karen L Hetherington
June 07, 2020
Powerful choice of colors – Great card design
Amy Reser
June 07, 2020
Nicely done Daniel. These die cuts can stand alone without an ink blended background. I like the versatility of this kit.
Amy Cooley
June 07, 2020
This is such a pretty scene and I love the encouraging sentiment. I can’t wait to see the full kit reveal.