April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway

MMH April 2020

Apr 04, 2020 Hero Arts

Hello and welcome to day 2 of the countdown to the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, April 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. A reminder, this month shipping will be delayed. Currently we estimate that shipping will begin April 20. We know you are excited to get your kit and appreciate your patience as we work through delays during this time of COVID-19. We are sending love and support, as well as healing thoughts to those who know people who have fallen sick or are sick themselves.

Let's see what our newest Creative Team member came up with...

Hey there! Daniel West here to show off the My Monthly Hero Card Kit for April 2020 with a switch up on the stencil included in this kit.

The landscape stencil includes a wavy foreground and a cloudy sky with a sun or moon, depending on how you use it! For this card, I used the stencil to create an Aussie desert scene with Reactive Inks, blender brushes and some masking. I figured the change-up on this card would give you some ideas on how to use the stencil for all it's worth!

To begin, I prepped the stencil with some tacky spray adhesive and laid it down over a 4 x 5.25" panel of Dove White cardstock. Then, I gently added ink down the front of the panel in Blue Hawaii, Taffy, and Lemon Drop inks. Then, I masked off the bottom portion in two sections by cutting rounded shapes out plain paper. Each dune got a different color: Fruit Punch and Berry Smoothie. For each color, I turned the stencil in a different direction.

Next, I placed my critters, sentiment and tree from the main kit into the Hero Arts MISTI and stamped them on the front with Intensified Black Ink.

To finish off the card, I popped up my panel on the front of a top folded card base using fun foam and Precision Glue.

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, April 6, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

There is still more inspiration coming, be sure to tune in to the rest of the Countdown!

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228 Responses

Nancy Pearce

April 06, 2020

I like the colorful landscape and sky. The colors blended together so well and really makes the tree pop!

Audrey Andrews

April 06, 2020

Nicely done 😊 Some interesting techniques as well.

Kate

April 06, 2020

I’m wild for these patterns!😀

Carol H

April 06, 2020

Love the way the background is in this card. Great colours.

tina z.

April 06, 2020

simply stunning!

Alice Turak

April 06, 2020

Reminds me of the travels I cannot take right now. thank you.

Karen L K

April 05, 2020

What a nice scene! Very clever of you to use that stencil like you did!

karenajo

April 05, 2020

Really am loving these new stencils ! Great card – love the colors and the design and the critters and tree! Thanks for sharing!

NCDonna

April 05, 2020

Love how bright & busy your card is and how well it fits together!

Amy Wazwaz

April 05, 2020

What a great tip to use the stencil in a unique way.

Tina Herbeck

April 05, 2020

Love the rainbow of colors! And those critters are so cute!!

Miriam Prantner

April 05, 2020

I love this stenciled background, it reminds me of fabric and a woodblock print. Such a gorgeous card!

Laura Staley

April 05, 2020

I love your card! It’s so much fun to see how someone can choose such different colors and have the whole scene blend flawlessly. Can’t wait to see the rest of the kit.

Lynnea Hollendonner

April 05, 2020

Love love love those silhouettes against the rainbow background!

rachel duong

April 05, 2020

The patterned landscape is beautiful and so interesting. The animals are so awesome as I do not own any of these animal stamps.

TRACEY LANDT

April 05, 2020

Great choice of colours and blending Daniel. Cannot wait for the full reveal of
this kit. Looks Australian to me, or maybe that’s just because I am Australian?
T x

Andrea B

April 05, 2020

I love how you created the different sand dunes on the background! Great card!

Barbara M

April 05, 2020

Love all the colors on this card. Can’t wait to use the stencil.

Nicole S

April 05, 2020

Lovely colors and really liking the sentiments in this kit!

Crystal Snedegar

April 05, 2020

I am immediately drawn to the sky in this card. The colors are so bright! The critters are adorable under the tree.

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April 05, 2020

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Nikki S

April 05, 2020

What a cool card. Thanks for sharing

Linda Clark

April 05, 2020

This card is beautiful with all the different colors. I love the cute animals too.

Carolyn

April 05, 2020

Bright and vibrant card-it’s great! I’m really excited about that tree!

Linda Clark

April 05, 2020

This card is so beautiful, I love this stencil. I can’t wait to see the whole kit!

Linda

April 05, 2020

Love IT!!

Marianne

April 05, 2020

Such a fun card. Love stencilled patterns.

Jade

April 05, 2020

What a gorgeous card. I love your colorful and scenic background.

Diana Metts

April 05, 2020

Love the creative use of the stencil on this card! Gives me so many ideas. Can’t wait to see the whole kit.

Neha Mahajan

April 05, 2020

Beautiful color choice on this card. Love the pattern.

Sandy Small

April 05, 2020

Fabulous card; I love how you changed the stencil direction and colors for the dunes. I really like that tree silouhette, because it is not solid. I am excited to see more of the kit!

Bertha

April 05, 2020

Love the silhouette stamps against that colourful background! Thanks for sharing.

Laurie Soffa

April 05, 2020

love the bright colors! cute kit

Gael

April 05, 2020

This stencil is wonderful, I love what you did with all the colors!

Valerija

April 05, 2020

Wow, I just love this card. The images are wonderful and your stenciling and colours too.
Valerija xx

Brenda

April 05, 2020

WOW! I love how you made the dunes go in different directions and these colors are fantastic!

sara n

April 05, 2020

wow i love those colors, they look amazing

GLenda M Sultan

April 05, 2020

The clever use of colors gives this card so much movement. Thanks for showing us how to use different colors for ground cover.

Terrie D.

April 05, 2020

This is so cool! I love the colors you used!

Claudia K Anderson

April 05, 2020

This stencil is so cool! I can’t wait to see the rest of the release!

Lisa

April 05, 2020

This card is awesome, love the pattern and the colors!

Patsy

April 05, 2020

Thanks for breaking down your technique. The card looks “alive”.

Evelyn Larson

April 05, 2020

Your card is beautiful, I really need to get some stencils and reactive inks to try something new. Looking forward to this month’s card kit. Be safe.

Evelyn Larson

April 05, 2020

Looking forward to this month’s kit, I do not have many stencils not very comfortable with them. Hoping this would be the time to really get into using stencils.

GLenda M Sultan

April 05, 2020

Cool stencil. Looks like it would be fun to use with inks or embossing pastes.

Holly Lau

April 05, 2020

Beautiful card! Can’t wait for the release day!

Donna Hatfield

April 05, 2020

Love the color combination.

Kel Berg

April 05, 2020

such cool cards! the color combos seem endless!

Sunnyk

April 05, 2020

Love the ink stencilling! Is a koala to come?

Elizabeth Motyka

April 05, 2020

I am excited about these ink colors and the stencil a perfect combo

Susanbcards

April 05, 2020

Such a great set…nature at its best! Love the reactive inks!

Marilyn P

April 05, 2020

Loved the layering of the ground in those beautiful colors,

Margaret T.

April 05, 2020

Great stencil work. Such a striking scene. You can almost feel the heat.

cscholet@tampabay.rr.com

April 05, 2020

Love the way the different color blocks blend and how the black silhouette pops.

Virginia Ellison

April 05, 2020

I am loving this stencil and the way you used it for the hills if so cute…

sandra hall

April 05, 2020

you made a very interesting landscaoe

Fionna Wheatley

April 05, 2020

I actually love how you did the sand dunes. Fab idea., I adore the black silhouettes as well. Thank you!

Kathy Benjamin

April 05, 2020

Love this ❤❤

Eva N

April 05, 2020

Wow, you used the stencil in such a creative way. This is a fun card!

Paula Schuessler

April 05, 2020

Love this card Daniel. Thanks for the tips on getting the most out of the stencil!

Maria B

April 05, 2020

Nice use of color in the sky and ground.

Laura P

April 05, 2020

Ooooh, the stenciled background is amazing and the perfect ground for the animals! Thanks for sharing your wonderful card!

Sharon C

April 05, 2020

I am loving this stencil! Great color scheme.

Holly

April 05, 2020

I love your twist on using the stencil! It really gives great definition to your sand dunes.

Lisa

April 05, 2020

Please pick me 😁

Melodie Isreal

April 05, 2020

I loved the bright colors and the stenciling to create the landscaping!

D.L. Wilson

April 05, 2020

What a cute, happy card. Thank you.

Brandi R

April 04, 2020

Fabulous use of your colors. Such a wonderful card. Love it ♥

Erika M Shapiro

April 04, 2020

This is beautiful and creative! I love it!

Missy Ree

April 04, 2020

Love the layers and the silhouette.

Annette Bridges

April 04, 2020

These cards have the greatest color combos! Thanks for sharing.

Karthikha Uday

April 04, 2020

Such a lovely card with great colors! :)

Joyce Soo Hoo

April 04, 2020

Great idea about using the stencil in different directions. Love your style Daniel. Joyce

Iza Malek

April 04, 2020

Adorable card ! I love these colors combinations. I can’t wait to get your new stamp kit .

Golda

April 04, 2020

I love the colors you used with the stencil! This is great.

Jennifer L.

April 04, 2020

I like the silhouettes against the colorful background. Very curious to see what this stencil looks like!

Danielle Dietz

April 04, 2020

I love the different layers of land and sky!

Julie Lutz

April 04, 2020

looks like another fun hero arts kit!

Carla Hundley

April 04, 2020

Gorgeous scene! Loving
the lovely colors as well.
Carla from Utah

Sandye

April 04, 2020

Oh those colors are gorgeous!

Heather Mills

April 04, 2020

What a fun card! Love all the color and patterns!

Denise Bryant

April 04, 2020

Awesome colors for this scene!

Sue D

April 04, 2020

Love the colors and patterns.

Lyndi

April 04, 2020

Daniel, this card is gorgeous! So glad you are on the team and you hit it out of the park with this beauty. Way to go, so excited about this kit!

KerrynM

April 04, 2020

Gorgoues card. Love the bright happy colors

Shirley Galecki

April 04, 2020

Beautiful colors. Can’t wait to try blending and stenciling. You make it look easy

Melissa Leftrick

April 04, 2020

So awesome!!! Love this! I want this kit!!!

Elaine Wood

April 04, 2020

This is so beautiful love the colours

Avra N Williams

April 04, 2020

Beautiful!

Aline Diener

April 04, 2020

Love this card and the contrast with the tree and animals vs the back ground. Can’t wait !!!!

Maureen Reiss

April 04, 2020

Wow!!!! Stunning!!!!!!!!

Juliana Twardzik

April 04, 2020

I love the colors you used and love that stencil!

lee

April 04, 2020

What a nice card! I love the bright colors!

Kimberly McField

April 04, 2020

The colors you chose are beautiful! I’m definitely intrigued to see the rest of the kit…

Glenna

April 04, 2020

Such a wonderful card. The use of this stencil is so bold. Love it.

Savvy Me

April 04, 2020

I like how you made the tree and animals pop with the gorgeous sky. Great card!

Megan Caulder

April 04, 2020

I love all of the colors and patterns together.

Debby Jensen

April 04, 2020

Great colors. Cannot wait to see the stencil and all the items in this kit

Joni Morrill

April 04, 2020

I love the colors on this one.

Tani K

April 04, 2020

What a colorful card, so pretty. Can’t wait to get this kit.

Gail Anderson

April 04, 2020

Thanks for changing up the use of the stencil! This is a great scene!

Stephanie VR Burns

April 04, 2020

Wow! I love how you switched it up on the stencil and thought outside the box, Daniel! I’m looking forward to seeing your posts, you’re already bringing us some great inspiration!

Andre M.

April 04, 2020

Gorgeous vibrant palette.

Karen Jordan

April 04, 2020

Welcome, Daniel! I’m so excited to see you’re designing for the kit reveal! I love your colorfully creative take on the kit, as it gives such a happy feel. You did an amazing job of shifting/masking the stencil and creating dimension. Thank you for sharing!

Leola

April 04, 2020

This stencil is going to be so useful.

Jodi Warren

April 04, 2020

Great colors on you card and great ideas thinking out of the box. Thanks.

Susan Petersen

April 04, 2020

Very creative use of the stencil.

Nikki Cochran

April 04, 2020

Love the color combinations

Sidekickcards

April 04, 2020

Lovely 😊

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

April 04, 2020

I’m really excited about this Aussie themed kit!!! Love your ink blending and the design of your card. Very bright and cheerful mate! 😊

Kenzie Higdon

April 04, 2020

I Love it!!!! This looks so fun, cute, and like an interesting kit, I just can’t wait to see what more is in store!

Katie Coggins

April 04, 2020

Love the landscape Daniel! Remind me of the Great Dividing Range between NSW and Victoria

JL

April 04, 2020

Ohh, I love your diagonal desert, and I didn’t notice the tree much before, but in black it really stands out. I like that it is a diff kind of tree, so many are the same generic type.

Catherine

April 04, 2020

This is such a pretty colour combination.

Josmary

April 04, 2020

Man this is so cool

Josmary

April 04, 2020

Man this is so cool

Tasha Bond

April 04, 2020

How colorful! What a great kit this month!

Anouk

April 04, 2020

Another fun idea! Love how the striped part of the stencil was used multiple times.

Susan McRae

April 04, 2020

I like how the silhouette images look on your colorful background!

Helen Haigh

April 04, 2020

Absolutely loooove what you did with the stencil, Daniel. Beautiful colours too

Cassie

April 04, 2020

I love these colors, this stencil is so interesting with the patterns of cloud and ground!

Carla Sjoholm

April 04, 2020

Love the colors!

sabinevdk

April 04, 2020

Wow gorgeous colors!!!! Love this card!

Heidi Macy

April 04, 2020

This is a really neat and unique look!

SandyK

April 04, 2020

This background is amazing, and I love the silhouettes, as well! Can’t wait to see the rest of the kit.

Margery C

April 04, 2020

Amazing background. I love all the colors you used.

Madeline L

April 04, 2020

Beautiful colors in this card. Love the images too!

Pat v

April 04, 2020

So cool. I love it!

SueB

April 04, 2020

Great use of the stencil. Very colorful.

Vicki Mayberry

April 04, 2020

Love the way you used a variety of colors to highlight the background.

Teri

April 04, 2020

Beautiful ink blending! Great card too.

Debbie McKelvey

April 04, 2020

Cool card, love the colors! This set looks like it will be fun to make different cards.

Marianna

April 04, 2020

Omg, love your background and how you sectioned the stencil. Really stunning!

Cyndi Morris

April 04, 2020

Beautiful cards, gorgeous colors. I’m loving the stencils in this release.

Shirley

April 04, 2020

Love this stencil!

Barbara-Jean

April 04, 2020

Great use of that stencil, Daniel!

Donna Rohwer

April 04, 2020

I love the beautiful color combination, can’t wait to see this kit.

Schmidenkiwi

April 04, 2020

Wonderful bright colors!

Nan Brown

April 04, 2020

Loving this stencil!

Nina S

April 04, 2020

Love all the colors and the different animals we’re seeing!

Nina S

April 04, 2020

Love all the colors! Love the different animals we’re seeing.

Janet Durbin

April 04, 2020

Love what you created, your colors are so bright and cheerful!

Mary Swearengin

April 04, 2020

WOW what a difference using bright colors! Yes, I like it.

Toni F

April 04, 2020

Great idea to use the stencil in different orientations to resemble hills.

Linda

April 04, 2020

The colors you used are beautiful! You’ve inspired me to create more with my stencils.

Jean Heming

April 04, 2020

I dint think these cards could get any more georgeous,but WOW!!!! Im mad about these cards dies and stamps!!!!

Kris Reeves

April 04, 2020

Love the background and that you turned the stencil for a different look!

Lynn Gauthier

April 04, 2020

What gorgeous color. I LOVE how you split the ground into 2 different hills by turning the stencil. Very cool!!! I’m learning a lot!!!

Eva

April 04, 2020

The colours of the card are great combined and the whole kit looks great with stencil and critters!!

Michele W

April 04, 2020

Such a cheerful yet peaceful card. Great job. The tree is really cool and different. Looking forward to seeing what else is in this kit. Thanks for sharing!

Karen Hale

April 04, 2020

Love the bright colors! Can’t wait to see the new kit.

Patricia Wilson

April 04, 2020

This kit looks interesting and love the kangaroo with the baby, so cute! You always seem to come up with such great kits and we get way more value for the money. Thank you.

KT Fit Kitty

April 04, 2020

I’m already loving this kit and can’t wait to see more! Gorgeous card!

KC Wong

April 04, 2020

Very clever use of a stencil! I see why you’re a new design team member! Thanks for sharing!

SarahC

April 04, 2020

Love how many ways you can use this stencil. Just beautiful.

Shannon Howell

April 04, 2020

Hi, Daniel! Thank you so much for sharing this card. I am definitely inspired to look at my supplies from different angles!! And the use of color is fantastic. Thanks again!

Wendy Dillon

April 04, 2020

The black silhouette really pops nicely on this card! Very bold creation! Thanks, Daniel!

Margaret R

April 04, 2020

Such a lovely scene! I love stencils, and this one looks to be so useful!

Claudia N

April 04, 2020

Love the bold colors! That is a pretty cool stencil, can’t wait to see the whole kit!

Iris

April 04, 2020

Beautiful.

Jackie S

April 04, 2020

Love the masking for the stencils.

Jackie McKnite

April 04, 2020

Wow. Every one of these preview cards are so vibrant. Well done.

Renee Fallon

April 04, 2020

I really love the angling of the dunes and the colors on this card, lovely!

Cynthia O.

April 04, 2020

Great stenciled scene!

beverly robinson

April 04, 2020

Wow! Those colors woke me up! Loved the way to used the stencil, and the critters work so well as silhouettes.

Kailash

April 04, 2020

Love the pretty colors and the creative use of the stencil!

Leanne in Cali

April 04, 2020

This is fantastic Daniel! I love the colors and the creative way you used the stencil. Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to see this new kit!!

Linda Clark

April 04, 2020

I love the contrast of the beautiful background and the intense black silhouettes of the tree and animals. Great card!

Linda Clark

April 04, 2020

I love the contrast of the beautiful background and the intense black silhouettes of the tree and animals. Great card!

Maria Burrow

April 04, 2020

I’m just starting to experiment with stencils, what a great example. This is a beautiful card, I am inspired to craft. Thank you for changing our focus at such an uncertain time.

Dee Obermeyer

April 04, 2020

I Love all you do. Our thoughts are with you during this tragic time in our history. That card is awesome.

Teri S.

April 04, 2020

What a super card Daniel! I like how you used the stencil in a different way for the dunes. The sharpness of the black tree & critters really stand out against those fabulous colours.

Lauryne Cunningham

April 04, 2020

Wow! Awesome card! I love all the colors and patterns!

PHYLLIS FREESE

April 04, 2020

I love the ink colors used with this stencil to create such a vibrant card. I fell in love with the sky yesterday and now it’s fun to see how it is used to create this bold landscape design. Can’t wait to see more of this new kit.

Christine Eck

April 04, 2020

So stunning! That background is incredible!

Lisa

April 04, 2020

I love the bold variety of colors used in this card. I also love the contrast by stamping the tree and other silhouette images in black. It makes the bold colors pop even more.

Kristen P

April 04, 2020

I can’t wait to see this entire kit! I love it so far!

Nancy

April 04, 2020

the use of so many colors is such a good idea.

Dee Earnshaw

April 04, 2020

this card is wonderful – love the dramatic colors

LaNell

April 04, 2020

What a creative way to use the stencil!
Beautiful colors.❤️

Lagene

April 04, 2020

What a FUN card!!! I love how you did the “dunes” and love the kitties playing under the tree!

Tammy Fredrickson

April 04, 2020

Great card! I love how you stenciled your sky. Gorgeous!

Karen L Hetherington

April 04, 2020

I love how you created those dunes in different colors. The tree looks great in black!

Carol Wortman

April 04, 2020

Welcome Daniel.. I think I see a Halloween sky. Really curious to see the rest. Cute critters.

Jean Crocker

April 04, 2020

Great colors!

Laurie Schlichter

April 04, 2020

I love the use of the stencil and the rainbow choice of color.

Dawn

April 04, 2020

This kit is incredible!

Stacey Kowbel

April 04, 2020

Fantastic card! I love that background!

Helen

April 04, 2020

Wow! the scene is amazing. I’m loving the linear aspect of these creations. tfs

Linda dennis

April 04, 2020

This is getting very interesting. Can’t wait for Monday morning

Denise Kasbohm

April 04, 2020

Wow! What an awesome card!! Love the colors with the silhouette scene. Can’t wait to see this kit!

Meghan Kennihan

April 04, 2020

Such gorgeous colors! I LOVE the sky! So vivid!

Allie Fernandes

April 04, 2020

HA Daniel, I took one look at this card & thought this must be Daniel’s! Very cool spin! Wish you loads of fun with the Sneaky Team! Allie ((-;

Carol H

April 04, 2020

Loving the striped landscape. Great colours. Really like this card 😊👍🏻

Gail O'Keefe

April 04, 2020

It is amazing how many different ways to use a stencil. Love your work

Mary Holshouser

April 04, 2020

Love how ;you used the colors to make
the different parts of the scene. The
movement in the stamping makes it
interesting. thanks for sharing
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littlen

April 04, 2020

I haven’t used stencils very much but this looks interesting…I’ll have to give it a try.

Kellie

April 04, 2020

An ingenious idea for using the stencil. Very clever indeed. ♥️🇦🇺

Anna Rodgers

April 04, 2020

Thanks for the nifty idea to creatively change the look simply by turning the stencil! I’m anxious for this kit reveal but am enjoying the sneaks while I wait! Great job on your card design, Daniel!

Anna Rodgers

April 04, 2020

Diane Stricker

April 04, 2020

Beautiful card. The Aussie themed card kit is awesome.

Dorothy Mutafopulos

April 04, 2020

Love your background the colors are so beautiful . This kit truly will inspire you too take a step back and be amazed with the beauty of nature.

Nancy Knapp

April 04, 2020

Love the colors! I can see the possibility of this stencil in creating a zebra pattern background too.

Pamela Shea

April 04, 2020

Wow! Very vibrant. Loving this kit.

MandaLJ

April 04, 2020

Love how creatively you’ve used the stencil! Can’t wait to see what it looks like in its entirety!

Susan King

April 04, 2020

I really like the stencil and like what Daniel did to the dunes by using two colors. The tree is so different in a really good way from any other trees on the market. Very versatile and can’t wait to use it!

Jenna Batik

April 04, 2020

I am loving the animals in this release. Those stencils are amazing. I love the bright colors. Can’t wait to see more.

Debi

April 04, 2020

Thanks Daniel for showing us how to be creative with the stencil.
Your card design certainly does give you the feeling of being down under.
Great color combo.

Felicia C

April 04, 2020

Each day I grow more and more fond of this stencil in our upcoming kit. Thank you Daniel, for offering us a creativity edge! Love the color combos as well. Great job!