April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + Giveaway
Hello and welcome! This is the last look at the April My Monthly Hero Kit before tomorrow's release day on Monday, April 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Please note, this month shipping will be delayed as we work through delays during this time of COVID-19. Currently we estimate that shipping will begin April 20. We are sending love and support, as well as healing thoughts to those who know people who have fallen sick or are sick themselves.
Now let's join Janette for the final glimpse before the full reveal tomorrow!
Hiya, friends! Hero Arts nailed it this month with an "auss-ome" kit. Australia has been on my bucket list for ages and with all this staying at home business you can bet I have been daydreaming of it more than ever! I just kick my feet up, close my eyes and let Siri, voiced as an Australian man, tell me pretty much anything he wants... and then I'm usually jolted back to reality by one of my four kidlets who undoubtedly is hungry. Vegemite for you, I say!
Create this card by ink blending Lemon Drop, Creamsicle, Fruit Punch and Blue Hawaii Reactive Inks onto 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Dove White cardstock. Begin with Lemon Drop a bit larger than where the sun will be, and then into the darker shades. Taller skies can be created by stretching the stencil.
Secure the kit included stencil over the blended panel. Blend each of the same colors once again, this time over the stencil. Keep this second layer of blending just below the top border of the stencil.
Then, stretch your stencil by shifting it up off the top of the cardstock. The design will not align perfectly, but the effect remains. Blend remaining colors to pronounce the pattern as done in the prior step. Remove stencil and splatter panel with water.
Either mask and solidly ink bottom of card with Intens-ified Black ink or trim bottom of card and adhere to Pitch Black cardstock. Stamp same kangaroo at slightly different angles to create the appearance of a jump.
White Detail heat emboss sentiment onto black base. Cut G'day Mate stamp or mask off G'day and stamp just the word mate onto a yellow-ish scrap. Trim down and pop up with dimensional adhesive. Adhere finished panel to folded card.
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!
Last, I encourage you to mail these smiles-in-wait. The world could use a bit of sunshine and happiness these days.
Warm hugs,
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139 Responses
Marilyn Musgrave
April 07, 2020
I want to hop along with the kangaroos and fade into the sunset with them. This is such an inspiration in these days of home boundness.
Thank you so much for your uplifting ideas. Each is a terrific positive moment.
Vizma
April 06, 2020
Looking forward to this kit. This will be so much fun to play with and to let the creativity flow. I love the way you did the sunsets on your cards and cannot wait to try out the techniques.
Nancy Pearce
April 06, 2020
This is one of my favorite cards. I love the playful kanaroos. I makes me think of my childhood when I would play leap frog with my friends. Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us.
Audrey Andrews
April 06, 2020
What a cheerful card! Thank you 😊
Mary Coenen
April 06, 2020
I love the kangaroo card! Also love reactive inks.
Kate
April 06, 2020
Oh my goodness! Your background is beautiful; I am definitely trying it!
SarahC
April 06, 2020
Love the kangaroos hopping thru your scene. Just gorgeous.
Bonita Reyes
April 06, 2020
Aww-some use of form and color!
Wendy Dillon
April 06, 2020
Ok, Janette! This is officially my favorite sneak peek! Love the color and the playful kangas! Thanks for sharing!
SusanME
April 06, 2020
This kit looks great! Love the kangaroos…
JoSi
April 06, 2020
Auss-ome ! Your card creates a feeling of warmth and peace.
KT Fit Kitty
April 06, 2020
Love the Aussie theme! Gorgeous card!
Lynn
April 06, 2020
Loving the theme for this months kit. Your ink blending for the sky is really pretty. I can’t wait to see all the goodies that are included…and the add ons!
Carol H
April 06, 2020
This is a fabulous card. Love the colours!!!
Faridah McAtamney
April 06, 2020
Hi from Australia, hop and hop your craft day everyday, Janette. Beautiful cards using the land downunder theme. Good work. Thanks.
tina z.
April 06, 2020
wow, such a beautiful scene!
Kimberly McField
April 06, 2020
I love everything about this card! Beautiful!
Alice Turak
April 06, 2020
Love the .in your card. Thank you.
Karen L K
April 05, 2020
Very creative on your sky by stretching the stencil and the colors you used look great! Also the movement you created with the kangaroos is nice.
Nadine Dunker
April 05, 2020
What a great idea for a kit!
Eva
April 05, 2020
That‘s just a great card – and a great kit for all who love kangaroos!
Anushree Vaish
April 05, 2020
Lovely scene!!
KerrynM
April 05, 2020
Love, love this card. This kit is fabulous.
karenajo
April 05, 2020
Amazing card – the colors are awesome! Love how you ‘extended the sky’ and added those great silhouettes of the kangaroos! Thanks for sharing!
Judy
April 05, 2020
Lovely and colorful card! I love the different looks the design team has achieved with this stencil and various color combinations!
Melynda Cleveland
April 05, 2020
Really fun-great colors – and imagining lots of options- thanks
NCDonna
April 05, 2020
What a Beautiful sky! Thanks for sharing!
Marianna
April 05, 2020
Love that beautiful sunset sky! Can’t wait to see the full reveal,
Claudia N
April 05, 2020
Wow! Stunning card! Beautiful background, can’t wait for the full reveal!
Lyndi
April 05, 2020
Beautiful card. Love the Australian theme so much!
Kathy Benjamin
April 05, 2020
Kangaroos. Love this. My favourite so far
Danielle Dietz
April 05, 2020
Who can resist kangaroos? Wonderful card Janette!
Amy Wazwaz
April 05, 2020
This kit is so exciting. Love this Aussie theme.
Linda Clark
April 05, 2020
What a spectacular card—I absolutely love it! Can’t wait to see the whole kit.
Jodi Warren
April 05, 2020
Love the Kangaroo’s hopping across the sunset. Lovely. Can’t wait for tomorrow. Great sneak peeks everyone.
Tera Fendley
April 05, 2020
Love the cardTina Herbeck
April 05, 2020
Oh, I love this one!! Just gorgeous!!
Kathy O
April 05, 2020
Beautiful sunset colours and wonderful to have a kit that shows stamps reflecting Australia.
MandaLJ
April 05, 2020
Fabulous card! Love the kangaroos in silhouette, and how you stretched the stencil!
Mylene
April 05, 2020
Awesome card! I mean, Auss-ome!!!
Susan Petersen
April 05, 2020
Beautiful combination of colors.
Vicki Mayberry
April 05, 2020
Love the kangaroos. The blog posts make me happy.
Laura Staley
April 05, 2020
Definitely an outback looking card! Love Hero Arts silhouette stamps and stencils. You did a terrific job lining up the kangaroo, really puts movement in the card!
Miriam Prantner
April 05, 2020
That stencil is absolutely fabulous! Loving this new kit!
Denise Bryant
April 05, 2020
Awesome colors on this pretty scene!
Dianne
April 05, 2020
What an awesome card!
Sidekickcards
April 05, 2020
Amazing sky!!!💕💕💕
Jean Heming
April 05, 2020
WOW,WOW,WOW everyday gets better and better!!
Toni L
April 05, 2020
Awesome card—those kangas are terrific!
Jackie Lee
April 05, 2020
Can’t think of Australia without thinking of my late dad. He traveled there many times for business. Some of my favorite photos of him were taken down under! This kit will be a great reminder of him.
sandra hall
April 05, 2020
this is my favorite sky of them all.
Kenzie Higdon
April 05, 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!
Jeanne Beam
April 05, 2020
Such a awesome card! Love the colors and design.
Thanks so much for sharing.
rachel duong
April 05, 2020
I love this! the speckles in the background really give it character and dimension. A really great card.
Julie
April 05, 2020
I looooove this whole card! But I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way you did the text in the black area! That is awesome!
Kellie
April 05, 2020
Can’t wait to see what other animals are included. Think I saw a croc, emu and wombat. ♥️
beverly robinson
April 05, 2020
What a joyful card! The water splatter over the blended background is a nice touch.
Madeline L
April 05, 2020
Beautiful job on the colors. Love the sentiment too.
Valerie
April 05, 2020
Gorgeous sunset, and love the jumping kangaroo! I can’t wait to see the full kit!
Brandi R
April 05, 2020
LOVE this! That sky and how you stamped those kangaroos….fabulous ♥♥
Elaine Wood
April 05, 2020
Love the sunset and the kangaroo’s
Kim gearing
April 05, 2020
Can’t wait to buy it!!
Tammy Fredrickson
April 05, 2020
Hi! What a beautiful sunset. So inviting. And I love the way your sentiment just pops off of the card. Love everything about this card kit so far. 👍
TRACEY LANDT
April 05, 2020
Such a gorgeous card Janette. Very Aussie! I am sure you would fit in very well over here.
Looks like a fantastic kit, Hero Arts have done us Aussie’s very proud.
T x
Oh and I love Vegemite.
Jacqueline McKnite
April 05, 2020
I think this is my favorite now. Love the colors.
Tamra Barnes
April 05, 2020
What a beautiful sky! I can’t wait to try and recreate it!
Andre M.
April 05, 2020
Love this rich vivid sky!
Andrea B
April 05, 2020
I love the idea of stretching the stencil, the water splatter, and the jumping kangaroo. Great card!
Debbie Selby
April 05, 2020
So ok, I would not wish Covid 19 on my worst enemy but as someone who has tried it…………..I would not wish vegemite on my worst enemy either. The rest of Australia is wonderful and I am delighted to revisit it in this monthly kit.
Gail O'Keefe
April 05, 2020
Always love your work and I’m wondering if any of these colors will be in the kit??
Paula Schuessler
April 05, 2020
Love this! Can hardly wait for the full reveal tomorrow!!!!
christine gruevska
April 05, 2020
Love this card as a lady from down under, it is great to see others doing cards with our kangaroos. Jumping across waters edge at sunset yes i have seen them do this. l love the stencil over top , i need to get me one of them.
christine gruevska
April 05, 2020
Love this card as a lady from down under, it is great to see others doing cards with our kangaroos. Jumping across waters edge at sunset yes i have seen them do this. l love the stencil over top , i need to get me one of them.
Shirley Wallen
April 05, 2020
I love the blending done on this one! You are all so talented.
Barbara M
April 05, 2020
Beautiful and refreshing.
Susan McRae
April 05, 2020
Fabulous inky sky and the hopping kangaroos are so fun! Can’t wait for the full reveal of the kit!
Deb
April 05, 2020
Love the bright colors! The kangaroos make the card so cheerful.
Crystal Snedegar
April 05, 2020
The sense of movement of the kangaroo is amazing! So cool!!!
Fionna Wheatley
April 05, 2020
I love the sun set and when this covid business is over, come on down to Australia…we’re a welcoming bunch!
Nicole S
April 05, 2020
Sooo pretty! And love the support for our Aussie friends!❤️
Lisa
April 05, 2020
Never related so much to a card kit on my life!
Lisa
April 05, 2020
Love doesn’t even describe how I feel about this kit
Nikki S
April 05, 2020
What a cool card!!!!! I love how the kangaroo looks like it’s jumping!!! Great inspiration!
Karthikha Uday
April 05, 2020
Ooh this is awesome!! <3
Linda Clark
April 05, 2020
I love, love this stencil. Those kangaroos are so sweet hoping across the sunset.
Carol Wortman
April 05, 2020
Love the movement in this card and the colors are beautiful. That ink is fantastic! The setting sun, beautiful. Thanks for this beauty. Please stay safe and healthy!
Golda
April 05, 2020
I love how you stretched the stencil and the fun look of the jumping kangaroo.
Aline Diener
April 05, 2020
Love the Roo jumping in front of the sun. Great use of color. So cute!!
Carolyn
April 05, 2020
Great colours on this card. Very Aussie. 😀. Getting excited about this kit. Thank you Hero Arts!
Diane Stricker
April 05, 2020
Awesome card.
Linda Clark
April 05, 2020
I love this card with the different colors. I look forward to using this kit.
Leanne in Cali
April 05, 2020
Beautiful card! I love the scene you created, Australia is on my bucket list as well. Love the color blending you did!!
Lauryne Cunningham
April 05, 2020
Great card! I love the black border at the bottom- the cute sentiment really pops!
Stacey Kowbel
April 05, 2020
Ooooh, so lovely. Those kangaroos are fabulous!
Dawn
April 05, 2020
Beautiful job
Debi Walton
April 05, 2020
Just have one thing to say, Soooo cute!
Can’t wait for my kit to come.
SandyK
April 05, 2020
This is a beautiful scene, and it reminds me of the sunsets in California. So lovely. Thanks for all the great inspiration!
Marianne
April 05, 2020
Auss-ome indeed!
Karen Jordan
April 05, 2020
Oh, how I love your sky! The card is beautiful and kit is gong to be great! Thank you!
Nancy Tolan
April 05, 2020
I love the way you made the sunset down further with more sky in the background.
Gabriela Vincent
April 05, 2020
I love the card! I thought I was the only one that had Siri set to Australian Male. LOL!
Jade
April 05, 2020
What a wonderful card. I love the sky background with the vibrant colors. It really captures the scene. Plus the kangaroos add a great dimension. And they are adorable.
Barbara-Jean
April 05, 2020
What everyone has done with that stencil and ink blending is indeed auss-ome!
Katie Coggins
April 05, 2020
Janette, so weird Australia is on your bucket list… I was supposed to be in the USA this week for my 40th birthday which got cancelled due to covid19. Hope you make it out here one day, your card is auss-ome by the way!
Josmary Flores
April 05, 2020
Oh this is so awesome
Joni Morrill
April 05, 2020
This kit is a beauty!
Nancy Knapp
April 05, 2020
Love this card! Great movement of the kangaroo! Wonderful colors too!
Pat v
April 05, 2020
Very cool! Thanks.
Diane Loughrey
April 05, 2020
Such a fun and cute card. I love the movement.
Neha Mahajan
April 05, 2020
Cute card with a perfect Aussie sentiment.
Joyce Soo Hoo
April 05, 2020
Janette, What a great idea using the kangaroo stamp like they were hopping.
Donna Hatfield
April 05, 2020
I love the sense of movement of the kangaroos. And the background is gorgeous.
Nina S
April 05, 2020
What a fantastic card!
Sue D
April 05, 2020
Great colors and I like the jumping kangaroos.
Engeline
April 05, 2020
Love your card, i don’t think the coalabear wil be in this kit
Shirley Galecki
April 05, 2020
Beautiful blending. Love your card. Hope I can do as well as you. Can’t wait to try
Teri Weisberger
April 05, 2020
Lovely card!
Kailash
April 05, 2020
Love these bright colors on this beautiful scene!
Toni F
April 05, 2020
I’m anxious to see the whole kit at once. Wonderful coloring by all artists.
Jackie S
April 05, 2020
Love your card. Looks like a great kit
Sandy Small
April 05, 2020
Lovely card; I love how the stencil was stretched so the sky is taller, the dark ground contains the sentiment with a pop of color and how the kangaroos are jumping!
Mary Holshouser
April 05, 2020
Beautiful card. Vivid colors.
Makes me sad that I can’t get to Australia.
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Maria Willis
April 05, 2020
I love this so much! Great card Janette!
SueB
April 05, 2020
Love the jumping kangaroos! Blended colors add to this beautiful card.
Felicia C
April 05, 2020
I just love this card! Knocks it out of the park. Great techniques with awesome kit products. Super!
Susan B
April 05, 2020
This card took me away for a minute very talented – thanks for sharing – may you and yours stay safe and healthy during these trying times.
Bertha
April 05, 2020
What a great use of that stencil for the sky. Love the blended colours and the way you stretched the stencil. And those kangaroos are too cute. Can’t wait to see the whole kit tomorrow!
Jennifer L.
April 05, 2020
Beautiful card! Thanks for the tip on “stretching” the stencil.
Allie Fernandes
April 05, 2020
So very cute Janette! Love the little Kangaroos!!!
Laurie Soffa
April 05, 2020
what a great idea for the jumping kangaroos. this will be fun!
Cindy Johnson
April 05, 2020
The colors used on this card are stunning! Beautiful! I never would have thought to stretch the stencil…thank you. I, too, dream of various travel destinations and I hope this is the start of a whole series.
Karen Hale
April 05, 2020
Stunning background and love the stencil. Can’t wait to see the kit reveal!
Nikki Cochran
April 05, 2020
This is a very vibrant card – the colors are fabulous!
Denise Kasbohm
April 05, 2020
Wow what a spectacular card!! Your blended sky is beautiful! I can’t wait to get my hand on that stencil!
Julia D.
April 05, 2020
Great colors and ink blending! Love what you did with the sentiment. Thank you for the chance to win!!
Karen L Hetherington
April 05, 2020
Vibrant card1 Beautiful blending.I love it!
Gael
April 05, 2020
Gorgeous card!
Margaret R
April 05, 2020
Just when I was wondering how you could get so much coverage with a stencil, with no white areas, you showed me! It’s really beautiful.
Valerija
April 05, 2020
Awww…. Adorable card!! So sweet and impressive! These kangaroos are just wonderful, amazing colours and design!
Valerija xx