April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway

Michelle Short

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, April 1st at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here for the rest of the weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Michelle for another look at this fabulous kit.

Hello there, Michelle here. Another wonderful kit this month! There are lots of dies to make wonderful scenes in the kit, but today, I thought I would use just one of them for a clean and simple look. 

Wishing You The Best by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

I started off by die cutting one of the landscape/building dies from Dove White Cardstock. This die has an open end at the bottom so I could place the die towards the top of the panel. I then sat this aside to work on my background. I took a Top Folded Card Base and started blending inks on top to create a sunset. 

Wishing You the Best by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

Using a blending brush to get a smooth blend, I started with Butter Bar and Dandelion at the bottom and moved up to Soft Cantaloupe and Orange Soda. I finished off with Pale Tomato at the top. I took the sentiment from the kit stamp set and stamped this on top with black ink. I then added the scene panel on top with foam tape to finish the 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, and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, April 1st, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Good luck!


  • Sara

    Soft and georgeus 😊

  • Thersha Lewis

    Wow I need to be on this level of everything you did here! Love how clean and simple yet classic your card is. The sentiment you chose matches perfectly to the possibilities you offered with this amazing scene. TFS

  • Jawandh Kaur

    I love hero arts kits! It’s the best part of the month!!

    I love how the landscapes and sunset come together in this card. Making it so simple yet so complete.

  • Sherry Lee

    Wow! This is a really pretty card! I am loving this set so far… can’t wait to see what all is contained in it!

  • K. Eley

    You nailed cleaned and simple but don’t forget stunning!!! Love that the die is open ended! Come on Monday morning!!

299 Responses

Hannah Joy

Hannah Joy

Mar 30, 2019

Simple and elegant, love it.

Nancy may

Nancy may

Mar 30, 2019

I love the color blending! I’m just learning how to do it and still struggling to get it nice and smooth but hopefully one day mine will be as lovely as yours?! I love the die as well. It looks like it could be used for Christmas too… Kind of looks like Jerusalem

Clarelle Chevallier-Siclait

Clarelle Chevallier-Siclait

Mar 30, 2019

Such a beautifully blended sunset!

Diane Brown

Diane Brown

Mar 30, 2019

Love your colouring the blending is beautiful, the card is gorgeous. Like the way you have placed the diecut high up on the card.

SarahC

SarahC

Mar 30, 2019

Love it!!! Simple, yet elegant with a foreign flair. TFS

Liron Alush

Liron Alush

Mar 30, 2019

Clean and sunny card. Loved it

Arianna Barbara

Arianna Barbara

Mar 30, 2019

Wow!!! Beautiful sunset colours!!!

Vicki Blair

Vicki Blair

Mar 30, 2019

Pretty card!

Ang

Ang

Mar 30, 2019

Love, love, love!

Nancarrow Brown

Nancarrow Brown

Mar 30, 2019

Lovely! So much detail in this die.

Joan Walker

Joan Walker

Mar 30, 2019

A very beautiful card!!

Golda

Golda

Mar 30, 2019

What a great die, to be able to create a lot, or a little white (or whatever color) space. This is lovely with so much white space.

Andrea B

Andrea B

Mar 30, 2019

I love the sunset peeking through the windows in the die-cut layer. Gorgeous!

Rachel W

Rachel W

Mar 30, 2019

I love the simplicity of this card. The sunset colors are beautiful. I can’t wait to see the entire kit.

Joanie

Joanie

Mar 30, 2019

Such a clean,simple beautiful card.

Meg

Meg

Mar 30, 2019

Such a simple card and yet so lovely. I’m am so inspired.

Marsha Sergard

Marsha Sergard

Mar 30, 2019

I loved the look of the shading of the sky and the white silhouette of the building. It is like seeing it first thing in the morning!

Margie Manis

Margie Manis

Mar 30, 2019

so many possibilities….love it

Engeline

Engeline

Mar 30, 2019

Michelle, you’re scene looks a lot like San Marco in Venice. I think of some water in front of it and I am on the grand canale again😉 love you’re card

Toni L

Toni L

Mar 30, 2019

Wonderful card—love the scenic dies and what you have done with them.

Claudia N

Claudia N

Mar 30, 2019

Love the CAS, yet it’s so elegant with the soft background

Lisa Woodburn

Lisa Woodburn

Mar 30, 2019

Really like the flexibility of this set!

Teena

Teena

Mar 30, 2019

Love the card!!

Pamella Albright

Pamella Albright

Mar 30, 2019

Wow! Each of the samples has included beautiful colors, and yours against the clean white die cut is just fabulous!

Pam Shea

Pam Shea

Mar 30, 2019

I love your card. Excited to get my kit.

Ingrid

Ingrid

Mar 30, 2019

That is such a stunning card, a classic!!! :)

Debbie McKelvey

Debbie McKelvey

Mar 30, 2019

Very pretty colors, love the look of this card. This kit looks like it will be great for a lot of different cards and occasions.

Ana

Ana

Mar 30, 2019

so beautiful

September Plumlee

September Plumlee

Mar 30, 2019

That’s a fantastic die! The colors remind me of a creamsicle, yum!

Krystal Overby

Krystal Overby

Mar 30, 2019

Loving the “sunset” over these gorgeous buildings! With every post that comes out for this kit I get more and more excited! This is a home run right here Hero Arts!!

Antionette

Antionette

Mar 30, 2019

Every new post makes me want this kit even more. Looking forward to Monday.

Jackie

Jackie

Mar 30, 2019

Wow! Clean and simply but gorgeous!

Celeste Cassino

Celeste Cassino

Mar 30, 2019

Beautiful! It is clean and simple yet elegant as well.

Jane Mcbee

Jane Mcbee

Mar 30, 2019

Great use of the soft orange colors. I don’t generally gravitate to that color scheme. I am a blue sky person, but I see now how attractive that color group can be. Bravo!

Kirsty Vittetoe

Kirsty Vittetoe

Mar 30, 2019

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

Janet

Janet

Mar 30, 2019

Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

Lauren Z

Lauren Z

Mar 30, 2019

A very pretty card. I love the white buildings against the sunset sky. A very Mediterranean look. Love it!

Cindy Johnson

Cindy Johnson

Mar 30, 2019

Superb! New release weekend is my favorite of the month…always look forward to it with such excitement!!

Ellie S.

Ellie S.

Mar 30, 2019

This is simply stunning! Love the white silhouette city! This might be my favorite one so far with this kit, althought they’re all gorgeous and I can’t wait to see more!

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

Mar 30, 2019

Nice card with the beautiful die cut and the lovely background colors!

Kimberly T.

Kimberly T.

Mar 30, 2019

Beautiful. I love that it is so simple but yet so elegant.

Hannah Parnell

Hannah Parnell

Mar 30, 2019

I am in love the the sky you created. So pretty.

Isabelle

Isabelle

Mar 30, 2019

Very soft colors for a sweet card.

Melinda Brein

Melinda Brein

Mar 30, 2019

I love that this die can be placed high or low on card!

Cheryl Francis

Cheryl Francis

Mar 30, 2019

This looks amazing, not tried a scene die before so be great to have a go ☺️xx

Cheryl Francis

Cheryl Francis

Mar 30, 2019

This looks amazing, not tried a scene die before so be great to have a go ☺️xx

Voegelchen

Voegelchen

Mar 30, 2019

Wow, love your card. Beatiful coulers. Makes me wish to be in Bella Italia enoying the sun and a glass of vine :-)

GabriellaB

GabriellaB

Mar 30, 2019

Lovely , the color blending is so nice and soft

Arlene Martínez

Arlene Martínez

Mar 30, 2019

Nice warming colors