April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway

Nichol Spohr

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

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a die cut scene card created with the April 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. The stamps and dies in the kit work together perfectly for incredible scene building.

I started my card by painting a night sky background with Hero Arts Pewter Glimmer Metallic Ink, Blue Glimmer Metallic Ink, and Black Liquid Watercolor. I wetted down the inks with a bit of water and blended them to build the night sky.

Once dry I stamped the clouds from the main kit over the background with Unicorn Ink. Birds from the main kit were stamped over the painted background with Black Ink.

The dies from the main kit and a Nesting Circle Infinity Die were used to die cut Hero Hues Cardstock in Cranberry, Mustard, Adriatic, Nautical, Plum, Chestnut, and Pitch Black.

Charcoal Ink and a blending brush were used to add distressing to the die cuts.

Behind the windows on the Cranberry die cut layer, strips of Mustard Cardstock were adhered to make it appear "light" is shining out the windows.

Behind the tall Plum die cut buildings, Chestnut Cardstock was adhered for a two-tone effect. The buildings were die cut again from Mustard Cardstock and the windows were inlaid. The buildings were adhered to the card with foam adhesive.

A sentiment from the main kit was stamped on the moon with Black Ink.

Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were applied to the windows for a shiny, glittery effect. The sky was finished with white pen marks for "stars".

I hope this has inspired you to build some die cut scene cards with the April My Monthly Hero 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, April 1, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!


  • Thersha Lewis

    Nichol! 😍I love it all!!!! Stunning

  • K. Eley

    Beautiful scene building!! Love the depth, deminsions and colors! So excited to see more!

  • Diane

    This is gorgeous. I fell like it is a picture.

  • Debbie Mann

    Nichol, I love everything about this card. You are very creative. Thank you for sharing

    Debbie Mann

  • Brian Poteraj

    The water and sky are just great. I like the way you made the buildings a cool color. Venice is a great place to vacation.

347 Responses

Susan Lang

Susan Lang

Mar 30, 2019

What a dramatic scene. Just love these dies. The possibilities are endless.

Kim Dorval

Kim Dorval

Mar 30, 2019

I love it. Takes me back to being in Venice.

Maryann Somers

Maryann Somers

Mar 30, 2019

Lovely! Makes me want to take an exotic trip!

Marlene Twilley

Marlene Twilley

Mar 30, 2019

I love this card. I feel like I am back in Venice. Very creative use of the various dies and stamps. Most of us would not think of a night scene.

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

Mar 30, 2019

Oh wow, such great details in this beautiful card! Can’t wait to see the whole kit!!

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Mar 30, 2019

Love this beautiful scenery and the dies and the color make you feel like you are there.

Susan Jacobs

Susan Jacobs

Mar 30, 2019

Wow that is beautiful. Can’t wait to get my hands on this kit.

Lagene

Lagene

Mar 30, 2019

Beautiful creation! This totally takes me back to Italy! I love your design and colors!

Dee Earnshaw

Dee Earnshaw

Mar 30, 2019

wow stunning work:)

Christy Malone

Christy Malone

Mar 30, 2019

This is so beautiful!

Marilyn p

Marilyn p

Mar 30, 2019

You are the best at scene building

Kimberly Lee

Kimberly Lee

Mar 30, 2019

I love this card! Can’t wait for the release

Vicki Blair

Vicki Blair

Mar 30, 2019

Nichol the details in this card are great, light in the windows and the stars make this my fav. Beautiful!

Becky Green

Becky Green

Mar 30, 2019

WOW, Nichol! You ALWAYS leave us in AWE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) GORGEOUS WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anne

Anne

Mar 30, 2019

How exciting! Great debth of color. Can’t wait for my kit to arrive.

Shelley

Shelley

Mar 30, 2019

What an extraordinary card. I love the colors you have chosen. It is like a mini work of art.

Sabrina Williams

Sabrina Williams

Mar 30, 2019

WOW!! That is beautiful!!!! What great colors!!

Ellie S.

Ellie S.

Mar 30, 2019

So beautiful! Love these colors and your amazing scene!

Karen L Hetherington

Karen L Hetherington

Mar 30, 2019

I like your choice of colors. The card has wonderful detail. Thanks for sharing.

Heather George

Heather George

Mar 30, 2019

Damn! I like this set as well! The grey sky is a wonderful technique.

Bo

Bo

Mar 30, 2019

Nice coloring techniques. Very nice scene.

Maureen Sheehan

Maureen Sheehan

Mar 30, 2019

feel like I’m in Venice. Beautiful!

Cheri

Cheri

Mar 30, 2019

Fantastic card, Nichol! Love the depth, the way the sky is colored…..everything! Your cards always ‘tell a story,’ which I really love. I can’t wait until the full Release is revealed!

Jeanne Beam

Jeanne Beam

Mar 30, 2019

Wonderful card and such a gorgeous scene!
Thanks for sharing…

Debbie Rumpza

Debbie Rumpza

Mar 30, 2019

What a romantic card!

Stacey Kowbel

Stacey Kowbel

Mar 30, 2019

Such a fun card!i I love the colours!

Susan King

Susan King

Mar 30, 2019

Nicole, Such a stunning card with great impact through all the layers of ink and diecuts!

Nancy Dempsey

Nancy Dempsey

Mar 30, 2019

Stunning! This kit is so amazing and unique. Can’t wait to see more!

Toni L

Toni L

Mar 30, 2019

Your card is stunning. I like how you worked buildings into your background and the gondolas into the foreground. Makes me want to return to Venice.

Cynthia Cole

Cynthia Cole

Mar 30, 2019

Love this fabulous card!

Eva N

Eva N

Mar 30, 2019

Gorgeous, realistic 3D scene. I love how pretty much every detail can be created from the actual kit. Great kit, Hero Arts!

Natalie Winterstein

Natalie Winterstein

Mar 30, 2019

So beautiful! Love this card!

Ambra Taylor

Ambra Taylor

Mar 30, 2019

Amazing! I love the amount of depth achieved in this scene.

Donna Conrad

Donna Conrad

Mar 30, 2019

How dramatic is that card!? Wow.

Sharron Gregory

Sharron Gregory

Mar 30, 2019

So amazingly realistic! Love the dimension and those fabulous colors!

Valeria

Valeria

Mar 30, 2019

Live close to Venice so really love this. thanx

Anita Burbank

Anita Burbank

Mar 30, 2019

How beautiful!! The color combo is perfect.

janet sisk

janet sisk

Mar 30, 2019

What a great card! Love the dies for building a scene. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. :D

Cindy Lou

Cindy Lou

Mar 30, 2019

Love it! Your cards always have such attention to detail, Nichole.

Linda Peabody

Linda Peabody

Mar 30, 2019

Great card. Loved the metallics.

Kimberly T.

Kimberly T.

Mar 30, 2019

Wow! I love this! So pretty!

Dana M

Dana M

Mar 30, 2019

Super cool card! Fabulous design and I love the rich colors.

Michelle Hackett

Michelle Hackett

Mar 30, 2019

You’ve captured Venice with this card. With St Peters in the background, it’s just perfect. Great design.

Toni F

Toni F

Mar 30, 2019

Always thought of night sky in dark blues and purple. Great rendition of doing the sky in black and gray,

Janet

Janet

Mar 30, 2019

WOW a wonderful and unique stamp and die set that I need immediately! Traveling to Italy soon! This set will be perfetto!! Can’t wait to see the whole set!

Margie

Margie

Mar 30, 2019

Amazing card…cannot wait for this kit

MaryB

MaryB

Mar 30, 2019

These cards are so dramatic and beautiful – thanks for the chance to win a kit!

Nana Griffin

Nana Griffin

Mar 30, 2019

This looks so life like. Your sky is wonderful and love how you put it all together.

Phyllis Freese

Phyllis Freese

Mar 30, 2019

The details shown in this scene are incredible from the sensational evening sky to the boat in the canal. Great new kit this month.

Becca Yahrling

Becca Yahrling

Mar 30, 2019

A beautiful scene you’ve put together.

Claudia A

Claudia A

Mar 30, 2019

I love the 3D look of this card, and the nighttime scene! Can’t wait for the release of this kit!

Aggie O.

Aggie O.

Mar 30, 2019

I’m loving the ideas with these dies! Looking forward to this kit!

Laura P.

Laura P.

Mar 30, 2019

Hi Nichol, What a gorgeous card! The scene is beautiful, colors are awesome, and your night sky is so pretty with the shimmery inks!

Amy Cooley

Amy Cooley

Mar 30, 2019

This is a really stunning night scene! Beautiful new kit this month.

Teri S.

Teri S.

Mar 30, 2019

Nichol, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen such a dramatic dark night sky! Well done! Looks like a gorgeous harvest moon rising over everything. The colours of the buildings are great & look good with the subltle blending of the charcoal ink. Super card! Looks like a fabulous kit just from what I’ve seen so far. Yay Hero Arts!

candgmom

candgmom

Mar 30, 2019

Wow! This card is beautiful! I’m looking forward to the release.

Marilee DeMars

Marilee DeMars

Mar 30, 2019

Ooh, I was HOPING there would be a gondola in this kit! So fun!

Darlene

Darlene

Mar 30, 2019

This gets better every day. Thank you Nichol for this gorgeous scene.

Kay Spangler

Kay Spangler

Mar 30, 2019

I absolutely cannot wait to make one like this!

Julia Cissell

Julia Cissell

Mar 30, 2019

Love the many layers of this card! Beautiful!

Kathy A

Kathy A

Mar 30, 2019

Nice night scene. Each card showcased has shown more of the dies rather than the same thing over and over. Can’t wait to see what is next.

Susan

Susan

Mar 30, 2019

Clever idea to use the moon to display the sentiment. Looks really nice on this scene.

Kathy J in Ellicott City

Kathy J in Ellicott City

Mar 30, 2019

What a great card!

Martha Berry

Martha Berry

Mar 30, 2019

This is a stunning card! Nicole always has such inspiring cards which I drool over. I feel like this card challenges us all to be creative in layering these die cuts to make a beautiful scene. I can’t wait for my kit to arrive:)

Lauren Z.

Lauren Z.

Mar 30, 2019

Wow! You have created a gorgeous venetian scene with this kit! The colors you chose are magical. Thank you for the inspiration!

Linda S.

Linda S.

Mar 30, 2019

I really like all the colors you chose for your night time scene. Your card is beautiful and the kit is amazing.

Celeste Cassino

Celeste Cassino

Mar 30, 2019

This is a fabulous card. I like the nighttime colors you used to. They give it a dramatic feel.

Cindy C.

Cindy C.

Mar 30, 2019

Wonderful scene, and that sky is awesome!

GLenda M Sultan

GLenda M Sultan

Mar 30, 2019

Nichol, you took a lot of time on this card. Such details like the light in the windows. I love the layering dies for the Italian scene.

lisa808

lisa808

Mar 30, 2019

OMGosh!!! Love this card!!! The color and scene are awesome! Takes me back to my trip to Venice. Such wonderful memories.

KT Fit Kitty

KT Fit Kitty

Mar 30, 2019

Nichol is one of my favorites! Wow, such a gorgeous scene! Amazing!

Felicia C

Felicia C

Mar 30, 2019

What a wonderful cardstock color combination! I love the dies. This monthly kit will allow you to send someone a dream of traveling in a romantic place. Exciting stuff!

nancy f

nancy f

Mar 30, 2019

Great kit. Love what Nichol did.

GLenda M Sultan

GLenda M Sultan

Mar 30, 2019

I love the 3D effect of your card! How clever to place the sentiment on the moon.

Sarah T.

Sarah T.

Mar 30, 2019

Amazing. I’m loving the different colours in the card layers.

Denise Melia

Denise Melia

Mar 30, 2019

Oh my goodness! I feel a “case” coming on! Can’t wait!

Wizardess of cards

Wizardess of cards

Mar 30, 2019

This is breathtaking I can’t wait for this kit!

Ronda S.

Ronda S.

Mar 30, 2019

Wow! Just beautiful. Great card Nichol.

Christine

Christine

Mar 30, 2019

Wow, you put a lot of effort into this card and it looks amazing!

Antionette

Antionette

Mar 30, 2019

Absolutely stunning!!! I love it. Can’t wait to buy it.

Vicki

Vicki

Mar 30, 2019

Nichol, you brought out the essence of Venice. I’d go back in a minute. Beautiful card. Can’t wait for the release.

Betty

Betty

Mar 30, 2019

Great cardNichol! I love the dark sky and all of the images! The gondola makes it a perfect Mediterranean scene. Some day I’ll visit Italy but for now this kit may have to do!

Krystal Showalter

Krystal Showalter

Mar 30, 2019

Your card is so lovely! It really captures a lot of mood thanks to the colors you picked and the die layering that creates the scene.

Toni

Toni

Mar 30, 2019

Wow. Think I’m going to have to get this kit.

Arianna Barbara

Arianna Barbara

Mar 30, 2019

Wow! Simply amazing!!!

Jenn Zurowski

Jenn Zurowski

Mar 30, 2019

This card is absolutely amazing. And we just went to Venice on vacation this winter.

Suzanne

Suzanne

Mar 30, 2019

Amazing! I can’t believe how different each card has been yet they all use the same scene die. It’s incredible!

Christa Aldrich

Christa Aldrich

Mar 30, 2019

This is gorgeous! I love the night sky. I must have the gondola boat!

Hannah Joy

Hannah Joy

Mar 30, 2019

Wow! I’m speechless. This card is an amazing work of art!

Joy Smith

Joy Smith

Mar 30, 2019

Love all the dies. Absolutely infinite ideas for making cards……can’t wait for kit to arrive.

Amy Tsuruta

Amy Tsuruta

Mar 30, 2019

So beautiful! Love this!

GabriellaB

GabriellaB

Mar 30, 2019

So I have been to Venice and can not wait to get my hands on this kit. I am itching to use every color of ink with this kit

Evelyn Koll

Evelyn Koll

Mar 30, 2019

I can imagine all kind of romantic stories happening in this scene. ..lovely!!

Ana

Ana

Mar 30, 2019

so pretty…feels like you are in Italy

Joyce Foose

Joyce Foose

Mar 30, 2019

Another beautiful card and I was hoping for a gondola in this kit! I am so intrigued with it, can hardly wait to play with it.
It has been fun seeing it evolve under the team’s skillful hands.

Evette Rodriguez

Evette Rodriguez

Mar 30, 2019

Very creative and I just love the colors that you chose. Thanks Nichol.

Chelley Johnson

Chelley Johnson

Mar 30, 2019

Omg! Venice is my all-time favorite city in the world! I would love this kit!