August My Monthly Hero Countdown + Giveaway: Day 1

Hero Arts

Adventure lies ahead, friends. It's just around the bend – can you see it? It's the August My Monthly Hero kit! Today we are excited to kick off three days of kit peeks, as we lead up to the big reveal and launch on Monday, August 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Mark those calendars now – you won't want to miss it!

Ready to join us on this adventure and discover some amazing inspiration from the Creative Team? Keep scrolling! For more details, you can follow the blog links below each photo. Be sure to leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win a kit!

Project #1 created by Maria Willis
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #2 created by Pocono Pam
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #3 created by Lydia Fiedler
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #4 created by Dana Joy
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

You're going to love all of the creative ways you can combine the kit's layering stencils, stamps, inks (and extras!) to create stunning scenes. Come back and join us again on Saturday and Sunday to continue the countdown fun and see more ideas.

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 comments left across all countdown posts on the Hero Arts blog. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, August 1, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win. Good luck!

Happy stamping,


  • Julia Jones

    So many options!

  • Catharina R Worthington

    I have never seen a desert that looks so lovely.Would never thought of those color combination but it works.

  • Gail Spresser

    Wonderful new monthly kit! Thank you for sharing.

  • Jeanne Rice

    I love the southwest scenery. I love to see this release.thanks for all the inspiration.

  • Amy Solovay

    These landscape cards are all so lovely and creative! Well done, design team!

89 Responses

Julia Jones

Julia Jones

Aug 01, 2022

So many options!

Catharina R Worthington

Catharina R Worthington

Aug 01, 2022

I have never seen a desert that looks so lovely.Would never thought of those color combination but it works.

Gail Spresser

Gail Spresser

Aug 01, 2022

Wonderful new monthly kit! Thank you for sharing.

Jeanne Rice

Jeanne Rice

Aug 01, 2022

I love the southwest scenery. I love to see this release.thanks for all the inspiration.

Amy Solovay

Amy Solovay

Jul 31, 2022

These landscape cards are all so lovely and creative! Well done, design team!

Nancy Knapp

Nancy Knapp

Jul 31, 2022

Wow! What a great theme for this kit! I’m looking forward to getting it!

Lisa Swiderski

Lisa Swiderski

Jul 31, 2022

Oh! I love a good layering stencil! I have been obsessed with layering stencils lately. This is such a unique set. I haven’t seen anything like this. Can’t wait to see the rest of the kit!

Lori  Spitzer

Lori Spitzer

Jul 31, 2022

I am floored by the beauty of all these example cards! They’re phenomenal. Looks like a great kit! What a fantastic company! So proud to be a MMH subscriber.
Lori S in PA

Cindy Reynoso

Cindy Reynoso

Jul 31, 2022

This kit looks fabulous! We love the desert!!

Karen T.

Karen T.

Jul 31, 2022

Gorgeous cards! Looks like an awesome kit!

Miriam Prantner

Miriam Prantner

Jul 31, 2022

Oh my goodness, this is my favorite kit so far this year. I’m loving the texture in these cards and that fantastic landscape!

Marilee DeMars

Marilee DeMars

Jul 31, 2022

Oh the many different looks to the Southwest — cool!

Rema DeLeeuw

Rema DeLeeuw

Jul 31, 2022

Love the western theme of this kit. Looking forward to more inspiration.

Alma Dirpaul

Alma Dirpaul

Jul 31, 2022

thanks for the opportunity to win this amazing kit.

Karen Saiewitz

Karen Saiewitz

Jul 31, 2022

These are gorgeous. I live in the desert and I can’t wait to get this kit!

MaryAnn Somers

MaryAnn Somers

Jul 31, 2022

Great cards! I am looking forward to seeing the whole kit the more inspiration from the team!

Teri Wilson

Teri Wilson

Jul 31, 2022

Amazing release! I can’t wait to see the add ons! Love that this is a scene building set! Way to go Hero!

Lauryne Cunningham

Lauryne Cunningham

Jul 31, 2022

I love these desert landscapes! I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit!

Patsy A

Patsy A

Jul 31, 2022

This is fresh and great for all occasions. I’m eager to see the add ons.

Marisela Delgado

Marisela Delgado

Jul 31, 2022

Such great cards!

Stacy Tiffin

Stacy Tiffin

Jul 31, 2022

What a fun and versatile set! All the cards are so different from each other! Love it!

Dorothy Ayotte

Dorothy Ayotte

Jul 31, 2022

Wonderful desert scenes- so perfect for our hot summers. Unique beauty!

Sharon Gullikson

Sharon Gullikson

Jul 30, 2022

How pretty these desert scenes are. They are all so different from each other, and all are just wonderful.

Bernadette LaGory

Bernadette LaGory

Jul 30, 2022

This looks like a very interesting kit. Especially for my friends in the Desert.

Susan Kapp

Susan Kapp

Jul 30, 2022

As a NYer living in the southwest, this is just what I need to add to my Hero Arts collection!

Susan Kapp

Susan Kapp

Jul 30, 2022

Oh I want this set, no I need this set, love it!

Carol Wortman

Carol Wortman

Jul 30, 2022

Hero Arts MMH kit reveals are better than caffeine in the morning….. well, almost, but every reveal sure starts the morning the best it can be with inspiration, excitement and wondering what’s coming!

Denise Bryant

Denise Bryant

Jul 30, 2022

I always look forward to seeing your wonderful kits! The cards are amazing…. so many possibilities with these designs!

Kimberly McField

Kimberly McField

Jul 30, 2022

Very interested to see the contents of this kit!

Shannon Neparko

Shannon Neparko

Jul 30, 2022

So excited for the desert scenes, especially since I live in the desert! 😊

Kris Reeves

Kris Reeves

Jul 30, 2022

Oh I’m loving the desert scenes!

Bonnie Lynn Schroeder Ratzloff

Bonnie Lynn Schroeder Ratzloff

Jul 30, 2022

Love all of today’s samples DT!!

Bonnie Lynn Schroeder Ratzloff

Bonnie Lynn Schroeder Ratzloff

Jul 30, 2022

Wow!! DT really knocked the kit out of the ballpark today! Love, love, love all of today’s samples.

Williams

Williams

Jul 30, 2022

Perfect summer kit!

Margaret Tower

Margaret Tower

Jul 30, 2022

Awesome. If I carry the iPad outside I can even feel the heat!

Dee Earnshaw

Dee Earnshaw

Jul 30, 2022

LOVE the scenes that you created – fabulous:)

Leslie Birdsall

Leslie Birdsall

Jul 30, 2022

Love that these sciences almost look like painted creations.

Maddy Adolf

Maddy Adolf

Jul 30, 2022

I love a good cactus! These are beautiful

Diana Shiaf

Diana Shiaf

Jul 30, 2022

Reminds me of right where I grew up! Awesome samples from this kit. A must have!

Jeanne Rice

Jeanne Rice

Jul 30, 2022

Very pretty. Love the desert scene and Monument Valley. Going to love this release.

Cindy Condie

Cindy Condie

Jul 30, 2022

Not my usual style at all…but after seeing the sneak peek cards, I have to say I am getting excited to go outside my comfort zone and try something new! I can see a big, beautiful hot air balloon in this scenery!

Nanette Leiker

Nanette Leiker

Jul 30, 2022

The stamps and dies look different than any other ones I have seen recently. I can’t wait to try and make a card with the new items in this ki. Thank you for sharing your techniques with us!

Linda S.

Linda S.

Jul 30, 2022

What a really unique set of stamps/stencils. I can’t wait to use them.

Lori Lehnen

Lori Lehnen

Jul 30, 2022

Loving the sneak peeks!
You have my curiosity piqued!

Lucy Torres

Lucy Torres

Jul 30, 2022

It’s amazing, one of those things that you don’t know you needed until you saw it.

Cynthia O.

Cynthia O.

Jul 29, 2022

Fun new scenic layered scene. Great variety from the DT!

Debi

Debi

Jul 29, 2022

As a new transplant to California/Arizona desert, this looks quite similar to my backyard.
This will be a fun kit to work with.

Meredith Smith

Meredith Smith

Jul 29, 2022

I just love all of the beautiful cards! I live in the Southwest, so this kit will be so fun!!!

Wendy Chan

Wendy Chan

Jul 29, 2022

What a great kit to celebrate the prickly heat!

Jessica Coe

Jessica Coe

Jul 29, 2022

Love the warm vibes of these cards

Karen Kirkman

Karen Kirkman

Jul 29, 2022

Oooh looks like a good one! I love seeing this in nature so yes I like it a lot.

Linda Price

Linda Price

Jul 29, 2022

Wow-it’s almost time again! Great start to the sneak peeks. Looking forward to seeing what else comes this weekend.

Margery C

Margery C

Jul 29, 2022

Wow, I love the desert scenescape! It’s gonna be a lot of fun.

Anne Marie Davis

Anne Marie Davis

Jul 29, 2022

Ooh, I really like this! I’m guessing it’s a bunch of layering stencils. Nice!

El Ivens

El Ivens

Jul 29, 2022

I don’t have any desert like stamps. My wheels are turning.

JL

JL

Jul 29, 2022

That’s what my living room feels like right now! This kit is apropos, with climate change many places are feeling like this.

Molly Kremnitzer

Molly Kremnitzer

Jul 29, 2022

I have lived in new Mexico and am so excited about this kit!!! It’s going to be so much fun!!! Thank you got this exciting kit!!

Josmary

Josmary

Jul 29, 2022

Omg yes! I lobe this months kit

Josmary flores

Josmary flores

Jul 29, 2022

Omg yes!!! I lobe this months kit

Sheri Kempke

Sheri Kempke

Jul 29, 2022

Yep, I’m gonna have tooo get this kit—I live in the desert! Looks like “home” to me!

Phyllis Freese

Phyllis Freese

Jul 29, 2022

Great cards showcasing the desert images in this new release. I enjoy visiting my friend who lives in New Mexico, so these would be perfect for creating a card for her.

Judith N

Judith N

Jul 29, 2022

Ohhhh, nice nice nice nice nice! I think it’s very appropriate considering the heatwave sweeping the country, but also it just looks like a really versatile kit. I love how each card in today’s sneak peek uses a different style and/or medium!

Pomerleau

Pomerleau

Jul 29, 2022

I am amazed at Day 1’s cards that all use the same elements but have such completely different looks. This will be a fun kit.

Angela Thomas

Angela Thomas

Jul 29, 2022

Sooo excited can’t wait to play with this kit!

Iris Esther López

Iris Esther López

Jul 29, 2022

Love this desert scene.

MRoberts

MRoberts

Jul 29, 2022

Having lived in the Southwest, I can really appreciate these scenes!

Hilde Larsen aka Tindaloo

Hilde Larsen aka Tindaloo

Jul 29, 2022

Fabulous creations by the designteam! Loving the desert theme of what I am sure will be a very awesome kit! ♥

Jen K.

Jen K.

Jul 29, 2022

I love the desert and cacti! This kit is a winner!

Cynthia Stasiewski

Cynthia Stasiewski

Jul 29, 2022

Such a different looking kit….how appropo for the heat wave we’re having!

Stacey Kowbel

Stacey Kowbel

Jul 29, 2022

Another fantastic kit! Such great inspiration!

Christy Malone

Christy Malone

Jul 29, 2022

These cards are gorgeous! I can’t wait to see the whole kit!

Janet Hinesley

Janet Hinesley

Jul 29, 2022

This looks awesome. I would love to expand my southwest collection with this kit. Can’t wait to see more.

Linda Crowley

Linda Crowley

Jul 29, 2022

Wow! These cards are gorgeous!! Being from New Mexico, I love anything with a Southwest vibe. I can’t wait for the release of this kit!!

Marty Harris

Marty Harris

Jul 29, 2022

I am ready to make lots of cards to send to friends from my years living in Arizona! I’m eager to see all the kit contains.

Lyndi Kummer

Lyndi Kummer

Jul 29, 2022

Every single month you guys keep hitting it out of the park with something new to your already fantastic arsenal of amazing products! And the design team rocks each and every one of them! So excited!

Mary Holshouser

Mary Holshouser

Jul 29, 2022

These cards look so much like the pictures
my daughter just showed me of her trip out
west. Fantastic representations. thanks
for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

Thalia Camp

Thalia Camp

Jul 29, 2022

WOW! This kit looks very exciting! Can’t wait to see more peeks.

Nicole Nardi

Nicole Nardi

Jul 29, 2022

Recently moved to the desert & this set would be perfect to document my new adventures.

Susan Lang

Susan Lang

Jul 29, 2022

I live in the Southwest and this is right up my alley! Love the cactus and the mountains look like a view out my window. Cannot wait to see more!

Cheryl Ripley

Cheryl Ripley

Jul 29, 2022

Thank you so much for a desert-themed kit!! I have been hoping for one for so long. I love Hero Arts kits, I am fairly new to these but recommend them to all my crafty friends. It’s so fun to get different items in each kit. Thanks!

Rachel Walton

Rachel Walton

Jul 29, 2022

Been waiting for this month’s kit since the oops. Just moved to Arizona and this kit is perfect!

Jeanne Beam

Jeanne Beam

Jul 29, 2022

I can’t wait to see the kit. It looks awesome.
Thanks for sharing.

Neva Heatt

Neva Heatt

Jul 29, 2022

Hero Arts is taking me from the Southeast to the Southwest.

I love the look of the mesas and canyons of this stamp.

Karen F.

Karen F.

Jul 29, 2022

Oh wow! I live in Tucson, AZ so this MM kit sneaky peek with the the cacti definitely has my attention and I am looking forward to seeing more over the weekend!

Laura P

Laura P

Jul 29, 2022

What a unique kit! It reminds me of the National Parks I’ve visited in Utah and Colorado! I would use it with my Hero Arts National Park stamps!

Sue D

Sue D

Jul 29, 2022

I like the desert scenes that can be created.

Meghan Kennihan

Meghan Kennihan

Jul 29, 2022

Gorgeous desert scenes! This kit looks fabulous!!!!!!!!

Felicia C

Felicia C

Jul 29, 2022

I don’t know which project I like better. What great ideas!

Melissa SunshineHoneybee

Melissa SunshineHoneybee

Jul 29, 2022

Ready to go on an adventure with the Western look of the kit creativity.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”