August My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #1 + Giveaway

Hero Arts

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the August My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, August 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. Now let's join Debi for the first look at the kit!

Oh hey! Time for some fun in the sun via a "staycation"! I’m Debi Adams and here’s a sneak peek into the My Monthly Hero Kit for August 2020. There are soooo many fabulous designs, yet again, that it made it hard to show just one card using this collection. I loved the positivity in these designs that, in spite of not being able to travel much, we can still find some chillaxin’ things to do.

This card uses strips of yellow and blue cardstock adhered to a 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” top folding card for the background. A rectangle is die-cut from a piece of 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” Dove White cardstock using the Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies and then the large sentiment is stamped at the bottom with Intense Black ink. The entire frame is adhered to the main card base using foam dots. Now the fun begins! I love the stamping, die-cutting and coloring of the images. It’s kind of like putting the frosting on the cake. All my images were colored with Copic markers. The last image, “Hello From:” was stamped and embossed using white embossing powder and VersaMark onto Pitch Black cardstock. That’s it! I love that creating is one of those things we can do while being safe inside our home.

Hope you will join us for the blog hop on Monday where we will show a ton of projects with more of the My Monthly Hero Kit plus all of the fabulous add-ons!

*** 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, August 3, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!


  • Carol MJS

    Looks like a perfect set to create a card to stay in touch during social distancing. COVID-19 free too!

  • Katie Coggins

    Love love this theme

  • Carolyn

    This looks like a fun kit. Hero Arts are killing me with these MMH kits, but in a good way!

  • tina z

    wow, so beautiful, I like reading in the summer!

  • Pamela McGillin

    Any card that has the word “sanctuary” on it has my vote!

293 Responses

Carol H

Carol H

Jul 31, 2020

Oh summer is here!!!! Yay. Lovely card.

Karen Jordan

Karen Jordan

Jul 31, 2020

What a relaxing start for a “sneak peek” weekend! I loved your coloring and the vibrant colors against the white. Lovely card!

KarinW

KarinW

Jul 31, 2020

Oh my gosh! I am so excited already about this kit. I love to sit outside and read in the summer. This is an adorable card. Can’t wait to see more!

Juana Vega

Juana Vega

Jul 31, 2020

Love the colors used in card stock and the coloring is a great combo. For sure a good scene to help us get away with crafting.

Jeanne Beam

Jeanne Beam

Jul 31, 2020

Looks like another awesome kit. Love the card. ❤️
Thanks for sharing.

Sandy G

Sandy G

Jul 31, 2020

So cute. Looks like it’s going to be another great kit. We all need to chillax and just enjoy our staycation.

Victoria

Victoria

Jul 31, 2020

omg looks so relaxing!! Love thia card!

Marie T

Marie T

Jul 31, 2020

Love the wonderful layout you’ve created – what a great idea to use simple strips for the scenic background! Fun coloring choices too!

LBSue

LBSue

Jul 31, 2020

Love the striped background! I feel relaxed just looking at this card! Lovely.

Karen T

Karen T

Jul 31, 2020

Beautiful card! I would like to be there right now! I can tell already that I am going to love this kit! Can’t wait to see more!

Susan Lang

Susan Lang

Jul 31, 2020

The theme of this kit looks like a real winner. Cute card.

Erika Hayes

Erika Hayes

Jul 31, 2020

Such a tease… excited to see more

Kailash

Kailash

Jul 31, 2020

Fabulous card, love the image!

Lynn Cyert

Lynn Cyert

Jul 31, 2020

I love this card! Reading a book! How wonderful!

isabel Z

isabel Z

Jul 31, 2020

This is a lovely kit!

Laurie Schlichter

Laurie Schlichter

Jul 31, 2020

Very uplifting card. Love the 3-D effect and the bright colors!

Debbie Alderson

Debbie Alderson

Jul 31, 2020

OMG! I can tell that this is going to be an awesome kit! Very cute!

Carol Woodruff

Carol Woodruff

Jul 31, 2020

I love reading by my daughters pool! Love it. The colors are cool and relaxing.

Melynda Cleveland

Melynda Cleveland

Jul 31, 2020

Looking beachy keen! 😎

Phyllis Freese

Phyllis Freese

Jul 31, 2020

The Staycation theme is perfect for creating cards this crazy year. Love the striped background, too.

Patricia

Patricia

Jul 31, 2020

I love the bright colors!

Lisa Byers

Lisa Byers

Jul 31, 2020

Wow, I love this kit!! Perfect for this particular time. I love this card, the colors are beautiful!!!

Diana Morrison

Diana Morrison

Jul 31, 2020

This is darling, love the bright colors. Good job. Can’t wait to see what is to come.

Loraine Plagge

Loraine Plagge

Jul 31, 2020

I luv that this goes along with the theme of staying home! Great job!

Jody V

Jody V

Jul 31, 2020

Love your card. Kits are the way to go with this quarantine. Thanks for a chance to win.

Meghan Kennihan

Meghan Kennihan

Jul 31, 2020

I love that lady lounging! How fun! This is going to be sooooo cute!!!!!!!!

Denise Melia

Denise Melia

Jul 31, 2020

Cute card. Cute images. Looking forward to the kit.

littlen

littlen

Jul 31, 2020

Captures the perfect way to spend a summer day.

Lori Lehnen

Lori Lehnen

Jul 31, 2020

Great card!
This kit looks amazing, so many possibilities!
I agree with you crafting is something we can do in the safety of our homes during these times of uncertainty.
I can have a getaway with this vacation themed kit! Thanks for the inspiration!

Carol

Carol

Jul 31, 2020

Omg. Its adorable. Can’t wait for my kit to arrive

Veena vijay

Veena vijay

Jul 31, 2020

How fun is this ! I can picture myself right there sitting beside my garden with my books ! Absolutely love this kit !

Cindy Johnson

Cindy Johnson

Jul 31, 2020

This will be great! How does the design team keep coming up with such great kit ideas! Kudos!

Charly

Charly

Jul 31, 2020

What a great card! Love the shades of blue stripes.

Teri Wilson

Teri Wilson

Jul 31, 2020

What a sweet card! Love the color blocks!

MaryG

MaryG

Jul 31, 2020

As a librarian, this card touches my heart! Nicely done! 💗

Beth Harple

Beth Harple

Jul 31, 2020

Great Greeting.

Kathy A

Kathy A

Jul 31, 2020

What a relaxing card.

KerrynM

KerrynM

Jul 31, 2020

Fantastic card.

Felicia C

Felicia C

Jul 31, 2020

These images are quite interesting! Has images of all happy places. I love the techniques used as well.

Sue Rodriguez

Sue Rodriguez

Jul 31, 2020

This looks to be another fun and fabulous set that will be great for summer and our "trying times ".

Carol Krup

Carol Krup

Jul 31, 2020

I love this figure lounging in the corner of this terrific card!

Eva

Eva

Jul 31, 2020

August Kit already?? And what a lovely card – and looks like it‘s a great Kit again!!

Kelsey Thomas

Kelsey Thomas

Jul 31, 2020

Cute card! That looks so relaxing. :)