August My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway!
We are back for another countdown post, leading up to the release of the August My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, August 6th at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We'll be sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday. And don't forget to leave a comment on this and every post as we will be giving away a kit. Now let's join Ilina who is sharing another look at this fabulous kit...
Welcome back to day #2 of the August My Monthly Hero countdown. Ilina Crouse here this morning with another look at this month's kit. I am a huge coffee lover, so this kit is right up my alley.
For my card today I used the cafe scene Fancy Die to dry emboss on piece of Snow Layering Paper. Once done, the piece was trimmed down to 3 3/4" x 5" and ink blended using Cotton Candy ink. Then I splashed little bit of the new Cocoa Liquid Watercolor (one of the new add-ons this month.)
Stamp the two coffee cups using Intense Black Ink and die cut them, as well as some of the tiny hearts (I cut those by hand). Then colored using Copic markers. 
To create the shaped foam, I stamped the images into the coffee cups and used them as a guide line to apply the Crystal Clear Lacquer pen. While it was still wet I applied White Puff embossing powder and heat set it. This will look like foam! It's an amazing effect. Both the lacquer pen and White Puff embossing powder come in this month's kit.
Stamp the sentiment onto some dark brown card stock and emboss with White embossing powder, cut to size and assemble the whole card onto Kraft folded note card, adding some Champagne sequins as a finishing effect, along with some lacquer pen onto the tiny hearts. Let it dry before handling.
Thank you so much for stopping by and hope you are inspired. Don't forget to check back later today (and tomorrow) for more creative inspiration using this 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 the countdown posts, and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, August 6th, before the kit launches at 1pm Eastern time. The more you comment, the more chances to win! Good luck!
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100 Responses
Didi Leonard
OMG I just love what you created! The foam on top of the coffee is unbelievable! A barista could not have done it better LOL Your card is my favourite of all!
Chana
Love the overhead perspective!
Hugz!
Tammy
so pretty
Tracy B
Love this card! The colors & the dry embossed background are great!
Marlene Turbett
Love this kit and all the possibilities.
Jane Mcbee
Love the use of the die stamped on foam, clever.
Kathy
This puff looks great
Iris
Too stinkin cute! I need this kit in my life.
Purvi
Whoever receives this card will be amazed and the realistic foam in the cup. Beautiful card and wonderful product. Can’t wait to play with that. Thanks Hero Arts for inspiring creativity and bringing fun new products!
Anna Ridderstrand
Nice color-combo. Like this card alot.
JoAnn Barragan
Thanks for showing how we can get so much more out of our dies by embossing with them. Love this card.
Laurie M.
Love the dry embossing for the background and the choice of colors. Beautifully layered elements.
Diane Rizak
Such a cute card! I just can’t get over the puffy embossing powder…must have! 😍
Karen L K
So much fun with the puff embossing powder! I like that background a lot too with the embossing and nice pink ink.
Frances
I love the subtle detail of the cafe site embossed into the paper. There are so many uses for our dies that I don’t always think of.
Lisa Peters
I’ve never tried dry embossing with dies, but I LOVE the subtle boost it gives to your card!! Thanks for inspiring me to give it a try with your lovely sample!
Dana M
Fabulous card! Love the embossed coffee shop in the background, and that foam is awesome!
Kate B
So pretty! I love the ombre ink blending and the dry embossed background!
BeverlyBL
Love the puff. Cute card,
Lisa A creations
Cute card for a coffee barista!
Golda
What a lovely card. Great background with the die impression.
Ashley Shaffer
i really like how you dry embossed the die for the background and the color is so lovely!
Julie Wexler
Ooh- I’m so enjoying the coffee theme, and your use of the puff embossing powder is so clever… the coffee jumps off the page!
Eve
Oh oh oh… CoooFeeee! Love them, and the stamps! <3
Carol Kelley
Love the white puff embossing. Very clever! Takes the card up a notch.
Beverly Jordan
Yummy puffy foam and lived your design!! Gorgeous pink bg too!
Lynnea Hollendonner
LOVE LOVE LOVE the puff embossing powder with the lacquer pen! So gorgeous!
Sheanna Nesseralla
Cannot wait I love coffee, and stamps, and hero arts, and dies.
Kathy McCartney
cute
Terry Ladwig
Love this card…and the kit! Can’t wait to see what is all in it!
Laura Staley
Love the way you used the die to emboss the card! Beautiful card!
Tonya
I love the color combination you chose and the top of the coffee is just fun!
Betsy L
Genius move on the white puff on the cream of the coffees! The dry embossing detail in the background really makes the card pop!
Maria Elena Castilla (Mary)
Ph wow Ilina i love all those little details on your cards. You are suchan inspiration. Love the pink background! Beautiful card.
Laura Litzinger
Nice card.
Sherri Lang
I love the die being used to emboss. Also love the color scheme. Awesome card!
Dawn Fields
Ilina, this is so pretty! I love the stamped images inside the cups!
Neshia W
Beautiful card. Great technique used for a stunning effect.
Cathy Jordison
Oh my goodness! Love your card!❤You’ve added so much dimension and colors. Such a pretty card. Thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to get the kit tomorrow!🌞
Cha Lion
Love the dry embossing technique and how you used the lacker pen to add embossing powder! It’s a lovely card. Thanks
Lisa Woodburn
Can’t wait to try the puffy embossing powder
eileen bochsler
Lovin’ this latte collection!
Janet
Great card, the puffy embossing card can be used in so many ways!
Sarah T.
Loving the look of the white puff embossing powder with this set.
Vikki Hein
So cool with that foam
Terri Fain
Loving the embossing with the die. More than one application for a product is super exciting! I am also jn love with this foaming embossing powder.
Sue SK
Love the foam created with marker and white puff embossing powder.
Marsha Segard
The lacquer pen sounds like a great addition to card making! I love the effect!
Cheyenne Feece
So cute! Thanks for sharing.
Beverly Perdue
Love the amazing effect of the foam in the coffee.
Maryann
Cute card! I’m drawn to the lattes, but also really like the textured embossed background.
BRENDA C WILKINSON
Love the embossing and soft pink background. Those latte coffees are the bomb!
Melanie Parnell
Love the color combination. Thank you for sharing.
Sam Burnett
Ilina that is a spectacular card! I love the white puff embossing powder – it really does look like real foam in a latte; too cool!
DUMONTIER Marjorie
You’ve made a sweet card ! I love your choice of colours.
Sarah Mix
Love the embossed die and the foam design in the coffee cups!! So cute!!
Kim Smart
Looks like a great kit! Such a cute card. I really like the embossed background too!!
Jewel Allen
Love the color pink! ☕️
Trinity Knieriem
Can’t wait…one more day😊
Trinity Knieriem
Can’t wait…one more day😊
Erika Hayes
Excited to see this complete reveal!
Joanne
So lovely – from the fancy die to the lattes and everything in between!
Pamela Toriello
Love the Foam Effect….. can’t wait to play with it! come on Monday!
K. Eley
Love the use of the die for embossing the background, the colors and the foam, lovely!!
Kristina Hein
The foam is so very cool!
Donna J Billingsley
Lovely design in the coffee! All the cards are adorable. TFS!
Sylvia Vicari
Love it
Melisse McF
Coffee art stamps!
I’ve tried to create coffee art with laughable results… a stamped version is more up my alley.
Elicia Bianco
I like the way they look at the cup. cute concept
RuthJ
Just perfect for so many I send cards to!
Debbie Winkler
Very excited about the new release. Your card is delicious..:)
Veronica Barba
Love the colors! Can’t wait to get it!
Lori D
I love that little latte cup! I know some friends who need a card made with this one. :)
Denise Bryant
Yummy colors and textures! Beautiful card!
Juana Vega
Great way to use all elements on the kit, I can see the possibilities 😉
Cynthia
Love the colors & the shapes foam!
kathleen dumpert
I love the use of the white embossing powder as it makes it look 3 dimensional.
Sally
I have many friends that is coffee lover, this would be a great set for me to make cards for them.
Keely Forrest
Love the foam swirl in the cups. Pretty card.
Claudia N
Beautiful card! Really liked the embossed background, very subtle but can tell it’s a coffee shop!!
Michelle Thompson
Love the card and foam effect!
Kelly W.
So feminine and pretty in pink! Love the background and puffy embossing to give the coffe cups a realistic look!!
Jean Marmo
Very cool background! Love the coffee!
Jenna Batik
Very cute with the White puff embossing powder. Can’t wait for the entire reveal.
Rachelle Oltean
This is a beautiful card and I love the top-view of the coffee cups!
Josmary
I love this die. Can’t wait to see full kit
Lytona K
The dry embossing is really nice. Awesome card.
D.Ann C
Love the soft embossed cafe background and the white puff cream designs in the lattes!
Kathy Wade
So pretty! Love the pink and the design of this card.
Bonita M
Simple but fun card. Love it!
Laurie VanDerLinden
I love the technique you used on the foam – this kit looks amazing so far!
Michelle
This is so cute – the color combination is very pleasing. Plus, I am loving that puff embossing powder!
Sharon Dolan
Love it, Gotta have it ,
Mandy
A very special card. Can’t wait for the release, it is going to such fun playing with the kit.
Melissa
Oooh! The puff embossing powder looks fun to play with!
Kathie Krawczyk
Beautiful card! I love the dry embossing done with dies. I can’t wait to try out this kit.
Jennifer Richardson
Love the embossing.
Kelly Jo
I love your card. Very creative use of the puffing embossing powder.
Mateja P
Love the subtle texture of the background. Looks amazing :)
Donna U
Enjoy this card!
Ilina Crouse
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