August My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #5 + Giveaway
Welcome back to the countdown to the release of the August My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is coming up on Monday, August 3 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Now let's join Daniel who is sharing another beautiful look at this blissful kit!
Hey everyone! Daniel West here, sharing a card from this fantastic kit staycation themed kit. We have definitely decided to stay put here in Rhode Island, but it's not so hard to do in the Ocean State. We have so much shoreline with beautiful beaches and a gorgeous island destination out in the Atlantic called Block Island.
This year, I thought it best to use our would be vacation budget on improving our patio as a destination. So the card I created today, celebrates the beauty of staying home and enjoying new living space!
To begin, I created a mask with an oval infinity die out of some scrap paper. Next, I took out a Dove White card base and taped the mask to the front of it. Then, with a blender brush I created an ombre sunset background with Lemon Yellow, Red Royal and Navy Inks.
Next, I stamped the man in a hammock image with Intens-ified Black Ink and die cut him out with the coordinating Frame Cut included in the kit! I colored him in with matching Copic colors to mirror the sunset background.
To finish off the card, I popped up the die cut on some foam tape and adhered him to the front of the card base. Then, I stamped the sentiment in Intens-ified Black Ink.
I hope you enjoyed this countdown card for the August My Monthly Hero Card Kit!! Also, I appreciate you spending a few minutes with me today. I can't wait to see what you make with 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 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!
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196 Responses
Wendy Denietolis
August 09, 2020
Daniel, I’m in Stonington, Connecticut and have the benefit of sharing that beautiful coastline with my sister state of Rhode Island. Cycling to Misquamicut is something I always look forward to. I love the card but am confused about the oval mask. If you’re coloring on the mask, are you gluing that mask to the front of the card? When I hear mask, I think cover something so that ink doesn’t get on it. I look forward to getting this kit and am glad we have images of MEN. Guys deserve nice cards, too. ;-)
Angela Reed
August 04, 2020
Love this card! So relaxing just to look at!
Kel Berg
August 03, 2020
these stamps are so unique and totally capturing how i’ve been feeling these days! we all of our happy place…thanks for the inspiration!
Doreen R
August 03, 2020
This kit is such a great idea for this time we’re going through. Love the hammock and the card is great.
Ginette Bellavance
August 03, 2020
Just Beautiful. Love, Love the card. Wish I could do that. Keep up the good work. Would love to win.
Deb
August 03, 2020
I love the color combinations and the blending. You did an awesome job coloring and I like how the stamp is placed outside all of the blending. A very relaxing card!
Jean M Morin
August 03, 2020
Wow I need this kit. I have many male birthdays over the summer
Diana Curtis
August 03, 2020
Love this hammock image!
Lynn Cyert
August 03, 2020
I especially like the background on this card. Really good card!
Melissa Leftrick
August 03, 2020
This card is stunning!! Makes me want to watch the sunset at the beach! Awesome job as usual Daniel! I would absolutely love to win this! I have never gotten lucky enough to get one of these kits and would love to experience the fun! 💕
lee
August 03, 2020
Fabulous card!!
K. Eley
August 03, 2020
Great card Daniel! It is so nice to enjoy a newly renovated space in your own home and this card definitely captures that!
Carol MJS
August 03, 2020
This is such a tease! Can’t wait to see the whole kit. The elements used in today’s post look wonderful!
Katie Coggins
August 03, 2020
Literally my husband every summer… I showed him this and he loved it. Thanks Daniel
Carolyn
August 03, 2020
Love the ombré background. Thanks for sharing
Carol H
August 03, 2020
Looks very chilled out. Great card
Sandy
August 03, 2020
Great to have a card for the guys too! Total bliss.
Deconinck Barbara
August 03, 2020
Beautiful coloring!
tina z
August 03, 2020
I love hammocks!
Pamela McGillin
August 03, 2020
I’m loving the dark colors on this card.
Lisa Martis
August 03, 2020
OMGSH a guy stamp! Hooray for HeroArts, and a big THANK YOU!
Charlotte E (Lady Joyful)
August 03, 2020
This is stunning! I really love the colours you used for that ink blended oval. Very striking design.
SHartl
August 03, 2020
Oooh, loving that sunset background!! What fun to see a card with a masculine image on it too!
Regine
August 03, 2020
love the hammock, great card.
Amy G
August 03, 2020
What a fantastic card!
Tamra Barnes
August 03, 2020
Yeah! You used a hammock! Love your sunset! We all wish to check out your island!
Sherry Shelton
August 02, 2020
Nice job on this card Daniel. Great choice of colors.
Judy
August 02, 2020
I love the beautifully colored and restful scene!
anthonette
August 02, 2020
Amazing colors, cool stamp, and a great card. Love this!
Christina M Dauven
August 02, 2020
I think I knew by the blending of the card as to who made it before I scrolled all the way down. As always I’m an artie and big fan of your art.
Cindi Johnson
August 02, 2020
I would love to have a hammock, they are so comfy!
Janet Sisk
August 02, 2020
I love hammocks! This looks to be another winner of a stamp set. Thanks for the inspiration! :D
Beth Merrill
August 02, 2020
This is a great “autobiographical” card! I hope you are enjoying your new patio!
MS CAROLINE LIVERMORE
August 02, 2020
Love your work!
Kendra
August 02, 2020
I like how your blending captures the feel of sunset and draws attention to the foreground character. Thanks for the idea!
karenajo
August 02, 2020
Great card – love the background colors! He looks really relaxed in his wonderful hammock ! Thanks for sharing!
Jeanette
August 02, 2020
This looks like a whole lot of fun. There is still more summer to enjoy!
Vanessa Carroll
August 02, 2020
Love the bold colors!
dori
August 02, 2020
Oh my goodness I am more in love with this set every card I see and yours is fabulous!
Susan Petersen
August 02, 2020
Looks inviting.
Carole Anne Patterson
August 02, 2020
Great card Daniel!! The ombré is beautiful and I love the guy in the hammock.
Carole Anne Patterson
August 02, 2020
Great card Daniel!! The ombré is beautiful and I love the guy in the hammock.
Jane A McBee
August 02, 2020
The choice of colors and the coloring on this is exceptional!!
Joyce Soo Hoo
August 02, 2020
Daniel. What nice card with ink blending.
Sue D
August 02, 2020
Blissful scene. I like the sunset.
Kimberly McField
August 02, 2020
Nice masculine card! I’m looking forward to seeing the complete kit.
sharon gullikson
August 02, 2020
I really like the look of this. It is very manly. GREAT LOOK.
Melissa Friedrich
August 02, 2020
Love the hammock and oval ink blended scene background.
Debbie McKelvey
August 02, 2020
Makes me want a hammock! LOL Great job, love the colors and the simple yet stunning design.
Jodi W.
August 02, 2020
Love the guy on the hammock. Come on Monday!!!! Great color scheme, Daniel.
Barbara A Wolters
August 02, 2020
Great Job! Love your choice of colors and shading. Looking forward to seeing the August on Monday.
Fionna Wheatley
August 02, 2020
Love this! You continue to inspire!
Rebecca
August 02, 2020
This one is awesome!
Sheri Kempke
August 02, 2020
Lovely card, great blended background—and I wanna be in that chair!
Marisela Delgado
August 02, 2020
Hola, Daniel! Beautiful card! Such wonderful colors!
MaryG
August 02, 2020
As always, Daniel, your designs are simple yet elegant.
Makes me want to curl up with the cat!
Lisa
August 02, 2020
Ah, swinging in a hammock is the best! Love all the coloring!
Terri Rizzo
August 02, 2020
Love this card, it would be a great guy card.
Rema DeLeeuw
August 02, 2020
Great masculine card!
Georgie
August 02, 2020
Really like this hammock. He looks so relaxed. Great way to spend a hot summer day. The colors are so cheery too.
Robin Keith
August 02, 2020
Another fun card from this kit that I can’t wait to receive!!
Marla Cales
August 02, 2020
Obsessed with this kit!
Marilee DeMars
August 02, 2020
What a wonderful card — I love your color blending.
Emily Henry
August 02, 2020
Thanks for showing me the man in the set. I had mentioned how important it is to take time each day to unwind as it helps our mental health. Men as well as women need to give themselves permission to do that. They take on so much responsibility with providing for the family, that they forget to take care of themselves. Enjoy your new space!
Teri S.
August 02, 2020
Fabulous card Daniel! Love the colours you used. I’m so stoked that Hero Arts included a stamp of a man relaxing too! I’ve never seen a stamp set that suits me better than this one to make a bunch of cards with.
Julie Wexler
August 02, 2020
Daniel- such a great card…just looking at it made me feel relaxed :-). I love how you mimicked the colors from hammock-guy’s clothes and frame in the background blended oval: an inspired and beautifully cohesive look! Thanks so much and Be Well.
Alanna Purewall
August 02, 2020
Great card! Love the colour choices, and that this kit has a male character to add to it’s versatility!
DL
August 02, 2020
I really like this sentiment… Total bliss rocks!
Geri Stuart
August 02, 2020
Such a cool card and happy to see a male relaxing! My hubby can’t so this is just the type of card to encourage him, thanks for the idea! Looking forward to seeing the rest o the kit!
Kailash
August 02, 2020
Fantastic ink blending on a wonderful card!
Nancy Knapp
August 02, 2020
So simple, yet a great and colorful card!
Melynda Cleveland
August 02, 2020
The Father’s Day setting most all dads would enjoy
Rebecca Ednie
August 02, 2020
Fun card. Seems like a great kit.
Golda
August 02, 2020
Your inked sunset is gorgeous, as is the whole card. Enjoy your beautiful beaches, Phoenix AZ is a bit different, though the inside of my house doesn’t change much. Thanks for your wonderful example for this fun kit.
Doris
August 02, 2020
Great possibilities for a masculine card.
Gail Anderson
August 02, 2020
Love this relaxing scene! The sky is beautiful! I’m so glad to see there’s a man on a hammock in addition to the woman on a lawn chair in this kit. I make a lot of male-themed cards and can see so many uses for this stamp/die.
Lindar C
August 02, 2020
Great color palette, looks to be a fantastic kit this month.
Lyndi
August 02, 2020
Daniel, another awesome card. I think this is my favorite so far of the previews. I also like how it includes a man in the set too. Makes it more versatile.
Linda W. (ScrappinBari)
August 02, 2020
Beautiful coloring on your hammock guy, Daniel, and I love your blended background!!
Mary Fleer
August 02, 2020
This would be a beautiful masculine card. Love the background and almost one layer idea.
The hammock is cute with the male character.
The whole set is extremely beautiful and wish to win, so I can get all the extras.
karenladd
August 02, 2020
Yes!! I love that the kit includes a guy image as well as the woman. Your hammock man looks like he’s just having a wonderful time , whether on a stay-cation, or off on adventures.
Laurie Miller
August 02, 2020
This looks like such an amazing kit! I can’t wait to see the add on selection too!
Iris Esther López
August 02, 2020
Great card. I wish I was in a hammock right now. Beautiful ink blending.
Cheri
August 02, 2020
cute card – it’s always good to have something for a nice guy-card! Love it………
Shannon
August 02, 2020
Love to relax on the weekends, fun
Michele W
August 02, 2020
Wondered if this kit had something for the guys. :) Another relaxing card. Like your choice of colors. Thanks for sharing!
Glenna
August 02, 2020
Love the look!! Looks so comfy and beautiful. Thank you.
Elaine Wood
August 02, 2020
Beautiful card loving the background can’t wait for summer.
Mary-Anne V
August 02, 2020
Wonderful card..funny we have used our vacation money to do the same and resurrect out backyard pond.
Kimberly Curphey
August 02, 2020
This card is lovely-I love how you used masking to draw attention to the fabulous focal stamp.
GLenda M Sultan
August 02, 2020
Wonderful masculine card. It’s nice to have Daniel designing cards for Hero Arts.
Valerija
August 02, 2020
This is gorgeous, love the card design and wonderful background.
Geri
August 02, 2020
I love ALL the color on this card. Size.play beautiful
Margaret R
August 02, 2020
Very cool! Love the background – your blending is flawless.1
Sandra
August 02, 2020
This would make a great Father’s Day card.
Dee Fisher
August 02, 2020
Wonderful card. Love all the colors you used.
Bertha
August 02, 2020
Great card Daniel. I love the colour scheme and the layout you chose. He sure looks relaxed in that hammock. This really is a kit for 2020 and the staycation summer!
Donna Rohwer
August 02, 2020
What a great idea! My imagination is bursting with what can I create showing stacations.
Mary Swearengin
August 02, 2020
Love it! Want to use the At the Lake kit with this kit.
Rachel W
August 02, 2020
Ohhh, I love the relaxed feeling this card evokes. Thanks for the good vibes.
Rosemary D
August 02, 2020
this just makes me want to kick back and relax!
Leanne in Cali
August 02, 2020
Oh this card is fantastic! I always love to see what Daniel creates!!
Debi Walton
August 02, 2020
Happy to see that there are stamps that can represent a whole family weather individually or in any combination.
Love the feeling this cards conveys. Can’t wait to get this kit.
Amy Wazwaz
August 02, 2020
This kit just keeps getting better and better.
Nicole S
August 02, 2020
Gorgeous!!!! I can’t wait to see what I make with this kit too! LOL Great Card Daniel!!!!
Sam Burnett
August 02, 2020
So cool; looking forward to seeing this kit. Your background is gorgeous!
Karen Hale
August 02, 2020
Love the card! Reminds me of my hubby on our tropical vacation last year!
Carol Wortman
August 02, 2020
Terrific card!! That sky is gorgeous, the close up is beautiful. This hammock man is an absolute must have! I can see get well cards, retirement cards and of course STAYCATION relaxation!! I love this MMH kit soooo much! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞❤
Carolyn
August 02, 2020
Great shading to create that twilight feel. Always good to have a masculine card.
Judy
August 02, 2020
I love the chill nature of these cards. And the people…they can be a wide age range and ethnicities.
Cheryl Robertson
August 02, 2020
Wonderful card! This kit looks like fun!
karen t
August 02, 2020
Wow, so gorgeous! This is such a nice kit! Wouldn’t it be awesome to win?!!! Thank you, Hero Arts!
Nancy T.
August 02, 2020
this gave me such a good idea for male birthday cards
GMC
August 02, 2020
Ah! Summertime and the living is easy and wonderful. Beautiful backdrop for the lounge life.
Gil Vollrath
August 02, 2020
I know just the right men to send cards like this too. This is great.
Louise
August 02, 2020
Love it 😍
Joyce
August 02, 2020
Oh, love this lounging guy. So relaxing and perfect for a staycation.
J. Vega
August 02, 2020
Very cute, this is the perfect image for this kit. Like the idea of the circular frame. Great colors too
NWFlamingo
August 02, 2020
Wonderful! This the the male version of the last card that showed total relaxation!
Cynthia O.
August 02, 2020
Great design and colors! Fun image – great for birthday or Father’s day as well.
Sherrie
August 02, 2020
Professor, another great card!!! Love the background colors. .
rachel duong
August 02, 2020
Oh I love this card —your coloring and the background. I love the sentiment and the relaxing image. This is such a perfect set for the times we are in. Finding the positive ways for staying at home.
Melissa
August 02, 2020
Love the character and recliner on the outside with the background separate. Colors are beautiful.
Kristin
August 02, 2020
what a beautiful card 🤩. I like the motif and the colors. I’m so excited about the entire August MMH-kit.
Judith Totten
August 02, 2020
Love the blending of the colors for the background and that great image!
Cindy Johnson
August 02, 2020
Really nice! Love the ink blending! Can’t wait!!
Jen K.
August 02, 2020
I simply love that there is a stamp that includes a man in this kit…it expands the use of this set…so many more possibilities now!
Linda
August 02, 2020
The colors are fabulous! That card is amazing!
Beverly Robinson
August 02, 2020
You created a beautiful sunset, Daniel. And I’m happy to see the lady in the kit has a friend to relax with.
Madeline L
August 02, 2020
My husband favorite spot is the hammock in our backyard. He would love this card!
Laurie Schlichter
August 02, 2020
Love the bright sunset and the hammock is the ultimate staycation symbol.
Sheryl C
August 02, 2020
Beautiful card! Just how a summer day should be spent. :)
Meghan Kennihan
August 02, 2020
I want to be right next to this guy! What a lovely scene and sky!
Denise Bryant
August 02, 2020
Gorgeous coloring and background on this scene! Love the image with the oval shape for the background!
Barbara-Jean
August 02, 2020
So happy that there is a male figure in this set! Always a challenge to find images when making cards doe male family members and friends! And yes, your sunset background is awesome alone with the rest of the coloring!
Seema Raja
August 02, 2020
An idyllic image to break away from the current stressful times even if it’s in ur own backyard! Perfect images in this kit 😍😍😍
Clarelle Chevallier-Siclait
August 02, 2020
Great job, Daniel! The colors and techniques you used really enhanced the images. Love the final result!
Lynn C.
August 02, 2020
I love the hammock and your coloring. Makes me feel like I am already there drinking an island drink and relaxing. Thank you for sharing.
Linda Dennis
August 02, 2020
Love this card. I’ll need to do some shopping
Phyllis Freese
August 02, 2020
Your scene looks so inviting. With so many families taking staycations this year, this is the perfect stamp set for summer.
Karin W
August 02, 2020
Love the card! Great coloring.
Can’t wait for this kit!!
Lori Lehnen
August 02, 2020
This kit is so versatile, just love all of the possibilities!
Great card! Nice to see a masculine theme, love the ink blending!
Lori Lehnen
August 02, 2020
This kit is so versatile, just love all of the possibilities!
Great card! Nice to see a masculine theme, love the ink blending!
Karen Kreider
August 02, 2020
Great card! Looks like a very relaxing space! 😊
Susan
August 02, 2020
Perfect!
Lagene
August 02, 2020
Love your relaxing sunset!
Avra N Williams
August 02, 2020
Great card!
Denise Kitts-Wadlow
August 02, 2020
Love your beautiful staycation sunset Daniel! And the little man looks like hes in a total state of bliss! This kit looks to be alot of fun and the scene building possibilities endless. Great card!
Sandye
August 02, 2020
This was a great year to work on improvements on patio or deck! Certainly not a year for travel. Love your card:)14
Jackie S
August 02, 2020
Love how the cPlots, and how the man goes off the edge of the oval. Thanks for the inspiration.
Gail O'Keefe
August 02, 2020
Love the cocktail in his hand! Looking forward to this kit
Marie T
August 02, 2020
Enjoyed seeing more of the stamp set images, and the color choices are great!
Lillian T Conradi
August 02, 2020
Hi Daniel: First off, I like your thinking…staying at home making a vacation. Secondly, love your use of color. Thanks so much, and keep safe,
Lee Conradi
Kelsey Thomas
August 02, 2020
Awesome card! I love the ink blended oval background. :)
cecelia cole
August 02, 2020
I could use some bliss right now!
Gina McCarty
August 02, 2020
Awesome card! Love the oval shape and coloring. So glad to see the male version of the relaxing stamp.
Francine
August 02, 2020
I am so excited to see what the next full theme reveal is going to be! Looks like it is going to be a fun and useful theme!
StampinLouie
August 02, 2020
Love the card. Makes me want to be at the beach
Judy Hall
August 02, 2020
Love the card. The impact of having the focal outside of an oval is so effective. And one never has enough masculine stamps.
Karen L Hetherington
August 02, 2020
I love your card Daniel! The background shape and blending are perfect!
Laurie Fleuette
August 02, 2020
Awesome card! Great job of projecting the blissful state. Thanks for sharing.
Liz E
August 02, 2020
Oh I love this! Terrific background
Susan Lang
August 02, 2020
Beautiful blending just sets off the stamped image. Just love it!
littlen
August 02, 2020
Ah, the joy of summer recreated. What could be more relaxing?
Elena F
August 02, 2020
Great masculine card. Love all of the shading and colors used.
Eva
August 02, 2020
Wonderful card – exactly showing relaxing summer days at home!!
And just one day now to the release!!
Andrea B
August 02, 2020
Great card – I love the ink-blended sunset and the focal image colored to match. Can’t wait to see the whole kit!
Dee Earnshaw
August 02, 2020
love the coloring on this sweet card
Amy Reser
August 02, 2020
Thanks for including a different image from the kit. Nice to see a man is included too.
Amy Reser
August 02, 2020
Thanks for including a different image from the kit. Nice to see a man is included too.
Elaine
August 02, 2020
I like the relaxing vibe of this collection!
Toni L
August 02, 2020
Your sunset is fabulous! Love that we have a masculine card in the mix!
LYNN
August 02, 2020
This is my favorite card of the preview.Relaxing in a hammock, with your adult beverage WITH an umbrella in it, it is just perfect!
Felicia C
August 02, 2020
Such perfect images for our times! I love the color combinations on this wonderful, relaxing card!
Patricia Bustin
August 02, 2020
Love this card…. the colors are amazing!
Katherine
August 02, 2020
A Lovely card. Cannot wait to see the reveal of the kit tomorrow
Mary Holshouser
August 02, 2020
Great coloring.
Looks so peaceful.
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Denise Melia
August 02, 2020
Love that hammock! Nice card.
nancy f
August 02, 2020
Awesome relaxing cad!
Carol
August 02, 2020
This is so awesome and timeless. Love the card, can’t wait for my set. Great job folks
Rhonna Blatt
August 02, 2020
This, I think, will become one of my favorite kits ever!
Lisa Byers
August 02, 2020
Such a peaceful scene, love it!!
Carol Krup
August 02, 2020
Another cool and relaxing card. I love that hamock!
Linda S.
August 02, 2020
I love everything about your card and I’m really looking forward to crafting with the August HA kit.
Cyndi Morris
August 02, 2020
Wonderful, calming card. Your coloring is beautiful. We all need some “bliss” right now.
Brenda Kimball
August 02, 2020
The ombre sunset is wonderful, what a great idea! Great summer card!
Sharon O
August 02, 2020
Love this guy hanging out in his hammock with that gorgeous RI sunset behind him! Yay for Little Rhody and Daniel.
Donna Phelan
August 02, 2020
Total Bliss….for sure!
KerrynM
August 02, 2020
Great card. Fabulous ink blending. This kit looks great
Theresa P
August 02, 2020
Fantastic card! Great background! Love the sunset! Love the stamps in this set.
Jeanne Beam
August 02, 2020
Gorgeous card! Love the colors and the scene you created…
Thanks so much for sharing.
Debbie Alderson
August 02, 2020
Summer bliss! Very cute!
Susieq
August 02, 2020
This is a very cool card. I love the colors and the “blissful” feeling.
Evette Rodriguez
August 02, 2020
Such a great Card Daniel. I really like the color choices. Enjoy your new deck!
Diana Morrison
August 02, 2020
Looks very relaxing, love the bright colors.
Amy Cooley
August 02, 2020
The stamped images in this month’s kit are so cute! I love this card!