December My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #5 and Giveaway!

MMH December 2017 My Monthly Hero

Dec 03, 2017 Jessica Frost-Ballas

We are back with another look at the December My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, December 4th at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We’ll be sharing ideas for using the main kit and optional add-on products all weekend long, so stay tuned for more project inspiration! Now let’s join Jess, who is sharing another look at this gorgeous kit.

Hello! Jess here with a Disney-inspired card using the new My Monthly Hero kit! I'll admit as soon as I saw this kit I was humming "A Whole New World" pretty much nonstop!

I was totally the little girl dreaming of a magic carpet ride when that movie came out in the early 90s! ;) So I decided to take that inspiration and make my own magic carpet ride scene. I started by taking a panel of watercolor paper cut 4.25" by 7.5" and blended it with Tangerine, Strawberry, Rose Madder, Orchid, and Indigo hybrid inks. I wanted to create a vivid ombre sunset so I applied several layers of colors with my blending tool to build up a bright background.

Then I placed the carpet stamp on my acrylic block but I curved it just slightly on the block to give it more of a "flying" look! ;) I stamped it on watercolor paper with Versamark and then heat-embossed it with brass embossing powder. I fussy cut the carpet and then watercolored it using the Hero Arts dot palette! Finally I stamped the sand dunes and sentiment onto a golden cardstock that's included in the kit and heat-embossed it with the same brass embossing powder. I fussy cut it and then adhered it over the ombre sky. To finish the card I adhered the carpet with foam mounting tape and trimmed off the edge. The perfect scene for a magic carpet ride, right? :)

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 of the comments left across all countdown posts and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, December 4th, before the kit launches at 1pm Eastern. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure to come back later today for one last look at the kit! ;)

Jessica Frost-Ballas

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216 Responses

Angela Talakoob

December 06, 2017

Very realistic with the shadow under the carpet. Great colours, wish I had my own magic carpet!

Dorothy A Reynaga

December 04, 2017

Love the colors & the carpet. Fabulous card!

Marlene

December 04, 2017

I am so impressed with your card. It is just lovely. I am 85 yrs. young and I do enjoy the process of card making. It’s very challenging, but when people like you share their talent…it helps so much for people like me. TFS your God given talent to the paper crafting world.

Fanny Cantero

December 04, 2017

Love the background colors in this card!

Janet

December 04, 2017

Simply magical!!

Julie O'Brien

December 04, 2017

Love the colors and the carpet!

Konnie Wren

December 04, 2017

Love the vivid sky and sand dunes

Konnie Wren

December 04, 2017

Love the vivid sky and sand dunes

Janet Ingraham

December 04, 2017

Oh yes a flying carpet!!!! Yeah!

Lynn

December 04, 2017

Such a cute card. My kids were little when that movie came out & that’s exactly what I thought of. Such wonderful memories.

Arianna Barbara

December 04, 2017

Love this kit!!! It’s really amazing!!! The carpet looks like so real!!! Love the colors!!!

Danielle Dietz

December 04, 2017

Gorgeous coloring! It seriously looks like you can hop on for a magic carpet ride. :)

Margery C

December 04, 2017

Lovely colors for the magic carpet. Fun card.

Rosanna H

December 04, 2017

This reminds me of Disney’s Aladdin movie which my son loved many, many years ago. Love the colors used on this card.

melisse

December 04, 2017

Beautiful card! I’m much older so I don’t know the movie reference… but I was in Morrocco a couple years ago and can’t wait to see the whole kit reveal.

Karen L K

December 03, 2017

Wow those colors you used are so nice especially with the theme of your card. What a great looking flying carpet!

Kiyomi

December 03, 2017

this is so beauriful! I love this.

Carla Hundley

December 03, 2017

How fun this card
is with the lovely
colors and the
flying carpet!
Carla from Utah

Teddie

December 03, 2017

Loved your color blending and contrast.

Jodi Warren

December 03, 2017

Wow – love this card and the idea. I will definitely try this one out when I get the kit.

DC

December 03, 2017

I can’t wait for this release! I love the sand dunes and magic carpet. Coloring of the sky is beautiful.

Jackie Price

December 03, 2017

Love your “flying” magic carpet and the scene you created for it. The colours you blended for your sunset make a beautiful background.

Chris

December 03, 2017

very pretty….

Sherry Olson

December 03, 2017

My granddaughter will love this kit

Tracy Lustick

December 03, 2017

Wow ? so beautiful ?!

Abby

December 03, 2017

Fun colors!

Leigh G

December 03, 2017

This kit is going to be great for party invites or cards!

Janice

December 03, 2017

The colors are yummy!

Brenda lubrant

December 03, 2017

I love this card . The magic carpet looks so real.

Kij0

December 03, 2017

So clever. Simple but not love this.

Sara n.

December 03, 2017

I love this what a beautiful background!

Carol K

December 03, 2017

such an unique card ….

Debi Walton

December 03, 2017

Nice concept, beautiful colors..

mary ann

December 03, 2017

beautiful color combos

Karthikha Uday

December 03, 2017

That’s such a lovely creation!

LaNell

December 03, 2017

Beautiful!

Judith B

December 03, 2017

Very cute idea ;)

Priscilla Bade

December 03, 2017

What beautiful colors! It makes me want to take a ride on the carpet!

Susan Done

December 03, 2017

Too much fun!

Michelle Hackett

December 03, 2017

I love the colors on this card. So vibrant. They go so well with the brass embossing powder. Wonderful card.

MelissaF

December 03, 2017

Loving this kit, and beautiful card, colors and design.

Pamela Bolger

December 03, 2017

Gorgeous Colors and Blending!

Sheila

December 03, 2017

Wow! Stunning colors… Love the golden sands and deep jewel colors

Cindi

December 03, 2017

What an absolutely beautiful sky. Can’t wait for the release tomorrow!

Debbie Selby

December 03, 2017

This is shaping up to be another fantastic kit.

Linda Edwards

December 03, 2017

Totally gorgeous with the colors you achieved! I’m so excited to see the reveal, I can hardly wait!

Barb MacAskill

December 03, 2017

Oooo! I am the adult that still has that little girl who wants to ride on a magic carpet and meet a genie! This kit is going to be amazing! TFS! ?✨?✨?

Judy Hernandez

December 03, 2017

Gorgeous colors! Love the design of the card!

Kendra

December 03, 2017

What a fun card! I can’t wait to see the whole kit!

Colleen Halpern

December 03, 2017

This looks like it’s going to be a fantastic release!

Jessica L.

December 03, 2017

Love this, the colors and the flying carpet! Can’t wait to see the reveal!

Barbara-Jean

December 03, 2017

What a fantastic coloring job! That magic carpet looks like real cloth?

Kayla E

December 03, 2017

Beautiful colors and I love the sentiment!

Flo

December 03, 2017

The colors are so vivid, love the brass embossing.

Ruth

December 03, 2017

I love the colors can’t wait to see kit

Machele

December 03, 2017

This a a beautiful card with so many possibilities. Already thinking of how I can combine the sand stamp (or what I think is a stamp from this post) with the mermaid set earlier this year.

Dani

December 03, 2017

Sand looks great!

Karen P

December 03, 2017

Love the background. Looks Ike a great kit. Would love to win it.

kReN@afourthlife

December 03, 2017

A magic carpet ride? Cool!

Beverly Uhlmansiek

December 03, 2017

Beautiful background but I love that flying carpet!

D.Ann C

December 03, 2017

What a fabulous magical scene! I definitely want to ride that carpet!!

Juana Vega

December 03, 2017

The color in this one is amazing. Love the flying carpet.

Kim Gottlieb

December 03, 2017

Just perfect! I really like how you created the flying carpet. I’m so excited about this month’s kit.

Kirsty Vittetoe

December 03, 2017

LOOOOVE this!!!!!

Connie Schulz

December 03, 2017

Love, love, love the colours!

geri S.

December 03, 2017

Oh a magic ride is in store with this kit! Can’t wait to see the rest! Beautiful card!

Terri

December 03, 2017

Amazing details on the carpet! Great design!

Judie Attard

December 03, 2017

What a gorgeous unique card!

Delia

December 03, 2017

curving the carpet stamp is very clever, I love the detail of the carpet.

Starqueen

December 03, 2017

Oh Jess, Away you go…! What a great card…it puts me right back to the magic of the movie! TY!

Tammy Hubley

December 03, 2017

Love the color combos so rich and beautiful! This kit is amazing!

Gail Anderson

December 03, 2017

Fun card! The carpet looks real!

Chrissy E

December 03, 2017

Very pretty – reminds me of one of my favorite animated movies growing up! :)

Debra Rumpza

December 03, 2017

Beautiful backdrop for your flying carpet!

Rachel Walton I

December 03, 2017

Beautiful colors!!!

Angie Burkholder

December 03, 2017

Absolutely beautiful

Karen Hale

December 03, 2017

Beautiful card! The card looks like it could just fly right off the card!

Audrey

December 03, 2017

Love the jewel colors and the magic of this kit!!

Jan Turner

December 03, 2017

I love the carpet stamp, what a great idea!

Mateja P

December 03, 2017

That carpet is adorable :D Such a great interpretation of that sentiment.

Margaret

December 03, 2017

Just love the coloring on this card, especially the golden sand dunes. Thanks for sharing!

Jeanne Beam

December 03, 2017

Beautiful card. I love your background colors. Thanks for sharing…

Cha Lion

December 03, 2017

I love the sunset colors of this card and this scene reminds me Aladdin movie! I can’t wait to see the whole kit!

Julia D.

December 03, 2017

How lovely! The golden sand is perfect and love how you created the flying carpet. This kit looks like a winner! Thank you for the chance to win!!

Amy Wazwaz

December 03, 2017

Love this card. Got to have this kit this month for sure. Probably most of the add ons too.

Brandy Duncan

December 03, 2017

Love your card. It brought back memories of the Aladdin section in Disney World. I can’t wait to see the entire kit.

Cristina Wu

December 03, 2017

Such beautiful colors, thank you for the idea of curving the stamp on the stamping block for special effects.

Dawn Keene

December 03, 2017

Nice sunset.

Rebecca Attwood

December 03, 2017

Wow – what a gorgeous card. Love the colors & the gold embossing & the sense of movement you have created. This kit is so awesome!

Arlaeeh Galindo

December 03, 2017

This card reminds me of this song lyric

Well, you don’t know what we can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride

Laura Staley

December 03, 2017

Magic carpet ride over the sand dunes! Love it!

Diane Brown

December 03, 2017

Love this kit, and I love your card and the way you have coloured the background, such smooth transition from one colour to the next. That palm tree in the kit looks gorgeous.

margie

December 03, 2017

pretty color blending

Roberta S.

December 03, 2017

Beautiful card Jessica.

Kimberly ostgard

December 03, 2017

Love this set love your cards nice colors very creative.
Have blessed day!

lynda

December 03, 2017

Love the sunset background and the sand dunes with the brass embossing powder is magical.

Leanne

December 03, 2017

Beautifully made. Love the vibrant colors.

Tanya Suresh

December 03, 2017

So cool Jessica!! Man, the sand dunes by look perfect!!

Su

December 03, 2017

It’s a winner in.my in my book! Great dimension with the dunes.

Bonnie Darroch-Dean

December 03, 2017

Love the rich colors and the idea of bending the carpet stamp!

Melanie Ayers

December 03, 2017

This kit would so ‘up’ my card making game! My creativity would totally take flight!

Susan Nichols

December 03, 2017

Love your sunset! …oh, and thanks..I can’t get that song outta my head!

F. Andre

December 03, 2017

Peabo Bryson popped into my head as soon as I saw your card. Love the way your background blends seamlessly into the sand dunes. Gorgeous!

Nina

December 03, 2017

Wow, that carpet looks almost like the one I have.

Mary D

December 03, 2017

Love the night sky and the flying carpet!! Beautiful card! Can’t wait till tomorrow to see the kit!

Carole

December 03, 2017

Great sky! Love the carpet , the dunes and the colors. I can tell I’m going to have a ton of fun with this kit.

Marjorie DUMONTIER

December 03, 2017

This card is a true magical one !

Laura C

December 03, 2017

What a gorgeous card! The colors are terrific.

Judy

December 03, 2017

I never would have thought of this method for the rug…genius and gorgeous!

cyndi morris

December 03, 2017

This card is so unique. The coloring is beautiful and carpet looks like it’s literally floating. I absolutely love it.

Dee Fisher

December 03, 2017

This kit just gets better and better. Love everything in it.

Patt H.

December 03, 2017

Love that gorgeous magic carpet & the awesomely colored background!

Kathy

December 03, 2017

This looks awesome! Every little girl will love this kit!

Dayle Shimamura

December 03, 2017

Beautiful colors and card!

Melissa Watson

December 03, 2017

You did a great job on this card, it is beautiful!

Lindar C

December 03, 2017

Love the rich colors you used and the gold dunes are spectacular!

Helen

December 03, 2017

Aladdin was the first thing i thought of when i saw the first card. Love this card. So beautiful.

Rema DeLeeuw

December 03, 2017

Beautiful coloring!

Marianne B in AZ

December 03, 2017

Yes! I think every little girl wanted to go for a ride on the Magic Carpet (Even those of us who were little girls, let’s just say, before the 90s =) ) Your purple and red sky with the sandy dunes below are the perfect setting for the magic carpet ride I dreamed about as a young girl! Just one glace at your card said it all!

Brenda

December 03, 2017

Your card is stunning!! Love the idea of brass heat embossing the carpet – perfection!

Peege04

December 03, 2017

Such a cute card. The fly away sentiment is spot on and will be copying your idea to curve the rug. Very clever.

Gretchen N

December 03, 2017

What a fantastic card! I love the idea, so smart to curve the carpet!

Karen H

December 03, 2017

This card is so bright and cheery. I love it!

Lesliepierson

December 03, 2017

I love the idea of a magic carpet, this card helped my imagination take flight.

Amanda Dellamano

December 03, 2017

What a gorgeous card! I love the magic carpet. So excited for this release!!

Adam S.

December 03, 2017

Nice techniques, beautifully done.

Betty Chen

December 03, 2017

Beautiful colors! ?

JoAnn

December 03, 2017

WOW ~ magic carpet rides!! Ready to see the entire kit, please!!!

Sue R

December 03, 2017

Great sand dunes! Lovely card.

Dianne S.

December 03, 2017

Love the bold colors and that “flying” magic carpet!

Oliev

December 03, 2017

Awesome card!

Denise Bryant

December 03, 2017

This card is a favorite! Magical! Captures the essence of the kit!

Roslyn

December 03, 2017

That song was my wedding song, over 24 years ago now, so of course I love this one!

Lauren

December 03, 2017

You totally nailed it! Beautiful card!

Jennifer F

December 03, 2017

I love the detail on the carpet!

Josmary flores

December 03, 2017

Love the background

Crystal

December 03, 2017

I’m pretty sure I watched Aladdin a million times…such a good movie. This set is reminiscent of that movie, big time. Thanks for sharing your beautiful card – love that carpet on the blended background. :-)

Betty

December 03, 2017

I like the flying carpet!

Jackie S

December 03, 2017

Love love love this card. Dreams of exotic places and magic times. Thanks

Linda

December 03, 2017

This is such a spectacular card! I love the background with the magic carpet. Imagination and art in one card,

Martha Berry

December 03, 2017

Wow! The design team has taken card making to a new level with these fabulous ideas! This kit is kickin’ it in every way! Beautiful flying carpet, wonderful desert dunes….everything is perfect. Hurry up, Monday:)

Stefanie White

December 03, 2017

Awesome card, the blended background is perfect. I’m hoping the Brass embossing powder is in the kit as I don’t have that yet!

Lori Ritchie

December 03, 2017

Great card and a great new kit!

Becca Yahrling

December 03, 2017

Beautiful blending on this card. I love
that carpet and the way you curved it to
look more like it’s flying.

Christine Smith

December 03, 2017

Gorgeous card, stunning colours! xxx

Janie Sirak

December 03, 2017

I love it! A magic carpet ride… how amazing is that?
Hero Arts… you rock! Or should I say you are fly! This is a. Lovely card.

Cheri

December 03, 2017

great card & LOVE your colors. The carpet & sand dunes are so realistic!

Sandyt J

December 03, 2017

Oh boy, is it Tuesday yet? I can’t wait for this release. It looks like so much fun.

Dee Earnshaw

December 03, 2017

stunning sponged background and scene:)

Donna Ligon

December 03, 2017

Beautiful colors In Your Card. I’m curious as to what else will be in this kit

Rita G.

December 03, 2017

I love the rug!

Aash

December 03, 2017

Your sunset is blended perfectly! Can’t wait for the full reveal!

littlen

December 03, 2017

Such pretty colors.

Mona

December 03, 2017

Cool card! Cant wait for the full reveal…

Leanne in Cali

December 03, 2017

Pretty and so creative! Love the colors. Thanks for sharing this with us!!

Mink

December 03, 2017

This is amazing, what a supercool card, chapeau!

jo

December 03, 2017

Love it!

Lagene

December 03, 2017

GORGEOUS card! Love the colors!

Viveca

December 03, 2017

I love that vibrant background which highlights the colorful carpet and the golden sand dunes. I am transported to the world of Alladin. Looking forward to seeing what other treasures are in this kit.

Angle Wylie

December 03, 2017

Love this card! Those sand dunes are so realistic and that sky is beautiful! I am so excited to receive this kit in the mail!

karen t

December 03, 2017

Wow, love the rich colors! Beautiful!

Ana

December 03, 2017

I love the paper texture of the sand dunes, it is so realistic. I am looking forward to seeing the whole content of the kit

Cynthia Cole

December 03, 2017

Definitely reminds me of Disney, great card!

Kailash

December 03, 2017

Gorgeous colors!!!

Kathy Davis

December 03, 2017

I can’t wait to make cards with this beautiful set! The cards displayed look so magical and the colors are breathtaking! Wow!

Claudia N

December 03, 2017

Love the simplicity of it. I dreamt of the flying carpet adventure myself, but only if the genie could come too! Lol

Janet Dand

December 03, 2017

Love the sand dunes. A very magical card that a special someone would love to get!

Natalie Dominguez

December 03, 2017

Same song is in my head! Lol! Beautiful card!

Nicole Rinaldi

December 03, 2017

Beautiful card! The sunset is so vibrant!

Karen Mills

December 03, 2017

Beautiful!! The coloring is so pretty and the carpet on point.

Raven Magill

December 03, 2017

It’s so pretty! I love every element of this design. That gold cardstock looks so luscious.

Sue LD

December 03, 2017

Perfect background for this magic carpet.

Celeste C

December 03, 2017

Your colors are lovely! Looking forward to seeing the entire kit!

Charlene

December 03, 2017

The magic carpet is so gorgeous! I’m getting more and more excited for this kit!!

Melissa Minelli

December 03, 2017

Your card’s background is gorgeous!

Mary Holshouser

December 03, 2017

What a fun card. Love the flying carpet.
Will be good for so many different designs
thanks for sharing.

Roger

December 03, 2017

Beautiful card. Excited to see what the kit includes.

Jane

December 03, 2017

How magical..

Sandy Dasai

December 03, 2017

Tat ink blending and ombre look is on point!! Also, the same dunes looked seamless. Had no idea they were adhered to the background until I read what you wrote.

Sladjana Perisic

December 03, 2017

I love the bright colors of the background and perfectly set against the gold in the sand dune and the carpet!

CherriB

December 03, 2017

What a magical card! Can’t wait to see the whole kit!

Eve Nelson

December 03, 2017

This is a magical scene. I’m looking forward to creating with such realistic Arabian nights/ Moroccan elements. So different from anything I own!

Dorothy Mutafopulos

December 03, 2017

Your background screening is so beautiful and loved how you curved the carpet too! This new kit will bring your imagination to a whole new level!

Henriëtte

December 03, 2017

Oh this is so great, I am totally the little girl since I saw the first peeks and idea’s posted with this set. I love it! Thanks for your stunning inspiration.

Nancy Dempsey

December 03, 2017

So pretty! The sand dunes are awesome!

Amy Cooley

December 03, 2017

Beautiful blend of colors for your sky! Can’t wait to see the new kit.

Connie M

December 03, 2017

Very creative idea. Thank you for sharing.

Phi

December 03, 2017

How pretty is this card! Love the sand dunes.

Stacey

December 03, 2017

So cute and now I’m humming :-)

Maria B

December 03, 2017

What a stunning card. The little, brilliant carpet against the gorgeous sky. Wow!

cynthia link

December 03, 2017

Wow! Just gorgeous. Thanks for reminding us that the acrylic stamps are flexible and we can bend them. Your card coloring is just beautiful!

Helen

December 03, 2017

What a delightful card…inspires the imagination in so many ways! tfs

Isabelle

December 03, 2017

Beautiful colors and card !

Bertha

December 03, 2017

There’s that carpet again! I love the way Jessica bent the stamp slightly to achieve the flying look. Love the blending too. A beautiful clean and simple card.