December My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #2 + Giveaway
Welcome back to the countdown to the release of the December My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, December 2, at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. Now let's join Ilina for a look at this beautifully detailed kit celebrating our Earth!
Hi everyone! Ilina here for today's sneak peek of the December My Monthly Hero kit. This month is all about celebrating Earth. The kit includes absolutely gorgeous images and a new Earth Palette Reactive Ink pad that I used on my card.
To make the card start with a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Dove White cardstock. Use ink blending tools or brushes to blend strips of ink colors from the Reactive Ink pad included in the kit. I used a smaller brush to make sure that I didn't contaminate the neighboring colors on the pad.
Once you are satisfied with the result let it dry. In the meantime stamp the hands and Earth using Intens-ified Black ink and color with alcohol markers. Next, die cut using the coordinating Frame Cuts that are included in the kit.
Once the ink-blended background is dry, trim it down to 4" x 5 1/4". Stamp the sentiment using Clear Embossing and Watermark ink and emboss using White Embossing Powder. Adhere the stamped elements. Using fun foam, adhere to a Dove White top folded card.
Thank you for stopping by and hope you have creative day!
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, and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, December 2, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
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167 Responses
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December 06, 2019
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Lisa DeLong
December 02, 2019
Such a beautiful inked background. A very nice card. I can see these colors being used for ocean type scenes too.
Georgann Smith
December 02, 2019
The ink blending is so beautiful! This card is so heartwarming!
Carol Gatton
December 02, 2019
You are so talented! Your colors are wonderful.
Anushree Vaish
December 02, 2019
Such a dear card…I love the whole idea …Thank you so much!!
Nanette Leiker
December 02, 2019
I love your card and the theme for this month’s My Monthly Hero kit!Thank you for sharing your techniques with us!
Tanna lohouse
December 02, 2019
So colorful!! Fabulous card!!
Valerija
December 02, 2019
gorgeous card!
Francine
December 01, 2019
Can’t wait for the reveal! Looking really fab!
Jessica Kerr
December 01, 2019
Love the color blocking and peaceful images and sentiment
Teri S.
December 01, 2019
Ilina I love the depth of colours you put down in the background & the hands holding the world has so much symbolic meaning. Love this peek!
Shannon Howell
December 01, 2019
Thank you for sharing, Ilina! Love the bold look.
tina z.
December 01, 2019
amazing design, I love it.
Hilde Larsen aka. Tindaloo
December 01, 2019
gorgeous card, that is amazing background colors u blended ♥
Michele W
December 01, 2019
Lovely card. I especially like the colorful background. Thanks for sharing!
Beth Harple
December 01, 2019
Just loving the simplicity of this card
Sandy Small
December 01, 2019
Great card! It is such a simple design, but it says so much. Those colors are beautiful together.
Teri Wils
December 01, 2019
Gorgeous colors my favs! Great card!
Angela
December 01, 2019
Love the colors on this card.
Valerie G
December 01, 2019
Such an earth caring and kind card.
GLenda M Sultan
December 01, 2019
Nice color choices for your background. The green in the background colors make the earth pop. Lovely sentiment also.
Charly
December 01, 2019
That background gradient is flawless!
Kathy D.
December 01, 2019
This is a beautiful card, and I’m going to love ink blending the backgrounds for cards from this stamp set. Can’t wait to see all of the things included in this month’s kit!
Kimmer Manera
December 01, 2019
I absolutely just love this! It makes my heart so happy! Fabulous!
Michelle V
December 01, 2019
Every time I see this image I sing a song… Lol gorgeous card!
Emily Henry
December 01, 2019
A perfect sentiment to begin the New Year
Jennifer Scull
December 01, 2019
I love the vibrant bg with these stamps! Such a great card! :)
jill allard
December 01, 2019
very pretty card as usual thank you for the chance to win
Carlijn
December 01, 2019
Wow, the color blending is stunning, great bright colors! I love the Earththeme 💚
Laura
November 30, 2019
Unique card
Rema DeLeeuw
November 30, 2019
Lovely card!
Karen L K
November 30, 2019
Wow love those colors on your background from the Earth Palette ink pad! Nice design too!
Jodi Warren
November 30, 2019
Love the background colors, absolutely gorgeous!
Rebecca Ednie
November 30, 2019
Beautiful blending. Can’t wait for my kit.
Bethany M
November 30, 2019
Your ink blending is so perfect!! :)
Claudia N
November 30, 2019
Love the bold colors! Beautiful card!
Virginia Ellison
November 30, 2019
I love to see all the countdown ideas…. Love all the creativity…..Beautiful card Ilina….
Patsy Armstead
November 30, 2019
Your card is so nice. I really like the colors you used. That imagery is so timely. Thanks for sharing!
Leanne in Cali
November 30, 2019
Fun card with great colors!!
Pamela Shea
November 30, 2019
The ink blending is great. Love the card.
Heather Mills
November 30, 2019
Fabulous background and such a beautiful sentiment!
karenajo
November 30, 2019
Love the sentiment and the design of your card! The background colors are marvelous! Thanks for sharing!
Phoebe
November 30, 2019
Very nice card!
Kimberly McField
November 30, 2019
I love the themes of the sneak peeks and can’t wait for this kit!
Karthikha Uday
November 30, 2019
Fantastic blended background for an awesome card!!
Teddie Newhouse
November 30, 2019
Beautiful background! Love this card.
Shannon
November 30, 2019
The background is amazing!
Shannon
November 30, 2019
The background is amazing!
NCDonna
November 30, 2019
Oh My! Those background colors are so rich! Can’t wait to see the whole kit!
Lynne Gaudet
November 30, 2019
Oh my! This kit is going to be spectacular! What a gorgeous card! Thanks for sharing this amazing sneak peek!
Ana
November 30, 2019
I love this card! It is original and inspiring.
Jenna Batik
November 30, 2019
I love the blended effect of the background. It is so beautiful. I can’t wait to see the entire release.
Marisela Delgado
November 30, 2019
So pretty.
Eva
November 30, 2019
That‘s a wonderful card – with bright colours but clean and simple – I love it!!
Cindi Lynch
November 30, 2019
Spectacular blending!
Susanbcards
November 30, 2019
Beautiful colors, graphics and sentiment!
Tanya Boser
November 30, 2019
Gorgeous creation, Ilina!! You are definitely wetting my appetite for this kit.
Jane A McBee
November 30, 2019
A beautiful card with an inspiring sentiment.
Laurie Miller
November 30, 2019
What fun and variety this kit offers.
Lagene
November 30, 2019
Beautiful creation! I love the lovely background!
Rachel
November 30, 2019
So many possibilities with this -can’t wait to try out this kit.
Bertha
November 30, 2019
That’s a lovely ink blended background! Great clean and simple card.
Sharon Gullikson
November 30, 2019
The background really stands out to me. GORGEOUS!!! It is perfect with the image
Kendra
November 30, 2019
Gorgeous background! I have so many ideas for this kit for earth day!
Robin Keith
November 30, 2019
Hero Arts does a great job designing unique MMH kits! Love the simplicity of this card.
Miriam
November 30, 2019
Great sentiment!
Steffi H.
November 30, 2019
Wow, amazing color blending background.
Ashley Shaffer
November 30, 2019
beautiful blended background i love this card!
Avra N Williams
November 30, 2019
Great ink blended background!
Gail Anderson
November 30, 2019
Love the colors of this blended background! Can’t wait to work with those inks!
Joanne B Coleman
November 30, 2019
I love the ombre effect! one of my favorite techniques. can’t wait to play with the new kit!
Schmidenkiwi
November 30, 2019
Beautiful colored background.
Cyndi Morris
November 30, 2019
Gorgeous, sweet card. That ink blended background is amazing. Love the Earth stamp and the sentiment is wonderful.
Toni L
November 30, 2019
Love the simplicity of this card with the gorgeous inked background.
Renee Fallon
November 30, 2019
I love the globe image and the idea for this card.
Judy V.
November 30, 2019
This is gorgeous. Love the sentiment and coloring.
Charlotte G
November 30, 2019
I love the use of the inks to make a beautiful background. The message is wonderful!.
Mary Holshouser
November 30, 2019
Like the song – “he has the whole world in his
hands” – fantastic. thanks for sharing
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Beth
November 30, 2019
Awesome kit as always!
Melissa K
November 30, 2019
Colors are bright and beautiful. Thanks for sharing your design.
Sue D
November 30, 2019
Great sentiment and I like the ink blended background.
Melissa K
November 30, 2019
Colors are bright and beautiful. Thanks for sharing your design.
Lonya H Mathys
November 30, 2019
Looking forward to seeing this kit. It looks like great sentiments. Thanks for the peek.
Meghan Kennihan
November 30, 2019
Beautiful colors and background! WOW
Dorothy Mutatopulos
November 30, 2019
The earth stamp is so crisp and clean and the hands caressing the Earth is so beautiful and really packs a statement.
Jackie S
November 30, 2019
I love the hands around the earth, and that vibrant background. Lovely card
Mary Beth
November 30, 2019
Great card! All the ink blending is amazing but the globe is my favorite!
Sharron Gregory
November 30, 2019
Love this month’s theme! Your card is fabulous — such beautiful coloring!
Bonnie Darroch-Dean
November 30, 2019
Love the sentiment! Beautiful job on your colors. Looking forward to the kit!
Michelle Hackett
November 30, 2019
This is a great card. I love the hands. They could be used for so many types of cards, holding different items.
Cindy C.
November 30, 2019
Wow a wonderful background for the focal elements!!
Nan Brown
November 30, 2019
Stunning, I love the background.
Jeanne Beam
November 30, 2019
Such an awesome card! Love the colors of the background…
Thanks for sharing.
Lisa Byers
November 30, 2019
This kit promises to send great messages!! I love the images!!
Amanda
November 30, 2019
I’m so excited about this kit. I hope it has many Mother Earth sayings.
Engeline
November 30, 2019
I love the background and the theme of this kit, so much happiness!
Carol Krup
November 30, 2019
This kit looks wonderful! Protecting our Earth is so important and now we can make cards that support this idea. Thank you for showing us how, Linda!
Cyndee S.
November 30, 2019
Your card is out of this world. Couldn’t resist the punny humor….
SarahC
November 30, 2019
Gorgeous colors and sentiment. It really speaks to taking care of our world. TFS
Theresa P
November 30, 2019
Beautiful color blending on the background! Great card!
Linda S.
November 30, 2019
I really like the hands in this kit and your card is bright and beautiful.
Catherine N
November 30, 2019
She’s got the whole world in her hands…ecology minded kit? Lovely card.
nancy f
November 30, 2019
Love the sentiment. Great card.
Janet Mack
November 30, 2019
Looks like a fun kit and new ink I need to try.
GLenda M Sultan
November 30, 2019
That’s a great card for so many occasions. Great job on the background.
Swati jain
November 30, 2019
Curiosity rising high!! Looks beautiful
Allie
November 30, 2019
Beautiful blending 👏🏼
Felicia C,
November 30, 2019
What a wonderful way to go into the holiday season and the New Year! I can’t wait to make cards with this idea in mind to wish my friends appreciation. I love this card!
Seema Raja
November 30, 2019
Love the details in the hand image and the colors of this card reflect the earth’s vibrancy so well!
Rosemary Paul
November 30, 2019
I love how you blended your background colors. Such a smooth transition and no muddy appearance.
It looks like this month’s kit will be a blast to play with!
Denise
November 30, 2019
This is amazing, the ink pad sounds fantastic! Love it
Louise Gustavsson
November 30, 2019
Love it!
Beth Merrill
November 30, 2019
Your ink-blended background is stunning!
K. Eley
November 30, 2019
Your blending with the included colors is phenomenal! Beautiful card, can’t wait to play with this one!
America Cuevas
November 30, 2019
This world needs good wishes
Carla Hundley
November 30, 2019
Beautifully blended
background and great
colors!
Carla from Utah
Sara Nieuwenhuis
November 30, 2019
This stamp set seems top have a “world” of possibilities! Can’t wait to see what other sentiments might be included with this release! Reactive Ink backgrounds are so fun and versatile!
Carol Wortman
November 30, 2019
At this early stage I’m not sure what I think about this theme, but the card is a lovely striking contrast. Very nice.
Cindy Johnson
November 30, 2019
So exciting! What great cards this kit will make!
Dee Earnshaw
November 30, 2019
oooh, I am so excited about this new kit already – these images are just gorgeous as is this card:)
Caren B
November 29, 2019
Beautiful background and love the sentiment.
jenny stratton
November 29, 2019
I love what I have seen of this kit.
Jessica Williams
November 29, 2019
Love the bold background on this card!
Marianna
November 29, 2019
Great sentiment!
Jana Yeager
November 29, 2019
Love the background – beautiful color blend!
Gerlinde Townsley
November 29, 2019
Love the colors, the sentiment, and especially the globe! Love it all!
Susan M Burrows
November 29, 2019
Love that sentiment.
Martha Berry
November 29, 2019
What an effective image! It conjures up all sorts of ideas and “earth-some” thoughts. I really like the soft colors of the background and the more intense globe colors. Beautiful!
Golda
November 29, 2019
Love your rainbow, ink blended background! It will be interesting to see what each day reveals about this new release.
Cheryl Robertson
November 29, 2019
Beautiful background! This kit looks interesting
Kailash
November 29, 2019
Such pretty color blending!
Sladjana Perisic
November 29, 2019
I love the brightness of this card and the images absolutely gorgeous, makes a statement.
Terri Bruin
November 29, 2019
Simple but effective.
Cynthia Cole
November 29, 2019
Wonderful card and love the colors!
Dawn N
November 29, 2019
I’ve been thinking of adding a globe to my stamp collection! Colors are great!
Kelsey Thomas
November 29, 2019
I love the inked background! :)
Michelle Hendrix
November 29, 2019
Nice card – love the blending of colors!
Pamella Albright
November 29, 2019
Beautiful colors! Looking forward to seeing the whole kit
Kathy A
November 29, 2019
What a nice idea to celebrate the world. I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit.
Twylla Smith
November 29, 2019
Such a variety of cards in just these first two previews. Can’t wait to see the rest.
Janet Durbin
November 29, 2019
What a wonderful card with a beautiful sentiment!
Susy Ramirez
November 29, 2019
Wow! I love it! Especially the colors you used on the background. 💖
Marlene Twilley
November 29, 2019
This is a lovely card Ilina. I always love your art. This card will serve as a reminder to us that we human are the caregivers of the Earth.
Barbara-Jean
November 29, 2019
Beautiful coloring and I Really like the sentiment!
Becca Yahrling
November 29, 2019
Love the pretty colors of your BG, which highlight
the images nicely.
Judy Hernandez
November 29, 2019
So beautiful! Love the color blending! Can’t wait to see the whole kit. I really love the inspiration samples so far!
Mary
November 29, 2019
Love the hands. So many ideas popping into my head.
Deborah Cooper
November 29, 2019
Beautiful card and the background is lovely.
Stephanie B
November 29, 2019
I love your card, Ilina! The background is gorgeous, love those colors together. I can’t wait to play with the new kit!
Frances A Thorpe
November 29, 2019
Love the background colors. Thank you.
Anita B
November 29, 2019
How sweet! Love this!! Excited to see
The whole kit!!
LBSue
November 29, 2019
Simple and beautiful!
Ellie S.
November 29, 2019
Such a pretty card, love the colors on the background, you blended them so beautifully and they are a perfect fit for the image and sentiment.
Tamra Barnes
November 29, 2019
Perfect! Can’t wait to see the entire kit and add to my reactive ink collection.
Amy Vitriani
November 29, 2019
Beautiful card! Love the sentiment.
catharina worthington
November 29, 2019
I love the use of the hand dies holding the world in her hand. Cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andre M.
November 29, 2019
Beautiful blending on this fun card.
Patti K Legge
November 29, 2019
Nice card! Cant wait to see the entire kit!
Juana Vega
November 29, 2019
Love the sentiment and the size of those hands. Great colors too.
Cindy White Bear
November 29, 2019
Nice coloration.
Nancy Tolan
November 29, 2019
So perfect, I love the hands holding the earth
Toni F
November 29, 2019
What a great idea for a Valentine card.
Michelle
November 29, 2019
Love the colors of your ink blending! Earth tones are my favorite
Debbie McKelvey
November 29, 2019
Love the bright colors! You did a fabulous job coloring this.
Beverly Robinson
November 29, 2019
Beautiful colors and unique design. Love this card!
Lyndi
November 29, 2019
Love the ink blending and the colors.
Lindar C
November 29, 2019
Very pretty card, looking forward to seeing the kit reveal