February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway

Channin Pelletier

Hello and welcome back to the countdown! The February My Monthly Hero Kit releases on Monday, February 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here throughout the weekend sharing peeks. Now let's join Channin for another look at this pretty and versatile kit!

Hello friends! Welcome to today’s countdown to the next My Monthly Hero kit!! I’m so excited about this month’s theme!! I feel like I’m always in need of birthday cards and this kit makes boosting my stash quick and easy. Also I’m blown with the kit’s versatility! I was able to create several different cards with looks ranging from classy to fun and I can’t wait to share them all with you very soon!!

First, I die cut the cake out of Dove White and Peony cardstock. I then fussy cut the pink cake away from its stand and the candles from the white cake. I then adhered the pink cake onto the white and then the white candles on top of the pink. Next, I Copic colored the diecuts (cake: R00 R20, R32, R22; platter/candles: BG10 & G00; flames: Y00 & YR04). 

Once I finished the cake I moved onto my background. First, I stamped the sentiment in Cotton Candy ink onto the front of an A2 top-folding Dove White card base. I then stamped the sentiment once more but this time in embossing ink and then heat embossed it in clear. Next I stamped the large background stamp included in the kit in Soft Pool ink onto the card front. Because I clear embossed the sentiment, it remained pink and visible even though I stamped the background directly on top of it.

I then wiped off any residual ink from the sentiment with a paper towel and finished my card by adhering the cake with foam tape. 

I hope you enjoyed my card! Thank so much for stopping by!

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


  • Barbara

    Love the Card! My grandkids would love to help make this for their Mom.

  • Christi

    Great sneak peaks. Can’t wait to see what the kit contains

  • Nora McGinn

    Love this card!

  • Charly

    Beautiful card! This looks like a very fun kit.

  • Gail Fort

    So, so pretty!

292 Responses

NCDonna

NCDonna

Feb 01, 2020

Beautiful! This set seems to lend itself to soft, dreamy colors. Love your color choices!

Lynda L

Lynda L

Feb 01, 2020

love how the back ground was used so different from the first countdown sample…

lisa-marie jordan

lisa-marie jordan

Feb 01, 2020

Oh my gosh, this card is so pretty! What a great kit!

Mary Holshouser

Mary Holshouser

Feb 01, 2020

Wish my cake decorating skills were this good.
Beautiful card. Love the muted background.
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Neha Mahajan

Neha Mahajan

Feb 01, 2020

Yet another beautiful card created using this month’s kit. Love this kit more and more, with each card.

Delores Oster

Delores Oster

Feb 01, 2020

This kit just says celebrate all over. So lovely.

Delores Oster

Delores Oster

Feb 01, 2020

Happiness in a box. Love the little card with lots of detail yet uncluttered.

Darlene

Darlene

Feb 01, 2020

The more I see the more I know I will love this kit. Thank you Channin for your festive card. The cake decorations are divine.

Lindar C

Lindar C

Feb 01, 2020

What a cute card, love the birthday cake die.

Amy Cooley

Amy Cooley

Feb 01, 2020

This is such a pretty birthday card. I love the background.

Sharon Taylor

Sharon Taylor

Feb 01, 2020

Love that background stamp. I have so many ideas on using this. Not long to wait now.

cecilia mohney

cecilia mohney

Feb 01, 2020

I was just thinking I needed more birthday stamps! This kit (and this card) is gorgeous!

Rosemary D

Rosemary D

Feb 01, 2020

Super cute card!

Kimberly McField

Kimberly McField

Feb 01, 2020

I really adore that background stamp. I’m really excited to see everything included in this kit!

rachel duong

rachel duong

Feb 01, 2020

I love this die cut birthday cake. It is so cute and your card is awesome with the background stamp!

Susan McRae

Susan McRae

Feb 01, 2020

Sweet design! I like the large size of this cake so it can be the focal point of a card.

Kimberly T.

Kimberly T.

Feb 01, 2020

I like the background of this card.

Toni L

Toni L

Feb 01, 2020

Love the shadow stamped background—reminds me of wallpaper. Lovely!

Tamra Barnes

Tamra Barnes

Feb 01, 2020

Can’t wait to play with t the kit, so many great ideas!

Retta Lutte

Retta Lutte

Feb 01, 2020

Thank you for sharing! Great card!

Lynn C

Lynn C

Feb 01, 2020

This is a beautiful, classic birthday card of the sort I imagine every stamper makes often. Congratulations! It is beautiful.

Kay S

Kay S

Feb 01, 2020

It’s a good day for this beautiful kit! Can’t wait.

Deneen Wilson

Deneen Wilson

Feb 01, 2020

Pretty in pink

Nanette Leiker

Nanette Leiker

Feb 01, 2020

This is a beautiful card! Thank you for sharing your techniques with us!

Kailash

Kailash

Feb 01, 2020

Beautifully crafted cake. Love the subtle background on a fabulous card!

Donna Rohwer

Donna Rohwer

Feb 01, 2020

I love full-sized background stamps, I can’t get enough of them!

Pamela Shea

Pamela Shea

Feb 01, 2020

I am loving the images in the new kit. Your card is great. TFS

Nonie

Nonie

Feb 01, 2020

I’m already loving this kit, the background stamp is wonderful!

Sharon

Sharon

Feb 01, 2020

Great composition

Sharon

Sharon

Feb 01, 2020

Nice composition!

Barbara-Jean

Barbara-Jean

Feb 01, 2020

Yummy card!

Allie

Allie

Feb 01, 2020

AHHHHH I spy a background stamp that’s been used in two very unique ways by Emily & Channin!!!! LOVELY ❤️

Julia D.

Julia D.

Feb 01, 2020

Very pretty card! Love the pink on the cake and the blue background. Can’t wait until tomorrow! Thank you for the chance to win!!

Leslie Birdsall

Leslie Birdsall

Feb 01, 2020

What a fun cake die! I can’t wait to see more of this kit!

Lagene

Lagene

Feb 01, 2020

Lovely birthday cake creation!

Celeste Cassino

Celeste Cassino

Feb 01, 2020

What I like about this card is that it has some dramatic flair, but it is still subtle. It is subtle drama!

Carol H

Carol H

Feb 01, 2020

Great Card. Loving the look of this kit. Can’t wait to see more :-)

Mary Jane Grutzmacher

Mary Jane Grutzmacher

Feb 01, 2020

Very pretty card! I particularly like the background stamp as it could be used to celebrate any occasion—not just birthdays.

Margaret R

Margaret R

Feb 01, 2020

Love this card, Channin! I like how you layered the cake diets for dimension, and I especially love that sentiment – one of the best birthday greetings I’ve ever soon!

Cindy Johnson

Cindy Johnson

Feb 01, 2020

Wow, just wow!

Schmidenkiwi

Schmidenkiwi

Feb 01, 2020

The background stamp looks different to idea #1. It is a beautiful card. Thank you for the tip about creating the coloring of the sentiment.

Madeline L

Madeline L

Feb 01, 2020

Great card! Love the colors you used!