July My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #1 + Giveaway

Janette Kausen

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the July My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, July 13 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here all weekend sharing sneak peeks. Our staff at Hero Arts headquarters is back up and running at about 50% of our pre Covid-19 capacity. We continue to make significant progress through our shipping backlog and hope to be caught up very soon. Thank you for your kind patience and generous support as we traverse this hurdle together. This resolve gives us strength, and we send love and appreciation your way. At this time, we estimate that kits will begin shipping on Friday, July 17.

Now let's join Janette for the first beautiful look at this month's kit!

Hello, Hero friends! If there is one thing I am missing right about now, it is the freedom, vastness and endless beauty of the ocean. What I would give to have the sand between my toes, rinsing away with gentle lapping waves, a cool tropical drink in one hand, and a book in the other.

This. This is where I want to go. And while I can't get there quite yet, I can create it with ink, paper, and a fabulous deep ocean inspired Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit. 

Create this project by stamping the kit color layering sea floor base in Soft Brown ink on Dove White cardstock. Allow to dry for the most crisp images and then stamp the second layer in a darker brown, Cup O'Joe. Heat emboss the final layer in the kit included coral embossing powder. Die cut reef.

Die cut underwater ruins from Dove White cardstock and ink blend with Blue Raspberry Reactive ink. On an A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") Dove White cardstock panel ink blend where the ocean meets the sky with kit included cube, Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink. Extend blending with Blue Raspberry, or kit included Splash or Pool Party Reactive ink cubes. Allow to dry.

White Detail heat emboss sentiment and horizon line. Sprinkle clear water over Reactive Ink blended panels for a water textured effect. Adhere layers together with foam tape for dimension, and then flat to a folded card base.

*** 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, July 13, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

xo,


  • Sandy

    Really great color scheme. The white horizontal line really sets things off. What a lovely kit! So glad I found this blog for a sneak peek.

  • Carolyn Pokorney

    Can’t wait for the release love all the sneak peeks! Thanks for the techniques!

  • Mary Reiner

    I’m with you- I had to postpone my beach vacation until next summer. I’m missing it so much. I love this card you created – so serene and beautiful!

  • Valerija

    WOW! This is beautiful and love the scene!
    Valerija xx

  • Debby Green

    Great card and amazing new kit!

337 Responses

Ginger

Ginger

Jul 10, 2020

What a beautiful card, it makes me want to drop everything and go!

JoAnn Markham

JoAnn Markham

Jul 10, 2020

This card looks so nice!! Very relaxing! Can’t wait to see the kit!!

SueB

SueB

Jul 10, 2020

Can’t wait to see more of this July MMH kit. Seems like an under the water theme.

Adonya

Adonya

Jul 10, 2020

Wonderful- love the colors!

Amy Hodgson-Smith

Amy Hodgson-Smith

Jul 10, 2020

Wow, this looks really cool!

Laura Butler

Laura Butler

Jul 10, 2020

Such a beautiful card. This looks to be a great kit already.

Beverly Robinson

Beverly Robinson

Jul 10, 2020

Such a relaxing and peaceful card. Beautiful ink blending!

Marie

Marie

Jul 10, 2020

Wow! This appears to be a super kit with under the water theme. Can’t wait to see the entire kit!

Christy Malone

Christy Malone

Jul 10, 2020

Oh wow! This is very pretty. It would be so nice to be able to visit a pretty beach again. I guess next best thing is creating a pretty water scene on a card. :)

NCDonna

NCDonna

Jul 10, 2020

Wow! Such a beautiful serene look! Can’t wait to see the full reveal!

Eileen Peters

Eileen Peters

Jul 10, 2020

I love all water scenes. The blues are so beautiful. I can’t wait to get this one.

Shelly Scott

Shelly Scott

Jul 10, 2020

I love the Under the Water ocean theme. I love anything to do with the oceans, water theme. The Hero Art cards are kits so wonderful and beautiful..

Linda W. (ScrappinBari)

Linda W. (ScrappinBari)

Jul 10, 2020

Beautiful deep ocean scene, Janette! Just love the blue ruins in the background!!

Angie

Angie

Jul 10, 2020

So beautiful I can hardly wait to see the next idea :)

Beth Merrill

Beth Merrill

Jul 10, 2020

I love it when Hero Arts includes inks in the monthly kits. The colors and scene of this card helps me feel a bit cooler on this steamy summer day!

Debbie B

Debbie B

Jul 10, 2020

I love the ink effects, I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit.

Gail O'Keefe

Gail O'Keefe

Jul 10, 2020

More ocean! This looks intriguing esp with Janette’s underwater ruins theme. Love it
Tamala Priebe

Tamala Priebe

Jul 10, 2020

Looks like an awesome kit!!

Cynthia O.

Cynthia O.

Jul 10, 2020

Love your underwater scene, Janette! Looking forward to seeing this kit!!

Karen Hamm

Karen Hamm

Jul 10, 2020

Oooo.. Love this! Anything to do with water is right up my alley! The colors are so vibrant and the die cuts are fabulous!

Celeste Cassino

Celeste Cassino

Jul 10, 2020

Ooooh! I love underwater themed kits! Great card!

Lillian

Lillian

Jul 10, 2020

Me too…would love a trip to the ocean! But I’ll be happy to create one with the kit!

Susan Valle

Susan Valle

Jul 10, 2020

Love anything with water😍

Nancy Knapp

Nancy Knapp

Jul 10, 2020

Wonderful scene! I recently rewatched the second Lara Croft movie with Angelina Jolie. This scene would have fit perfectly into that movie!

Nancy T

Nancy T

Jul 10, 2020

just looking at this card makes me think , quiet and peaceful.

Deb

Deb

Jul 10, 2020

Love the blues. The way you have them blended makes you feel as if you are going deep down into the ocean. Beautiful card!!!

Dawn Jones

Dawn Jones

Jul 10, 2020

How awesome! The Lost city of Atlantis! Can’t wait to see the rest!

Jessica

Jessica

Jul 10, 2020

So beautiful!

Phyllis Freese

Phyllis Freese

Jul 10, 2020

Beautiful card that really makes me feel like I’m viewing an underwater scene. What a creative idea to focus under the water instead of the surface.

Jenna Batik

Jenna Batik

Jul 10, 2020

Ooooh, This is so cool. The lost city of Atlantis. I loved how you captured the underwater look with the reactive ink. I can’t wait to see more of the reveal.

Stephanie VR Burns

Stephanie VR Burns

Jul 10, 2020

Oh, be still, my heart.

I’m going to need two of these kits because I know I’ll be using this All. The. Time. I can’t wait to use the reef and ruins to make a background with the mermaids from the May 2017 kit in the foreground, or with the March ‘19 kit. Or last month’s kit…(no, I don’t have a problem. 🙃)

Oh, so many possibilities!

karen t

karen t

Jul 10, 2020

Beautiful card! This looks like my kind of kit!

Suzie Dube

Suzie Dube

Jul 10, 2020

Gorgeous card! The blue hues remind me of the costal waters of Greece! Absolutely stunning!

Gina McCarty

Gina McCarty

Jul 10, 2020

How exciting! More ocean related items! This new background really made a nice setting. Anxious to see more!,

Charly

Charly

Jul 10, 2020

Love the underwater theme! So many uses. Can’t wait to see more.

Kenzie Higdon

Kenzie Higdon

Jul 10, 2020

You did such a nice job. I have a deep love for the ocean, and this looks so intriguing, I can’t wait to sea more!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cynthia Stasiewski

Cynthia Stasiewski

Jul 10, 2020

Can’t wait to see the July kit! Anything/everything nautical and beachy are my favorites.

Katherine Moore

Katherine Moore

Jul 10, 2020

That is absolutely gorgeous and so unique. I don’t remember seeing with just one look that I would want a kit! Today is that day.

Lisa Swiderski

Lisa Swiderski

Jul 10, 2020

Beautiful card! I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit because just based on this card, I think it will be a must have!

Jackie S

Jackie S

Jul 10, 2020

I totally love your card – images and colors!

Lindar C

Lindar C

Jul 10, 2020

It looks like the lost city of Atlantis, very nice!

Kelly

Kelly

Jul 10, 2020

Love this! Great colors!

Martha T

Martha T

Jul 10, 2020

How interesting! I love the texture and color of the coral, and the splotchy water marks in the reactive ink! The wavy water line is creatively designed! Well done! I look forward to seeing what else is in the July kit!

Janine Gearhart

Janine Gearhart

Jul 10, 2020

What a beautiful and relaxing card. I really love the calm blues Of the ocean and the coral embossing powder really makes the card pop. The under the ocean theme looks like another great Hero Arts Kit!

Leslie

Leslie

Jul 10, 2020

It’s so beautiful. Brings adventures on the high seas to mind yet peaceful at the same time.

littlen

littlen

Jul 10, 2020

This looks like it’s going to be a very interesting kit this month.

Karen Hale

Karen Hale

Jul 10, 2020

Splendid scene and I don’t blame you, I want to go there too!

Yolanda F

Yolanda F

Jul 10, 2020

It’s beautiful. It makes you want to be a deep sea diver and go exploring.

Stacey Kowbel

Stacey Kowbel

Jul 10, 2020

Oooooh, this first peak looks fabulous! Such a wonderful underwater scene!

Elaine

Elaine

Jul 10, 2020

How beautiful! Reminds me of Atlantis..and the old Donovan song from the 1960’s..way down below the ocean.

Cindy Johnson

Cindy Johnson

Jul 10, 2020

Incredible! Exactly what I needed right now as I am missing the beach and sea sooo much. Thank you Hero Arts and Jen for getting me there … almost!

Johna Rosser

Johna Rosser

Jul 10, 2020

wow! that background just jumped at me as soon as I saw the picture! This is gorgeous!!!!

Jeanne Beam

Jeanne Beam

Jul 10, 2020

Beautiful card! Love the layers and great colors.
Thanks for sharing…

Nan Brown

Nan Brown

Jul 10, 2020

This is beautiful! I love the addition of the coral embossing powder.

Beth Harple

Beth Harple

Jul 10, 2020

Very nice, I can picture the school of fish swimming past.

Denise Kasbohm

Denise Kasbohm

Jul 10, 2020

Love all that ocean blue. Such a beautiful and love the sentiment.

Tessa Serrano

Tessa Serrano

Jul 10, 2020

What a beautiful kit. Thank you for the opportunity to win.

Nina S

Nina S

Jul 10, 2020

This looks dreamy and mysterious! What a lovely card; it really transports me away.

Terri Bruin

Terri Bruin

Jul 10, 2020

Very cute. Can’t wait to see the kit this month.

Amy Peyton

Amy Peyton

Jul 10, 2020

Oh my goodness this kit leaves me aching for different times. We always have a huge family reunion at the beach every July (and I’m talking close to 100 people every year) and we’re canceling this year. I can’t wait to see the full thing and let it take me away to a happier place 💕

Kailash

Kailash

Jul 10, 2020

That is one amazing scene, love it💕

Allen Lindsay

Allen Lindsay

Jul 10, 2020

Love the colors on this! Can’t wait to try it out!

Sheri Weems

Sheri Weems

Jul 10, 2020

I think you made the diver’s paradise! Wouldn’t that be fantastic? Just lovely. I can’t imagine how long it took to make it, but well worth every minute. Stunning!

Cindy C.

Cindy C.

Jul 10, 2020

This looks like a very fun kit!! Love your under the ocean scene Janette!

Emily Henry

Emily Henry

Jul 10, 2020

This is so soothing. I love the different blues and the delicate coral. Everything blends so smoothly. It can take you places in your mind for a comforting few minutes. I love it.

Julie

Julie

Jul 10, 2020

Oh maaaaaan! I can’t wait to seethe rest of the release with this kind of beginning! Love it already!!!

Anushree Vaish

Anushree Vaish

Jul 10, 2020

Such a beautiful card…Loved the depth created!!

Alicia Mayo

Alicia Mayo

Jul 10, 2020

So much wonder awaits in this kit. Lovely as always!

Meghan Kennihan

Meghan Kennihan

Jul 10, 2020

Such a stunning underwater scene!

Mary M

Mary M

Jul 10, 2020

Love the ocean scene! Thank you for the chance to win.

Lynnette Smith

Lynnette Smith

Jul 10, 2020

Worth the wait!

Barbara-Jean Kubik

Barbara-Jean Kubik

Jul 10, 2020

This card has a magical feel to it!

Bunny Dobbie

Bunny Dobbie

Jul 10, 2020

Love this kit! If I could choose a superpower, it would be the ability to breath underwater so I could stay in the ocean longer. I can’t wait to see more!

Melanie Jerome

Melanie Jerome

Jul 10, 2020

what a great new way to stamp a beach ocean scene

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Jul 10, 2020

Beautiful under water scene. Colors came out amazing. I truly love all of Hero Arts aquatic stamps and dies.

Marilee DeMars

Marilee DeMars

Jul 10, 2020

Your card is deeply clever and satisfying! I think this kit looks to be another great one!

Kelsey Thomas

Kelsey Thomas

Jul 10, 2020

I can already tell I’m going to want this kit! Amazing card! :)

Fionna Wheatley

Fionna Wheatley

Jul 10, 2020

This is amazing. I really love the ocean scene. I really love the way you ink blended the ocean. I’m looking forward to combining it with the ocean set from last year!

Amy Cooley

Amy Cooley

Jul 10, 2020

What a pretty ocean scene. I can’t wait to see more of this new kit.

Deb Archer

Deb Archer

Jul 10, 2020

What a stunning design! Playing with Reactive inks is so much fun!

Allie Fernandes

Allie Fernandes

Jul 10, 2020

An underwater themed kit! How very cool!! Janette love the sentiment you have chosen & love your card ❤️ Hugs from here ❤️

CindyWB

CindyWB

Jul 10, 2020

Love the underwater ruins. Coloration of the water makes you want to dip your toes in. Great job.

Bertha

Bertha

Jul 10, 2020

Great card, especially your color scheme and use of water for the underwater ruins. I love beach scenes and this underwater set looks unique. Can’t wait to see the rest of it!

Tanya Boser

Tanya Boser

Jul 10, 2020

OMG. Love. Just love. Beautiful card, Janette!

Dawn

Dawn

Jul 10, 2020

Wow! What a beautiful card!

Art_of_albara

Art_of_albara

Jul 10, 2020

Wow wow wow ! As I love scuba diving, this kit seems so cool for me. :)
I absolutely love the ruins. Looks like Atlantis. Thanks Hero Arts for your amazing products ! ❤️

Dawn N.

Dawn N.

Jul 10, 2020

Atlantis! 💙