March My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #1 + Giveaway
Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. In case you didn't see yesterday's message, this month we will start shipping our kits and add-ons on March 16 due some supplier delays. We know you are excited to get your kit and we will work to ship earlier if possible. Thank you for your wonderful patronage and patience.
Now here's Jess for the first look at this beautiful "HeroScapes in Bloom" kit!
Hello, Jess here and I am so excited to share this month's kit with you!! I am Japanese so when I saw the theme of the kit I fell head over heels! :)
I lived in Japan for several years of my childhood and I distinctly remember cherry blossom season and the beautiful pink blossoms that fell like snow for days! So I kept my card pretty traditional and tried to recreate that! To start I stamped the grass layers onto Hero Hues Dove White cardstock using Lime Green and Fresh Lawn ink. The set is designed to leave those little rocks among the grass! Then I stamped my tree trunk and the sentiment using Intens-ified Black ink.
Next I stamped the tree layers using Ultra Pink and Rose Madder ink. Then I inked the petals with the lighter ink and rolled the edges of the stamp in the darker ink for some variation in the petals. I stamped them once and stamped them again to get that lighter second generation stamping. Next I blended around the edges of the panel with Cotton Candy and Ultra Pink ink. Finally I trimmed the panel down to 4" by 5.25" and adhered it to a Hero Hues Dove White Top-Folded card base to finish the card! I love this scene so much! I just want to hop on a plane and go sit underneath a cherry tree with a picnic lunch! :)
Thanks so much for stopping by today and have an amazing 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. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, March 2, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
Good luck!
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100 Responses
Elizabeth Hemana
Hi I just found your site what a beautiful set I’m only sorry I missed the dead line for the post
Liz
Elizabeth Hemana
Absolutely stunning set I love love love it
Kathleen Sanden
I am new to Hero arts and saw Jennifer McGuire’s video for Heroscapes in Bloom and just loved this set but was so disappointed when it was sold out…..I really hope I can win this even though I have never one anything in my life…here’s praying this time is different…lol
Dorothy A
Beautiful stamp set and card. Thanks also for sharing about your heritage!
SueB
Love the traditional look. Beautiful card.
Earline Gordon
Love your work beautiful.
Pamela Edwards
your card is beautiful. I love all the layering. Thanks for sharing.
Nanetta LOWE
Simple beautiful
Silvia LeVine
This card is breathtaking… I love the detail and the pinks u chose! Very tastefully done! 👏🏽👏🏽
Martine Bykowski
What a beautiful card… thanks for the inspiration and for sharing!
Caroline Look
Absolutely love how you did the tree and blossoms!!
Caroline Look
Absolutely love how you did the tree and blossoms!!
Sharon Schutjer
Love the layering!
tina z.
absolutely amazing!!
K. Eley
Such a stunning first peek! So excited to see more!!!
Sudhamathi Muthu
I can truly get the feel how much you love Japan and the cherry blossom… all your beautiful memories are perfectly captured in this card… what a stunning creation… totally love it ..
Margaret Milczarek
The colour combination is great.
Connie
Hi Jess :) Stunning card!!! You’ve showcased this new kit well! Thanks for inspiring me :)
Patsy
This is my favorite. It’s so very beautiful and peaceful. I just want to keep looking at it. Thanks for making such an awesome card.
Claudia N
Beautiful card!!
Vikki H
Makes me think of my backyard in April! Beautiful card and inspiration.
Nancy Knapp
Looks like spring is finally here! Love the cherry blossoms! Looking forward to seeing what all is in the kit this month!
Heather Mills
This is so beautiful!! Love your cherry tree; so pretty!
Rosemary D
So very pretty! Looks just like the cherry blossom trees in my neighborhood!
Claudia K Anderson
Your cherry blossom tree is so lovely! Looking forward to the big reveal.
Miriam Prantner
I love this scene with that soft and pretty pink background!
Crystal Snedegar
I love the sentiment and the pretty pink colors!
Ann Kowal
Love the effect of the petals blowing in the breeze!!
eleanor chua
Very pretty card!
Kathy Mc
This is SO beautiful! Spring cherry blossoms are spectacular in real life as experienced on the University of Washington Campus, and you’ve captured that beauty with this card.
katherine
what a lovely card!
Victoria L Paris
I’m no a pink person, per se but I have to admit, the colors are bright and cheerful. I love how you achieved dimension on the stamping.
Judy Stiles
Gorgeous card!
Victoria Paris
I love the dimension you got on this card without any dies. It was surely brighten anyones day!
Sandy Small
Beautiful card! I love how the tree and ground look so dimensional.
Kristine Reeves
So peaceful looking!
Laura
Beautiful Card, I really like it.
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Reminds of cherry blossom blooming❣️
Annette Gordon
Jess this card is absolutely amazing! I love the falling leaves you have and the very pretty pink sky that matches the tree! WOW I can’t wait for this months release!
Jess S
I lived in Japan for 2 years and cherry blossom season was wonderful. I love this card. Brings back memories!
Melissa Leftrick
Love the colors and that tree is gorgeous
Lynnea Hollendonner
This is the prettiest pink tree I’ve ever seen!
Beth
What a great kit!
SueB
Beautiful! Can’t wait for the release.
SueB
JC
Beautiful landscape and card. Can’t wait to see the full reveal!!!
dori leslie
That is so so beautiful! Love the petals on the ground, and the rocks interspersed. I have a flowering cherry tree in my back yard right now… would love to make a card just like this as it would feel very personal!
Maribel Monsalve
Wow these colors are amazing
Tammy Joyce
I love the pinks in this. So pretty.
Deborah Herod
Love the card! The color combinations make me happy. So ready for spring, this card makes me want to take off my shoes and walk down the stone path!
Valerija
Gorgeous card. I so love the pink tree.
Valerija xx
Evelyn Larson
what a beautiful card, I too want to jump on that plane with you and enjoy that picnic. I think with this card kit I can for once dream of being a painter. Just beautiful.
Maureen Wong
I’m Japanese too and NEED this kit!! So pretty!
Maria Townsend
Love, love,love! When I worked in DC, I loved walking the blossom trail along the Potomac.
Marianna
I love the stone path through the grass. Beautiful spring card!
Izabelawr
Amazing card ! It reminds me of spring which is coming soon. I can’t wait! I love the color of the tree. The whole card looks so realistic. I love it !! Great inspiration. Thank you for sharing
Dayle Shimamura
Gorgeous card! Love the vibrant colors!
Jennifer Plouff
Love 💕🌸
Teresa Trump
I have to say of all the designer’s cards, this is my favorite. For some reason, the pink just does it for me. I love the blooms in the air. This is such a versatile set and am very hopeful I will be able to get it and it doesn’t sell out too fast.
Tracy Abramlilly
I love this card!!! The colors pop and it gives me a feeling of peace. Thank you Jessica!
Mary J
So pretty! Thank you.
candgmom
Wow! What a beautiful scene. I love cherry blossoms – one of the first signs that spring is here and warm weather is around the corner. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. I can think of so many ideas for these stamps already. Can’t wait to see the next peeks and the add-ons.
Stacey Kowbel
Gorgeous card! I can’t wait for the full reveal!
Flo
This card is so pretty. Love the wind blown petals.
LBSue
So lovely!! Can’t wait to try the layered stamps!
GLenda M Sultan
Thanks for bringing back memories of my trip to Denmark. The trees were covered with beautiful blossoms. You can pick your favorite color for the blossoms with this kit.
Amanda L.
Goodness, this is so stunning. I would have loved to have that tree stamp when I had to do a memorial card for a friend. I spent hours tracing a free from a photo!
Dgolly
Looks like a beautiful kit. Lovely card.
Anne-Laure B
Oh ! I m so glad this monthly kit will have layering stamps. I love that !
This card is very pretty, we can feel the atmosphere. Well done Jessica.
Maygen Hardy
I love everything about this card. What a pick me up! The sentiment is perfect!
Jane A McBee
Beautiful card. Reminds me that spring is just around the corner.
Chandhini
Such a beautiful kit, amazing card. Love the cherry blossom tree.
Heather George
The floating petals are majestic.
Els Mikolajczyk
I just love this card, such a different look, this is my favorit. With the pink it is absolutly gorgeous. Nice job.
Tracy Fletcher
Very pretty card!
Barbara
So beautiful. The fact that you are Japanese just adds to the story and beauty
Lori Poffenroth
Just beautiful!
Laura S.
Jessica your card is beautiful. It makes me want to nap under the pretty tree. Thanx for sharing.
Ammie C
I love the pink blossoms, and those shades of pink are just yummy!
Louise R
Perfect timing, all the cherry trees are blooming in my neighborhood and it gorgeous, just like this card!
Doyle Wasa
Oh this looks like an exciting New release. Beautiful card
Sherry Shelton
Beautiful card. I love how it leaves the rocks in the grass.
Suzanne T
The pink tree is beautiful, it looks so real, by your choice of color .
Jenrescuemama
This is stunning! I love that rock path through the grass.
Kelly Trinh
Beautiful pink tree! I really want to see a cherry blossom tree in person!
Bertha
Love the pink tree and sky against that grassy area. Great colour choice and what a lovely layering stamp set.
Machele Evans
Love these. Looks like Cherry trees blooming.
Pamela Shea
This is gorgeous. Can’t wait for this kit.
Joan
Love the pink colors with the blending. Tree is awesome.
Hurmat Haq
So cool. This ultra pink is really amazing and really enhancing that cards. I must say this kit is really amazing
Sharon L.
Beautiful card, makes me want to sit under a cherry tree and dream of the cherries I could soon be eating.
Sidekickcards
The pink tree, oh my, the card is breathtaking!!!
Sidekickcards
The pink tree, oh my, the card is breathtaking!!!
Sharon Watson
There is something very serene about your card. It’s not just the stamps, which I love, but maybe the pink sky. Whatever it is, I love it!
Suzanne
Cherry Blossom Season licked and loaded
Jean Heming
love the stones in this beautiful walk way…Already have the tulip and lavendar fields still searching for the sunflowers
Esther Hernandez
Such a beautiful countryside scene with a cherry tree on a hill too.
Laurie S
beautiful !
Jana Yeager
Lovely cards. Love the colors
Debby Jensen
Love this. Can’t wait to see the kit.
Chark
Love, love, love!
Jessica Frost-Ballas
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