May My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #2 + Giveaway!

May 4, 2018

Michelle Short

We are back for another countdown post, leading up to the release of the May My Monthly Hero kit!. Release day is Monday, May 7th at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We'll be sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday. And don't forget to leave a comment on this and every post as we will be giving away a kit on Monday. Now let's join Michelle who is sharing another look at this fabulous kit...

Isn't this just a wonderful kit! It is perfect for so many occasions. I just love the frame die in the main kit (I think this is a big favorite among all of the Creative Team), so I wanted to use that for my card today.

Thinking Of You by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

I started off by creating my background. I took a piece of watercolour paper and using an ink blending tool, applied the Ombre Reactive Spring Day Ink Pad, which is an add-on this month. I used all three colours and blended them so it looks like soft grass and sky. I then sprinkled on some water, let it sit and picked up any excess with a paper towel. This was added to a white card base with tape runner.

Thinking of You by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

I then took the frame die from the kit and die cut this from white cardstock. The frame was then added on to the card with foam tape. I took one of the sentiments from the main kit stamp set and stamped this on to black cardstock with Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. This was added to the card with a combination of tape runner and foam tape. To finish off, I added a few clear jewels.

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 the countdown posts, and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, 7th May, before the kit launches at 1pm eastern. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Good luck!

Amy Wazwaz May 07, 2018

I love this background. These colors are so soft and pretty. Beautiful card.
Rebecca Ednie May 07, 2018

So soft and pretty. My fave!
Lara May 07, 2018

Gorgeous color blending!
Beth Merrill May 07, 2018

This is such a lovely and fresh design. And the swing looks so inviting. Can’t wait to receive my kit!
Leslie Birdsall May 07, 2018

Beautiful card! I can’t wait to see the whole kit!

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371 Responses

Linda Pahuski

May 04, 2018

Another great card with this die.

Nancy R

May 04, 2018

This card is perfect to remind someone special you miss them

Kathy A

May 04, 2018

Wow that die is special

Toni L

May 04, 2018

Wow! This frame die is gorgeous—think of all of the possibilities. Can hardly wait to see the rest of the kit.

Avril

May 04, 2018

Gorgeous card… and easy to make multiples of, as a gift.

Stef Perry

May 04, 2018

So lovely, perfect for Spring! The inks look intriguing and the frame die is very lovely

Patty Q

May 04, 2018

Nice mixture of the white and soft colors.

francine

May 04, 2018

Beautiful background colors. Reactive ombre pad, sounds cool

Janice Walker

May 04, 2018

Love this card! Thank you for sharing your talent!

Melanie Parnell

May 04, 2018

Thank you for the inspiration

Rosemary D

May 04, 2018

so gorgeous!! love that frame die!

Sue McRae

May 04, 2018

This card makes me think of a warm summers day…love this die!

Glenda Sultan

May 04, 2018

Love the bright colors! You did a great job with the watercolors.

Helen Warren

May 04, 2018

Lovely, I look forward to my monthly surprise.

Carla Hundley

May 04, 2018

Beautiful card,
the background
inking is so pretty.
Love the frame.
Carla from Utah

Beverly Uhlmansiek

May 04, 2018

Wow, what a pretty card! Love that die cut and can’t wait to see the reveal!

Katherine

May 04, 2018

Another stunning creation!!!

Laura Staley

May 04, 2018

Love the soft colors of the background, really beautiful colors. I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit!

Jacqueline

May 04, 2018

Lovely card! The die is perfect against that background you created.

Susan Nichols

May 04, 2018

Love this!

Jacqueline

May 04, 2018

Beautiful card and love the die coloring! I plan to give that a try!

Betty Wright

May 04, 2018

This is so serene and beautiful! Lovely card!

Robin P

May 04, 2018

I really like this die. Your background is beautiful.

Julie Shetler

May 04, 2018

I can tell this is a favorite but I love it too

Melissa Watson

May 04, 2018

Beautiful card, thanks for sharing it with us! I look forward to seeing all that is in this kit!

Pamela McGillin

May 04, 2018

Keep the inspiration coming!

Jodi Hufendick

May 04, 2018

I love the seeing if the tree

Jules

May 04, 2018

I like the way the background was designed to give the impression of grass and sky. The clear gems add another dimension to the water marks on the background and remind me of morning dew. The simplicity of this card brings more focus to the loving sentiment.

Jennifer

May 04, 2018

Beautiful!!

Kial

May 04, 2018

I really like the use of the die here. Using plain white paper keeps the card from getting too busy and lets the ink blending shine.

Cindylu

May 04, 2018

So pretty, love the softness of the colors you chose !

Barbara-Jean

May 04, 2018

What a great follow-up to the first posting! Shows how versatile this die can be! All kinds of possibilities!

Janet

May 04, 2018

Michelle makes such magical cards!! Every time!

Kelli S.

May 04, 2018

Such a beautiful card, I love that blended background against the white die cut.

Anne Wylie

May 04, 2018

Love the sneak peeks! Looking forward to the new kit! Thanks for sharing!

Amy Cooley

May 04, 2018

This is a beautiful scene and I love the blend of colors.

Michele Hogarth

May 04, 2018

Great card the die cut and background are gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration.

Wanda

May 04, 2018

love the white silhouette

Susan king

May 04, 2018

Michelle love the ombré on this card. I just can’t wait to get my hands on this die as nothing speaks more to me than trees! How wonderful!

Laura Schollaart

May 04, 2018

Love this frame die! This card is so sweetly colored for summer 😍

Golda

May 04, 2018

That frame die is definitely going to be a favorite of oh so many! Beautiful background you created.

Yvonne

May 04, 2018

Your card is so pretty! I love how you did the background. I’m looking forward to the release. Thank you for sharing.

Marlee S.Ma.

May 04, 2018

Another gorgeous card! Love the soft colors.

Cecilia Mohney

May 04, 2018

This frame die is practically a whole card all by itself! So beautiful!

Debi Walton

May 04, 2018

Can’t decide if I like this frame this way or the colored one like this morning. The colors here are my favorite.

Chihiro

May 04, 2018

Beautiful card ! I love this !!

Kailash

May 04, 2018

Love this beautiful color palette, gives the card a soft and peaceful scene!

Sue Manning

May 04, 2018

I really like the frame die. It would be easy to make a creative theme with it!
Beautiful colors were used on this card.
Sue Manning

Mary Holshouser

May 04, 2018

The shading in the background is wonderful.
I love that swing in the tree. fun reminder
of summertime as a kid. thanks for sharing
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Aubree

May 04, 2018

Love the blending of the two colors!

AmyS

May 04, 2018

Beautiful! Can’t wait to get mine!

AmyS

May 04, 2018

Beautiful! Can’t wait to get mine!

KT Fit Kitty

May 04, 2018

Oooh, I love that die! Gorgeous card!

Barbara Rademacher

May 04, 2018

Truly lovely. I cannot wait to get my hands on that set!

Betty Dean

May 04, 2018

I can’t wait to see more. It reminds me of lazy summer days.

Leanne in Cali

May 04, 2018

Oh my gosh, I love this! Thanks for your details on making this beautiful card!!

Bonnie Darroch-Dean

May 04, 2018

Lovely card. Nice die and beautiful colors! Can’t wait to get a kit.

Bonnie

May 04, 2018

Such a beautiful and elegant card.

Julia McLaren

May 04, 2018

I can’t wait for the reveal. I love this die!

Chrissy E

May 04, 2018

Oh how I love dies! Can’t wait to see more of this awesome-looking kit!

FD91354

May 04, 2018

The ombre reactive ink pad sounds cool! Would love to try that. This is a beautiful fancy frame die!

Marilee DeMars

May 04, 2018

It’s fun to see a similar card to the first one — similar but different. Very pretty!

Joy Revert

May 04, 2018

Very pretty shading. This big background die looks like it could be used for anytime of the year, even Christmas.

Lindar C

May 04, 2018

You can use this year round depending how you color the tree leaves, very versatile.

Juana Vega

May 04, 2018

great technique and very pretty frame die.

Denise

May 04, 2018

Love the frame die. This card is so pretty. Love that the colors look really soft in the background. Great job!

NCDonna

May 04, 2018

So intrigued to see those Reactive Inks! Love the softness!

Lynda

May 04, 2018

Love the frame die. So anxious to see the whole release.

Susan Romito

May 04, 2018

This frame die is stunning!! Looksa amazing with themat background.

Brenda

May 04, 2018

Such a sweet card!

Veronica Griffin

May 04, 2018

I love the colors you used on this beautiful card!!

Anne Furth Snelgrove

May 04, 2018

Beautiful and serene. I can see this card being useful for so many situations.

Janet Swanlady21

May 04, 2018

Such a lovely die cut. Who wouldn’t want the peace that comes with being on a swing!

Josmary flores

May 04, 2018

Nice to see a different version of this die.

Teri Frank

May 04, 2018

Wonderful – I want to see more!

Kathy Thompson

May 04, 2018

Lovin the colors that are being used.

Becca Yahrling

May 04, 2018

I think this die will be the favorite amongst every one! lol Beautiful card.

Rachel Walton

May 04, 2018

This is a beautiful compliment to the first card idea. Positive and negative composition. Can’t wait to see more!

Arianna Barbara

May 04, 2018

Wow! Beautiful card! Love the colours!!!

Liz mca

May 04, 2018

This looks so cute!

Betty Valento

May 04, 2018

ugh ! it’s so gorgeous! I can’t wait to see the whole reveal!

Terri

May 04, 2018

What a lovely card. The versatility if this die is fantastic. There are so many things I can already think to do…I can’t wait to see the whole kit.

Kristen HH

May 04, 2018

I love seeing new inspiration for those types of dies. I don’t always know how to use them well, but I love them!

yvonne

May 04, 2018

I love the frame dies! Beautiful card.

Kirsty Vittetoe

May 04, 2018

Great card and love the colors you created at the background!

Rebecca Attwood

May 04, 2018

Another beautiful card with this incredible die-cut. I can see why it’s a favorite with the design team!

Diane Stricker

May 04, 2018

Very pretty card.

Henriëtte

May 04, 2018

An other stunning card with the gorgeous die from the fabulous kit, thank you Michelle.

Naama E

May 04, 2018

Another stunning card with this stunning die! It’s nice to see the different feel it has in all white and I’m getting the feeling that the main kit has some awesome sentiments ❤
Can’t wait to see more! xx

Paulette Kent

May 04, 2018

Love what I’m seeing so far.😍🤩

Eileen R Mikos

May 04, 2018

Beautiful card. Love the inked background. Can’t wait to try it!

Octavia Naciu

May 04, 2018

This is a gorgeous frame and a beautiful card !

Jane Mcbee

May 04, 2018

Your terrific techniques inspires me to try new backgrounds.

Helen Potter

May 04, 2018

Beautiful! Love the softness. So many ideas running thru my head.

Retta Lutte

May 04, 2018

OOOH, that ink is just beautiful! Just love the frame die! Can’t wait!!!!!

Ann anderson

May 04, 2018

Excited about the new ombré ink pad! It will be perfect for spring and summer projects.

Terri Cox

May 04, 2018

I am lovin that beautiful background. I can’t wait to try that.

Amy K.

May 04, 2018

oh Wow, I love this card also!! I love how you used the inks for the background.

Natalie Kuhl

May 04, 2018

so clean and simple, but awesome! The colors really pop.

Colleen Rutledge

May 04, 2018

Beautiful!!

Ashley Shaffer

May 04, 2018

more reactive inks!!!!!!! i love love love the fiesta inks in last months kit. i am so happy with this new style of ink you have given us in the kits!