May My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway!

Ilina Crouse

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 all weekend long 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 Ilina who is sharing another look at this fabulous kit...

Hi everyone, Ilina here today with more inspiration using the May My Monthly Hero kit. I love the versatility of this kit and all the possibilities for building different scenes. For my card today I started with a piece of Radiant White Cardstock, I used the Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies to dry emboss the rectangle and masked it off. Using an ink blending tool and the beautiful new Ombré Reactive Spring Day inkpad, I did some ink blending. I flicked some water and picked it up with a paper towel. 

Once my panel was completely dry, using my MISTI I stamped several of the elements from the kit using Intense Black ink, then overstamped with Versamark and embossed using Ultra Fine embossing powder. 

To finish off my card I adhered my panel to a folded black note card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. And don't forget to come back tomorrow for more inspiration using the new May My Monthly Hero kit.

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  • Barbara Walborn

    Such a summery feel. Love the colors.

  • Naciu Octavia

    Beautiful card! Great ideas

  • Sara

    I just adore the scene building element in your kits! I love this current set too! It brings me back to summer (while we wait for it arrival slogging through this season pretending to be Spring… but it’s not…). I can’t wait for the smell of fresh cut grass… this card brings me there..

  • Cheryl

    What a beautiful reminder of delightful childhood days. Lovely card.

  • C Cassel

    Beautiful summer images.

352 Responses

Naama E

Naama E

May 05, 2018

This is stunning! Loving this kit more and more ❤

Brenda

Brenda

May 05, 2018

I am in love with this card! Can’t wait to see the full kit reveal

Sue Manning

Sue Manning

May 05, 2018

This is the best yet for this May kit!
I love the little children. Nice job!

Melinda Stearns

Melinda Stearns

May 05, 2018

Glad to see all the samples are using the main kit and not the add ons. I’m anxiously waiting for Monday to arrive.

Shirly

Shirly

May 05, 2018

I can’t wait to play with this kit, everything seems beautiful, the tree die is awesome 😎

Jmoody

Jmoody

May 05, 2018

I love my monthly hero kits I so look forward to each blog to see all the great creations!

Rosemary D

Rosemary D

May 05, 2018

beautiful design!

Helen Warren

Helen Warren

May 05, 2018

I just LOVE this kit. I so enjoy the anticipation waiting each month for the kit to be released. I haven’t been disappointed. Thank you for the enjoyment and inspiration you give.

Bonnie Gunn

Bonnie Gunn

May 05, 2018

This is beautiful! I am so excited to get this months MMH! Thank you for sharing!

Terri S

Terri S

May 05, 2018

I LOVE this card! It makes me think of the simplicity of childhood and summer. Can’t wait to play with this kit!

Penny Walker

Penny Walker

May 05, 2018

Just love this card. Love the silhouettes of the swinging children. Can’t wait for my kit to come in.

Cynthia Dennis

Cynthia Dennis

May 05, 2018

Beautiful card!! Love the color combo, can’t wait for the kit release!!

Leslie Spring

Leslie Spring

May 05, 2018

Looks exciting! Thanks everyone.

Rebecca Attwood

Rebecca Attwood

May 05, 2018

Such a beautifully blended background – the colors are gorgeous.

Laura Schollaart

Laura Schollaart

May 05, 2018

With each new posts the kit keeps getting better and better!

Katrina

Katrina

May 05, 2018

Love the kids on the tree swinging.

Laura Staley

Laura Staley

May 05, 2018

Beautiful ombre background! The kids swinging will be so cute on a variety of cards! And, as always, the sentiments are perfect!

Jodi Hufendick

Jodi Hufendick

May 05, 2018

I love the swings!

Christina Dauven

Christina Dauven

May 05, 2018

Oh my goodness and after the other swing solo sets I was totally hoping we would get little people to go with them. I am a happy subscriber so far every monthly kit is so amazing and goes above my expectations.

Geri S.

Geri S.

May 05, 2018

What fun! Just i time for summer birthdays and event! Thanks for creating this set.

Bertha

Bertha

May 05, 2018

Great card. I love that stamped image of the girl swinging with gay abandon! It could be used for so many cards.

Ammerline

Ammerline

May 05, 2018

awesome awesome design!

Diane Stricker

Diane Stricker

May 05, 2018

Very pretty card, great scene.

Marlee S.

Marlee S.

May 05, 2018

Wonderful card! Love the black silhouettes!

Mary schmidt

Mary schmidt

May 05, 2018

Love the shading and the stamps. (The whole Card). Swinging brings back care free summer days.

Wanda

Wanda

May 05, 2018

my favorite so far

Golda

Golda

May 05, 2018

Oh, this is gorgeous! I love your inked and water dropped background with the beautiful stamping on top. Great use of the rounded dies, as well.

Diane Brown

Diane Brown

May 05, 2018

Memories of summers past with my sister and I on swings, taking turns with the younger members of our family, what fun we had. Fantastic stamp, love the silhouette. Thank you for the inspiration and the memories.

Stephanie L Wilkerson

Stephanie L Wilkerson

May 05, 2018

Love the colors used in this card.

Teri Frank

Teri Frank

May 05, 2018

Awesome job – love the images! This kit looks like a winner.

Arianna Barbara

Arianna Barbara

May 05, 2018

Awww!!! Such adorable scene!!! Background colours are fantastic!!!

bev p

bev p

May 05, 2018

I love the sweet sillhouette on the beautiful background. It’s altogether lovely! Thank you.

Mary Holshouser

Mary Holshouser

May 05, 2018

Silhouettes are wonderful.
Love the kids swinging together.
The background is so pretty.
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sandra

sandra

May 05, 2018

Love this card, its so beautiful. These Kits keep getting better and Better. Thank you H.A

Danielle

Danielle

May 05, 2018

I love all the trees and the swingset! This kit looks like it’s going to be amazing. Can’t wait!!

margie

margie

May 05, 2018

What a fun summery card looks so happy, can see sending it to my sister.

Lauren Z.

Lauren Z.

May 05, 2018

This card screams spring! The black silhouette gives a perfect retro feel with a modern twist.

NCDonna

NCDonna

May 05, 2018

So colorful and crisp! I love the addition of embossing powder to highlight the images!

FD91354

FD91354

May 05, 2018

Love these elements.. the reactive ombre pad looks exciting too! So close…

Eileen R Mikos

Eileen R Mikos

May 05, 2018

I love the playful nature of this card. The color blending of the background is beautiful!

Dgolly

Dgolly

May 05, 2018

What cute images. So much fun for Summertime cards. Can’t wait until Monday.

Michele W

Michele W

May 05, 2018

Nothing says summer like a swing. Love these silhouettes. Card is so cheerful. Great use of colors. Thanks for sharing!

HarshitaSachan

HarshitaSachan

May 05, 2018

OMG! The blending is so beautiful!!!

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

May 05, 2018

I love this card and the silhouette look! Looking forward to seeing more from this wonderful kit!!

Colorado Crafter

Colorado Crafter

May 05, 2018

Loving everything about this new kit!!! Can’t wait to see the whole thing!!!

Kailash

Kailash

May 05, 2018

Such a stunning card, love how this technique was used!

Betty Wright

Betty Wright

May 05, 2018

This is wonderful! Love the silhouette with with the lovely background!

Beverley Hollis

Beverley Hollis

May 05, 2018

I can’t wait to get this kit, cards like this make me want to dive right into it!

Sue McRae

Sue McRae

May 05, 2018

Love how the silhouette images pop against the inky background!

Andrea

Andrea

May 05, 2018

Love this. The silhouette stamps are awesome and love the background you created for it.

Kristin

Kristin

May 05, 2018

Love this card. I’m really looking forward to that Kit.

Michelle Wood

Michelle Wood

May 05, 2018

I LOVE silhouettes! I love this card!

Kristen HH

Kristen HH

May 05, 2018

Beautiful!

Arlaeeh

Arlaeeh

May 05, 2018

I have so many ideas coming to mind, I can not wait to see the complete kit.

Rachel Walton

Rachel Walton

May 05, 2018

I’m loving this month’s kit more and more!!!

Lindar C

Lindar C

May 05, 2018

Beautiful card! I need to try dry embossing with my dies.

Nancy

Nancy

May 05, 2018

Love this! Can’t wait for this kit!

Liz mca

Liz mca

May 05, 2018

So this oks to have fantastic tree theme!

Deborah Mattingly

Deborah Mattingly

May 05, 2018

This looks like it will be an amazing kit.

Sheanna

Sheanna

May 05, 2018

Awesome, I love these stamps so many ideas…

K Kraft

K Kraft

May 05, 2018

Adorable! I love the kids swinging. What a sweet card.

Marilee DeMars

Marilee DeMars

May 05, 2018

I love it! It finally feels like Summer in Minnesota, and this card makes me feel like summer!

Helen

Helen

May 05, 2018

This is so so pretty. So many ideas running through my head. Thanks Ilina and hero arts!

Rae

Rae

May 05, 2018

I love the ombré effect of the ink, it looks just beautiful. And the stamps are so adorable and sentimental. Reminds me of childhood summers.

Karen H

Karen H

May 05, 2018

This is a sweet card. So far this kit looks great.

karenladd

karenladd

May 05, 2018

That background is perfect to really show off the silhouette image. Just gorgeous!

Betty Dean

Betty Dean

May 05, 2018

Adorable card!

Kris Reeves

Kris Reeves

May 05, 2018

I love the spring feel of this card!

Jane Hambly

Jane Hambly

May 05, 2018

Stunning colours this kit is going to move fast it’s beautiful your card is gorgeous thank you for the inspiration.

Woendi Levitt

Woendi Levitt

May 05, 2018

So cute. Live the scene and sentiment. The background really makes it pop. Hero Arts looks to have done it AGAIN with a great kit

Ashley Shaffer

Ashley Shaffer

May 05, 2018

this is my fave so far! cute kiddos and cute sentiment. i just love it!

Lauren

Lauren

May 05, 2018

What an exciting kit this is shaping up to be! Can’t wait to see it!

Teddie Newhouse

Teddie Newhouse

May 05, 2018

Don’t swings just make you smile. Love the shading you did with this card.

Barb McCarthy

Barb McCarthy

May 05, 2018

Oh Iliana! I love this design! And thanks for the tip about over stamping with Versamark and embossing! I can’t wait to try this technique!

Debbie

Debbie

May 05, 2018

Oh my your card is delightful!

Amber

Amber

May 05, 2018

I always find silhouettes very elegant! Love this and excited to see the new kit!

Michelle Montemurro

Michelle Montemurro

May 05, 2018

Oh this is my favorite so far. Love the tree oval die but this swinging card is so cute.

Kimmie Kaz

Kimmie Kaz

May 05, 2018

I love the colorful background. It is the perfect backdrop for that intense black ink.

amelia

amelia

May 05, 2018

Adorable!

Mo

Mo

May 05, 2018

Truly a piece of art!

Denise

Denise

May 05, 2018

Wow! Beautiful card. I love making scenes on a card. And I love trees. What’s not to love in this kit?

Josmary

Josmary

May 05, 2018

Gorgeous card. I’m so excited can’t wait to see full kit.

Pamela McGillin

Pamela McGillin

May 05, 2018

I’m loving the sneaks, those colors are so refreshing!

Line E. Olsen

Line E. Olsen

May 05, 2018

Lovely idea! ❤

Anne-Laure BM

Anne-Laure BM

May 05, 2018

Love this card ! Spring atmosphere :)

Susy Ramirez

Susy Ramirez

May 05, 2018

Lovely card! Love the park like scene

Jane Mcbee

Jane Mcbee

May 05, 2018

I love the spring day ink background. Lovely!

Margaret

Margaret

May 05, 2018

Oh, those stamps are darling! Love how you created your scene inside the rounded rectangle!

Jeanette

Jeanette

May 05, 2018

Absolutely stunning! I’m really loving the ombré I load. Can’t wait to see more!

Jana Yeager

Jana Yeager

May 05, 2018

beautiful one layer card!

Nancy  R

Nancy R

May 05, 2018

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I love this card, it makes me think of my brother who’s away in Germany for he next 3 years.

Thersha Lewis

Thersha Lewis

May 05, 2018

Awesome card. Thanks for sharing it with us. I can hardly wait to get the kit.

Rachel

Rachel

May 05, 2018

Absolutely gorgeous kit ♥

Marilyn

Marilyn

May 05, 2018

Love the color blending on the card. And silhouette is always beautiful.

Janice E Bryant

Janice E Bryant

May 05, 2018

I love this card and the colors really make the silhouette pop!

Florence Webv

Florence Webv

May 05, 2018

Gorgeous card. The colors add so much to the card.

Megan Fehr

Megan Fehr

May 05, 2018

I am jumping with excitement for this kit! what a beautiful card, and so whimsical!

Retta Lutte

Retta Lutte

May 05, 2018

Love these scene making stamps. Cant wait ro see the rest

Betty Valento

Betty Valento

May 05, 2018

Oh I wasn’t expecting silhouette stamps. More sneaks please!

Julia

Julia

May 05, 2018

Love it! The silhouettes really pop on the bles and greens!

Dana M

Dana M

May 05, 2018

Beautiful silhouette card, love the colors!

Dana M

Dana M

May 05, 2018

Beautiful silhouette card, love the colors!