May My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway

Ilina Crouse

Welcome back to the countdown! Our May kit launches on Monday, May 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you! Now let's join Ilina for another look at this kit filled with craftiness.

Hi everyone! Ilina here. I hope you are enjoying all the peeks from the May My Monthly Hero. This is another kit that goes on my most favorites list. It's amazing for crafters and crafty friends. 

For my card today I decided to use the thread spool image and the little buttons. To make the card I started with a Dove White cardstock piece measuring 4" x 5 1/4". Using Intense Black ink I stamped the images in a circle using the Gina K Wreath Builder stencil, then colored with alcohol markers in a rainbow order. I set the panel aside.

I stamped the sentiment using Versamark ink onto Pitch Black cardstock and embossed with White Embossing Powder. Trimmed to size and adhered to the white stamped panel using foam adhesive.

I finished the card by adhering the panel onto a black top folding note card (4 1/4" x 11" piece of Pitch Black card stock scored at 5 1/2") using foam adhesive.

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, May 6, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!


  • Jana Yeager

    Can’t wait to start using this kit! It is gonna sell out fast!

  • Monica K

    I love you card… I’m a huge button fan and I love they can go on any card.. so inspiring…

  • Jean maxwell

    Love the spools

  • Joy Barry

    I have sew many friends that would love this card. ❤️❤️

  • Veronica Griffin

    I love the little buttons!! Your card is so cute!!

327 Responses

Amy Cooley

Amy Cooley

May 04, 2019

How darling! I’m getting very excited about this new kit!

Katie M

Katie M

May 04, 2019

The threads and buttons is such a cute surprise!

Jewel

Jewel

May 04, 2019

So cute!

Felicia C

Felicia C

May 04, 2019

Can’t wait to make this card for my quilting and sewing friends!

Kerry A.

Kerry A.

May 04, 2019

So fun and perfect for any seamstress and crafter!!

Brenda

Brenda

May 04, 2019

Love this card! The thread and buttons are adorable.

Sandy

Sandy

May 04, 2019

This is the most creative wreath I’ve ever seen! Literally, now I want to go make some friendship bracelets. Thanks for the inspiration!

Gina McCarty

Gina McCarty

May 04, 2019

Awesome card! Love the colors of your thread and buttons and that you used the Gina K wreath builder.

Lieve Stoffels

Lieve Stoffels

May 04, 2019

I love your design : the spools and buttons make a sort of mandala. Great card !!
This is a great kit !
Happy spring greetings from Belgium.

Cheri Johnston

Cheri Johnston

May 04, 2019

Wow, all kinds of crafts in this MMH! Can’t wait to see it

GabriellaB

GabriellaB

May 04, 2019

Oh this looks so cool. I love the color wheel

Beverly Robinson

Beverly Robinson

May 04, 2019

Clever use of the wreath builder. Beautiful colors!

Joy Smith

Joy Smith

May 04, 2019

I had written in peek 2 that I thought a wreath woulld be great. You must have read my mind. Looking forward to the kit.

Lonya H Mathys

Lonya H Mathys

May 04, 2019

Just when I think it can’t get any better, you give me buttons!

BARBRAGH FORD

BARBRAGH FORD

May 04, 2019

This is such a cute card!

LindaE

LindaE

May 04, 2019

Great card. Love all the colors. Thanks for sharing it.

Kim Alston

Kim Alston

May 04, 2019

Really cute!! I can’t wait to try it.

Fatima Khalid

Fatima Khalid

May 04, 2019

So far this is my favourite countdown idea, I’d love to paint some buttons too, but in different styles

Stephanie B

Stephanie B

May 04, 2019

BUTTONS!!! Omg it has buttons! Sorry, a little obsessed with buttons over here. I love your color choice and layout, I’m going to have to look into the wreath builder.

I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on this kit. It will be perfect to make cards for my mother, grandmother, MIL, neighbor, the list goes on!

SHARI CZERWINSKI

SHARI CZERWINSKI

May 04, 2019

Fantastic coloring, and love the thread spools!

Anne Hudgens

Anne Hudgens

May 04, 2019

wow! it has all crafts represented! I already have an idea for friends in a quilt guild!

Rosemary D

Rosemary D

May 04, 2019

love this fun and clever design!

Natalie Winterstein

Natalie Winterstein

May 04, 2019

So cheerful and colorful! Love it!

Kylie R Z

Kylie R Z

May 04, 2019

Love this kit.

Iggy

Iggy

May 04, 2019

Such a fun card.

Lynn

Lynn

May 04, 2019

I see that paper-crafting is not the only fun hobby that is represented in this creative kit. My monthly hero kit….the ONLY reason I ever look forward to Monday!

Robin McGhee

Robin McGhee

May 04, 2019

Very creative card! Love your art style and all the many components that are in this May kit!

Cindy C.

Cindy C.

May 04, 2019

Oh my how cute is this!!

Deb

Deb

May 04, 2019

Even more funnest! This is so cute! And, this kit so far is sure packing a punch!

Mary in Wausau WI

Mary in Wausau WI

May 04, 2019

The rainbow palette nicely ties this card together! Great sentiment top.

Donna Hatfield

Donna Hatfield

May 04, 2019

Love those tiny buttons!

Kirsty

Kirsty

May 04, 2019

Beautiful card with very pretty products!

Carol H

Carol H

May 04, 2019

Oooh I love this card! This kit is looking so versatile. Love it!!

Margaret R

Margaret R

May 04, 2019

More crafty goodness! After paper crafts, sewing is my next favorite thing to do – love those little spools and buttons!

Janet Durbin

Janet Durbin

May 04, 2019

This kit gets better and better! Love this card idea!

Shelia

Shelia

May 04, 2019

Love your rainbow wreath of buttons & spools!

Rebecca Attwood

Rebecca Attwood

May 04, 2019

Gorgeous card. Another great way to use these cute little images.

Virginia Ellison

Virginia Ellison

May 04, 2019

Ilina, your card brings backs memories of my mom….she was a avid seamtress….and seeing those little spools of thread and buttons was wonderful….can’t wait to see the whole kit….

Lisa

Lisa

May 04, 2019

This kit looks to be quite diverse! The wreath you made is so clever! And I love the white panel on the black card. It just makes it pop.

Dawn D Niewiadomski

Dawn D Niewiadomski

May 04, 2019

This kit will be perfect for all my crafty friends and self :-)

Michelle Montemurro

Michelle Montemurro

May 04, 2019

Love the rainbow colors of the threads.

Kailash

Kailash

May 04, 2019

Such a pretty pattern of rainbow colors!

Maureenb

Maureenb

May 04, 2019

Looks intriguing!

Emmie W

Emmie W

May 04, 2019

Such a cute card. Will definitely have to use your idea to make for a friend who is ill but is a marvelous quilter. I know she’ll get a kick out of it and the use of colors will certainly lift her, or anyone’s, mood.

Crystal

Crystal

May 04, 2019

I thought this kit was going to just be artsy products, but I love that you’ve included sewing. Can’t wait to see what else is in the kit! Such a colorful card, too. :-)

Diana King

Diana King

May 04, 2019

My mom used to see ALL my clothes when i was a teen. This card makes me think of her and her hours of love behind the sewing machine. Well done!

Neha Mahajan

Neha Mahajan

May 04, 2019

Cute spools and buttons in Wreath Form, amazing. Very adorable.

Nancy Wilcox

Nancy Wilcox

May 04, 2019

Darling card. Looks like a great kit.

Kortney Wilson

Kortney Wilson

May 04, 2019

Sew cute!

Becca Yahrling

Becca Yahrling

May 04, 2019

Mot only do I love wreaths, but also a rainbow of color! This is so pretty.

Susan Bennett

Susan Bennett

May 04, 2019

Love the rainbow – Is Monday here yet?

Pamela

Pamela

May 04, 2019

This set will be great for cards for my quilter friends!

Kimberly T.

Kimberly T.

May 04, 2019

So cute! Loving this kit so far!

Stacy L

Stacy L

May 04, 2019

I love the crisp black border around the white card panel. Those spools of thread are adorable.

Lynn Hardy

Lynn Hardy

May 04, 2019

What a lovely card! It would be perfect for my daughter who works in the costume department of a theatre!

Jamie Shipman

Jamie Shipman

May 04, 2019

Cute card, Love the rainbow of colored spools and buttons. I so need those for my quilting related cards!

Vicki D

Vicki D

May 04, 2019

LOVE the colors!

Lise Mariann

Lise Mariann

May 04, 2019

Oh so cool! Love the thread spools. Looks like a kit to love. Can’t wait to see it.

Linda Sodano

Linda Sodano

May 04, 2019

Creative card and wonderful stamp set!

Evan F

Evan F

May 04, 2019

Love the coloring.

Maria C F

Maria C F

May 04, 2019

Love the little images.

Isabel Z

Isabel Z

May 04, 2019

This is too cute!

Diana W

Diana W

May 04, 2019

A beautiful card design and colors! I am so excited for this kit. So many possibilities! Thank you for sharing!!

Angela Runkel

Angela Runkel

May 04, 2019

Love this, I need to make this card for my mom, the seamstress.

Rachel W

Rachel W

May 04, 2019

This months kit looks like it has a lot of crafty goodies. Curious to so what all is in it.

Rebecca

Rebecca

May 04, 2019

Craftiness definitely is happiness!

Lynn C

Lynn C

May 04, 2019

This is a great use of the wreath building stencil. Like the rainbow look.

Lynn C

Lynn C

May 04, 2019

This is a great use of the wreath building stencil. Like the rainbow look.

Bernay Brumbaugh

Bernay Brumbaugh

May 04, 2019

Nothing like a spool of thread to make everything happy!!!!

Sharon Gullikson

Sharon Gullikson

May 04, 2019

Oh, I love the sewing theme!!!

Caroline

Caroline

May 04, 2019

Love your color choices, Ilina!

Tammy

Tammy

May 04, 2019

Great images for those who sew or do cross stitch.

Jackie

Jackie

May 04, 2019

This kit is looking so awesome. Can’t wait to try this technique!

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

May 04, 2019

Fun idea for a wreath and the colors are fabulous! Thanks for sharing!!

Heidi Macy

Heidi Macy

May 04, 2019

A crafty wreath! Fantastic idea! TFS!

KT Fit Kitty

KT Fit Kitty

May 04, 2019

Sweet card! Love the rainbow colors! This is going to be an awesome kit!

Cathy Jordison

Cathy Jordison

May 04, 2019

So far I’m loving the new kit! As a quilter, I send out cards all of the time. These would be awesome to send to my crafty/quilter friends!