November My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway!

Michelle Short

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the November My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, November 5th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Stay tuned for more inspiration all weekend long! Now let's join Michelle for another look at this creative kit!

This kit is wonderful for creating Christmas advents. Advent calendars are very popular here in the UK, where you receive a chocolate behind the window for that day. I thought it would be fun to create handmade advent treats using the kit. 

Advent Treat Bags by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

To create the tags for the advent parcels/treat bags, I first took a sheet of watercolour paper. I stamped the images from the main clear stamp set in the kit randomly with Versamark Ink. For the red tag, I used the reindeer image and for the blue tag, I used the three snowflake images. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. I then applied various shades of Hero Arts Liquid Watercolors (Strawberry and Mulled Wine for the red tag and Deep Ocean, Teal and Indigo for the blue), as well as the White Iridescent Shimmer Spray. These were then set aside to dry. 

Advent Treat Bags by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

Once dry, they were die cut using the Snowflake Infinity Dies and a hole punched through the top. I then took the numbers from the clear stamp set and stamped these on to black cardstock with Versamark Ink, applied white embossing powder and heat set. These were cut in to circles using the Nesting Circle Infinity Dies and added to the middle of the tags with foam tape. The tags were added to the treat bags with twine from the DIY Ornament Kit, which is an add-on this month. 

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, November 5th, before the kit launches at 1 pm Eastern. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Good luck and happy stamping!


  • Sue Townsend

    I feel inspired. Just bought a few little stocking stuffers for the kiddos, but like this idea better!

  • Deneen Wilson

    I love the playfulness of the tags.

  • Deb M

    So cute!

  • Linda Keigher

    What a great idea! You are making me think.

  • MelissaF

    Super fun and festive holiday tags, love them and a great way to show off these cute images!

307 Responses

Charlene Cisler

Charlene Cisler

Nov 03, 2018

Handmade advent treats is an excellent idea, I love it!

Christine

Christine

Nov 03, 2018

I am so happy to see the stamps that come along with this set. The numbers would be great to mark a special birthday for favour bags and boxes. Very cute idea!

Michele Lourenço

Michele Lourenço

Nov 03, 2018

Lovely idea. I would definitely make something like this

Kathy

Kathy

Nov 03, 2018

Fun idea for an event calendar. More than one a day could be made for extra people in the family.

Margie Manis

Margie Manis

Nov 03, 2018

Cute tags

Megan Fehr

Megan Fehr

Nov 03, 2018

Those tags are darling! I love the reindeer image especially! What a wonderful way to leed up to Christmas!

Nancy Dempsey

Nancy Dempsey

Nov 03, 2018

Loving how versatile this kit is turning out to be. Can’t wait to see the whole kit on Monday!

Sharon Brand

Sharon Brand

Nov 03, 2018

These little treat bags are so cute!

katherine

katherine

Nov 03, 2018

This is so lovely and what a fun kit!!

Karen Arana

Karen Arana

Nov 03, 2018

Loving those tags! I think the die is very versatile, I would used it also for a birthday favors.

Janine Gearhart

Janine Gearhart

Nov 03, 2018

I love this idea. What a great and creative way to make Christmas gifts for friends and family and make them look extremely festive!

Linda S.

Linda S.

Nov 03, 2018

This month’s kit makes a beautiful parcel for celebrating Advent.

Michele Hogarth

Michele Hogarth

Nov 03, 2018

Cute idea for an advent calendar or small treats. Thanks so much for sharing take care.

Sue Rhodes

Sue Rhodes

Nov 03, 2018

Great idea for advent!

Karla

Karla

Nov 03, 2018

Great idea. I like the individual treats. You could do different colors or different theme for household members

Gina Mongenel

Gina Mongenel

Nov 03, 2018

Love your treat bags! Super cute reindeer and snowflake images on the tags! Can’t wait to see more of this kit!

Sheri Weems

Sheri Weems

Nov 03, 2018

Looks like a wonderful kit for gift giving crafts. I’m so excited!

Phyllis Dunn

Phyllis Dunn

Nov 03, 2018

I love using my crafts for something other than a traditional card. This is a great idea, thanks!!

Lisa Byers

Lisa Byers

Nov 03, 2018

So cute!! I love the little reindeer and snowflake images on the tags. They are just adorable!!

Sophia B.

Sophia B.

Nov 03, 2018

That is such a smart idea!! Those would make such cut goodie bags for the holidays!

Breina Burgin

Breina Burgin

Nov 03, 2018

Awesome

Leslie Pierson

Leslie Pierson

Nov 03, 2018

I love this idea, this give the adults a chance to be included in the count down. They came out so cute!

Meghan Kennihan

Meghan Kennihan

Nov 03, 2018

What a darling idea! I love the colors too!

Karen Nelson

Karen Nelson

Nov 03, 2018

what lovely way to make a gift with a tag

Sharon Christian

Sharon Christian

Nov 03, 2018

This kit looks like it will be so much fun! Can’t wait to see the full reveal.

Toni F

Toni F

Nov 03, 2018

I love chocolate and this idea is great. Although I would have to have only one small piece of chocolate each day.

Sue Adams

Sue Adams

Nov 03, 2018

What a cute idea! I’m getting in the spirit for the holiday season!! I am so excited to see this kit & start creating! Thanks for the beautiful inspiration!!

Tani k

Tani k

Nov 03, 2018

I’m always looking for tag ideas and I love snowflakes. So cute.

Sue

Sue

Nov 03, 2018

Cute! Keep the sneak peeks coming!

Cynthia Cole

Cynthia Cole

Nov 03, 2018

Great technique to make lots of tags!

Louise Coviello

Louise Coviello

Nov 03, 2018

I love the advent treats! So cute.

Mateja P

Mateja P

Nov 03, 2018

I would love an advent calendar like that :) Adorable!

Cyndee

Cyndee

Nov 03, 2018

Can’t wait to see the kit! Last year’s Christmas kit sold out so fast that I never got the chance to buy it!

Teri Frank

Teri Frank

Nov 03, 2018

I love the idea of advent goodie bags!

Michelle Hackett

Michelle Hackett

Nov 03, 2018

This is such a cute idea. We all gather on Christmas Eve as a family, so I could make different treats, and as they enter they can pick a number out if a bowl, and that will be the treat bag they receive when they leave. I can’t wait to see more of this months kit. Great job on these.

Cathy P

Cathy P

Nov 03, 2018

Love the tags! Such pretty colors. Can’t wait for this months kit!

Felicia C

Felicia C

Nov 03, 2018

Thank you Hero Arts for a inspiring new project idea. Creating my own advent calendars are going to be quite inspiring.

Jane Mcbee

Jane Mcbee

Nov 03, 2018

I love your treat bags. You could also use the advent calendar for location clues for a daily hidden treat location to make it more of an adventure.

Jeanne Beam

Jeanne Beam

Nov 03, 2018

Very creative! Love the Advent treat bags!
Thanks for sharing…

Marcela I. Alvarez

Marcela I. Alvarez

Nov 03, 2018

Great idea! Thank you for the inspiration!

Betty

Betty

Nov 03, 2018

These are so sweet, Michelle – can’t wait to see all that’s in this fun new kit!

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Nov 03, 2018

Love the tags you created so festive and so adorable too! Hero Arts new let will surely put a smile on your holidays!

Linda

Linda

Nov 03, 2018

So very cute and quick to make.

Heidi H

Heidi H

Nov 03, 2018

Beautiful packaging!

Marianne

Marianne

Nov 03, 2018

Those treats are looking so yummy and sweet!

GabriellaB

GabriellaB

Nov 03, 2018

What sweet little tags. I love making gift tags. They are so quick and easy

Melanie Ann MacKenzie

Melanie Ann MacKenzie

Nov 03, 2018

I love advent calendars and cannot wait to see this whole kit. Really clever idea to make little treat bags using it. Cheers.

Jenny In

Jenny In

Nov 03, 2018

Yum, treat bag! This will be perfect for my son to bring to his pre-k school classmate!

Theresa P

Theresa P

Nov 03, 2018

Neat tags! Great idea for advent.

karen t

karen t

Nov 03, 2018

Yum! These look great! Looks like another awesome Hero Arts kit!

Jeanette Butler

Jeanette Butler

Nov 03, 2018

What a lovely idea. Like the sound of infinity snowflakes.

Dorothy Cleer

Dorothy Cleer

Nov 03, 2018

This is a cute idea. I love the use of ththe shimmer spray to add a big of sparkle👍🏻

Barbara Rademacher

Barbara Rademacher

Nov 03, 2018

Lovely. Advent calendars are such a charming idea.

Natalie Winterstein

Natalie Winterstein

Nov 03, 2018

So cute and fun! We always loved those chocolate advent calendars, too!

nancy f

nancy f

Nov 03, 2018

Great idea for party favors and school treats.

Sue Manning

Sue Manning

Nov 03, 2018

Individual little advent packages are a cute idea.
These could even be given at Thanksgiving, in preparation for the upcoming season.
Very nice
Sue Manning

Sandy Dayhoff

Sandy Dayhoff

Nov 03, 2018

Very cute – wonderful idea!