November My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #5 + Giveaway!
Welcome back to the countdown! The November My Monthly Hero Kit will be released Monday, November 5th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Nichol is here with another look at this fun kit!
Today I'm sharing an Advent Calendar card featuring stamps and dies from the November main kit. The cute little images fit perfectly inside the ornament window openings.
I started by stamping the ornament cling background from the main kit on red cardstock with Versamark Ink and heat embossed the images with white embossing powder. I think it's easier to use a larger piece of cardstock to stamp the images, then use the coordinating ornament die from kit to line up the window openings and die cut the entire panel.
Using the ornament die as a guide, I placed the small images from the kit in a MISTI and stamped the images on smooth white cardstock to layer behind the ornament window openings. The images were stamped with a combination of Hero Arts Intense Black Ink, Strawberry Ink, Emerald Green Ink, Butter Bar Ink, and Cup O' Joe Ink.
Details were added to some of the images with Nuvo Crystal Drops.
The window panel was adhered over the small stamped images on the front of the card with foam adhesive.
The design was finished by stamping a greeting from the Winter Holiday Messages Stamp Set inside the card.
I hope this has inspired you to try your own mini card Advent designs with the awesome November Kit!
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100 Responses
Corrin Brechler
Can’t wait to bring back the advent tradition at my house!
Judy Sander
Nichol, your design with this advent calendar is top notch wonderful! Love the detail bright coloring you did on the inside of the ornaments. I made an advent calender last year that was a BIG poster size, with a die window that opened and it took me forever to cut and place the windows. Love that this one is smaller and adorable. Had to get it! Even adults like to get these. LOL (some, that is!)
Coyne Victoria Lynn
Oh how All 10 of my Grandchildren absolutely adore this Advent Calendar, Grammy here isn’t able to do much with the gkids because of serious health issues., so instead I have been including and teaching them how to create cards and other crafts. They all love it. Even the boys.This would be the perfect kit for the holidays with the kids! Thank You for sharing your beautiful work!
Amy Peyton
I love how all of the bright colors are only seen once you open the flaps.
Karthikha Uday
That’s a lovely creation! :)
Elle
This is the best idea ever! I love it.
Sue Townsend
The red and white outside is a cohesive element for all of the colorful surprises underneath.
Deneen Wilson
I really like how this card reminds me of European holidays
Yvonne Stein
This is such a versatile kit!
Deb M
Amazing! Can’t wait to get this kid. You all have done such beautiful things with it.
Linda Keigher
Great idea! I like how you did this. You amaze me.
Diana E Bishop
SO CUTE AND JUST WHAT I NEEDED FOR TWO GGRAND KIDS. ORDERED AND CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED ! TFS
María Elena Norman
Wonderful kit, I’m excited to receive soon start to work with it! Thank you so much for inspiration and creativity
Anne Freathy
Anxiously waiting for the release!!
Anne Freathy
Anxiously waiting for the release!!
Jean Crocker
This is a really cute and new idea for Christmas cards!
Jennifer
Love this idea!
JODI
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! The ornaments are beautiful!
Judie Attard
Awesome and super unique card! Love it!
Jackie
Fantastic ideas!
Anne
I am excited for this set!!! Holding off on cards til I receive it!!❤️❤️
Kellie
That’s adorable. 😍
Engeline
Nicol, i love this happy advent Calendar-card. So beautiful.
Thanks for sharing this idea
Michele Hogarth
Great card this kit looks like it is full of inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing. Take care.
Pamella Albright
This is going to be a fun kit! Thanks for sharing! Now I am even more excited to see everything 😁
Jackie
Can’t wait for this kit!
K. Eley
Such a fun and beautiful card!!
Tracey Landt
Your attention to detail is amazing Nichol! I do so love your work. This kit looks to be amazing, I cannot wait!
Nicole
I already love this Kit <3
Nikki
This will be such a sweet Kit <3 Can‘t wait to see it :)
Ann
This is beautiful and so versatile. Definitely need it in my collection!
Vivian C
Thanks for sharing this beautiful card.
Karen F
This kit will make it very quick and easy to make an advent calendar. I’ll be able to do one for each of the grandchildren… how fun!! Love the red and white color combo.
Vimarie Santiago
Love the cards shown and cant wait for the kit reveal.
Karen B
This is my favorite card so far, I love the white on red!
Maggie E
This card is awesome!
Twylia Bell
Cute card. I was wondering if the images were hard to line up but it looks like you found a good way to do it. I can’t wait to get my kit!
Neha Mahajan
Love this idea, especially the stamping of small stamps on white cardstock to be visible from the window openings.
katherine
so festive!
Julia L.
What a fun card!
Toni L
This is terrific! Love the red and white collars on this card and all the surprised when you pop the decorations up. Very clever!
Judy
I love the idea of an advent calendar card—so festive and fun!
Rose K
So fun!
Sue
Beautiful card! Love the red and white. So festive.
Wendy Lambert
This is just gorgeous! I love how detailed it is. So much fun.
Shelly Rasske
What an amazingly cute idea. Love it!
Christine Shoop
Red and white ornaments on this card is stunning and being an advent calendar one makes it so unique! Love it!
Lynn
Very nice job with this card. I am glad to see that advent calendars are still being used and this tradition is continuing.
Marilee DeMars
What a creative card! I love all the intricate details — and I can’t wait to see the entire kit!
Charlene Cisler
Who doesn’t adore interactive cards!?!
This card is so fun!
GabriellaB
Can’t wait to see this release. It looks very intriguing
Nicole Rinaldi
This is such a cute card!
Yvonne Hill
I love your card! I can’t wait to give it a try.
Marcia
So pretty!!
Lyndsay Dunn
Super cute. Would be so much fun for kids!!
Toni F
How about leaving the spaces beneath the ornaments empty and getting the children involved by having them stamp an image each day as it comes. They can choose which image they decide upon.
Pai
so cute!
Sue McRae
This is such a creative stamp/die combo…love it!
Linda Reilly
This is really pretty. I love the look of the white against the red. And the peek inside is so fun.
Joanne
Such a frestive advent calendar card design.
Rosemary D
your card is gorgeous!
Veronica Griffin
I really like the advent calendar card!! The white embossing on the red cardstock looks terrific!!
Debbie McKelvey
How cute is this card?!! I love it! I can’t wait to play with this kit.
Stacey Kowbel
Such a great card idea!
Christine
The red colour and white colour scheme is really fun. I love the hidden images. I have always wanted to make an advent calendar and this kit makes it easy.
Jacqueline Smith
Love this card!! The details are so amazing!
Phyllis Freese
What a terrific idea for an advent calendar. The stamped images behind the flaps are so cute.
Laura P.
Hi Nichol, Your card is so stunning with the red and white color combo! This interactive die is just great and looks like so much fun to create with. Thanks for sharing your card!
Tess Redel
This card is SO festive looking. What a great interactive card! I love this design!
Elaine BROWN
Absolutely Love this card!
leslie Pierson
What a great idea. thank you for the beautiful and I love the red and colored bits underneath. Just beautiful.
CaroleRenn
Amazing card! I can hardly wait for my kit. Such fun ahead. Thanks for sharing.
Karen L K
Very nice! All those little images look great behind the ornament windows.
Karin W
This is such a fun advent card front!!!
Lisa Byers
Such a wonderful idea for a Christmas card. It’s just so festive!!
Gail Fort
Such a cute advent calendar!
Annette Gordon
I just love all the hidden items behind the lift windows! What a great idea for a card! It is so fun and pretty all lat the same time.
Helen Gullett
WOW! That is gorgeous ornament card.
LeAnne pittard
Nicole you are brilliant! I love watching your tutorials, they give me so much inspiration! Thank you thank you for all your great ideas
Jenny C.
Christmas cards are my favorite to make and you can’t never ever have too much of the supplies. I can wait to see the entire kit.
Michelle Schonack
Thanks for sharing your wonderful card, Nichol. It’s just lovely and looks like such a fun one to make with the awesome new HA card kit.
Lisa A creations
What a cute holiday card!
Marisela Delgado
What a FABULOUS card!
Barbara-Jean
This kit amazes me! What a beautiful card you made!
Jaclyn Watler
This is such a fun card. A little surprise in every window! Love it.
Michelle Varol
Perfection… I cannot wait!
Laura Staley
Absolutely beautiful card! It isn’t quite sinking in how the stamps and dies come together, so I can’t wait to see the entire kit! Looks like another fun kit to play with!
Andre M.
This peekaboo card is so adorable. Thanks for sharing this inspiration with these fun products.
Susan Nichols
This is beautiful!
Jenny Kihlberg
I love the rich red on this card. And the die cut is so pretty. I can’t wait to try it!
Scarlett Theron Rush
OMG that is so cute and clever!!!
Adorable!!!
Laura Ann
Really cute card
Yvonne Stein
Another cool kit! I can’t wait to see all of it!
Cristina
This is gorgeous! I love all the details!
Kirsty Vittetoe
I love the beautiful inspiration here!
Penny D Walker
Great card,love all the little details.Thank you for sharing your inspiration. I can’t wait for my kit to arrive.
Crystal
I want to make this card! This kit seems to be full of wonderful holiday items…I can’t wait. 🙂
Julia M.
What a great set! You can make an Advent Calendar or a beautiful Holiday card! How creative!
Janis B
I can’t wait for Monday. This kit looks like a lot of fun.
Renee Thompson
OMG that big stamp and die set! How cool is that!!
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