October My Monthly Hero is Here! + Giveaway!
We are so excited to welcome you to the North Pole with our October My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons! Our Creative Team has gotten into the holiday spirit using the products this month and we hope you are ready to play too! At the end of this post you will find links to a blog hop that will provide plenty of inspiration using this month's kit and add-ons.
This month's October My Monthly Hero kit will take you on a trip to a magical place. Destination? The North Pole with Santa, elves, villages, and much more… Everything you need to create any number of festive wintry scenes. The kit contains a chock-full 6x8" clear stamp set, offering an endless number of combinations. Coordinating Frame Cuts and Fancy Dies are also included, as is a sampling of decorative paper to add texture and shine to your projects. And finally, thick clear lacquer, pearl embossing powder and a white ink cube help you to add the final details to your card.
The kit contents include:
• 6x8" Clear StampSet
• 10 Coordinating Frame Cuts
• 3 Fancy Dies
• 6 sheets 5x7" decorative paper (3 assorted styles 2 of each)
• 1 Thick Lacquer Pen
• 1 Silver Embossing Powder 0.5 oz
• 1 Unicorn White Ink Cube
This kit is an incredible deal with so many goodies in it that the value is $70 but the cost to you is $34.99.
We also have some terrific, optional add-on products this month - 4 stamp sets, 3 coordinating Frame Cuts, 1 Paper Layering die, 1 wood mounted stamp, and 3 Stamp & Cut sets!
First we have the Nice Elves stamp set and coordinating Nice Elves Frame Cuts. These images are so cute and will bring a smile to anyone's face.
If you have nice elves you need naughty ones don't you think? So we have a Naughty Elves stamp set and coordinating Naughty Elves Frame Cuts. They can't be nice all of the time!
We also have the Irreverent Elf Messages stamp set.
Next up is a Paper Layering Wood Door die. Isn't this adorable? We think that it would be great for fairy doors as well!
If you have a beautiful wood door you need to decorate it. And we have just the right accessories for it with the Santa's Door Accessories stamp set and coordinating Santa's Door Accessories Frame Cuts.
We have several Stamp & Cut sets this month starting with the Winter Hearth Stamp & Cut set. Create a cozy scene - one that you wish you could enjoy yourself!
The next set is the North Pole Sign Stamp & Cut.
Doggy, kitty and stockings? Yes please! Our next add-on is the Fluffy Stockings Stamp & Cut set that will make the perfect card for a special animal lover in your life.
Last but not least is the Three Happy Elves wood mounted stamp. They look like they are enjoying a fun Christmas celebration.
If you purchase all of the add-ons in a bundle? You save 9%!
We are happy to have Jayne join us with a beautiful card that she created this month.
Jayne: There are so many wonderful images in this month's stamp set, I decided to use as many as I could to create a fun background for a pair of holiday sentiments. I started by using seven of the kit's image dies to create masks that I placed on a white cardstock panel. One at a time, I used a foam blender with Pale Tomato, Cotton Candy, Fresh Lawn, and Green Hills inks to apply color to the masked areas. Then, I stamped the matching images with Black ink over the inked shapes.
Next, I covered each image with masking paper and applied a subtle layer of Mint Julep ink to the top of the panel and around the images, gradually blending to white. To complete the background, I stamped an assorted selection of the kit's other stamps across the panel, filling each space with images that fit nicely.
I embossed two sentiments onto strips of red and green cardstock that I secured to a vellum cloud and then centered them on the card with foam tape. I matted the panel with white cardstock and added it to a pool card base. For some holiday sparkle, I finished the card with a few, clear gems.
Thank you Jayne! So creative!
A note for our kit subscribers: You have the opportunity to shop and add items this month without any additional shipping charges. Simply log in to your account and place your order by Thursday, October 5th at 11:59am Pacific in order to take advantage of this offer. Your kit may ship in a separate box than any extras and add-ons, but no additional shipping costs will apply. Kit shipping begins Friday, October 6th and continues throughout the following week.
Also, we are offering a reduced shipping rate of $9.99 for our kit subscribers when shipping to international destinations. You asked for it and we are thrilled to offer it!
We asked our talented Creative Team as well as some crafty friends to help us introduce this kit. Please be sure to visit all of their blogs – and leave a comment at every stop along the way. One reader will be randomly selected to receive a free October kit (or reimbursement if you have already purchased your kit!) Leave your comments on all of these blogs by Sunday, October 8th at 11:59pm Pacific, then look for the winner announcement here on the blog the following week.
Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the hop and happy shopping!
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100 Responses
Jodi Warren
Can someone please email me about how to use the Thick Lacquer pen. I am not quite sure how to use it with this kit. Thanks.
Julia
What is the thick lacquer and how do you use it?
KerriNZ
If this doesn’t inspire me to get in the festive season, omg I don’t know what will. My son suggested that he was offering to make something Xmas ish with me ( shock horror) so wowers, thanks for the chance & who knows maybe I will have my 13year old son back in my crafty zone without complaints :) good luck everyone & fingers crossed for us :) lol
Melanie Ann MacKenzie
Absolutely Fantastic!!!
Hero Arts
Hi Susan! Thanks for checking. Sorry, we do not have additional quantities of the kit papers available separately.
Susan Nichols
I keep adding to my MMH order – this is the cutest kit! Is there a link to where we can get more of the paper? I see myself NEEDING more of it!! Thanks.
Sheri Elmont
What an amazing kit! The designers did a fantastic job! Looking forward to being able to subscribe someday!
Judith
This is quite possibly my favorite kit yet, even though there are so many great ones!
Tess
This kit is amazing! I’m sad i missed out, it would have been the perfect set coming up to Christmas.
Rae H
Loving this kit. Loaded with possibilities and options! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….
Holly
Wonderful kit! Such a good deal.
Judie Attard
This kit is amazingggg! I love the stamps!
Lady Joyful (Charlotte E)
Wow what a fun kit! Really love this one. I’m not surprised it sold out really quickly! The examples with it are all so fabulous.
Karen A. Davis
I want to be entered in the drawing! This set is too cute, plus all of the add one’s, I have so many ideas for them…
Genevieve
What an amazing kit !!! Missed it as I was away … the specialty paper just seems so to die for :)
Ro
This kit is amazing. No wonder it sold out so fast that when I woke up in the morning it was gone already! Keep up the gorgeous work.
Cherri Bahe
I think this is my absolute favorite kit so far! I can’t wait for the kit and I can’t wait to be filled with ideas from the blog hop! Thank you!
Mary M
I almost signed up for the kit last month so it would have started with this month……I so wish I had. I think this is my favorite one so far.
Franka M.
This kit looks jam packed with awesome goodness. The design team has done a great job showcasing the products.
Leena Björk
I love this kit! They are all so adorable. I wish you had made more so that more people would have had a chance to buy them. It is after all only the 5th. ??
Ty
Naughty and nice! Love the elves!
Helen Gullett
WOW… this is one amazing card kit for Christmas. LOVE the stamp set and add ons too! Beautiful inspirations from the team.
Jill
I love this kit!
Heather Lynn
Love the new kit. These stamps will definitely coordinate with my other holiday stamps. And, with those great background dies, they’ll make quite a scene! Thanks HA!
Mary Ellen Mayer
I am just discovering the fun of Hero Arts! Thanks for the inspiration.
Ty
Naughty and nice! Love the elves!
Melanie ott
I love everything about Hero Arts!!
Carolyn Cook
This is the most amazing kit I have ever seen! Love all the little stamped images and those background sillohouette dies are fabulous for scene building. Would love to have purchased but sadly all sold out. Loving the teams cards thought, especially Nichol’s (queen of the scene). Thanks for the ideas ?
Liz O
What a wonderful kit! I am sorry I missed it ! Thanks for all you share! your DT did an amazing job showcasing the new products!
Miriam Prantner
This might be my favorite kit ever. I love all the scene building possibilities!
Kris in Alaska
This is one fabulous kit!
Lisascreativeniche
The elves are amazing!
Robin Summers
I absolutely love this kit. It is perfect for the holidays
Sophie F
This card kit is just PRECIOUS!!!!! I am SO super bummed that I missed the chance to buy it. It is just the perfect mix of all the best Holiday joys!
Shannon
Love this kit – bummed that it is already sold out! Love the buildings and all the inspiration.
Stephanie T
Oh my goodness, that fireplace die inspires me. So many great things in this kit.
Stephanie T
Ih my goodness, that fireplace die inspires me. So many great things in this kit.
Mary Holshouser
Fantastic release. Sorry I missed the original kit. The DT
did a wonderful job of highlighting it. thanks for the
chance to win another one.
Stacey Kowbel
Such a great kit and so many great add-ons!
Jeane Campbell
Oh, my! There are so many elements in this October’s offering! Your team really did step up for this month! So much fun to be stamped!
Valerija
Wonderful projects by the DT! Thanks for inspiration! Love this kit and whole new release!
Cynthia Cole
This is such a wonderful holiday set!
Debby Prutzman
I just love this kit, missed though the opportunity to buy one, already sold out. I love the little buildings and the sentiments. The cards that were made with this kit are just awesome.
Mirjam
Wow what an amazing kit and add ons. Love the scene building quality of the stampsets.
Naama E
This kit is too much! And the add ons!! Can’t stop giggling from the naughty elfs set ?
Jackie Price
I absolutely love this kit!! You can do so many different things with it, as shown by all the blog stops. The designers did a most fabulous job showcasing it. I think those that weren’t able to buy it are very disappointed, and understandably so.
Susan G.
What a great release. Was not quick enough to buy the kit…hope I win it!
Denise Bryant
Delightful kit and fun add-ons! Such fabulous samples! Awesome hop!
Chris
It does look like an amazing kit – I just heard about it this morning though and it was already sold out. Do you plan to offer any of the dies as separate purchase items?
Brenda Lubrant
I love all of the add ones to this kit. I especially love the elves.
Jill
Way fun stuff here…love it all!
Cheryl Cullen
What an amazing kit!!! Everything in one kit to get your Christmas cards started…and finished!! Can’t wait to see everyone’s creativity!!! ?
Sandra L.
Wow! Super release. I love all of it and being a winter person they would be perfect. The team did an amazing job with all their creation showcasing so many different ways to use the kit. Would love to win.
Tami Barnes
Absolutely love this month’s kit. I cant wait to get it!
Mary-Anne V
What a wonderful kit…love the cute images.
Julie
This amazing card kit contains so many elements and has many possibilities not just for Christmas. Your fantastic design team have provided lots of inspiration. I’m very disappointed that I missed out on getting this kit. If I could afford to subscribe to the monthly kit so that I don’t miss out in the future I would. I do hope that you bring this kit back for those of us who missed out.
Rema DeLeeuw
This is an amazing kit!
Julie
I’m absolutely guttered…. I went on just now to buy this kit and lots of the add-ons and the kit has sold out…. I really wanted this kit :(
janet trapp
A very fun kit! Such awesome ways to use it!
God bless!
MandaLJ
Love the Irreverent Elf Messages!
Sue Wareham
This was such a cute kit I could not resist.
Daryl Wong
Yay! Thank you Hero Arts! Let the inspiration flows!
Lynn
Ugh!!! I’m so disappointed that the kit is sold out ALEADY!!!! Boo ’woo!!!
BobbieBluegill
Another great kit. Sure wish I could get one every month but pocketbook says, “not every month”.
Linda W. (ScrappinBari)
Amazing kit and add-ons! Just love the colorful card by Jayne too!!
Renee Person
Sadly, I missed out on this month’s kit. I’d love to see those stamps and dies released again. :-)
DeniseP
Such a beautiful kit, wish I hadn’t missed out!
Tami
I don’t usually buy kits, but this is one I think I’m going to have to make an exception for. LOVE it.
Margaret
Too cute for words. I want it all.
Steffi H.
This kit is so adorable, and (unfortunately) it sold out so quickly.
Bertha
Great kit. Lots of fun elements … and just in time for snarktoberfest!
Dee Earnshaw
wow what an incredible hop, so many amazing artists, ideas and techniques. I would love to win with kit since I was too late to purchase:)
Susan Young
Great release and the add-ons are so cute!
Lisa
Gorgeous! ! So sad that it is sold out so soon! Really would have loved to have put this one with my Christmas stamps and dies. Great examples from everyone.
Sophie
So in love with this kit. Too bad it sold out before I could order one. I’ll have to swoon over all the examples.
Cristina
I’m so glad I snatched one right up yesterday! It’s my first MMH kit and I cannot wait to play with it! I love all the pretty examples from the team!
Dori Garbutt
The Naughty Elves and the Irreverent Elves Just Make Me Laugh! So Fun.
sherry butcher
Love the kit, wonderful with add-on that everyone can be sure to use over and over again. Thanks for sharing the great release.
Melanie
The kit sold out by the time I was putting it in my cart :( Will there be more? Thank you! It’s really a lovely kit.
Felicia
I love this outstanding kit! Thank you once again!
Pam
Love everyone ne of these kits, congratulations on another year!
This is an awesome release!
Becca Yahrling
Wow, what a fabulous kit and so many awesome add-ons, too. I love Christmas! Off to the hop.
Phi
This is a great kit and the add-ons are wonderful too. Love all the Xmasy images.
Arianna Barbara
Beautiful Xmas kit!!! Love so much the adorable Nice Elves stamp set!!!
Jo
Oh my gosh…. this entire Kit and all the add-ons are breathtakingly beautiful!!!! I am so so deeply saddened that it is sold out!!!! I was in the hospital and just got home today and I really WANT and NEED this kit!! Please!!!! I am willing to pay double if I have to. I am disable and live on a fixed income but am willing to pay more if you have anymore. Or if you can please bring it back??? I know that so many people are going to want this set and I hope you will reconsider and bring it back. I personally am so heartbroken that I missed this and that it sold out.
Hugs,
Jo in Jersey
Rinda K.
Lots of adorable products with this release. The add-ons are all great and some are funny too!
Sonya
This stamp set and kit must be the best kit of all time. The card samples are so amazing and fun and detailed. It’s fantastic!
Ann Wong
Wow what a great kit! Love the images and such fun!
Mary Schmidt
Love all the cute goodies. Love all the available matching Dies. Let the Holidays begin…crafting that is.
PALUMBO Estelle
So so amazing, when i saw this wonderful kit, i could not resist. I will have very good time making cards with it and give so much joy to my family and my friends when they will receive them. So much combinations, creativity and pleasure. I can’t wait playing with it.
And what about the naughty elves…. I had to choose, that’s horrible.
Laura Mewborn
Can’t wait to check out everyone’s ideas.
Rosali
Stunning kit!! I love aaall the element in it, it might be my favorite kit so far!!!
Chandana
I am soooooooooo SAD to have missed this kit! God help me to get one, please! I just love that kit.
Jacqueline Bell
What an awesome monthly set. The card examples remind me of winter Wonderland! It makes me think of my childhood.
Sophie Duncan
What a fabulous kit!
Cindy Brooks
Those elf stamps are soooo cute!
Char Adams
How do you do it??? The sets are perfect,so many possible design combinations! Good thing I’m working every day this week. I’d probably drive over there!
MaryAnne
Wow!!! This may be your best kit yet. I am looking forward to making Christmas projects with this kit and add-ons.
Donna Bullington
Look at ALL THOSE STAMPS!!! Love this kit!
Kari VanNoy
Amazing kit filled with so much! I also love the add-ons…I think I’m in trouble!
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