October My Monthly Hero Countdown + Giveaway: Day 2

Hero Arts

Hello and Happy World Cardmaking Day, friends! At the end of this post we're sharing details about a LIVE World Cardmaking Day event we have planned for this evening – we hope you can join us! But first, the Creative Team is back to treat you to four magical cards featuring the soon-to-be-released October My Monthly Hero kit. Just two days remain until the kit and add-ons are revealed on Monday at 10am PT! Don't forget to enter the giveaway, once you've had a chance to check out these beautiful holiday projects.

Project #5 created by Channin Pelletier
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #6 created by Lydia Fiedler
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #7 created by Seeka
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #8 created by Kelly Taylor
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

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 comments left across all countdown posts on the Hero Arts blog. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, October 3 before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win. Good luck!

Now...what do you say we celebrate World Cardmaking Day together? We would be delighted to have you join us for a special World Cardmaking Day Facebook/YouTube live event at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific today. Libby will make a card with the October kit and kick off our month-long HeroFest celebration. It's going to be an exciting month packed full of fun, freebies, and of course lots of crafty goodness!

Happy weekend,


  • beth shepherd

    They are so adorable and fun!

  • Katie Coggins

    So cute – I can even see using this for summer Christmas cards.

  • Yuliya M

    Beautiful cards! The design of of Santa’s Village creates a fairy tale scene!

  • Melissa

    Oh no, I missed the event! I hope it was fabulous.
    I’m loving the opportunity to use the lovely gold shimmer I received with my last Hero Arts order!

  • Lucy Torres

    I love the last card.

96 Responses

beth shepherd

beth shepherd

Oct 03, 2022

They are so adorable and fun!

Katie Coggins

Katie Coggins

Oct 03, 2022

So cute – I can even see using this for summer Christmas cards.

Yuliya M

Yuliya M

Oct 03, 2022

Beautiful cards! The design of of Santa’s Village creates a fairy tale scene!

Melissa

Melissa

Oct 03, 2022

Oh no, I missed the event! I hope it was fabulous.
I’m loving the opportunity to use the lovely gold shimmer I received with my last Hero Arts order!

Lucy Torres

Lucy Torres

Oct 03, 2022

I love the last card.

Stephanie Liske

Stephanie Liske

Oct 02, 2022

These look awesome!

Geri S

Geri S

Oct 02, 2022

I’m lovin’ this festive town and winter trees. Doing trees in colors look so fun!

Lyndi Kummer

Lyndi Kummer

Oct 02, 2022

Beautiful cards you all.

Carrie Ross

Carrie Ross

Oct 02, 2022

All the designers made fabulous cards. I LOVE this kit!

Gale Thompson

Gale Thompson

Oct 02, 2022

Beautiful scene!

Tracy Rivera

Tracy Rivera

Oct 02, 2022

Can’t wait to get this!

Lisa Haff

Lisa Haff

Oct 02, 2022

Love these cards, can’t wait to see the new kit on Monday

Terrie Durgin

Terrie Durgin

Oct 02, 2022

What great cards! I love Lydia’s colorful trees :)

Cheryl Ripley

Cheryl Ripley

Oct 02, 2022

Dashing through the snow…way up North I go! This kit looks so fun!

Sandra L Lawson

Sandra L Lawson

Oct 02, 2022

This kit looks amazing! Can’t wait!

Karen Jordan

Karen Jordan

Oct 02, 2022

Wow, these cards are gorgeous! I love the silhouette stamps for Christmas!

Christy Malone

Christy Malone

Oct 02, 2022

Stunning cards!!

Margaret

Margaret

Oct 02, 2022

Love these cards! I do hope that starry trail is a stamp!

Rachel Walton

Rachel Walton

Oct 02, 2022

Beautiful cards! I love the variety in color palates and ideas. Can’t wait to see more.

Valerija J

Valerija J

Oct 02, 2022

Wonderful Christmas cards. Love them all. I just love this kit.

Anne Marie Davis

Anne Marie Davis

Oct 02, 2022

Oh, it’s the North Pole! How fun! Love the trees in the kit!

Cindy Graham

Cindy Graham

Oct 02, 2022

The more I see, the more I know it’s going to be mine.

kathleen dumpert

kathleen dumpert

Oct 02, 2022

I love all the inspiration from the design team!

Lisa Spiers

Lisa Spiers

Oct 02, 2022

So excited about this new kit. Can’t wait to get mine:).

Lori Dziuba

Lori Dziuba

Oct 02, 2022

What a great kit! Love the swoosh!!! ❤️💚❄️ Can’t wait to see the add-ons!

Marie Ensley

Marie Ensley

Oct 02, 2022

Especially like #8, Kelly’s Card!

Meyer

Meyer

Oct 02, 2022

I love the small elements to put together a scene

Heather Sherlock

Heather Sherlock

Oct 02, 2022

Some beautiful cards here. Hard to pick a favourite, but I think the last one is….

Jean marmo

Jean marmo

Oct 02, 2022

So many different styles. Thank you for the inspiration.

BECCA YAHRLING

BECCA YAHRLING

Oct 02, 2022

Gorgeous inspiration!!

Lauryne Cunningham

Lauryne Cunningham

Oct 02, 2022

I love the Santa and reindeer! Can’t wait to see the kit!

Marisela Delgado

Marisela Delgado

Oct 02, 2022

What gorgeous cards and colors!

Fionna Wheatley

Fionna Wheatley

Oct 02, 2022

I love Kelly and seeka’s cards! Beautiful Christmas cards. This kit looks amazing!

Mrs A

Mrs A

Oct 02, 2022

Welcome to the world of hot foiling!
I cant wait to see all the new plate designs you’ll come up with.
Affordable, Matching frame cuts would be nice too!

Debbie Frank

Debbie Frank

Oct 02, 2022

From just the inspiration cards this kit is going to fabulous! Can’t wait to see it all!

Penny Adsit

Penny Adsit

Oct 02, 2022

I’m looking forward to seeing the add-ons that will go with this kit. I get the kit automatically so I enjoy seeing what Nichol Spohr does with the add-ons.

Jeanne Rice

Jeanne Rice

Oct 02, 2022

Excited about this release. Beautiful inspiration.

Shannon Hartl

Shannon Hartl

Oct 02, 2022

I love silhouette stamps because I haven’t master the coloring techniques yet so this makes it quick and easy, even at the busiest time of the year. These are gorgeous cards!

Stacy Tiffin

Stacy Tiffin

Oct 01, 2022

Gorgeous cards! I’m excited about this release!

Denise Bryant

Denise Bryant

Oct 01, 2022

Awesome cards! This looks like such a fun kit with these wonderful designs!

Beverly Chester

Beverly Chester

Oct 01, 2022

Oh my!!! So excited this looks like a fabulous kit!! As usual, I will enjoy working with this amazing kit!!

Beverly Chester

Beverly Chester

Oct 01, 2022

Oh my!!! So excited this looks like a fabulous kit!! As usual, I will enjoy working with this amazing kit!!

Karen Kirkman

Karen Kirkman

Oct 01, 2022

Nice looks on all the different cards! I like seeing how different folks use the kits.

Heather Sudduth

Heather Sudduth

Oct 01, 2022

Loving the looks of this kit!

Karen Lingel

Karen Lingel

Oct 01, 2022

Love the shooting star under Santa’s sleigh! Great idea. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

Judith K Blau

Judith K Blau

Oct 01, 2022

Lovely cards! Looking forward to seeing the full kit reveal.

Julie Odil

Julie Odil

Oct 01, 2022

The scenes are beautiful!

Jodi Warren

Jodi Warren

Oct 01, 2022

Love the variety of this kit’s look already. Looks like we can use several piece through the year and just not at the holidays.

Leesa Hunter

Leesa Hunter

Oct 01, 2022

These cards look awesome. Great kit

RoGina Montgomery

RoGina Montgomery

Oct 01, 2022

I am so excited to see what you guys are planning for this month. This kit looks like it can make dozens of different cards.

Susan Lang

Susan Lang

Oct 01, 2022

Really stunning samples of what can be done with these new products. Cannot wait to get my hands on them!

Barbara-Jean Kubik

Barbara-Jean Kubik

Oct 01, 2022

Love these cards! Frustrating though that I can’t comment on Lydia’s or Kelly’s card…not available is what comes up e
When I click on the link????

Toni Lempicki

Toni Lempicki

Oct 01, 2022

The makers interpretations of the same kit lends it to see so many possibilities.

Melissa SunshineHoneybee

Melissa SunshineHoneybee

Oct 01, 2022

Could not access Lydia or Kelly’s blogs.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”

Karen Ladd

Karen Ladd

Oct 01, 2022

Love the Santa silhouette flying through the ink blended sky!

Melissa SunshineHoneybee

Melissa SunshineHoneybee

Oct 01, 2022

Wonderful Day 2. Have Live on calendar.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”

Lori Lehnen

Lori Lehnen

Oct 01, 2022

Happy World Cardmaking day to the Hero Arts Team!
We appreciate all you do so we can continue to create our cards!
Love today’s sneak peeks, can’t wait for the big reveal!

Vivian Chiu

Vivian Chiu

Oct 01, 2022

Love the winter magic set here for the season💕

El Ivens

El Ivens

Oct 01, 2022

Beautiful cards. Looking forward to this release.

Colleen Berg

Colleen Berg

Oct 01, 2022

These cards are fabulous and learning new and inspiring techniques from all these wonderful crafters is such a wonderful thing. I’m going to love to see the hero fest of expression of each imaginable creations. Love every one!

Linda Price

Linda Price

Oct 01, 2022

Looks like a great kit. Looking forward to the release!

Amy Cooley

Amy Cooley

Oct 01, 2022

I love all these pretty winter scenes!

Sue D

Sue D

Oct 01, 2022

I like the scenes and the colors.

Anita Artukovic

Anita Artukovic

Oct 01, 2022

Such a beautiful projects .. I like them all, especially the #5 from Channin Pelletier.

Christine Eck

Christine Eck

Oct 01, 2022

Yippee! These are gorgeous!

Sherri Cooley

Sherri Cooley

Oct 01, 2022

I can’t wait Santa flying in his sleigh gets me every time!

Mark Christman

Mark Christman

Oct 01, 2022

The more I see of this kit, the more excited I am to get to buy it!! Definitey puts me in the holiday spirit just looking at the posts!

Sandy Koca

Sandy Koca

Oct 01, 2022

I love the silhouette images! They combine perfectly with sets I already own. Love it!

Kris G.

Kris G.

Oct 01, 2022

Day 2 has me super excited to get the monthly kit and create! Can’t wait. :)

Phyllis Freese

Phyllis Freese

Oct 01, 2022

I enjoy creating scenes on my cards, so these are perfect for a winter or Christmas theme.

Cynthia Stasiewski

Cynthia Stasiewski

Oct 01, 2022

Great cards! Can’t wait to see the entire kit.

Sharon Suske

Sharon Suske

Oct 01, 2022

I can’t get over how beautiful this kit is!!! Must have. See you Monday but feel free to draw my name 😉 Thanks for the chance to win!

Anne Kristin Aschehoug

Anne Kristin Aschehoug

Oct 01, 2022

Lydia Fiedler has made another striking card. This looks like MMH kit I need to buy.

Sheri Kempke

Sheri Kempke

Oct 01, 2022

Gorgeous cards from this wonderful kit! Can’t wait for the full reveal! Happy WCMD!

Sharon Gullikson

Sharon Gullikson

Oct 01, 2022

I love the little scenes.

Golda Peterson

Golda Peterson

Oct 01, 2022

I’m looking forward to seeing the whole kit!

Cat Lail

Cat Lail

Oct 01, 2022

I’m hoping to join tonight! Great day of projects today, HA!

Aisha Roberts

Aisha Roberts

Oct 01, 2022

I love hero arts kits but especially your holiday kits. This looks like such an amazing kit.

Dee EARNSHAW

Dee EARNSHAW

Oct 01, 2022

love the scenes you created – very festive

Melissa Keller

Melissa Keller

Oct 01, 2022

This looks like an awesome kit — helping make Christmas bright and happy for others through these nostalgic vintage-looking designs.

Stacey Kowbel

Stacey Kowbel

Oct 01, 2022

Oh my gosh, more wonderful inspiration! Can’t wait to see the full kit reveal!

Karen Talbot

Karen Talbot

Oct 01, 2022

Oooooh, I’m loving it so far! These cards are gorgeous, and I am working on my holiday cards too! Can’t wait to see more!

Kelsey Thomas

Kelsey Thomas

Oct 01, 2022

These are beautiful!

Mary Holshouser

Mary Holshouser

Oct 01, 2022

Love the silhouettes. Beautiful cards.
thanks for sharing

Nancy Knapp

Nancy Knapp

Oct 01, 2022

Looks like another great My Monthly Hero Arts Kit!

Michelle Montemurro

Michelle Montemurro

Oct 01, 2022

Oh my gosh that village is so cute. Love the color in the windows. The trees are so pretty with lights. Can’t wait to see more.

Gail Spresser

Gail Spresser

Oct 01, 2022

Such beautiful cards from a Wonderful Hero Arts Monthly Kit! Love it! Thank you for sharing!

Meghan Kennihan

Meghan Kennihan

Oct 01, 2022

I LOVE these silhouette stamps! The Santa and reindeer are awesome!

Rosalie Johnson

Rosalie Johnson

Oct 01, 2022

Looks like another great kit – the santa sleigh is so awesome!!

Elaine Lozano

Elaine Lozano

Oct 01, 2022

The inspiration each day keeps getting better..the village scene with Santa’s sleigh is my fave!

Susan Jean Hoey

Susan Jean Hoey

Oct 01, 2022

Loving this release and all the designer’s cards

Jeanne Bean

Jeanne Bean

Oct 01, 2022

Such gorgeous cards! Looks like a wonderful Christmas release.
Thanks for sharing.

Isabel Z

Isabel Z

Oct 01, 2022

I am loving this kit! The silhouettes have such beautiful detail.

Angela Hathikhanavala

Angela Hathikhanavala

Oct 01, 2022

I love silhouette stamps for massive card making occasions like the holidays!

D.L. Wilson

D.L. Wilson

Oct 01, 2022

Oh, the amazing cards with trees! I looooove Christmas trees!

Felicia Chillak

Felicia Chillak

Oct 01, 2022

Oh my. The images are getting better. How is that possible? I just love these classic creations!