October My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway!

Michelle Short

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

I am not sure why, but I really love making winter cards. I especially love snowflakes and I think they work perfectly for sending some winter cheer to friends.

Winter Wishes by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

For my card I started off with a panel of watercolour paper. I then took the 'winter wishes' sentiment from the main kit stamp set and stamped this on to the panel using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. I then took the two snowflake stamps and randomly stamped these over the background towards the top, with Versamark Ink again. This time I heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder to get the added detail in the snowflakes. 

Winter Wishes by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

I then took Distress Inks in Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet and Dusty Concord and blended these over the panel with an ink blending tool. I took the iridescent ink that is in the kit and splattered this over the panel with a paintbrush. I did use a quite a lot of this, but you can never have too much shimmer can you? :) I set the piece aside to dry. 

Winter Wishes by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

I took the deer from the stamp set and stamped this on to white cardstock with Intense Black Ink and coloured with Copic Markers. I then used the coordinating Frame Cuts to cut it out. The panel was added to a 4.5" x 4.5" white card base with foam sheet and double sided tape and then the deer added on top with thin foam tape. 

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

Good luck and happy stamping!


  • Frances A Thorpe

    beautiful

  • theresasutherland1@cox.net

    Love the serene feel to this card.
    Soft and feminine.

  • Darla Woodkowski

    This set is amazing and I’d love to win it!

  • Darla Woodkowski

    This set is amazing and I’d love to win it!

  • Evert

    I sure hope the deer is part of the main kit! So cute!

326 Responses

Retta Lutte

Retta Lutte

Sep 30, 2018

What a beautiful background! Love this kit!

Susan Lang

Susan Lang

Sep 30, 2018

Such a sweet card. Love the little deer stamp and die. Looks like an awesome kit!

Kristen H

Kristen H

Sep 30, 2018

What a beautiful card!

Madeline

Madeline

Sep 30, 2018

This kit is going to be awesome!

Mercedes M Rivera

Mercedes M Rivera

Sep 30, 2018

I love your color combination, it looks stunning on this card.

Eleanor Chua

Eleanor Chua

Sep 30, 2018

Love the cute little deer. Also love the shades of purple.

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

Sep 30, 2018

Hi Michelle! Your card is almost magical! I love the way you did your snowy background, fading into what looks like a soft, fluffy cloud of snow for the deer to walk through!!! Very impressive! It’s so magical, it makes me smile. Even the deers little face looks like it is filled with wonder as it gazes up at the falling snow. Great job! Thanks so much, and have a blessed weekend. Hugs!!!

Ro

Ro

Sep 30, 2018

I love the elegant simplicity of this card. Snowflakes, especially iridescent snowflakes are a favorite.

Terri Fain

Terri Fain

Sep 30, 2018

This is the sweetest winter card. The colors are beautiful and ypu are right, one can never have too much shimmer. I can’t wait for this kit!

Diane Stricker

Diane Stricker

Sep 30, 2018

Gorgeous card, I two love making winter cards.

Stephanie German

Stephanie German

Sep 30, 2018

I love this card! Simple and elegant. Could easily be mass produced. Love it! Thanks for sharing.

Sue Manning

Sue Manning

Sep 30, 2018

What a quietly pretty card. The detailed white embossing works so well with snowflakes. Thanks for the inspiration.
Sue Manning

Mindy Drummond

Mindy Drummond

Sep 30, 2018

This card is beautiful (I love the blended background) and how sweet is that deer, I love it! Thanks for sharing and the inspiration Michelle.

Stephanie German

Stephanie German

Sep 30, 2018

I love this card! Simple and elegant. Could easily be mass produced. Love it! Thanks for sharing.

Becky Partan

Becky Partan

Sep 30, 2018

Adorable card. I love winter cards and snowflakes, probably because we don’t get them in Florida.

Margery C

Margery C

Sep 30, 2018

Lovely card. Love the soft purple background.

Margie Manis

Margie Manis

Sep 30, 2018

Another great card.

LaNell Taylor

LaNell Taylor

Sep 30, 2018

Love the simplicity of this cute card. I also like to send winter cards to my friends and family.

Lauren Z.

Lauren Z.

Sep 30, 2018

Love your sweet card.The purplish sky is so pretty. You have created a lovely winter scene with this months kit. Can’t wait to see more!

Suzi Metcalfe

Suzi Metcalfe

Sep 30, 2018

Too much shimmer is like too much chocolate! Not possible! Your choice of colors for the sky turned out beautifully.

JoAnn Ferguson

JoAnn Ferguson

Sep 30, 2018

Very simply elegant card. I can’t wait to see the full kit!

Sarah T.

Sarah T.

Sep 30, 2018

Wondering how big the iridescent ink is as I think there’s a chance I could go through the whole bottle in one session!

Cynthia Cole

Cynthia Cole

Sep 30, 2018

Cute little deer card!

Lisa Woodburn

Lisa Woodburn

Sep 30, 2018

beautiful winter card – can’t wait to try the iridescent ink!

Susan

Susan

Sep 30, 2018

Lovely card. Never too much shimmer! :)

KimiKaz

KimiKaz

Sep 30, 2018

Love the deer and the card design. Such a soft technique for winter or Christmas.

Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson

Sep 30, 2018

I think the purple background is beautiful

Teri Frank

Teri Frank

Sep 30, 2018

What a sweet card you made. This kit looks great so far!

KARI MANO

KARI MANO

Sep 30, 2018

Cute card! This kit is awesome

Carol L.

Carol L.

Sep 30, 2018

I love the deer; so sweet!

Marj

Marj

Sep 30, 2018

Cute card—love the background!

Susan Burke

Susan Burke

Sep 30, 2018

Wonderful background for a winter deer!

Machele

Machele

Sep 30, 2018

Simple yet elegant card. This kit looks amazingly varied, cant wait!

joyce willy

joyce willy

Sep 30, 2018

What a peaceful woodland scene done to perfection.

Cha Lion

Cha Lion

Sep 30, 2018

What a beautiful card! It’s simple and smart! Tfs.

CaroleRenn

CaroleRenn

Sep 30, 2018

Very pretty card! Your wintery sky is so gorgeous in the background. I’m looking forward to having a lot of fun with this kit. Thanks for sharing.

Darlene

Darlene

Sep 30, 2018

Simply beautiful. Thanks Michelle and I agree we can never have too much shimmer.

Sherri Cooley

Sherri Cooley

Sep 30, 2018

Your card is so beautiful, it almost makes me wish for snow. Then reality sets in and I think about all that shoveling.

Lindar C

Lindar C

Sep 30, 2018

Such a soft, lovely card. I can imagine the stillness as the snow falls.

Christina Dauven

Christina Dauven

Sep 30, 2018

I love the ombre color change in the sky. This one is so pretty.

K. Eley

K. Eley

Sep 30, 2018

Love the colors! Beautifully blended! Very excited to play with the iridescent ink when I get my kit! The deer image is so lovely and sweet!

Natalie Winterstein

Natalie Winterstein

Sep 30, 2018

Gorgeous! Love the soft blended background!

MARIA

MARIA

Sep 30, 2018

Beautiful card. I love the color combos.

Sue McRae

Sue McRae

Sep 30, 2018

The deer is so sweet and love the soft inky background!

Debbie Rumpza

Debbie Rumpza

Sep 30, 2018

What a pretty little deer! I love the way she is looking at the snow!
Erika Rusch

Erika Rusch

Sep 30, 2018

I love the ink blending on this card. And another cute critter.

Rhonna Blatt

Rhonna Blatt

Sep 30, 2018

Love this card. The iridescent ink sounds like fun to use.

Bo

Bo

Sep 30, 2018

Adorable! Love the softness of the card. Everything compliments each other.

Cathy P

Cathy P

Sep 30, 2018

Beautiful colors! Love snowflakes, looking forward to this months kit!

Rebecca Attwood

Rebecca Attwood

Sep 30, 2018

Such a pretty card – love the soft colors & cute deer.

Melinda Stearns

Melinda Stearns

Sep 30, 2018

That little deer is so precious. Lovely card.

Kailash

Kailash

Sep 30, 2018

Love the ombré background, beautifully done!

Claudia N

Claudia N

Sep 30, 2018

Beautiful card! Really like the background colors, so soft.

Jackie

Jackie

Sep 30, 2018

I love the simplicity of this look, but you’ve added so much detail too. Beautiful.

Rachel Walton

Rachel Walton

Sep 30, 2018

A pretty and serine card. And no , there is no such thing as too much shimmer.

Lori Storey

Lori Storey

Sep 30, 2018

Simple and sweet! Love it!!!

Barbara-Jean

Barbara-Jean

Sep 30, 2018

Thanks for the background instructions, Michelle. It’s great! So is the deer…

Jackie Adair

Jackie Adair

Sep 30, 2018

Love the colors in your card!

Kathy Wills

Kathy Wills

Sep 30, 2018

Like the colors and of course the sweet doe.

Donna

Donna

Sep 30, 2018

Love the soft, snowy background!

Ellie

Ellie

Sep 30, 2018

A gorgeous card Michelle, I love the pretty colors you used to create this magical winter themed card.

Karen Hale

Karen Hale

Sep 30, 2018

Such a sweet card…love the little deer enjoying the winter snowfall. Your background is beautiful.

Sarita Kapoor

Sarita Kapoor

Sep 30, 2018

Beautiful background technique. Makes it magical,and the deer adds a sweetness to the scene.

Michelle Montemurro

Michelle Montemurro

Sep 30, 2018

Love thx purple blue sky with snowflakes

Arianna Barbara

Arianna Barbara

Sep 30, 2018

It’s totally cute!!!

Sam Burnett

Sam Burnett

Sep 30, 2018

Such a sweet card! Love the colors and your background stamping!

Kim S.

Kim S.

Sep 30, 2018

The lavender shades are beautiful for this card.

Patt H.

Patt H.

Sep 30, 2018

So lovely, Michelle! The background is beautiful with those soft colors & the little deer is darling. Can’t wait to try the irridescent ink!

Donna Holloway

Donna Holloway

Sep 30, 2018

I think this card is dreamy. The snowy background and fawn are magical. Great job.

Beverley Hollis

Beverley Hollis

Sep 30, 2018

I’ve loved each and every card so far in these sneak peeks, the deer is soooo sweet. Beautiful colours too.

Jana Yeager

Jana Yeager

Sep 30, 2018

Beautifully simple!

Carla Hundley

Carla Hundley

Sep 30, 2018

Oh gorgeous!
Love the background
colors and the deer.
Carla from Utah

Scarlett Theron Rush

Scarlett Theron Rush

Sep 30, 2018

Oh my gosh this is so unbelievably cute!!!!! happy dance XD

Ashley L

Ashley L

Sep 30, 2018

I love the simplicity of this card. It is beautiful.

Margaret

Margaret

Sep 30, 2018

This is so sweet! I love snowflakes, too – they’re my favorite part of winter crafting!

Audrey R

Audrey R

Sep 30, 2018

This card is so delicate and pretty! I love the colors and little deer!