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October My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Hello! We are continuing the countdown to the release of the October My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, October 7 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We will be here all weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Jess for another look at this fantastic kit! 

Hi, Jess here and I am excited to share another look at this fun holiday kit! Of course I love anything music related (especially Christmas music) so two specific images in the kit caught my eye right away! ;) 

To start I stamped the tree and record player with Soft Vanilla Ink and colored them with Copic markers. Then I restamped them, using my MISTI, with Embossing and Watermark Ink and heat-embossed them with Gold Glitter Embossing Powder before die-cutting them with the coordinating dies.

Next I used Taffy and Green Apple Reactive Inks to blend little bokeh circles onto a panel of Dove White Hero Hues Cardstock. I splattered them with water to lighten areas and let the panel dry. Next I swiped my Embossing and Watermark Ink pad across the edges of my panel and heat-embossed them with Gold Glitter Embossing Powder. I also stamped my sentiment onto the panel and heat-embossed it with the same embossing powder. Finally I adhered my tree and popped up my record player with a little foam mounting tape. To finish the card I added a little Crystal Clear Lacquer to the ornaments and record for extra shine!

And that's it! Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing day!

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. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, October 7, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Good Luck!

  • Mary

    The tree/phonograph card is so sweet!

  • Sheryl M.

    That is too darn cute! Love that darling lil record player! Another awesome and cute card!

  • Virginia Ellison

    I love the pale colors you used around the background.

  • Dawn Thompson

    I love pink and green for Christmas…

  • Susan Billingsley

    Simply beautiful! Can’t wait;)

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337 Responses

Veronica Griffin

Veronica Griffin

Oct 05, 2019

Such a cute card!! I can’t wait to see the kit!!!

Darcie Walker

Darcie Walker

Oct 05, 2019

Love this card. We had a record player just like that when I was growing up. This brings back wonderful memories.

Tricia Wittenberg

Tricia Wittenberg

Oct 05, 2019

This card kind of reminds me of the old tinsel trees that you shine the rotating color wheel on which is what gives it color. Love the vintage record player too. Beautiful with the gold and pops of color!

Jackie S

Jackie S

Oct 05, 2019

That record player is my favorite thing, but your whole card is beautiful

Teri S.

Teri S.

Oct 05, 2019

Love the dreamy look of this card with the soft coloured bokeh circles in the background Jess, as well as the swipes of gold around the edges. I’m with you about Christmas music. Love it. I think it’s grand that Hero Arts has put a stamp set together featuring the 1950’s. There are lots of us baby boomers out there.

Madeline L

Madeline L

Oct 05, 2019

Super pretty Holiday card! Great sentiment!

Jenna Batik

Jenna Batik

Oct 05, 2019

This Kit is taking me back to days gone by. I love the nostalgia of it. Thanks Hero Arts for another great Kit.

Renee V

Renee V

Oct 05, 2019

LOVE the use of bokeh and GOLD on this cute card :)

Debbie Selby

Debbie Selby

Oct 05, 2019

Love that record player. So cool.

Susie Murray

Susie Murray

Oct 05, 2019

Super cute background and design! Love the gold and touch of ‘50 turquoise on the vintage record player. My mom had one just like that! Love this vintage package, hoping to win it!

Jackie

Jackie

Oct 05, 2019

I ca. Hear the Christmas tunes playing! Fun card!

Meghan Kennihan

Meghan Kennihan

Oct 05, 2019

I love the gold embossing! Great soft colors!

yolanda f

yolanda f

Oct 05, 2019

Cue up the Christmas music. So cute.,

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

Oct 05, 2019

So pretty! I love the soft color background with the beautiful gold you brought in on the card. Love it!!

Dawn

Dawn

Oct 05, 2019

I’m just a starter to cardmaking and I am inspired.

Marilee DeMars

Marilee DeMars

Oct 05, 2019

That is a great card! Makes great use of the images, and I love your techniques!

Karin W

Karin W

Oct 05, 2019

Cute card!

Cynthia Cole

Cynthia Cole

Oct 05, 2019

Pretty card using that gold glitter embossing powder.

Sheri Weems

Sheri Weems

Oct 05, 2019

I love the added sparkle! I need to get up the courage to try this technique. You make it look so easy! I love the record player!

Louise Coviello

Louise Coviello

Oct 05, 2019

I love the colors you chose with the gold glitter embossing powder. So pretty!

Barbara-Jean

Barbara-Jean

Oct 05, 2019

Really like what you did with the background, Jessica! And of course, the memories that the card stirs up!

janet

janet

Oct 05, 2019

This is beautiful – love the “retro-ness”, and the gold edging is perfect.

Susan Lang

Susan Lang

Oct 05, 2019

Great background. That record player is so fun! The sentiment is just perfect.

Kailash

Kailash

Oct 05, 2019

Such pretty colors and the gold makes for a gorgeous elegant card!

Karen L Hetherington

Karen L Hetherington

Oct 05, 2019

The bokeh circles add just the right soft touch to finish this card. I love it!

littlen

littlen

Oct 05, 2019

Very cute card. Images bring back fond childhood memories.

Gail Fort

Gail Fort

Oct 05, 2019

Love this card. these cards and kit are so reminding me of my childhood!

PHYLLIS FREESE

PHYLLIS FREESE

Oct 05, 2019

Pretty retro Christmas card

Christy Malone

Christy Malone

Oct 05, 2019

Your card is beautiful!! I love the soft colors and the good embossing. I can hardly wait to see the rest of the kit.

Sharyn Davis

Sharyn Davis

Oct 05, 2019

Your card brings back so many memories-I’ll be singing that song all day! Looking forward to this kit.

Mary Holshouser

Mary Holshouser

Oct 05, 2019

Love the portable record player. Remember
those days well. Had lots of fun jitter-bugging.
thanks for sharing a cute card.
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Gail O'Keefe

Gail O'Keefe

Oct 05, 2019

Clever use of background colors. I can see so many options for this cute kit.

Valerie

Valerie

Oct 05, 2019

This definitely puts us in the celebrating Christmas mood!

Eva

Eva

Oct 05, 2019

Thanks for sharing – that‘s just a great card: clean and simple but with the sparkle it really is awesome!

Brian Poteraj

Brian Poteraj

Oct 05, 2019

So simple that I can make it. Thanks for the ideas.

Cindi

Cindi

Oct 05, 2019

Adorable card! I love your soft background and those gold accents. Soooo looking forward to this kit!

Virginia Delpiano

Virginia Delpiano

Oct 05, 2019

I can hear the music playing from our old “victrola”. This card is awesome and I can’t wait to see the entire kit. Looks like a real winner and will provide hours of fun cardmaking.

Darlene

Darlene

Oct 05, 2019

Simple but so stunning. Thank you Jess!

Claudine Vance

Claudine Vance

Oct 05, 2019

Jess, I love your card! What an amazing kit! I can’t wait!

Maria C F

Maria C F

Oct 05, 2019

Love what you created.

Becca Yahrling

Becca Yahrling

Oct 05, 2019

The gold embossing is just beautiful and perfect for these images.
This is going to be an awesome kit.

Janet Durbin

Janet Durbin

Oct 05, 2019

Love the retro look of this kit! Your card is wonderful!

Charla Everhart

Charla Everhart

Oct 05, 2019

Oh how cute! I think I’m going to LOVE the vintage vibe of this kit! Excited for the release!

Jeri

Jeri

Oct 05, 2019

What a cute card. The gild embossing really makes it stand out. I can’t wait for this set to be available just for that record player!!!

Cristina Wu

Cristina Wu

Oct 05, 2019

I love this retro card, simple and elegant. Reminds me of my childhood when my dad used to play Pat Boone’s Christmas songs on our record player.

Jeanette Rochnowski

Jeanette Rochnowski

Oct 05, 2019

Soooo cute. Love this set already and how you used the colors. Very retro!!!! I like your style Jessica!!!

Jeanne Beam

Jeanne Beam

Oct 05, 2019

What a wonderful holiday card! Love the record player and the sentiment.
Thanks so much for sharing…

Annie W

Annie W

Oct 05, 2019

Just love this card! Awesome job! I’m looking forward to this kit!!

Sharon Gullikson

Sharon Gullikson

Oct 05, 2019

The gold embossing looks just wonderful! Like the 50s look.

Cynthia Link

Cynthia Link

Oct 05, 2019

This is so sweet and looks like a great set! I love it!

KerrynM

KerrynM

Oct 05, 2019

Great card. This kit is looking fabulous. Can’t wait to see kit and add-ons

Swati jain

Swati jain

Oct 05, 2019

Love the pastel look. Absolutely amazing

Toni L

Toni L

Oct 05, 2019

Very sweet card—love the vintage look!

Elaine

Elaine

Oct 05, 2019

Put your dancing 💃shoes on..love this sneak peek!

Elaine

Elaine

Oct 05, 2019

Put your dancing 💃shoes on..love this sneak peek!

Sue D

Sue D

Oct 05, 2019

So cute with the music theme and I like the gold embossing.

Theresa P

Theresa P

Oct 05, 2019

This looks to be a great kit! Love the look of the 50’s. Great colors on your fun card!

Nelissa Winters

Nelissa Winters

Oct 05, 2019

Lovin this kit, the images are awesome. Wonderful card.

Diane Zalusky

Diane Zalusky

Oct 05, 2019

Makes me think of Christmas parties at home when I was a kid

Lagene

Lagene

Oct 05, 2019

WOW! This is a super sweet retro Christmas card!

Leola Janz

Leola Janz

Oct 05, 2019

My stamping session will definitely be rockin with this kit.

Emily Henry

Emily Henry

Oct 05, 2019

I had a record player just like that one! A must have kit for me!

Suzie Dube

Suzie Dube

Oct 05, 2019

Love this card, too! The gold makes it pop 😍 I love the record player … so awesome!

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Oct 05, 2019

Love your card so beautiful and nostalgic with beautiful simplicity

J Gearhart

J Gearhart

Oct 05, 2019

Great card. I really like the embossing technique and the background colors. Pretty Christmas scene.

Linda

Linda

Oct 05, 2019

A golden oldie! The card design captures it beautifully!

nancy f

nancy f

Oct 05, 2019

Nice card and fun kit.

Dee Ann Matthews

Dee Ann Matthews

Oct 05, 2019

Terrific colors and simplicity of memories of past days!

Avra N Williams

Avra N Williams

Oct 05, 2019

Very sweet!

Judy Hall

Judy Hall

Oct 05, 2019

The card is so fun, love the stamps and the background.

isabel z

isabel z

Oct 05, 2019

Love the use of gold—such a nice touch!

Marianne

Marianne

Oct 05, 2019

Fun card! Love the gold edging and the simple bokeh background as well!

Carol H

Carol H

Oct 05, 2019

Great idea and use of colour :-)

karen t

karen t

Oct 05, 2019

I’m excited about your new kit! I’m new to your kits so I’d love to try it! Love the retro vibe of Jessica’s card!

Sharon Brand

Sharon Brand

Oct 05, 2019

This is beautiful and so simple!

Donna Hitz

Donna Hitz

Oct 05, 2019

That record player is perfect! In love with this kit!

Felicia C

Felicia C

Oct 05, 2019

Golden! Love these combinations of techniques. I love the record player image. The choice of font for the phrase makes me feel like singing the phrase as I read it. Well done!

Fionna Wheatley

Fionna Wheatley

Oct 05, 2019

This is so retro cute! I love the spots of colour in the back ground! Can’t wait for my kit to ship! Thanks.

Mindy Eggen

Mindy Eggen

Oct 05, 2019

love all the gold!

Tavia Cheney

Tavia Cheney

Oct 05, 2019

Love the use of the reactive inks as background. Reminds me of the glow of Christmas lights. Very cool and something I would have never thought of. Thanks for sharing – looks like it’ll be a great release!

Lyndi Kummer

Lyndi Kummer

Oct 05, 2019

I am so loving this set!

Toni F

Toni F

Oct 05, 2019

Remembering playing my LPs on my phonograph at Christmas time but mine didn’t have legs. Great picture.

Robin Trala

Robin Trala

Oct 05, 2019

I love the soft colors, like looking through a frosted window. Thank you, can’t wait to see the entire stamp set!

anne hudgens

anne hudgens

Oct 05, 2019

Jess thanks for a non-traditional “spin” on retro theme! Love the colors!

Diana Morrison

Diana Morrison

Oct 05, 2019

Love the colors and simplicity of this card. Great job.

Chris Le

Chris Le

Oct 05, 2019

The colors you picked are perfect for retro theme of the kit. It is a very rockin card.

Melissa (mollymoo951)

Melissa (mollymoo951)

Oct 05, 2019

Oh! This is so pretty!

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