October My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway

Caly Person

It's time for our fourth countdown peek! The October My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, October 7 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Caly, who is sharing another look at this wonderful kit!

Hello, Friends! I hope you're ready for the holidays because we've got a holiday set coming at you with a retro feel! My countdown card today focuses on one of the two Christmas trees in this month's My Monthly Hero Kit (that's right! I said one of two Christmas trees - it's nice that you have the option!)

I stamped my images with Intensified Black Ink to color with Copic markers. It's a sparse tree like the Charlie Brown tree so I added some bits of colors to each branch and used similar colors throughout.  

Copic colors used:
Reds:  R05, R27, R29
Greens:  YG07, G29
Teals:  BG24, BG49
Blues:  B16, B29
Purples:  V01, V04
Yellows:  Y00, Y08
Grays:  C1, C4, C7

After coloring, I die-cut the images and added white gel highlights to them before setting them aside to work on the background. On a Dove White Top Folded card base, I ink-blended Squeezed Lemonade at the top and Broken China Distress Oxide Inks from the bottom. Where the two colors meet, a green organically mixes on its own. I sprayed the area with water droplets and also splattered some white and black paint to give the background some interest.

I set the card base aside to dry and used a Rectangle Infinity Die to cut a window from an A2-sized panel, centering it as best I could. I trimmed my panel to mat the card base and stamped a sentiment on the bottom portion. I added foam adhesive to the frame and adhered it over my ink-blended cardbase then decorated it with my colored images. The final thing I did was add Crystal Clear Lacquer over the ornaments.  

This is a little teaser for my card that I'm sharing for the blog hop. Be sure to join us on Monday! Thank you all for stopping by!

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!

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  • Kathy Lane

    Your card is spectacular and I can see a possible Vegas themed Christmas card with the kit!

  • Virginia Ellison

    These are such wonderful cards…. can’t wait to see the total package….

  • Bonnie Reyes

    I can totally see this embossed in silver, making it truly retro!

  • Susan Billingsley

    Wow so many beautiful cards! Looks like an amazing kit!

  • MandaLJ

    Lovely card! I love the retro feel to it, especially with the font.

298 Responses

Connie S Thingstad

Connie S Thingstad

Oct 05, 2019

this whole set so far reminds me of my childhood in the 1960s. we need some more 1960s style!

Josmary Flores

Josmary Flores

Oct 05, 2019

Very nice card

Madeleine Garner

Madeleine Garner

Oct 05, 2019

Love the feather tree.

Rebecca

Rebecca

Oct 05, 2019

What a sweet Charlie Brown tree!

Karen Lingel

Karen Lingel

Oct 05, 2019

Crystal Lacquer on the ornaments! Genius! Thanks for the opportunity to win.

Audrey Rollins

Audrey Rollins

Oct 05, 2019

I love HeroArts kits.
Clarelle Chevallier-Siclait

Clarelle Chevallier-Siclait

Oct 05, 2019

It’s funny how I immediately thought of Charlie Brown when I saw that tree! Framing the images in white really makes them pop.

Stephanie B

Stephanie B

Oct 05, 2019

Love the card, Caly! I have been looking forward to the Christmas themed release, I missed it last year.

Claudine Vance

Claudine Vance

Oct 05, 2019

Caly your card is beautiful and I think I’m really gonna love this kit…. I KNOW I’m gonna love this kit – can’t wait!

Cynthia Cole

Cynthia Cole

Oct 05, 2019

Such a lovely Christmas card!

Janice Alvarez

Janice Alvarez

Oct 05, 2019

This is adorable. I love the bright colors and 3-d effect!

Denise Bryant

Denise Bryant

Oct 05, 2019

Pretty color combo! Adorable card in beautiful, soft colors! Love the images!

Cindi

Cindi

Oct 05, 2019

I’m loving those tiny retro ornaments and all the different style packages. Super cute!

Kelly dean

Kelly dean

Oct 05, 2019

Very nice card. Can’t wait to see the whole kit

Jeanette Rochnowski

Jeanette Rochnowski

Oct 05, 2019

Caly that card is so sweet! Love your coloring. Can’t wait to see the whole kit!!! 😁👏❤️

Lyndi Kummer

Lyndi Kummer

Oct 05, 2019

Thanks for anothe great card idea.

Melissa

Melissa

Oct 05, 2019

Who knew that yellow blended down to blue would look so great for Christmas? Inspires me to look at non-traditional color combinations! Thanks for sharing your card

Beverly Robinson

Beverly Robinson

Oct 05, 2019

Looks like this card would be fun to color. Love the way you framed it.

Alexia Daniel

Alexia Daniel

Oct 05, 2019

Love the clean lines of the frame! (And I love a good Charlie Brown Tree!)

Eileen Cervi

Eileen Cervi

Oct 05, 2019

I love the retro look!

isabel z

isabel z

Oct 05, 2019

This kit is calling my name!

Amy Cooley

Amy Cooley

Oct 05, 2019

This is so pretty. I like the clean and simple design and the retro feel to the tree.

Heidi Macy

Heidi Macy

Oct 05, 2019

Love the pretty blended background. Very nice Christmas card!

Karen Jordan

Karen Jordan

Oct 05, 2019

One of my childhood memories is a year I wanted a Christmas tree in my bedroom. My dad took me to the woods and let me pick out a tree. He chopped down the tree I selected, and brought it home for me. I decorated it and some people teased me about my “Charlie Brown tree” but I LOVED it! This reminds me of my little Charlie Brown tree… lovely card!

Rebecca Attwood

Rebecca Attwood

Oct 05, 2019

Great card. Loving the fun pile of gifts under the tree.

Peggy Pighetti

Peggy Pighetti

Oct 05, 2019

Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

Konnie wren

Konnie wren

Oct 05, 2019

Simple card but so beautiful

Ann K.

Ann K.

Oct 05, 2019

Uh-oh, I didn’t think I needed another Christmas set, but this post might have put me over the edge…

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

Oct 05, 2019

Great card with beautiful colors and detail! Loving this kit!!

Tamra Barnes

Tamra Barnes

Oct 05, 2019

It’s an amazing card, love the colors and the organic color blended background!! Thanks for sharing your talents!

Kailash

Kailash

Oct 05, 2019

Such a sweet tree with a great sentiment too!

Barbara School

Barbara School

Oct 05, 2019

Adorable! Psyched that there are two retro feeling trees in the kit!

Lee W. Cockrum

Lee W. Cockrum

Oct 05, 2019

What a totally adorable tree!!!

Janet L

Janet L

Oct 05, 2019

Such a sweet card! Love how colorful it is! I’m so excited for this kit!

Eva

Eva

Oct 05, 2019

This card really make me looking forward Christmas or at least this card kit!!

Rheanna Hoffman

Rheanna Hoffman

Oct 05, 2019

I love this tree!! It’s so unique and different than anything they’ve put out in years past. Great card and use of dies.

Kate R

Kate R

Oct 05, 2019

Really cute idea!

David

David

Oct 05, 2019

Cute card. Really like window cards. Wish I could colour like that

Kathy Brewer

Kathy Brewer

Oct 05, 2019

Too Cute!!! Thanks for the inspiration!

Joan Walker

Joan Walker

Oct 05, 2019

Such a cute card. Thanks for sharing.

KC Wong

KC Wong

Oct 05, 2019

TWO trees!!
Beautiful work!!

Jessica Williams

Jessica Williams

Oct 05, 2019

Such a cute card! I just love the vintage feel of this kit.

Toni F

Toni F

Oct 05, 2019

I love the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. All that is missing is the blue blanket underneath. 🎄

Stephanie Severin

Stephanie Severin

Oct 05, 2019

Love all the presents under the tree

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

Oct 05, 2019

I’m going to date myself back just a bit—before your time, I’m sure… I can picture stamping this tree in silver ink, adding a few hand drawn limbs, and a color wheel, and it would look like the old silver tinsel trees that change color as the wheel turns!!! Lol!!! One of the many types of trees we had when I was growing up. I’m experiencing so many memories from this kit, and all of you wonderful designers are contributing to that. Great job—I can hardly wait for this kit to release. My heart is fill and happy!!! 😄

Shirley Wallen

Shirley Wallen

Oct 05, 2019

I’m so glad that sentiment is in the set. I do like the Charlie Brown tree also :)

Heidi H

Heidi H

Oct 05, 2019

Love all the info on how to make the background! What a lovely card!

Shirlene

Shirlene

Oct 05, 2019

Love this tree it has a Charlie Brown tree feel to it. The sense of not perfect but potential, then potential realized.
Love it💕