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

Hero Arts

We're back for another post as we count down to the release of the September My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Tuesday, September 4th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. For something a little different, this card was created by our product designers rather than our Creative Team...

For today's card, we had a ton of fun combining the September My Monthly Hero kit with a cool product that you can find at many retailers - Chibitronics! The Chibitronics paper circuit pieces are not included in this month's kit, but since the theme of the kit is the lantern plant, we were inspired to use it!

We began by embossing the lantern plant and vase in gold embossing powder. The plate image was embossed with the new red embossing powder, which is an optional add-on to this month's kit. Then we watercolored with the fun little Daniel Smith dot palette that's part of the kit!

The die for this branch of lantern plant has one little area that is cut away, allowing you to highlight the red berries that form inside the lantern plant. Or as we did here - light it up like an actual lantern! We built the circuit by following the instructions included with the Chibitronics pieces. Another fun kit element this month is a set of maple leaf sticky notes! We cut off a piece of one, and placed it behind the cut out lantern plant to give the Chibitronics light a reddish glow.

Here's an image of the glowing plant! If you visit our Instagram account today (HERE), you'll be able to see a short clip of the light-up feature!

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 Tuesday morning, September 4, before the kit launches at 1pm Eastern. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Thanks for stopping by - keep tuning in for the rest of the countdown!


  • Sudhamathi

    Love the idea of using kraft Cardstock… it just pops the image… love the stamp set..

  • Laurie

    I LOVE this card. Using the lighting element just took it over the edge. Thank you for the inspiration.

  • Annette Reed

    Very pretty! I love the use of the chibitronics-so cool!

  • Deborah Kaye

    Lovely card! I really like the Chibitronics light up element to the card.

  • Sharon L.

    Quite interesting using a light for the lantern.

332 Responses

Janine Gearhart

Janine Gearhart

Sep 02, 2018

What a great idea. Make a beautiful card and make it glow. Fun and unique idea!

Andre M.

Andre M.

Sep 02, 2018

So much lovely colouring on this fab interactive card. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Jodi Warren

Jodi Warren

Sep 02, 2018

Great thought about the type of plant and how to light it up. Beautiful card.

Toni F

Toni F

Sep 02, 2018

What a surprise the recipient would receive when they opened this card. How fun it is.

Nancy Mensch

Nancy Mensch

Sep 02, 2018

I really like how you incorporated the lights into this card. The watercolors look beautiful.

Teresa Burnett

Teresa Burnett

Sep 02, 2018

Love it!

Sue McRae

Sue McRae

Sep 02, 2018

How fun to have the plant light up, wonderful idea!

Karen L Hetherington

Karen L Hetherington

Sep 02, 2018

I am looking forward to this month’s kit. I haven’t tried the chibitronics yet. I have seen them used many times on the internet. I know they don’t come with the kit.I do like how they are used on this card example.

Juana Vega

Juana Vega

Sep 02, 2018

What a cool way to use the kit and the water colors. Love the colors use and the light idea is so cute.

Barbara Howell

Barbara Howell

Sep 02, 2018

What a great idea to use the Chibitronics lights with this stamp. Your card is really pretty.

barbara lassiter

barbara lassiter

Sep 02, 2018

How clever and what a pretty card!

Julie Madsen

Julie Madsen

Sep 02, 2018

Beautiful!

Joy Smith

Joy Smith

Sep 02, 2018

Nice twist with the lighted card…will have to try this for sure………..

Glenna

Glenna

Sep 02, 2018

I really want to try lights in a card or scrapbook. How much fun!!

Retta Lutte

Retta Lutte

Sep 02, 2018

What an amazing idea! Love what I am seeing so far!

Rosemary D

Rosemary D

Sep 02, 2018

lovely design!

Karen Nelson

Karen Nelson

Sep 02, 2018

Great idea to using chibitronics I would love to make a card using lights.

Brooke Shull

Brooke Shull

Sep 02, 2018

Love the card, love the colors.

Penny D Walker

Penny D Walker

Sep 02, 2018

Lovely card. Thank you for sharing.

CaroleRenn

CaroleRenn

Sep 02, 2018

Awesome card and it lights up too. Very clever. I’m looking forward to trying out the Daniel Smith dot palette.

Marilee DeMars

Marilee DeMars

Sep 02, 2018

Wow! That one is a stunner! Love the two different embossing colors on one card — great!

StampinLouie

StampinLouie

Sep 02, 2018

Love the clever idea with the lights. this set is amazing!

Karla McCully

Karla McCully

Sep 02, 2018

The lighted lantern is intriguing. Something new to try

Ebony Freeman

Ebony Freeman

Sep 02, 2018

The light up feature on this card is fantastic!

Christa M

Christa M

Sep 02, 2018

Very cool with the light!

Laura Staley

Laura Staley

Sep 02, 2018

Stunning card! I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit! Love the coloring and the lantern.

Linda Reilly

Linda Reilly

Sep 02, 2018

The light up feature looks like a lot of fun! I’m going to have to try that.

Kathy A

Kathy A

Sep 02, 2018

Fun card with the actual light

Eva N

Eva N

Sep 02, 2018

Not only is this a lovely card, but it is so clever. Thanks for giving us these ideas.

Catherine

Catherine

Sep 02, 2018

I watched the video and saw the card light up – how amazing!

NCDonna

NCDonna

Sep 02, 2018

So Cute! Love the lighting effect!

Marisela Delgado

Marisela Delgado

Sep 02, 2018

Cute card

Lynnea Hollendonner

Lynnea Hollendonner

Sep 02, 2018

This is amazing! I love how the die cuts out the little hole!

G angelos

G angelos

Sep 02, 2018

Can’t wait to try this

Barb Schmitz

Barb Schmitz

Sep 02, 2018

I’ve never tried the little lights but may have to give them a go!

FD91354

FD91354

Sep 02, 2018

So fun, I love that you let the Hero Arts Team join in the creativeness as well. Love this lantern.. Cant wait to see what other images/pieces are included.

Roberta S

Roberta S

Sep 02, 2018

This is a really neat element to add to a card. Love the coloring of the image and the light in the Japanese lantern is the perfect touch.

MARIA

MARIA

Sep 02, 2018

Great use of Chibitronics! I can’t wait to try it myself.

Rita Childs

Rita Childs

Sep 02, 2018

Now using lights like this I’m never done. But this could just be the first time. Very beautiful and can’t wait to see what everyone else comes up with. I think from what I’ve seen I could come up with a couple of ideas already.

Jackie

Jackie

Sep 02, 2018

I love how that lights up! So cool

RoZee

RoZee

Sep 02, 2018

The ideas and inspirations keep coming for this release. Not sure were to start first.

Dawn Keene

Dawn Keene

Sep 02, 2018

What a cool idea using Chibitronics.

VickiBlair

VickiBlair

Sep 02, 2018

Very interesting! Lites wow. Got to see this.

Denise Bryant

Denise Bryant

Sep 02, 2018

Love the lantern plant and vase! Beautiful card!

Carol T

Carol T

Sep 02, 2018

What a fun and pretty card.

Cynthia Cole

Cynthia Cole

Sep 02, 2018

Great light up card!

Wendy Denietolis

Wendy Denietolis

Sep 02, 2018

There are terms and terminology I am not familiar with so I’m not sure I understood (Chibitronics) and would love to see a video showing how you made this. The red around the saucer’s rim is very cool! Thank you for sharing this!

Stephanie German

Stephanie German

Sep 02, 2018

OMG that is so cool!

Becca Yahrling

Becca Yahrling

Sep 02, 2018

What an awesome card showcasing the new kit. Love it!

Arianna Barbara

Arianna Barbara

Sep 02, 2018

Wow!!! What a gorgeous card!!! Love it!!!

Cha Lion

Cha Lion

Sep 02, 2018

Stunning! Thanks for sharing!

Kim Smart

Kim Smart

Sep 02, 2018

Such a cool card! Love how you used the chibitronics element in the card too!

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

Sep 02, 2018

So pretty! Thanks for sharing this fun idea.

Karen Lampe

Karen Lampe

Sep 02, 2018

So pretty!

Kathy C

Kathy C

Sep 02, 2018

A beautiful and fun card!

KAREN CHESTER

KAREN CHESTER

Sep 02, 2018

Nice job using the light colors on top of the dark ones. They really stand out. Can’t wait for my kit to come in the mail.

Lana

Lana

Sep 02, 2018

The light up effect is way cool!

Darlene

Darlene

Sep 02, 2018

I’ll have to trust you on this card. It sounds complicated but the effect is dramatic. Thanks

Beverley Hollis

Beverley Hollis

Sep 02, 2018

Brilliant, literally! Love the lantern plant image, and perfect with the chibitronics.

Lindar C

Lindar C

Sep 02, 2018

Your card is absolutely adorable!!

Jenny Kihlberg

Jenny Kihlberg

Sep 02, 2018

So beautiful! I love the colours and the cute detail with the lights make this card unique and fun!

Janet D.

Janet D.

Sep 02, 2018

This is so clever and pretty! Great idea!

Barbara-Jean

Barbara-Jean

Sep 02, 2018

I really like this lantern die and what you’ve done with it.

Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z

Sep 02, 2018

Love the cut out on your plant and the light is just wonderful :)

Jackie Veroneau

Jackie Veroneau

Sep 02, 2018

That’s so cool! I love the idea of combining this kit with the Chibitronics!

Jacqueline Bell

Jacqueline Bell

Sep 02, 2018

Oh, I like how paper circuit ads an additional touch to the plant!

Kelsey Thomas

Kelsey Thomas

Sep 02, 2018

I’m excited to see the full reveal for this kit! So far all of the cards that have been shared are so pretty! :)

Anne B

Anne B

Sep 02, 2018

What a fun idea. Great kit this month!

Rachel Walton

Rachel Walton

Sep 02, 2018

I love this card. The light adds the perfect touch and is so fun!

Susan Keiser

Susan Keiser

Sep 02, 2018

Hero Arts lights up September with all these beautiful cards!

Stacy S

Stacy S

Sep 02, 2018

I love this! It’s beautiful, and I cannot wait to see the full kit with the add-ons!

Gina Mongenel

Gina Mongenel

Sep 02, 2018

So clever to light up the lantern!

Susan Nichols

Susan Nichols

Sep 02, 2018

I never would have thought of that! What a fun card.

Margaret

Margaret

Sep 02, 2018

Wow – how brilliant is that? I thought the card was beautiful on it’s own, and then the lantern effect happened!

Tess Redel

Tess Redel

Sep 02, 2018

Wow, that is so awesome with the lighted element!

Mary Holshouser

Mary Holshouser

Sep 02, 2018

Simple design but it colors up so nicely.
Looks great against the muted background.
thanks for the peek
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Karen Hale

Karen Hale

Sep 02, 2018

Lighting up the berries…so fun and interesting!

Angie

Angie

Sep 02, 2018

Again so nice, this kit is so inspiring for me. So many variations are possible :) Great!

Catherine

Catherine

Sep 02, 2018

I have the Chibitronics kit but haven’t used it yet – this is a lovely idea for it ☺

KarenAnn

KarenAnn

Sep 02, 2018

Very cool light up feature. Hopefully these cards are saved “forever” by the receiver. I would tend to want to put this feature on a scrapbook page.

Twylia Bell

Twylia Bell

Sep 02, 2018

That is a very unique card! Looks hard but maybe it isn’t!

Golda

Golda

Sep 02, 2018

That is fabulous with the light in the lantern flower!