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September My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #7 + Giveaway!

Yana Smakula

Hello, we are back with another Countdown to Creativity post before launching our September My Monthly Hero Kit and add-ons on Tuesday, September 5th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We'll be giving away one kit tomorrow morning, before the kit launches, so be sure to comment on every Countdown post! Now, join Yana as she shares a simple stamped background card created with an optional, add-on stamp.

I adore creating my own backgrounds using small individual stamps so to create a background for this card I used little leaf and branch images from the CM203 Color Layering Thanksgiving set, which is an add-on set for this month's kit.

Thanks For Being You Card by Yana Smakula for Hero ArtsI mounted all 3 images onto a clear block at once and used Cup O' Joe ink color for my stamping. I stamped images repeatedly rotating the block every time I made an impression to make this pattern appear random. Next, I added Pumpkin Pie stamped berries (I used tiny circle images from my older Hero sets). 

Thanks For Being You Card by Yana Smakula for Hero ArtsNext, I stamped "Thanks" using the same Pumpkin Pie and Cup O' Joe colors, foam mounted the stamped panel onto the card and added white heat embossed "For Being You" on top. 

Thanks For Being You Card by Yana Smakula for Hero Arts

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 of the comments left across all countdown posts and announce the winner first thing tomorrow morning, September 5th, before the kit launches at 1pm Eastern. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to come back tomorrow for the kit reveal!

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  • Linda A.

    This is a really cute idea and would love to have it to try. I always like coffee beans and anything coffee for a theme.

  • Elena

    Great ideas and use of the stamps

  • Linda Miltzow

    Oh, Yana, you make me glad Fall is here! “Thanks for being you!” Your card ideas are wonderful!!

  • Betty K

    Would love to win this kit it would be my first ever and it has so many possibilies

  • Karen Murphy

    Love the Thanks stamps and the clever background you created.

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345 Responses

Mary Holshouser

Mary Holshouser

Sep 04, 2017

Love your background. I’m not comfortable
making my own – need more practice. I’ll
try using your idea and see if I can do better.
thanks for sharing.

Linda Peabody

Linda Peabody

Sep 04, 2017

Yana, I love how you did the background

Susan Lang

Susan Lang

Sep 04, 2017

That is such a clever card. Love it!

Linda S.

Linda S.

Sep 04, 2017

I love making Thanksgiving cards and am very interested to see what’s going to come in this kit since it seems like the add-on has a Thanksgiving theme.

Lori Ritchie

Lori Ritchie

Sep 04, 2017

Pretty card Yana, love the background you have created and the sentiments over the letters of thanks!

Susan King

Susan King

Sep 04, 2017

Oh sweet! Love the Thanks with leaves can’t wait!

Michelle H

Michelle H

Sep 04, 2017

Wonderful fall card. Thank you so much.

Deborah Kaye

Deborah Kaye

Sep 04, 2017

Beautiful card! Love the background.

Deb Selby

Deb Selby

Sep 04, 2017

Love the countdown to the release. Makes the release date so much fun. I start thinking about what add-ons I think I must have and I change my mind with every countdown day. Well done Hero Arts and a lovely card Yana.

Toni

Toni

Sep 04, 2017

Lovely card that could be used for any occasion.

Ikeda Evans

Ikeda Evans

Sep 04, 2017

Love the background with thanks sentiment. Puts me the mood for fall season.

Kathy Anderlini

Kathy Anderlini

Sep 04, 2017

Very pretty. These sneak peeks are making me want to see it all together.

Thuy Conde

Thuy Conde

Sep 04, 2017

Very unique!

Nicole

Nicole

Sep 04, 2017

You always come up with the best background ideas, Yana! This is another great one.

Kailash

Kailash

Sep 04, 2017

Love the sentiment stamping on the panel against the pretty background!!!

Jackie S

Jackie S

Sep 04, 2017

Love the dimensional aspect of this. Are, with the autumn colors.

Tammy

Tammy

Sep 04, 2017

I really like the alphabet stamps. Very pretty card. I love the background.

Donna Ligon

Donna Ligon

Sep 04, 2017

I love the background. Very nice card

Rosanna

Rosanna

Sep 04, 2017

Love the card. I can’t wait to see the whole kit.

Sophia Blair

Sophia Blair

Sep 04, 2017

Such a beautiful card, I love the background!

Jean G

Jean G

Sep 04, 2017

Great card.

Amy Cooley

Amy Cooley

Sep 04, 2017

Very beautiful! I’m ready to do some fall crafting!

Karen F.

Karen F.

Sep 04, 2017

Love all the great cards. Can’t wait to see the whole kit!

Kathy Jo

Kathy Jo

Sep 04, 2017

So cute! Love making my own backgrounds too. Can’t wait to see the kit.

Linda M.

Linda M.

Sep 04, 2017

What a pretty card! This kit and the add-ons are great!

Roslyn

Roslyn

Sep 04, 2017

I love this background! – what a great way to expand the use of your stamps!

Pennie Artz-Glasser

Pennie Artz-Glasser

Sep 04, 2017

Beautiful as always, yana!

Naama E

Naama E

Sep 04, 2017

So beautiful!! Love the colors and the background you made is just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing :)

Karen Arana

Karen Arana

Sep 04, 2017

I love the fall colors, definitely my favorite season of the year. Also, I noticed I can use the same stamps from the background to create a Christmas card! I want to start working on my kit right away ?

Carol H.

Carol H.

Sep 04, 2017

What a pretty card! That stamping is so unique and love the fall colors!

Claudia N

Claudia N

Sep 04, 2017

Beautiful card! Really like the background,and the colors used!

Sue Manning

Sue Manning

Sep 04, 2017

I like the quiet look of this card.

sharyn davis

sharyn davis

Sep 04, 2017

I love the way you made the background by combining elements from a new stamp set and an older one you had. The placement of the sentiment is striking. Thanks for sharing!

nancy

nancy

Sep 04, 2017

I love the simple background and the colors you chose. Perfect Autumn card!

Liz mca

Liz mca

Sep 04, 2017

I like be that background!

Anne Wylie

Anne Wylie

Sep 04, 2017

Nice card for fall. Thanks for sharing!

Judith

Judith

Sep 04, 2017

Lovely background! I can´t wait to see the kit!

Arianna Barbara

Arianna Barbara

Sep 04, 2017

Wow!!! Love all of Yana’s card!!! So lovely!!!

Pat

Pat

Sep 04, 2017

I love this simple card. That Pumpkin ink is really cool and may have to buy me some for my autumn and Thanksgiving cards. Thanks for sharing!

Jessica Monte

Jessica Monte

Sep 04, 2017

Oh love this card so pretty

Jeanne

Jeanne

Sep 04, 2017

Such a lovely card!

teresamnj

teresamnj

Sep 04, 2017

I love this so much! Beautiful!

Katherine

Katherine

Sep 04, 2017

Love this card!

Michelle C Montemurro

Michelle C Montemurro

Sep 04, 2017

love the little background stamps.

Cathy R

Cathy R

Sep 04, 2017

Lovely card

Debi W

Debi W

Sep 04, 2017

Another winner Yana.

velvet

velvet

Sep 04, 2017

Great use of small stamps to make a cute background!

Amy Brennick

Amy Brennick

Sep 04, 2017

Such a fun card that is just perfect for Fall!!

Viveca V.

Viveca V.

Sep 04, 2017

! Love the color combination, the lettering and position of the word “thanks”, and the highlight on “for being you”. The stamped background frames it all so well.

Janine Gearhart

Janine Gearhart

Sep 04, 2017

This is such a unique and beautiful card!

E R Wade

E R Wade

Sep 04, 2017

wade-elizabeth@att.net
A lot of patience in stamping but wonderful results – love it!

Phi

Phi

Sep 04, 2017

Great background. Love the small images.

Brenda B

Brenda B

Sep 04, 2017

Have really enjoyed the sneaks from this new fall kit. Looks most interesting and today’s Thanks card is awesome. Can’t wait to seeing the reveal.

Colleen Howell

Colleen Howell

Sep 04, 2017

Love this fallish card, the colors are so pretty

Kim Matthews

Kim Matthews

Sep 04, 2017

Thank you for sharing! I’m always looking for way to use small stamps – they are a challenge.

Kim M Jacobs

Kim M Jacobs

Sep 04, 2017

What a beautiful card! Love the autumn colors as well as the Thanks design, they remind me of the falling leaves and the beauty of fall. I also love the use of foam to make the sentiment really pop!

Thanx for the inspiration….
my wish list is growing. :)

dgolly

dgolly

Sep 04, 2017

What a beautiful card. I always love the backgrounds you create from stamp sets. Thanks!

LaNell Taylor

LaNell Taylor

Sep 04, 2017

I love your background idea. I should try this soon! Thanks for the inspiration!

Ana

Ana

Sep 04, 2017

It is so autumn. I love the background and the thanks stamp.

Jane

Jane

Sep 04, 2017

Love this time of the year…and this card fits prefect

Deborah Ziadie

Deborah Ziadie

Sep 04, 2017

Love the stamped background and the ink colors.

Sue LD

Sue LD

Sep 04, 2017

Cute design. I like the stamped background.

Maria B

Maria B

Sep 04, 2017

Your background is lovely.

Robin P

Robin P

Sep 04, 2017

I love your background. I have creating my own backgrounds lately too, it a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing this card.

Karthikha Uday

Karthikha Uday

Sep 04, 2017

A very elegant card! I love how the background looks like a patterned paper! Beautiful it is :)

Celeste Cassino

Celeste Cassino

Sep 04, 2017

Nice card! Looking forward to seeing all that is available tomorrow!

Mary W

Mary W

Sep 04, 2017

You are really showing so many beautiful backgrounds! The Thanks stamp will be great for fall.

Christy Q

Christy Q

Sep 04, 2017

Beautiful background – I always forget to look at my stamps in that way so I have pinned this for inspiration!

Nan

Nan

Sep 04, 2017

Great background idea! Love the card.

Glenda Sultan

Glenda Sultan

Sep 04, 2017

I like how easily this could be changed to red for Christmas time.

Diane Conklin

Diane Conklin

Sep 04, 2017

You are so creative. I love the background.

LaDonna Balliett

LaDonna Balliett

Sep 04, 2017

Like the background.

PA808

PA808

Sep 04, 2017

LOVE the background stamps! Very “FALL” inspired! CAS creation in Fall colors. <3

Elena

Elena

Sep 04, 2017

Beautiful card!

Judie Attard

Judie Attard

Sep 04, 2017

What a gorgeous card! Love the background!

CherriB

CherriB

Sep 04, 2017

I love creating my own backgrounds now and first got the idea from you! Adding the sentiment on top of the Thanks is great-I can’t wait for this kit!

Tess Hackett

Tess Hackett

Sep 04, 2017

Yana is so good at making gorgeous backgrounds for the tiny images in a stamp, this card is no exception. ?

Kitty Tatman

Kitty Tatman

Sep 04, 2017

Looks like another homerun for Hero Arts! I love your addition of the berries, think the subtle pop of color brings everything together.

Peggy

Peggy

Sep 04, 2017

The soft colors are so universal… could be used for so many different thank you notes.

Penny Whitlock

Penny Whitlock

Sep 04, 2017

Love the background. Very pretty cards. Thanks for sharing.

Sherrie

Sherrie

Sep 04, 2017

Such a pretty fall card. Can’t wait for the kit!

Barbara O

Barbara O

Sep 04, 2017

Very nice

Isabel Z

Isabel Z

Sep 04, 2017

Such a beautiful kit.

Oliev

Oliev

Sep 04, 2017

Lovely card!

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Dorothy Mutafopulos

Sep 04, 2017

Love the background of your card and colors are perfect. Love the new kit!

Valerie

Valerie

Sep 04, 2017

Just simply beautiful!

Neudorf Terry

Neudorf Terry

Sep 04, 2017

Beautiful

Nancy J Frusco

Nancy J Frusco

Sep 04, 2017

Simple and elegant! Love your creations!!!

Gina

Gina

Sep 04, 2017

Cute card!! You always have a unique way of using stamps!!!

Sharon Brand

Sharon Brand

Sep 04, 2017

Just love that background!!!

Mary D

Mary D

Sep 04, 2017

Beautiful card. Love the sentiment display.

Konnie

Konnie

Sep 04, 2017

Very creative making your own background paper.

Cassie D

Cassie D

Sep 04, 2017

I like the leaf stamped background! Looks like a nice add on set for fall

Teri W

Teri W

Sep 04, 2017

Great background!

jayne

jayne

Sep 04, 2017

Never thought of turning the stamp like you did ’for a background. Have been getting wonderful tips this month!
Thank you, lovely card too.

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