September My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #2 + Giveaway

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Hello! We are continuing the countdown to the release of the September My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Tuesday, September 3rd at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Now let's join Caly for another look at our next kit!

Hi, Friends! Do you love the Peek-A-Boo products from Hero Arts? If so, you're in for a new creative treat! We currently have the Peek-A-Boo Doors Fancy Die and the Circular Peek-A-Boo Doors Fancy Die, and now with this kit, we'll have a new peek-a-boo style!

This kit comes with many small stamps to fill the openings, some of which are Halloween-themed. I decided to make my card a friendship theme. 

I started by die-cutting the peek-a-boo die from the kit using white cardstock.  I find that this helps me line up my stamp better. Tip: Place the stamps you want over the doors of your stamped/die-cut panel to make sure everything lines up perfectly in your favorite stamp positioner tool, then place a blank piece of paper over that panel and stamp - this ensures that everything lines up well when you adhere the two pieces together.

I colored to mimic stacked vintage briefcases. But I didn't want them to be brown or black, so I colored with Copic markers using pinks, purples, greens and blues.

Copic marker colors used:  N1, Y13, Y26, B0000, B01, RV11, R85, G00, BG32, V000, V01, V04.

The t-brackets and labeling plates are colored with a gold Wink of Luna pen - I thought this would give more contrast to the gold-colored around each "case." Once I colored, I folded back all the doors to make them easier to open after adhering the peek-a-boo panel to the reveal panel.  

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 Tuesday morning, September 3rd, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

I hope you enjoyed this project and that you're inspired by our countdown until the kit's release!

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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 Tuesday morning, September 3rd, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!


  • Karrie J Lasater

    Sich a cute card idea! Love the colors and the variations of golds with them.

  • Stephanie Zilmer

    What a neat card with all those doors to open :)

  • Patsy Armstead

    Lovely card. I think I’d go crazy stamping keyholes and handles on every single section! Can’t wait to see the whole kit.

  • Karin

    Beautiful colors!

  • JANIS LITYNSKY

    COLOURS are so fresh. I’m liking this Kit Hero Arts!!!!!!

335 Responses

RosieJ

RosieJ

Aug 30, 2019

Oh this is a great die to use for every occasion. It will be perfect for birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, Just A Note as examples. Love this die.

Barbara Kohn

Barbara Kohn

Aug 30, 2019

Peek-a-boo die cut cards are my new favorite! Love Caly’s cute messages behind the doors!

Glenna

Glenna

Aug 30, 2019

so inventive, cute.

BLawson

BLawson

Aug 30, 2019

I love the cabinet door look. I love all of the colors. Very bright.

Mary

Mary

Aug 30, 2019

So cute! Love the Copic colors used with the tiny dies.

Lonya H Mathys

Lonya H Mathys

Aug 30, 2019

I just want to peek into all of these nooks and crannies!

Melanie Parnell

Melanie Parnell

Aug 30, 2019

What a great card. Hero arts has such creative ideas.

Lindar C

Lindar C

Aug 30, 2019

This looks to be a really cute kit.

Julie

Julie

Aug 30, 2019

Halloween stamps to go with this! I can’t wait to see those.

Shirley Wallen

Shirley Wallen

Aug 30, 2019

Thank you for the hint on lining up the sayings with the locker doors or cabinet drawers.

Pamela McGillin

Pamela McGillin

Aug 30, 2019

Did I hear you say the Peek-A-Boo die is FROM THE KIT! Yay! I can’t wait for reveal!
Your card is lovely.

Mink

Mink

Aug 30, 2019

This is great, just like an advent calender with love messages to give to a loved one :-)

Golda

Golda

Aug 30, 2019

This is a nice soft color.

Vyvyann

Vyvyann

Aug 30, 2019

This is so pretty! Thank you for the tip on how to line it up.

Kitty L

Kitty L

Aug 30, 2019

I can’t wait to use this die. The colors are beautiful also.

Mary-Anne V

Mary-Anne V

Aug 30, 2019

What a pretty way to colour up this stamp…wonderful!

Jana Yeager

Jana Yeager

Aug 30, 2019

Really loving what I am seeing of this kit. The cabinet handles and idea of drawers and doors is great! My mind is reeling!

Bonnie

Bonnie

Aug 30, 2019

Love the pastel colors you chose.

marjorie J travers

marjorie J travers

Aug 30, 2019

thankyou for the way to use you’re stamp positioner to make this easier

Twylla Smith

Twylla Smith

Aug 30, 2019

Ohhh, a new peek-a-boo door die. An absolute must!

Karen Hale

Karen Hale

Aug 30, 2019

Love this card with its soft colors and the peek-a-boo doors.

Margie

Margie

Aug 30, 2019

Great ser…show me more!

Bonnie King

Bonnie King

Aug 30, 2019

Great colors and such a fun card! I want to open all the little cases to see what kind of treasures are inside!

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

Aug 30, 2019

Pretty colors and fun sentiments! Thanks for sharing!!

Andrea B

Andrea B

Aug 30, 2019

This color pallet is so pretty, and I love the coloring on this card. The gold touches are perfect. Beautiful card!

Amelia

Amelia

Aug 30, 2019

Love ur ideas and creativity.

Fionna Wheatley

Fionna Wheatley

Aug 30, 2019

Love the colours! Soft and pretty.

Renee Thompson

Renee Thompson

Aug 30, 2019

Gorgeous card! And Hero Arts you’ve done it again <3

Karen L Hetherington

Karen L Hetherington

Aug 30, 2019

Thanks for a lovely card idea. Your soft colors are so pretty.

janice weigand

janice weigand

Aug 30, 2019

Hero Arts is the best.

janice weigand

janice weigand

Aug 30, 2019

Hero Arts is the best.

Kyra Sanders

Kyra Sanders

Aug 30, 2019

Such a cute concept. Ideas are buzzing!

Cheryl Phillips

Cheryl Phillips

Aug 30, 2019

Love the card! Thanks for explaining how you lined everything up!

Neha Mahajan

Neha Mahajan

Aug 30, 2019

This is a great looking card. Subtle and colorful. The cabinets looks great with handles, keys and key knobs. Super Cool!

Juana Vega

Juana Vega

Aug 30, 2019

Great colors!!! Love the idea, thanks

Diane

Diane

Aug 30, 2019

Wow! I love the drawer pull stamps.

Helen K

Helen K

Aug 30, 2019

I love the peak a boo products, this one is very cool!

Debbie McKelvey

Debbie McKelvey

Aug 30, 2019

I love the pastel look, so pretty! Thanks for the tip on lining up things, every little hint helps. I love these peek-a-boo dies, makes sending and receiving the card fun.

Amy Peyton

Amy Peyton

Aug 30, 2019

Ohhhhhhhh I love this! A peek-a-boo die will be so much fun! The colors you picked are beautiful and the messages are so sweet.

Frances

Frances

Aug 30, 2019

Love the peek a boo dies and this one looks like fun too

Barbara-Jean

Barbara-Jean

Aug 30, 2019

What fun this die is! Like your colors, too!

Heike

Heike

Aug 30, 2019

This is really cool.

Annemiek Ritzema

Annemiek Ritzema

Aug 30, 2019

i love doors, little secrets hiding, love the way you coloured them

Carole Renneker

Carole Renneker

Aug 30, 2019

Great card! I’m looking forward to the total reveal. Thanks for sharing.

Tamra Barnes

Tamra Barnes

Aug 30, 2019

Nice outside of the box use!

Rachel W

Rachel W

Aug 30, 2019

Another great card design. I like the horizontal layout design that compliments the vertical layout design in the first release post.

Anang

Anang

Aug 30, 2019

This is so pretty!! Love the colour palette that you have used 😍😍😍

Karen Lingel

Karen Lingel

Aug 30, 2019

These peek-a-boo dies are really intriguing. My 9-year-old nephew would love a card with a lot of little doors. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

Rose Mary Smalley

Rose Mary Smalley

Aug 30, 2019

What a cute cover die this is. Your work is always so pretty Caly. Thank you very much.
I hope you are having a fun weekend. Thank you again for sharing.

Kaylene

Kaylene

Aug 30, 2019

This looks so vintage, and yet so modern. Great idea to put the cut piece down to make sure all the sentiments are in the windows before stamping.

Rebecca Hawkins

Rebecca Hawkins

Aug 30, 2019

This looks like great fun to use, lots of ideas with upcoming Holidays.

paperpicnic

paperpicnic

Aug 30, 2019

Love your beautiful card, Caly! The pastels are so pretty and the vertical layout is terrific!

Becca Yahrling

Becca Yahrling

Aug 30, 2019

So much fun is this awesome die. Lovely card.

Julia D.

Julia D.

Aug 30, 2019

Such a pretty card! I’m loving all the little doors and drawers. Thank you for the chances to win!!

Kristen HH

Kristen HH

Aug 30, 2019

I absolutely love these peek-a-boo dies and collections!

Kathy Dippner

Kathy Dippner

Aug 30, 2019

Super cute card! Love the handle stamp that looks like a library drawer. I love libraries.

Robin Kepler

Robin Kepler

Aug 30, 2019

Oh, the Halloween with the new peek-a-boo. Sounds like some spooky fun!

Paula DuVander

Paula DuVander

Aug 30, 2019

Can’t wait to see the full September kit!

Betty Dean

Betty Dean

Aug 30, 2019

Love the peek a boo dies. Looking forward to creating with this one.

Stephanie B

Stephanie B

Aug 30, 2019

So cute! I love the pastel colors you used. Couple that with the interactive die cut and it makes for such a cheerful card!

Kendra

Kendra

Aug 30, 2019

These dies are my absolute favorite. I am so excited you are releasing another one!

Rebecca Attwood

Rebecca Attwood

Aug 30, 2019

Such a beautiful card. This kit is shaping up to be awesome!

Jackie S

Jackie S

Aug 30, 2019

Lovely card. This kit looks so good. Haven’t bought any peek a boos yet, so this looks like the one!

Teri Frank

Teri Frank

Aug 30, 2019

I’m excited for this kit – loving the peek-a-boo die!!

Eva

Eva

Aug 30, 2019

Now I‘m really curious… many small stamps sounds very interesting … and this card is wonderful…

Marie T

Marie T

Aug 30, 2019

I’d like to see a video of the tip!

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

Denise Kitts-Wadlow

Aug 30, 2019

I DO love the new peek-a-boo style stamps and fancy door dies!!! I also love that you made your card a friendship card! So sweet, and so is the color palette you’ve chosen.

chris pochatek

chris pochatek

Aug 30, 2019

I just can’t get enough of this stamp set and die! I am glued to the blog waiting for more examples. Such a simple stamp/die yet oh what fun it will be!

Jodi Thompson

Jodi Thompson

Aug 30, 2019

These are so amazing! The options for the peek a boo stamps and dies are endless. I love the idea of drawers and file cabinets!

Debra J Maurer

Debra J Maurer

Aug 30, 2019

This is so fun! So many little possibilities.

lee

lee

Aug 30, 2019

What a fun set this peek a boo is!

Cassie

Cassie

Aug 30, 2019

This is going to be a cute kit, it looks like a bunch of boxes and containers stacked on a shelf waiting to be opened!

Cindy C.

Cindy C.

Aug 30, 2019

Awe this is such a treasure!! Great finishing touches, those t-brackets and labeling plates colored in gold!!

Audrey Joy Rollins

Audrey Joy Rollins

Aug 30, 2019

I love Hero Arts products especially Hero Hues reactive inks.
I would love to win this kit!

Emily Henry

Emily Henry

Aug 30, 2019

Thanks for the tip. I sometimes look at some of these stamps and forget what I wanted to do with them. You have given me a great suggestion.

littlen

littlen

Aug 30, 2019

Always looking for cute sayings to add to cards. Love the little windows.

Renee Fallon

Renee Fallon

Aug 30, 2019

This looks like such fun!

Beverly Tiemann

Beverly Tiemann

Aug 30, 2019

I love your color choices. What a fun card!

Marianna

Marianna

Aug 30, 2019

Looks like another wonderful kit!

Kathy A

Kathy A

Aug 30, 2019

I love the pastels for your coloring. Very vintage looking.

Aniko Tarsoly-Kovacs

Aniko Tarsoly-Kovacs

Aug 30, 2019

I love the colours and the card is amazing. Thank you!

cecelia cole

cecelia cole

Aug 30, 2019

Sitting “patiently” for the September release!

Louise Horner

Louise Horner

Aug 30, 2019

Thanks for the great tip on lining up stamps and windows. I love this sweet card!

Carla Hundley

Carla Hundley

Aug 30, 2019

How darling and
a great card!
Carla from Utah

Janna Doyscher

Janna Doyscher

Aug 30, 2019

Really like this card. Shaping up to be a cute kit!