
Hi there and happy Friday!
It’s day one of three days counting down to the November Hero Arts release on Monday, and today I’m sharing a card featuring the new My Monthly Hero card kit (the kit goes live on 11/2).
I started off by stamping, in Soft Sky ink, one of the little background stamps in the set multiple times onto an 4.25″ x 5.5″ piece of white cardstock to create a patterned background.
Next, I stamped the bird in Pale Tomato onto another piece of cardstock, and then selectively inked and stamped part of its wing in darker Red Royal for a bit of depth. I used the coordinating die to cut out the bird. Notice that the die cuts right to the edge of the image which means the dies can be used to easily create masks! Using a black gel pen, I added a little detail to his eye.
Then, I die cut four branches out of white cardstock. I stacked and adhered three die cuts together to create a single branch that has a bit of thickness to it.
To assemble the card, I adhered the two branches to the patterned background and then used foam tape to adhere the bird and the sentiment, which I’d stamped in black ink onto a strip of cardstock. Finally, I trimmed the panel to 4″ x 5.25″ inch and then used foam tape to adhere it to an A2-sized card base.
Hero Arts is giving away a kit during the countdown, to enter, visit the Hero Arts blog!
Thanks so much for coming by!

I’m already loving the images in this set, and I like that the die cuts right up to the edge of the stamped image. I wish more of my dies were like that. Beautiful card.
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I love the time you took on the detail of the bird..beautiful sentiment!
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Lovely card. I like that this stamps look like a print and love that the dies are masking dies. No white edge around the image. Yeah! Thanks for sharing!
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This set appears to have fabulous images from what we have seen on Day 1! Can’t wait to see more. The bird is perfect and love your color choice!
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Lovely colors and fabulous background TFS
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The bird is so cute and your card is lovely!
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I am so excited about the background dies. Lovely card. Thanks for sharing.
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I like your color choices. What a sweet bird stamp.
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Just love that pale blue background stamping. Makes that little birdie just POP!
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Lovely card. I like the background and the coloring on the bird.
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I really love that little birdie!
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The bird image is such a delight and love your card design to showcase it!
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I love the background you created.
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I think repeating the smaller background stamp was a great idea.Thanks for the sneak peek.
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What a cute card, I love it!
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This is a very sweet card with wonderful colors.
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Lovely card – love the background in the soft colors! It is great that the dies cut right up to the edge of the stamped image and that they can be cut for masking – such a super idea!
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I am so excited for the backgrounds and branch in this kit. Right up my alley. Beautiful work!
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Love the bird and branches and that background looks so nice! Thanks for sharing and I can’t wait to see the whole kit!!
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Your card is beautiful, and certainly portrays the versatility of this kit to be used for all occasions and in all seasons. I love too, that the dies cut up to the edge of the stamps. I wish every papercrafting company did that, as I’m not a fan of white borders. The images look more realistic, and you’ve done a great job of showcasing that.
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I love the background! And the bird is just charming! Great card!
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Great card – love the colours and design
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I love the contrast between the reds and blues in this card giving it a cold Christmas feel.
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Loving the background stamps that are being shown. That is a striking card.
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So beautiful! 💜
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Absolutely beautiful!
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I appreciate the soft gentleness of this card. It suits the Peace on Earth well.
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Wow. This kit just looks so cool.
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Love the card, and that background stamp choice to serve as the grounding image.
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Whoa! Way to make that bird pop right off the card! Your color choices are perfect! Loving that stamp!
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I love these “little” background stamps I’m seeing, and really love the way you stamped the bird and sat it on the greenery!
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I love your cute red bird. The background stamp is nice. Great card!
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Love the little background stamps and how you used this one. Cute card!
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Absolutely gorgeous card! I so love your color combination choice too!
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Stunning! I love the circle background! And I am in love with the bird. The detail on the bird is amazing! I so want this kit!
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Gorgeous card… thanks for sharing
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I really like the colors and contrast you’ve chosen… a truly beautiful card creation. 🙂
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What a pretty card! I love the pop of red with the bird. 🙂
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I love the repetition of the background design.
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