Hello there crafty friends! Today is a fun day! It's release day for the November My Monthly Hero Kit over at Hero Arts. And this kit....and all the add-ons...are so much fun! Check out the kit....
I just love this advent calendar theme. The stamp set coordinates perfectly with the cover plate creating the coolest little advent calendar card front or it would work perfectly by itself to create a gorgeous card front. In the case of my first card, I combined the 2 to create a 3D card....
First, I heat embossed the background stamp on white card stock using the green embossing powder that comes in the kit. Let's take a minute and talk about that embossing powder....it has gold flecks in for the coolest marbled look....
The cover plate lines up perfectly to cut out each ornament but they are all left with the flap at the top to create the calendar. I decided to make it a card front but adding a piece of gold glitter card stock behind the ornaments.
To finish off the card, I added a red twine bow and the added the sentiment to the inside of the card.
I wanted to use that adorable calendar stamp set in the kit, so I used the add-on cover plate to create this card...
I wanted to keep the front as clean and simple as possible but have just a tiny Christmas detail on one panel, so I added the holly on the last calendar window. The numbers were super easy to line up and stamp on each door.
I added the card front to a red card base for a pop of color....
Next, I used as many of the little Christmas images as I could fit behind each window. I just love the color it adds to the card and the fun behind each little door.
One tip I have to stamp the images easily, is to emboss the cover plate on a second piece of card stock and then you can just stamp in the squares.
I lined up the front die cut panel and added foam tape in between to pop it up.
This gives the perfect advent calendar on a card!
And or course, it needed a sentiment inside...
Here is a quick shot of the adorable add-ons available this month...
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GIVEAWAY
Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader - selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. The giveaway closes Sunday, November 11th at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts blog.
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Oh my gosh! What awesome creations and wonderful kit!!
ReplyDeleteSuper fun cards, I love the windows/doors. This kit is super fun.
ReplyDeleteThis kit is amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards! :)
ReplyDeleteWow love the simple front of the doors card. Another add on into my cart.
ReplyDeleteThe dies are awesome this month, and I love what you did with them!
ReplyDeleteOh, now these are fun! Great job Laurie...as always!
ReplyDeleteGreat tips on Advent calendar!
ReplyDeleteThis kit is the COOLEST! I love your advents!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I LOVE how you used green for your ornaments. And the red and white twine looks like candy cane---SO CUTE
ReplyDeleteI love your clean and simple Advent calendar!
ReplyDeleteLove the green embossing powder with the ornament background! My favorite so far.
ReplyDeletelove your cards - thanks for sharing your creativity with us:)
ReplyDeleteLaurie these are really great cards, the ideas I am seeing in this hop are all so different but I love them all!
ReplyDeleteYours is a Wonderful way to send an Advent Calendar for the holiday season.
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of the white card and how you stamped
ReplyDeletea festive image on just the last window. Gorgeous cards!!
This new kit is so awesome! The card kit is so different and while it's perfect for the holidays, I can't wait to see what other cards we can make the rest of the year.
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring, love the advent card.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! I really like how you let the designs stand out on white card stock. The gold/green embossing powder is pretty, but the simplicity of the boxes with a picture behind, so nice. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis kit is SO UNIQUE! I love all cool projects you shared!
ReplyDeleteI like the advent calendar one best - clean and colorful!
ReplyDeleteLove your ideas. I think I’m going to like that green embossing powder too!
ReplyDeleteYour peek a boo doors card is awesome! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. Very creative.
ReplyDeleteSo so pretty! I love the windows.
ReplyDeleteLove the green embossed panel and your cute advent calendar card!
ReplyDeletei love that green gold EP it is so pretty. i wish i could get that peek a boo die so badly after seeing what you did with it! too bad, i will be pining over that for a while... budgets suck!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful job on ideas for the kit. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteHello! Pretty and fun card, love it! Hugs from Sweden 🇸🇪
ReplyDeletePretty and fun card! Love it! Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteFun and festive cards.
ReplyDeleteWonderful ideas! I am so excited to get my kit and get creative!
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun. Love your cards
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and so fun. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful advent cards! This is a great kit.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing...
Awesome advent cards!! So fun :)
ReplyDeleteLove both your Advent Calendar cards. The green ink is really a nice change. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love how you played with your kit, Laurie! Really fabulous Advent cards!!!
ReplyDeleteI really like the gold glitter cardstock behind the green ornaments.
ReplyDeleteI love the green ornaments and the surprise shot of gold glam behind them - great idea!
ReplyDeleteThis truly is a fantastic kit from Hero Arts yet again! Awesome advent cards Laurie :)
ReplyDeleteLove this kit! The advent idea is so unique. Thanks for showing your ideas.
ReplyDeleteI love your clean & simple design!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Kit, Awesome projects! I especially love your green ornaments card!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! I've seen a lot using the first die, and they are all wonderful, but none using the other die as you have done. That is a fantastic card!
ReplyDeleteFantastic calendars. thanks
ReplyDeletefor sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
These are both beautiful cards! :)
ReplyDeleteClean and simple love that look. Good work.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and tips for using the dies, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love your ideas. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThe powder from the kit is such a lovely shade. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun cards! I like that countdown with all the fun things stamped behind each number.
ReplyDeleteReally cute cards! I really love your advent calendar ones! I love that you used a different cute Christmas mini stamp from the new release to go behind each pop up ornament! Very clever!
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