October My Monthly Hero Countdown + Giveaway: Day 1 - Hero Arts
on October 01, 2021

October My Monthly Hero Countdown + Giveaway: Day 1

Happy October, friends! As we celebrate the 6th anniversary of My Monthly Hero, we are excited to also kick off the countdown to the release of our October kit! You will be able to purchase the kit on Monday, October 4 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. In the meantime, the Creative Team will be right here, sharing heaps of inspiration before the launch.

Let's begin and peek through the window at four beautiful and festive cards! Be sure to visit each blog (linked below the photos), where you can find more project details.

Project #1 created by Mindy Eggen
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #2 created by Jessica Frost-Ballas
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #3 created by Debi Adams
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

Project #4 created by Seeka
Click HERE to visit her blog for more details.

As you can already see, this kit is brimming with lots of classic Christmas images that you'll be able to combine in countless ways to create nostalgic scenes. Eager to see more? Our team will be back tomorrow with another round of fabulous ideas!

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 comments left across all countdown posts on the Hero Arts blog. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, October 4, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win. Good luck!

Before we go, we also want to invite you to a special World Cardmaking Day LIVE crafting session with Libby tomorrow! Join us on Saturday at noon Pacific/3pm Eastern here on our Facebook page to celebrate one of the best days of the year. You can craft along, just watch, chat, and enter to win some fantastic prizes (entire October add-ons release, anyone?!) You can always catch it on replay and still be eligible to win prizes if you're not able to join while we're live. We hope to see you there. Happy World Cardmaking Day in advance!

Happy stamping,

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243 comments

Marsha Freer,

Absolutely love, love, love this fabulous window die!! My husband tells me year after year that I should make window Christmas cards like I did many, many years ago with different images/scenes in them. This kit would be perfect for doing just that…yay!!

Anne Bennett,

All of the projects are beautiful, but Jessica Frost Ballas’ card is just STUNNING! I love how she used the gold embossing on the frame! Have to give this technique a try.

Nicole Brown,

This October kit looks so beautiful!!

Stephanie VR Burns,

Beautiful cards! I especially love Debi’s project though. It’s fun to see what you can do outside of cardmaking with the kits. As always, I’m looking forward to seeing the rest!

Malinda Ringo,

The MMH Christmas kits are always a favorite of mine. Love that window die! A must have.9


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