April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway!
Hi everyone. I hope you are enjoying all the inspiration yesterday and today using the fiesta-themed April My Monthly Hero Kit. For my card today I decided to do a "not standard" size card - 4 1/2" square. I started by creating a template from vellum measuring 4"x4" by drawing 2 lines diagonally and then another 2 through the center (1 vertical and 1 horizontal). I then used this template to stamp the flowers and flourish in a perfect circle using Intense Black ink onto a 4" square piece of alcohol friendly white card stock. Once I was done with the stamping I used Copic markers to color the flowers. I added a vellum overlay on top in order to soften the look of the panel, so when I add the main image on top, the focus is not on the background, but the main image.
I stamped the banner and the little dancing mouse, again using Intense Black ink and colored them using Copic markers. Cut them out and using foam adhesive adhered onto the panel. Lastly, I trimmed a Pool folded notecard down to 4 1/4" and adhered my panel onto it and added some Crystal Lacquer onto the flowers on the mouse's head.
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100 Responses
Marylurdys Hernandez
Versatile flowers! Great kit. Gracias for including all the Spanish sentiments!
Sandra
This card is so sweet! I love the colors you chose for her dress and I love love love the floral frame and vellum overlay! It’s perfect! Thank you for sharing!
Ana Laughlin
So cute!!! Love the coloring!
DSW
Love the use of vellum to soften the background images and the coloring of the cute mouse’s dress and the flowers on her head. Pretty card!
Rebecca Ballard
Stunning, striking and beautiful. 💃🏻
Toni L
Hoe sweet!
Tasha Jorgensen
What a lovely card design! The flowers behind the image is so pretty!
Lisa A creations
This reminds me of a movie called Fievel. Cute
Sharon Vincz 👻
I’m ready to dance! 💃. She is so cute! Love The cleaver background.
Bonnie Darroch-Dean
Love the way you did your background. Nice color selection too. Looking forward to the full reveal!
Ellen
The little mouse is so adorable and the background is a nice touch.
Stacey
Love the florals in the kit too, super pretty.
Tabitha Kelley
I love all the bright colors.
DUMONTIER Marjorie
So adorable and pretty !!
Barbara Howell
Thanks for sharing the way you stamped the perfect circle of flowers. You card is really nice.
Mateja P
Vellum makes it look so nice. Perfect backdrop for that little beauty :)
Dena Byerley
The coloring is gorgeous
Carolyn P
Love the mouse
Tami
Very cute!! I love the way you colored the dancing mouse – so sweet!
Pamela Toriello
Love the stamped wreath technique. The flower stamps look so versatile.
Carolyn Pokorney
This Stamp set will definitely let me utilize my coloring skills and creativity.
C4G
Neato!
Brandy Moore
I LOVE the design of this one !
Kathy McCartney
Interesting combination
Janis Litynsky
This is a sweet stamp set… Will look forward to seeing the rest of the Collection..
Cheri
cute card & like the flowers…..especially the way they are stamped in a circle to frame the cute mouse!
Ann-Bsidecrafter
Cool way to create the background.
Anne Roberts
Love the little mouse. She really pops against the background with the vellum ❤️
Evelyn Larson
Love the way you came up with stamping in a circle. Genius. April is my birthday month.
Beth B.
Adorable! Love the fun in this card. Thanks for sharing and the opportunity to win.
Rachel
I’m new to crafting. Love this card!
Janet Axtman
She’s an elegant little mouse. TFS!
Linda S.
I really like the stamped background on your card.
Anita C Sorensen
You did a beautiful job on this card.
Rachel Walton
Beautiful card. I love the color palette.
Bessie
I like the square card with the inked floral frame. Her purple dress is eyecatching
Kim Benjamin
Love it
Mitzi
Thanks for sharing your fun card & the opportunity to win.
Jessica Lyczynski
So fun and festive! I love it!!!
Nan L.
I love the use of the pastel egg colors, and the sweet mouse. Such a beautiful use of the flowers about her head! Thank you for the inspiration!
Claudia N
Love it! Beautiful card! Looks like she’s having fun dancing!
Madeline
Nice background! Lovely card
Lyndel T
Love the banner and the leafy flourish
Amy
Love love love!!!
Danielle Dietz
Very pretty card Ilina. I love that purple dress!
Robin P
Beautiful card. I like how you took the focus off the background.
Becky Moore
Fabulous! And such a happy image.!
Susan S. Thompson
Using the vellum was a grand idea, and then putting the banner and the Senorita on it looks great!
StephanieM
The background of this card reminds me of a sugar skull mask. Love it!
Winona
The change from the typical A2 card size is a bonus for this card. I like the way the mouse is popped up and especially enjoy my favorite color of purple. Mucho gracias¡
Cindy robinson
Such an adorable card! I love it! :-)
cindi hall
You did a great job of coloring the little senorita! Love this new stamp set!
Jodi Warren
That is a gorgeous card. Love the idea of vellum to soften the back ground. Beautiful mouse too!
Pam Braithwaite
I really like the size of your card. It emphasizes the cute dancing mouse. She is so cute!
KarenAnn
Love, love the background that you created and the color palette also.
Amy McCue
What a festive card!
Jacquelyn Harmon
Pretty senorita!
Brandy Duncan
I can’t get enough of the mice. How unique and adorable. They make me want to get up and do the cha cha. Great tip on making a wreath. Love it.
Jessica L.
This is so sweet! Love the background and the coloring, beautiful ✨
Florentina Vega
Iliana, I love the combining of the background, velum and copic coloring without forgetting that you used a non standard square card to elaborate such beautiful card that is suitable for children as well as for adults.
Karen Hale
I adore these festive dancing mice. This little lady is so cute and your background is perfect!
Jeanne H
Oh, your dancing mouse and the circle of flowers are just darling. Love ’em.
Janice E Bryant
Love the graceful mouse!
jen forster
She is so cute! I love her – she exudes personality and this design is awesome!
Margaret
Well, isn’t she adorable! And the background circle is beautiful!
Dawn Keene
Purple fantastic! Cute dress and mouse!
Margery C
Love, love, love your card. The coloring is fantastic and love the vellum overlay.
D.Ann C
Absolutely DARLING!! another Must Have kit!!
Sue
Love the vellum to mute the background
margie
so cute
Hilit
I love this card. So sweet.
Sheri
Love the look of the velum.
Hanatsuki
The vellum panel really add something for this card. It’s so cute.
Jane
Dancing mouse …she looks so happy
Wendy Lambert
I like the dancing mouse. Really stands out with the background.
Stacey Kowbel
Beautiful card! I love these mice, so cute and reminds me of a cartoon episode I used to watch :)
Beverly Uhlmansiek
Your coloring is fabulous, Love the circle stamping!
Denise Bryant
Sweet card! Love the mouse in her fiesta finery, and the pretty wreath of flowers around her! Makes me want to make fiesta confetti eggs… a tradition at the fiesta parades in Santa Barbara!
Michael Rutledge
I like the design of this one. The repeating motif in the circle or wreath focuses the attention on the central figure. Nicely done.
littlen
Beautiful color combination.
Becca Yahrling
What a sweetheart she is! And you’ve really
made her come to life in a beautiful way.
kathleen dumpert
very cute background on your card
C Cassel
Nice execution!
K kraft
Pretty background with a cute dancing mouse. 💃
karen chester
This is so adorable. Now I can even picture this little mouse dancing in the rain. Can’t wait to get my kit..
Sara jara
Espero con ansias esta colección
Ang
This looks like such a fun kit, can’t wait to see everything!
Ang
Cathy
I absolutely love the take on Cinco de Mayo and the colors used on this card
Jackie Price
Love it! Really like what you did to stamp the flowers in a circle. They frame the focal image so nicely.
Jackie Price
Love it! Really like what you did to stamp the flowers in a circle. They frame the focal image so nicely.
Marie
These stamps are soooo sweet!
Christi Conley
This is SOOOO cute!
Kari Mano
Such a pretty card! So excited for this months kit! It looks jam packed
Kitty Tatman
Wow, you’ve got mad copic skills. I can never figure out how to shade folds of fabric. She is precious!
Jan Castle
I never thought of mice as ‘elegant’, but this one certainly is!!!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Kailash
Love the use of vellum on this cute design!
Darlene
This is adorable! I can’t wait to buy it!!!
Beverly Robinson
Love the design and colors you used for this card. And the dancing mouse is an adorable must-have.
Carol Tidrow
Love the flowers
Naama E
Love the floral images, and the vellum really gives it that extra oomph, love it! Thanks for sharing this awesome inspiration!
Ilina Crouse
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