April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #1 + Giveaway
Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, April 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here for the next three days sharing ideas for using the kit. Stay tuned for more inspiration all weekend long! Now let's join Caly for a first look at the kit...
Hi, Friends! It's Caly with you today sharing a card made using the April My Monthly Hero Kit! The kit is die-focused to create an Italian scene and it can change with the different elements that are available and I hope my take on this card inspires you!
You can create your Italian scene with a variety of mediums and colors. Today, I'm focusing on a more realistic view (from what I imagine) with more neutral colors.
I've ink-blended each of my panels today. You can ink-blend after die-cutting also, but for my pieces, I ink-blended before color so the edges show no harsh ink coverage.
These are the following ink colors that I used for my card:
I hope you enjoyed my take on this Italian scene. There will be more on Monday's blog hop and I can't wait to share that with you also!
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 Monday morning, April 1, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
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100 Responses
Caroloyn Mongeon
This design is so airy and fresh. What a wonderful way to cheer someone with a clean, sweet scene.
Kerry
Wow! Such beautiful creations! I love it all!!!
Lisa K Peters
I LOVE building scenes with stamps and die cuts!! Your card is so lovely, I feel I’m looking at a Venice postcard! Can’t wait to get my hands on this kit!!
Liz Ford
Caly, I like your take on the Italian view of the ocean or the waterway! Such soft colors are so fun and make me want to go relax on a gondola and have some tea, or a glass of something sparkly and bubbly! Your tip about distressing the cardstock before you cut the die out is great! I will try that and see how well it works for me. Thanks! Great card!!!
Sara
Very nice
Thersha Lewis
You’ve inspired me. Lovely card
JoAnn
Beautiful card and an exciting kit. I love the brightness of the complementary color scheme. Blue and yellows/oranges pop.
K. Eley
Absolutely stunning card! Love the calming colors. A great start to the peeks!
Debbie Mann
Caly, I love the light colors you used! Beautiful card, thank you for sharing. Can’t wait to make one.
Debbie Mann
Brian Poteraj
What a great view of Venice. The laundry is a nice touch.
sharon gullikson
The colors you chose look really nice. The water is highlighted, which is perfect.
Michele W
Such a pretty scene. Makes me want to get my passport out. Love the laundry hanging out to dry. Thanks for sharing!
Laura Staley
Love the scene you created! Your choice of colors and the water really looks like a snapshot of Venice!
Carla Hundley
Looks lovely as I
can imagine the
day looking like
this.
Carla from Utah
Rebecca Ednie
What a lovely scene. I can hear the birds…
Bessie
A beautiful card. Love your choice of colors
Patricia Haff
The colors are lovely . I love the clothes hanging across the water—-it gives a feeling of reality.
Jenny Miller
Wow!! I just love how serene this is…make me think I’m already on vacation!
tracy abrams-lilly
This card has great color and I am sad I won’t be getting kits for a few months.
Julia L
It looks like such a nice sunny day!
Maryse
Such a lovely scene and the soft colors really complement it. Gorgeous!
Rita Childs
Would you hang your laundry out for all the village to see. Next thing you know your neighbor is wondering when you got your sexy undies
Patt H.
Gorgeous! Love the realistic looking waves!
Lynnette Flagler
Gorgeous card. I want to be there
Janie Sirak
This hint makes me want to take the next flight to Italy…. I love it!
Bill Burton
Your kits continue to be really interesting. Keep up the good work!
Bonnie M
Super cute card!
Marisela Delgado
Such a pretty card and pretty soft colors.
Bertha
Beautiful and relaxing colors. :-)
Susan Vitti
Oh how this card reminds me of sunny days in Venice. Absolutely lovely!
littlen
Great color combo. Love the softness of the colors.
Jenny K
Wow! So pretty, I really like the colours.
Cha Lion
What a beautiful scene! Can’t Wait to see the full reveal! Tfs
Jawandh Chana
This kit is amazing! I love Italy and this kit is perfect!
Julie L
Wow—this looks like a fun set of dies with lovely sentiments.
Stephanie Z
Nice scene on your wonderful card :)
Bertha
Beautiful card. I love the ink blending and the black sentiment tying in with the border. Although the theme is Italy, the building, clothesline and die-cut sea could be used in so many ways.
Seema saraf
Wow…this card looks awesome….I like the pre ink technique you used so that no harsh lines are seen….waiting to own this die n use
Deborah Ziadie
Wow! I love Italy and you’ve captured it beautifuly!
Ginny Z
Beautiful scene. My neighbor last night was talking about how her husband trimmed the trees and now she can see her neighbors clothes line from her deck. Thinking she would not mind it so much if it was this view.
Cathi Thorpe
Nice inking! Love your card.
Janine Gearhart
This looks like a beautiful scene from Venice. This is a perfect set of die cuts for watercolor.
Margaret Roberts
This is lovely! Love the soft tones with the beautiful blue water!
Diana @ playing
I love the cityscape feel of this and could imagine using it for urban travel and masculine cards.
Shelia
You have captured the look of Italy perfectly! The colors are just what I remember from visiting there. And the clothes hanging between the buildings is totally on point! Love you card!
Patty Gehrlein
Wow! Absolutely beautiful card!!
Connie S Thingstad
love all the elements and how they are pulled together
Terry
Absolutely love it
Yvonne
Wow!!! Your card is just absolutely stunning and brings back memories of my trip to Italy several years ago! I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit!
Annie W
An Awesome kit -especially for one who has actually had the Venice Experience!
Lytona
Beautiful card. Looks like an awesome kit.
Diana Wearley
Beautiful scene. I like your tip about inking the paper before die cutting so you don’t get the deeper colors on the edges!
Melissa Gusich
The different color schemes used with the kits Is wonderful. I want to play with them!
Pamela McGillin
That clothesline, quintessential summer.
Tracy
So many possibilities!
Avra N Williams
Pretty!
Teri Wilson
Ohhhh take me away to Italy. Love the scene, such soft colors!
Inma
Having been to Italy myself so have to say that this card brought me right back! Beautiful!
Margery C
Reminds me of my trip to Venice. So pretty.
Kellie
This takes me ba kick to Venice.
Kathy Esquerra
Beautiful! I’m so excited to see the whole kit. I love what you’ve done here.
Janet Ingraham
I want to go there! Did you say we could win a trip too?!
Eva
Life is beautiful – Card is beautiful
Christina Dauven
I have never leaved the country but I would love to see the inspiration for this kit.
Naama E
Ohoooo looks like another fab kit on the way!
Love the colors on this, can feel the summer breeze :)
Thanks for the inspiration!
Sylvie BELLAND
Oh so sweet ! I really like the atmosphere of this card. Very nice Caly 💛
Margaret McGee
Lovely blend of colors. Soothing summer. Early morning, relaxing. Calming. Beautiful.
Monica Lake
Stunning card! I love the tip for coloring before die cutting to avoid those harsh edges, and will definitely be utilizing that technique!
DC
Beautiful card! I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit!
Robin
This is so lovely.
RosieJ
Gosh I just love the Italy buildings die and stamp set. It’s very unique.I can hardly wait until Monday when you present the April My Monthly Hero Kit 2019 stamp of the month. I can incorporate my other stamps and dies that I already have with this set. Love having stamp sets that coordinate with stamps that I already own. Thank you for the chance to win!
Callie B
Fun set! I love the softer colors you chose and very lovely blending!
jessica kerr
Beautiful. It takes me back to me Italt travels and makes me want to re-scrapbook my trip ;)
Suzanne Janicki
Awesome colors.
Hanh
Beautiful card!
Rebecca
Che bella!
Cathy Rocca
Bella! Bella! Io amo!
Kelly Kennedy
Love this – looks so awesome and beautiful.
MARIA
Nice and bright card =)
Megan
Beautiful card
Melinda Stearns
This is super cool! Very unique idea.
Seema Raja
A sneak peak at this kit which looks like it’s going to be very interesting. The card is beautiful!
Bor Her
I love this card! It makes me so happy looking at it. It’s as if I was literally there!
Michael Rutledge
What a bright, sunny card! I’m in love with the atmosphere you created!
Margaret Milczarek
The dies are great as you can do scenes without the need for stamps.
Marianna
Love the sentiment on this card, looking forward to see the full release
Mindy Beverly
Wow, another must have kit! I just Adore the Beautiful scene you created!
MarjR
Beautiful work! Looking forward to kit!
Nanette
Your Italian scene is beautiful! Total perfection.
Susy Ramirez
Lovely card! Beautiful scene! Love the soft colors, the bridge over the cool water.
Mary Buxbaum
Love this dream-like scene! The soft colors and die cuts are gorgeous!
Leslie Pierson
I love this card it reminds me of Venice, the soft colors and birds flying around. great card.
Cyndee
Oooh….that looks like an interesting kit. I think you could also adapt it to use in other ways – a laundry line for kids clothes, or “just hanging out”. Plus the bridge could be used in other generic scenes.
Debra Ordoyne
Love this card.Makes you think of Italy
Sheila Portal
Oh my goodness!! A whole new world of stamping ideas! Love this kit…💕
Sharon
Great scene Caly! This is the perfect way to start the day, bathing in sunshine in Venice in your card scene.
D.Ann C
Oh, wow! Oh, WOW!! Another fab kit!! Love the look of the water and the laundry!!!
Leslie Birdsall
Beautiful card! I can’t wait to see more!
Kristen Robinson
Light breezy and beautiful!
Beth Canary-Lee
Love the colors that you chose for your card, very nice!
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