April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #1 + Giveaway

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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:

Caramel:  Bridge
Soft Apricot:  Buildings
Dandelion:  light under building die-cuts
Wet Cement:  Birds, clothing line, bottom fo buildings
Aquatic: Water die-cut
Indigo:  Water - on card front (under die-cut water panel)
Dusty Blue:  Sky
Intense Black:  Sentiment

 

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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  • Becca Yahrling

    Very pretty, Caly. Looks like it’s going to be another awesome kit.

  • Anne S

    Your card and this kit are so intriguing. Love the soft colors and the ink blending! Also the tip to blend ink BEFORE cutting to avoid those hard colors on the edges. Most of all I am intrigued by the Italian connection. Such a beautiful and varied country and it looks like the kit could be adapted to many other places-who doesn’t do laundry after all? Lol

  • Darlene

    Thank you Caly – the blending is flawless. This kit promises to be quite unique. Thanks Hero Arts!

  • Christy

    Beautiful. You did a great job✈

  • Cathy C.

    What a beautiful card! This kit looks amazing and unique!

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