December My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway!
We are back with another look at the December My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, December 4th at 1pm eastern/10am pacific. We'll be sharing ideas for using the main kit and the optional add-on products all weekend long, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let's join Michelle, who is sharing another look at the fabulous main kit, available on Monday!
Hello there, what a wonderful kit this month! As soon as I saw the palm tree image in the main stamp set, I knew I wanted to create a sunset with it!
I started off by taking a piece of white cardstock and cutting this using one of the Rectangle Infinity Dies. I then took a piece of mask paper and cut a heart from this using one of the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies. Taking the negative piece, I added this on top of the cardstock panel and then blended inks inside the heart. I used Dandelion, Tangerine and Strawberry Bold Inks. The mask was removed to reveal the heart shaped sunset.
I took the palm tree from the stamp set, along with the sentiment and stamped these on to the panel using Black Ink. I then took a piece of black cardstock and added the stencil from the kit on top. I ran this through my die cutting machine to create an embossed image. Before removing the stencil, I applied black ink with an ink blending tool over the panel to create some more interest. The piece was added to a white A2 card base and then the image panel added on top with foam tape.
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100 Responses
Tracy Besenyodi
Beautiful ombré background creates stunning contrast with the black image and card stock.
Julie O'Brien
Gorgeous!
Margery C
Fabulous sunset card. Love the palm tree.
Karen L K
That silhouette tree look great over the sunset heart!
Kiyomi
Black ink on black paper! I never thought of that. It gives such depth.
Carla Hundley
Beautiful coloring
and a great looking
design.
Carla from Utah
Teddie
Nice sunset. Love the palm tree!
Jodi Warren
Simple yet intriguing. Great color choices.
DC
Lovely design. I like the coloring of the heart.
Jackie Price
Wow, the sunset heart you created is just beautiful!! Love the palm tree silhouette on it too.
Teddy
What a unique style! Love the colors and cannot wait for my monthly kit to arrive.
Sherry Olson
Love the heart
Leigh G
Great Valentine’s idea for a guy
Sara n.
I love the idea of using the stencil to emboss.
Debi Walton
Nice, could be either desert or coastal. Nice concept and colors.
Judith B
So simple, yet striking!
MelissaF
Love this sentiment with the palm tree, awesome ink blended heart!
Laura Mewborn
Love the stencil embossing
Cindi
I’m loving this palm tree, and the sentiment is wonderful! There’s nothing like that sentiment on the market that I’ve seen.
Judy Hernandez
Love this sentiment! Really like the whole color combo you used. That orange just makes everything pop!
Linda Edwards
This takes me to the ocean as I’m dealing with colder weather here. Your sunset is lovely. Can.not.wait.for.the.full.reveal!
Kendra
I love the ombre. I can’t wait to see the whole kit!
Flo
Sweet card. I like the palm tree and the sentiment.
Karen P
Love the shading on the card.
Dani
Great colors!
Machele
This looks like a lovely Valentine card.
D.Ann C
I am totally in love with this and want to CASE it ASAP!!! Fabulous!!
Connie Schulz
Palm trees are so versatile. Love the card.
Kim Gottlieb
Such a lovely card! I’m in love with the background colors, simply gorgeous.
Terri
Lovely!
Judie Attard
Wow this card is simply amazing!!
Delia
It’s an adorable card. Great for Valentine’s Day or a Anniversary.
Angie Burkholder
LOVE this tropical feel! Stunning colors!
Mateja P
Beautiful texture for the background and blending of the heart.
Gene Sturgill
Been trying to get a sunset fade this perfect for years! Amazing!
Amy Wazwaz
It is a great card. This kit looks so great.
Cristina Wu
I often like the simplicity of these type of cards.
Diane Brown
I think this is the nicest palm tree stamp I have seen.
Lovely card.
margie
looks like a good use of the stencil can’t wait
Roberta S.
I love the colors and the heart window view of the sunset.
Nina
Nice card!
Melanie Ayers
Having a few good, simple and easily made card ideas is at the ‘heart’ of any card makers creativity. This one looks perfect.
Susan Nichols
Beautiful sunset image!
F. Andre
Beautiful card. I’m loving the use of the stencil and your sunset is lovely.
Marjorie DUMONTIER
This sun shaped like a heart is just what we need these days !
Laura C
I am a sucker for a good palm tree. I love this beautiful, simple design!
Carole
Love the beautiful sunset. And who doesn’t love Palm trees?
Dayle Shimamura
Pretty colors, love the heart layout.
Tish
This is my favorite and reminds me of home
gretchen n
Love this style of card! I love a focal pop of inkblending with a simple image or sentiment. And the stencil embossing background is genius! What a perfect card!
Marianne B in AZ
Your beautifully inked sunset in the heart is a message in itself. Adding the Palm Tree stamp so it is on the border – inside and outside of the heart, really makes the heart stand out. You whole card is just so pretty! Simple, yet beautiful!
Roslyn
I love how the palm tree is silhouetted against the sunset heart!
Betty Antibus
I like the palm tree and the colors you used!
Janie Sirak
A palm tree? And a magic carpet? This kit is intriguing…
This card is very pretty. Back to the Palm tree. . . I am pretty sure
It is not a kit about S. Florida!
Linda
The colors on this card are amazing. I just love the heart with the message. So simple yet beautiful.
Kailash
A fabulous CAS design!!!
Claudia N
Beautiful sentiment, awesome background, the color combination is really pretty.
Nicole Rinaldi
I love how you used the stencil on the card base! And the sunset colors are gorgeous!
Mary Holshouser
Clean and simple and so pretty.
Great card.
thanks for sharing.
Bertha
Great card. I love the subtle embossing on the black background piece.
Phi
Beautiful simple card.
Lara Mosby
Several techniques in this clean-looking card. Fabulous!
Lily B.
Love the embossed panel and thanks for the stencil/embossing tip.
Isabel Z
This kit is stunning!!!
Joy J.
Love those ink colors in the heart. That palm tree is adorable!
Danni M
Love the silhouette and blending!
melisse
My kind of card! Silhouette stamping over a technique background. Can’t wait for the full reveal… more silhouette stamps?
Susan Done
This is lovely!
Christina Dauven
This reminds me of a postcard from Hawaii
Kayla E
Love the ink blending and the palm tree!!
Suzi
Your use of masking was a brilliant idea in creating the heart sunset! It turned out beautifully!
Bettina S.
That’s fun. An almost summer card with a christmas set :D
Danielle Dietz
The background with the sunset is gorgeous and so realistic looking. Love it!
Holly Graham
Very pretty card!
Sheila
Palm trees— Yay! I love thinking of the possibilities for cards, layouts, gifts…
Michelle Laulu
I just love palm trees and sunsets!
Sheri Elmont
I love this sunset card.
Rhonda Roumph
I love the shading on the card.
Kris in Alaska
That card makes me feel warm!
Kaylene
Love the simplicity of this. Looking forward to see the whole kit. I like the Arabian nights theme.
Debbie Selby
This looks like a kit that is totally unique. Looking forward to seeing it in its’ entirety.
Su
Loving what I am seeing! Palm and colors give it a Hawaiian feel.
Denise Bryant
Pretty palm tree and beautiful sunset colors!
Cindy rice
So pretty!
Barb MacAskill
Yes! This tree definitely needs either a glowing morning sunset or a flaming nighttime sunset! Love the sheer simplicity of this beauty! TFS!
Brenda Lubrant
I love the tropical look of this card.
Patt H.
The ombre sunset heart is stunning with the black! Beautiful!
Krock
So exotic! Can’t wait to see the kit!
Abby
Love these colors!
Rosanna Hamrick
What a wonderful job on the heart sunset. Can’t wait to see the whole kit.
Katherine
Love this, it is going to be very unique!
Cheri
Lovely! Palm trees & a heart – what a great card for a loved-one!
Kirsty Vittetoe
REALLY FABULOUS!!!!!
Lacey Gasper
This is a lovely card and I love those colors! So warm for a cool time of year!
Celeste Goff
Love the gorgeous scene you’ve created within the heart! So clever!
Sherri
Love the heart sunset. Looking forward to seeing more
Crystal
What a great card! I love that palm tree stamp and the black underlayment you used, and the sentiments are looking good, too… :-)
Dawn Keene
Love the patterned background,
Dawn Keene
Love the patterned background,
Dawn Keene
Love the patterned background,
Michelle Short
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