It's time for our final countdown peek before the release of the December My Monthly Hero kit! The kit will be available tomorrow, Monday, December 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Michelle for another look at this fabulous kit!
There are so many wonderful images in the kit stamp set that it was difficult to choose what I wanted to use. I love that the set has smaller images that can be used in conjunction with bigger images, or can be used on their own. I am using the koi fish image for my card today.
I first took the koi fish image and stamped it on to Hero Hues Dove White Cardstock with Intens-ified Black Ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers. The stamp as it is, stamps the fish in a perfect circle shape, but I wanted them to be slightly further apart for my card, so I fussy cut them out with scissors.
I took the Tag Fancy Die and cut this from more Hero Hues Dove White Cardstock. I added some colour on top with Copic Markers, to represent water using the the same colours that I used on the fish, but in paler tones (it is showing as very pale in the photos but is a little more noticeable in real-life). I then stamped the sentiment from the set below. The sentiment comes stacked up, so I masked off the words separately to stamp them in a line.
The fish were added to the tag with thin foam tape. I then added the topper to the tag that I cut from Hero Hues Pitch Black Cardstock. The tag was added to a top folding A2 card base made from Hero Hues Papaya Cardstock, with foam tape. I did add some scoring lines to the front of the card base for some added interest. To finish off, I added a twine bow to the top of the tag.
I really love the calming feel to this card and since the koi fish usually represent love, friendship, good fortune and luck, I think it works well.
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, December 2, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
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I love these fish stamps. They are so beautiful and I want to try creating what you made. Thank you for the inspiration.
So simple but packs a punch at the same time. Sometimes less is more. Very nice.
Love the card – the meaning behind the koi!
Beautiful. Fun card
I love the koi! These will be a perfect compliment to my small Asian inspired stamp collection. I like how you fussy cut them to get the look you wanted by bringing them further apart. Thanks for the tips!
Lovely CAS Card..neat and to the point…Thanks Michelle and Hero arts for beautiful inspirations!!
Beautiful use of color and motion
I don’t usually reach for peach tones in card making but this card makes me rethink my choices, it is lovely.
Love the watercolor look with Copic. Koi has got to be my favorite fish. Your fussy cutting is really good, looked like it was cut with die but better. Great job!
I just love the images of these koi fish! Can’t wait to use them. This kit is going to be wonderful!
I loved the two koo fish used for this month’s My Monthly Hero kit! Thank you for sharing your techniques with us!
Such a fantastic clean and simple card!! Beautiful fish!!
I love all the subtle details on this lovely CAS card!
Beautiful! That’s some amazing small fussy cutting.
So gorgeous!
Really simple but beautiful.love it
That is a great simple card. Love the way the fish look.
I really like the unique images of the koi on this card. Love the circular placement and the subtle texture added by the random scoring. Terrific!
Love the mini koi fishies. So cute.
Love your card! The koi are beautiful.
I love the details of the shading and oh that subtle addition of scoring lines! I must have this kit! Thanks for sharing your talent!
I am eager to see the kit and all the images it contains. You did a beautiful card with just the small koi stamp and creative coloring. Thanks for sharing yur idea.
Such a cute card….love the coloring of the koi fish..
What a wonderful card with those marvelous fish! :)
Such a cute card….love the coloring of the koi fish..
Lovely work on your
tag. The Koi fish stamp
is so neat looking.
Carla from Utah
The fish look like they are floating on air, it is so cool.
Oh, I am loving this months sneak peeks!
Very nice. I love the koi images.
I love the koi fish! The color you added in the background behind the fish is wonderful and clever. I think it ties the two fish images together nicely! Thank you for sharing.
Oh, I love that this kit has koi, too! This is such a lovely card and a great idea!
Love how you gave the koi a sense of movement. Can’t wait to see the entire kit!
Love the kit:)
Love the kit:)
These little fishes are so zen!
Now I’m really scratching my head! Can’t wait to see the full reveal.
Lovely, just lovely!
It’s so cool to see some of the smaller images Michelle. Koi are such interesting fish & have such vibrant spots of colour on them. I love the colour of the Hero Hues Papaya card stock. My computer has to go in for some work, so I won’t be able to see the reveal which makes me so sad…
Simple and beautiful!
The koi are beautiful. What you did with the stamp is so pretty!
I love the simplicity of the design and beauty of the koy fish!
I can’t wait to see this kit! Probably a favorite of mine!!
Thanks for sharing your card. I love that it’s not centered as it has so much more impact. Must try that more often! Beautiful card can colors. Thanks.
I love the added detail of the water beneath the fish! Thank you for sharing your card!!
Such a simple yet lovely card. The addition of the score lines is a nice touch.
So very elegant and clean. Love the sentiment in a straight line :)
Love the circular rhythm of the koi on this card—lovely.
ooh love the CAS design of this card – very stylish – thanks for sharing
beautiful! love the simplicity.
These koi look great. Nice job.
I like how you barely colored the fish, and them colored the surrounding area just a tiny bit. Nice
Great use of a small image!
Just Lovely
Beautiful, love the colors!
Cute Koi
Lovely tag with a timeless image. Your coloring really sets it off.
This is gorgeous and I love that it is different than the other examples.
Very pretty. Simple yet effective.
Love those gorgeous fish! Fabulous card.
Such a clean an simple image. It is stunning. I love koi fish.
I love koi fish and these are so realistic! Love how you used them on this card.
Such a beautiful card. I love it.
wow, great design!
Love koi fish! The colors are gorgeous. Thanks for the tip about fussy cutting the images to change up the composition. I really like what you did. Can’t wait for this kit!
Love the simplicity of this card.
Simple but stunning
Cool! Lovely card Michelle ♥ Love that there are koi fish in the kit, don’t have any like this in my stash. Such a special kit :)
Those koi fish look great! Thanks for sharing this fun card.
Simple but stunning.
thanks for sharing
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So lovely! Calming too! Thank you!
This is so cute! Love those fish!
I love this tag and the tip to mask sentiments to fit different designs!
So peaceful and relaxing. Beautiful, simple design.
Such a fabulous CAS design!
Love the way you arranged the fish. Reminds me of ying and yang. Love the way you colored them, too.
The Koi fish is so cute!! Love your clean layered design.
It is just perfect, so peaceful
I love the koi fish!
A sweet and friendly card. Love the colours
Very nice card! I love the detail that a lighter shade of the same color of each fish is used as the background behind them. Little details can make such a big difference.
I love the simplicity of this card.
Lovely CAS design.
Oh! I love those little koi!! Adorable card.
Koi always bring me back to my year in Japan. So I really appreciated your card!
That‘s really unique! Clean and simple and Papaya as card base is really Special!
Perfect ting and yang. Loved the coloring.
Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Am looking forward to the kit’s release
Very cute
A stunning, yet simple card. Sometimes truly less is more.
I love the fish fussy cut apart, but also look forward to seeing them together as you described. It is a very calming card
As a scuba diver, I love these fish images. Most fish images show the fish from the side, these are the first that show them from the top!
Awesome CAS card!! :)
Simple and cute. Love it!
Michelle Short
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