December My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + Giveaway
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.
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92 Responses
Rachel Duong
I love these fish stamps. They are so beautiful and I want to try creating what you made. Thank you for the inspiration.
Lisa DeLong
So simple but packs a punch at the same time. Sometimes less is more. Very nice.
Georgann Smith
Love the card – the meaning behind the koi!
Jennifer Jane Mills
Beautiful. Fun card
Stephanie B
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!
Anushree Vaish
Lovely CAS Card..neat and to the point…Thanks Michelle and Hero arts for beautiful inspirations!!
Bonnie Reyes
Beautiful use of color and motion
Jane A McBee
I don’t usually reach for peach tones in card making but this card makes me rethink my choices, it is lovely.
Thuy Le
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!
Felicia C
I just love the images of these koi fish! Can’t wait to use them. This kit is going to be wonderful!
Nanette Leiker
I loved the two koo fish used for this month’s My Monthly Hero kit! Thank you for sharing your techniques with us!
Tanna lohouse
Such a fantastic clean and simple card!! Beautiful fish!!
Judy
I love all the subtle details on this lovely CAS card!
K. Eley
Beautiful! That’s some amazing small fussy cutting.
Valerija
So gorgeous!
Denise
Really simple but beautiful.love it
Jodi Warren
That is a great simple card. Love the way the fish look.
Martha Berry
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!
Flo
Love the mini koi fishies. So cute.
Deborah Cooper
Love your card! The koi are beautiful.
Michelle Hendrix
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!
Catherine N
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.
Virginia Ellison
Such a cute card….love the coloring of the koi fish..
Jennifer Scull
What a wonderful card with those marvelous fish! :)
Virginia Ellison
Such a cute card….love the coloring of the koi fish..
Carla Hundley
Lovely work on your
tag. The Koi fish stamp
is so neat looking.
Carla from Utah
Nancy Tolan
The fish look like they are floating on air, it is so cool.
Francine
Oh, I am loving this months sneak peeks!
Margaret T.
Very nice. I love the koi images.
Sara Nieuwenhuis
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.
Kimberly McField
Oh, I love that this kit has koi, too! This is such a lovely card and a great idea!
Beverly Robinson
Love how you gave the koi a sense of movement. Can’t wait to see the entire kit!
Beth
Love the kit:)
Beth
Love the kit:)
Jessica Kerr
These little fishes are so zen!
Evette Rodriguez
Now I’m really scratching my head! Can’t wait to see the full reveal.
Shannon
Lovely, just lovely!
Teri S.
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…
Tani K
Simple and beautiful!
Susan b
The koi are beautiful. What you did with the stamp is so pretty!
Valerie G
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!!
Jackie S
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.
Shannon Howell
I love the added detail of the water beneath the fish! Thank you for sharing your card!!
Patsy Armstead
Such a simple yet lovely card. The addition of the score lines is a nice touch.
Juana Vega
So very elegant and clean. Love the sentiment in a straight line :)
Toni L
Love the circular rhythm of the koi on this card—lovely.
Dee Earnshaw
ooh love the CAS design of this card – very stylish – thanks for sharing
gk
beautiful! love the simplicity.
Brian Poteraj
These koi look great. Nice job.
Sharon Gullikson
I like how you barely colored the fish, and them colored the surrounding area just a tiny bit. Nice
Cynthia Cole
Great use of a small image!
Erika Hayes
Just Lovely
Kara
Beautiful, love the colors!
Laura
Cute Koi
SarahC
Lovely tag with a timeless image. Your coloring really sets it off.
Golda
This is gorgeous and I love that it is different than the other examples.
Terri Bruin
Very pretty. Simple yet effective.
Becca Yahrling
Love those gorgeous fish! Fabulous card.
Yolanda F.
Such a clean an simple image. It is stunning. I love koi fish.
Seema Raja
I love koi fish and these are so realistic! Love how you used them on this card.
Marisela Delgado
Such a beautiful card. I love it.
tina z.
wow, great design!
Judy Hernandez
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!
Rebecca Ednie
Love the simplicity of this card.
Tamra Barnes
Simple but stunning
Hilde Larsen aka. Tindaloo
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 :)
Leanne in Cali
Those koi fish look great! Thanks for sharing this fun card.
Mary Holshouser
Simple but stunning.
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Gerlinde Townsley
So lovely! Calming too! Thank you!
Kelsey Thomas
This is so cute! Love those fish!
Miriam
I love this tag and the tip to mask sentiments to fit different designs!
Twylla Smith
So peaceful and relaxing. Beautiful, simple design.
Kailash
Such a fabulous CAS design!
Michele W
Love the way you arranged the fish. Reminds me of ying and yang. Love the way you colored them, too.
Cindy C.
The Koi fish is so cute!! Love your clean layered design.
Ana
It is just perfect, so peaceful
Cindy White Bear
I love the koi fish!
Engeline
A sweet and friendly card. Love the colours
Sandy Small
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.
Beth Harple
I love the simplicity of this card.
Andre M.
Lovely CAS design.
Lindar C
Oh! I love those little koi!! Adorable card.
Barbara-Jean
Koi always bring me back to my year in Japan. So I really appreciated your card!
Eva
That‘s really unique! Clean and simple and Papaya as card base is really Special!
Toni F
Perfect ting and yang. Loved the coloring.
Frances A Thorpe
Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Am looking forward to the kit’s release
Avra N Williams
Very cute
Jenna Batik
A stunning, yet simple card. Sometimes truly less is more.
Pamella Albright
I love the fish fussy cut apart, but also look forward to seeing them together as you described. It is a very calming card
Renee Fallon
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!
Karthikha Uday
Awesome CAS card!! :)
Mary
Simple and cute. Love it!
Michelle Short
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