February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #1 + Giveaway!
Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, February 5th at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We will be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let's join Michelle who is sharing the first look at this wonderful kit.
What a fabulous kit this month! The main kit, along with the optional add-on products are all bird themed and are perfect for so many occasions. I decided to stick with the main stamp set for my projects today.
I started off by die cutting a piece of watercolour paper using one of the Nesting Circle Infinity Dies. I cut the bottom off to create a flat edge at the bottom. Using an ink blending tool, I blended Bold Inks over the piece. I used Dandelion, Tangerine and Strawberry. These inks blend beautifully together!
I took one of the birds from the main stamp set, along with one of the sentiments and placed these in my Mini MISTI. I lined them up with the ink blended piece and then stamped them using Black Ink. I stamped these twice to get a nice dark impression, so the MISTI comes in very handy for this.
I did the same thing for my second card. This time I used Soft Pool and Pool Shadow Inks for the ink blending and a different bird and sentiment. I took two white card bases and adhered Decorative Woodgrain Cardstock to the fronts. There is some wonderful woodgrain paper in the kit, so this could be used too. I added the stamped panels on to the card bases with foam tape. To finish off, I added a few clear gems.
The bird images have a distressed look to them (the edges are uneven) but because I wanted to keep my cards clean and simple, I went around the edges of them with a black fine-liner pen. This was very easy to do and shows that you can still use these images in a clean and simple way, if you wanted to.
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100 Responses
Bryana Ortiz
This would make a fantastic
birthday gift for my mom!!
Beautiful cards!! Thx for
sharing!! ??
Dana Bennett
Beautiful cards! Thx for
sharing!!
Viv
Just gorgeous. Stunning examples of a silhouette stamp and an inked background can have real impact
Mary Ann Short
Omg. I can hardly wait for the birds. Love hummers been feeding them for years.
Dana Parker
I really like this card. When I saw the kit I drew a blank on what to do with it; and then, I saw your card. Thank you!
sara n
I love these cards, simple yet beautfiul
Mitzi
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards & the opportunity to win.
Niralee Yeisley
Love the simplycity of this card
Fanny Cantero
Love the beautiful blended backgrounds you created!
Brianna
Beautiful colors and simple cards. I am going to try my hand at making some like this, too!
Annette Reed
These are very pretty! I love the color combos of ink. And the addition of the dew drops. Your bird really looks great against those backgrounds.
Robyn W
Beautiful card!
Kate B
Gorgeous ombre blends! I love the colors you chose and how they work with the silhouette images and sentiments!
Monika Shukla
Wow!!! Such a cute card!!! Love these colors used in card so much!!!
Lana
I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit!!
Lorna
I like the wood grain background and the simplicity of both cards. Clean, simple and very great choice of sentiments on each card.
Jodi Warren
Love the ink blended back ground and then modifying the circle to give a different shape. Great look!
Barbara Nies
Simply stunning.
Pauline
These bird stamps are so cute; love your colors and design!
Roberta
Love the “clean and simple “ look!
Elizabeth Motyka
Those a some beautiful blended backgrounds – it really set of the bird silhouettes.
Ma. Karla Ligaya Castro
The color blending on this card is so beautifully done, it really does look like a bird flew into the sunset… gorgeous!
Shannon
Excited to see this kit!
Donna Billingsley
I’m so excited! The cards are amazing as are the stamps. I can’t believe 15 sentiments! Wow you guys have outdone yourselves. Thank You!!
K. Eley
Beautiful color blending on both and against the woodgrain background, lovely!!
Susan THOMPSON
Just lovely! I can’t wait to get it and play with it!
Susan THOMPSON
Just lovely! I can’t wait to get it and play with it!
Dianne S.
What beautiful and clean looking cards! I like the distressed bird stamps and look forward to seeing the rest of the kit.
Denise Gutshall
What a lovely clean and simple card! The bird stamp looks wonderful against the gorgeous background!
DUMONTIER Marjorie
I love Michelle CAS cards so much !
MarjR
Love the clean and simple design!
Lynne
I’d love to have more birds!
Jeanette D.
Lovely CAS card—love the woodgrain background!
Cindi Lynch
Love this CAS design!
Susy
Beautiful cards! You used my two favorite color combinations. The clear gems look great. I’ve never tried them. They look pretty. I’m going to try to duplicate the cards.
Debbie B
This card is beautiful in its simplicity!
mc
Simple and cute. Love the woodgrain background.
Beverly U
Love the clean look to these cards. Also like the bottom cut circle – really adds interest to it!
Carrie R.
I love how the bird pops off the ink blended backgrounds. I love the woodgrain paper. Very pretty cards that are suitable for many occassions.
laura. sousa
These cards are so pretty. I love flowers and birds most of all.
Jean McCurry
I love the Clean and simple design on your cards Michelle.
Jean McCurry
Simple design on your card to
Maria B
Lovely, simple cards
jeanae
So clean and elegant!
Karthikha Uday
Wonderful cards! I love the simplicity!
Henriëtte
C;ean and simple, what a gorgeous cards. And I still loves the woodgrain cardstock! Thanks for these beautiful examples.
Marianne
Simple yet so effective with the ink blending and woodgrain background.
Lynn O’Sullivan
Love the bold inks. Very pretty.
Jackie Price
Beautiful cards! So simple but so beautiful! Excited to see the whole kit.
Kathy McConnell
Beautiful cards! Your ink blending is so skillful!
Kellie
These simple but very effective card designs are uplifting.
Thersha Lewis
Beautiful cards.
Anthea Battaglioni
I am soooo looking forward to receiving my kit
Ginny Womack
Cute card. I love the humming bird.
Ruth B
Thanks for Sharing
Velvet
Beautiful CAS cards — can’t wait to see more of the kit.
Nicki W
I like the sneak peak of the new kit. The birds are so versatile. Love your cards.
Kirsten
Beautiful CAS cards, Michelle. Thanks for sharing.
Wronda
Eager to get my hands on this kit.
Ana Korban
Can’t wait!! I’m excited to receive my kit in the mail!
charlene cisler
I’m so excited! I love birds and I love what I see.
AndreaH
Stunning CASE cards. I thought the first one was lovely then I saw the second one THEN I saw the 3rd one. Im glad this competition doesnt involve picking out one of yours as the best as i couldnt choose. I love them all. Xxx ? xxx
AndreaH
Stunning CASE cards. I thought the first one was lovely then I saw the second one THEN I saw the 3rd one. Im glad this competition doesnt involve picking out one of yours as the best as i couldnt choose. I love them all. Xxx ? xxx
Janis B
What cute, cheerful little birds. I’m having lots of bird related ideas flying around in my head!
Lisascreativeniche
How pretty! Love the woodgrain!
Natalie Godfrey
Can’t wait to start stamping!
Barbara Woodard
Lovely clean and simple cards. beautiful blending. great release
Shannan
I have been getting the card kit for around a year now. I love it! Every month challenges my creativity.
Brian Poteraj
The wood background looks perfect with the bird. It is a natural.
Sharon gullikson
I love the background colors. Nice blending!
jane
Love the card. I have been thinking about a mini Misti, maybe it is time
Karolina K.
Such lovely colors on this card! Looks like another kit for the books!
Pam Braithwaite
Such a pretty design! Thank you for mentioning that you used the Mini Misti. I do not have one, but your card idea makes me think maybe I should get one. You made this card look easy and simple but SO beautiful!
Kim Hund
Very nice. Excited to see what the kit contains.
Helen Warren
Love the woodgrain cardstock
Ewa Baumann
Simple and very beautiful card!
Kari Schmidt
Wow beautiful ink blending with silhouettes. So nice
Rochelle C
Seriously, love these cards, the blending and birds are lovely
Dana M
Lovely cards! Clean and simple, the blended inks and woodgrain paper are the perfect touch to elevate the cards to WOW.
Adam S
Simple and elegant. A nice use of a variety of products that is doable and doesn’t feel busy.
sherry butcher
Two great cards, I love the blue background with sending hugs best, I would use this more,. Thanks for sharing
Memoriesbymanda
This looks like such a gorgeous kit! Lovely cards.
Eboney Moore
I love the bird and dew drops.
Barbara-Jean
great cards, I like cutting the bottom off the circle!
Mary Jo H
A very simple, but attractive card.
Kyoko Patoc
I can’t wait … love it!
Roslyn
I love these cards – so simply elegant!
cyndi morris
Love the style of this card. Beautiful images, beautiful colors.
Karen L K
Very nice with the blended backgrounds and the nice birds!
Connie Thingstad
i love the simplicity of these. sometimes less says more.
Karen M
I really like how you cut the bottom off of the circle. Really adds a nice touch to the bird images.
Viktoriya
So beautiful card ! Love this little birds!
Chris Handy
Beautifully blended backgrounds
Tracey Magner
What a beautiful card, I love the colors so pretty. I love that bird also, I can see doing a lot with that.
Judie Attard
Stunning cards!!!
Barb Chapma
love the birds!
Shannon
Lovely backgrounds that pair perfectly with the birds!
Laura Staley
Cute cards! Love the coloring on the backgrounds!
Shapira Hagar
I love the texture of the card, and the bird with the red sun are perfect together
Kitty Tatman
Great ink blending!! Love the color against that textured woodgrain cardstock. Looks like Hero Arts killed it again!
Michelle Short
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