February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + Giveaway
We are back with one more look at the February My Monthly Hero release! The kit and add-ons will be available on Monday, February 5th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join May, who is sharing another look at this fabulous kit...
It's May here with another inspiration for you using the February My Monthly Hero Kit. For today's project, I used one of my favorite techniques which is the stamped background.
I started by stamping a few different types of bird images from the stamp set included in the main kit on an A2 size white card base. Then I filled in the gaps using small images.
FYI, here is the list of ink colors I used for my stamping: Stone Wash, Lime Green, Soft Apricot, Wet Cement.
After my stamping is done, I added some dots using the fine tip of my alcohol markers to add some interest to the stamped background. Next, I drew four black lines along the edges of the card front to form a rectangle frame.
For my sentiment, I die cut "YOU" out of black cardstock using the Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts and adhered the die-cut letters on the card front using black foam tape. Then I white embossed the sentiment from the Come Fly With Me add-on stamp set which will be released tomorrow morning.
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 of the comments left across all countdown posts and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, February 5th, before the kit launches at 1pm Eastern. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
That's all for today. Thank you so much for stopping by today. Happy crafting!
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100 Responses
Mary-Anne V
Wonderful use of the stamps and love how you created the bold frame and sentiment.
Deirdre Murray
Such a pretty background and I love the colours!
Lorraine
May signature, wonderful use of dots, the colours are fabulous as well.
Viktoriya
Love these brigt birds!
Gail Anderson
Love the background with the tiny dots.
LaNell Taylor
Beautiful card!
Marta
Gorgeous!! A lovely kit!!!
Debbie B
Love your sweet card. I’ll have to give using stamps to make patterned paper a try!
Tess Redel
I love this colorful card. Stunning!
Jeanne Beam
Pretty card. I love how you made the background. Thanks for sharing…
Helene
très intéressant , de plus en plus impatiente de voir enfin ce kit.
Veronica Griffin
So cute!!!
Mitzi
Thanks for sharing your beautiful card & the opportunity to win.
Niralee Yeisley
Very pretty colors
ljhart
Love the background paper and the colors you chose. The birds are great.
GabriellaB
Well you definitely have peaked my interest with these peeks. I am wondering what is actually in the kit
Naciu Octavia
Welcome spring.
Denise Kasbohm
Love those colorful birds. I can’t wait to see this kit! I like using birds on cards for encouragement and comfort. I would love to have this kit.
Terri Fain
This card is fabulous! I love the color choice.
kim benjamin
Great ideas love them
Mateja P
Such a great colour combination. Love it :)
Samantha C
Beautiful card!
Sharon Young
Cheerful spring card, hear the birdsong. Can’t wait to make and send cheer with this kit.
Kathleen Prince
I love making backgrounds this way. These stamps make a pretty background. Can’t wait to see the whole kit!
Rachel Walton
Cute card, excited for tomorrow’s release!
Jinny
Cute card. Love all the lovely colors. Hugs, Jinny
jane
love the birds!
Karen L K
Such fun with the pretty color combination and lot’s of different bird images!
Janis B
I like this technique. TFS.
Rema DeLeeuw
Cute design.
betty chen
love your work , may! so much fun!
Arianna Barbara
Wow!!! What a lovely card!!!
Crystal
Such a great card with beautiful colors! Good idea to add dots to the background with Copics, too. Can’t wait to see the kit tomorrow… :-)
Kellie
Blue and green should always be seen together. This card proves it.
Barbara woodard
These birds are so cute. Lovely card and release!
Denise Bryant
Beautiful card! Love your pretty color combo!
Brianna
Perfect timing – last night I was watching videos about single layer cards / stamping the entire surface with stamps. These birds are perfect for that!! Love it!
Bessie
I love the bird background. I can’t wait to get my kit!
Robyn W
This is such a fun, colorful card!
Tanja Souter
lovely bright modern card.
Annette Reed
What a great background! The colors are great and the balance between birds and flowers are perfect.
Debbie Rumpza
What a pretty card, May!
Kate B
I love your background – pretty colors and those dots really do add interest to it!
Jenifer Hill
I have set my alarm for Zero Hour! I don’t want to miss this kit by a second!
Thalia Waldvogel
I love hoe the background was made using stamps!
Monika Shukla
Awesome card!! Love these colors and the creation so much!! Thanks so much for such a lovely giveaway
I really love to win it!!
Hugs
Dr Monika Tripathi Shukla
Joelle
The black border ties everything together! Great idea!
Karthikha Uday
The moment I saw the card, I remembered May’s way of stamping and indeed, it is her card!! :D Love this work of hers always!! :)
Lauren
I am so excited for this kit! Those birds are to die for!
Lori Poffenroth
I love your colour choices!
Heather DePasquale
Love your colorful background. Can’t wait to see the whole kit. Thanks HA.
Sally ann
Super cute card! Love how the dots really add to the background….great idea! And the colors, birds and sentiment are lovely!
Janet Dand
So many pretty images in this kit. Should make some lovely cards
Melissa SunshineHoneyBee
Wonderful stamped background.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Ashley Shaffer
i love what the dots does for the background. now i am going to have to get out my ink swatches and match them up with my alcohol markers!
FD91354
Oh, I totally love this look! Great idea just drawing your rectangle!
Jeanae Odom
How pretty! I’m looking forward to tomorrow and the full reveal!
geri S.
Love the CAS look!
Jodi Warren
Lovely background colors. Love the sentiment as well. Beautiful!
Brenda Lubrant
Today’s card is so bright and cheerful. I love it!
Brooke Shull
This reminds me of my grandmother. I love it. Birds bring up so many wonderful memories.
Annalisa
This is a beautiful use of the silhouettes. I love them in those different colors; not a combination I would have thought of on my own, but it totally works! I also like how you created that frame. That brings everything together really nicely.
Joyce
Yippee, release day tomorrow!
darlene
Looking forward to tomorrows reveal
Bonnie Darroch-Dean
Love everything about this springy feeling card! The colors, the techniques, the stamps and all of your creative ideas.
dani
another great color combo!
KarenAnn
Love this combination of ink colors and images. Very cheery!
Donna Ligon
I love the bird images and the colors that you used. Very pretty.
Robin P
Great stamped background. Love the color color combination.
Kirsty Vittetoe
This is so sweet.
Michele Hogarth
Love the frame you created around your background. Thanks so much for sharing.
Phi
Great card. Beautiful colours.
Shannon
Great background!
Patty Haff
Love the background and statement!
Barbara Nies
Cute card and delightful images.
Jackie Price
Lovely card!! Love the thin black penned frame idea. It adds interest but allows your beautiful background to be in the spotlight. Fabulous idea!!
Penny Walker
Great card love all the bird images with the butterflies and flowers. Love the bold look of the black YOU with the softer colors of the background.
Celeste
Lovely card!
MandaLJ
I love how you do your background stamping – such beautiful colours and lovely balance between all the images!
Ginny Womack
What an interesting card. You have so many ideas for this stamp set. Thank you.
Aash B
Lovely colors! Can’t wait to see the release tomorrow.
Betty
you are so talented in making a background with all those little images – wonderful card, May!
Cindy C.
So pretty! Love everything about this card!
Becca Yahrling
Beautiful card, May! This kit looks like a dream
come true for a birdie lover like me.
Roberta
Love the colors!
Memoriesbymanda
Love the pretty bird background. This kit looks so pretty.
Eva N
It will be fun to create projects with the different birds in this kit! And, I’m so happy to see another sneak peek that uses mostly the main kit. Thanks
F. Andre
Custom background are such a fabulous technique. The black border finishes the card off perfectly. Thanks for the inspiration.
Elizabeth Motyka
Wow what a fun background the black frame really finished the card nicely.
Laura Staley
Love the idea of using stamps to make a background. I also like the way you made the frame!
Tanya Boser
What a lovely, bright, and cheery card!
Thank you for the inspiration May!
Tracey Magner
What a beautiful and colorful card, I also love the color combos you used. Thank You.
Cynthia Cole
Lovely background created using the new set.
Susan Manning
The colors are great and I love the little birds. I can’t wait until tomorrow!
Ma. Karla Ligaya Castro
Nothing beats making your own background out of the available stamps in a kit. Just a truly excellent and versatile technique!
Marlee S.
Wonderful card! Love the stamped background.
Judy
I love May’s signature style using stamps to make a background and the color choices are beautiful!
Michelle Montemurro
livrvthe bird background.
Sue McRae
What a happy and colorful card, makes me think of spring!
Barbara G
Love the idea of making the background!
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