January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway
Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, January 6th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend sharing peeks. Now let's join Michelle for another look at this wonderful kit!
Hello there, as soon as I saw this kit, I knew that I wanted a layered design but still kept quite clean and simple and I think the dies in the kit work perfectly for this. I started off my card by die cutting the envelope die from the kit using Classic Vellum Layering Paper and folded the sides up to create the envelope.
I then took the buttterfly die and cut this from Hero Hues Arctic Premium Cardstock. I wanted the middle of the butterfly to be a little darker so I blended on some Pool Party Reactive Ink and then spritzed it using White Iridescent Shimmer Spray. I die cut one of the leaf dies in the kit twice from Hero Hues Kiwi Premium Cardstock and adhered them to the envelope using a small amount of Precision Glue. I then added the butterfly in the middle using foam tape.
The envelope was adhered to a top folded card base, that I have scored lines on with a score board and bone folder, using tape runner (making sure to hide the adhesive behind the butterfly). I took the sentiment from the kit stamp set and stamped it on to Hero Hues Pitch Black Premium Cardstock with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I then heat embossed using White Detail Embossing Powder and cut it in to a strip using the banner die included in the kit. This was added to the card with tape runner and then I finished off the card by adding a few Blues Hero Hues Enamel Dots.
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100 Responses
Cindy Wilson
This is so simple but effective.
Janis in ID
This is so very pretty! I love the aqua butterfly against the fresh white of the vellum envelope and scored background.
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Lori
Beautiful butterfly, such an elegant card!
Linda G
I love this butterfly. It’s simply gorgeous.
Debbie Wilson
Great card!
Carol McCready
I love the soft butterfly and leaves. One can never have too many butterflies.
Nancy Tolan
simple but stylish. My cousin would love this card.
P Wilson
Love the simplicity of this lovely butterfly card.
Julie Gastelum
Very pretty, simple and elegant. Thanks for sharing.
Bonita Reyes
Butterflies are my absolute favorite and this is exquisite!
Lynn
I think that clean & simple cards are just wonderful. You are very good at this style and I think this card is perfect.
Diane Phillips
Love your products and love all your ideas and ways to use them.
Elaine Wood
So pretty I love butterflies
Alanna P.
Great card! I love the layout and the scoring adds such a nice background for it.
K. Eley
Very lovely!! The minimal colors, negative space and the scored background make a really great card! Need to remember the simple but stunning scoring technique. Loving the possibilities with this kit so far!
Karen L K
So pretty! That nicely colored butterfly looks so nice over the envelope!
Di Brown
Great card, so many occasions this can be used for. love the colour too.
Vikki H
I’ve enjoyed the previous countdown projects but this CAS version is truly my favorite!
Debbie McKelvey
I love how you gave the card texture with your scoreboard. I love the whole card so elegant and soft.
Samantha Collins
I love the idea of the mini envelope behind the butterfly, such a beautiful card!!
tina z. treebug
I love this butterfly, great idea with the envelope, super cute.
Carrie Carver
Simply beautiful.
Laurie Brown
What a fun idea with the envelope!! The butterfly is beautiful!!!
KatiC
Love the vellum envelope and the butterfly!! I can’t wait for the full reveal of this kit!!!
Nicole Rinaldi
Beautiful clean & simple card!
Camala Aydelotte
Nothing to say but absolutely beautiful!!!!
Cindi Jensen
Can’t wait to get this great looking kit.
Wendy C
Elegant yet simple! Love this card! I can’t wait to see the whole kit!
Diane Zalusky
So pretty and delicate
Susanbcards
The vellum envelope with the blue butterfly is gorgeous.
Shannon
I love the butterfly! Absolutely fantastic!
Claudia N
Lovely card!
Rebecca Ednie
Love the classy simplicity.
NWFlamingo
So light and fresh! Very pretty.
Jessica Haines
I can’t wait for the kit to go live looks to be a great one.
Louise Horner
The gentle colors in this card are softly refreshing! I really like the idea of using reactive ink to darken the center of the butterfly.
Leigh Madison
Beautiful and clean!
Jodi Warren
This is a great card. Love the cleanliness and simple look about it.
Candi
Love that vellum is used in such a unique way.
JoSi
Such a delicate dainty card, This could be used for many occasions.
Cindi Lynch
What a fresh look for a post-Christmas “Thank. You .”
Deborah Cooper
Beautiful card! Loving this kit!
Jewel Allen
LOVE – LOVE – LOVE this kit!
Kortney Wilson
Such a sweet and whimsical card💌
Marty Harris
So, a butterfly, too?! This kit is top notch!
Wendy Dillon
Loving the vellum envelopes!! So lovely!
Laura
Simple & Elegant
Marisela Delgado
Such pretty colors.
SheilaW
Love the simplicity of this card as it really allows the butterfly to take center stage!
Phoebe
Such a sleek design!
Monica Wiechmann
I really want this kit. So versatile.
Gail O'Keefe
Why didn’t I think of a vellum envelope?! This is another great card
Karen P
I love this very clean and simple card. Thanks for sharing.
Melissa Ringnalda
Love the simplicity of this card. Absolutely stunning. Excited for this kit.
Yolanda Gonzalez
Simple and beautiful.
Susy Ramirez
I love the elegant simplicity of your card. 💖
Carolyn
Gorgeous. Love the colours.
Golda
This is beautiful! Love just the touches of color.
Gloria Gorby
So simple and beautiful. Love butterflies.
Heidi Macy
This is a lovely cas design!
dori leslie
So lovely, Michelle!
Beth
Loved this, so clean but elegant!
Beth
Loved this, so clean but elegant!
Beth
Loved this, so clean but elegant!
Pamella Albright
I love how you ink blended the center of the butterfly! Also love the layered look of this card 🙂
Terrie D.
What a beautiful card! I love how the butterfly and leaves stand out against the clean and simple background. :)
Lyn C
Such pretty things shown already with this kit. Can’t wait to see it. THANK YOU for all the inspirations.
Ana
I love how serene this card is!
Karthikha Uday
What an awesome CAS card!! Love the design! <3
littlen
So pretty. Simple but elegant. I love anything with butterflies.
Tonia Sims
Love the design and the color combo. Beautiful card.
Barbara Kohn
Nice fresh elegant card to start the new year!
Heather Mills
This is so beautiful! Vellum is perfect for layering and keeping things simple at the same time. Love your gorgeous butterfly!
Schmidenkiwi
This makes a beautiful thank you.
Toni L
Very, simply pretty. Love the texture in the background from the embossing.
Laurie Schlichter
Live the dimensionality of the butterfly. Very serene feeling.
Phyllis
Clean and bright design! Very appealing card. Thank you for the thank you idea.
Majorie Travers
looks elegant but not too hard like the score lines on the card base
Beth Harple
I love the simplicity of this card.
Audrey
Beautiful card!
Linda
The simplicity is beautiful, elegant card.
Jessica Kerr
Wow the details on the butterfly die are amazing and your color choices are beautiful
Vicki Kroll
Love the vellum envelope and that beautiful butterfly. Looks soft and elegant.
Beth Buss
great simple and attractive card to make a lot of. Love the use of vellum on this card and would love to have the option to win this free set. Turquoise is a favorite of mine. So pretty. Thanks.
Leanne in Cali
Great design on this card! Thanks for sharing the details on how you made it. Love this kit!!
Tina Herbeck
I love the beauty in the simplicity of this!!
Leslie Spring
Great card! And the kit looks amazing! Hero Arts is the best!
Heike Carlson
Simple but beautiful.
Emily Henry
Beautiful card and I love the colors.
Helen Gullett
What a gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous CAS card!!!
Francine
Oh, I love the unique way you made this card. Looks like a great kit!
Teresa D
I love the elegant simplicity of this card!
Kathryn Ingram
Love the simplicity of this card! Perfect for a thank you note.
Kelly W.
CAS perfection Michelle, wow, so pretty! I love the clean lines and blue and green colors you used. The butterfly is gorgeous too!
Denise
Beautiful soft colors. Love the card.
Susan Lang
That is just beautiful! Love the vellum envelope.
Chris Handy
Love your card. I can’t wait to see this kit.
Kelsey Thomas
This is so beautiful!
Marie T
Very pretty color combination and I like the scored stripe card!
Dee Earnshaw
this color palette is gorgeous – thanks for sharing
Michelle Short
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