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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This is so simple but effective.
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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Beautiful butterfly, such an elegant card!
I love this butterfly. It’s simply gorgeous.
Great card!
I love the soft butterfly and leaves. One can never have too many butterflies.
simple but stylish. My cousin would love this card.
Love the simplicity of this lovely butterfly card.
Very pretty, simple and elegant. Thanks for sharing.
Butterflies are my absolute favorite and this is exquisite!
I think that clean & simple cards are just wonderful. You are very good at this style and I think this card is perfect.
Love your products and love all your ideas and ways to use them.
So pretty I love butterflies
Great card! I love the layout and the scoring adds such a nice background for it.
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!
So pretty! That nicely colored butterfly looks so nice over the envelope!
Great card, so many occasions this can be used for. love the colour too.
I’ve enjoyed the previous countdown projects but this CAS version is truly my favorite!
I love how you gave the card texture with your scoreboard. I love the whole card so elegant and soft.
I love the idea of the mini envelope behind the butterfly, such a beautiful card!!
I love this butterfly, great idea with the envelope, super cute.
Simply beautiful.
What a fun idea with the envelope!! The butterfly is beautiful!!!
Love the vellum envelope and the butterfly!! I can’t wait for the full reveal of this kit!!!
Beautiful clean & simple card!
Nothing to say but absolutely beautiful!!!!
Can’t wait to get this great looking kit.
Elegant yet simple! Love this card! I can’t wait to see the whole kit!
So pretty and delicate
The vellum envelope with the blue butterfly is gorgeous.
I love the butterfly! Absolutely fantastic!
Lovely card!
Love the classy simplicity.
So light and fresh! Very pretty.
I can’t wait for the kit to go live looks to be a great one.
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.
Beautiful and clean!
This is a great card. Love the cleanliness and simple look about it.
Love that vellum is used in such a unique way.
Such a delicate dainty card, This could be used for many occasions.
What a fresh look for a post-Christmas “Thank. You .”
Beautiful card! Loving this kit!
LOVE – LOVE – LOVE this kit!
Such a sweet and whimsical card💌
So, a butterfly, too?! This kit is top notch!
Loving the vellum envelopes!! So lovely!
Simple & Elegant
Such pretty colors.
Love the simplicity of this card as it really allows the butterfly to take center stage!
Such a sleek design!
I really want this kit. So versatile.
Why didn’t I think of a vellum envelope?! This is another great card
I love this very clean and simple card. Thanks for sharing.
Love the simplicity of this card. Absolutely stunning. Excited for this kit.
Simple and beautiful.
I love the elegant simplicity of your card. 💖
Gorgeous. Love the colours.
This is beautiful! Love just the touches of color.
So simple and beautiful. Love butterflies.
This is a lovely cas design!
So lovely, Michelle!
Loved this, so clean but elegant!
Loved this, so clean but elegant!
Loved this, so clean but elegant!
I love how you ink blended the center of the butterfly! Also love the layered look of this card 🙂
What a beautiful card! I love how the butterfly and leaves stand out against the clean and simple background. :)
Such pretty things shown already with this kit. Can’t wait to see it. THANK YOU for all the inspirations.
I love how serene this card is!
What an awesome CAS card!! Love the design! <3
So pretty. Simple but elegant. I love anything with butterflies.
Love the design and the color combo. Beautiful card.
Nice fresh elegant card to start the new year!
This is so beautiful! Vellum is perfect for layering and keeping things simple at the same time. Love your gorgeous butterfly!
This makes a beautiful thank you.
Very, simply pretty. Love the texture in the background from the embossing.
Live the dimensionality of the butterfly. Very serene feeling.
Clean and bright design! Very appealing card. Thank you for the thank you idea.
looks elegant but not too hard like the score lines on the card base
I love the simplicity of this card.
Beautiful card!
The simplicity is beautiful, elegant card.
Wow the details on the butterfly die are amazing and your color choices are beautiful
Love the vellum envelope and that beautiful butterfly. Looks soft and elegant.
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.
Great design on this card! Thanks for sharing the details on how you made it. Love this kit!!
I love the beauty in the simplicity of this!!
Great card! And the kit looks amazing! Hero Arts is the best!
Simple but beautiful.
Beautiful card and I love the colors.
What a gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous CAS card!!!
Oh, I love the unique way you made this card. Looks like a great kit!
I love the elegant simplicity of this card!
Love the simplicity of this card! Perfect for a thank you note.
CAS perfection Michelle, wow, so pretty! I love the clean lines and blue and green colors you used. The butterfly is gorgeous too!
Beautiful soft colors. Love the card.
That is just beautiful! Love the vellum envelope.
Love your card. I can’t wait to see this kit.
This is so beautiful!
Very pretty color combination and I like the scored stripe card!
this color palette is gorgeous – thanks for sharing
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