July My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #2 + Giveaway

Daniel West

It's time for our second countdown peek! The July My Monthly Hero kit will be available to pre-order on Monday, July 13 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Daniel for some fabulous inspiration using this month's kit! 

Hey there, friends and fans of the My Monthly Hero! Daniel here with some underwater adventure to Atlantis! This month's kit has us looking for the ancient legend and finding so many fun things at the bottom of the sea. 

To create this scene, I began by creating a background scene on Dove White Cardstock by blending some Deep Ocean and Cornflower inks in diagonal lines across the front. Then, I die cut the foreground image die out and with the negative piece, I stenciled in some ridges near the bottom with the blending brush. To finished the background, I stamped the ruins, the Atlantean and the dolphin images in Deep Ocean Ink, and the sentiment in Intens-ified Black Ink.

 To create the foreground image, I laid down the most solid layer with Cornflower ink. Then, I added the detail layer with Deep Ocean. for the last colored layer, I used Dandelion, Pale Tomato and Rose Madder inks. Finally, I die cut the foreground image out and popped it up on the front of the card base and trimmed of the overhang.

*** 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 the comments left across all countdown posts. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, July 13, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Thanks for joining me today!


  • Teresa Trump

    Daniel, love this seascape with Poseidon.

  • Starqueen

    Just a cool blue masterpiece, and a wonderful homage to Atlantis.🌊

  • Valerija

    Wow! This is gorgeous!
    Valerija xx

  • Beverly Lewis

    Love what you did with all the yummy blues. Lovely.

  • Debby Green

    Great card! Thanks for sharing!

293 Responses

Rosary Martinez

Rosary Martinez

Jul 10, 2020

I was born in Cuba so as a little girl I enjoyed some of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. The blues and greens you are using are truly very true in their intensity. It is always a joy to open one of your kits, even though I can’t always get them. Be safe.

Linda

Linda

Jul 10, 2020

Love your use of blues with pops of color on the underwater plants.
Linda

Lori Lehnen

Lori Lehnen

Jul 10, 2020

Awesome card!
This looks like a wonderful kit with many amazing creative possibilities!

Amber Morris

Amber Morris

Jul 10, 2020

I’m loving this Atlantis theme and your card is beautiful

D.L.

D.L.

Jul 10, 2020

I love the very blue underwater feel!

D.L.

D.L.

Jul 10, 2020

I love the very blue underwater feel!

Lisa

Lisa

Jul 10, 2020

I love the underwater scene on this card! Looking forward to seeing more of the kit!

Allen Lindsay

Allen Lindsay

Jul 10, 2020

What a fun card! Can’t wait to try out this set!

Debbie McKelvey

Debbie McKelvey

Jul 10, 2020

Very cool underwater scene, love the colors. It makes me want to go snorkeling or maybe watch Aquaman for now. LOL

Barbara-Jean Kubik

Barbara-Jean Kubik

Jul 10, 2020

Love the blues!

Marisela Delgado

Marisela Delgado

Jul 10, 2020

Muy bonita tu tarjeta, Daniel. So pretty!

beverly robinson

beverly robinson

Jul 10, 2020

What a magical card! I love how one of the dolphins is swimming through the ruins.

Adrienne Chung

Adrienne Chung

Jul 10, 2020

Really excited for this kit to release. It combines the beautiful mysteries of the ocean and archaeology.

Theresa

Theresa

Jul 10, 2020

Beautifully

Carolyn Potter

Carolyn Potter

Jul 10, 2020

Really interesting kit peaks so far! Great card. Thanks for sharing and can’t wait to see more.

Tamra Barnes

Tamra Barnes

Jul 10, 2020

What a great card! I love you use of blues, adding the color details in the corals and seagrass. Perfect!

Miriam

Miriam

Jul 10, 2020

This set has a a great artistic feel to it. You did a great job with all the layering for extra dimension!

Nancy Knapp

Nancy Knapp

Jul 10, 2020

Love the under the sea scene. This scene makes me think of Aquaman! I wonder if other stamps and dies in this kit will also make me think of other movies. Can’t hardly wait to see the other sneak peeks!

Leslie F

Leslie F

Jul 10, 2020

Wow I’m getting more and more excited for this kit. What a beautiful card!

Anushree Vaish

Anushree Vaish

Jul 10, 2020

Loved the colors and the whole style of putting a story in a card.

Linda Gorman

Linda Gorman

Jul 10, 2020

Under the sea!!! Love this new kit!

Shannon Kessler

Shannon Kessler

Jul 10, 2020

This is supper fun. One of my favorite types of mythology.

Chris

Chris

Jul 10, 2020

I love the colors used on this card. Everything pops against the multi color blues. I can’t wait to get this kit!

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

Jul 10, 2020

Oh wow, this is a fun underwater scene! Can’t wait to see the whole kit!!

Rachel W

Rachel W

Jul 10, 2020

Love, love, love this kit. The colors are so tranquil and the theme is right up my alley. Can’t wait to use some of the past kits with it.

Cindy Johnson

Cindy Johnson

Jul 10, 2020

Wow! The colors are just outstanding! Cool, calm and a hint of magic. Just what we all need right now….peace.

Brenda

Brenda

Jul 10, 2020

Gorgeous card and looks like another fantastic kit!

Pamela McGillin

Pamela McGillin

Jul 10, 2020

I’m really loving the twist on the usual summertime beach kit.

Dawn Myrtle

Dawn Myrtle

Jul 10, 2020

Love the colors!!

Charlotte E (Lady Joyful)

Charlotte E (Lady Joyful)

Jul 10, 2020

Really great underwater scene! I like the diagonal look on the ink blending, it really looks like sun rays through the water.

dori

dori

Jul 10, 2020

Love the colors you used! Thanks for the peek, Daniel.

Deborah

Deborah

Jul 10, 2020

I really love the whole feel of this card. I like how you created the depth of the ocean! Simply gorgeous. I am so curious to know what else is included in this kit !!!

Anirudh

Anirudh

Jul 10, 2020

This kit is worth diving for! The card is absolutely stunning. Little details make the background really stand out.

Audrey Andrews

Audrey Andrews

Jul 10, 2020

I love ocean scenes and this design is very evocative of reading wonderful stories as a child. I can’t wait to see the July kit. Stay safe and well everyone!

Eileen Peters

Eileen Peters

Jul 10, 2020

I love this!
Anything to do with the blue ocean is for me!

Kailash

Kailash

Jul 10, 2020

Love this scene, fabulous!

Art_of_Albara

Art_of_Albara

Jul 10, 2020

Beautiful card Daniel ! I love the way you put some light in your scene like those rays of sun we can see when we scuba dive.
Thanks for sharing :)

Marilee DeMars

Marilee DeMars

Jul 10, 2020

Nice card! I especially like your diagonal background.

Jodi W.

Jodi W.

Jul 10, 2020

Nice background. Love the pop of colors. Can’t wait to see this who kit and add ons.

Sara Sauve

Sara Sauve

Jul 10, 2020

Such a cool scene!

yvonne m

yvonne m

Jul 10, 2020

Wow! I’m so excited about this July MMH kit!

Jackie S

Jackie S

Jul 10, 2020

Great cats! Love all the details

Dawn N.

Dawn N.

Jul 10, 2020

Is that Aquaman? 💙
Can’t wait to see more. It’s fantastic so far!