June My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #5 + Giveaway
Hello! It's time for our final countdown peek before the release of the June My Monthly Hero kit! The kit will be available tomorrow, Monday, June 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Jess for another look at this amazing kit.
Hello! Jess here and I am just SO excited about this month's kit! I love animals and nature in general but I've been watching the Our Planet documentary recently and it's given me all sorts of ideas for the kit! Today I've created a trifold window card using lots of images from the kit!
I start by stamping a bunch of the images from the kit with Intense Black ink on watercolor paper and I loosely watercolor them using liquid watercolors. I use Moss, Pine, Dark Teal, Strawberry, Cocoa, Leaf, Mulled Wine, Orange, Dandelion, and a brand new shade that is an add-on to this month's kit! ;) Once I'm done watercoloring I die-cut all the images with the coordinating dies.
To create my card base I trim a piece of Dove White cardstock to 10 1/2" by 4 3/4" and score it at 3 1/2" and 7". Then I trim a tiny sliver of cardstock from the right panel so that it will close smoothly. I mask off the edges and blend Green Apple, Key Lime Fizz, and Blue Raspberry Reactive Inks across each panel. I splatter them with water and drops of the Reactive Inks to create dimensional vibrant backgrounds. Then I die-cut the leopard outline from the left panel and fold the card up again. I trace the inside line of the die onto the right panel and then die-cut the leopard outline from the right panel.
Then I fold the card up and adhere the leopard inside the dies to the back panel. Next I start building scenes on each panel around the leopard. Each panel is different and contains different animals or plants as if he's traveling through the jungle. I added a tiny square of foam mounting tape behind the leopard's head to pop it up slightly. This gives the die-cut edge something to hold onto so the card will lay flat. Finally I stamp both sentiments onto Pitch Black cardstock and heat-emboss them with white embossing powder. I trim them down and adhere them to the front and back panels to finish the card!
I don't think I've ever used quite so many images for a single card before but I really love the variety of images in the kit and wanted to create a diverse and vibrant environment for my leopard! :)
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100 Responses
Iris Esther López
Great card!
Nancy Huntley
Love how you placed the leopard on the branch!
Pamela Shea
Love the colors.
Margery C
Lovely card. Amazing colors.
Sharon Howell
This card is amazing!! What a clever idea. Great job!!
Sheri Kempke
Jess, this is so cool—love the front cut out, awesome! Can’t wait to see the entire kit.
catharina worthington
I love the mixture of the different colors of greens you used to represent a jungle.
Crystal Lewis
I love this technique. Endless ideas
Jawandh
This card is so vibrant and I love the leopard!
Can’t wait to see the whole kit!!!
tina z. treebug
I love all these bright colours!
K. Eley
WOW!! Love all the details and color! This kit is looking so fun! I’m afraid to see how awesome the add-ons are too!!! Thank you for sharing!
Marianne
Fun!
Kellie
I’m loving the trifold card you’ve made Jess. It’s a card of wonderful surprise. 🐸🐯🦜🐆🐵🐒
Kellie
I’m loving the trifold card you’ve made Jess. It’s a card of wonderful surprise. 🐸🐯🦜🐆🐵🐒
Stephanie Z
Lovely card – the animal looks so real :)
Karen L K
What!? That is such a creative card! Just so much for with the different layers that change the scene. Super nice!
Melissa Keller
Wow! Thanks for all the details on how to make this card. It’s really beautiful!
Christi Conley
Love me some cats – this leopard is right up my alley :)
Kristen Snoozy
The colors are SO vibrant!! Amazing!
Melinda Stearns
This design is excellent! This kit looks like a lot of fun.
Shannon
Breathtaking! Love the cat shaped window.
Jenny Kihlberg
Wow! What a fun idea. Love the trifold part of this card, you really get to use a lot of products and that is always fun. I can’t wait for this kit!
Laura
Such a amazing panel card, leopard and bird were great.
Dori
What a great idea!! I love the way you die cut the leopard and created the scenes!
Kris Reeves
Such vibrant colors!
Kenzie Higdon
I am absolutely in love with this card, I am so excited, I have never gotten a My Monthly Hero Kit before, I think this might be my first one, so far I am loving what I’m seeing, I’ll be setting a reminder so I don’t miss out!!!!!
Carla Hundley
Love this tri-card!
The scenes on each
page are awesome.
Carla from Utah
Anna Cullen
Ohh a new water colour ink in the kit, you are making this kit unmissable!!
Breina Burgin
Nice! I love how vibrant this is!
Aisha Roberts
Love this card. I love jungle themed cards so much
Angela Castillo
Love the greenery and the watercolor effects on the card. What a great idea die cutting the two front card panels!
Lana lowary
I can hardly wait to see this kit! Fun card!
Carolyn Pokorney
Love this card how vibrant and fun!
Ann K.
Love all of these images… and what a beautiful job watercoloring! Thanks for sharing…
Dominic Paul Imperiale
Very cute and creative.
Sharon Gullikson
We went to the Wild Animal Park today, so I’m really in the mood to see animals! This looks just gorgeous. I like your colorful look.
Ruth Manor
The colors and design of this card caught my attention. Looking forward to the reveal at 1 pm EST tomorrow.
Janet Sisk
What an awesome card! Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win a kit. :D
Artconquers
What a beautiful background.. love this jungle theme card kit..
Cheryl Agresti
This new jungle themed card kit is awesome! Would love to win it!
Cassie
The tri fold card idea is perfect for depicting different scenes with the same primary focus. This jaguar is beautiful, and rightly should be the star of any deep jungle expedition!
Linda S.
A beautiful and creative card. Can’t wait to see the entire release.
Katie Coggins
Love the detail in this card – cant wait to play with the kit
Jessica Williams
This card is fantastic!! Such a great idea. I love all of the detail on each panel.
Lourdes
Beautiful!
Teri S.
Oh Jess I love your card & I am thinking this kit is going to be a lot of fun to play with. The H.A. inks you’ve used are so beautifully vibrant. Thanks.
Thersha Lewis
tri fold card paired with a wild jungle expedition: it’s fire and I absolutely love it! Looking forward to seeing the kit and add ons for this month
Eileen
Love the jungle the mighty jungle!
Can’t wait to see the rest!
Alysia Albrecht
This card is amazing. I love the leopard.
Roni Kamm
I love the tri panel idea. Looks like the leopard is coming right out of the jungle.
Debbi Smith
Such a vibrant card! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Lori Poffenroth
Such an imaginative card! What a great way to show off the images.
Francine
Love this Safari theme. Excited to see the reveal
Bertha
Ooo first time I’m seeing the leopard. Great card and from what can see a great selection of animals and foliage in this month’s kit. A real jungle hit!
Debbie Walter
What a beautiful card! I love the colors you used.
barbara lassiter
This is beautiful and I love the card design!
Toni F
How clever to make a tri-fold card with the leopard cutout.
KerrynM
Wow, wow, wow, what a gorgeous card Jess. This kit looks amazing
Shirley Wallen
I love this card. I’ve made three panel cards before, but not like this one.
Anne-Laure B
Oops. I forgot to say how much I loved the trifold card idea and effects you created <3
Debbie McKelvey
What a cool card! I love trifold cards and yours is beautiful. The vibrant colors make this card. Can’t wait to see all the images in the kit and get to play.
Andre M.
Fab design on this lush tropical scene.
Sue D
Fabulous. Love the fold and the colors.
Helen Potter
Oh my goodness, Jess, this is a wonderful jungle card. Such an inspiring use of the kit. Love it!!
Charlene Arrington
WOW!!!!!!! I really like that card!!!!! Can’t wait to get my hands on this kit!!
Sudhamathi Muthu
Wow Jess… your card really amazed me…. actually yay our card is like watching documentary… I liked your vision of making it like a trifold card…. it is like unraveling the scene layer by layer to view the leopard…. brilliantly done…. love your card sooooooo much…
Vikki H
Wow! So many cute details and dazzling colors
Michele W
What a fantastic peek through tri-fold card! Love the bright watercolor backgrounds and that leopard is magnificent. Thanks for sharing this amazing card!
Monica Tozier-Brown
So awesome!
Lori
Wow! What a stunning card!
Can’t wait for tomorrow to see the kit!
Claudia N
Love the bold colors! Can’t wait to see the full reveal!
candgmom
What a beautiful card. I love the cut out leopard on the top two layers and that each layer is decorated differently. Great technique! Can’t wait for Monday and the full reveal.
Susan Carlson
Trifold card! So clever! I want to try this! Thank you for the idea – & the jaguar as the focus point – loyal catwoman here! Beautiful colors – so excited to see this kit revealed – & maybe win it!
Mary Jane Grutzmacher
This kit has a lot of applications for the plant world as well as the creature world! Very nice indeed!
Jana Yeager
Love the big cat and the tucan! Nice card!
Stef Perry
What an amazing card! Loving all the inspiration with the new kit!
Nancy Y
Wow that’s really creative! I love how the leopard is in a scene on each panel.
Denise Kitts-Wadlow
How fun and creative! Love your use of so many bright, bold colors, and all of that images you used create quite an amazing scene! Great job on placement of the leopard in this magnificent jungle you’ve created. Great job Jess!
Anne-Laure B
I haven’t seen everything but I’m already in love with this kit. Many animals. This card is really nice. I love the inks, they give a fluo look to jungle. :)
Joanne W
Love the jungle theme with lots of wonderful animals.
Cyndee S
I predict that this will be another fast kit to sell out. Looking forward to seeing the full release.
Sue Manning
I love the colors of your card. They blend together so well and contrast nicely with the big cat!
Very nice job. Thank you for sharing
Sue Manning
Eva
This Trifold card is really special – can‘t wait to make my way through the jungle!!
Kirsty
You have some very nice work here!
Joni52
I am loving this jungle release! amazing cards! Can’t wait to play with these stamps and dies.
Nancarrow Brown
I love the jaguar!
Kathy J in Ellicott City
Loving this jungle theme.
Linda Johnson
I love the peek through cover. Beautiful card.
Elaine Wood
Absolutely stunning card can’t wait to see the kit
Beverlee
Jessica,
The trifold card is like taking an adventure through the jungle. Very unique and clever. Appreciate your share. Can’t wait to see the full kit tomorrow.
Anna
Wow! Live the colors used on this one.
Stacey Kowbel
Fabulous card! Love the tri-fold layers!
Heidi Macy
Wow, that is some precise die cutting to get those openings right. Great card, so pretty!
Amy Martin
Amazing card!! Love the colors and the design.
Arianna Barbara
Wow! What s stunning project!!! Layout and colouring are simply amazing!!!
Kimberly Dorval
Another beautiful card. I’m looking forward to seeing the whole kit.
Amy Hanne
I love the leopard on this card!
Mitzi
Thanks for sharing your great card & the opportunity to win.
Debi Walton
WOW!!!
Quite an endeavor, but totally worth the results.
BEAUTIFUL!
Patricia Haff
I really like the wild animals in the monthly kit. This is very life like and will be perfect for some of the cards I stamp and send. Thanks.
Jessica Frost-Ballas
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