It's time for another countdown peek! The June My Monthly Hero kit will be available to pre-order on Monday, June 8 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Michelle for some fabulous inspiration using this month's kit!
Hello there, when I saw the kit this month, I immediately thought of the Northern Lights. I thought that the landscape dies in the kit would work perfectly to go with my Northern Lights sky. You can use the Bold Prints background stamp that comes in the kit to get the sky look, but I thought I would create it with ink blending for my card today.
I started off by die cutting the landscape die with the house and trees from Hero Hues Dove White Premium Cardstock. I then placed the same die on to a panel of Dove White Cardstock and ran this through my die cutting machine, but this time, I only partially cut it so that the bottom of the die did not cut. The fully cut piece was then adhered on top of the panel piece using Precision Glue.
I took a top folding card base and added ink blending to the top portion for the sky. Using blending brushes, I first blended on a line of Pool Party Reactive Ink, followed by Grape Slush Reactive Ink and then Taffy Reactive Ink on the right. For the rest of the sky, I used Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink and Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink. I splattered on some water and then White Iridescent Shimmer Spray. I then let the panel sit to fully dry.
Once the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment from the clear stamp set in the kit, in the top right hand corner using Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied White Embossing Powder and heat set. The landscape panel was then added to the card with foam tape. To finish off, I added a few jewels in the sky.
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Just gorgeous Michelle. I love the Card Grotto and find a lot of inspiration there. Thanks for all the great ideas. Terry
I love this simple elegant card. Just beautiful. Thanks for posting. I love Hero Arts!!
beautiful card and I love the colors
I love the way the ink blending looks with the glowing teal and purple streaks of “northern lights”. I also enjoy the look of the clean white die cutting. I love partial die cutting; such a fantastic technique. You are talented.
Such a beautiful card. It really inspires me to start making cards again! I love it
Wow! I love the use of the reactive inks! Beautiful!
Lovely card, I especially like the colors you used to create the northern lights. You did a wonderful job in blending the colors, and using it against your white die cut. Tfs.
I love the white on white with the pop of color for the Northern Lights… beautiful!
An incredibly beautiful card. I love it!
The colors in the skyline are perfect and the added jewels for the sparking stars makes me think of a snowy winter night. I can see using this die set in many ways.
Beautiful die cut.
Your colors are lovely!
Beautiful background set against the white landscaping is stunning Michelle!
Beautiful card. The sky is beautiful.
Love the colors of blending!!
So excited for this kit – I think it will be able to be used with some that I have already
Ooohhhh I love how your Northern Lights sky turned out. Beautiful die cut landscape too. Gorgeous card!
Beautiful ink blending! Those trees and house look great in white over that nice background!
This is so beautiful I love the northern lights
Michelle, the landscape with all the background blended colors are absolutely gorgeous. This is what I imagine the Northern Lights to look like. Thank you for taking me there.
So beautiful! Love the sky, and the sentiment is perfect!
Beautiful card! So many great options with this set:)
This sky is beautiful.
Yep, I live in Alaska and this is EXACTLY what I’d do with that background!
Would make a great Holiday card as well
Very creative using inks to make northern lights to go with the sentiment! I love the background die cut out in white. Wouldn’t it be perfect for a Christmas card?!!!
Beautiful sky with a wintery look.
Michelle! Such pretty ink blending! And the white really makes it pop! Thank you!
Beautiful! I love the way the sky is blended and the white landscape really makes everything feel so clean and minimalistic. The jewels are such a great choice as well. I’m so excited about everything we’ve seen from the kit.
Stunning!
Great way to make the northern lit sky stand out. So pretty.
Stunning card! Experiencing the Aurora Borealis is on my bucket list, can’t wait to see the full reveal!
Gorgeous card, love the white with the colorful sky.
I love this card! Simple and clean- beautiful!
What a pretty card!
Wowsa on your blending – it looks amazing!
Beautiful card
I love this beautiful card!!
Beautiful blend of colors and the stark white of the die cut makes them stand out even more! Love it!
Lovely blending, great card
Beautiful!! The white die cuts are striking against that fabulous sky background!
I love your background with the white in white dies!
I like the simplicity of your card.
I love the sky!
Perfect colors for your ink blending sky, looks like the Northern Lights. Can’t wait to see the complete kit!
I’ve always wanted to see the Northern Lights…I believe I have now. BEAUTIFUL!
Wonderful! Love that sky.
Love this stunning card.
This card is so pretty and your ink blended sky is absolutely stunning!
The landscape dies are great!
Very beautiful card! Love that die – can’t wait to see it!
Beautiful design!
Love the beautiful pop of color behind the village scene. The white really sets it off. Looks like this will be a very versatile kit. Fingers crossed!
This reminds me of the northern lights. It’s so peaceful. A perfect card for this year.
Beautiful color blending. And the dies, oh my! I think you did an amazing job of captivating the Northern Lights.
Beautiful color blending.
What a beautiful sky! Love your card.
I love color and the simplicity of the card.
Very nice card. Can’t wait to see the entire kit.
Your sky effect is so beautiful and complements the white die cut perfectly. Gorgeous work!
Stunning design, beautiful colours and wonderful card.
Love your background!
Love your background!
Clever die cut technique. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
That landscape die is beautiful and very versatile!
Michelle, I love, love this card!! I lived up north in BC for 5 years, & even though I hate the cold, this reminds me of some winter nights when the snow would be 6’ deep & covered most everything around & the northern lights would be playing in the sky. Gorgeous, but don’t want to live there again.
Wonderful job. The all white of the card offsets the colorful background perfectly.
Ooh, a background stamp. That sounds fun!
Love this! Such a fab way to use the dies for a CAS card!
So pretty
Nice blending.
Love your sky. Very reminiscent of the northern lights. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful card! I can see this die would work well for a winter scene. thank you for sharing, Michelle.
Love this card, can’t wait to see the rest of the kit.
Love the colorful sky with the contrasting white landscape die! Looking forward to seeing more of those dies.
The trees really stand out against the background on the card. Love them in white!
What a peaceful scene! Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing!
I am looking forward to seeing the full kit. Beautiful card.
Beautiful Northern Lights sky, and it is a perfect backdrop for the trees.
Pretty! Your beautiful sky really pops against the white. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful card! Such a great background!
Reminds me of home!
This card has such a beautiful Northern Lights sky! Love the soft shimmer from the Iridescent Spray. I love using that stuff and sometime forget about it. Thanks for sharing this pretty card!
Beautiful ink blending in the sky and the white town really sets it off. I love this card.
Your card is beautiful, I love that gorgeous background and the white scene just stands out. Thanks for inspiring us!
The Northern Lights is on my bucket list, love how you’ve interpreted it into the card!!!
This is so pretty! I love the white scene against that sky. Thanks for sharing!
I love the colors on this one! So pretty! Thanks for the opportunity to win the kit!
Gorgeous colors!
This is a very gorgeous colored card and does look like northern lights. Thanks for you inspiring rendition.
What a stunning card… love the background and the beautiful white scenic die cut..
Gorgeous background – the ink blending is amazing. The landscape dies worked perfect for your wonderful card! Thanks for sharing!
Northern lights are on my bucket list — looking at this beautiful card reminds me why. Thanks for the beautiful inspiration you’ve provided!
I’d love to win this drawing – have never worked from a kit before. Thanks.
Your sky is beautiful! Perfect colors and blending! Thank you for sharing!
Gorgeous. I can see snuggling under blankets drinking hot chocolate in front of the fire. Gorgeous skyline.
Your card really looks like the first time I saw the northern lights in north Alaska! What great memories. Cannot wait time get my hands on this kit!!
This is truly a beautiful winter wonderland in the northern hemisphere. I love the white contrast to the colorful sky.
Love your Northern Lights! Beautiful ink blending.
Gorgeous sky! Looking forward to the June kit
Love your card and makes me think of all those Christmas cards that need making. Thanks for sharing your talents with us! Can’t wait for the kit reveal!
Michelle Short
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