Welcome back to the countdown to the release of the June My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is coming up on Monday, June 8 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Now let's join Channin, who is sharing another look at the kit!
Hello friends! It's Channin here with a new card featuring the incredible June 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. This is kit is so gorgeous and the dies are so cleverly designed that they allow you to create several different scenes. For today’s card I decided to make and lighthouse and seaside scene.
To create this card I first stamped the bold stamp onto a 4 1/4” x 4 1/4” panel of Dove White cardstock in Soft Pool ink for the sky and Aquatic ink for the water. I then die cut the lighthouse out of Pitch Black cardstock three times and adhered all the layers together to create a dimensional die cut.
Next, I created an elongated triangular mask out of a large post-it note and placed it onto the panel with the narrowest side where I wanted the lighthouse to be. I then masked the water with painters tape and then ink blended the sky with Soft Pool, Summer Sky, and Indigo ink. Next, I removed the post-it note mask, masked off the sky around the light ray with painters tape and then ink blended Lemon Drop and Creamsicle Reactive inks.
I then removed the painters tape, taped off the sky adjacent to the water and ink blended the water with Aquatic. Next, I stamped a sentiment in INTENS-ified Black Ink. I then adhered the lighthouse onto the panel and trimmed off the excess with scissors. Next, I adhered the panel onto an 4 1/2” x 4 1/4” panel of white cardstock to create a 1/4” border at the bottom of the panel. Lastly, I finished the card by adhering the panel onto an A2 top-folding card base made from Mustard cardstock.
I hope you enjoyed my card! Thank you so much for stopping by!
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This card confirmed for me that I reallly want this kit. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing the inspiring.
I love this month’s kit. Your lighthouse is wonderful.
I love your card. So creative. Absolutely beautiful job.
Totally gorgeous cards and stamps! Can’t wait to try them out.
This will make such a wonderful Father’s day card! Lovely!!
I love how you put the sentiment in the lighthouse beacon, and I liked the use of color for the sky and ocean. Tfs.
Pretty cool! I like how you made a beacon of light coming off the lighthouse
Such an incredible card. I love the background colors!
I am a huge fan of lighthouses and this one with the shinning light that matches the yellow background is stunning. Great job!
Stunning card. Love the beam of light coming from the lighthouse. Looks so real.
What a great effect .
Lighthouses and the ocean are so pretty!
Love the lighthouse. Such a beautiful card
Nice! I like the lighthouse and the rocks with that great background.
Love this card. Would love to have this kit
This is a card I need to card lift. The techniques look fun. The in no blending to mysterious and fun.
Love the lighthouse! And the background is beautiful!
Love this monthly set, so many ideas:)
The background has so many possibilities!
What a clever way to use all the elements in the kit! The background is so pretty and the lighthouse really stands out. Beautiful card!
What a great effect—the silhouette and the bright beam from the lighthouse.
I love the black silhouette against the sky! So striking! Thank you!
Love love LOVE the way part of the card was blocked off at different times to create the sky/ocean/light beam effect! The color combinations are lovely and I can hardly wait to try using these techniques soon.
So pretty!
Creative background. Very unique. I love the lighthouse.
Oh wow!! Beautiful card, a must have kit for me, my mom loved lighthouses!
Love the look of the background stamp and the lighthouse die cut.
Great mini tutorial- thanks for sharing!
Fantastic!
Looks great
Very nice how the yellow “light” from the lighthouse spotlights the sentiment and then yellow is repeated at the top and bottom of the card to tie everything together.
I love the skyscape background and all that gorgeous masking you did!
I love the light beam. Thanks for the tip!
Your card is very clever, love the sentiment “highlighted” in the light of the lighthouse!
Your card is very clever, love the sentiment “highlighted” in the light of the lighthouse.
Wow, this is really gorgeous.
This kit looks so fun!
Amazing. To be so talented must be wonderful. I hope to be this creative one day.
I love how you created the light.
I love the idea of putting the sentiment in the light beam like that. It stands out so beautifully. Your card is lovely.
A gorgeous card.
Great color blending. Love it!
Great color blending. Love it!
Love your card! And the items you show all look so tempting.
This is gorgeous. So excited for the kit.
The more I see of the kit, the more I love it!
Another beautiful card! Love your great ideas. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I really like this card. Pretty.
Love how you created the light coming from the lighthouse. Beautiful card.
Love the emphasis on the sentiment for this card. It stands out, and for good reason!
This is spectacular! Your inking is superb. Beautiful job!
I want to get this kit. Beautiful lighthouse card.
Beautiful card! I’m excited to see the whole kit. I’ve really been focused on the background stamp, it add so much in such a subtle way.
NOW we’re talking- this is perfectly awesome! I’m suddenly very excited for this kit!
Oh boy! Fantastic colors and textures on this 3rd card! I think the design team is ultra- creative with the June kit. More, More, More!
Such a lovely idea!!
This card is fabulous! Thanks for taking the time to share how you made it!
LOVE this. Love that shadowed look against the night sky.
What a gorgeous scene and backdrop… love how the light from the lighthouse pops and shows up separately ….
Grew up on west north coast — this card brings me right back there. Thanks for such an inspiring card.
Amazing card ! Sentiment is so appropriate! Love the design and colors! Great inspiration!
I love this nighttime scene. Lighthouses are so majestic to me and I love them as a silhouette! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful kit. Love the skyline and how it seems to have so much depth.
Love your method of showing the light!! I love this kit!!
Loved the beautiful light beacon in the night.
thank you so much for the chance
I love everything about this card. Love the colors, love the lighthouse silhouette, love the sentiment. Beautiful job.
Beautiful card! Love the lighthouse
Can’t wait to see the full kit- with all of these amazing inspirations; all you guys do is tease!
I’m loving this month’s kit (another winner!) And what you did with it is absolutely stunning! The crisp lines of the light really accentuate the spirit of the sentiment. Thanks! Stay safe and be well.
Love the lighthouse.
What an inspiring card, this month’s kit is looking very special.
Oh my! This is fantastic and what a great message! Outstanding!
I can’t wait to see the full set! I have to have it!!! It is amazing!
I love the lighthouse and that sentiment! You used some beautiful colors here!
I love light houses! What a beautiful card
Beautiful symbol of hope in these crazy times. Love this kit already!
I love all your masking techniques to create this stunning card!
Yes, we all need to be beacons of light. You have hit the nail on the head. Every morning I pray that God will let me feed His sheep that day. Now, I can feed them AND make cards for them. Your card has been food for my soul.
Great lighthouse die cut and love the selection of sentiments too!
OMG!!! How beautiful is this! I can’t wait to get my kit and start making some amazing cards! The options are endless! Love, love, love!
Love nautical themed sets! Hero Arts is a fantastic company!
Beautiful card and a great sneak peek. Thanks for sharing.
Great choice of colors. Thanks for the inspiration.
It just keeps getting better. This kit is going to be on the number one list. So inspirational! Well done Hero Arts. Especially, in these trying times!
I love this beautiful sentiment! Your card is wonderful with a super clever design allowing the sentiment to fit into the lovely scene!
I would love to share the results I could make with this kit with my family and friends here in the Netherlands!
I would absolutely love this kit!!
Love the lighthouse lighting
I LOVE lighthouses… so excited to see it all
What a great kit for summer birthdays…. I have many in my family. Can’t wait til Monday!
Wow! Love the highlights on the rocks. So pretty!
I love the masking. Beautiful!
So excited to see the new kit! I love the masking for the beam of light!
This is both clever and brilliant! I love how you did the ray of light from the lighthouse. Just stunning!
Beautiful card! Love the seascape and its colors.
Thanks so much for sharing …
Your card is beautiful and I like the fact that this kit is good for any gender cards.
The lighthouse card is stunning. It draws you in. Can’t wait to see the whole kit. Hero arts kits are the best,
Gorgeous. I am liking the ink you used, I have to try them.
That beacon of Light is so super pretty!! Love this card.
Channin Pelletier
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