May My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway!
Hello and welcome to day 2 of the countdown to the release of the May My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, May 7th at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Join us as we continue sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. Stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let's join Janette who is sharing another peek into this charming kit.
Trees speak my language. We bought our home in large part to the park like feel the yard had with its towering 25 year old trees. Trees are universally recognized to symbolize life, prosperity, and strength. Today I am sharing the awesome scroll tree stencil included with this month's kit.
The look of this card can be created in a few ways. I began by misting the back of the stencil with a repositionable spray adhesive and placing it, offset, on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Snow Layering Paper panel.
I Copic airbrushed the tree with RV29 (a pinky-red), Y15 (yellow), BG45 (teal) and FV2 (blue-ish purple). As the colors overlapped, secondary colors in orange and green developed.
A similar look can be created by ink blending with traditional inks or reactive inks and a round blending tool or blending brushes. Mediums like glimmer paste, embossing paste or embellishment mousse would be amazing too! Even staples like Versamark with embossing powder will be remarkable. Just be cautious to keep the points of the stencil securely in place for the integrity of the tree shape.
I white heat embossed a kit sentiment on black and popped it with dimensional adhesive. I adhered the panel to a Snow Folded Card and then a few Champagne sequins were added for the requisite bit of sparkle.
Remember subscribers: If you want to ADD additional items to your order, you must do so by the Thursday 11:59am PT after the kit launches to get the additional items with FREE SHIPPING (Domestic only). Just visit Hero Arts and submit a new order. You will get a combined order that includes your kit and any extra items you ordered too!
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100 Responses
Donna Woodhall
The colors are amazing thanks for telling us different ways to achieve them
Maxine
I am really going to love this kit. Love the tree. It reminds me of the tree of life
Kathy Ferguson
Beautiful and colorful card. I love tree designs.
Andrea Ahlin
Beautiful tree; I love the way the colors came out. Thanks for sharing.
Barbara Walborn
I love trees too and your rainbow tree is perfect! What a great stencil.
Naciu Octavia
Beautiful card! Great ideas
Sara
That stencil is included? Yep I’m really going to love this kit. I may even splurge and get the add ons this month…
Cheryl
The Copic airbrushing is beautiful.
C Cassel
Very creative, trees are so easy to work with.
Amy Wazwaz
What a brillant idea to make the tree rainbow colors. Great way of thinking outside the box. I must try this. Thank you for reminding us when you could add on items with out extra charge.
Rebecca Ednie
Oh such a gorgeous stencil!!
Lara
Love the bold color palette you chose! Beautiful card!
Leslie Birdsall
This is a pretty stencil. Nice card!
Beth Merrill
I do love to use stencils, and this one looks really fun. I appreciate the extra tips and ideas for products to use with the stencil.
Kial
I had no idea one could air brush with copics! It is a lovely effect!.
Sue D
I like the colorful tree and the sweet verse.
conniecrafter
such a fun rainbow effect to use on the tree
Laura Litzinger
Lovely card.
Elicia Bianco
What a way to bring life to a card. The combination of colors gives the tree life. Really nice.
Georgette A
Love the tree and the rainbow effect! Beautiful!
Linda Peabody
Great card. Thanks for sharing.
Deborah
These inks! Beautiful, bold colors! I can’t wait!!
Mitzi
Thanks for sharing your pretty card & the opportunity to win.
Flo
Love the copic spraying and the sentiment too.
Julie Shetler
Very colorful beautiful tree. I’m going to love this kit.
Yanira Hernandez
The colorful tree is awesome!!
Patty Q
Lovely colors for the tree.
Mary M
Love this stencil! Looking forward to getting my kit soon!
Charlene Cisler
I feel exactly the same as you, I adore trees and cannot walk past autumn’s magnificently colored leaves and not pick up a pocket full!
Great colors used on your card. Reminds me of a few leaves I stuffed into my pockets!
Clara
This is stunning! This stencil would get so much use; combined with lots of other sentiments and stamp sets! Beautiful!
Natalie Winterstein
I love the colorful tree! So pretty!
Beverley Hollis
This is going to be a favourite! And what a good reason to go buy the copic airbrush!
Cheryl P
I dont have many stencils so I have never tried this technique. Now I definitely want to give something like this a try!
Louise R.
Have never tried the airbrush technique. Very effective, will have to give it a go.
Dayle Shimamura
LOVE this tree stencil! I have similar trees, but this one would look great foiled, or with glitter paste. Can’t wait for the kit!
Jennifer
Another wonderful kit item! That bluish purple color is gorgeous!
Shannon
I’m a sucker for trees too – this is lovely!
Marjorie DUMONTIER
Oh my !! This is such a lovely design ! And the colts are so lovely !
Melissa McF
Didn’t realize the kit includes a stencil… I’m looking forward to seeing all that’s included this month – and add-ons!
K. Eley
As always, love your card! Great use of the stencil. Love how the colors blend together with the airbrush technique. So incredibly excited to see this kit!!
Lynne
I love the tree, the bright colors and the sentiment. Hat trick! :D
Scarlett Theron Rush
I love rainbow cards!!! :D
Gorgeous!
Rochelle Crawford
This color combination is gorgeous
Angela
Love the bold rainbow colors for the tree.
HeatherDG
So simple and vibrant all at once!!! Really allows the tree to shine on this card!!
Judy
Lovely card and I love the tree stencil!
Roslyn
Wow – the colourful tree against the white is really stunning!
CaroleRenn
Trees are my thing too. I love the rainbow one you’ve created. Thanks for sharing.
Nandini Karmarkar
Wow! Really pretty card. That tree is beautiful.
Kathy
That would be great for a family tree
Diana W
What an amazing look! I am looking forward to trying stencils on cards for the first time
F. Andre
Sweet card and I love the sentiment you’ve used.
Samantha Coleman
Oh I just am in love with this card! If I had made it I could have a hard time giving it away lol. I don’t have a copic airbrush system but will have to try some of your other ideas.
Ceci
great stencil and love the colors used.
Sophia Burke
That tree is just gorgeous, and that rainbow is so well done!!
Susan Humphreys
Such gorgeous use of color!
Charlotte E (Lady Joyful)
Wow, this tree is lovely! I really like how you coloured it.
Jackie Stoltz
Wow! Gorgeous, thanks for sharing!
Marianne
Love this!
Audrey L.
What a beautiful tree! I love all the colors!
Jane Starling
I love the airbrush effect on the tree, it’s magical
Corrine
I love all these items in this months kit. Waiting is hard!
Nancy
I like the tree stencil!
Laura L Buehler
This is soooo pretty
Ty
Stencils and glimmer paste! Always a good combination! And I must check out this airbrush device.
Vickie Hawk
Jeanette love how you used an ombre effect to give it some pop very lovely
Charlotte
Another beautiful card for this month. I love seeing the creativity using the monthly kits. It is inspiring and I can’t wait to see the monthly reveal.
joy meadows
Beautiful tree stencil! Love your card, Janette.
Frances
This stencil is beautiful. This can be used in family trees or other fun crafts. I’m excited to use it with some glimmer paste.
Sheryl Kramer
So pretty! Love the rainbow colors of the tree!
Joy Revert
I love this stencil. I am excited to see all that is in the kit. TFS
Lori pusz
Love this tree
Jackie S
Beautiful card, and I appreciate your comments even more about alternative ways to use this stencil. Thank you
Mateja P
It looks amazing. So many options for this stencil :)
Teri S.
I love stencils & this multi-coloured tree is so very pretty.
Barbara-Jean
What a beautiful card! Great use of the stencil…fantastic coloring.
Dianne S.
The rainbow tree is beautiful. Look forward to using that tree stencil. Thanks for the inspiration!
Barbara Howell
This is a beautiful tree stencil. I love all the colors you used. Thanks for sharing.
Joyce willy
Love the curlicue tree — so fanciful — I expected to see a fairy sitting on a branch.
Miller Tommie
Love the tree
Leigh Madison
This stencil is great and I will be able to get a lot of use from it! I really like the sentiments so far in this kit!
Brandy Duncan
I love anything rainbow, so I especially adore your card. This stencil is so cool. After seeing this card, I have already been thinking of ways to use it. TFS
Becky Moore
This tree is fantastic! I can’t wait to try this card!
Octavia Naciu
A beautiful card,love the rainbow tree !
Leslie Gladney
I simply adore this card! Im all about the rainbows, and this works really well!
Purvi
Simple yet colorful. Nice card!
Jackie Price
Beautiful card! The colours are so rich and vibrant. What an amazing tree image this stencil creates!
Tanya Suresh
Such a vibrantway to bring the tree to life! The sentiment makes it sweeter!
Tanja S.
Great card and stencil.
Pamela Toriello
I LOVE TREES. Love thisbig swirly trees, so many ideas! These cokirs are BEAUTIFUL!
Panela Toriello
I LOVE TREES! Suck a beautiful swirly tree! I love the colors!
Line E. Olsen
What a wonderfull card!
Jules
I am really looking forward to finding out what other goodies are in the kit! So far…love,love,love it! Thanks for showing us such creativity with the stencil including all the bonus ideas and tips!
Denise
Such a beautiful stencil😍
Monica
Love this tree. I can think of so many ways to use it. Show me more! Ha ha
Cecilia Mohney
This is so beautiful! I love the bold colors that you used and I appreciate that you gave us non-airbrushers options!
Kirsty Vittetoe
Love the colors, this is awesome!
Mandy
Stunning, love the bright colours. The blending is exceptional!
Patti R.
I love trees! The use of color here is really eye catching!
Lisa-Marie
This swirling tree design is everything! It’s fun, funky, and elegant all at once!
Janette Kausen
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