September My Monthly Hero: Idea #6 + Giveaway!

Amy Tsuruta

Hello! We are back with another Countdown to Creativity post before launching our September My Monthly Hero Kit and add-ons on Tuesday, September 5th, at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Release day is Tuesday, one day later than usual due to the Labor Day holiday. We’ll be here throughout the long weekend, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be available on Tuesday. And don’t forget to comment on each and every Countdown post - we’ll be giving away a kit on Tuesday morning, before the kit launches! Now join Amy as she shares a card made using this month's kit. 

Have you been enjoying all the Countdown To Creativity posts as much as I am? September's kit is amazing and is a great way to welcome Fall.

 

I managed to use a couple different ink layering color combinations for this card.  Let's start with the background blooms. They seem slighted muted in color, don't they? I decided to put a vellum panel on top of it so that the single sunflower image could be the star of the show. The background sunflower blooms stamped with:

Lemon Yellow  -  Butter Bar  -  Tangerine  

center

Pumpkin Pie  -  Cup O' Joe

My card is 3.5 x 5.5 inches. I cut a panel from the Pool Mix Layering Papers pack in the same size and then used one of the Rectangle Infinity Dies to create a frame. The sentiment has been stamped with Cup O' Joe and Butter Bar.

The focal point is the single sunflower that has been stamped with:

Lemon Yellow  -  Pale Tomato  -  Red Royal

The center inks are the same as the background sunflowers. The stalk is:

Lime Green  -  Field Greens

Without the vellum panel, the solo sunflower was getting lost in the background.  

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 of the comments left across all countdown posts and announce the winner first thing Tuesday morning, September 5th, before the kit launches at 1pm Eastern. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to check back tomorrow for an additional countdown post!

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  • JANIS LITYNSKY

    I Love this New Kit…. This card is going to be my go to card for fall… Thanks so much….

  • Laurie Mielke

    I love the sunflower card. The sentiment is perfect for it and nice and cheery.

  • Cheryl V

    Love this card with Vellum muting the background flowers! Lovely idea!!

  • Betty K

    Love the kit and have never had one yet and love the different colors you have used with the sunflowers

  • Karen Murphy

    Love the use of the vellum. So subtle.

297 Responses

JAS424

JAS424

Sep 03, 2017

WOW! I, very much, like the background look with having the vellum on top of the background flowers and the focus flower above the vellum. I’m for sure gonna be using this technique in the future. Thanks.

Beverley Hollis

Beverley Hollis

Sep 03, 2017

Clever solution using vellum to soften the background and I really like the mix of colours used to stamp the main sunflower, beautiful!

Katkathi

Katkathi

Sep 03, 2017

Really beautiful card!

Sandy Dasai

Sandy Dasai

Sep 03, 2017

How lovely! Such a cute card. I’m loving all of these sneak peeks.

Rosemary D

Rosemary D

Sep 03, 2017

what a pretty card…

Jessica V

Jessica V

Sep 03, 2017

I can’t wait to see what’s all in this kit! Loving the sneak peeks so far! Fall is my favorite season, the colors, the pumpkins ?

 Maryjo Monterosso

Maryjo Monterosso

Sep 03, 2017

Beautiful color combos on the sunflowers. Simply lovely.

katherine

katherine

Sep 03, 2017

lovely card! it is going to be a great kit!!!!

 janet ingraham

janet ingraham

Sep 03, 2017

Fabulous technique so lovely!!

Melissa SunshineHoneyBee

Melissa SunshineHoneyBee

Sep 03, 2017

Like the front sunflower with the multi stamping sunflower background.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”

Leanne in Cali

Leanne in Cali

Sep 03, 2017

Love this kit and the cards that have been shared!

Alexandra Madison

Alexandra Madison

Sep 03, 2017

Great fall card! Nice color combinations. The pool card base is an unconventional and perfect choice!

Ana

Ana

Sep 03, 2017

I love how you have used the vellum and the sunflowers in the background. Thanks for the inspiration

Kathy Anderlini

Kathy Anderlini

Sep 03, 2017

Nice touch with the vellum. Beautiful.

Anna

Anna

Sep 03, 2017

The sunflowers are lovely colors. Wonderful choice.

Lauren

Lauren

Sep 03, 2017

Pretty! The vellum is perfect for muting the colors so that the main image stands out.

Jackie S

Jackie S

Sep 03, 2017

Love this card! Adding the vellum has really made that front sunflower pop. Thanks.

Lindarub

Lindarub

Sep 03, 2017

Love the sunflower stamp.

Colleen F

Colleen F

Sep 03, 2017

Love it! I’ve got sunflowers growing in my yard right now, so pretty!

3 Happy Critters

3 Happy Critters

Sep 03, 2017

I love the vellum overlay. So pretty.

ChrisO

ChrisO

Sep 03, 2017

Love this card, thanks for reminding me how much I love the richness of HA inks. Think I’ll have to get mine out to play today!

BarbaraJean

BarbaraJean

Sep 03, 2017

Sunflowers are. very. special to me. Thank you

Edlyn

Edlyn

Sep 03, 2017

Totally loving these sunflowers! Your card just screams a happy sunshiny day!! I’m so excited to see the entire kit!

Marjorie DUMONTIER

Marjorie DUMONTIER

Sep 03, 2017

This is a lovely card. Such a great idea to put a vellum panel on your panel.

ShariW

ShariW

Sep 03, 2017

Very pretty card! Love the effect of the vellum!

Laura Staley

Laura Staley

Sep 03, 2017

What a clever technique for a background! Love the card.

Mary Holshouser

Mary Holshouser

Sep 03, 2017

the sunflower has so much depth of the
petals. The vellum does keep the
cut flower from blending in with
the background. Beautiful fall
card.
thanks for sharing.

Liz mca

Liz mca

Sep 03, 2017

That sunflower is gorgeous

Nicole

Nicole

Sep 03, 2017

I wouldn’t have thought of using reds in the sunflowers, but the contrast they provide is really beautiful!

Lindar C

Lindar C

Sep 03, 2017

The vellum is a great touch, I will try this too.

Elise Smith

Elise Smith

Sep 03, 2017

Beautiful! I absolutely love this sentiment :)

Heidi Macy

Heidi Macy

Sep 03, 2017

What a lovely color combination! Very nice card!

Melissa Craig

Melissa Craig

Sep 03, 2017

Another stunning card – I love the muted background. Very effective.

Rachel Walton

Rachel Walton

Sep 03, 2017

I like the use of vellum to get the colors muted without having to change the colored image itself. Great tip!

Kailash

Kailash

Sep 03, 2017

Love the added vellum!! S pretty!!

Sue Manning@comcast.net

Sue Manning@comcast.net

Sep 03, 2017

I love the softness of the vellum background.

Elizabeth Bielicki

Elizabeth Bielicki

Sep 03, 2017

Beautiful card. Vellum was a perfect choice.

margie

margie

Sep 03, 2017

Good idea and use for vellum.

Maria B

Maria B

Sep 03, 2017

The vellum adds a nice touch.

caroleann

caroleann

Sep 03, 2017

I love sunflowers and love what you created. Thanks for sharing your talents – so much inspiration!!

Deborah Kaye

Deborah Kaye

Sep 03, 2017

Very pretty card. I like the vellum over the background layer. It almost looks like a photo for the background. Lovely!

Kirsty Vittetoe

Kirsty Vittetoe

Sep 03, 2017

What a beauty!

Celeste Cassino

Celeste Cassino

Sep 03, 2017

Another great sample. I like how the vellum mutes the background to give your focal flower center stage.

Eva S

Eva S

Sep 03, 2017

I love this idea of vellum!

Sue LD

Sue LD

Sep 03, 2017

So pretty. I like the colors that were used.

Donna Ligon

Donna Ligon

Sep 03, 2017

Gorgeous! I love it with the velum

Kim Matthews

Kim Matthews

Sep 03, 2017

Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing it.