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April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway

April My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, April 1 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here throughout the weekend, sharing plenty of inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Nichol for another look at this fabulous kit.

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a die cut scene card created with the April 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. The stamps and dies in the kit work together perfectly for incredible scene building.

I started my card by painting a night sky background with Hero Arts Pewter Glimmer Metallic Ink, Blue Glimmer Metallic Ink, and Black Liquid Watercolor. I wetted down the inks with a bit of water and blended them to build the night sky.

Once dry I stamped the clouds from the main kit over the background with Unicorn Ink. Birds from the main kit were stamped over the painted background with Black Ink.

The dies from the main kit and a Nesting Circle Infinity Die were used to die cut Hero Hues Cardstock in Cranberry, Mustard, Adriatic, Nautical, Plum, Chestnut, and Pitch Black.

Charcoal Ink and a blending brush were used to add distressing to the die cuts.

Behind the windows on the Cranberry die cut layer, strips of Mustard Cardstock were adhered to make it appear "light" is shining out the windows.

Behind the tall Plum die cut buildings, Chestnut Cardstock was adhered for a two-tone effect. The buildings were die cut again from Mustard Cardstock and the windows were inlaid. The buildings were adhered to the card with foam adhesive.

A sentiment from the main kit was stamped on the moon with Black Ink.

Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were applied to the windows for a shiny, glittery effect. The sky was finished with white pen marks for "stars".

I hope this has inspired you to build some die cut scene cards with the April My Monthly Hero kit!

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 the comments left across all countdown posts. The winner will be announced first thing Monday morning, April 1, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!

Mar 30, 2019

I love the 3D look of this card, and the nighttime scene! Can’t wait for the release of this kit!

Claudia A
Mar 30, 2019

I’m loving the ideas with these dies! Looking forward to this kit!

Aggie O.
Mar 30, 2019

Hi Nichol, What a gorgeous card! The scene is beautiful, colors are awesome, and your night sky is so pretty with the shimmery inks!

Laura P.
Mar 30, 2019

This is a really stunning night scene! Beautiful new kit this month.

Amy Cooley
Mar 30, 2019

Nichol, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen such a dramatic dark night sky! Well done! Looks like a gorgeous harvest moon rising over everything. The colours of the buildings are great & look good with the subltle blending of the charcoal ink. Super card! Looks like a fabulous kit just from what I’ve seen so far. Yay Hero Arts!

Teri S.
Mar 30, 2019

Wow! This card is beautiful! I’m looking forward to the release.

candgmom
Mar 30, 2019

Ooh, I was HOPING there would be a gondola in this kit! So fun!

Marilee DeMars
Mar 30, 2019

This gets better every day. Thank you Nichol for this gorgeous scene.

Darlene
Mar 30, 2019

I absolutely cannot wait to make one like this!

Kay Spangler
Mar 30, 2019

Love the many layers of this card! Beautiful!

Julia Cissell

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