Posted by Emily Midgett
on October 04, 2019
Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the October My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, October 7 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. Now let's join Emily for the first look at this retro-inspired holiday kit!
Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some inspiration using this month's fantastic My Monthly Hero kit! This kit is chock full of vintage, 1950's inspired images, including the fabulous hearth image, record player, and mod Christmas trees. I've created a little scene using these great scene-building images, so let's get started with the details!
To start, I stamped the hearth and record player on an A2 panel of white cardstock using Intens-ified Black Ink. I colored the images using Copic markers, then added some color to the blank areas on the "walls" using Aegean ink and a blending brush.
Next, I stamped several of the accessories on a separate panel of white cardstock, again using Intens-ified Black Ink, adding color with Copic markers in a vintage-y aqua, red, and white color scheme, then used the coordinating Frame Cuts included in the My Monthly Hero kit to die cut the images.
I added the die cut accessories to the card front using foam adhesive for some extra dimension. I stamped the greeting from the My Monthly Hero kit on a strip of white cardstock and added it to the card front using foam adhesive.
Well, that's all for me today! Now, for some fun giveaway information!
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, and announce the winner first thing Monday morning, October 7, before the kit launches at 10am Pacific. The more you comment, the more chances to win!
462 comments
Emily,
Your card reminds me of Christmas at my grandparents’ house when I would fall asleep watching the fire burn. You did such a beautiful job with your card and now I can hardly wait to see what the rest of the kit has to offer!! Thank you for sharing such a wonderful memory today, even if you had no way of knowing you were doing so!
Great inspiration with the new kit.
Looks fabulous!
Love the warm feeling I got when I first saw this card! You did a beautiful job Emily, thank you
Great retro scene! I hate to admit it but this brings back some memories. Looking forward to seeing what else is in the kit.
Love the old-time record player and the use of the song on the card! Very fun!