December 06, 2021

Dutch Inspired, Canal Home Reflections

Hi friends and thanks for joining me today! It's time for the December 2021 release My Monthly Hero from Hero Arts! I am totally IN LOVE with all the stamp and die sets this month. 

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My first project is using one of the amazing add-on stamp and die sets, CM587 A Warm Welcome Stamp Set, and DI968 A Warm Welcome Die Set.

As soon as I took stock of what's available this month, I knew I was going to make a Dutch inspired card. I've travelled to Holland many times and adore all the beautiful canal homes. The Warm Welcome set was perfect for me to take inspiration from and here is one of my photos, which I've used as inspiration. 

I wanted to make my card a little brighter than the photograph, and to pull some of my own personality into this project. I went with Aqua Flow Pens as they are highly pigmented but you can use any water based medium. 
Canal Homes, Reflections - A2 watercolor

Instructions

• Stamp out 6 of the houses, watercolor, and then die cut. 
• Die cut a second set of houses, but there's no need to stamp them. 
• Trim piece of watercolor card 5.25 inches by 4 inches. 
• Loosely line up your houses and place your sentiment on your watercolor panel. Remove the housed and then use your MISTI to stamp the sentiment onto your card. 
• White heat emboss, 'to new beginnings' onto black card and trim half an inch by 4 inches. 
• Adhere your non colored die cut houses onto your watercolor panel for exact placement and to make it easier to create your water reflection without the risk of ruining your beautiful watercolor houses. 
• Add the same color of the house to create your water reflection, in a ripple, organic way. Don't think about it, just go ahead and lay some color down and see what happens. 
• Once your water is dry you can pop your houses on foam pads and place them directly over your plain die cut houses (or remove the plain ones if you've not adhered them). 
• Pop your sentiment up onto foam pads and place at the base of your houses, acting as path between house and water. 
• Add your completed watercolor to an A2 card blank.

Wouldn't this be a lovely card to give to a new neighbor? I adore the water reflection effect, it's so easy to achieve, and doesn't need to be perfect. 

Can you see the Dutch influence from the photo I've taken inspiration from? I love travelling and these set of stamps and dies have really brought back all those wonderful memories of Holland, thank you Hero Arts! 

If you want to see what's in the MMH December Kit, I've listed it below and links plus postage details are at the end of my post, for your convenience. 

December 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit Includes: 

• 4" x 6" Clear Stamp Set
• 11 Coordinating Frame Cuts
• Fancy Cover Plate Die
• City Cling Stamp
• 4 Sheets of Black Cardstock (5.5" x 8.5")
• 3 Reactive Ink Cubes (Berry Smoothie, Fruit Punch, Lemon Drop)
• 10 Little Wooden Clothespins

Your kit will arrive in a Hero Arts reusable 8" x 10" zipper pouch. With all of the goodies packed into this kit, it's an incredible value at $34.99. (Contents add up to $70 if bought separately.)

LIMITED TIME ONLY! Once this product sells out, it will no longer be available. Quantity is limited to two kits per household. Kit shipping begins Friday, December 10, and continues throughout the following week.

POSTAGE

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$19.99 - Australia

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Now, I'll be back tomorrow with a project and tutorial using the December MMH Kit! Until then, thank you for joining me today and I hope you like my project. 

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