Farmhouse Friends with Brutus Monroe!

Hello Brutus Monroe fans!  Hope your summer has been fun so far with all

of the easing up and places re-opening.  Today I'm bringing you this fun card using:

Brutus Monroe

Farmhouse Friends

Isn't this stamp set so cute!  And the sentiments!

Let me show you how I made my card.

This card kept evolving as I was making it!  Originally I was going to make a

shaker card because the die I used just screamed SHAKER!  But then I realized

that most of my images would be covering up the openings and the shaker bits

really wouldn't show.  So, I just went for more depth instead.

First, I die cut my frame for my slimline card using some paper with barnboards

on it.  I made sure they were vertical.

Next I took a panel of white card stock the same size as my die cut and using a stencil 

made clouds pretty much all the way down the panel.  I kept these quite pale as I didn't 

want them to overpower the rest of the card.  I foam taped the die cut panel onto the

stenciled panel.

Then it was time for my images.  I used Brutus Monroe Raven Detail Ink

as I was going to use Copic Markers for coloring them and this ink is perfect.

I ended up not using all of the animals, but had them stamped just in case!

Next, I colored them in and then fussy cut them out.

Copic colors used:

Red:  R17, R27, R59, R000, R00, R11

Orange:  R02, YR07, YR16, E15

Green:  YG03, YG09, G07

Warm Grey:  W1, W2, W3, W5, W7

Cool Grey:  C0, C2, C3, C5, C7

Yellow:  Y02, Y21, Y06, Y28

Black & Blender

I used a grass die - both a straight one and a curved one.  I used the straight

one to cut a strip for the grass at the bottom and a curved one to use upside down 

for the nests.  

I adhered the straight green one to the bottom of the barn and then

adhered the barn to the card.  I adhered the the little piglet with foam tape.

I inked the edges of the nest pieces and adhered them into place. 

Then I adhered the chickens into place.  I made the sign from one of the

evacuated pieces of the die cut barn board and heat embossed in white

my sentiment.  I used Brutus Monroe Alabaster Embossing Powder for this.

I adhered a piece of twine on the back and put it above the barn - crooked -

with one of the chickens bouncing on it!

As a last bit of embellishment, I added some brown sequin flakes on all of the

hay.  That was messy!!!!!  And that finished my card!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.  This stamp set is so cute.  I might just

have to make a card with the pigs!

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Thanks for stopping by today!  I appreciate

your interest and support!

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Brutus Monroe, I do receive the products I use from them. 

All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.