Reach For The Stars with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  The May Inspiration Box is here from

Brutus Monroe

Reach For The Stars

This Inspiration is jammed packed full of spacey goodness and fun!

Let me show you how I made my slimline card!

The first thing I did was to chose and prepare my background paper.

I chose the Watercolor Galaxy Paper Collection.  However, it is only

6" x 6".  So I cut it directly down the center and used a piece of

1/2" Brutus Monroe Tissue Tape to keep the ends butted together.

I didn't remove the release paper at this time.  I trimmed the ends so

my finished panel measured 3" x 8".

Next I needed to make the base for my little astronaut to stand on.  I

chose a piece of dull yellow card stock and on one end of it, drew an

arc and cut it out.  

I wanted to use both the Daffodil Chroma Glaze and the Neon Yellow

Chroma Glaze for texture.  So, taking the tip of a palette knife, I

applied the Daffodil first.  I applied it sort of thick - thick enough so

my knife skipped over the surface of the card stock.  Then to give

it more texture I tapped my finger into the wet glaze.

Without waiting for the Daffodil Glaze to dry I applied the Neon Yellow

Glaze in the same manner applying more at the top of the arc.

I set this aside to dry.  I next stamped my sentiment onto the upper

right corner of my patterned paper curving the stamp a bit and heat embossed it with

Alabaster Embossing Powder.  I backed the patterned paper panel with

a very dark blue card stock and adhered it onto my  3 1/2" x 8 1/2" card base that

was covered with silver glitter card stock.

Next I stamped my images with Raven Detail Ink.  I used 5 of the images -

 4 planets plus the little astronaut.

I originally planned on only 3 planets but added in the 4th one

later on in my process.  I colored my images with Copic markers.

Copic markers used:

Red:  R05, R17, R59, R20

Violet: V12, V05, V09

Blue:  BG15, B49, B32, B63

Yellow:  Y15, Y38

Grey:  C1, C3, C5

Brown:  E21, E3, E35

Blender & Black

After these images were colored I fussy cut them and used a black

water-based marker around the cut edges.  I did leave a very

narrow white outline around the little astronaut.

By this time, my glazed piece was dry.  To accentuate the

texture and give it depth, I first blended Simon Hurley

Woof ink with a blending brush and to the very top curve

of the arc I used Alabaster Pigment Ink to hi-lite.  Then I adhered

it to my card base.

Using a die from my stash I die cut various size stars from

the left over silver glitter card stock.  I adhered my little astronaut

with foam tape and glued the planets down flat.  Then I

adhered the stars.  Using a Gel Roll Stardust pen I accented the

planets and bits on the astronaut suit, helmet and flag.  I also

added touches with a white gel pen.  I used Glossy Accents on the face 

of my astronaut to make it more like a helmet and my card was done!

I had so much fun creating this card!  And I was really pleased with

how my moon base turned out!  Those Chroma Glazes are

Out of This World!!!!!!!!!  You can find the supplies I used for

my project today at:

Brutus Monroe

The Inspiration Box is a subscription product.  Find it along with all

of the other subscription products here.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope I've inspired you today to

create something you love!

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.