Oh My Gourd! with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  Today I'm bringing you some fresh fall

inspiration with products from:

Brutus Monroe

Oh My Gourd! Stamp Set

Oh My Gourd! Cutting Die

Raspberry Embossing Powder

I love focal point stamps like this.  There's so many things you

can do with them!  Let me show you how I made my card!

I decided I wanted to use shimmer gold paper for this project.

I have never heat embossed on this type of paper before, so

I gave it try!

I chose the raspberry embossing powder because it matches the

Marsala Color Companion Card Stock so well.  It did flatten out

the shimmer a bit but I knew once this was die cut you wouldn't

be able to see that at all.  But that is a caution to not over heat

when using your heat tool for embossing.

I also used a scrap piece of the shimmer paper and heat embossed

my sentiment.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with this, but I

knew as my card took shape I could figure it out.

I die cut my pumpkin before coloring it.  Then I used my Copic

markers to add lots of color and quite basic shading.  I used shades

of orange into red for the pumpkin and yellow into orange for the

blossoms.  I used warm greens for the leaves and browns for the

pumpkin stem and vines.  The gold of the paper helped to keep

the warmth of the colors.

My card base is 5" x 6 1/2".  I used the same shimmer gold paper

first.  On top of that I used Marsala card stock.  Then another layer of

the gold and then the embossing green/gold piece of specialty paper.

I decided to use a banner die for the sentiment backed in the same

Marsala card stock (love that color!).  I mounted it on foam tape

and placed it on the upper right edge.  I also used foam tape for the

pumpkin.  For a little extra sparkle and shine, I used some

warm yellow gems and I used the Glitter Glaze of the Month -

Unicorn Sneeze! (how cute is that for a name!).  I used that on

the highlighted parts of the pumpkin and the center of the

blossom and I applied it with a Q-tip. 

 And that completed my autumn card!

I hope you have been inspired to my your own beautiful

fall cards!  I love making them - so rich in their colors!

You can find the products I used at:

Brutus Monroe

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I appreciate

your interest and your 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.