Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Flower Doodle with Brutus Monroe

 


Hello everyone!  It's almost a new year so I am ending my card making
year with something colorful!  I'll be using products from


Even though this stamp set is a 6" x 6",  I used it on my mini slimline!
Let me show you how I made my card!
I first stamped out my image and my sentiment and heat embossed them
I trimmed out my panel right up to the lines so overall it
measures 2 1/2" x 5 3/8".


I used the Chroma Mists to paint in my flowers.  I used 9 colors and had
fun mixing colors that I needed but didn't have.  For all of the leaves I
used Noble Fir, Bumblebee Yellow and Ornament gold to give a bit of
shimmer.


For the blue I used Blue Violet and a bit of white.


For the peachy orange I used Candy Apple Red, Yellow Orange 
and White.  To each of these mixes I also added a bit of Pearl for shimmer.


Later I would add some of my yellow mix over top of the center of
the flower in the upper right corner.  Next was my pink - Candy Apple
Red, White and Pearl.


To the pink mix I added some of the Blue Violet to make a
really pretty lavender.


I used a bit of Tinsel Blue and White for a more traditional blue.


And then I finished up my painting with Bumblebee Yellow, White
and Ornament Gold.


Next I prepared my base.  I cut a 6" x 6" square of Whitewash
card stock.  To that I added a panel of Cabbage card stock Just
1/8" smaller.  Then I backed my painted panel which measures
2 1/2" x 5 3/8" with black card stock with just a bit showing.


For my sentiment I had wanted to make a banner and have it
coming from the right side.  It did not look good.  So I fussy
cut the banner and it still didn't look good.  Finally I cut the 
words apart and that worked!  For some added sparkle I
used some Silver Prism Sequins.  And that finished my card!


I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.  I love the colors and the
sparkle!  You can find the products I used for my card at


Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I can't believe
we are at the end of 2021.  Hopefully 2022 will see brighter
days head!

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.





















Tuesday, December 21, 2021

You Bake Me Happy with Brutus Monroe

 


Hello everyone!  Today I'm bringing you a sweet project using
products from


This was such a fun project to put together.  There's so many ways
you can use small stamps.  Let me show you how I made my card!
I started by taking a heart die and lightly tracing around it, in pencil, on a
piece of watercolor paper.


Then, using dark brown ink, I stamped my elements.  I did use my
MISTI to do this in case I needed to stamp my image more than
once - which I did.  


Once my ink was dry I erased my pencil lines.  I wanted my elements
to have a 1950's vibe to them, so using Chroma Mists I painted them
in aqua and coral.  For the aqua I used  Cobalt Blue and Bumblebee
Yellow Chroma Mists.  I actually mixed a puddle of green and added
it to a puddle of blue.  For the coral, I used Candy Apple Red, White,
and Bumblebee Yellow.  I made a pink with the red and white and
an orange with the yellow and red and then mixed the 2 together.


I did very simple painting with no shading.  For the brown on the
cookies I mixed red, yellow and blue with more yellow than the
other 2 colors.  Next I took a scrap of watercolor paper and with a
1/2" flat paintbrush, painted a strip of aqua and one of coral.


I trimmed my painted panel to 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and adhered it to the
middle of my A2 size top folding white card base.  I trimmed the
2 strips of color and added them to the sides of the card.  I also
added thin brown peel-offs between the panel and the painted strips.
I stamped my sentiment onto a scrap of the watercolor paper and die
cut it with a small round die.  I die cut a slightly bigger circle out of
aqua paper to put behind the sentiment circle.  I adhered this to my
card.  For embellishments I used small 2-tone flatback pearls around
my elements and added a tiny pink translucent heart to the sentiment
circle.  I adhered the sentiment circle to the lower right of my card.
and that finished my project!


I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and it gives you some ideas on
how to use those little stamps!  All of the products mentioned
are available at


Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by!

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.

 











Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Family Traditions with Brutus Monroe

 


Hello everyone!  Winter is starting to appear and it's time to cook
up those recipes that make us warm!  Today I'm using products from


This was such a fun card to make and the recipient will really appreciate
the sharing of a recipe.  Let me show you how I made my card.
I started by stamping my recipe card onto white card stock.  Then I 
stamped my onion and potatoes on watercolor paper.


I only used 4 of the potatoes, but I used the 5th mis-stamped one as
a test for color.  For my Aqua Pigments I used: Red, Yellow Orange,
Green and a tiny bit of Tinsel Blue.  For the onion I mixed Red, Green,
and Yellow with more yellow and less green. This gave me the
Yellow-brown color for the onion.  For the potatoes I used red, a
tiny bit of the blue and a very tiny bit of yellow.


Once my elements were painted, I then glazed over the potatoes with
brown...just to take away the pink tone.  Once these elements were dry, I
die cut them along with the recipe card itself.


I chose my background paper from the Fall Forest Paper Collection.  I
stamped "Soups" across the top of the card on the tab.  I then wrote up
my recipe on the card with a black marker.  Then I mixed up another
puddle of brown and blended it around the edges with a blender brush.


I wasn't going for a smooth blend, but I definitely wanted something
along the edge of the card.


I wanted to use one more stamp from the set, but I felt I needed
to adhered my elements into place first.  Then I stamped my
extra sentiment.


I prepared a 5" x 7" card base from cream card stock.  I cut
my patterned paper to 1/16" smaller than the front of the
card.  I adhered my recipe card to the front using
repositionable glue dots.  This will allow the recipient to
remove the recipe card and keep it.


I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial for the card and you try
making this soup.  It's so good!  You might wonder why I use
red potatoes.  Red potatoes are creamier when cooked and
really make this soup so yummy!  It's been a staple for winter
fare in my house for many years!
You can find the Family Traditions Stamp and Die Set along
with the Aqua Pigments at


Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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.