What's Cooking? with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  It's December already...where did 2021 go? Seems

to fly by so fast!  Today I'm sharing this new and absolutely adorable

die set from

Brutus Monroe

What's Cooking? Die Set

Velveteen Glaze

This What's Cooking? Die Set was so fun to create a card with!  So

many textures!  And the Velveteen Glaze really adds a unique look!

Let me show you how I made my card!

I started by making my A2 size card base.  I chose paper for the flooring

first and then the walls.  I cut them 1/8" smaller than the card base.

I loved how this looked.  I next added a piece of 1/4" white

card stock between the two as a baseboard.

Next I taped off an area about an inch wide with

purple tape.

So this tape covered my white baseboard.  I then added some Peach

Bellini Velveteen Glaze over the exposed area.  This dries semi-opaque

so when dry you could still see some of the brick.  But I applied this

quick thickly to my strip.  

I wanted it to have a stucco effect so I wasn't going for a smooth

application.  I let this dry overnight.

I peeled off the tape while it was still wet.  This application was

so clean!  I went on to create all of my elements.  The first thing

I did was to cut every piece out of white card stock.  There is

a wonderful cover photo on the die packaging, but there are lots

of dies.  I felt I would get a much clearer picture of how everything

went together if I put one together first.  It really did help me

realize where every piece went.  I chose my paper for my die cuts

and I made the fridge first.

I used black card stock, 2 shades of gray and a satin mirror silver.

I had made the leaves of the plants, then I made the stool.

Instead of using different colored wood patterned card stock, I

used a W5 Copic marker to deepen the tone of the legs behind and

the smallest piece on top.  I next made the stove - this one had

lots of pieces...including the hi-light on the glass door!

I did cheat a bit and used small silver sequins with no hole for

the silver knobs across the top portion.  I did use tweezers and

liquid glue to adhere all of these together.  I next made the

cute little coffee pot.

I adhered that to the left burner on the stove.  I made the plant pot,

adhered it to the leaves and then adhered that to the stool.

I assembled the clock adding some number indications and then made

a little "Kiss the cook" sign - nothing fancy - hand lettered on wood

patterned paper.  Then it was time to assemble everything!

You can see how the Velveteen Glaze changes in appearance once it's

dry.  It has a very matte velvety finish.

This card already had lots of texture so I only used foam tape on the back

of the leaves in the plant pot and on the handmade sign.  And that

finished my card!

I only wish my kitchen was as clean and uncluttered!!!!  I hope you

enjoyed today's tutorial.  This is such a cute and well thought out

die set.  You can find the What's Cooking? Die Set and Velveteen Glaze at

Brutus Monroe

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I appreciate your time and your

interest in my projects!

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.