Spring Chicken with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing the newest cutting die

set from

Brutus Monroe

Spring Chicken Cutting Die

Chroma Mists

How fun is the new Spring Chicken Cutting Die Set!  I just fell in

love with this rooster!!!!  I mean, come on - who doesn't need a

hug from a rooster!!!!!  😆

Let me show you how I made my card!

First, I Google imaged roosters.  I had a particular color way in my head,

but wasn't quite sure how far to go with my colors.  I did find a really

good image with the colors I had envisioned.  I laid out about 10

colors of Chroma Mists.  I used Candy Apple Red, Yellow Orange,

Bumblebee Yellow, Blue Violet, Noble Fir, Leaf Green, Seaweed from

the Mermaid Mist Collection and Ornament Gold for shimmer.  I cut

up a piece of cold pressed watercolor paper (90 lb) and smooshed the

Chroma Mists on.

I started die cutting all of my pretty papers.  I used the brownish/red for his

head, the teal for his tail, the red for the comb and waddle and the orange/yellow

for his beak and feet.

I die cut the main body from black card stock and painted on a coat

of the Seaweed Chroma Mist to give the piece an overall shimmer and subtle color.

I pieced together my rooster...adding a bit of extra shimmer where I needed it

with a shimmer pen.  I prepared my flat shaker base by taking a piece

of barn board paper in teal and cutting it to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  I used a

piece of acetate from some packaging and made a flat shaker.  I made my

sentiment by using a piece of smooshed yellow/orange paper for the

actual letters and the shadow from black card stock with the Seaweed

Mermaid Mist on it.

I adhered the base to a top folding A2 size card base in Warm Sunset card

stock and then adhered my rooster and sentiment to the front of the card.

I added Glossy Accents to the eyes and beak and my card was finished!

I love this rooster so much!  I like the little chicks as well!  You can

find the products I used in my project at

Brutus Monroe

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

hope I've inspired you!

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.