Hello everyone! Today I'm sharing this sweet little card using products from
Love Grows Here
This is one of the new little stamp sets at Brutus Monroe. I love this set! It's small but
there's so much you can do with it. Let me show you how I made my card. I started
by stamping my 3 plant images 3 times each with black waterproof ink.
Using Chroma Mists, I chose a color palette of Turquoise, Orange and Lime
Green. I didn't do anything but lay in color - no shading. I started by
painting in the leaves.
Next I moved onto the orange parts and I added yellow for the flowers
in the pots. I was keeping in mind how I was going to place these on
my card panel.
I added the Turquoise last. I didn't add extra water to the Chroma Mists
before painting with them. I used a damp brush, not wet and I always
spray the Chroma Mists out onto my glass mat and pick up color with
my paintbrush. After the painting was done and dry I fussy cut the images.
I knew I wanted my sentiment on a heart but I didn't have a die that the sentiment
fit on. I took a piece of copy paper and folded it in half. I laid my stamp on it for
measurement and drew a half heart and then cut it out. This would be my
template for the heart. I took a scrap piece of watercolor paper and sprayed it
with a bit of water. I then dropped in the 3 colors I wanted to use. The colors
don't moved a lot on their own, but by tilting the paper and using a brush
just a bit, I was able to get the colors to blend just a little. I really needed to
keep the Turquoise away from the Orange.
Once this was completely dry, I used the template I had made from copy
paper and drew the heart and cut it out.
Next I stamped the sentiment in the middle with black ink.
I applied foam tape to all of the pieces except one pot of flowers. That would be a
left over that I would adhere inside the card. I cut a white panel that measures
4" x 5 1/4" and applied my pieces where I wanted them placed. I was mindful
of the way I painted them to get my colors right. I foam mounted this panel onto
a standard A2 size top folding card base. I added some confetti that was in
the same colors as the Chroma Mists and my card was done!
I really enjoyed making this card. It's quite simple but I love the
bright summery colors against the white background. You can find
the products I used at
Thank you so much for stopping by and spending time here!
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.
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