Baked Fresh - Pumpkin Pie with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  I don't know about you, but I love pumpkin pie!  I

don't make good piecrust so I don't get to have it that often - only when 

someone else makes it! LOL  Today I'll be using products from

Brutus Monroe

Baked Fresh Stamp Set

Chroma Mists

I really wanted to incorporate some blue into my project today.  It

looks so good with oranges and yellows.  Let me show you how I made

my card.  I started by taking 2 heavyweight A2 size white card stock panels.

I took one and smooshed it in Turquoise Chroma Mist.  I added water to 

my mat and kept smooshing and when it was still wet I splattered it with

full strength Chroma Mist.  I did the same with Tangerine Orange on

another piece of card stock.  After smooshing it in just plain Tangerine

Orange, I added a bit of Candy Apple Red and Ornament Gold.  I kept smooshing

until I was happy with the coverage.  Then I splattered with it with the 3 colors.

After they were dry, I cut them into strips - 3/4" for the Turquoise and 1/4"

for the Tangerine Orange.

Next I heat embossed with dark brown ink my elements from the

Baked Fresh Stamp Set.

I decided to color these with my Copic Markers.

For colors I used:  YR31, YR07, YR15, E08, E31, B00, B01, B02

After they were colored I fussy cut them.  I took a piece of creamy

yellow card stock from my stash and made an A2 size card base and

I cut a panel that was 4" x 5 1/4" and ran it through a dotted embossing

folder. 

 I took the largest piece of left-over card stock with the

Turquoise smooshing on it and heat set my sentiment from the

Baked Fresh Stamp Set with the dark brown ink.  Then I die cut it

with a banner die.

To put my card together I layered all of the background pieces together

inserting a piece of plain white card stock between the 2 yellow ones.  I

made a criss-cross pattern with my cut strips.  I popped up my elements

with foam tape including the sentiment banner.  I had to cut the right end

of the sentiment banner off because it was too long and that made a nice

flag for the top left of the card.  I put Glossy Accents on the whipped cream.  

I added two-tone pearls and that finished this card!

I love how this card turned out.  I really like how the Turquoise strips

are very much like an autumn sky with clouds!  It went so well with the 

sentiment!  You can find the products I used at

Brutus Monroe

Thanks so much for stopping 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.

 

Baked Fresh with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  I don't know about you, but I love the smell of fresh baked

bread!  That warm yummy smell just hits the spot!  So today I'll be using

products from

Brutus Monroe

Baked Fresh Stamp Set

Circles Stencil

Chroma Glaze

I tried something a little different with this card.  I stenciled over an embossed

background!  It wasn't perfect but I like it!  Let me show you how I made it!

I first cut a panel of White Wash card stock to 4" x 5 1/4"and embossed it with an 

embossing folder from my stash.  Then I put it on my Stick and Stamp Mat

and used the Circles Stencil and Gold Chroma Glaze.  I didn't want full

coverage so I didn't put it all over my panel.  But what did happen was the

panel had raised edges from the embossing and in places it left almost a

double circle look.  I really liked the look it gave.

While I was waiting for that to dry, I stamped my elements for my card

from the Baked Fresh Stamp Set with some soft brown Copic-friendly ink.

I stamped my sentiment in dark brown pigment ink away from the other

elements so I could die cut it.

For the coloring of my elements I Google Imaged "Artisan Bread".  This

gave me the imagery that I needed for color.  I used various browns and tans and a

bit of desaturated yellow for the breads. 

 I also tried to give the bread some visual texture, so my coloring

was not straightforward.  I did some dotting and left areas without much

color.  I was fairly happy with how they looked.  I fussy cut these out and

die cut the sentiment with an oval die.

My stenciled panel was dry.  I made a card base using the same White Wash

card stock.  It's an A2 size top folding base.  I put foam behind my stenciled

panel and before laying it down I added some gold thread and wrapped it around

the lower part of the card.

You can see the thread is not straight.  I added this for a slight

grounding of the elements, but not representative of a surface like

a table top.  I adhered 2 of the breads flat to the surface but popped up

the one in the front on foam tape as well as the sentiment.  I added

some light chocolate pearls that really reflect the gold stenciling and thread .

As a last bit of detail, I added just a few white hi-lites with a white

Posca Pen and then with a fine black marker added black dots that

resemble poppy seeds.  And my card was done!

I really like how this card came out.  I love the gold Chroma Glaze with

the colors of the breads and I think they enhance each other.  The Baked

Fresh Stamp & Die Set are part of October's Inspiration Box.  You can

find the products I used at

Brutus Monroe

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope I've inspired you to create

some beautiful!

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.

 

Give Thanks Eat Pie with Brutus Monroe

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone is doing well and creating fall crafty projects!

My project for you today features products from

Brutus Monroe

Give Thanks Eat Pie Stamp Set

Aqua Pigments

This card was fun to put together.  I had something completely different in mind

when I started!  Let me show you how I made this card!

I first took a piece of Strathmore 5" x 7" hot press watercolor paper and taped it

to my hardboard.  Starting in the middle of the panel I brushed on Yellow Aqua

Pigments, then Yellow Orange on either side and then finally some Brown on

the ends.

To get this nice gradation of color I didn't wet my paper first.  I simply took a

flat paintbrush and worked the pigments back and forth across my panel.  I

left it to dry naturally.  I had no warping.  Next I heat embossed my images,

twice, using Golden Gourd Embossing Powder.  I use this as a gold for all

my fall cards.  Its gorgeous!

I die cut the sentiment and the extra pecans with a 1 1/2" stitched

hexagon die.  I painted all of my images with the Aqua Pigments.

I mostly used the Yellow Orange and Brown.  I made a mini slimline

card base from some mustard card stock.  I cut a panel of plaid

paper from the Playful Plaid Collection and cut it 1/4" smaller

than the base.  I backed the plaid piece with some rich red card

stock and adhered that between the base and plaid paper.

I splattered my painted panel with a rich gold watercolor and then trimmed it to 

2 1/4" x 5 1/2" and adhered it to the card.  I fussy cut my pie slices and pecans. I 

foam taped the sentiment to the middle of the card.  I foam taped the pie slices on 

either side of the sentiment.  Then I used 3 of the pecans and adhered them flat.

I used gold holo confetti and a bit of Fallen Snow Glitter Glaze on the pecans.

And that finished my card!

This card took some twists and turns but I love how it came out!  Easy

as pie! (LOL). You can find the products I used at

Brutus Monroe

Thanks 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.

 

Stripes Stencil with Brutus Monroe