Welcome Home with Brutus Monroe

 

Fall Florals with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  I am writing this after a long weekend off from work!  How

lovely to have the time to create!  Today I'll be using products from

Brutus Monroe

Fall Florals Stamp and Die Set

Chroma Mists

I wanted to really think outside the box on this project.  I did this by taking a

themed stamp set - fall - and making it into a not-so-fall card!  Let me show you

what I did!

I first took a piece of heavyweight white card stock and the Basket Weave Stencil

and used Chroma Mists.  I used Lilac and Candy Apple Red Chroma mists watered

 down with water that had mica powder in it.  I used a stencil brush to apply the Mists.

While I was waiting for that to dry, I stamped and heat embossed in black my

5 flowers.  I stamped 3 of the pansies and 2 of the mums.

I painted these flowers with the same mix of Chroma Mists.  I watered some

of it down with the water/mica powder.  To get darker areas, I waited until the

first coats were almost dry and then went in and added more.  As long as

you wait for the layers to dry, you can keep adding color to get darker shades.

Once these were dry I added the black beard part with my black Copic marker and then

 added a small yellow part in the center with a Yellow Posca Pen.  Then I die cut them with 

the coordinating dies.

I next cut an A2 size side folding white card base.  I folded it and then cut

off 1 1/4" on the right front.

I then cut a piece of black dotted acetate from my stash that I adhered to the back 

of the front panel and just the 1 1/4" of it shows on the front of the card.

I cut down the stenciled panel to fit on the front white card stock piece.

It measures 2 3/4" x 5 1/4".  

You can see some weird markings on the right side of this panel.  I was going to

go in a completely different direction, but it didn't work out.  However, I knew these

markings would be covered up by my flowers.  I adhered this panel to the front of the card.

Time to adhere my flowers!  I adhered one pansy at the top and one at the bottom

flat to the card and straddling the space between the card stock and acetate.  Next

I added the mums.  I popped those up on foam tape.  I placed one facing one way

and the other facing the opposite.  And lastly I added my last pansy to the middle

also on foam tape.  I added some mirror confetti and my project was done!

This card was fun to make!  I stepped out of my comfort zone to do the

acetate on the front, but I love the effect.  I might have to send this card

to my bestie!  I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.  You can find the

products I used at

Brutus Monroe

Thank you so much for being here and taking an interest!

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 - 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.

 

Autumn Branches with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  The leaves where I live are just starting to turn as the

temps start to get cooler.  Today I'm bringing you more fall

inspiration with products from

Brutus Monroe

Autumn Branches

Glitter Glaze

True confession, I made a card prior to this one and it came out so awful

it could not be saved!  😞  So, I went back to something a bit more

different and I love how it turns out.  Let me show you how I made my

card!  I first cut a piece of plaid paper from the Playful Plaid Paper

Collection and trimmed it to 4" x 5 1/4".  Using my Stick & Stamp Mat

I stenciled this piece using the Autumn Branches Stencil and Tangerine

Glitter Glaze.  This particular plaid is so pretty with the Tangerine Glitter!

You can see my Stick & Stamp Mat has seen cleaner days!  I keep one

especially for working with Glitter Glaze and other shiny stuff.  I have

another one for inks that clean up nicely.  😉. While that was drying,

I stamped out my images from the Fall Florals Stamp Set.  I used

Chroma Mists to paint them.  I heat embossed them onto watercolor paper

using a brown pigment ink and clear embossing powder.  This was a

 hot press watercolor paper so it's smooth and easy to cut.

 For Chroma Mist colors I used:  Yellow Green, Candy Apple Red,

Tangerine Orange, Leaf Green, Yellow Green and Bumblebee

Yellow.  I used more than one color on each element.  When 

these were dry, I fussy cut them.

I also took a Q-tip and made random dots around my wreath 

with the Tangerine Glitter Glaze just as a fill in. 

 These didn't take long to dry. I heat embossed my sentiment from the Fall 

Florals Stamp Set with a dark brown.   I made a top folding card base

from Whitewash Card Stock and added a orange panel that was 1/8" 

smaller all around.  I adhered my now dried stenciled panel.

I foam taped one of the big maple leaves and the 2 Chinese lanterns onto

the lower left of the stenciled wreath.  Just using liquid glue I tucked in

the rest of the elements.  For a finishing touch, I used both gold and turquoise

confetti.  And that finished my card!

This card really came out sweet and I love the turquoise with all of

the yellow and orange...only in the autumn!!!!!  You may purchase

the products I used in today's tutorial 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.

Bowl of Strawberries with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  As the last of summer slips away from us I am sharing one

more luscious strawberry card using products from

Brutus Monroe

Strawberry Social Stamp Set

Chroma Mists

I love the color combo of red, white and turquoise!  So clean and fun!  Let me

show you how I made my card.

I started with my background panel.  I used a piece of Lagoon card stock and

the Basket Weave Stencil.  I cut the panel bigger than I needed and stenciled

with Opal Chroma Glaze.  This is a great way to add texture and dimension

without adding more color.

I chose the elements from the Strawberry Social Stamp Set for my card

and stamped them onto watercolor paper.

I used Choma Mists to paint my images.  I used Candy Apple Red for the

strawberries.  Yellow Green was used for the strawberry tops. 

 For the bowlI painted stripes using Turquoise and a touch of the Yellow Green.  

I mixed it once and painted the top and bottom stripe.  This really was too blue

so I added more of the green and painted over them.

I didn't painted the whipped cream at all. I fussy cut my images. I created a white A2 size

 card base with the fold along the top.  I cut a piece of red card stock that is 4" x 5 1/4".

I cut my stenciled panel to 3 3/4" x 5" and adhered both of those to the white

card base.  I made my sentiment using white card stock.  I stamped the

sentiment in black ink and then added red die cut card stock behind that.

  I cut a thin strip of white card stock and layered that on top of a die

cut scalloped piece of red card stock.  To adhere my bowl of strawberries

only the extra whipped cream piece is adhered flat to the card.  I added

the double strawberry piece to the top of the pile of strawberries and

 foam taped the entire bowl piece to the right side of the card over the

striped border.  I added the extra strawberry at the bottom on top of

the bowl on foam tape.  I added some iridescent confetti and Fallen

Snow Glitter Glaze to the berries.  I adhered a red acrylic heart under

the sentiment and my card was done!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.  It's always sad to see summer go along

with all of the delicious fresh fruit!  You can find the products that I used at

Brutus Monroe

Thanks so much for being 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.

 

 

Beach Bum with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  Summertime is right around the corner and today I'm

sharing a cute summertime card with products from:

Brutus Monroe

Beach Bum Stamp Set

Chroma Mists

This is a really cute set to get creative with to make beach themed cards!  Let

me show you how I made my project!  I first took the Circle Foundation Dies and

cut a 3 3/4" circle from 140lb watercolor paper.

Next I stamped my bear image, masked off his feet and then stamped the

beach ball and the sentiment with pigment ink.

I chose a piece of paper from the Sea Life Paper Collection to key my

colors for painting with Chroma Mists.  

I started with the sand.  To make

the sand color, since there is no brown Chroma Mist, when any 2 secondary

colors are mixed together they usually create brown.  I used the Yellow Orange

and Lilac Purple.  I made a watery mix of this for the sand.

I made this mix stronger - with no water added - and painted my bear.  After

painting the sand I moved onto the rest of the background round which was

straight Turquoise and water added.  After the background was done I painted

the rest of the elements.

I used Pink, Bumblebee Yellow, Turquoise, Lilac Purple and Yellow Orange.

Notice I still have a black ink smudge between the drink and the sentiment.

I'll be dealing with that next!  I took a white gel pen and made dots in the

bear's shirt and where the sand meets the blue water and also coming

off the drink (particularly on top of the ink smudge!).

I prepared a standard A3 size top folding white card base.  I die cut

a wavy circle out of white glitter paper and adhered it behind the

focal circle.  This give it a bit of a frame.  Using Fallen Snow Glitter Glaze,

I applied with a Q-tip to the waterline, the lemon on the drink, and the

little bubbles coming out.  This completely took care of the ink smudge.

I used Glossy Accents on the glass and a shimmer pen on my bear's eyes

and my card was finished!

This was a fun project to create!  This is a huge 17 pc stamp set!  So

many possibilities - keep your eye out all month long for creations from

the Inspiration Team!  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.

Love Grows Here with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing this sweet little card using products from

Brutus Monroe

Love Grows Here

Chroma Mists

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

Brutus Monroe

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.

 

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.