Stamp and Die of the Month with Brutus Monroe

 

Stamp & Die of the Month with Brutus Monroe

 

Stamp & Stencil of the Month with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing all kinds of crafty goodness from:

Brutus Monroe

Stamp of the Month

Stencil of the Month

Both the Stamp and Stencil of the Month are adorable this month and all

are love-themed!  Let me show you how I made my cute shaker card!

I first taped a piece of hot press watercolor paper to a hardboard.  I used

Cosmo Hydrowash, just gently moving down the paper with a back and

forth brush stroke until I achieved the smooth look I was going for.

You can see it buckled my paper.  I let it dry completely before moving onto

the next step.  When it's dry, the paper is completely flat.  With the panel still

taped in place, I used Pixie Spray to adhere my Stencil down and used the

Glitter Glaze of the Month - Poppy! And then let it dry completely before moving on.

Once this was completely dry I removed it from the board and trimmed it to

3 5/8" x 5".  Next I stamped my image using Raven Detail Ink and my MISTI.

I colored the image with Copic markers.  For colors I used:

W0, W1, W3, W5, RV10, RV02. RV06, YR02, R02

When my coloring was complete I fussy cut the image out.

Using a heart die from my stash I die cut a heart from the stenciled panel.

I placed it in the center a bit closer to the top.  My particular die cuts a frame

as well as the main heart image.

I prepared an A2 size top folding white card base and adhered a cut panel

of white glitter paper to fit behind the heart shape.  Using the top stenciled

panel as a guide, I adhered my frame inside onto the white glitter paper.

I gathered the components for my shaker card.  Then I die cut the "Hugs" from

Christopher's Sentiments Cutting Die Set.  I used the white glitter paper for the

letters and black card stock for the backing and adhered them together.  I adhered

a piece of acetate behind the heart opening on the main panel and then placed

foam tape on the back, making sure I surrounded the heart with continuous tape.

Onto the base of the card within the framed heart I added my Mermaid Sequins -

Pink & Red, then I placed the top panel over it to secure the shaker.

I added my little bunny and then the Hugs die cut over it and colored in the very

centers of the little flowers with an orange glitter pen. I adhered the left over

evacuated heart die cut to the inside of the card. 

And my card was complete!

This card was so much fun to make!  With so many great products, cards come

out special every time!  If you haven't shopped 

Brutus Monroe

lately - go now!  Lots of new products in stock and always something on sale!

As always I appreciate your time and 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.

Stamp of the Month with Brutus Monroe

 

Stamp of the Month with Brutus Monroe

Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing the new

Stamp of the Month

from

Brutus Monroe

It's so adorable!  This image would also work well for a Get Well card, too.

First I laid out my supplies.

I prepared my base first.  For my A2 size card base I used Whitewash card

stock.  This went really well with the patterned paper.  I used a piece of

embossed dotted green paper for the next layer.  I cut this to

4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I made a separate panel for my center.  My patterned

paper, from the Paper Hearts paper pack, measures 2" x 4 1/2".  I used a

scrap of Whitewash card stock 1 1/8" x 4 1/2" leaving a bit of room for

adhering to the patterned piece.

With a decorative edge die I die cut a piece for the seam that matches the

yellow hearts in the patterned paper.

Next I stamped my image.

Again, I used the Whitewash card stock for a base.  I had decided to used

Prismacolor Pencils and this card stock is perfect for that!

I chose my colors as I went along.  I started with light layers.

I completed each color section before moving on to another.

I was swatching each color group onto a scrap of the Whitewash card stock and

making sure it matched the patterned paper before actually coloring.

Prismacolor Pencils used:

Green:  905, 992, 105, 901, 920, 1006

Yellow:  916, 917, 1011, 1002

Pink:  928, 926, 1031

Brown:  943, 945, 1030, 937

At this point I was undecided if I wanted to use Gamsol on the pencil work. I really

couldn't make up my mind.  I fussy cut the image leaving 1/8" edge around it...super

easy to cut out!  I stamped my sentiment onto the center piece using Simon Hurley

Tropical Tango ink...it was a perfect match!  I adhered my bear with foam tape to give the

 card a bit more dimension.  I added some Glossy Accents to 3 of

the pink hearts in the background and to the nose and eye of the bear.  Then I put

a couple of dots of Nuvo Jewel Drops in Aqua Plains.  My card was done, but

I did decide to use Gamsol on the coloring...I was much happier with how it looked!

I hope you enjoyed today's project!  I love how it turned out!

This project uses the Stamp of the Month which is a subscription product!

There are many more products that you can get by subscription!

Go to BrutusMonroe.com and check out all of their wonderful

products!  There's an awesome sale going on as well!

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending time here at my blog!

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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