Lovely Ladybugs with Brutus Monroe

 

Super Textured Hugs 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.

 

Fall Coffee Joy with Brutus Monroe

 

Hello Brutus Monroe fans!  Since we're all on a coffee theme this week I decided to make a coffee themed card!  I used a variety of products carried at www.Brutus Monroe.com.  Let me show you how I made my card!

I stamped out my images using the Cozy Coffee Stamp Set and the Autumn Essential

Stamp Set onto Neenah 80lb Classic Crest Solar White card stock with Raven Detail

ink.  I chose my paper from the Autumn Foliage Paper Pad and also decided to use

one of the new Felt Doilies in Wheat.  I chose to color my images using Copic

markers.  After coloring them I fussy cut them out (not realizing there's a cut file!).

Copic colors used:

Leaves & Stems:  BG11, BG93, BG96  Glaze:  G00

White Pumpkin:  W1, W2, BG93

Orange Pumpkin:  Y38, YR16, YR18

Coffee Cup:  E21, E31, E33  Lid:  W1

Buttons:  E31, E33, E35, E37

Sweater:  Y11, Y21, Y17

I prepared a top folding A2 size card base from Whitewash card stock.  I cut my

patterned paper to 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered it to the base.  Before adhering the doily

I trimmed off about 3/8" off the left side and adhered that down to the center left

of my card.  I only put glue on the solid middle part.  The felt is nice and sturdy

and I knew it would be ok not to glue it down.

Next I stamped my sentiment on Whitewash card stock using the new Collab stamp set

Simple Strips - Crafty!  This is a crafty collab with Taylored Expressions and Brutus Monroe.  If

you are not familiar with these sets - there are 18 sentiments!  One stamp - one die!  So

handy!  And Taylored Expressions now sells a container with trays that holds all the

sentiments!

I cut a piece of card stock 4 3/4" x 6".  That fits exactly into my Mini Misty.  The stamp

also fits exactly into it!  I stamped with Raven Detail Ink.

The black squares on either side are so there to line up the die.  After die cutting the

sentiments I put them away in my handy container and kept out the one I wanted to use.

I arranged my images in the center of the doily.  I did not use foam tape, but just adhered

everything flat.  I used a liquid glue for this.  After coloring in the little heart on the

sentiment I adhered it across the bottom of the doily and just need a bit of foam tape

on the right side.  And my project was done!

This was so much fun to make!  So many products from Brutus Monroe!

Cozy Coffee Stamp Set

Autumn Essentials Stamp Set & Cut File

Simple Strips-Crafty Stamp Set

Whitewash Card Stock

Felt Doily - Wheat

Autumn Foliage Paper Pad

Raven Detail Ink

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope I've inspired you

to create your own Autumn Coffee card!

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.