Petal Palette on Brusho Layered Leaves

Last week I made some backgrounds with Brusho Colour Crystals and embossing folders and shared the first card I made which used the Woodland embossing folder.  This time I've made a card with one of the Layered Leaves backgrounds together with the Petal Palette stamp set and coordinating Petals & More Thinlit dies.

Sometimes the back of the watercolour background is more pleasing that the front!

I really didn't like the "front" of this background - it came out rather dark and very speckled - so I turned it over and used the back!

This is the front of the background - I decided to use the back
Brusho Colour Crystal on Layered Leaves embossing folder

The base card is Mint Macaron, to which I added a layer of Blueberry Bushel.

The foliage is cut from both Blueberry Bushel and Tranquil Tide cardstock and I offset them a little when I adhered them to the card front.

I stamped the bird with Blueberry Bushel ink and then coloured it with a Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker before cutting it out with the coordinating die and adding to the card with dimensionals.

I used a Calypso Coral and Tranquil Tide Stampin' Write Marker to add ink to the floral stamp and then added some colour and shading with Mint Macaron and Petal Pink Stampin' Write Markers before cutting out with the coordinating die.  TIP: When adding ink to stamps with markers, breathe heavily on the inked stamp before stamping - the moisture in your breath will reactivate any ink that may be drying out.

To add the flowers to the card, I tucked the stems under the die-cut foliate with a little glue and popped the floral end up on Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Some of the elements are popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals
Petal Palette stamp set, Petals & More dies, Brusho Colour Crystals and Layered Leaves embossing folder

The greeting from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set is stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink and cut out with the Classic Label Punch, shortened using this process.  I then glued it to the Blueberry Bushel label that was shortened using this method.

Finishing touches were the bow of Calypso Coral Ombre ribbon and some Glitter Enamel Dots.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All products are available for purchase in my online store

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$16.00

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$61.00

Petals & More Thinlits Dies

$59.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$63.00

Many Marvelous Markers

$215.25

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Classic Label Punch

$31.00

Calypso Coral 1/4" Ombre Ribbon

$12.25

Glitter Enamel Dots

$12.25

Hearts Come Home with Brusho Background

I was originally going to include this card in the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Lisa Curcio but then realised that it bore a marked resemblance to this card that I made last year!

With the benefit of the Brusho Crystals for the background and the Frost White Shimmer Paint, I like this one better though!

A single layered Christmas Card with a Brusho sunset background and stamped black silhouettes

This is a single layer card using Shimmery White Cardstock.  I carefully masked the edges before I started the background, to leave a nice white frame.

Once the background was dry and I had removed the masking, I stamped the houses, trees and Santa with black ink.  TIP:  I used my Stamparatus when stamping so that I could re-ink and re-stamp as many times as necessary to obtain the ink coverage and depth of colour that I wanted.

I then used the same method to stamp the moon and stars with Frost White Shimmer paint.

With a small brush, I painted the chimney smoke with some Frost White Shimmer Paint.

I then used a black Stampin' Marker to connect the row of houses with a hill.

The Merry Christmas greeting is from the Star of Light stamp set.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Hearts Come Home Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Frost White Shimmer Paint

$14.00

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set

$45.00

Serene Garden Celebrated in Pink

This card uses a watercolour background that I created a while ago with Brusho Colour Crystals.  When I'm creating backgrounds, I generally make several so there are always some waiting in my craft room to be used!

This card features a combination of Celebrate You dies, Nature's Roots dies and Serene Garden Bundle
along with a Brusho Crystal Colour background

The flowers are created with the Serene Garden Bundle, which I love (and the 10% saving was a bonus!).  I stamped them with Mango Melody ink onto Crushed Curry cardstock and added some shading by watercolouring with some more Mango Melody ink.  I then cut them out with the coordinating dies.

I cut the leaves from Call Me Clover cardstock and then embossed with the matching embossing piece using the Natures Roots Framelits.  Sponging with a little Call Me Clover ink added a little definition to the leaves by enhancing the embossed lines.

I cut the word "Celebrate" twice: once with Basic Black cardstock and once with Lovely Lipstick cardstock and offset them a little when I adhered them to the card front.

The card layers are Lovely Lipstick, Basic Black, watercoloured Watercolor Paper and there are some Faceted Dots in the corners.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - all products used are available in my online store (Australian Residents only)

Serene Garden Photopolymer Bundle

$73.75

Nature's Roots Framelits Dies

$68.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

$0.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Faceted Dots

$10.50

Brusho Flourish

Sometimes mistakes end up enhancing a card!

In just a few short weeks (31st May) the 2016-2018 In-Colours will be retiring and I started my quest to use them up with a base card in Dapper Denim.

I used masking on Whisper White cardstock to create a decorative strip with Brusho Crystal Colour (I used the blue, yellow and green), however, the colour seeped under the tape.  I think it worked out for the best, though, because I covered up the leaks with strips of Copper Foil Sheet and love the effect!

Using Silver Foil Sheet (with Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheet applied to the back) I cut the focal point with the Flourish Thinlits and stamped the greeting  from Birthday Blossom in Dapper Denim ink.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products are available for purchase in my online store - just click an image below

Flourish Thinlits Dies

$49.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Birthday Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Copper Foil Sheets

$7.00

Silver Foil Sheets

$7.00

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

$17.00

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Cake and Brusho

This card is included in the Crazy Crafters Team Highlights.  Click here to see the full array of wonderful projects and vote for your favourites.

In a previous post I shared a background that I made with Brusho Crystal Colour and a baby wipe on watercolour paper.

I made the background for this card at the same time, using the same method but on Glossy White Cardstock.

The background is made with Brusho Crystal Colour swished onto Glossy card with a baby wipe

The base card is Dapper Denim with a layer of Marina Mist cardstock.

I fussy cut elements from a piece of the gorgeous Sweet Soiree Designer Series Paper and layered some of them onto a decorative circle cut from Dapper Denim cardstock with one of the Eastern Medallions dies and a Layering Circle Framelit.

I also added a little silver flourish cut with one of the Swirly Snowflake dies.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on an image below to shop in my online store (Australian Residents only)

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

$58.00

Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies

$56.00

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Sweet Soirée Specialty Designer Series Paper

$21.00

Silver Foil Sheets

$7.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Marina Mist A4 Card Stock

$14.00

A4 Glossy White Cardstock

$12.25