Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop - Anything Goes

Hey there! Thanks for joining the Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team today on our Anything Goes Blog Hop! What a great month to hang out with Brutus Monroe, with all the goodies that have been released, it feels like we are in Inspiration Heaven! Today, I have a heavenly card (night sky) card using the Flower Doodle Background Stamp, some Aqua Pigments and some Arteza Real Brush Pens.

To begin, I grabbed one of my Aqua Pigment backgrounds that I created a few months ago using Violet and Fuchsia and stamped out the Flower Doodle image in Raven Detail ink. At first, I wasn’t sure where this was going to take me, but I decided it looked a lot like a horizon just after the sun sets. So I took out my Arteza Real Brush Pens and colored in the flowers and leaves with colors that mixed well with the violet and fuchsia pigments.

After coloring in the image, I took a white gel pens and outlined the center of the image. This created a glowing effect that I really enjoyed. I heat embossed with the sentiment from the stamp set in the center using Alabaster Embossing Powder. I added some moonstones on the front for embellishment and popped it all up on a black card base!

I hope you enjoyed this night time floral scene! I encourage you to go through your stash of backgrounds and put a card together with one of the fantastic background stamps from Brutus Monroe’s latest release. You can find a list of supplies I used for this card in the grid below. I’d love for you to use my affiliate links when making a purchase. I will receive a percentage of the purchase price at no additional cost to you.

Also, don’t forget to hop along to the next blog:

JESS

LUISANA

LAUREN

MARIE

DANIEL (you are here)

(go here next) CASSIE

BERINA

Catherine Pooler Hello Sunshine Release Blog Hop

Welcome to our celebration of the Hello Sunshine Release from Catherine Pooler Designs. We are blog hopping today. Daniel West here with a few cards to highlight the summertime fun of this beautiful collection of stamps, dies and other goodies.

I have included a list of the entire hop for today below. Leave a comment on each blog! With each comment you have an entry to the drawing for $25 to shop Catherine Pooler Designs.

CARD 1

For my first card, I made a Summer Fun Card with the ice cream truck image from the I Scream You Scream stamp set.  Thise comes together in a bundle called I Scream You Scream Bundle. I stamped out the truck onto some White cardstock with Midnight Ink and colored in my image with red-violet and yellow-orange Copic colors. I always start with my lightest color and give it a “wash” then I come in with darker colors to add depth and shading. After coloring it in, I cut it out with my Brother Scan-N-Cut.

I blended some Party Dress and Lemoncello Inks over a piece of White cardstock. Then, I die cut a stitched rectangle out of the ink blended panel. For the sentiment, I chose the Less Monday More Summer image from I Scream You Scream stamp set and heat embossed it in white on the top right of the rectangle. I made a stencil with the Right Angle cover plate die and use it to ink up the top portion of the stitched die cut with the Party Dress ink pad.

Then, I adhered the truck to the front of the rectangle. I popped it all up on an A2-sized card base and added some sequins from the Charleston Sequin Mix to finish it off.

SUPPLIES 

Stamps:  I Scream You Scream, 

Dies: The Right Angle Cover Die, Sprinkles Mini Cover Plate Die

Ink:  Lemoncello, Party Dress, Midnight

Paper: White

Accessories: Charleston Sequin Mix, Wow Unicorn Magic Embossing Powder, Foam Tape

CARD 2

For my next card, I used a the Right Angle Cover Plate for my background and an ice cream cone from the 3 Scoops stamp set as my focal point. 

I blended some Suede Shoes and All That Jazz ink over an A2 panel of White cardstock and die cut it with the Right Angle Cover Plate. I was careful to keep the negative pieces in tact and adhere them to another card base for the future. Then, I die cut a sheet of black fun foam to adhere underneath the ink blended die cut panel for dimension.

Then, I die cut the ice cream cone out of some White cardstock and stamped the images in an ombre blend over the top of the die cut. This helps me to center the image easily. To achieve the look of ombre, I inked up the ice cream scoop stamp with Sauna Ink, then tapped off some of the ink on one side with a Life Changing Blender Brush. I did the same with the cone and some Over Coffee Ink.  I wanted to add a bit more color to the scoops so I added some Tutti Frutti in the same ombre over the top. To finish my scoop, I added some sprinkles with Over Coffee Ink and a few shine lines with a white gel pen. I stamped out the cherry image with some Rockin Red Ink and die cut it out. 

For the sentiment, I embossed the All You Need Is Love And Ice Cream onto some White cardstock with white embossing powder. Then, with my Over Coffee ink pad, I colored the cardstock direct to paper. I fussy cut the sentiment and adhered everything to the front of the ink  blended and die cut card panel with Nuvo glue. To finish off the card, I added some sequins from the Charleston Sequin Mix. 

• Stamps used: 3 Scoops
  

• Inks used: Suede Shoes, All That Jazz, Tutti Frutti, Rockin Red, Sauna, Over Coffee
  

• Paper: White
  

• Die: Right Angle Cover Plate
  

• Other: Charleston Sequin Mix, Fun Foam
  

Please be sure to hop along with everyone in the list below and comment on each post. A random winner will be chosen from the comments on July 1 and will be announced on Catherine Pooler’s Blog. 

Thank you for hopping by. I added a grid of supplies below for your convenience. Click here to shop the Hello Sunshine Collection release. 

Blog Hop List

Catherine

Kristie

Laurel

Daniel (you are here)

(go here next) Susan

Tracie  

Kelly G 

Jen Carter 

Karen

Lisa

Ashlee M

Ilina   

Nanette

Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop - Pretty Papers

Hey there! Daniel here, with the Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop and today we feature pretty papers available now in the shop. These prints have a Brutus Monroe feel, of course, are totally unique and very beautiful.

I created a gatefold card for you today, using the Rustic Florals Paper Collection and the bird and branch images from the Feathered Friends Stamp Set.

To begin I trimmed down the darkest sheet of the Rustic Florals to 4.25’ by 3”. Then i trimmed a piece of black and white polka dot paper to a thin strip. And I cut another piece of dark gray striped paper to 4.25 x 2.25”.

I blended some Raven Detail ink to the bottom edge of the Rustic Floral piece and the top edge of the striped piece. This added a subtle detail to the card, but I liked it.

Then, I adhered the patterned paper to an A2-sized panel and cut it down the middle length-wise.

Then, I stamped the bird and branch images from the Feathered Friends stamp set onto some white cardstock and colored them in with colors that coordinated with the Rustic Florals paper. Using my Brother Scan N Cut, I cut the image out. I cut a piece of vellum to outline the bird and branch and adhered it to the back of the image.

I created an A2-sized card base from 110 lb cardstock and scored it at 3.25’ and 7.75” to create a gatefold. Then I adhered the patterned paper panels to both sides of the front panels of the gatefold.

Then, I heat embossed the sentiment, Happy Birthday, from the Feathered Friends Stamp Set, onto some black cardstock. I trimmed it down to a strip and adhered it to the front right panel to finish off the card.

I hope you enjoyed this pretty paper card! Below, you’ll find a grid of supplies if you’re interested in shopping for any of the items I mentioned today. Please continue to hop along with my team mates using the links below the grid!

Thanks for joining me today and remember to create your own ending!

DANIEL

LUISANA 

LAUREN

MARIE

JESS

Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop - Anything Goes 3

Hey there! Great to have you with us on the blog hop today. The Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team theme for this week is Anything Goes! We pick what we want to feature in our posts for this hop, so I chose images from the new Feathered Friends Stamp Set.

To begin, I stamped out the cage and bird images on white cardstock using Raven Detail Ink. I colored the image in with Copic markers and cut it out with my Scan N Cut.

Then, on an A2-sized card base of Neenah Desert Storm cardstock, I stamped the branch image out along the bottom and left using Raven Detail Ink. I intentionally left the top right area empty in order to write a sentiment.

I popped the bird and cage image up on some foam tape along the right edge of the branches. Then I wrote my own sentiment, “I sing because I’m free,” with a Tombow .5 Mono Drawing Pen and a Fudenosuke Brush Pen.

I hope you enjoyed my card featuring images from the Feathered Friends Stamp Set today. You will find a grid of supplies listed below, as well as the hop list to continue hopping.

Thanks again for joining me today! Enjoy the rest of your week!

(you are here) DANIEL

JESS (go here next)

LAUREN 

BERINA

LUISANA

CASSIE

Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop - This One is for Your Mom

Hi there!! Welcome to the Del & Artie stop on the Mother’s Day blog hop from the Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team. We feature card’s for our mommas today. My card was inspired by a card created by a friend of mine on instagram, Michelle Peckham, (@icardink).

My card doesn’t actually say mom anywhere, but when I was a kid, I would tell my mom she was my favorite mom in the world. Of course, now that I’m older, she still holds the title, but shares it with my wife, Paula.

To start my card I took out the floral spray image from the Conservatory of Quotes stamp set from Brutus Monroe. I stamped it out on some Neenah Solar White cardstock with Raven detail ink. Raven and alcohol based markers like Copics pair well together.

I colored in the image with one yellow-green and three shades of red-violet Copic markers. The image has shading already built-in on the leaves, so I did not use more than one shade of green. Then, I cut out the image with my Brother Scan N Cut.

Then, I trimmed down a piece of Cotton Candy cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse to 4 1/8 x 5 1/2”. I embossed the “You’re My Favorite” sentiment from the Super Sentimental stamp set and the corner floral spray from the Beautiful Blossoms stamp set with Alabaster Embossing Powder.

I made an A2 sized card base out of some Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock. I scored it down the middle and trimmed off about 2 inches from the right front. Then, I glued Cotton Candy panel to the inside panel of the cardbase facing forward.

To finished off the card, I adhered the floral spray onto the front flap of the cardbase leaving a third of it hanging off the right side of the flap.

I hope you enjoyed this Mothers Day card. I have added a supplies grid below for your convenience. I ‘d appreciate you using it if I have inspired you to shop for any of these items.

Please continue to hop along with the rest of the team to see what everyone else made for their momma. The blog hop list is below the supplies grid.

Thanks for joining me today and have a crafty and fun-filled day.

DANIEL (you are here)

(go here next) JESS

LUISANA

LAUREN

BERINA

Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop April Subscription Items

Hey there! Welcome to the B|M Inspiration Team Blog Hop! This week we feature the subscription products available in April 2019. My project includes the Stencil of the Month and an add-on stamp set for the Inspiration Box, called Happy Rose.

To begin this card, I sprayed my stencil with Pixie Spray from Therm O Web, to make sure that the Aqua Pigment did not seep under the stencil. Then l used a Ranger blending tool to daub Licorice Aqua Pigment over the cardstock. This is a metallic pigment and it leaves a shimmery ghost-like effect on the dark cardstock. I trimmed the stenciled cardstock down to 4 x 5.25”. Then I heat embossed the sentiment from the Happy Rose stamp set on the front using Alabaster Embossing Powder.

The day before, I had stamped out the Happy Rose image onto to some Bristol Smooth cardstock several times and colored them in with different marks. For this particular rose, I used Arteza Real Brush Pens. I fussy cut the image out and set it aside. Then, I took out some B|M Heat-Resistant Vellum and stamped the rose image using B|M Clear Embossing Ink and embossed it with Alabaster Embossing Powder. Then, I fussy cut the vellum rose out and adhered the leaves to the back of the colored rose.

To finish off the card, I popped the rose up on some foam tape and then adhered it all on to the front of an A2 sized card base.

I hope you enjoyed this card today and that you will continue hopping to see all the amazing cards my team mates have created using the April Subscription items from Brutus Monroe.

Below you will find a grid of the supplies I used to make this card. And following the supplies, you’ll find the list of links to follow along on the hop!

I’d love to read your thoughts on this card. Let me know what you think of the vellum accent or the coloring, or if you have questions about Arteza Real Brush Pens.

JESS

DANIEL

LAUREN

LUISANA

BERINA

MARIE