A Monster Hug Just For You

Hello and Happy Tuesday Crafty Friends!

I'm back today with the Monster Party stamp set! I can't put this one down, it's so much fun! This is really a versatile set meant for everyone we want to send cards to! I doubled up on these fun guys and have them floating away with balloons, but not before they give a MONSTER size hug to it's recipient!  

To begin my card I wanted to do some ink blending on my card panel. I die cut a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock and ink blended my card panel partially with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide. After that I spritzed the panel lightly with water and Ranger Perfect Pearls in the color Perfect Pearl.

Next I colored my images with Copic markers. I used a white Gelly Roll pen to add details to the monsters, and Ranger Stickles in Icicle to the balloons. I stamped my sentiment on a banner using Raven Detail Ink from Brutus Monroe and my T Square ruler to make sure I glued it down evenly. The ruler is such a helpful tool.

I glued my balloons flat to my card panel and popped the monsters up on foam squares. I added Cotton Candy Bottle Cap Sequins with Stickles in the middle to my card. Then I adhered my panel to an A2 sized 4.25 x 5.5 inch side folding note card using Brutus Monroe craft glue. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, the products used today will be listed below!

Lori

Brutus Monroe January 2018 New Release | Monster Party

Hello Everyone and Happy Wednesday!

It's release week here at Brutus Monroe and we are so excited! This week we are featuring this adorable stamp set called Monster Party! I mean who can resist a monster party combo, right? So much fun. This stamp can provide so many fun birthday cards for boys and girls and adults alike! Also cute Valentine cards as well! 

Today I made a clean and simple, sweet Valentine's card. It came together pretty quickly with minimal supplies, which you may already have in your stash, win, win!

  

I started first by creating the background using Neenah 80# cardstock. I used the Brutus Monroe Colorburst in Marsala and Rouge, mixed in a paint palette with a dropper of water, I began splattering one color at a time with a fan brush. Then I did more splatters with Perfect Pearls which lit the background up and made it shimmer. Then I heat set the background, or you can let it air dry and move on to watercolor the little monster. Once dried, I trimmed this piece out with a rectangle die.

Here's how the background looked when I was finished.

 And this is the paint palette I used for my Colorburst, my fan brush for splatters, and the dropper is for adding water to the concentrated watercolor. I use one or two drops of water depending on how much I tap out of the bottle. 

I had already stamped my monster on Neenah cardstock, which is not for watercoloring. Carefully, using a little watercolor on my watercolor brush (not shown) I watercolored the monster in with Marsala Colorburst, and then used the Rouge Colorburst to watercolor her spots. Once dried I went in with a copic marker to add contrast to the monster and her spots. I added Wink of Stella all over the little monter for some shimmer and Glossy accents on her spots and toes for dimension. And finished her off with a googley eye with eyelashes! 

I popped her up on foam squares to have her appear to be sitting on top of the sentiment banner. The banner is glued flat to the card with Brutus Monroe craft glue. 

I adhered my panel down to an A2 sized side folding note card, and that completed my card.

All of the supplies will be linked below for today's project.

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Lori

Have A Monster Good Birthday

Hello Everyone and Happy Tuesday!

It's release week at Brutus Monroe and this week we are featuring the new Monster Party stamp set! So fun!

I started my card by stamping my images with Raven Detail Ink on Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock and colored them with Copic markers, then cut them out with my Brother Scan n Cut. I placed those aside and began preparing my card.

I die cut two rectangle frames, a piece of vellum, and a piece of patterned paper.  I adhered the patterned paper to my card base first. I adhered one of the rectangle frames flat to the vellum and the other I adhered over the sentiment and then added foam squares. I placed that second rectangle slightly over the other one. I added the monsters and the balloons. Then I flipped over the piece of vellum and was able to hide the glue under the monsters, balloons, and rectangle frames, then I placed the vellum of the patterned paper. 

Next I added Wink of Stella to the monsters for some shimmer. I added the Crystal Bottle Cap Sequins all around my card with a bit of Stickles in each sequin.

Here's a closer look at my card.

Copic colors used:

Blue Monster- B21, B32, B45, B39 W2  Feet- Y15, YR23, YR24  Eyes- Y15  Horns- W2

Green Monster- G20, G21, G24  Spots and Eyes- Y15, YR23  Mouth- R12

Balloons- B21, V02, V04. Y15, R24, C1

And that's my card for today, thanks so much for stopping by!

Lori

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