Wednesday Wow- Brusho with Beautiful Day

What makes this card stunning and a WOW card?

1. The colors of the Painted with Love Specialty Designer paper.

2. The copper embossed butterfly.

3. The double Celebrate

4. The Brusho used to color the inside of the butterfly.

Here is how I created the butterfly.

1. First, I embossed the butterfly image from the Beautiful Day stamp set found in the Occasions catalog.

2. Then, I used my aqua painter to put water in the inside of the butterfly.  The embossing will help keep the water in place if you do not overdo it. (Voice of experience speaking here.)

3. I then sprinkled the Brusho over the water.  I did not worry about any Brusho that got outside the embossing.  There was not water there and Brusho only works with water.

4. I dried the butterfly, cut it out, and mounted it on my card with some tear and tape adhesive.

 I wonder what a card using the flower image in this stamp set would look like?  Hmm a future project with Brusho.

Tomorrow I will share a card made with Lots of Lavender one of my favorite Sale a Bration stamp sets.


Product List

Beautiful Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145915]

$21.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$30.00

Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

[145580]

$13.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

[141636]

$5.00

Technique Tuesday-Brusho with Amazing You

  Do you like to go to Pinterest to look for new ideas?  Well, I have a Pinterest board that has some great Brusho ideas.  Click here to view the ideas I chose. Let me know which one is your favorite.

The technique I used today is the opposite of yesterday's technique.  Yesterday, I applied water and then Brusho.  So, as you can imagine today I applied Brusho and then water.

  1. First, I embossed a design from the Amazing You stamp set, a free Sale a Bration set you too can own with a $50 purchase. I stamped with Versamark and then embossed with White Embossing powder.

2.  Once the embossed image was dry, I added the Brusho.  I tapped the bottom of the Brusho container until several dots of color collected on the card stock.  Today, I actually used Whisper white card stock.  You do not need very much powder to get a really colorful look.

3. I then spritzed water all over the card stock.  I was gentle at first because I knew the color would spread, and that sometimes I overdo the spritzing.  I kept adding little squirts of water until the card looked like I wanted it to.

4. Once again, you can let this dry naturally or use a heat tool to help dry the card stock quicker.  

This card reminded me of fire works.  I can't wait to send it out to someone.

Tomorrow is WOW day and I have a stunning card to share with you.

Product List

Amazing You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147215]

$0.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

[146840]

$0.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$30.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$5.00

Brusho Week Miscellaneous Monday-Brusho with Heartfelt Blooms

 Have you heard of Brusho?  If so, have you tried working with it yet?  I had a great time playing with and learning some different techniques to show it off.

I am going to try something new this week.  If you leave a comment on my blog, I will contact you and send you one of the cards of the week. I love getting feedback from all of you and thought this might be a fun idea to encourage feedback.

  Today's technique has just a couple of steps to create the great background on this card.

1.  Use Watercolor paper and coat the paper with water using an aqua  painter or a paint brush .

2, Sprinkle the Brusho on the wet paper and watch it spread.  Stampin'Up! has just 5 colors of Brusho and I used Gamboge, an orange color, and yellow for the back ground.

3. If you need to you can add more water to help the color spread even more.

4. Let the card stock dry by setting it aside for a while, or by using a heat tool to spread up the process.

5. I finished the card by stamping the Beautiful Day stamp on an extra piece of paper and coloring some areas with the water color pencils.

 I loved watching the powder spread as it hit the water. Kind of like watching fireworks as they spread across the sky.

CAUTION If you look at the container it looks like you should be able to just open the lid to get at the powder.  If you do this then you will have powder every where. Instead, poke 2-3 holes in the lid and just tap the powder onto your project.  I stick a small piece of painter's tape on the top to cover the holes to keep more powder from escaping.

Do you want to try and duplicate this card for yourself?  Then click on the links below and you will be directed to my store.

Tomorrow, I will share a second technique in using Brusho.  This will be the reverse of how I made today's card.  Come back and see what that looks like.

Don't forget to leave me a comment.



Product List

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$30.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

[146840]

$0.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147202]

$0.00

Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes

[145632]

$7.00

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Lots to Love Box-Treat Holder

  Yes this cute holder was made with the Lots to Love box framelit.

1. Score using the measurements above.

2. Cut out the tiny tabs at the top of the framelit.

3. DO NOT FOLD ON THE VERY TOP SCORE LINE OF THE TAB.

4. Flip this over and place a small dab of glue to the top and bottom of the side panel on each side. 

5. Fold this section to the inside.  It will create a pocket that can hold your treat.

 I added a glue dot to my chocolate candy to attach it to the inside, but the right sized candy or treat would slide under the pocket we created on each side. 

Hasn't this been fun learning how to make use of a simple framelit and how it can be used in many different ways.  Wondering what I will feature next week?  Have you heard of our new coloring item called Brusho?  If yes, I will show you several different ways to use it.  If no, then you will be able to see all the wonderful things it can do.  See you on Monday.


Product List

Lots To Love Box Framelits Dies

[145653]

$33.00

Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper

[147244]

$0.00

Bubble Over Photopolymer Bundle

[146082]

$40.50

Tailored Tag Punch

[145667]

$18.00

Lots to Love Box-Bigger Box

Can you believe that this box is made from the Lots to Love Box framelit.  It looks too big right?

A look at the top of the box might help you see a little bit more about how it was made.  See how cute it looks all folded together.

Here's how I made the box.

1. Cut 4 box shapes to start with.

2. Place glue, I like to use the tear and tape adhesive, on the side panels of just two of the shapes.

3. DO NOT FOLD THE TOP FOLD OF THE FLAP.

4. Attach all 4 box shapes together until you have a long box open at the bottom.

5. Cut a square piece with the measurements below. Cut out the tiny square on each corner after scoring 1/2 inch on each side.

6. Attach your adhesive on the little flap on each side and fold these sides in.

7. Secure this piece on the bottom of your box.

  Now, you have a much larger box and it went together quite easily.
What could you put in these boxes?

some lotion
Sanitizer
stuff it full of candy-chocolate of course
Maybe put some cookies inside
Make a goodie bag for your downline or stamping friend with ribbon, and accessories to use on projects of their own.

  What would you put in a box like this?  

What is left that you can make with this box framelit, well, come back tomorrow to see how you can make a small treat holder with just one box shape.