Color Your Season Some More

Hi stampers!  We have been busy with all the grandma's and grandpa's this week so I haven't been blogging, but I do have some time to share with you today.  I kept forgetting to share this awesome card with you!  There is still time to get your hands on the limited release Blended Season Bundle!

I was sold on this bundle for the dies alone, which you can see why in this card!

The stitched shapes are just so great as is that leaf!  A tip for the leaf, is that if you have some raised dots from the release holes, you can just rub them smooth with your bone folder.  I decided to give Brusho a go with the leaf stamp and I was not disappointed.  I embossed in gold and then very carefully shook a bit of the crystals in different colors and combinations.  I tried to stay near the middle to not get a lot on the surrounding paper.  Then, I blended them together a bit and spread the color out with my aquapainter.

The colors turned out to vibrant!  And they looked SO great on that woodgrain DSP!  For the life of the though, I don't remember where my sentiment is from :-)  Sorry!  I made it a long time ago and we've been so busy!

I hope you'll try this bundle and combine it with Brusho if you haven't!

Happy stamping!

Product List

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Bundle

[149894]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119684]

Regals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146965]

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Linen Thread

[104199]

Very Vanilla 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Lace Trim

[141672]

I Love This Card Watts & Watts

Hi stampers!  Do you ever make a card and amaze even yourself?  I've really been struggling with my creativity and will to stamp (lol) so to speak!  I sat down Saturday to stamp and didn't get much accomplished so I took a break and cleaned up my stampin' space which needed to be done badly!  And then I just played around with some things for a while.  I didn't get anything actually made but I did make the focal point on this card with some Brusho.

The Watts of Occasions Stamp Set is in the annual catalog and surprise, I'd kind of forgotten about it.  But how perfect is it for Valentine's Day????  I embossed it in clear powder and then used the red and yellow brushos.  I did the red first and let it dry a while and then added the yellow.  The red was initially more defined in the heart but I had to add more water for the yellow so it blended and spread more.  At first I was a little miffed but I still think it looks really cool.  That's the fun of Brusho...it's like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolate...you never know what you're gonna get :-)

I layered that on some of the Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper, which isn't showing up well in the photo.  And my background was applied with a sponge in Craft Ink and I embossed it in clear powder as well.  It's very subtle and kind of cool looking, I think.

Hopefully my "clean" space will inspire more creativity and experiments....and as a side note, one of Ian's favorite words right now is experiment :-)  I have no idea where he got it from but he talks about let's do an experiment all the time and it's the cutest thing :-)

Happy stamping! Product List

Watts Of Occasions Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143867]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm)

[145601]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Whisper White Uninked Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill

[145406]

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

Hello Brusho

Hi stampers!  We have a new product, or new to SU product, in our Occasions Catalog.  It's called Brusho Crystal Color and it's pretty nifty!  It's made to be used in watercolor type techniques.  For this card, I shook some out onto my watercolor paper and spritzed it with water after I had heat embossed my sentiment.  I used the red and yellow colors here (they are brand specific so they don't have SU names but you can mix and match them with many of our colors) and there are infinite possibilities but this was a simple technique.  I want you to note, if you do get these, please don't take the tops off!  Just poke a hole or two and shake them on or you'll have a huge mess!  Personally, I just used my paper pricer and poked only one hole.  And make sure to wipe it off after you poke.  The color is SUPER concentrated!

Isn't it fantastic looking?  I love how vibrant the colors are.  And you can play around with different levels of saturation.  I spritzed this one pretty well so that the colors would really spread and blend.

I added a few elements with the Oh So Eclectic bundle which includes my embossed leaves.  Some people think that die is faulty but it's made to emboss and not cut!  My tranquil tide leaves are from the Sure Do Love You Bundle.  A few Glitter Enamel Dots and a leaf from the Touches of Nature Elements round it out.

Sorry my photo is kind of dark.  It's been cloudy here the past few days which is why I didn't post this earlier, I've been waiting for better light for photos but I finally gave up.  Is what it is!

Happy stamping! Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

Sure Do Love You Clear-Mount Bundle

[145966]

All Things Thanks Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143097]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144246]

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[144085]

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[144086]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

Touches Of Nature Elements

[144216]