Natasha's Colorful Creations

In this Together – Unity Stamp Company

Hi everyone – I hope you are having a good week. I wanted to stop in and say hello, as well as share a beautiful new release with you from Unity Stamp Company! For a limited time ONLY – Unity Stamp Co. will be offering digital stamps and they are GORGEOUS! They are truly perfect for everything that is going on right now. I am also excited to share I am an affiliate for Unity Stamp Company. If you enjoy my card and the sets I used or see other things that catch your eye on their amazing website, I hope you will consider shopping on my link. Today I am sharing 2 cards I made using the new In this Together set. This set was designed by the artist Lorica Jackson. I love this stamp, Lorica did an AMAZING job! The set you purchase contains pre-made A2 card panels, as well as individual images you can resize and create with on your own! How fun is that!

For both of my cards I started by printing various sizes of this gorgeous floral image on Neenah 80lb card stock. I wanted to use alcohol markers for both of my projects. For my first card I colored 3 of the floral images in using my arteza everblend markers. I wanted to practice using these markers. For the coloring on these 3 floral images I started by laying a shadow color down (purple), then used a light yellow, dark yellow, and continued to work to blend until I achieved the color I was going for. I then went in the nooks and crannies with colored pencils for more shadow and dimension. I added Rainbow Sparkle – Brutus Monroe embossing powder to the center of each flower. I love the subtle sparkle it has!

For this card I wanted to create a spring feel with a rustic twist. I went through my stash and found a kraft cardstock A2 panel that was pre made with an embossing folder. I added gold splatter to the panel and set it aside to dry. I used some black and white paper to create the strip on the left side. I used foam adhesive for the flower images and sentiment and then put my card together. I hope you like this one – it reminds me of summer with the bright yellow!

For my second card I chose to enlarge the floral image and place it in the top left corner. I do all my editing in word for my digital stamps. I printed this image on Neenah 80lb card stock as well. I loved coloring this large floral image. I used a mix of my copic markers and Altenew artist markers on this card. Once my coloring was completed I added colored pencils to the nooks and crannies. I then used a Hero Arts die to cut out my card panel, I made it slightly smaller than an A2 sized card.

I used my Ranger embossing pen to add Metallic Embossing powder – Gilded from Brutus Monroe I created vertical and horizontal lines using my T- square ruler. I love the added touch of the gold. I used foam tape to adhere my sentiment to the card panel and then layered a piece of black card stock behind the panel and adhered it to an A2 sized card.

I hope you enjoyed seeing 2 cards I created using this beautiful new set – In this Together – from Unity Stamp Company. This set is beautiful! I love how it has panels created for you that are all ready to go! Truly a great way to relax and just color, as well as individual images for you to create your own designs with! I hope you give them a try! I would appreciate you checking out my affiliate links as well if you enjoyed this stamp set, as well as other products!

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I hope you are doing well! Sending you healthy and crafty hugs!

Natasha

Hello Beautiful – Brutus Monroe

Hi everyone! I am excited to share with you my 2nd post for Brutus Monroe! Today I am featuring the beautiful die of the month, Stained Glass! This die is GORGEOUS and can be used in so many ways! You can also sign up to receive the die of the month as a monthly subscription! How fun is this, a die will arrive monthly to your door step! As a monthly subscriber you receive additional discounts! Check it out here …. Die of the Month.

I started by ink blending a piece of bristol smooth card stock, cut down into an A2 sized panel. I used distress oxide ink: Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, and Spiced Marmalade. Once my blending was complete and dry I used my spellbinders platinum machine and cut the panel using this gorgeous die. I decided I wanted to use the outer panel, the negative of this die to create more of a 3-d look. I glued this down onto an A2 sized black piece of card stock. With the color blending I completed, I only die cut the stained glass die one time. I loved the look and felt it had a 3-d look to it with the colors. I set the panel aside to dry. I then cut a circle out of white card stock using the circle foundation dies. I then stamped the Hello Beautiful from the Super Sentimental stamp set onto a piece of vellum. I love this set, its going to be a new favorite of mine! I used clear embossing ink from Brutus Monroe with Raven embossing powder. I then die cut the vellum using the circle foundation dies and adhered this to my white circle. I then foam mounted the circle in the center of my stained glass panel.

I then used some iridescent sequins from my stash. I added sequins to the die cut panel in various locations, and I also created a circle of sequins around the center of the sentiment. I wanted to highlight the sentiment on my card! I had so much fun creating this card and using this die! It is truly a beautiful die! The possibilities are endless and I can’t wait to see what you create!

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I am thinking of all of you and hope you are doing well! Be safe my friends! Many hugs,

Natasha

Change is Coming x3 – Graciellie Design

Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well and finding ways to relax and create as well! Today I am stopping in to share 3 cards with you! A good crafty friend of mine Deborah @rightbrainart (check her out on Instagram) recently posted a challenge… you choose a stamp set from your stash and create 3 cards with that set. How fun is this…. and she has prizes for the top 3 entries! You have until April 18th to post! Just be sure to tag #3xcardchallenge over on Instagram! Can’t wait to see what you make! I am also joining in on the fun… today I am sharing 3 cards using the new release from Graciellie Design – Change is Coming. Be sure to check this set out – it is BEAUTIFUL! I will share a brief description of each card, reach out to me if you have more questions!

For my first card I used the single butterfly from this stamp set. I was inspired by an image I found on the internet after searching bright colorful butterflies. I colored the image using my zig clean color brush markers. I added pearl gold sparkle embossing powder from WOW to sections of the wings. To create the polka dots on the black section of the wings I used a white gel pen. I used foam adhesive to adhere the sentiment and die cut the panel using a Gina Marie designs die. I used Nuvo Crystal Drops – in Ebony. I used a black piece of card stock on my A2 sized card for the background and adhered it all together.

For my second card I used the half butterfly again. I colored the stamped image using my zig clean color brush markers. I also added sparkles to the butterfly using a sparkle pen. I used a background I had previously created from my stash. I then die cut a circle and used an embossing folder (Jo Ann Fabrics) to add more dimension to my die cut circle. I used glitter paper to create the 3 strips across the bottom section of my card. I chose the sentiment Change is Coming. I added some drops in pink (older Stampin Up Kit), adhered it all together, and my card was complete.

In the above image you will see my 3rd card I created using the Change is Coming set. You can find more details on my previous post from March 20. I hope you enjoyed seeing 3 different ways to use this beautiful stamp set from Graciellie Designs. I encourage you to join in on the fun and create 3 cards using a stamp set of your choice! If you would like to join my design team friend Sandhya and I from Sanjus Creations , we also host a collab each month using a Graciellie Designs stamp set and we are using the Change is Coming set this month! Come join the fun! On Instagram be sure to tag us #gracielliedesigncollab

Wishing you a Happy Sunday and a healthy week! Hugs,

Natasha

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