Natasha's Colorful Creations

Stopping in to say Hello – Brutus Monroe

Hi everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend! The sun is shining and it feels like summer! I love it! Hope this post finds you doing well! I had a lot of fun creating this card using the adorable mermaids, these are an add on to the sold out Inspiration box at Brutus Monroe.

I started with all of my underwater images on Canson Mixed Media paper. I colored these in using my Tombow dual brush pens. I wanted to create a bright mermaid with beautiful pink hair. I used a variety of colors and continued to add colors until I achieved the bright colors I was looking for. I set these aside to dry. I started to work on my background for my card. I used an A2 sized panel of Bristol Smooth card stock. I blended several layers of distress oxide ink, from darkest to lightest: black soot, broken china, cracked pistachio, and tumbled glass. I continued until I achieved a smooth blend. I added a rays stencil at the top of the panel to create the sun shining down into the water using the broken china ink.

I added water to the panel to create splatters. I then added gold splatters to the panel as well. I love the added gold to the underwater scene. I then used my scan and cut to cut each of my images. I then added sparkles to each of the images. I then adhered the A2 panel onto a card base and adhered each of the images, as well as the sentiment strip using foam tape. Hope she makes you smile today!

There are AMAZING new products in the Brutus Monroe shop, including 6 slim line stencils! They are so BEAUTIFUL and fun!

Thank you for stopping by! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Check out the latest release… Unity Stamp Company

Hi friends! I am back to share a couple cards with you using 2 of the latest releases at Unity stamp Company! I always get excited to see the newest releases and they are all amazing! You can see them all here – Unity Stamp Company. Today I will be sharing 2 cards with you!

For my first card I am using 2 sets from Unity Stamp Company Favorite Dad and the ties in my card are from the May 2020 Kit of the Month. The Favorite Dad set comes with 13 stamps and this BOLD Father stamp is just amazing. I started by stamping the 3 different ties in a random pattern on Neenah 80 lb. card stock using Memento black ink. I used alcohol markers to color these ties in. I did very little blending for this card. I used 2 sentiments from this set the large Father stamp and the awesome sentiment – The Man, The Myth, The Legend. I love this one – it just makes me smile! I adhered the panel to a black base and used foam tape behind them to add dimension. I die cut my tie panel using a Gina Marie Designs die – Double Stitched Rectangle Die. I used a black card base and then adhered my 2 sentiments and my card was complete!

For card 2 today I am using Passing the Storm – by artist Phyllis Harris, Unity Stamp Company. I am loving the whimsical feel of each stamp Phyllis creates – they are truly beautiful and they remind me of a children’s picture book! I chose to watercolor this card using my Peerless Water colors. I used Canson Mixed Media paper to work on today.

I loved the sentiment in this set – Waiting for the Storm to Pass…. so I decided to create a Rainbow theme for this card. I had a lot of fun coloring this image. It is truly beautiful and so whimsical! Once my watercolor was complete, I added perfect pearls in gold on the sun rays for added shine. I had a hard time capturing the shine in the picture. I also used my white gel pen to add polka dots to her pink rain boots! I set it aside to dry. I used a piece of patterned paper in my stash by Graciellie Design. This was a recent gift in my kit of the month and I just love this paper! It is so thick and pretty! I die cut it to create a panel of rainbow dots. I adhered this to a black card base. Once my stamped panel was dry I die cut this into a rectangle to fit inside my rainbow dot panel frame. I die cut the same sized rectangle out of foam and adhered this to the back of my stamped panel and then glued this down to the card base. I adhered the sentiment and my card was complete! I hope this card makes your dry brighter too!

I hope you enjoyed these 2 cards today! I had a lot of fun working with these new sets! Be sure to check out all of the new RELEASES, as well as their summer inventory SALE!!!!! I have so many favorites in the SALE…. check it out here!

Thank you for stopping by! I am listing all the products I have used below. You can click on any of the links I have shared if you are interested in purchasing the products. The products listed are a compensated affiliate link, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I really appreciate your support.

Supplies Used:

  • Stamps: Favorite Dad, May 2020 KOM, Passing the Storm
  • Paper: Neenah 80 lb card stock, Canson Mixed Media paper, Recollections 110 for card base
  • Coloring Medium: Alcohol Markers (Ohuhu/Arteza), Peerless Watercolors
  • Other: Perfect Pearls (Gold)

Crafty Hugs! Thank you again for all your support!

Natasha

Summer Bloom – Rachel Vass Designs

Hi everyone – I am excited to be back to share the beautiful new release from Rachel Vass Designs – Summer Bloom. I love this bold flower! This beautiful new set comes with a shaded version of the summer bloom, as well as unshaded! How fun is that! You can visit Rachel’s shop here

For today’s card I chose to work with the shaded summer bloom. I wanted to create a large floral image as the focus of my card. Once it was set to the size I was looking for I printed the image on Canson Mixed Media paper. I used my peerless water colors to color in my flower. I used a variety of shades today. I am loving these new water colors and how bright they are. Once my image was complete I set it aside to dry fully.

To create my card panel I chose to work with patterned paper from my stash. The papers I am using today are an older set from Stampin Up, it is double sided. I trimmed the side panel and used a punch to create the scalloped border on the pink. I then chose a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp and stamped this on gray card stock and heat embossed this using white embossing powder. I was then ready to assemble my card. I used my scan and cut to trim the floral. I used foam tape to pop up the floral, as well as the sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card!

Supplies Used:

  • Stamps: Summer Bloom – Rachel Vass Designs, Sentiment (Simon Says Stamp)
  • Paper: Canson Mixed Media Paper, Patterned paper (Stampin Up)
  • Coloring Medium: Peerless water Colors

Have a wonderful weekend! It is a bit cooler here today!

Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

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