Good Morning Fellow Stampers :-)
How is everyone this gloomy Monday? We are socked in with dark threatening clouds here today and our high is supposed to be all of 27 degrees. Seems like a perfect day to snuggle in at home . . . oh well!
I had an interesting weekend; and quite busy. My honey and I celebrated Valentine's Day last evening at Cheesecake Factory since it falls in the middle of the week this year. Just seemed like it would be more relaxed and enjoyable that way. We also went and saw "The 15:17 to Paris" - not too bad of a movie actually!! Check it out!
Today's project was one I had actually originally planned on posting up this past Friday; but events got the better of me; so I saved it for today instead!! I've been having fun playing around with my new Brusho watercolor crystals, and experimenting with the new Waterfront stamp set. Since this stamp set already gives a "faux" watercolor look just in the stamping itself, it increases the effect that much more when using something like Brusho. I'm LOVING it!!
What is so much fun about using Brusho is the ability to mix the crystal powder and get variations of the coloring as you spritz and stamp.
Here I used Prussion Blue, Yellow and Moss Green as my primary crystal mixture. I love the variations that can be achieved just with these three colors.
The mat and sentiment are in Tranquil Tide which go perfectly with the mountain range.
And most fun - the Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes that were colored with the lightest Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blend before being attached to the card front.
The first card showcased was on the horizontal, and I feel turned out more like a "Fall" card . . . so pretty.
This card is on the vertical, and I played with creating a "mountain lake" and grounding the mountains and land around it. I love my "sun" created with the Gambroge and Yellow crystals.
Here I matted and stamped the sentiment with Dapper Denim - and used the new Tailored Tag Punch. I played a little with pushing the matted sentiment off the edge, and cropping it to the edge.
Here's a TON of fun!
I love the "tropical" choice to this stamp set . . . and how much fun I had creating this little beach scene.
I think that I'd like to play with this a little bit more - mainly with where I placed the sentiment. I think I would change that if I redo this design.
One of the things I love the most about this though was the "splattering" that happened quite by accident when I was stamping. It makes the card just feel free and fun!
All of these cards were created with the Very Vanilla Notecards and Envelopes pack.
I love the small size of these cards and how quickly you can create a notecard set using this set, the Brusho technique, and this wonderful stamp set!
I encourage you to grab this products and just play and experiment. You Will Love It!!! I do believe I'll be experimenting and playing a whole bunch more!! LOL Be sure to grab your products in my Online Store today, or in the product carousel below. And don't miss out on all the SAB goodies -- we're halfway through Sale-A-Bration already!! So hard to believe!
Until Next Time . . .
