distINKtive STAMPING designs : Brusho technique

Saturday, 14 April 2018

Flying Home and Brusho

I love experimenting with Brusho and today I have a card made from the "Flying Home" stamp set by Stampin' Up! that is adhered onto a Brusho background.

I stamped the images of the birdhouses onto Whisper White card, using Archival Black ink then set that aside while I created a background on Shimmery White card stock.

I envisaged a flat "Naive" style for the bird houses, so chose to colour them with Stampin' Write Markers resulting in flat areas of colour. I chose the colours to compliment the colours I'd used in the background.

The images were fussy cut and arranged on the background prior to adhering them flat. I then used the leaf punch to create some interest behind the greeting.

This is a simple card that gives multiple results as there is a certain amount of serendipity in the creation of the background. I used Wink of Stella to highlight small areas on the bird houses.

I hope I can encourage you to reference various art styles in your stamped creations - Art History is a wonderful source of inspiration.

Until Next Time

Stay Crafty!

If you would like to purchase any of the products you can do so by clicking on the images below.

Product List

Flying Home Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145929]

$31.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$52.00

Many Marvelous Markers

[131264]

$190.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$14.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$12.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Leaf Punch

[144667]

$28.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$13.00

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

$5.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[129722]

$50.00

Saturday, 24 February 2018

A Magical Day with Watercolour backgrounds and Brusho.

This Magical Day stamp set is so cute, I can't stop playing with it. And, because the Brusho water colour powders give you such whimsical results, you'll find the results totally enchanting.

This card was made by creating the back ground first, using Brusho powder sprinkled onto Thick Whisper White A4 card that was then liberally spritzed with water. While still quite wet, crinkled cling wrap was laid over the wet surface and allowed to dry for about 1/2 and hour. The cling wrap will start to lift as it dries. It will be tempting to play and rearrange the wrap but try to desist as that will compromise the patterning that is being achieved.

I had some left over powder that had "escaped" from my card so I used up that pigment, making a palette on a clear block. I used the smaller Aqua Painter to paint the dragon and love how he turned out. The dragon was stamped with Archival Black ink onto Shimmery White card and as you can see in the next photo, he has a lovely shimmer to his scales.

The Magical Day set comes with matching framelits, so cutting out the dragon was quite easy. I did need to do a little fussy cutting around the intricate bits, but it was really quick and easy after the shape had been cut.

Finally I heat embossed one of the greetings from the Magical Day set directly onto the background.

The finished card looked a little dark so I matted the stamped area onto a thin white mat and then onto a thicker Gold Foil mat. The gold really lifts the card and shows up much better in real life. The card base is Night of Navy.

I hope you like my little fire breathing dragon. All the images in this set are fun to use.

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