Happy New Year

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Hope you all had a great Christmas/ New Year with your family and friends! Here’s a card to wish you all a very happy New Year. 

I used stencil from Brutus Monroe and fallen snow glitter glaze on Navy card stock. The glitter glaze turned this color, which is kind of pretty on the navy background. The sentiment is from Power Poppy - Glistening Paperwhites stamp set. I made another card using the same set of products. 

How do you like these 2 cards today? Do let me know. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Submitting this to:

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - New Beginning 

Betta Birthday

Hello everyone! I'm sharing a fishy birthday card today. 

I'm trying to use my craft supplies that have been neglected for so long. This stamp set is one of them, Hero Arts - Color Layering Betta Fish. I used Hero Arts - Ultra Pink and Brutus Monroe - Rouge inks to create this fish. I skipped the black outline layer since I wanted to give it a no-line look and fussy cut the image out. I created the frame by die cutting a oval, added some foam tape and used some sequin mix from Doodles Paper Playground - it even has a tiny shark in the mix, to keep the betta company. I attached the betta to a string and adhered the string down along the frame - this allows the betta to have some movement when shaking the card. The sentiment is from Altenew - Freesia stamp set. 

How do you like this card? Please do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Ferny Birthday

 Hello everyone! I'm back after a short break - crazy, busy life :) I've had this stamp set for a long time now, decided to finally use it for this card.

I stamped the fern leaves from Stampendous - Summer Leaves stamp set with Brutus Monroe - Jurassic ink and used second generation stamping to get a variation of color. For the sentiment and the panel I used the Spellbinders - All Occasion Sentiments stamp and die set with the same ink and same color card stock. I used the same card stock to mat the stamped panel as well.

How do you like this card? Do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Mermaid Birthday

 Hello everyone! I'm on the Craftwell blog today with a Mermaid shaker Birthday card.

I made this card for my daughter's mermaid themed birthday. She loved it too. You can see the details here on the Craftwell blog.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Thanks A Bunch

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Craftwell blog today with this Thank You card with pastel color theme.

I die cut the balloon using the Sizzix - Favorite Things Collection - Hot Air Balloon die on the patterned paper from Brutus Monroe on my Cut N Boss. I took an A2 card base and used the Brutus Monroe Cloud stencil and Sidewalk ink to create a subtle cloud background. Then I assembled the die cut hot air balloon and adhered it down. I wanted to use the banner from the same die set for the sentiment, but didn't have any stamp that would fit in there. So I wrote the sentiment "Thanks A Bunch" on the banner. I adhered some flowers from this package.

How do you like this card? Please do let me know!! Thanks for stopping by. Hope you all are staying safe!!

Bunch Of Stars - Thanks

Hello everyone!! This is a Thank you card that I made for one of my doctors and I had shared it on the Craftwell blog few weeks back.

We had our third baby - a boy, on March 12 :) We have named him Asher. The sisters are so excited!! You will be seeing quite a few blue baby themed cards ;)

I started with white card base and folded it to make the Z fold. I cut panels with grey card stock and covered the entire base. I then cut up pieces of light blue card stock and embossed the pieces with the Sophisticated embossing folder on my Cut N Boss. I adhered these blue panels on to all the grey panels. I die cut lots of stars using the Brutus Monroe Star dies on Silver glitter paper and grey card stock and adhered them all over the card. I die cut a small label and inked the inside with BM Sea ink. Then I stamped the sentiment on it with black ink. 

How do you like my card today? Please do let me know in the comments below. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!!

Wedding Congratulations

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Craftwell blog today, with a Congratulations card, that I made for a friend's wedding.

I started with a 5" x 7" ivory card base. I die cut the Double Heart Gatefold die on brown card stock twice. I then die cut a heart out of the same brown card stock and used it as a base for the wreath. I die cut the leaves using the dies from the Karen Burniston - Pop-up Flower pot die and the flowers from the Sizzix Small Tattered Florals die. I adhered the leaves and flowers and a few pearls along the edge of the heart die cut. I arranged everything on the ivory card base and adhered them. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Brutus Monroe - Sharon's Script stamp set with Gilded Embossing powder on ivory card stock and adhered it down after curving it a little. 

How do you like my card today? Please do let me know in the comments below. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!!

You Make My Heart Flutter

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Brutus Monroe blog today, with my last post as the DT member!!

I used the Love Bug stamp set from last year - it has the cutest Valentine bugs!! I stamped the image and colored it with Copics. I fussy cut it. I took an A2 card base and used a Square Simple Blend to mask and inked the area with Sea and Cabbage ink. I stamped the leaves with Cabbage ink. I stamped the mushroom image directly on to the inked area - for the hearts - and then adhered the fussy cut image on to it. I stamped the sentiment with Raven ink.

How do you like my card? Please do let me know!! I've been on the Brutus Monroe DT for a long term now and really enjoyed my time. 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!!

Floral Birthday

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Brutus Monroe blog today, with this floral birthday card.

I stamped the floral background image from the Kind Floral stamp set and colored it with Copics. I enjoyed coloring the background - I love coloring floral images. The sentiment is from the Take Flight stamp set, which I heat embossed with Gilded Embossing powder. I adhered this panel on to an A2 card base.

How do you like my card today? Please do let me know in the comments below. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.

New Year

Hello everyone!! Happy New Year! May this year bring you lots of Joy, Peace and Happiness!!

Today, at Brutus Monroe we are wishing you Happy New Year with our cards. Here's mine:

I took a piece of Raven card stock and heat embossed the lights from the String Lights stamp set with Gilded Embossing Powder. I then stamped the sentiment using the Uppercase Alphabet Outline stamp and Lowercase Alphabet Outline stamp set and heat embossed them with Gilded Embossing powder. For some final touches, I added a couple of golden sequins from the Handmade Holidays sequin mix.  

How do you like my card? Please do let me know. Here's the hop line up for today:

Lauren

Jessica

Cassie

Berina

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Hello Gnome

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Brutus Monroe blog today with this card using the Gnome stamp set.

I stamped the Gnome image from the Gnome Place Like Home stamp set and colored with Copics. I stamped the sentiment from the Sharon's Script stamp set. I used the patterned paper from Fresh Melon paper pad and adhered a few bubbles from Christmas Acrylic Bubbles.

How do you like this card today? Please do let me know in the comments below. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!!

Christmas Candle Stand

Merry Christmas everyone!! Hope your day is filled with Peace and Joy!! Today, it's time for our Wednesday Blog Hop at Brutus Monroe. I made a Christmas Candle Stand for you today.

I bought a glass vase from Dollar Tree and applied Gold Glitter Glaze on it over the Stars stencil. I let it dry overnight. I used 2 of the pine branches I bought from the Brutus Monroe store  and twisted them together to form a ring around the glass vase. I hot glued some glitter bubble shaker balls on to the branches - I love those!!

I also got some jingle bells, small poinsettias and ribbon from Dollar Tree and hot glued them to the pine branch.

How do you like my creation today? Please do let me know! Here's the blog hop line up for today:

Lauren
Berina
Jessica
Cassie

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!!

Christmas Ornaments

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Brutus Monroe blog today, with a simple and easy Christmas card.

I heat embossed the 3 ornaments from the Plaid Tidings Falliday stamp set with Wicked, Coffee Grounds and Gilded Embossing powder. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Yuletide Greetings stamp set with Gilded EP. I punched out some pine leaves from Clover Glitterstock and added them on the top. I added some sequins from the holiday shaker mix for some final finishing touch.

How do you like my card today? Please do let me know in the comments. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day! 

Christmas Window

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Craftwell blog today, with this Christmas card.

I started by cutting the window using the Spelbinders die from an A2 card base and a piece of Brown Butter card stock. I stamped the brown butter card stock with the Barn Wall stamp with Brutus Monroe Macchiato ink. I inked the die cut piece of window with the same ink too. I adhered acetate on the window and using a knife, cut out the panels on the acetate so that the window can still open and close. I sandwiched this acetate piece with the window, between the A2 card base and the brown butter panel. I die cut the candles on the window using the die from Divinity Designs. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Divinity Designs - stamp set with Gilded Embossing powder. I die cut the Christmas Tree (which is on the inside of the card) using the Spellbinders die on Brutus Monroe Glitterstock.

I'm loving using these dies on my Cut N Boss - it's really quick and easy. How do you like this card today? Please do let me know in the comments. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!!

Navy and Silver Christmas

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Brutus Monroe blog today with this Navy and Silver  glittery Christmas card.

I started with a piece of Midnight card stock and applied the Silver Glitter Glaze over the Splash stencil and let it to dry. I heat embossed the sentiment Merry Christmas from Yuletide Greetings stamp set with Sterling Embossing Powder on Midnight card stock and cut it in to a banner and adhered it on to the panel. I mounted the whole thing on an A2 card base.

Glitter Glaze is an easy and non-messy way to add glitter to your projects!! How do you like my card today? Please do let me know in the comments below. Thank you for stopping by today. Have a great day!!

Christmas Snowman

Hello everyone!! Today is Blog Hop day at Brutus Monroe. We are using the Subscription products for this month. Here's my card:

I stamped the snowman, which is the current Stamp of the month, with Sidewalk ink and colored it with Copics. I die cut it in to a circle. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with black ink. I die cut the Tile die on Silver glitter stock and adhered it on to a piece of Speckled Egg Cardstock. I adhered the snowman panel on to it and adhered the entire piece to an A2 card base.

How do you like my card today? I really enjoyed colored it. Please let me know your thoughts. Here's the hop lineup for today:

Lauren

Cassie

Berina
Jessica

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!!

Merry Christmas Lights

Hello everyone!! I'm on the Brutus Monroe blog today, with this Christmas card using one of the old stamps.

I stamped few lights using the Merry & Bright stamp with Sidewalk ink on white card stock and colored it with Copics. I fussy cut it and kept it ready. I took a piece of Brown Butter Cardstock and stamped the Barn Wall stamp with Macchiato ink. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Yuletide Greetings with Gilded Embossing powder and adhered the light bulbs on it. I drew the wire with a black Sharpie. 

How do you like this card? Please do let me know in the comments below. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!!

Brutus Monroe 5th Aniiversary

Hello everyone!! It's blog hop day at Brutus Monroe and today we are celebrating our 5th Anniversary!! 

I took a piece of Dark Grey card stock and stamped it with the Lace stamp which was a collaboration between Unity Stamps and Brutus Monroe, with Alabaster ink and let it dry. I love how the background looks!! I took another piece of the same colored cardstock and stamped the sentiment from Sharon's Script stamp set and cut it in to a banner and adhered it on to the card. This is a simple and elegant card, don't you think?

How do you like this card today? Please do let me know! Here's the line up for today's blog hop:

Lauren

Cassie

Berina

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!!

Merry Christmas

Hello everyone!! Happy Thanksgiving !! I'm on the Brutus Monroe blog today, with this simple Christmas card:

I took a piece of water color card stock and painted it with Blue Green Aqua Pigment. I love this color!! Once dry, I dry embossed it with Aztec Stars embossing folder. I cut it to 4" x 5 1/2" and adhered it on to a A2 card base. I took a scrap piece of white card stock and stamped the sentiment from the Yuletide Greetings in Oz ink. I adhered the sentiment and few sequins from my stash. 

How do you like this card today? Please do let me know in the comments below. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day and enjoy your turkey :)

Happiest Holidays

Hello everyone!! Today is Blog Hop day at Brutus Monroe and we are using our favorite product from Brutus Monroe today. It's definitely very difficult to pick just 1 favorite product!! Here's the list of top favorite products from Brutus Monroe - Embossing powders, inks, card stock, glitter stock - the list is endless. For today, I decided to use the Embossing powder on card stock.

You can never beat the look of gold on black, can you? I heat embossed the string of lights from the String Lights stamp set with Gilded embossing powder on Raven card stock. I colored the image with colored pencils. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Yuletide Greetings stamp set. 

How do you like this card today? Please do let me know in the comments below. Here's the blog hop linkup for today:

Berina

Jessica
Cassie
Lauren

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day.