Kindness

Hi.  I'm here with a card for the latest Fusion challenge.  I've only played with the photo this time and created a CAS card with a touch of color.

The "Kindness" word was created by sprinkling Brushos onto some watercolor paper.  Once it was dry, I die-cut the word and added a black stacked background, slightly off-setting it to make it pop.

The background is tone-on-tone and made using a cover die by Penny Black.  To finish the card, I added some iridescent jewels.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you'll check out the wonderful cards made by the rest of the DT.

Products used:

Stamps:  Kindness Matters (SugarPea Designs)
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock:  White, Black, Watercolor
Dies:  Kindness (SPD), Interlocking (Penny Black)
Accessories:  Brushos, Iridescent Jewels

Hello Brushos

Hi and welcome!  Today's card was made using inspiration from the beautiful Muse card made by Anita.  I was inspired by her Brusho background and general layout to come up with this card:

I made a Brusho background using a Perfect Pearls shimmer mist, so my card has a lovely shimmer to it. To add some extra interest, I splattered Festive Berries ink onto the dry panel.

I adhered the panel using foam tape to the card base that I'd die-cut with the Square Hello Die by Clearly Besotted.  I thought about adding some foliage like Anita's card, but kept coming back to this very CAS card and decided to leave it as it was with no embellishment at all.

Thanks for visiting.


Products used:

Ink:  Festive Berries Distress Ink
Cardstock:  White
Dies:  Square Hello Die (Clearly Besotted)

Cheers
Karren

Brusho Hearts

It's time for another challenge at Fusion!  Check out the challenge graphic:

Once again, I combined both the sketch and photo to come up with this card:

I took a piece of watercolor paper and sprinkled on some Brushos in purples, blues, oranges and greens.  I then spritzed the panel with a Perfect Pearls and water combo and watched the colors mix!  I die-cut three hearts and adhered them to a white panel.  With the leftover Brusho piece, I cut a thin strip to adhere to the side of the panel - this time with the blues/purples at the top rather than the bottom.  The card is so shimmery IRL.  Check out this close up:

Thanks for visting!  Be sure to check out the inspiration from the rest of the design team.  I hope you'll join us!

Products used:

Cardstock:  White, watercolor, black
Dies:  Pierced Heart Stax (MFT), Noted (PTI)
Accessories:  Brushos, Perfect Pearls, Wink of Stella

Cheers
Karren

Leaves

Hi and welcome!  It's time for another fabulous sketch challenge from the team at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week, the talented Kim Singdahlsen designed the sketch.  Check it out!

I went with a color-blocked card and made my panels by watercoloring on distress inks, including smooshing a tissue into the ink and dabbing it onto the panel - a tip I picked up from Shannon Jaramillo and modified slightly.  I think that provides a bit of extra dimension to the panels.

The leaves and branch were cut from my new Fall Foliage thinlets by Tim Holtz.  I sprinkled Brushos onto a manilla tag then die-cut the pieces.  Before adhering them, I sponged the edges with Ground Espresso distress ink.  The sentiment is white embossed onto a thin black strip of cardstock.  A tiny little twine bow finished my card.

Thanks for visiting.  The rest of the design team have interpreted Kim's sketch in some wonderful ways, so be sure to check them out.

I'm entering this card in the current Autumn challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Products used:

Stamps:  Persian Motifs (Altenew)
Ink:  Versamark, Wild Honey, Fired Brick, Forest Moss, Ground Espresso
Cardstock:  Black, Desert Storm, watercolor, manila tag
Accessories:  Tim Holtz Fall Foliage dies, Brushos, White EP, twine

Cheers
Karren

Out of this World

Hi and welcome!  Today's card kept me awake all night!  I watched Sandy Allnock's fabulous videos on watercolor powders last night and when I saw the effect of the black Brusho powder, I immediately thought of a galaxy.  Then I couldn't sleep plotting how to make this card, which uses the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch and the Anything that Flies theme at Seize the Birthday.

See!  Isn't that black Brusho powder amazing!  I took a piece of watercolor paper and sprinked on some black powder before spritzing with water.  I then just put it to one side and left it to dry naturally.  As you can see in the close up photo, there's a black hole in the bottom left corner where the black pooled :)  Once it was dry, I flicked Picket Fence paint onto the panel with a paintbrush to mimic stars and planets.

The images come from Clearly Besotted's new release set "Out of This World".  I loved pretty much all of the latest release so quite a few of the sets have come to live with me.

I stamped the planet onto a panel of white cardstock and cut around the top.  The sentiment was stamped underneath and then popped up on foam tape on top of the "galaxy".  The aliens and rocket were colored very quickly with Copics and also popped up on foam tape and my card was done.

Thanks for visiting.  I love this sketch and have another idea floating around my head, so if time permits, I'll be making another card using it.

Products used:

Stamps:  Out of this World (Clearly Besotted)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:  White, watercolor, X-Press It

Accessories:  Copics, Brushos

Cheers

Karren

Brusho Celebration

Hi and welcome!  My card today uses the colors from this week's Color Throwdown challenge and is also for Seize the Birthday whose challenge is embossing.

I got some Brushos from the UK last week and decided to take them for a spin on this card!  I started by masking a circle them spritzing water inside the mask.  I then sprinkled on some purple, yellow and green Brushos and spritzed again with water.  It was fun seeing them come to life!  Once I was happy with the result, I used my heat tool to dry the watercolor panel.

I then inked the sentiment and stars with black ink and clear-embossed over the top.  I stuck the watercolor panel onto a white card base and added some sequins and my card was done.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Make a Wish (Mama Elephant)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock:  White, watercolor

Accessories:  Circle Nestabilities, Brushos, Clear EP, sequins

Cheers

Karren