Flamingo with Brushos!

Hello all!  I am trying out the new blogger platform.  Let’s see if I can publish a post.  I can see it is going to take some time to get used to!  (Also, it caused my browser to crashed several times while trying to write a simple post. I sure hope they get it fixed!)

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I created this flamingo card last night.  I had made several Brusho backgrounds and I just loved how the colbalt turned out.  So I decided to simply stamp over top with the flamingos and then paper piece them with a scrap of patterned paper. I used an orange marker to color their legs.  

Stamps: Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, sentiment Power Poppy Sunny Days.  

I would like to enter WordArtWednesday’s Anything Goes challenge, and Pixie’s Crafty Workshop’s Snippets Challenge.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a really good weekend. 

Stamp Kissing with Textured Cardstock

Hello!  I am glad that other crafters are chiming in how hard it is to get your mojo going during turbulent times.  I have felt like that for a good week now.  I decided to keep pushing through my half done projects to make complete cards. I am hoping to get moving and just send out cards to all my family since no one is going to be visiting in the near future.  

So this stamped image was done with stamp kissing.  For quite a while, I have done stamp kissing, not with stamps, but with a piece of textured cardstock.  This technique is really wonderful because you can do the stamp kissing on any size stamp.  (ETA: If you don’t know what basic stamp kissing is, visit this tutorial on Split Coast Stampers.)

The background was made previously with brushos and a stencil.  I left the sentiment off for now.

Supplies:  I Brake for Stamps Fennel Silhouette Negative (or available in a set called Mostly Florals), Hero Arts Cornflower ink, Recollections stencil, Brusho Powder Colbalt blue. 

I’d love to enter SimonSaysStamp’s Monday Challenge Stencil Fun, Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting!  Keep on stamping!

Fashion Lady Mixed Media Card

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well.  I know this is an uneasy time for many due to the Coronavirus.  It has come to my area and we are having some school closings for cleanings, and everyone is taking precautions.  

I did want to take just a second to urge you to get your information from a reputable source. I have seen email forwards, memes and videos that have half-truths that could be dangerous.  I want to do my part to protect the elderly and infirm as much as possible.  Both in my family and in yours.  

The one great thing is that crafting at home is as safe as ever! LOL!

Today, I finished up this card using a couple mediums and stamp sets.  It was fun to make.

First, I heat embossed the doily image with white powder on watercolor paper. I used Brusho Powders to create this bright background! (I liked it so much I almost didn’t use it on a card.)

Second, I heat embossed the fashion lady on grey cardstock.  I took some purple Perfect Pearls and added a bit of water to them to make a paint. I painted this on the flowers using a fine liner brush.  It looks so shiny in person!

Stamp sets used:

I Brake for Stamps Fashion Ladies Sheet And Baubles, Doily and Words Half Sheet

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Thanks for visiting!

Floral Card with Perfect Pearls and Brusho Powders

Hello!  I have a very pretty card to share today, and I used an older medium, Perfect Pearls! I am convinced that they are making a comeback, and I think that this detailed stamp set is the perfect style for them.

I stamped my flower on the background with Versamark ink and then used Gold Perfect Pearls.  After brushing off the excess, I spritzed the card with water to set the medium.  

For the focal point, I heat embossed the same flowers with gold embossing powder on watercolor cardstock. I wet the cardstock and then sprinkled Cobalt Brusho Powders over top.  I let this dry naturally so I would get variations in the colors.  

I left a spot in the upper left of the focal area for my sentiment. I wasn’t sure if I would use this for a birthday card or maybe even a Sympathy card, if a need arises.  I also did a bunch of Perfect Pearl backgrounds with the different flowers from this sheet so I have more cards to create in the future.

Supplies:

I Brake for Stamps Floral Half Sheet, Versamark Ink, Perfect Pearls Gold, Brusho Colbalt, Detail Embossing Powder Gold, Stardream Antique Gold cardstock, Spellbinders Fancy Rectangle Dies

(Save 10% on your order at I Brake for Stamps with my code SAVE10HEIDI)

I would love to enter Mod Squad’s Mica Powders challenge, SimonSaysStamp’s Monday Challenge Frame It, and WordArtWednesday’s Anything Goes Challenge.

Thanks for visiting!  What are you working on?

Friendship Card - Stamping with Brusho Powders

Hello everyone.  I am sharing a card I made this week with a bit of a different stamping technique. I stamped with Brusho powders.  Any of the watercolor powders would work with this technique and it gives a neat look.

This is the process. 1: Spritz rubber stamp with water.  2: Sprinkle Brusho powders over the wet stamp.  I used yellow, green and blue powders. 3: Spritz again with water to mix colors.  4: Stamp onto watercolor paper.

This is a very loose look and will be a bit different each time.  I let my garden dry, and then stamped over top of it with the fence stamp. I added a few flower sequins to the garden, just for fun. I just adore this sentiment, don’t you?





All the stamps are from Half Sheet 138B.  You can save 10% on this stamp and your entire order at the I Brake for Stamps store using my code SAVE10HEIDI.

Thanks for visiting! Happy Stamping!

Heidi