What would you do if you were off work, it was 10 degrees outside, and snowing for 10 hours straight with no sign of stopping? Design a card of course!. Here is my snowing little friend 'Snow-one Like You' entered in this week's Muse challenge. I received my Brusho Crystal colors a few weeks ago, but have been wanting to research before diving in.
What I did:
Stamps & Products:
Frozen Friends (Nook Designs)
Paper: Whisper White Cardstock (SU!) 11 x 8.5 (scored at 4.25), 2 x 1inch strip
Paper Denim .75 x 1.75
Water color paper (SU!) cut at 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Ink: Tuxedo Black Momento Ink
Versa Mark
White Embossing Powder
Copics: B00, B02, BG10, C1
Stampin' Blends: Light and Dark Smoky
Prussian Blue Brusho
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Pearl
nuvo Crystal Drops- Ebony Black
novo Glitter drops-White Blizzard
Heat tool
Stampin' Spritzer
Big Shot
I stamped several snowflakes on the water color paper with Versa Mark, added the white embossing powder and heat set. Once it was dry I was ready to start the fun!
I started by lightly spraying the water color paper with Stampin' Spritzer. I poked a single hole in the Brusho and lightly tapped the powder out. As it spread I sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist- Pearl. This gave the desired water along with a glimmer snow-like effect. I allowed it to dry. I learned a little trick. If your paper curls as it dries, put it between a folded piece of copy paper and run it through your Big Shot without any dies. While drying I stamped my snowman image on scrap paper, colored it with Copics and Stampin' Blends and cut it out, leaving a little white space. I stamped the sentiment using Versa Mark, added the white embossing powder and heat set. I added nuvo Crystal Drops- Ebony Black to the buttons and White Blizzard to the snow bank and ball on the hat.Once all was dried I assembled the card. It's a little easier to see the glimmer that the Glimmer mist adds in the following picture:
The Inspiration for this card came from Tracey McNeely. I saw the background and thought, "this is the week I break out my Brusho Crystals." I also kept the wintery critter and message towards the bottom of the card. Thanks for the great card idea, Tracey.
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| Muse Challenge Inspiration Card |
Product links:
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| Brush Crystals |
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| White Embossing Powder |
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| Stampin' Spritzer |
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| Watercolor Paper |
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| VersaMark |
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| 147475 Stampin' Blends |
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| Dapper Denim |
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| Big Shot |
