For the Love of Gnomes & Tea! - Brutus Monroe February 2023

Hello Friends!  Thanks for stopping by the Blog today.

I have been super busy creating and haven’t taken a minute to post yet.

Now that we are into March, how did that happen, I'm going to share the

February collection from Brutus Monroe is full of a combination of gnomes, mushrooms, teapots, cups, and coordinating accouterments!

I love this card because I like the idea of this little gnome holding a string of hearts...like the kind you would make in elementary school where you cut an arch into a folded piece of paper and when you opened it up, it was a heart.

I used Aqua Pigments to watercolor him and covered the little heart in Pink Candy Coat.  And a pun for a sentiment, my favorite!

The next card is using the February Die Cut of the Month set.

More gnomes, but I added the girl gnome and have them cheering coffee cups.

Well, in my mind, it's coffee!

When I do a certain group of cards on the same day or together,

I usually have a set color palette in mind and usually have colors mixed or

on the palette so I like that these 3 cards, look like they could all be part of a set.

In this final card, I watercolored the background over heat embossing cups I stamp all over. That is one of my favorite techniques with heat embossing. I wanted it to be pretty simple with a busy background, so I used the simple teapot and added a little row of hearts around it.

After, I took one set of photos, I decided to add color to the teapot,

so in this photo it's pink! I die-cut a dimensional banner to

stamp the sentiment onto.

Thanks for stopping by!  The Brutus Monroe Spring Release, Spring Fling just happened and there are so many lovely pieces that you can use in a million ways! And the Design Team has created some amazing projects.  Go to the Brutus Monroe site, HERE, for all the inspiration!

Below is the list of all the products I used and links to where you can buy them.

( Some of these are affiliate links...)

filled with love - Shaker Card Brutus Monroe

Hello everyone! I am a sharing card that I made for 

the Brutus Monroe Design Team a couple weeks ago.

This card was made using the January Die Of The Month, 'Breakfast Buddies'

and a few other stamps and paper pads, part of the January Set.

I love shaker cards.  I love making them, I love giving them, 

and I love receiving them! So when I saw this sentiment that said 'filled with love,'

I immediately thought about being filled with love AND sequins!

I started by die-cutting the pieces of the coffee cup I would need, going for some kraft cardstock and colors that are a little more realistic.  I used a stamp from the January Sprinkled with Love stamps set that is actually supposed to be sprinkled for a donut.  I used them for adding polka dots to the coffee cup with the Alabaster Pigment Ink, which is amazing!

I used the Brutus Monroe foam adhesive to cut out the coffee cup as well.

After die-cutting the coordinating sentiment I added a gold dipped look with heat embossing and the Gilded Embossing Powder.  I also chose a piece of the 6x6 patterned paper set for the card base background.

I die-cut a piece of white cardstock for the frame and several layers of foam adhesive strips to create the pocket for the sequins and confetti.  I wanted the coffee cup to be on the outside so the shaker pocket was almost the size of the card base.

I misted a piece of paper for the back of the shaker pocket with the Chroma Mist in Green Glow and sealed it all up!

I put the coffee cup pieces together and then mounted everything onto the shaker pocket and then onto the patterned paper and card base.

I love the way it turned out and I know this will be used

multiple times as a future gift card holder!

Thanks for stopping by the Blog today...

I'm going to be posting on a more consistent period including

some process videos too! Have a great day!

Below is a list of supplies I used and a link to where you can find most of them.

(Some affiliate links used that are at no cost to you)