Sending you a Hug

August 17, 2020August 16, 2020 natashavacca6 Comments

Hi Crafty Friends and welcome back! I hope you had a great weekend! It was a great weekend here! Lots of time in my garden, family time, and of course some crafty time! Today I am sharing a card using the Brutus Monroe Stencil of the Month. It is such a fun stencil design and will pair well with many other stamps in your collection! So let’s get started!

I started by preparing my stencil with adhesive spray. I have found the spray to work well with temporarily adhering the stencil to the paper. This is especially helpful when working with pastes! Once everything was set, I was ready to play with Velveteen glazes on my Stencil of the Month. Today I am using 2 Velveteen Glazes: Midnight Indigo and Fresh Kale. I enjoyed using these 2 colors together. I did lighten the Midnight Indigo a bit, with white Gesso, as I wanted a lighter blue. To do this I just mixed a little of each together on my glass mat (Gesso and Midnight Indigo) and it was ready to go. When I applied this glaze I wanted to create a mix of the 2 colors on the stencil. So I randomly applied the color. Once it was all set, I placed this panel aside to dry over night. I then prepped the teal color card stock panel by dry embossing the stencil using my die cutting machine. I also prepared 2 sentiments for my card. I chose a Hugs die cut from Simon Says Stamp and another from Super Sentimental Brutus Monroe. I die cut the Hugs sentiment 2x and adhered these together. I embossed the other sentiment on black card stock using white embossing powder.

The next day I was ready to complete my card. I wanted to add a little “extra” sparkle to my stencil and glaze, so I added Glitter Glaze Fallen Snow – Brutus Monroe. I applied this in various sections on the panel for added interest! I then adhered my card together. I added a few sequins for added shine and sparkle! I hope this card will brighten someone’s day!

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Supplies Used:

Stamps: Super Sentimental Brutus Monroe
Stencil: Brutus Monroe Stencil of the Month
Coloring Medium: Midnight Indigo, Fresh Kale, Glitter Glaze Fallen Snow – Brutus Monroe.

Have a great day! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Happy Birthday – Slimline Style!

July 20, 2020July 19, 2020 natashavacca12 Comments

Hi everyone! I am excited to be back! I hope you had a good weekend! I took a few days off from crafting. I got stung by a bee in my hand and with the swelling I was unable to color! I am happy to be back! I hope this post finds you doing well! Today I am sharing a slimline card using one of the stencils in Collection A.

I started by spraying a temporary “glue” spray to the back of my stencil and then placed the stencil on Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock. To create the background I used Distress Oxide inks to create a rainbow background. I used the following oxide colors:

Picked Raspberry
Spiced Marmalade
Squeezed Lemonade
Cracked Pistachio
Peacock Feathers

I used my blending brushes to complete the process and continued until I had a smooth blend. I then added some splatters to the background and once dry I felt I needed a bit more visual interest on the background. I then used washi tape to create 3 diagonal stripes. I used Brutus Monroe Glitter Glaze in Gold to create the stripes. I then removed the stencil.

I then trimmed my panel using a slimline die – Gina Marie Designs/Scrapbook Outlet. I glued this to my slimline card panel. I then chose 3 sentiments from Super Sentimental and heat embossed these on black cardstock using Alabaster White Embossing Powder. I adhered the sentiments using foam tape. I added a few sequins and my card base was complete.

I then used the stencil to add a little design to the corner of my Envelope – Brutus Monroe. I used Distress Oxide Ink in Cracked Pistachio. I love the added color on the outside of my envelope!

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I hope you have a great week! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Congratulations – Brutus Monroe

April 20, 2020April 19, 2020 natashavacca5 Comments

Happy Monday everyone! I hope this post finds you doing well! I am excited to share with you a new card using the Stencil of the Month – from Brutus Monroe. This stencil is so beautiful and was the perfect way to create a Congratulations card. You can also visit Brutus Monroe to see the amazing sales they have going on as well!

To begin I started by placing one side of the stencil on Bristol Smooth paper. The stencil has a square in the middle, I placed washi tape across this section as I was only using the outer portion of the stencil. I then began to ink blend. I used a combination of distress oxides inks in: Abandoned Coral, Sqeezed Lemondae, and Picked Rasperry. Once my blending was complete I added glitter glaze -Unicorn over the top. I then removed my stencil and let the panel dry. Once the panel was dry, I did the other half of my card panel by following the same process.

I then used a piece of pink card stock and cut it down to size to fit between the 2 glittery sides. I adhered this to the card panel. I then stamped Congratulations on white card stock and used foam tape to adhere it to the center of the pink. The congratulations stamp is from Super Sentimental – Brutus Monroe.

I hope you enjoyed seeing another way to use this new stencil! I hope you enjoyed my card for today!

Have a great day- crafty hugs,

Natasha

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Super Sentimental – Brutus Monroe
Coloring Medium: Distress Oxide Inks (see sbove colors), Glitter Glaze
Paper: Britsol Smooth Card Stock, Recollection 110 lb for card base

Kindness for Florals Instagram Hop – Graciellie Designs

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 natashavacca10 Comments

Goodmorning my crafty friends! I hope you are doing well! Today I am sharing a beautiful stamp from Graciellie Designs – Hey Friend. I love this set and it is currently on sale! Today I am teaming up with some of my crafty friends on Instagram for an IG hop. I hope you will visit my instagram page to join our hop – you will be insprired by beautiful cards. Our theme for our hope is Floral Kindness – we all used a floral set, along with ink blending and stencils! It was so fun to see how beautiful and different they all are! Join in our hop and win prizes along the way!

I started by printing my images on Neenah 80lb card stock. I decided to experiement with ink smooshing using distress oxides and it worked! I used tumbled glass and worn lipstick. I then set my panel aside to dry overnight under some books. The next day I colored my images using my arteza everblend markers. I am excited to begin to use these more and learn new ways to blend! I love the bold colors!

Wen my coloring was complete I added a litle colored pencils for additional dimension in my coloring. I always get excited when I get to this part, I feel it all comes together! I then used a stencil from my stash and used glitter glaze from Brutus Monroe – Fallen Snow. This glaze is currently sold out, but it is so pretty! I love how much sparkle is in this glaze! Once the glaze dried, I added a few splatters usng Tattered Angels GlimmerMist. I then adhered my card panel to the card base and used foam tape to adhere my sentiment. Look how pretty this font is too…..

I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to visit my instrgram account for our hop! You have until April 10th to enter the giveaway! Come join the fun!

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