Fall Greeting Slimline Card (Brutus Monroe)

 

The Fall Harvest sets is one of my favorites from the fall release.  I was so excited to color up these images one I saw this set.  I started with a Precut Slimline panel and stamped the first pumpkin to the left in Raven detail ink.  I colored it in with some Olo Markers and then used the Brutus Monroe Masking Paper to cover my image. Next, I stamped the leaves on the top of the pumpkin and colored those in.

Then I stamped the red/yellow apple, colored it in and masked it off.  I continued these same steps until I had all of my images stamped and colored.  

To add a little interest and color to my panel, I lightly inked the new Modern Web Stencil just above and to the left of my images with Simon Hurley Create. Woof! ink.

Finally, I stamped my greeting from the set and matted the panel with some light green cardstock from my stash.  I added the panel to my Precut Slimline Card panel that I scored and folded at 3.5" and add just a few green gems around my sentiment.

List of supplies:

BRU6205 Modern Web

BRU5789 Fall Harvest Stamp

BRU5796 Fall Harvest Stamp and Die Bundle

BRU2543 Raven Ink

BRU5164 Perfect Blend Precut Slimline Panels

BRU5171 Perfect Blend Precut Slimline Card Bases

BRU3027 Masking Paper 8.5 x 11

Simon Hurley Create. Woof! Ink

Button Galore Jewel Mix Brights

Olo Markers

If you would like to view the whole fall release go here

Oh my Gourd & Glitter Glaze from Brutus Monroe

Start by cutting out an Orange cardstock A2 panel.  Using the Misti for placement, stamp the Pumpkin from Oh My Gourd in the bottom left corner of the panel with Raven Detail ink.  Using a green Copic marker, color in the leaves and vines of the image.  While the stamp is still in your Misti, stamp out the three squash blossoms on yellow cardstock scraps.   Next, stamp the pumpkin image on masking paper and fussy cut out.

Arrange the mask over the pumpkin image.  Using the Batty Stencil, place toward the top of the panel, covering up any bats that you do not want to use with low tack tape.  Using a palette knife, carefully smooth over Raven Glitter Glaze over the three bats desired.  Remove stencil and mask carefully.  Set the panel aside to dry. Quickly clean up the palette knife and any glaze on the stencil.

Once the panel is dry, arrange the Spooky eyes stencil on the background, covering unwanted eyes with low tack tape.  Using a palette knife, smooth Key Lime Glitter Glaze over eyes.  Remove and clean stencil, letting the panel dry. Continue these steps until you have the desired number of eyes in the background. Remember to dry between steps when placing the stencil in a new area.

Once the panel is completely dry, line up the Happiest Halloween stamp (or sentiment of choice) in the open space and use the Misti to stamp it in Raven Detail ink.  Using a blending tool, lightly blend some Raven Detail ink around the edges of the panel.

Fussy cut out the yellow squash blossoms and use liquid glue to attach over the image. To make the "cinderella pumpkin," place some Pearl Aqua Pigment on a glass mat and use a small paintbrush to paint the pumpkin.  Once the panel is fully dry, cut it down slightly and mat it on a black mat measuring 4.25" x 5."  Finally, attach the matted panel to a white A2 card base.

Brutus Monroe March Inspiration Box Homegrown Happiness

 

I started my card by cutting down a piece of white cardstock to 3.5" x 8.5."  Then using my Misti stamping tool and Raven Detail ink, I stamped out several of the flowers and leaves from the Homegrown Happiness Stamp set onto masking paper.  I fussy cut out all my masks, when I cut my masks I try to cut just inside the lines of my stamped image or right up to the outside edge.

Next I layed the stamps out on my card panel just to see where everything fit and took a picture with my phone for reference.

I started with the images I wanted in the front, stamped them with Raven Detail ink and then covered them with the appropriate masks.  I continued this step until I had all the flowers I wanted stamped and masked.  Next I did the same thing with the various leaves and stems.  If I was short a mask, I quickly made another until all the pieces (except the stems were covered with a mask.)

For the background, I used a blending tool and Clear Skies Ink from Simon Hurley Creates to ink the entire background.  I carefully removed the masks and stuck them to the acetate with my stamp set so I can use them in the future.  I checked the edges and anywhere the mask left a white spot on the outside of the images, I carefully used some watered down Clear Skies ink with a paintbrush to fill in and give some details, texture to the blue background.

My next step was to color in all the flowers, stems and leaves with Copic Markers.  I used the following markers for my coloring:

Yellow Flowers: Y08, Y35, & YR16

Pink Flowers: RV02, RV23, & RV 55

Purple Flowers: V25, BV02 & BV31

Flower Centers: darkest of flower color and E23

The Stems and Leaves: YG63, YG67, YG67 & G43

I used my Misti to stamp my sentiment from the same set in Raven detail ink right in the center above my flowers.  Then I used some shimmer spray from my stash and lightly misted the air and ran my card panel through the mist to give just a hint of sparkle.  I cut down the top and bottom of the panel and used liquid glue to attach it to my 3.5"x8.5" Black Slim Line Card Base to finish it off.

Here are the links (affliated which I receive a small compensation but it is at no additional cost to you) to the products I used from the Brutus Monroe Store:

• Homemade Happiness Inspiration Box
• Raven Detail Ink
• Brutus Monroe Masking Paper
• Simon Hurley Clear Skies Ink