Tuesday 12 July 2016

Brusho Hearts for Leonie

Hello lovely peeps


I've got another card to show you that I've made with 'Growing Love' - one of Leonie's lovely new embossing folders.


First I ran a piece of 5"x7" 300gsm white card through the embossing folder and set it to one side to keep clean.


Next I put some Brusho crystals into a paint palette and added a bit of water to each colour. I've used vermillion, orange, violet, yellow and rose red


I sploshed the paint onto some damp watercolour card, using a clean very damp paintbrush for each new colour and also brushing on some clean water as I went to make the the colours bleed into each other a bit




After drying it off with a heatgun I ran it through the embossing folder and then cut out all of the individual hearts, trying to keep track of which one went where :o)


I then had a little segue trying to make something where the hearts were dangling down. After faffing around with different backgrounds/buttons/embellishments/colours for practically an entire day I couldn't find any combination I was happy with so I abandoned the idea and went back to my original plan. I thought you might like to see one of it's incarnations though.


So, after glueing all the individual hearts into place on the white version of the embossed card, I attached co-ordinating ribbons and buttons down the left hand side and added a simple sentiment banner (using Leonie's 'All the Love' stamp set).

 For more ideas using these fab folders and stamps please visit my teamie's blogs

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
We Love 2 Create #14 Anything Mixed Media Goes
Creative Moments #96 Anything Goes w/optional twist Ribbons and/or Bows
The Sisters of Craft  Always Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 11 Anything Goes  
Crafting By Designs (monthly) July Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girls July any card
Artistic Stampers  All Things Bright and Beautiful 
Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog  #24 Color Challenge


Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back tomorrow morning as I have a Guest DT spot across the pond.
Katrina x

16 comments:

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Fabulous and wonderful Katrina
Thank you for sharing with us here today at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.
Dianne DT for the World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

Jane Royston said...

Gorgeous Katrina! Love the birdhouse too. I love brushos as well, I really must use them more!! Jane :) X

judith@poppy cottage said...

A lovely card Katrina, the hearts are beautiful in those vibrant Brusho colours. Great design idea. Thanks for your entry into the Chocolate Baroque challenge, Judith xx

Wendy said...

Fabulous creations..
Thank you for sharing with us here today at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.

Wendy DT World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

Sue said...

Hi Katrina, this is beautiful. Your really are a genius card designer - I love this!
Sue...xxx

Anonymous said...

Love this card so colourful. I also liked the birdhouse xx

Fikreta said...

very nice card

Titbelsoeur, mixed-media addict said...

This is such a beautiful card ! thank you so much for sharing it with us at The Artistic Stamper
WIshing you good luck to win beautiful stamps and hope to see you again over at The Artistic Stamper !

Beatriz said...

Lovely project with a beutiful color combo. Thanks for join us at "Creative Moments" this time, good luck and hope to see you next time Hugs Beatriz DT

Wendy Ann Batchen said...

Beautiful project, thanks for sharing with Sisters of Craft and good luck. Wendy DT x

Annettes Hobby Rosettes said...

Just super and so colourful. Nice work.
Thank you for sharing with us here today at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.

Annette DT Registered Owners/Admin for World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

Dianne said...

Beautiful projects, gorgeous colours
Thank you so much for joining us at Creative Moments xx

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Your creations are both amazing!! Love very much your card with the coordinate ribbons and the birdhouse! Such a clever idea cutting the embossed shapes and re-put them in a new embossed cardstock, in the same place! Thanks for sharing this technique!

Zoe said...

Great card, thank you for joining in Chocolate Baroque colour challenge, good luck, Zoe DT member xxx

annewaller said...

WOW - fabulous card Katrina. Great idea. Good luck with the Chocolate Baroque Challenge. Anne X.

Carole said...

wonderful card, loads of texture and spots of colour