I Sea it's your Birthday!! {Brutus Monroe Mermaid Kisses}

Hello and Happy Friday! I am so excited to share another card I made using the awesome Brutus Monroe Mermaid Kisses Inspiration Box. I just love everything in this box and have really enjoyed creating with it!

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I started out ink blending Speckled Egg distress oxide over the whole white panel. Then, I ink blended Spun Sugar, Milled Lavender, and Speckled Egg distress oxide over the Brutus Monroe Sea Skin Stencil (that I purchased separate from the inspiration box). 

I had different plans than the final outcome so I ended up covering this with an oval spotlight stencil to block off part of the center which you will see in the next picture. However, that is not necessary for the outcome of the card. I covered the whole stencil with glitter glaze for that shiny scale look and let it dry.

While I wanted for it to dry, I stamped and cut out the mermaid, a turtle, and a few other underwater elements and colored with Copics. Then,  I cut a card base and an oval frame out of a piece of Heather cardstock that was included in the inspiration box. I trimmed out two of the sentiments from the sentiment strips in the Inspiration Box and gathered everything to assemble the card.

I adhered the scale panel to the Heather card base with foam tape. Then I arranged all of the images on the scale panel and glued them down. I popped up the mermaid and the turtle with foam tape. I realized after I had glued everything down, the scales were upside down. (Yikes!) I think I wanted the blue on the bottom the whole time and my focus was on that and not the direction of the scales. To finish the card, I added the clear bubbles and some sequins from the Inspiration Box. I really love how this turned out even with a few minor whoopsies! 

Thank you for stopping by! I hope I inspired you to create something today!

Kimberly

Hop along Day 2 with The Rabbit Hole Designs- Hoppy Holidays!

Day 2 of the Christmas in July release from The Rabbit Hole Designs!!!! I made this card using the new Hoppy Holidays stamp set, illustrated by Tatsiana Zayats, and an older stencil Splish Splash.

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This little bunny is so adorable!!! I colored in this image from the Hoppy Holidays stamp set with Copics and cut it out. To make the background, I ink smooshed Mowed Grass and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide inks on watercolor paper. Then, I took the Splish Splash stencil and spritzed water through it. Using a paper towel, I lifted off some ink through the stencil. Once the water dried, I lined the stencil up with the lifted ink and spread texture paste through it so I would have a little texture and the glossy finish over the stenciled image. 

Next, I popped the stenciled panel up on a red card base using foam tape. I attached the adorable bunny image using foam tape also. To finish the card, I colored and cut out the holly image and stamped the sentiment on a strip of white cardstock. 

Thank you for stopping by! Be sure to check out some more awesome inspiration by hopping along!

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GIVEAWAYS:

To celebrate the next three days of release,  The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away two savings vouchers; one to a lucky Instagram Follower and one to a lucky Fan Page follower.  Winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on the INSTAGRAM post, and tagging friends, and also from commenting on the Fan Page post.  So make sure to head on over to INSTAGRAM and look for the giveaway post  @therabbitholedesignsllc and look for the post  at The Rabbit Hole Designs Fan Page by 11:59 p.m. PST 07-01-2021.  Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 07-02-2021.

Take Time to Unwind!

 Hello friends!! I am so excited to be writing my first blog post for Brutus Monroe!!! I have two cards to share using the products from the Splash Splash Subscription Box along with a couple of other products you can find at Brutus Monroe. 

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I am so in love with this adorable duck!! This box has so much wonderful goodness in it and these cards only feature a few of the products! 

To make this shaker card, I started with the yellow cardstock provided in the Splash Splash box and die cut it using the Diagonal Stitched rectangle die. I blended Kitsch Flamingo distress oxide ink through parts of the brick stencil that was included in the box. I made some areas a little darker than others. Next, to make the frame, I cut the center out with a smaller rectangle die. To make sure I had the inside rectangle centered, I lined the yellow frame up on the card base and glued down the center rectangle while everything was lined up. Then I removed the yellow frame, glued a piece of acetate to the back of it and set it aside to dry. 

To make the scene, I stamped the duck, bathtub, and bubbles from the Splash Splash stamp set using Raven ink. I colored in the images with Copic Markers (colors listed below) and fussy cut them out. There are coordinating Splash Splash dies, but this time I decided I didn't want the white border. Next, I smooshed the bubbles in embossing ink and embossed it with the embossing powder that was included in the Splash Splash Box. I love how the bubbles look with the blue sparkle!  

I arranged the images on the center rectangle and glued them down. Then I lined up my "splash splash" sentiment and stamped it on the panel, using my Misti and Raven ink. I glued some of the Splash Splash sequins, that was included in the box, to the panel. Once everything was dry, I added foam tape around the border of the panel to make the shaker.

I added beads from the Adventures at Sea embellishment set and adhered the frame with the acetate to the top of the foam. To finish this card, I added one of the sentiments from the sentiment strips in the Splash Splash box. 

My next card is so sweet for a baby card. It is also a pretty quick card to make. 

To begin, I die cut a piece of yellow cardstock that was provided in the Splash Splash Box and adhered it to a white card base. Then, I stamped the duck and a bow with Raven ink on white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers (colors listed below). I cut them out and put them to the side. 

To make the fun pink and yellow back ground, I sprayed some Kitsch Flamingo oxide spray on a piece of Watercolor paper. When I dry my ink sprays, I dry the cardstock from the front and the back. 

It is very important to dry it with a heat gun before adding the next color so they do not mix. In this case, if they mixed, it would make an orange color but if you used two complimentary such as red and green, they would turn brown if you did not dry each color before applying the next. Once I dried the Kitsch Flamingo oxide spray, I sprayed Wild Honey distress stain and dried it with a heat gun.

To finish the background, I blended the Kitsch Flamingo Oxide ink through the brick stencil that is included in the subscription box. Next, I cut this panel down to 3 3/4" x 5", added foam tape and adhered it to the card base that I had prepared earlier. I cut the "welcome baby" sentiment from the sentiment strips included in the box and added foam tape to the back. Then, I glued the bow to the duck and added foam tape to the back of the duck image. I added the sentiment and duck to the card and glued a few of the Splash Splash sequins to the card for some bling.

Copic colors:

Duck: Y00, Y11, Y21 Cheek: R20

Duck Bill: YR00, YR15, YR18

Tub: W00, W0

Water: B0000, B000

Bow: RV11, RV13, RV17

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope I inspired you to create something fun today!

Kimberly

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