Brusho City
Today’s design is inspired by the As You See It Challenge blog. I decided to use my hostess stamp set “In the City” and an emboss resist technique, which is probably one of my favourite techniques ever!!
I stamped the images with Versamark ink on the Watercolor Paper, then applied the Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it. Then, I sprinkled the three colours of Brusho Powder over the embossed image: Moss Green near the bottom, Prussian Blue at the top, and Yellow in the middle. Then I spritzed the paper with water to activate the colour crystals. A paintbrush tip helped me to move the colour around the windows of the image, while the edge of a piece of paper towel helped me to wick away a little of the extra water that pooled in certain areas. Nobody wants wet puddles on the paper getting out of hand and ruin a perfectly good watercolour design!!
I chose to tear the edge of the Watercolour Paper for added texture.
The card base is Crumb Cake Cardstock and has a layer of Dapper Denim over it of which I sponged the edges with Dapper Denim ink to add some depth of colour. The next layer is a strip of Crumb Cake Cardstock that I ran through the Big Shot with the Brick Wall embossing folder then sponged with Crumb Cake ink around the edges.
Over these layers, I adhered the completed Watercolor Paper piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The sentiment from the “At Home with You” stamp set was stamped on the Lemon Lime Twist strip of cardstock with Tuxedo Black Momento ink. The Basic Black Baker’s Twine was tied around the end and a triple loop of Black Metallic Thread was attached before adhering the strip, which is also torn on the end, to the card front.
The final touch was to apply the yellow Adhesive Backed Sequin to the card.
This card is designed for a friend and fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator who recently moved into a new place. Big congrats to her and her new home adventures!!
