Brusho Crystal Colour on Gold Foil

Hey Friends.  Buffy, Susan and I are back for our 

Stamp Off Challenge.  We sure enjoy sharing ideas

with one another, as well as those who pop by.

Today is a Brusho Crystal "Colour" Challenge (Occasions p 26)

I put the word in quotes because Buffy always teases

me because I generally use the US spelling for "colour".

Let's not try to change my typing motor pattern after

all these years!!  Besides, my computer auto check 
automatically changes the word, even if I type it "correctly".

I went to bed one evening, with the idea for this card in
my head.  Yes, it's pretty sad when my mind spends sleep 
time in craft mode!!  I've seen Brusho used on a variety of 
different papers, but not Foil Sheets (annual p 194).

For this example, I sprinkled the Gold Foil Paper with 
Prussian Blue Brusho.  I spritzed the paper with water 
and then went after it with my heat tool.  Unlike using 
Brusho on other surfaces, the spritzed Brusho just wants
to run off the foil paper.  You can move the Brusho around
on the foil paper, with the heat tool, until it dries.
I'm sorry that this is dark, but the gold foil tends to
either shine, or turn dark.  
The final product looks a bit like an acrylic pour 
or polished stone project.

 

I wanted to add a bit more texture to the background,
so I gold embossed 4 "bursts" from the FREE SAB
Amazing You set (SAB p 16).  I then colored enamel 
dots with a gold sharpie and added those to the bursts.
I used the Celebrate You Thinlits Dies (SAB p 17)
to create the sentiment.  I didn't want to clutter or cover
the background, so left it simple.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Now it's time to
click on over to see what Buffy and Susan did with
 our Brusho Crystal Colour Challenge. 

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Brusho Crystal Colour on Springtime Foils

Several weeks ago I posted card with Brusho color on

Specialty DSP and Susan mentioned in the comments that

that would be a good approach for this DSP.  Little did

Susan know that this card was already in the works!!

The second SAB offering includes the FREE

Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper.  I always

jump on the specialty DSP, because the metal patterns

enable lots of different techniques, including sponging,

Stampin' Blends and Brusho coloring.

For this example, I sprinkled the DSP with Yellow and 

Moss Green Brusho.  I spritzed the paper with water,

and let it dry over night.  

Waterfront Pines on a Cliff

It's really fun to play around with the Waterfront set

(Occasions p 48).  I have a drawing similar to this cardfront, created by a friend of my great uncle.  It is kind of a haunting

image because of the lone pine trees.

This image is stamped in black, and then clear embossed to

give it a shiny finish.  

Bird Banter Perched on Tranquil Tulips

There's been a lull in birdie cards, so here's my latest. 

I sure hope that the Bird Banter set (Occasions p 42)

makes it into the new catty, because it is just so much fun! 

Yesterday, the beautiful Host set,  Tranquil Tulips 
(annual p 223) sitting on my desk.  One glance told me that a parrot 

would look just dandy perched on those leaves.

In order to match the parrot coloring to the Peekaboo Peach

 card stock, I blended Pink Pirouette and Light Calypso Coral
Stampin' Blends.

The resulting color matched quite well.

The parrot is coated with Wink of Stella, but it is very hard to see.

I also added a layer of Petal Passion DSP (Occasions p 23)

because it is simply perfect with these cute birds.

The sentiment is placed inside the card, over a bit of ribbon.

Sometimes it is nice to embellish the interior of the card,
as an added surprise.  

Brusho on Bundle of Love Specialty DSP

I've continued to "play with" Brusho Crystal Color

(Occasions p 26) to determine my favorite technique.

Given my love for the Bundle of Love Specialty DSP

(Annual p 189), it was inevitable that I would splash a piece

of DSP with some Brusho.   I added the "amazing" sentiment

from the free SAB Celebrate You Thinlits Dies (p 17).

I apologize for the poor photo quality.  I had a very difficult

time getting the shine and variation of this card finish.

Colored SAB Springtime Foils Specialty DSP

The second SAB release includes this delightful DSP, 

called Springtime Foils Specialty DSP.  I'm a huge sucker

for embossed DSP, because you can sponge over it, or

color portions with the Stampin' Blends.

In this example, I did both, to accentuate the gold and

silver embossing.  It's so relaxing to color and easy peasy

to create a set of cards with the Springtime Foils DSP.