Brutus Monroe – September Stamp Club +

Hello Crafty Friends! I have a card for you today featuring Brutus Monroe’s September stamp and die of the month club! From their website about the stamp club…”A subscription product from Brutus Monroe, with this subscription, you will receive our 2×3 stamp of the month stamp set AND the coordinating die! Each and every month there will be a new stamp and coordinating die that coordinates with our monthly subscription product releases!”

I was sent this little set to play with and I had so much fun!

Here is a list of items I used to create this card…

• Paper
  • Brutus Monroe – Not Your Mama’s Card Stock – ink blending
  • Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb card stock – card base
  • Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb card stock
• Stamps
  • Brutus Monroe – Miss You Florals (Stamp Club +)
• Dies
  • Brutus Monroe – Miss You Florals (Stamp Club +)
  • Simon Says Stamp – Decorative Tags – Retired
• Coloring
  • Aqua Pigments
    • Yellow
    • Red
    • Orange
    • Green
  • Distress Paint – Black Soot
  • SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink – Ocean
• Tools
  • Brutus Monroe – Stamp and Stick mat
  • Brutus Monroe Raven Ink
  • Simon Says Stamp – Big Momma foam Tape
  • Simon Says Stamp – Foam Squares
  • Random black brad
  • Gina K Connect Glue
  • Teflon Bone Folder

I started with a A2 panel of Not Your Mama’s Card Stock. I love this cardstock for ink blending because its so smooth and gives great results. I grabbed my coordinating blending brush and went to town ink blending the ocean color, making a heavier concentration in the middle and sweeping up to the upper right and bottom left corner. When I had it just the way I wanted, I set it aside.

Next, I grabbed the florals from the Brutus Monroe – Miss You Florals (Stamp Club +) and inked them up using Brutus Monroe Raven Ink. I stamped them on Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb card stock and then heat set the ink to dry. Once I had them heat set, I went to town coloring! I kept it very simple, using the 4 colors (Red, Green, Orange, and Yellow) aqua pigments. I used the different colors to create darker colors and water to lighten them. These are a really fun medium! When I had them all colored, and they were dry, I cut them out using the matching die set.

I knew I wanted to layer the florals, so I used various sizes of stamping foams to create depth and dimension. I also knew I wanted a white border, so I cut the card down to 5 x 3.75 inches. The included sentiment is pretty tiny, and after stamping it right to the background, it was getting a little lost. So I grabbed a small tag die and used that to ensure the sentiment was seen. Before I adhered it, I used Distress Paint – Black Soot and went to town adding splatter. I really liked this medium because its just the right consistency to get fine splatter. I added the tag once dry and viola!