Beautiful Blizzard

Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend. The countdown is on...just two weeks till Christmas Eve! I don't know about you, but my To-Do List is a mile long...soooo much to do and so little time!
Today I have a project that uses one of my most-loved bundles in the Holiday Catalogue that, sadly, is retiring at the end of the month. The Beautiful Blizzard bundle is simply stunning and I am shining the spotlight on it as my Product of the Week this week.

Check out this beauty...

I had some fun with this one, applying Brusho to some Sparkle Glimmer paper to create the varied shades on the snowflakes. I'll be demonstrating the how-to for this one on this week's Tuesday Live @ Five video over on my Facebook page, so be sure to check it out. If you miss the live broadcast, I'll post the recorded video on the Video Tutorials tab above later this week. Now, did you notice a little sneak peek at a fabulous new product from the upcoming Occasions Catalogue?? Here's a hint...

Did you spot them?? If you guessed the Stitched Rectangle die-cuts, you've got a good eye! There is a HUGE set of new dies coming in the Occasions Catty that cuts a zillion sizes of rectangles with stitching detail around the edges. I am already completely addicted to them and my pre-order goodies just arrived on Friday! You are going to LOVE them! Be sure to put them at the top of your Wishlist when the new catalogue goes live on January 3rd.

Here's a look at the inside of my card. I used more Brusho'd snowflakes along with some stamped images from the Beautiful Blizzard stamp set. I am SO going to miss this bundle when it retires!

As I mentioned above, I have used this bundle A TON this season. The best part is that it isn't Christmas-specific. There are sentiments that work for anytime and make beautiful winter-themed cards. Be sure to check out my video tomorrow and follow me on Instagram for lots more projects throughout the week. I'll be back on Saturday for our monthly Stamping Symphony Blog Hop...till then, have a great week!

Product List

Beautiful Blizzard Clear-Mount Bundle [149921] $62.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $10.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $10.25	Brusho Crystal Colour [144101] $41.00
Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $4.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $13.25	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202] $11.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $11.50
Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $6.75	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.50	Big Shot [143263] $150.00	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $48.00
Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144213] $9.50	Metallic Pearls [146282] $9.50

Beautiful Brusho

Happy Saturday! Can you tell I'm on a bit of a Brusho kick lately? I just can't get enough of those magical crystals of colour. Today I want to share another one of the projects from my Brush up on Brusho class.

One of the things I love most about using Brusho is that you never really know what your project will end up looking like. It's so much fun to just apply the crystals to some watercolour paper, spritz and then watch the magic happen. When I created this background, I had no plans to use the Beautiful Peacock Sale-a-bration set, but the way the colour ended up spreading somehow inspired me to pull it out. I heat embossed the vines in gold over the darker-coloured areas on the background panel. I really like the flow and the movement they create. The background panel is matted on Old Olive card stock and then adhered to an Island Indigo card stock base.

The focal image peacock is also heat embossed in gold and the sentiment is stamped in Island Indigo ink. I used the Layering Ovals dies to die cut both the image and the gold foil mat behind it. I added some 1/8" metallic gold ribbon and a gold tassel for embellishement.

On the inside I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped some vines in Old Olive ink and little flowers in Island Indigo. I LOVE that teensy-tiny flower...it has to be the smallest stamp in my collection!

If you haven't yet tried Brusho I would encourage you to do so. It is SO much fun to play with and allow your creativity to really grow. Have a fabulous weekend...see you on Monday!

Product List

Beautiful Peacock Photopolymer Stamp Set [147239] $0.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $10.00	Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122923] $10.00
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.25	Watercolor Paper [122959] $6.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $8.50	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $8.50
Brusho Crystal Colour [144101] $40.00	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $4.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $46.00
Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] $6.75	Mini Tassels Assortment [144154] $10.00

Brusho meets Blends!

Happy Mond....er...Tuesday! Today sure feels like a Monday after the long weekend! The good news is that it is already Tuesday and we're one day closer to Friday ;)
Today I have a card that may just be one of my favourites...like...ever! Check it out...

Isn't that just yummy???? Ugh...I can't even! When I opened my package of the new Springtime Foils DSP (part of the second round of Sale-a-bration offerings available NOW!), I couldn't resist trying it out with Brusho. I was in the midst of planning for upcoming classes focusing on Brusho and was on a bit of a roll. Anyhow...I sprinkled a little bit of Gamboge and Yellow on the DSP and then spritzed...magic happened! Once it had dried I decided to add some contrast to the flowers using my Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends, and oh, my heavens, the result is simply stunning!

I wish my camera could better capture the gradiation of colour and the glossy finish...sooooo pretty! I added green to the leaves using the Old Olive Blends. I layered it on a Basic Black card stock base and added a sentiment from Picture Perfect Birthday. The shimmery black ribbon is the perfect complement to the background. I added one more fussy-cut flower to the label and popper them both up for added dimension.

The inside is decidedly less exciting, as I simply added some Whisper White card stock and stamped another of the sentiments from the Picture Perfect set in Basic Black ink.

I am soooo in love with this look...stay tuned for more with this awesome new paper!

Product List

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $21.00	Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper [147193] $0.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25
Brusho Crystal Colour [144101] $40.00	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $4.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598] $12.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $12.00
Everyday Label Punch [144668] $23.50	Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144129] $9.25