Bumbleberry Blog — Brutus Monroe

 Good Morning Everyone, I do hope your staying well. I am an avid collector of succulents. My prize collect not only adorns my kitchen window, but also spreads to my craft room, and screen saver on my phone as well.  I spotted the Brutus Monroe Stamp and thought that is just up my street. Some times stamp set just leap out at us. So once this arrived I decided it was time to pull out the Zig Real Brush Markers and water brush.     Products Brutus Monroe Succulent Boarder Stamp Set https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/brutus-monroe/products/succulent-6x6-background-stamp Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock 5 1/4" Square...

Hello lovelies!This week I want to share an appreciation card I made using Brutus Monroe's "Geared Owl" stamp! I used my Misti stamping tool to stamp my image using Gina K's Amalgam Jet Black ink. I coloured it with my alcohol markers, sticking to grey/brown/golden tones. I used a white gel pen to add some highlights and details before fussy cutting it out. I used Mama Elephant's "Basic Rectangles" Creative Cuts to cut out three panels, two from Neenah Classic Crest white card stock and one from black card stock. I cut a window in my smallest panel using Honey...

Hello lovelies!I'm back this week with a thoughtful card using Brutus Monroe's "Rose Garden" stamp! Roses have a special meaning to me so I had to pick this one up! I trimmed down some watercolour paper and put down some ink from my Distress Inks (the oxides will work for this too) in Fired Brick and Abandoned Coral on my glass crafting mat. I mixed them with a little water before also preparing my watercolour paper with water too, to allow the inks to move around easier. I painted both colours on in a random fashion and allowed them to...