Stopping in to say Hello – Brutus Monroe

Hi everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend! The sun is shining and it feels like summer! I love it! Hope this post finds you doing well! I had a lot of fun creating this card using the adorable mermaids, these are an add on to the sold out Inspiration box at Brutus Monroe.

I started with all of my underwater images on Canson Mixed Media paper. I colored these in using my Tombow dual brush pens. I wanted to create a bright mermaid with beautiful pink hair. I used a variety of colors and continued to add colors until I achieved the bright colors I was looking for. I set these aside to dry. I started to work on my background for my card. I used an A2 sized panel of Bristol Smooth card stock. I blended several layers of distress oxide ink, from darkest to lightest: black soot, broken china, cracked pistachio, and tumbled glass. I continued until I achieved a smooth blend. I added a rays stencil at the top of the panel to create the sun shining down into the water using the broken china ink.

I added water to the panel to create splatters. I then added gold splatters to the panel as well. I love the added gold to the underwater scene. I then used my scan and cut to cut each of my images. I then added sparkles to each of the images. I then adhered the A2 panel onto a card base and adhered each of the images, as well as the sentiment strip using foam tape. Hope she makes you smile today!

There are AMAZING new products in the Brutus Monroe shop, including 6 slim line stencils! They are so BEAUTIFUL and fun!

Thank you for stopping by! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha