Maybe this gnome’s not magic. Not in the waving-his-wand-and-poof-I’m-skinny kind of magic. But with all his sparkle and layers and the aurora borealis background, there’s gotta be some magic going on!
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The gnome was intentional – I’ve been on a kick lately with layering, so brace yourselves for more to come, ha! But….that background? Entirely unexpected. It’s one of those glad-I-had-the-camera-on accidents! Watch and see if you are as amazed:
The layered gnome is so sweet – especially with the added glossy accent and stickles as embellishing!
The grid is painted with a mixture of yellows and browns, just to take the “sting” of the whiteness from it. And some golden sparkle powder too!
And a view of that background – I wasn’t expecting an aurora borealis, I just wanted darker color than my paints gave me. I honestly thought the Storm Cloud colored powder messed it up – but I kept going. Remember, don’t throw it away too soon…learn all you can from the paper first, and it might actually work out!
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Another huge release from Ellen Hutson is out today – and I’m along for the ride to share a fun card I made! In the video I’ll show you how I made the cool galaxy background – controlling the powders enough to make them do what I want!
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Wasn’t that fun to see that galaxy develop, and the fire behind the rocketship made me SO happy!
The constellation background is a lot of fun – I added a gold dot for each star at every “elbow” in the constellations.
Tonic Nuvo Shimmer Powders:
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I just bought these. Like, yesterday. I know, I know! I bumped another video coz I was on a roll and shot a video while I was playing! Christmastime is coming, and while this isn’t a Christmas card video, I really wanted to share some shimmer to get ya in the mood, eh?
I haven’t played with watercolor powders in eons, but if you’re into them and want to learn more, click HERE. These are new-ish to me – not Colorburst necessarily but the Catherine Pooler set; and the Nuvo I hadn’t seen at all before. So you get my first try with them!
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The water-inspired cards…..with gold paper liners inside and pretty gold embossing. (Wow Gold Rich powder)
Pretty flowers, and shiny metallics….
Simple trees – the Nuvo powders have a super soft shimmer to them.
The Cocoa Powder spray is SUPER shiny! Just not in a very directed spritz. lol.
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As a kid I was a huge Muppet fangirl. Especially of the PIGS IN SPACE! segments. So….here’s an ode to the show (that has pretty much nothing to do with Pigs in Space!) When this space stamp set came across my little world, well…..yeah. I had to go there! With Brusho, too.
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The intensity of color in Brusho pigments is really pretty amazing. While it’s a product that needs practice – it’s well worth it for the effect!
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If you want to paint pretty flowers, but need a little nudge – this stamp set has some perfect images to get you rolling along. I’m using Brusho, though you can use other paints – but it’s easier, from my experience, to loosen up with Brusho.
Note that though I wasn’t sure in the voiceover, I was using a 12 brush to get huge petals like this.
The second card uses the other stamp – but basically the same painting technique.
The surface I work on with Brusho is the Craft Assistant – very easy to clean up, and that’s important with watercolor powders! The three colors I used on these cards are Turquoise, Purple, and a little Gamboge. See supply links below.
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Concord & 9th, Pretty Petals is no longer available but this one has a similar flower center: Sparkled, Altenew Clear Stamps
Day three in the 24 Tags of Christmas week brings none other than Brusho – watercolor powders! If you want more info on the powders, see this post.
Brusho Lights
These tags are super easy to make – and your kids could make a lot of ornaments you can use for your holiday cards, too! The String of Lights dies are really sweet, and the watercolor powders add a strong pop of color and an artsy feel.
I was so surprised to find that using a little brusho on a bag – a bag with a plastic coating, no less – worked! You need to be gentle with water, but it’s really pretty!
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