A Burst of Colour (by Jodie)

Hello everyone, it is a real treat to have our Guest Design Team member Jodie back with us again this month.  Jodie has created a vibrant card using Brushos for your inspiration.

Jodie writes:

Good morning everyone,
I am thrilled and homoured to have been asked to do another stint as a Guest Design Team Member for Chocolate Baroque. My first project is a simple card, with a fun background.

For this and my upcoming projects, I wanted to try something that I had never used before. These Crystal Colours certainly pack a whallop and they'll last a while, so definitely a great investment. My card illustrates the basic use of them.

Supplies:
Stamps- Floral Perfumery Rubber Stamp sheet A5
Colour- Brusho Crystal Colour (Set of 24, Crimson & Violet)
Versafine Onyx Black inkpad
Paper- A4 Black cardstock, watercolour paper
Water spritzer bottles- pack of 2
Double sided foam tape
Heat tool
Black photo corner stickers

Cut the watercolour paper to 4" x 5 1/4" (10.16cm x 13.34cm)
When you first begin using your Brusho colours, take a thumb tack, and pierce a hole in the top. I cannot stress that a little goes a long way.
Sprinkle a tiny bit of both Crimson & Violet onto the watercolour paper.
Next spritz the paper using the water spritzer bottle and watch the crystals explode with colour.
At this point, you can either add more crystals to deepen the colour, or add more water to get more blending, slightly diluting the colour's intensity.
Once happy with the result, simply dry the paper with your heat tool.
Next, cut the black cardstock to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (13.97cm x 21.59cm) and fold in half.
Layer yor background onto your card base.
Stamp the saying onto the white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink, and trim into a banner.
Attach the saying to the front using the foam tape, then adhere the photo corner stickers.

The great thing about the Brusho colours is that it's easy to create a bunch of backgrounds at one time, and also colours can be combined to get a ton of different effects.

Thanks Jodie, for such a detailed explanation, and for sharing your project with us today. 

Jodie will be back with another project next week,