Creating Kindness Blog Hop ~ Inspire

Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts in the UK. It's Jay Soriano here for the Creating Kindness Design Team Blog Hop with Special Guest Brian King of Stamp with Brian

We all have created projects for you to enjoy with the theme of INSPIRE. For me, nature and Stampin' Up! products inspires my creativity and for my project today I decided to use Sheltering Tree with Brusho Crystal Colours



I love working with the watercolour pigments that is the Brusho Crystal Colours from the 2018 Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue. They are available as a pack of 5 pots with the following colours: Brilliant Red, Gamboge (Orange), Moss Green, Prussian Blue & Yellow, great for backgrounds and colouring

I used 5 different Brusho techniques for my project on Watercolour Paper:

Spritz & Sprinkle ~ spray watercolour paper with water then sprinkle brusho crystals, let the water soak in the paper for less colour spread

Sprinkle & Spray ~ sprinkle brusho crystals on watercolour paper then spritz with water, more water spreads the colour more

Sprinkle to Stamp & Spray ~ sprinkle brusho crystal straight to stamp then spray with water

Brush Stamp & Sprinkle ~ 

Brusho Paint ~ sprinkle brusho on acrylic block and add water to use as watercolour paint

Very Vanilla Cardbase 21cm x 14.5cm

Basic Black Mat 8.2cm x 12.4cm

Watercolour Paper 7.6cm x 11.8cm

Check out the video demonstration of how I used the 5 different Brusho techniques to create my Sheltering Tree 'painting'

#createwithmitosu #stampinup #brushocrystal

The other design team members have also created video tutorials for you to enjoy. Click on one of the links below to be taken to YouTube. You can then continue along our video hop by checking the video description which contains the same links below:

1. https://youtu.be/ntIdJ22CL7U Jerim Dickins - UK

2. https://youtu.be/mp3onrh0Yyo Cheryll Miller - Australia

3. https://youtu.be/CQ5GGQ5R3zA Sacha van de Kerkhof - The 

Netherlands

4. https://youtu.be/WoWOWwyJbj8 Jenny Hall - USA

5. https://youtu.be/yl6sJ7FXKUs Marcy Denning - Canada

6. https://youtu.be/x8Td89HdOH0 Maria Willis - USA

7. https://youtu.be/DVnvHrd3cSg Carolynn Sander - Canada

8. https://youtu.be/6Th1Y6fQU14 Jay Soriano - UK

9. https://youtu.be/V5TkyPEY8dA Jessie Holton - Australia

You can find the products list used for this project at the end of the post. Make a wishlist of other Stampin' Up! products as you hop along each Design Team's blog or video. Don't forget to come back and order your SU craft supplies from Mitosu Crafts UK Online Shop or with your local Creating Kindness Design Team

Thanks again for hopping along with the Creating Kindness Design Team. Until next time, BYEEEEE!

Click the image below to be taken to Jessie Holton's blog

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Product List

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

Sheltering Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set

[137163]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

[141396]

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Linen Thread

[104199]

Aqua Painters

[103954]

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

Clear Block Bundle

[118491]

Heat Tool - Uk Plug

[129054]

Stampin' Trimmer

[129722]

Clear Block Caddy Storage

[120279]

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Class Projects - Shaker Cards

Hi All

So we had another class on Tuesday and we would like to share with you the Shaker Cards we created. We really enjoyed teaching the ladies how to construct these and we're so happy that they enjoyed it too.

We started with a basic card using the medium Butterfly thinlet die and a stamp from Watercolour Wings.

Card Size 10.5cm x 10.5 cm

Frame 8.7cm x 8.7cm with 1cm border

We used the Stampin' Trimmer to prepare the frame which was much faster and accurate than using a knife.

The card base is embossed but it works better debossed as Andrea suggested during class - this is why it's great to craft with others and share ideas! 

We then created a Christmas Shaker Card using the Sheltering Tree stamp as well as the sentiment and bow from the Wondrous Wreath stamp set.

Card Size 14.8cm x 14.8cm

The tree was embossed in silver before sponging Island Indigo and Night of Navy for the background. Embossing the tree catches the glitter flakes on the branches which we prefer.

For the last project we made this Shaker Bag using the Mini Treat Bag thinlits and the elephant from Zoo Babies set.

Some of the silver hearts confetti were raised with foam pads to catch the sequins, papers and glitters. The sentiment was coloured using Tempting Turquoise marker which made stripes on the card to match the elephant and the Go Wild DSP.

What do you think of these Shaker Cards? 

If you or know of someone that might be interested in joining us at our classes in Basingstoke, please don't hesitate to contact us. Or pop in to Hobbycraft (Winchester Road, RG22 6HN), Tuesday 18th August, 3pm - 5pm for a chat and some stampin'. 

Our next class is on Saturday 29th August, 10am-12pm.

Thanks for looking and happy stampin'

Barry & Jay

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Stampin' With The Sheltering Tree

Hi All

Here's a card that I made for a friend. I went to her surprise Hen Night and the theme was Gothic Bride so I used Tim Burton's Corpse Bride for inspiration. 

Check out the products I've used below which you can purchase from our Online Store.

I am also entering this card to the following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart - 64 Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenges - 266 Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - 120 Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - 83 Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - 110 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking.

Jay @ Mitosu Crafts

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrators

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Actual Swap And Name Badges

Hi All

This week has gone very quick as I have been busy with work and other projects so this is a little late but as promised here's my actual card which I swapped with other demonstrators at Telford last Saturday.

The only differences are the background stamp, sentiment and colours. I used the Something Lacy background stamp with the sentiment and border for the banner from the Butterfly Basics set.

I also altered the colours for the flowers so I ended up with 10 each and Barry made 20 of his card  (from the previous post) in different colours.

The construction and measurements are the same as the original which is A6 and folds flat to fit nicely in an envelope.

We also made our own name badge below.

I created a mask with the Little Letters Thinlits then used the rock 'n' rolling technique with the leaves stamp from the Sheltering Tree set. I added shadows around my name to make it stand out more before daubing around the edges.

Barry used the Gorgeous Grunge set on A6 card then die cut his name with the same thinlits. He then used dimensionals before matting onto Lost Lagoon card.

Unfortunately, I haven't taken pics of the swaps we received from other the demonstrators so I will have to post those another time.

Thanks for stopping by

Jay

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