Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Hello there! Amanda here today to share this month's mood board. The last two years I've given you ALL the pinks and reds for Valentine's Day. This year I thought I would go a little less literal for the holiday. What I love about this combo is it's a little neutral but also moody (can you tell I've been on a moody color kick lately?) adding a romantic feel to the palette. I also went highly textural in my image choices to really play up the vibe. I hope you all love it as much as I do!  Glacier Gray, Steel Gray, Dusty Rose, Antique Gold Image Sources: Pinterest I can't wait to see all of your creations! Be sure to share on Instagram with #brimoodboard for a chance to win a $20 shop credit. And follow our @brimoodboardchallenge account to keep up with the monthly boards, entries and winners! And congrats to the random winner of last month's color challenge, Melissa @acreativedirection! Those manatees are just too cute! Thanks for looking! ~Amanda

Hey crafty friends! It’s Julia here with a cute Valentine's Day card featuring the Little Bear Agenda stamp and Snail Mail die set by Mama Elephant! First I stamped my images onto Transotype Perfect Coloring Paper and colored them in using Copic Markers . I die cut the frame from the Snail Mail die set three times out of white cardstock and the mailbox once out of bristol smooth cardstock. I ink blended a background panel using Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry and Peackock Feathers Distress Ink. I also used the Peacock Feathers to ink blend the mailbox. I adhered the ink blended panel to an A2 sized card base and added the layered frame on top using liquid glue . Then I heat embossed my sentiment from the adorable Up With Love stamp set in white. I added all my cute little bears using foam squares . Finally, I added lots of shimmer using Stickles ! If you want to see how this card came together you can click on the video below! I had lots of fun m...

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing a Valentine's Day card inspired by the mood board . Check out this month's gorgeous mood board created by Amanda!  I was inspired by the color scheme, who doesn't like rose gold, along with the dark blue starry background (didn't add stars, just lots of shine!) To create the card I started by stamping both the heart wreaths from the Large Floral Hearts  stamp set with a light copic friendly ink. I left the stamps in my stamp positioner so I could restamp after coloring. I colored using pink and teal copic combos (RV13-21, 21-02, 23-04, 02-00 and BG 13-11), and then embossed using rose gold embossing powder . Then die cut them using the coordinating dies . To create the background I used the  Love Background Stencil  to emboss a piece of navy card stock. This is a great way to stretch your supplies!  To assemble the card, I layered the floral heart die cuts with some foam tape, added Midnight Black Jewels , and an embossed sentimen...

  Hi friends!  Today I'm sharing this cute mood board inspired Valentine's Day card.  Check out this month's gorgeous mood board created by Amanda!  I was inspired by the starry sky image and cool winter tones to create my card. To start, I first stamped my images using versafine clair ink in nocturne onto Bristol smooth cardstock.  Images are from the following sets:  yeti or not (scarves and hearts), special delivery (birds), a bug deal (branch), love letters (sentiment).  The images were colored using tombow dual brush pens and a number 2 paint brush with water to soften the colors.  Colors used: 403, 291, 910, 025, 803 (birds), 723 and 761 (scarves and hearts).  White gel pen used to add accents to the images and they were cut using the coordinating dies. To create the center sky, I swiped my stargazer ink pad on white cardstock then cut it using the star trail die (by Ellen Hutson).  The rectangle was cut using t...

Hi Everyone! This is my last Valentine's Day card to share here on the blog. Valentine's Day holds a special place in my heart, because my youngest daughter was born on V-Day and she had to spend 6 weeks in the NICU fighting bacterial meningitis before we brought her home. She'll be 6 years old this week and it's a total miracle that she's alive, that she isn't severely handicapped, and that she is happy and healthy. The doctors expected her to die and they also prepared us for severe handicaps if she lived, but the only issue she has is a slight short-term memory problem, which thankfully hasn't affected her ability to learn like a little genius. Oh, how I love her! I was never a big Valentine's Day fan before, but since she was born, I LOVE IT!  This card represents my idea of a perfect V-Day with my sweetie. Chilling out at home with pizza and a movie is all I'm interested in on a holiday when everyone goes out to dinner :) You know what I ...