#spreadjoynotgerms Blog Hop

Hello all of my crafty friends and thanks for hopping along in the #spreadjoynotgerms Blog Hop!  If I'm your first stop in the hop or you're lost, you can head to the Catherine Pooler Blog or the Hedgehog Hollow for details.

I made a couple of cards for today, because I wanted to show off my love for both Brutus Monroe and Heffy Doodle. . .both extremely generous companies!  So let's take a look at what I made. . .

This first card uses the Butterfly Sentiments 2.0 stamp along with the Sunrise Simple Blend stencil.  I paired these up with my Catherine Pooler inks as well.

My next card uses the Quill You Be Mine? stamp and dies along with the Catherine Pooler inks and the GeoCurves Background Builder stamp.

 And here are both cards. . .both ready to spread some joy and lift some spirits during this rough time that the whole world seems to be dealing with.

I also have a process video of how I made both of these cards, if you would like to see exactly how these came together.

*GIVEAWAYS*

All you have to do to be eligible for any of the giveaways is leave comments!  So be sure you're doing that!  My question for you is, what are you doing to either spread some joy or create some joy in yours or others lives?

We have 31 Sponsors!!  

The prizes will be randomly drawn from all the blogs and all the comments. Leave as many comments on as many blogs as you can!  Some of the companies are offering discounts and freebies. That info will be found on the company blogs, so have fun looking for those and hopping around!

Deadline to enter is April 24 for prizes. Winners will be announced on Monday, April 27 on Catherine and Alexandra's blogs.  

Now it's time to head to your next hop destination. . .Kathya!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

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Brutus Monroe Blog Hop - Sequins

Hey there crafty friends, and welcome back for another Blog Hop for Brutus Monroe!  Today we were challenged to use sequins, and Brutus Monroe has a whole new line of Prism Sequins that I just had to make be the star of the show.

I used some 2.5" Scar-Tape and lined up my sequins all along my square.  You can watch the process video here or over on my YouTube channel:

Now be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the team made for this challenge!

Lauren

Jessica

Cassie

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop - Fabulous Fibers

Hello crafty friends, and welcome back for another Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop!  This week we were challenged to use the new Fabulous Fibers that are being carried in the store, so I had to make those the star of the show!  I used the Peacock Fibers to make my focal point, and I love the fun texture that those fibers add.

If you'd like to see exactly how I made this card, you can watch the video here or head to my YouTube channel:

And be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the team made!

Jessica

Lauren

Cassie

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop - Gnomes

Happy Wednesday crafty friends!  I'm back with another Blog Hop card for the Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team.  By the way, did you hear that Brutus Monroe is having an open Design Team Call?  All of the details are available on their Facebook Page, so go check it out if you might be interested!

Back to my card. . .we were challenged to make a Gnome creation, so I used the Gnome Place Like Home stamp set and colored him in with my Arteza Colored Pencils.

If you'd like to see my process, you can watch the video down below or head over to my YouTube Channel.

Be sure to hop around to see the rest of the team's creations.  You're sure to be inspired!

Jessica

Cassie

Lauren

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- January Subscription Items

Hello there, and welcome back to my blog for another Brutus Monroe Blog Hop!  Today we were challenged to use subscription items for the month of January, so I chose to use the January Die of the Month called Hearts.  I just love it!

I used the die on some Purple Glitterstock, and as you can see it's gorgeous!  If you'd like to see how I made this card you can watch the video here or head to my channel:

Now be sure to head to the rest of the team's blogs to see what they have been up to!

Lauren

Jessica

Cassie

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop - Happy New Year

Happy New Year friends!  Welcome back to another Blog Hop for Brutus Monroe!  Today's challenge was a New Year's challenge, so I inked up this new set called Tux.  My sentiment came from the String Lights stamp set.  Of course with a New Year's theme I had to add some gold glitz.

If you'd like to check out how I made this card you can watch it here or head on over to my YouTube channel.

Be sure to hop around and check out the rest of the team's New Year's inspiration!

Lauren

Jessica

Cassie

Berina

Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop - Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas my crafty friends!  It's Brutus Monroe Blog Hop day and since it's Christmas Day, we have some Christmas projects to share!  I decided that I needed just a few more gift tags, so I inked up the super adorable Gnome Place Like Home stamp set.  

I stamped and colored them using Arteza EverBlend Markers.  If you'd like to see how I made it you can watch here or head over to my YouTube Channel.

Be sure to hop along and check out what the rest of the Inspiration Team has for you, and Merry Christmas!

Lauren

Berina

Jessica

Cassie

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop - Non Traditional Christmas Cards

Hello crafty friends, and welcome back for another Blog Hop for Brutus Monroe!  This week we were challenged to make Non Traditional Christmas Cards, and so I decided to use some non traditional colors.  

My images were stamped onto watercolor paper and then colored in using Aqua Pigments.  I just love those Aqua Pigments and can't seem to get enough, lol.

I do have a video if you'd like to see how I did it.  You can view it here or over on my channel:

Be sure to hop along to see what the rest of the team has made for Non Traditional Christmas Cards.  You won't want to miss it!

Lauren

Cassie

Jessica

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Subscription Items

Hey there!  Welcome back to another Brutus Monroe Inspiration Hop Wednesday!  Today we were challenged to use the subscription items for the month of December, so I have the Stamp Club stamp of the month to share with you!

I stamped this cutie out on some watercolor paper and colored him with some Aqua Pigments.  I splattered those same Aqua Pigments all over some Lunch Bag Cardstock, and then just used some Blueberry Glitterstock to really make that Neon Blue pop.

If you'd like to see how I made this, you can watch it here, or over on my channel:

This is a blog hop, so be sure to hop around and see what the rest of the team has made with the Subscription Items.  I'm sure you'll be blown away!

Lauren

Cassie

Berina
Jessica

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- 5th Anniversary Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends, and welcome back for another Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop!  It's Brutus Monroe's 5th Anniversary in business, so we are celebrating by making Anniversary cards!  My card looks like a shaker, but it was made with a laminator.  

I laminated some Holographic Chunky Glitter from Arteza and placed that behind my panel.  I used two different stamp sets to make my card: Outer Space & Extra Sentimental.

You can check out how I made this here:

And be sure to hop along with the rest of the team to see what they made in celebration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Favorite Brutus Monroe Products

Happy Wednesday crafty friends!  It's Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop day, and today we were challenged to make something with our favorite Brutus Monroe products.  Believe me, this was challenge because there are just so many of their products that I love!

For my card I stamped a one of the stamps from the latest Inspiration Box through the Circle Simple Blend.  I heat embossed that, and then I sponged over that.  I splattered some Aqua Pigments all over the background, and I mounted everything onto a Lunch Bag card base.

If you'd like to see how I made this card, I do have a video for you:

Be sure to hop along and see what the rest of the team has made using their favorite products.  You may even discover some new things!

Berina

Jessica
Cassie
Lauren

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Ornaments

Hey there and welcome back to another Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop.  This week we were challenged to make an ornament.  I decided to use the Sketched Bow stamp set to make a present.  I cut two squares out of watercolor paper using my MFT Wonky Stitched Square Dies.  I then stamped 2 bows and 4 ribbons onto some more of that watercolor paper and colored those using my Arteza 36 pan watercolors.

To assemble my ornament I attached the 1 bow and two ribbons to each of the 2 squares that I cut out.  I attached some Lawn Fawn Red Sparkle Hemp to the back of one of my pieces using some Scar-tape, and then attached the pieces together.  This way when the ornament is on the tree it doesn't matter which side is showing because they will look the same.

I'm sorry I don't have a video for you today. . .technical difficulties.  But please be sure to hop along with the rest of the team to see what kind of ornament they made.  I'm sure you'll be inspired and possibly blown away ;)

Berina

Jessica

Lauren

Cassie

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Fall / Autumn

Hello crafty friends!  I'm back with another card for the Brutus Monroe Inspiration Blog Hop, and this week we were challenged to come up with Fall / Autumn projects.  I decided to combine a couple of my fave sets to come up with this card.  I used the Special Delivery set along with the leaves from the Autumn Essentials set.  I painted everything with various Aqua Pigments.

If you'd like to see the process video you can see it here:

Be sure to hop along and see what the rest of the team has made for this fun challenge!

Lauren

Jessica

Cassie

Berina

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- November Subscription Items

Hey crafty friends, and welcome back for another Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Hop!  This week we were challenged to use November Subscription items, so I used the Stamp of the Month.  That little snow globe is just the cutest, and I love that it has so many different years that you could put on it.  I decided to make some Christmas tags using the stamp and some of that pretty Sweater Weather Paper.  

These came together so quickly, and now I feel like I have a jump on my Christmas tags for this year. If you'd like to watch the video for how I made these, you can see it down below:

Be sure to hop along to see what the rest of the team has for you.  They've done some amazing things with the new subscription items!

Jessica

Berina

Cassie

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Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Halloween / New Surface Sprays

Hello crafty friends!  Welcome back for another Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop!  Today we were challenged to make a Halloween card with Surface Sprays.  Mine isn't strictly Halloween, but I had so much fun making it.  Those Surface Sprays are unlike any spray I've tried before, and the more I use them, the more I love them.  

This is a pretty simple card, so I would love for you to watch the video:

Be sure to hop along and see what the rest of the Inspiration Team made for our Halloween / Surface Spray Challenge.  You're going to love what they made!

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Decofoil

Hello Brutus Monroe Fans!  I'm back with a card for the Inspiration Team Blog Hop, and we were challenged to use DecoFoil.  This was a fun challenge, because I decided to combine some Brutus Monroe Toner Sheets - Carved with the Orange Sketch DecoFoil to make a shaker!  I cut some circles out of the Haunted Mansion paper, backed it with acetate, and then covered that panel with some foam tape that I doubled up.  The sentiment comes for the Trick or Treat stamp set, and was heat embossed using Sterling Sparkle embossing powder.

If you'd like to see how I made it, I do have a process video to share with you:

Be sure to hop around and see what the rest of the team has been up to.  You won't want to miss what they've done with DecoFoil!

Cassie

Lauren

Berina

Jessica

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Anything Goes

Here there, and welcome back for another Blog Hop for the Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team!  We were challenged with Anything Goes!  So I pulled out the Pumpkin Faces Stamp Set along with the Super Sentimental Stamp Set.  I stamped my pumpkins onto some Neenah Cream Cardstock and then colored them in with Arteza Colored Pencils.  I fussy cut them out and set them back in a frame that I cut out of Pickle Glitterstock.

I stamped some more pumpkins on the inside of my card and used a scrap of the Autumn Foliage Paper as well.  I love all of the dimension on this card, and the colors are so fun.

If you'd like to see how I made it, you can watch it here:

Be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the team has been up to!

Cassie

Lauren

Jessica

Berina

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- September Paper Pads

Hello friends, and welcome back for another Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop!  We were challenged to use the brand new papers from the store, and let me tell ya. . .it was hard to choose which paper pack to grab from.  If you haven't seen the new papers, you have got to, because they are GORGEOUS!  

I finally settled on using the Autumn Foliage paper along with the Jars of Love stamp set.  These two just seemed meant to be.  I colored my images with Arteza EverBlend Markers, but decided to use a fairly simple layout, because I wanted those papers to really stand out.

If you'd like to see how I made it, I do have a video up on my channel:

And be sure to hop along with the rest of the team to see what they've made with the new papers!  You won't want to miss them:

Cassie

Lauren

Jessica

Berina

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday, fellow crafters!  I'm back with another Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop, and this time it was an Anything Goes challenge.

I decided to ink up the Autumn Essentials Stamp set and use my Aqua Pigments to loosely paint the images.  I just love that border of pumpkins.  After stamping and painting, I backed it with some Tangerine Glitterstock and mounted it to a Lunch Bag Cardstock base.  The last bit of embellishment was to add some Nuvo Crystal Drops in the color Metallic Mustard Gold.

It may not feel like Fall out there, but I'm ready for it!

Be sure to hop along with the rest of the team to see how they interpreted the challenge.  I guarantee you won't want to miss each one!

Cassie

Jessica

Berina

Thanks for stopping by!

Brutus Monroe Blog Hop -- Decorative Details

Happy Wednesday, crafty friends!  I'm back with another card for the Brutus Monroe Inspiration Team Blog Hop.  We were challenged to use Decorative Details.  I decided to take the Die of the Month for September called, Flourish, and cut out a decorative detail from it to use to frame my images for the Trick or Treat set.  I used Charcoal Glitterstock and it worked beautifully!

If you'd like to see how I made this card, you can check it out here:

Be sure to check out the rest of the team's take on the challenge of Decorative Details!  You won't want to miss any of them.

Lauren

Cassie

Jessica

Berina

Vicki

Thanks so much for stopping by!