Merry & Bright

Hi friends, happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week! I’m thrilled to share a Christmas in July inspiration project for Brutus Monroe featuring the small but mighty Merry & Bright stamp set. I also used Poison Apple cardstock, a plaid print in the Playful Patterns papers, the Occasional Greetings stamp set, some heat resistant acetate, Noble Fir and Ornament Gold Chroma Mists, and Hematite crystals. I’ve been seeing a lot of cards with geometric elements around lately so I was inspired to create this one with triangles and hexagons on an acetate front.

I cut the flat card base and a double stitched hexagon die cut from Poison Apple cardstock. I created the acetate front flap by adhering a panel of Heat Resistant Acetate to a panel of Perfect Blend cardstock. I adhered triangle flaps to the front of the acetate and the Poison Apple hexagon to the back side of the acetate. I cut a slightly smaller hexagon from Perfect Blend cardstock and spritzed it with Noble Fir and Ornament Gold Chroma Mists.

I stamped the wire and bulb from the Merry & Bright stamp set in Raven ink on the misted hexagon and the bulb once more on CutCardStock Silk Glitter 4×6 Red Flash cardstock which I fussy cut. I colored the metal top of the bulb with a gold metallic pen and paper pieced the bulb to the hexagon. I stamped the sentiment from the same Merry & Bright stamp set and added a few Hematite Flat Back Crystals.

For the inside, I die cut an additional stitched hexagon from Perfect Blend cardstock and stamped a sentiment from the Occasional Greetings stamp set in Raven ink. I adhered it to the inside being sure it was completely hidden beneath the hexagon on the front.

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Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU 3095 Merry & Bright Stamp Set
BRU 3690 Heat Resistant Acetate
BRU 8152 Noble Fir Chroma Mist
BRU 8213 Ornament Gold Chroma Mist
BRU 5505 Poison Apple Cardstock
BRU 4008 Playful Patterns 6×6 Paper Collection
BRU 4013 Perfect Blend Cardstock
BRU 9306 Occasional Greetings Stamp Set
BRU 2543 Raven 2×2 Detail Ink
BRU 8530 Hematite Flat Back Crystals

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Silk Glitter 4×6 Red Flash cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black marker, EK Tools Gold Dual Tip pen
DIES/PUNCHES: Sizzix Belinda Stitched Hexagons Framelits
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/8″ Scor-Tape, Spellbinders Detail Scissors, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out all the amazing stamps and dies, pigments and mists, cardstock and tools (just to name a few) at Brutus Monroe! And if you happen to have a sweet tooth and like to munch while you craft (like I do, lol), check out Scoozie’s Confections & Curiosities! OMG, I’m hooked! ;) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for tons of crafty inspiration! And come on over and join our Fan Club Facebook Group to share your crafty makes using our products! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,