Book lover

Hi friends, Happy Friday – I hope your weather is cooling off and you have something fun planned this weekend! We’ve had some beautiful temps in the high 60s and low 70s, and I sure wish it would stay like this year round. I’m thrilled to share a thank you card for Brutus Monroe featuring the Book Lover stamp and coordinating prints from the Book Club paper pack. This accordion layered fun fold also shows off our Buttercream cardstock, an inside sentiment from the Super Sentimental stamp set, and our Topaz crystals.

I cut the card base at 5-1/2″ x 12″ and scored it at 1-3/4″, 4-3/4″ and 7-3/4. I chose three patterns from the Book Club 6×6 Paper Collection for the three panels seen from the front. I stamped the Book Lover image on Cougar 80# Smooth White cardstock, colored it with assorted markers, and cut it with a Scrapbook.com Nested A2 Arches die. Unfortunately, once again, I’ve discovered that the Book Lover stamp is no longer available. I did a quick scan of the website for book-themed stamps, and a stamp from either the Book Dance or Gnome Books sets would be adorable on this card!

Using more of the Scrapbook.com Nested A2 Arches dies, I cut a series of shaped panels from CutCardStock Cougar 80# Smooth White cardstock, patterned paper from the Book Club paper pack, and Buttercream cardstock. I layered them together in three sets and adhered one set to each of the three panels, smallest to largest, with the stamped image on the front.

I embellished the inside panel with a patterned paper strip and stamped a sentiment from the Super Sentimental stamp set.

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Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU8130 Book Lover Stamp (no longer available but Book Dance or Gnome Books stamp sets could be used)
BRU1448 Book Club 6×6 Paper Collection
BRU5451 Buttercream Cardstock
BRU1985 Super Sentimental Stamp Set
BRU2543 Raven 2×2 Detail Ink
BRU0060 Topaz Flat Back Crystals

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock
INK: Bic Mark-It Fine Point Markers- Summer Melon, Polynesian Purple, Margarita Green, Blue Skies Blue, Pink Flamingo and Tiki Hut Tan; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Marker- Brown
DIES/PUNCHES: Scrapbook.com Nested A2 Arches Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, 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! 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,