Lili of the Valley stamps

I did this card just using copics on cream card - used the Japanese stamp (just the top bit) to make the edges, then I used their one of a girl camping.  I'd like to pretend I intended bunting to be there anyway, but I got a bit of ink on one bit of the card..... so used my copic colours to fill in an oddment of card and cut it out into flags. 

Paper Artsy stamps and Brushos

You can probably tell I have just attended some classes using Brushos..... I made lots of samples, and chose this stamp - this was my husband's birthday card (mostly because I wanted to keep it!!)  The background is glossy card, and I had already done a lovely brusho background using a stencil (put stencil on card, put dry brushos on top, spray with water) - it turned out beautifully, but then I put glossy card over the stencil again and got this.  I did stamp on top but also in pale green.  The stamp is printed onto acetate and then I used a cocktail stick and some white paint to highlight it; the most obvious one is his t-shirt.  I just matted it on to black card and used a Sue Wilson die to back it.

Lili of the Valley stamps and Brusho Crystal Colours

I have just got some Brusho Crystal Colours - have been having great fun playing with them.  They are a watercolour ink powder; you can just dilute them and use them as watercolour paint, but I did my background using them on paper and then spraying water on.  (You can also put them on to wetted paper - either looks good.)  You can either leave them to set for 10 minutes, or use your heat embossing tool to dry them.  I can't remember what I used, but definitely violet and yellow, and probably some black.  I stamped my background stamp first (in Versafine) then did my background in Brusho's.  I stamped the lady onto acetate, and coloured her in on the wrong side using Copic markers.  I fixed her with a staple (which is hidden by the flowers) as some types of glue react with the Brusho's - sometimes this can be fine, but other times you may not want it to!  (You tend to get a patch of the colour underneath coming through.)
I painted my background stamps with Brusho's used as a water colour paint - using Sea Green, Violet and Orange.  I cut the flowers out of left over backing paper (I made an A4 sheet and cut it down) and used some ribbon as leaves.