Brushos ® are making a debut in our Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog and make creating backgrounds so much fun! I knew I had to share a fun background with you for our S.B.T.D. Blog Hop theme this month.
First of all, what are Brushos® ? 
They are concentrated watercolor ink crystals that burst with color when you add water. They come in a package that includes 5 containers, 1 each of 5 colors: Brilliant Red, Gamboge (orange), Moss Green, Prussian Blue, Yellow . Each container contains 0.5 oz. (14 g) of colored crystals.
Now that you know what Brushos® are, let’s see what I have created for you!
I love the look that was achieved by using the Yellow, Gambroge, Brilliant Red Brushos® with Glossy White Cardstock and shelf paper to achieve the look. I sprinkled the Brushos® onto the glossy cardstock and then spritzed them with water using our Stampin’ Spritzers. I let the colors meld a little and then laid the shelf liner on top and let it set on there for about a minute. I loved the texture that was achieved. Here’s a closer look at the background:
Next I embossed the images using Black Embossing Powder. The bird was embossed onto Whisper White Cardstock and then colored with an Aqua Painter and Berry Burst ink. I used Stampin’ Dimansionals to adhere the bird to the card and then layered the Glossy White onto Basic Black and then onto a Berry Burst card base.
We played with backgrounds using this same technique in my Brushos® class tonight. You will want to be sure to come back on Monday when I will share what my students achieved with their take on this background using Brushos®!
See what Susan has in store for you here:
I invite you to check out the projects from this month’s hoppers by clicking their links below.
Judi Anderson YOU ARE HERE!
What a lovely background. I am yet to tackle my Brusho’s. Very nice card
Ooooo, Shareleen, you must go open them and play with they now! Talk about getting absorbed in fun!!
I love this colour in the Brushos they look great on the glossy card
Thank you Courtenay,so far this is my favorite color combo.
Amazing background. I love all the wonderful possibilities that Brusho has to offer. 🙂
Thank you Tricia. I will be playing with it more to discover more ways to use it for backgrounds.
Nicely done. I need to get some Brusho.
Great technique Judi!
Thanks Karie!
The colours brought out by the Brusho is awesome. Great card.
Thank you Carly, it was fun playing!
The Brusho colours lookfantastic on glossy cardstock – great idea, I’m off to try it! TFS 🙂
Susan, I know, they are even more vibrant on the glossy! I am experimenting even more with them for our next month’s hop,
my new fun play toy.