quick cards with brusho

 Both my quick cards use brusho powders - no surprises there then!Seriously, though, they are a great way to add colour quickly, especially if you like the random effect.
For the first card I stamped the birdcage collage stamp onto white card using versamark ink and white embossing powder. The embossed image will resist the brusho powders, and also helps to tame the spread when they are sprayed with water. I used lime green, turquoise and ost red powders, sprinkling the colours carefully over the stamped image, with the red over the flowers and the blue over the bird, green over the leaves and the background.
Using plenty of water spray over  the background helped the blue and green to spread. Once everything was dry, I painted the birdcages and tassels with a gold mica paint, trimmed the image, added mats of  gold and deep turquoise and mounted onto a square white card blank.

The second card is rather more dramatic, using the butterfly dress stamp and grey brusho powder. The image was stamped in black versafine and clear embossed onto white card. Grey brusho powder scattered round the edges and spritzed with water, leaving the image area clear. When dry, the butterflies were painted with pearlescent paints using the colours in the brusho. Trimmed down toa  squarte, mounted onto black card and then onto a square white card blank.