I have another card design to share with you that I made using some of the supplies in the April Paper Pumpkin kit – So Cool. This one involves a watercolour wash with Poppy Parade ink on Shimmery White cardstock.
While the watercolour ink was still wet, I sprinkled on some pickling salt, resulting in that spotty background effect. Once the ink was dry, I die-cut the Shimmery White cardstock with the Stitched So Sweetly die (I’m really into that particular die lately). I used the “spotty” stamp in the kit to add some Tuxedo Black ink spots to the background, then added the slice of watermelon, which I had sponged on the edges with Basic Gray ink.
The sentiment is also from the kit. I stamped it on Basic Black cardstock with Versamark ink and heat set some White Embossing powder with my Heat Tool before using a circle punch and adhering it with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the card.
The Snow Globe Scenes Dies and the Shaker Domes used on this card are retiring AND they’ve been significantly discounted! If you like them, order them before they’re gone forever! There are two stamp sets that go with these dies as well: Zoo Globe and Still Scenes. My card is an example of how you can use the dies to create a card that has nothing to do with winter.
The As You See It Challenge today is a colour challenge which makes me think of ice cream! However, I really wanted to showcase these retiring dies before they’re gone, so I didn’t follow my ice cream instincts.
Ice cream is kind of a big deal to me – I loooove good ice cream!
To create my card, I used a Blending Brush to apply Mint Macaron Ink to the front of the Thick Basic White card base. Mint Macaron Ink was also sponged on the edges of the Mint Macaron die-cut trees before adhering them to the front of the card. A bit of Soft Suede Ink sponged onto the edges of my little Soft Suede die-cut bear gives him a bit more definition before placing him where he could meander below the trees.
Adding the bit of colour on the edges gives these die-cuts a bit of a pop!
The next steps took some forethought as I wanted the three layers of cardstock to frame the shaker dome. I didn’t want to put in the effort to die cut the dome shape in all three layers AND have them line up with one another.
To avoid this, I used the die to cut the dome shape out of the top layer of Basic White only, which I had also cut with my Stitched Rectangle Dies. Knowing that the next two layers of Flirty Flamingo and So Saffron cardstock would be conveniently hidden behind that top layer, I used that first layer as a stencil and drew a pencil outline to indicate where I needed it. I cut around that area (no need to make it pretty), and did that with both of those layers.
Ah! So much easier than trying to line up all three layers with a die-cut centre!
With my layers ready, I added a few little shaker pieces on my trees. There are some yellow pieces from the Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles, some of the Flowers for Every Season Gems, and one little Vellum dragonfly, punched using the Dragonflies Punch. It’s fun to have some variety! I peeled of the backing of the Shaker Dome and laid it down to stick to the card base. The three cardstock layers were adhered together before peeling off the backing from the front of my Shaker Dome and adhering those layers to the card front around the dome.
SO CUTE! I love how pretty these colours are together.
The base of my globe was cut with the dies using Flirty Flamingo cardstock. The two pieces were glued together and attached to the cardfront using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added the heat embossed sentiment from the Campology stamp set and tied on the black and white trim from the Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack. As a finishing touch, I adhered a few of the clear gems from the Flowers for Every Season Gems to my card front with my handy dandy Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
This design makes me want to get out and meander beneath the trees, just like that little bear is doing!
I think the mountains are calling me. 🙂
Don’t forget to grab these dies and the shaker domes on my online store before they’re gone forever. The stamp sets and the gems are soon to retire as well. If you love them, don’t miss your chance. They will be available until May 3rd or until they sell out, whichever comes first.
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The sun is shining here in the beautiful Okanagan Valley in my little piece of Canada. I could almost imagine that it’s summer. My son mowed the lawn for the first time this year and it’s amazing how much better my yard looks when the grass is freshly cut. It’s the big thing that makes the yard look so much tidier – similar to how making your bed can make the whole bedroom look cleaner!
The April 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit definitely has that summery feel with images of watermelons and popsicles. I have a couple of alternative projects to share with you today using some of the supplies in the kit.
I used the Stitched So Sweetly dies to cut a scallop stitched rectangle from Basic Black cardstock for this card. The watermelon was coloured with Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers.
The second design is a slimline card in Granny Apple Green cardstock. I did some fancy ink blending with my Blending Brush for the background along with the added texture of an embossed outline using my Simply Scored Tool. See the little Clear Epoxy embellishments? They’re hiding an unsightly smudge and are not even available to customers until the new catalogue goes live on May 4th.
If you’re in Canada, you can sign up with me to receive your monthly Paper Pumpkin kit and have your own personal creative escape to enjoy each month.
Watch the video to see more on the making of these two Paper Pumpkin alternative designs.
To create my card, I used a Blending Brush to apply Mint Macaron Ink to the front of the Thick Basic White card base. Mint Macaron Ink was also sponged on the edges of the Mint Macaron die-cut trees before adhering them to the front of the card. A bit of Soft Suede Ink sponged onto the edges of my little Soft Suede die-cut bear gives him a bit more definition before placing him where he could meander below the trees.
