The Painted Harvest stamp set is one of my favorite stamp sets that’s retiring at the end of May, and I for one am sorry to see this happen. Although the main stamps make traditional beautiful sunflower images, when you change the colors it is just as lovely. I have used many colors with this set, and the colors I have used for this card remind me of some flowers I have in my garden called “rudbeckia rustic colors.”
While the Painted Harvest stamp set is retiring, I’m falling in love with some of the new sets already! Spoiler alert: There’s a new stamp set in the catalog coming out in June called “Celebrate Sunflowers,” and it will be wonderful to use with the retiring Painted Harvest stamp set. So if you don’t already own it, you may want to consider purchasing the Painted Harvest stamp set now before it is gone forever. The leaf punch used to punch out the tri-leaf shape that is in this stamp set will also be retiring.
The beauty of this stamp set also lends itself well to the triple layered technique.
Cut Cardstock:
- Card Base: Granny Apple Green – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
- Mat Layers: Granny Apple Green – 4 1/2″ x 3″ and 3 1/4″ x 2″
- Stamped Layers: Whisper White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″; 4 3/8″ x 2 7/8″; 3 1/3″ x 1 7/8″
- Flower: Whisper White – scrap at least 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
- Leaves: Granny Apple Green – scraps
- Inside Layer: Whisper White – 5 1/4″ x 4″
Assembly:
You will have three layers of Whisper White cardstock where you’ll stamp the background design.
Using Rich Razzleberry ink, stamp the ‘hello’ from the Timeless Tulips stamp set onto the smallest layer of Whisper White cardstock. See photo for placement.
**Note — All flower and leaf images are from the Painted Harvest stamp set.**
Place the three Whisper White layers together. You may want to use just a touch of snail to hold them in place. (I do this so they don’t separate or move around while I am stamping.)
Begin stamping the flowers by using Melon Mambo ink to stamp the more detailed flower image randomly onto the layered Whisper White pieces. It’s okay to go off the edge of the largest piece. Don’t be alarmed if there is a little bit of a white border or “halo” around the images near the edges of the layers. This will be covered up when you assemble the layers.
Next, use Daffodil Delight ink to stamp the more solid flower image over the previous images you stamped. To complete the flowers, stamp the flower center onto the flowers using Rich Razzleberry ink. This is what the flowers should look like before adding the leaves:
Now fill in some of the white spaces. For this, use the detailed fern-like leaf stamp to stamp multiple leaf images using Old Olive ink. When you are satisfied with that, use the tiny five-dot stamp to stamp a few random background images with Old Olive ink. See photo for placement.
If you used snail to hold the layers together, carefully separate them. If the cardstock tears a little, don’t worry, since it’ll be covered up when you assemble the pieces. You will be attaching the stamped pieces to the card base and the two other Granny Apple Green layers.
**Remember to keep the layers in the same position so that the images will line up.**
Snail the largest stamped piece to the card base. Use snail to adhere the other stamped pieces to the corresponding Granny Apple Green layers. Use dimensionals to attach these layers to each other, again being careful that you have the images aligned with the images on the other layers. Refer to photo. Doesn’t it look awesome already?!
Now for the final touch. On the 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp a flower like you did before using Melon Mambo ink for the detailed flower image, Daffodil Delight for the solid flower image, and Rich Razzleberry for the flower center.
Fussy cut the flower with your paper snips. Attach the flower to the card front with dimensionals. See photo for placement. Use Old Olive ink to stamp the tri-leaf detailed stamp onto a scrap of Granny Apple Green cardstock and punch out with the leaf punch. Use a bit of snail or multipurpose glue to attach the leaves to the card front, sliding the ends under the flower. See photo for placement.
Inside:
Stamp the sentiment onto the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock using Rich Razzleberry ink. The sentiment I used is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. Stamp a flower as you did before to the lower left corner of this piece, going off the edge of the cardstock a bit so you have only a partial image. Refer to photo. Use snail to adhere the stamped piece to the inside of the card.
Envelope:
I love to decorate the envelope to coordinate with the card. It’s just that little touch that makes it extra special. Stamp a flower like you did before onto the lower left corner of the envelope so that you have a partial image. Refer to photo.
Whoever you send this card to is definitely going to have a case of “the smiles!”
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