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Strawberry Is My Favourite Fruit

January 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

OK I admit it, I’m not a fan of fruit stamp sets. Whether it’s pineapples, or lemons, apples or cherries, they just don’t inspire me. So imagine my surprise when I was drawn to the new Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set. I should be honest and say that it wasn’t the strawberries that attracted my attention. It was actually the sentiments, plus the various flower and leaf images. Now I actually have the stamp set and coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch I’m certain I won’t regret ordering them.

Thank you card created using the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set and coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

STRAWBERRY FLOWERS

My project actually started with me testing out some of the images in the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set. After a few false starts I settled on my colour scheme; Garden Green and Granny Apple Green for the leaves, with Rococo Rose and Mango Melody for the flowers.

I began with a 2-7/8″ x 4-1/8″ piece of Whisper White Card and using Garden Green ink I stamped “Thank you” in the top left corner. Next, in the bottom right corner I stamped the large leaf and flower image. Then I coloured in the leaves using Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers.

Initially in my tests I tried colouring the small flower images with Rococo Rose, but decided I liked them better as just a stamped outline. After stamping the flower three times on Whisper White Card, I added a bit of brightness to the centre with a dark Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends marker. Then I punched them out using the coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch.

It was only at this point that I realised that one of the flowers in the main image was actually a side view. So I needed to be a little creative.

Going back to the small flower stamp and Rococo Rose ink pad I stamped the image again on the backs of the three punched flowers. This was really simple to do as I could see through the photopolymer stamp to get the placement just right. Then on one of the flowers I coloured over the centre using the dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends marker. With that done I added a curve to each flower by gently pulling the petals between my thumb and a Bone Folder.

With the stamping done I then began to think about the rest of the project.

FREE PATTERNED PAPER

I wanted to keep the design fresh and settled on Thick Whisper White Card for my card base. Then after cutting and scoring the card, I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder.

When looking for a background I considered stamping some other images from the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set. In the end though I found a summery plaid design in the free Berry Delight 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. From there the project really came together quickly.

Thank you card created using the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set and coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

First I cut a 2-1/4″ x 6″ piece of the DSP and used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to fix it to the flap of a Whisper White Medium Envelope. Then with Paper Snips I trimmed off the excess paper using the edge of the flap as a guide.

Next I cut a 3/4″ x 5-1/8″ strip of the DSP and glued it near the bottom edge of a 4″ x 5-1/4″ layer of Whisper White Card before fixing the assembled layers inside the card base.

My final piece of DSP was cut 3″ x 4-1/4″ and glued to the left side of the card base front.

With that done I used more liquid glue to fix my sentiment layer onto a 3″ x 4-1/4″ layer of Garden Green Card. Then with Stampin’ Dimensionals I mounted it onto the card front.

That just left the three stamped and punched flowers. First I took the flower coloured on the back in green and folded it in half to mimic the shape on the large stamped image. Then I fixed it in place with liquid glue. To finish I glued the remaining two flowers into place and my summery thank you card was complete.

PRODUCT LIST

BUNDLE BONUS – I bought the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set and coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch using a single ‘bundle’ item number. This meant that I saved 10% off the cost of buying the two items separately. I’ve included both options below so you can compare these if you wish.

FREE SALE-A-BRATION PRODUCTS – the Berry Delightful DSP used today can only be obtained as part of a free bundle with the coordinating Berry Blessings Stamp Set (not used today). To get the Berry Blessings Bundle simply place an order for $120CAD (before shipping and taxes) and choose the bundle as your free Sale-A-Bration item. Please note Sale-A-Bration ends on February 28th and product availability may be limited towards the end of the promotion.

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Sweet Strawberry Bundle
Sweet Strawberry Bundle
Sweet Strawberry Photopolymer Stamp Set
Sweet Strawberry Photopolymer Stamp Set
Strawberry Builder Punch
Strawberry Builder Punch
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Dimensionals
Berry Blessings Bundle (English)
Berry Blessings Bundle (English)

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Filed Under: Cards, Stampin' Up! Promotion, Thank You Cards Tagged With: Berry Delightful DSP, DistINKtive, flower, leaf, markers, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Blends, Strawberry Builder Punch, Sweet Strawberry

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