Flowering Rain Boots - Ink Stamp Share

April 23, 2022

Flowering Rain Boots - Ink Stamp Share

Hello and welcome to another Ink Stamp Share Blog Hop! This month we have a colour challenge and I will be using a soon to be retiring bundle called Flowering Rain Boots for my project.

If you are starting the hop here with me at Craftyducky HQ or have hopped over from Karen and her fabulous project, why not grab a cuppa and hop along for lots of crafty inspiration.

Flowering Rain Boots has been sat at the side of my desk for ages, this is the first time I have used this bundle which, sadly is retiring soon. This lovely bundle with a 10% bundle saving is just perfect to create all sorts of gardening scenes and, how cute is the little trowel! I am always amazed at the detail on the Distinktive stamp sets, just stunning. At the time of writing this post it is still available whilst stocks last.

Here are the colours we are using for this challenge:

We are also able to add black, white and metallics to our projects.

Granny Apple Green

Melon Mambo

So Saffron

Here is my project:

You will need:

21 cm x 14.5 cm Basic White Thick (BWT) scored at 10.5 cm

6 cm x 14 cm Melon Mambo

14 cm x 2 cm BWT

14 cm x 6 cm BWT

10 cm x 14 cm Melon Mambo

9.5 cm x 13.5 cm Basic White

Small pieces of BWT for stamping/die cutting

The background:

I used my favourite embossing folder Tasteful Textiles to emboss the panel of Melon Mambo card. I love the texture this folder creates and have used it a lot.

The stamping and die cutting:

I used all three challenge colours to stamp a watering can, leaves and some Tulips. All the pieces have been cut out with the coordinating dies.

The sentiment:

I stamped the sentiment using Smoky Slate ink in the top corner of the larger panel. The challenge allowed the use of black but when I stamped the sentiment using Memento it looked too harsh - I hope you will forgive the use of Smoky Slate ink.

To assemble:

Adhere the Melon Mambo card to the front of the card using Tombow.

I then used lots of dimensionals to adhere the two BWT panels, taking care to align them carefully.

I used Tombow to adhere the leaves and used dimensionals to adhere the watering can and the Tulips.

Top Tip #1:

Think about the gap! Only place dimensionals on the tulips that will sit on the BWT card!

At this point I decided something was missing from my project - the water drops from the watering can. After all, what is the point of a watering can without water? As there is no image for water drops in this stamp set I thought about adding some with a Stampin' Write marker but then I remembered there were some raindrops in Rainbow of Happiness so I used those with Smoky Slate ink, stamping off first for a softer look.

Top Tip #2:

It is much easier to stamp the raindrops before adhering the background!!

The inside/envelope:

I stamped some Tulips in the corner of the BW panel and then adhered this to the Melon Mambo panel using Tombow and adhered to the inside of the card. I also stamped on the envelope.

Spot the deliberate mistake (I fixed it of course but you get the idea)!

The completed project:

One challenge card completed using all three colours!

The details:

As a finishing touch I added some of the lovely Brushed Brass Butterflies. I am so pleased these will still be available in the upcoming Annual Catalogue!

Confession:

I was not keen on the Melon Mambo watering can so I stamped another card and used Smoky Slate for the watering can. What do you think? I can't decide but at least I have two cards ready to send out!

Next up is my crafty friend Mo Rootes who has another colour challenge project to share. Click her name below mine to continue on our hop. Don't forget to leave comments to let us know what you think of our projects as you hop around!

Thanks for hopping along with us.

Susan xx

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