Welcome, welcome! So glad you’re here!!! It’s Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook today and I’m fully embracing all things fall. The new Pick of the Patch stamps are absolutely adorable. At first I was choosing one image to create with but when I saw that little turtle handing his acorn to the pumpkin, my heart melted and I switched gears.
So, I stamped my images from Pick of the Patch and colored them with copic markers before cutting them out with the coordinating dies. Next, I chose a frame from the Square Frames die set. This set has four frames, all the same size but with different borders to choose from. Today I’m going with zig zag. I kept the inside that cuts out and inked the top part with rustic wilderness distress oxide ink.
I lined the back of each frame with foam tape, using this to hold the frame and insert together. Then I added all of my images with foam squares. *Note, I did stamp my sentiment on one before adding any foam so it would stamp nice and clean.*
For my background, I blended distress oxide ink in ripe persimmon, rusty hinge and mustard seed at an angle across the panel. I spritzed it with water and blotted it dry before gluing that to a white card base. Next, I just removed release paper and added all of my pumpkin filled frames.
For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to all the pumpkin eyes and Touch of Gloss to the cheeks, noses, acorn and turtle shell. Then I felt like the sentiment frame was lacking shine so I added more Touch of Gloss to the swirls between the leaves too.
I’m so happy about the season change and the crisp mornings that are starting to arrive. How about you?
Products used:
Pick of the Patch stamps and dies
Square Frames dies
Foam Tape
Touch of Gloss
Distress Oxide – rustic wilderness, mustard seed, rusty hinge, ripe persimmon
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!