June Inspiration Station Blog Hop Challenge

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I was so excited for this month's inspiration photo because I actually had a strawberry stencil and die set! Dynamic Duo Fruitful Fun.

I was inspired by the range of red hues in the inspiration photo, so I wanted to do a layered card face. The card base is an A2 size from bright red cardstock. I chose a darker red layer, embossed with the Altenew 3D embossing folder Organic Linen for the background layer.

To simulate a basket, I used a scrap of kraft cardstock and alternated stenciling on it with the Altenew Classy Stripes stencil. Pro tip: using brown ink to stencil on the brown cardstock would be way too dark as the basket in this project is not the center of attention. I used shades of dull pink to get the right shade of "basket weave" look: Altenew Fresh Dye ink in Dusty Rose and Pale Mauve.

I cut the "basket" background out with an oval die on the off-se so the oval had the cross-hatch pattern. and of course I edged it in a darker tone.

I used a right red ink for stenciling the base of the strawberries. I made a bunch because I wasn't sure how many I would end up using. Pro tip: always make more than you think you will need.

 

The green tops were stenciled in Altenew Fresh Dye Ink Just Green. The berry dots and top stems were stamped with Altenew Fresh Dye ink in Amethyst and Hunter Green. Pro tip: when I was done stenciling and stamping the berries, I went over them all with the Coral Red ink. This was for two reasons: first, so when I die cut them, they wouldn't have a white boarder, and the red toned down the bright green of the tips.

To get strawberry flowers I used the die set from the Altenew Mini Delight set Apothecary Garden. These were simply cut from just white and yellow cardstock.

The Fruitful Fun set does not have leaves, so I looked through my stash for Stamps with leaves similar to a strawberry plant. I chose the leaves from the Altenew set Botanical Illustrations. Using the Just Green ink to stamp the leaves, and Mossy Meadow to color them-again, giving them a final do-over for no white edges when I die cut them. 

Finally, I pieced it all together. I used an Anna Griffin sentiment from my stash and built my scene around it.

I used various thicknesses of adhesive foam dots to give lift to the leaves and berries.

I hope you enjoyed this project! Remember, if you try any of my tips, tag me on social media @scrappystapthefunup! I'd love to see your work! Good luck on the hop challenge and I'll see you next month!

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