Some of the recent Dreamerland Crafts stamps now have matching dies! This set is perfect for Spring, Summer, and Fall - depending on how you color the trees. It also comes with a kitten, a piglet, and a step ladder. I just love the sweet expression on the girl's face as she's petting the puppy on her lap.
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Making the Card
1. Cut sea foam cardstock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; fold in half to form a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch card base.
2. Cut Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Fall 6x6 patterned paper (diagonal multicolored) 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches. Adhere to card base.
3. Cut salmon cardstock 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches. Adhere to card base.
4. Cut watercolor paper 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches. Using a Stamp Platform or Stamp Positioner, stamp hills in waterproof black ink (I used VersaFine Onyx Black). Hint: where the lines meet, use a little Post-It tape to mask excess overlap. Watercolor sky in a color similar to the blue in the patterned paper. While wet, use a scrunched up paper towel to create clouds. I added a little more green to color the grassy areas.
5. On another piece of watercolor paper, stamp the girl and about 10 trees (half tall, half short). Watercolor the trees in Fall colors. I used Prima Watercolor Confections. I colored the girl's dress to match the red-orange line in the patterned paper. Once dry, you may add shading with colored pencils (e.g. Faber-Castell Polychromos). I also use a Prismacolor blender pencil to smooth out the coloring. Die cut each of the pieces. Hint: use a small piece of Post-It tape to hold the dies in place as you cut.
6. Stamp sentiment where shown. Once dry, adhere trees and girl using dimensional tape behind the girl and behind some of the trees (the ones you want in front). I used Lineco glue in a Fineline applicator to adhere the trees that weren't going to be popped up; it's easier to use glue rather than tape due to the texture of the paper.
Supplies
- Dreamerland Crafts Stamps: Friends Are Always There for You Clear Stamps & Die Cuts (DCSC17019)
- Cardstock: Sea Foam, Salmon
- Patterned Paper: Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Fall 6x6 Petit Paper Pack (LF1245)
- Watercolor Paper: Strathmore 400 Series
- Stamp Platform or Stamp Positioner
- Watercolors: Prima Watercolor Confections
- Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
- Colored Pencils (Optional): Faber-Castell Polychromos
- Blender Pencil: Prismacolor
- Post-It Tape
- Dimensional Tape/Mounting Tape
- Lineco Ph Neutral Adhesive
- Fineline 20 Gauge Applicator & Bottle
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