Rubber Stamping: Fruit Cards

~ First Place Winner ~

Swirl Pear Card by Nancy Judd

1. Cut white cardstock to 5-1/2" x 11", and crease in half so you have a 5 1/2" square card.

2. Stamp pears text (A Stamp in the Hand) on the card front using pale gold ink. Use a stamp positioner if needed for alignment.

3. Stamp swirl (DeNami) using black ink.

4. On white scrap paper rectangle, stamp pear using black ink.

5. Color in pear and leaves using colored pencils, adding shadowing with pale grey marker.

6. Edge pear panel with metallic gold pen.

7. Affix pear panel to torn edge mulberry paper. Affix this to card front.

8. Affix gold bee charm to pear.

9. Tie gold cording around card crease.

~ Second Place Winner ~

Stamped by Beth Ann Chase

Stamp pear (www.cistamps.com) using StazOn ink. Watercolor.

Stamp Pears (Rubber Stampede) with VersaMark ink and dust with chalks.

Layer as shown onto decorative paper.

~ Third Place Winner ~

Submission from Jackie Kalchert

Materials:
White card stock
Coordinating cardstock for layers and base card
Clear Embossing powder
VersaMark embossing ink
Anti-static bag
2 inch rubber brayer
Heat gun
Ribbons, fibers, charm, brad
D/S tape
Scotch tape

Chalk Dye ink Pads:
Fresco: Venetian Sunrise, Olive Grove

Oh Domino: Orange Clove, Merlot
Rubber Stamps: Pear, Stamper’s Anonymous
Manuscript Background, Hero Arts H2141

Instructions:
Stamp manuscript stamp on cardstock with Merlot chalk dye ink

Swipe with anti-static bag

Stamp pear stamp randomly on card

Emboss with clear EP

Brayer the remaining chalk ink colors on paper with 2 inch brayer in a manner that is pleasing to your eye.

With a soft cloth, wipe images to remove inks and buff images to a sheen.

Secure ribbons and fibers to center of card and secure to back with tape, attach pear charm with brad.

Mount finished card front to layers of coordinating card stock and then to base card.

Stamped by Barbara Mckinney

Put pieces of masking tape onto a piece of cream cardstock so you have four squares. Stipple on metallic ink. Stamp pears (company unknown) in black StazOn ink. Wrap piece with yarns. Layer onto black cardstock then onto darker cream cardstock.

Stamped by Martha Gonzales

Stencil vines onto cardstock. Stamp grapes from Art Impressions and color with markers. Layer onto black then white cardstock.

Stamped by Sue Brungberg

Stamp cherry tree (Old Island Stamp Company) then color with markers. Cover piece with double sided sticky tape and add clear beads. Cut a piece of cardstock to use as a frame. Cover with doubled sided tape then add copper ultra fine glitter. Layer onto black cardstock.