Creative Chelsey: Sweet As A Peach Stamp Set & Dies - How To Add Layers Of Colors With Watercolor

Hello My Crafting Friends,

Today I am sharing my July Stampin’ Up 2021 Artisan Design Team showcase projects.

For this card I focused on using the Sweet As A Peach Bundle, which includes the Sweet As A Peach Stamp Set and Peach Dies. Along with sharing these beautiful products with you I also wanted to share a quick technique using the stamp set as a guide to add layers of color to create a water colored image. I hope you enjoy this tutorial and that it inspires you to create something beautiful today.

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Here are the dimensions and pieces you will need to create these cards:

Thick Basic White Cardstock – cardbase 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper – 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

Vellum Cardstock – 4 ¼’ x 5 ½”

Shimmery White Cardstock – any size for stamping

Fresh Freesia Cardstock – 3 ½” x 5”

Blushing Bride Cardstock – 3 ½” x 3 ½”

Here is a list of the supplies I used to make the cards:

Sweet As A Peach Bundle 155823 $36.75

Includes: Sweet As A Peach Stamp Set 155050 $18.00 & Peach Dies 155829 $23.00

Layering Circle Dies 151770 $35.00

Scalloped Contours Dies 155560 $35.00

Thick Basic White Cardstock 159229 $8.25

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper 152494 $21.00

Vellum Cardstock 101856 $10.00

Fresh Freesia Cardstock 155613 $8.75

Blushing Bride Cardstock 131198 $8.75

Shimmery White Cardstock 101910 $10.00

Pale Papaya Ink Pad 155670 $7.50

Mango Melody Ink Pad 147093 $7.50

Calypso Coral Ink Pad 147101 $7.50

Fresh Freesia Ink Pad 155611 $7.50

Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad 147092 $7.50

Granny Apple Green Ink Pad 147095 $7.50

Simply Elegant Trim (Silver) 155766 $7.50

Paper Trimmer 152392 $25.00

Simply Shammy 147042 $8.00

Stampin’ Seal PLUS Adhesive 149699 $12.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue 110755 $4.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive 138995 $7.00

Dimensionals 104430 $4.00

Clear Block D 118485 $8.50

Paper Snips 103579 $10.00

Bone Folder 102300 $7.00

Stampin' Pierce Mat 126199 $5.00

Take Your Pick Tool 144107 $10.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine 149653 $120.00

How to use the Peach Stamps as a guide for water coloring:

1- Stamp either the large or small peaches in Pale Papaya ink on Shimmery White Cardstock and add water over the image with a Water Painter.

2- Add a Mango Melody wash of ink & water to most of the peach staying away from the highlights.

3- Add darker areas with a Calypso Coral wash.

4- When the image is dry add details with Calypso Coral ink & a little water.

5- For the Flowers & Leaves: add a slight wash over the stamped image in the same ink color to give it a watercolor look to match the peaches.

6- Cut out with coordinating dies.

Card #1 – Thanks so much

1- Add the Herringbone Tile pattern to the front of the cardbase.

2- Cut out the largest scallop rectangle from the Scalloped Contour Dies in Vellum Cardstock. Cut out a 3” circle from Blushing Bride Cardstock. Add the circle to the left of the vellum and about 1” from the bottom. Add adhesive behind the circle on the vellum and adhere to the center of the cardbase.

3- Cut out a scallop rectangle (1 ¼” x 2 ½”) from Shimmery White Cardstock and stamp the greeting in Blackberry Bliss in the bottom half. Then stamp the smaller greeting on a separate piece of cardstock and cut out with the angled label die. Place the smaller greeting at the top of the rectangle.

4- Wrap Silver Trim around your hand 3 times. Adhere to the back of the greeting with adhesive and add this to the left of the Blushing Bride Circle with dimensionals.

5- On Shimmery White Cardstock stamp, watercolor & die cut 3 large peaches, & leaves (Granny Apple Green). Add these around the greeting with dimensionals.

6- On Shimmery White Cardstock stamp, watercolor & die cut 8-9 flowers (Fresh Freesia) when dry stamp the inside image in Blackberry Bliss. Add these around the peaches with glue dots or dimensionals as you want.

7- Add some Rhinestones.

All Done!

Card #2 – Sweet as a Peach

1- Add the Hexagon Tile pattern to the front of the cardbase.

2- Cut out the 3 ¼” x 4 ½” scallop rectangle from the Scalloped Contour Dies in Fresh Freesia Cardstock, adhere to the center of the cardbase.

3- Stamp the greeting in Blackberry Bliss on Shimmery White Cardstock & cut with a 1 5/8” circle. Then stamp the smaller greeting on a separate piece of cardstock and cut out with the angled label die. Place the smaller greeting above the greeting on the circle.

4- Wrap Silver Trim around your hand 3 times. Adhere to the back of the greeting with adhesive and add this a little lower than center with dimensionals.

5- On Shimmery White Cardstock stamp, watercolor & die cut 2 branches (Granny Apple Green). Add these starting at the top of the card going down on the right with dimensionals.