Sweet Peach

May 3, 2015 UPDATE: This card was chosen as a Favorite of the Week at Splitcoast Stampers. For tens of thousands of ideas, visit their website HERE.

April 15, 2015 UPDATE: The Sweet Peach card qualified for the "Top Three" at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2!

The Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Challenge #50 is still open so I decided to use a downloaded image called "Pretty Peach" from A Day for Daisies and submit a card.



I printed the image twice, once on yellow cardstock and once on white cardstock. I applied color to the peach printed on yellow cardstock and fussy-cut the image. I then applied color to the leaves and stem printed on white cardstock and fussy-cut the image. The images were then heat embossed with clear embossing powder because I like the soft glow that clear embossing gives. I also rolled the leaves a bit to give them some dimension

Once I decided on cardstock and paper, I cut the piece from the hexagon paper on the diagonal so the hexagons would not be aligned straight - I wanted them to look more "scrambled." I proceeded to assemble the card on a base of yellow cardstock. The hemp was twisted together, wrapped and tied on one of the layers and the layers were adhered to the card base. The layer that holds the peach was popped up on a rectangle of Fun Foam. The green paper was stamped with "Sweet." The peach and leaves were then adhered to the card and popped up again using foam tape.

Techniques: Stamping, color blending, sponging, heat embossing, fussy cutting
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Recipe:
Stamp: A Day for Daisies Digital "Pretty Peach," SU! "You Are Loved"
Inks: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pistachio Pudding
Markers (non-alcohol): Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze, Crisp Cantaloupe
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Pistachio Pudding, Barely Banana (retired)
DSP: Birthday Bash Collection, Confetti Celebration Collection
Other: True Hemp by Hemptique (green, orange), Ranger embossing powder (clear), Fun Foam, 3M foam tape
Size: 5.5" x 5.5"