I was gifted several stamp sets and am working on using them. Inspired by Nature is one of them.
I die cut my oval and then colored the stamp image with SU markers - Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Old Olive, and Always Artichoke. The Misti was very helpful in stamping this image. I also stippled Early Espresso over the flower centers giving it texture. I then sponged around the perimeter with Melon Mambo.
For my background, I stamped the grasses from that stamp set with Early Espresso for some tone on tone effect. I used another texture plate to emboss my two squares and added everything to an Early Espresso card base. I punched out three Melon Mambo dots and added them to the card covering them with Glossy Accents for some dimension. The sentiment was stamped and popped up with foam tape.
This week the alphabet challenge is on the letter Q for quinacridone magenta. According to an internet search, Melon Mambo is a close match for that color so the flower petals were colored with the Melon Mambo marker.
Thanks for the challenges and thanks for looking!
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Tue, May 26, 2026 @ 9:01 PM
This is so pretty!! This is one of my favorite SU sets. I'll probably keep it forever! LOL I also use it often with different markers, not just as a silhouette.
I really like your color palette here; bright and deeply saturated colors. Fabulous!
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Wed, May 27, 2026 @ 4:19 AM
You made another one! This is pretty too, love that wooden bg!
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