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Tip: Use a script stamp such as the Old Letter Writing background to add a subtle pattern to the fruit.

Perfect Pear
By Tami Hartley

A charming design perfect for a special couple celebrating a wedding, anniversary, or engagement.

Featured Product:
CL442 Simply The Best


Hero Materials:
PW112 Perfect Pearl
WM102 Mini Mister Bottles
S4878 Old Letter Writing
CG139 Cling Dots
CL442 Simply The Best
AF157 Tim Holtz: Peeled Paint Distress Dye Ink Pad *
AF193 Crushed Olive Distress Dye Ink Pad *
PS603 Celadon Layering Paper
PS610 Snow Layering Paper
* limited availability

Additional Materials:
watercolor paper, brown cardstock strip, ink blending tool (Ranger), Mustard Seed Distress Ink, brown colored pencil, white twill, pop dots, fonts (Nilland, Beer Dip)


Instructions:
  1. Print "perfect pear" onto Snow layering paper and cut to 4.25" square.
  2. Apply Crushed Olive Distress Ink to strip of Celadon layering paper with ink blending tool. Stamp with Cling Dots using same Crushed Olive inkpad. Adhere to lower portion of Snow square as shown.
  3. Adhere strip of brown cardstock above dotted piece.
  4. Apply Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed, and Peeled Paint Distress Inks to watercolor paper with ink blending tool. Mist with water to blend colors. Dry with heat tool.
  5. Repeat inking and spritz again with pearlized water (Perfect Pearls mixed in water in a Mini Mister). Dry with heat tool.
  6. Stamp entire inked watercolor piece with Old Letter Writing stamp.
  7. Stamp pears onto inked piece. Cut out pears and leaves. Apply more Peeled Paint ink around edges of pears. Set aside.
  8. Stamp pears with Peeled Paint ink to the left of the sentiment. Adhere pears and leaves on top of stamped image.
  9. Shade stems with brown colored pencil.
  10. Tie twill around piece and add to a Snow 4.75"x4.75" card.


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