Clinging to the Vine!
This giant cling stamp Vine Pattern Bold Prints is very versatile. Even though it was meant to be used with sunflowers and pumpkins, I think it makes a great background for anything! For my first card, I did indeed combine it with a pumpkin. I stamped the background in Soft Brown ink on a light orange card. Then I gathered together some dies to have some fun!
I took the fairly elegant Autumn Icons Fancy Dies, and give the pumpkin a whimsical look! I die cut the pumpkin using three different papers - light and dark orange as well as brown, and then I inlaid the pieces. The green leaf is from the Paper Layering Sunflower. I'm a sucker for the Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts, and die cut the message. Notice how I used the parentheses for the mouth? And those great colored googly eyes I found at the dollar store!
To show the background on a very different kind of card, this time I used Soft Olive on the vine as a backdrop for a sweet little watercolored bouquet. This could be a general card used for anything. I just did a quick, freehand watercolor, then added some seed beads for added texture. Get those small works of art stitched up and mounted!
I hope you have some new ideas for playing with this great background stamp. Thanks for stopping by!
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6 Responses
Marjorie Dumontier
The pumpkin card really makes me laugh !!
Jackie Price
I love seeing a stamp, or any other product, used to create an array of styles. Versatility is a beautiful thing! 2 different but very lovely cards. I like how you inlaid the pumpkin
Celeste Goff
Love that sweet pumpkin card…too cute!
Troy Louise
Love the pumpkin – I just saw some similar eyes at Michaels. Too cute. Your water colored card is lovely. Thanks!
Karthikha Uday
Haha the pumpkin card is so fun :) Had a big smile on seeing it :)
Nicole
Your pumpkin card made me laugh out loud. I love it!
Sally Traidman
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