Stampin’ Up! Sunny Sophisticated Watermelon Hello for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good morning, y’all!  It’s Thursday – which means it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop.  We’ve got a Sketch challenge to work with and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table.  I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!

Today’s the LAST DAY to getcha some Sale-A-Bration goodies and…the Watercolor Melon and Softly Sophisticated Bundles are two that you might consider!  Combine those with some Sunny Days DSP and you’ll be ready to make the card I’ve got for you today.  Take a look-see:

And – here’s our sketch!

I started by matting some flowerdy Sunny Days DSP on a piece of Poppy Parade cardstock for the card front.  I matted a strip of a second design on Poppy Parade and adhered it to the card front with Liquid Glue.

On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the full melon image and the two rind images from Watercolor Melon in Shaded Spruce ink.

I added some Crushed Curry ink to the inner portion of the full melon image using a Small Blending Brush and stamped it over the top of the first image.

I stamped the wedge and half melon images in Poppy Parade ink.

I added some seeds in Tuxedo Black to the wedge and half melon.

Then I used Paper Snips to fussy cut the partial melon pieces and the Modern Oval Punch to cut out the full melon. I adhered the full melon – and then the two pieces – to the card front with Liquid Glue.

I tied a bow with two lengths of Parakeet Party twine from the 2022-2024 In Color Baker’s Twine and adhered it with Liquid Glue.

I stamped the sentiment from Softly Sophisticated in Crushed Curry on Basic White and cut it with the smallest Perennial Postage die.  Then I adhered it over the bow with double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I added some dragonflies from the Adhesive-backed Dragonflies & Birds and some Brushed Brass Butterflies (there’s never enough pollinators, right!?) and the card front was done.

On the inside, I stamped the half-melon in Shaded Spruce, Poppy Parade and Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a Basic White panel.  A Brushed Brass Butterfly flits about to finish it off.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Poppy Parade mat and into my Thick Basic White card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Watercolor Melon piece on the front…

…and more of the Sunny Days DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  Be sure that you’ve got the Watercolor Melon set (free TODAY with a $50 order!) so that you can make summer-on-a-card!  And the Softly Sophisticated Bundle (free with a $100 order) is a stamp set/embossing folder bundle that will be a long-time staple in your craft room!  The Sunny Days DSP…free with a $50 order..is so cheerful and colorful and fun!!

I hope you like!

If you’d like to recreate this project, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below!

I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project.  You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:

Missed any tutorials?  You can check out my past projects right here!

Now that you’ve seen my card, take a minute to hop thru all our projects today.  If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Jaimie’s page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage – This is me! 😎

Jaimie Babarczy

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Carol Buckalew

Nel Thames

Have fun on the Hop!!

TTFN

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Thursday After Lunch Bunch – CANCELLED FOR TODAY

LAST DAY!!

We ALL look forward to Sale-A-Bration each year and there’s no doubt at all that THIS is the time to SHOP, HOST and JOIN!

Get all the deets at my Stampin’ Up! Promotions page right here!

LAST DAY FOR THE SALE-A-BRATION JOINING SPECIAL!!

If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you!  You can become a demonstrator for just $99!  We welcome all types of Demonstrators from those only purchasing to get the discount for themselves to those who want to run a business and those anywhere in between!  Look at those faces – you KNOW we have a lot of fun! 🙂

For the rest of this day, you’ve got TWO great Options!

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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project:

Watercolor Melon Photopolymer Stamp Set – 162962

Price: $0.00

Softly Sophisticated Bundle (English) – 162947

Price: $0.00

Perennial Postage Dies – 162607

Price: $33.00

Modern Oval Punch – 162234

Price: $22.00

Sunny Days 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 162974

Price: $0.00

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Price: $9.00

Poppy Parade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119793

Price: $10.00

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Price: $10.50

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147088

Price: $9.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147050

Price: $9.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147087

Price: $9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Price: $6.50

2022–2024 In Color Baker’s Twine Pack – 159195

Price: $15.00

Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds – 162743

Price: $8.50

Brushed Brass Butterflies – 158136

Price: $10.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes – 159236

Price: $8.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $5.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

Small Blending Brushes – 160518

Price: $12.00

Paper Snips Scissors – 103579

Price: $11.00

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Supply List

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Thick Basic White Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base – scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Poppy Parade Cardstock:  4″ x 5 1/4″ (x2 – mat for card front and mat for inner liner); ; 2 5/8″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for DSP strip on front)

Basic White Cardstock: Watercolor Melon stamped and punched/fussy cut images;  Smallest Perennial Postage die cut label (sentiment); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Sunny Days DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); 2 1/2″ x 5 1/4″  (DSP strip on the front); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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