Posted by Lydia Fiedler
on July 17, 2023
Hi friends! Greetings from insanely hot Texas! Today's card is aspirational, because there's no way anyone in their right mind would have a picnic right now - so I'm dreaming of cooler days with today's project.
One of my favorite challenges at Splitcoast is when a host asks us to do black & white plus one color - you need just the right image to pull off a card like that, and the new Picnic Basket Bundle is absolute perfection! This stamp set has a seamless, endlessly repeating plaid stamp you can build a blanket with, and I used it to fill in the matching napkin I made with reverse masking, using Cherry ink.
Underneath the basket, which I die cut, I made a long stripe with the repeating plaid in Cherry ink, and then I masked that and stamped the ADORABLE Marching Ants Bold Prints over that before removing the masking. Look at their little legs! I love this stamp.
I used a fine point pen to add detail to the wicker and a few of the flowers.
Here's the video!
If you have trouble viewing the video above, watch HERE on YouTube.
Thanks for stopping by today! If it's cool enough for YOU to enjoy a picnic - head outdoors!
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2 comments
Love that card and love those adorable ants! I moved from Texas to Vermont about six months ago. The move wasn’t my idea (I love Texas), but the one consolation was that it would be cooler up here. I was right — the temperature is cooler, but what I didn’t factor in was no air conditioning! Long story short — not perfect weather for a picnic up here either (particularly since we’re recovering from last week’s “1,000 year flood”)! I guess no place is perfect!
Love this!