I do believe that this is the most beautiful rose stamp (s) that Stampin' Up! has designed.
I added the plural S because it is a three-step stamp, but fret not, it really is quite easy.
The rose comes in the stamp set Picture Perfect (p.37 on the Occasions Catalog) and thankfully, the set is not being retired! The set includes 18 stamps which will produce a lovely rose, a stunning hummingbird and a textured star fish ~ plus exceptional sentiments, six of them, with attractive fonts.
I debated over the set, wanting the star fish only, but after trying the roses, I am sold.
In the card above, inspired by one demonstrated by my upline, the stamp set Timeless Textures (p.29 in the Occasions catalog) provides for the background. The set includes nine stamps and I chose four to randomly stamp in Wild Wasbi green - stamped off once and even twice.The flourishes are stamped off shades of Melon Mambo.
SO ~ the stamped panel of Very Vanilla is layered onto Melon Mambo.
I roughed up the edges of the Melon Mambo with my paper snips for a little 3D texture.
And that is layered onto a base of Very Vanilla.
And for that beautiful rose~
There are three separate stamps and they are numbered and tabbed for easy placement. Above, I have stamped each individual stamp in its color ( 1- 3) and the bottom right rose is the combination of all three stamps in their respective colors:
stamp 1 ~ Blushing Bride
stamp 2 ~ Melon Mambo stamped off
stamp 3 ~ Melon Mambo full speed ahead
Begin with stamp 1 in the lightest shade of colors being used. Stamp number 2 stamp directly on top of the image created by stamp 1. Stamp number 3 stamp directly on top of the now- two- layers.
It's easy, I love it and I will be making many more of these roses. I do not have green thumbs, but I have red thumbs, fingers and hands after working on this card. And, I have no scrapes or scratches from thorns and no bug bites.
For the rose leaves ~ there are also three stamps which can be layered for depth in color and texture. I only used two of the stamps and two colors. The lightest color goes down first to create a full, flat leaf; I used Pear Pizzazz. The darker color, Wild Wasabi, is used second to create dark veins. It is hard to go wrong!
Alas, there are no framelits for the rose and leaf, however, they are extremely easy to fussy cut. On the card above I popped up the rose and slid in two leaves beneath the bloom.
So, I would suggest playing around with a variety of colors in your rose garden.
On line I have seen a variety of color combos:
Crushed Curry - Daffodil Delight - So Saffron
Cherry Cobbler - Real Red - Real Red stamped off
Pacific Point - Tempting Turquoise - Marina Mist
Do experiment, and show me how your rose garden grows.
Let's stamp!
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