I used the images from Ray of Sunshine by Kitchen Sink Stamps to create this slimline design for STAMPtember at Simon Says Stamp. This wonderful set is available only at Simon Says Stamps until they are sold out. Once it's gone, its gone!
To create the sky background at the top of the card, I used Kitchen Sink Stamps' Cloudy Skies SVG cut stencil and Bashful Blue ink by Stampin' Up. The fence at the bottom was created with designer paper by the Paper Studio.
The flowers, leaves, butterfly, and the word Sunshine were cut using the KSS SVG cut files which are available at KSS for use with this set. To lift the two top sunflower blossoms up high, I hand cut two stems and colored them with Altenew Grass Fields and Evergreen ink.
Using the SVG cut butterfly allowed me to stamp the butterfly with deeper colors so that it would stand out boldly against the sunflower background. It was glued in place over the fully stamped sunflower.
Color Recipe for the Butterfly and Sunflower using Altenew Inks
stamped as one piece
Layer 1B Buttercream
Layer 2B Citrus Burst
Layer 3B Honey Drizzle
Layer 4B Mocha
Color Recipe for SVG cut Butterfly
Layer 1B Altenew Citrus Burst
Layer 3B Altenew Mocha
Layer 4B Stampin' Up Early Espresso
The SVG cut butterfly was then glued directly on top of the one piece sunflower and butterfly for a bolder look.
Color Recipe for Sunflower using Altenew Inks
Layer 1A - Citrus Burst
Layer 2A - Honey Drizzle
Layer 3A - Peach Perfect
Layer 4A - Mocha stamped twice
Layer 5A Espresso stamped twice
Color Recipe for Leaves using Altenew Inks
Layer 1 - Grass Field
Layer 2 - Hunter Green
Layer 3 - Evergreen
Don't forget to visit the Simon Says Stamp Blog for many, many more stunning samples using this wonderful stamp set!!
And, of course, Kitchen Sink Stamps' very own Maria Colosimo and Nancy McCabe have exquisite creations you won't want to miss, as well!!
