Inspiration Station August Blog Hop Challenge

How yummy is the inspiration photo for August! Below is the link to the Inspiration Station, click on it to follow the Hop challenge!

https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com

The bright colors in the inspiration picture really inspired the retro in me lol. I recalled the fuzzy shorts we used to have in the 80’s with colorful strips on them lol So, the first part of creating this project was picking out the color palette to pull off my vision:

I made a 6 x 6″ card base from pale yellow cardstock. I then cut a panel of darker yellow at 5 3/4″x5 3/4″. Then I cut strips of the colored cardstock in varrying widths between 1/4″ and 1/2″. I glued them to the yellow panel on a diagonal and in a rainbow pattern:

I set a large acrylic block over this so the glue set up, then I trimmed the overhanging strips. Next, I chose three sizes of round dies, laid them out over the strips and ran them through my die cutting machine. I next stamped the sentiments on the panel. (I used the Dynamic Duo: Fruitful Fun stamp and die set from Altenew for this project and used Altenew Fresh Dye Ink in Passion Poppy).

For each of the cut-out areas, I chose the orange, lemon and strawberry die and cut each out of coordinating colored cardstock scraps. I then stamped them with their coordinating steps. I did have use Tombow marker #243 to draw on the leaf of the orange:

I used adhesive foam dots to add each fruit inside a circle. I then attached the decorated panel to the cardbase:

I hope you enjoyed learning how I made this project! I can’t wait to see what inspired you from the inspiration photo. If you try your hand at this project, tag me on Instagram @scrappystampthefunup I would love to see your work! Until next month, have fun crafting!!

To get the Dynamic Duo: Fruitful Fun stamp, die set and coordinating stencils, head over to the Altenew shop via the link below 🙂

https://altenew.com?sca_ref=6442205.Cy3WhHYLAt