OK I FINALLY got my card made using the First Fruits stamp set. I had meant to have it done Monday night but we got a massive heat wave here and it's all I can do to just function (and reallyreallyreally wish I had air conditioning!! WAH!!).
Anywho I had this layout stuck in my head ever since I made this Rustic Branches card - and no matter what I did I kept coming back to it - so I just went with it.
I inked up the pineapple with PTI Summer Sunrise ink, then rolled the edges in Palette Cognac ink before stamping it. I did the same thing with the leafy stem using PTI Spring Moss and Palette Jardin Moss inks.
I cut closely with each piece, cutting around the tips of the leaves, then sponged the edges with Dark Chocolate (I am LOVING sponging everything with this color lately - and add to the fact that this type of ink has a real soft look when sponged - oooooohhhh it's SO nice - y'all gotta try it).
The Spring Moss strip was stamping with Palette New Canvas ink (not sure if y'all can see it) before wrapping the Summer Sunrise ribbon around it and matting it with the Dark Chocolate CS.
I then sponged the card base, stamped the sentiment (something I am really feeling lately - grateful for all the support from you readers, grateful that my dad is still alive (I found out he died 4 times last week altogether and was resuscitated each time - I only knew about 2 of the times) and looks like he will recover fully, grateful for my friends who support me and let me call them to vent when I need to (which is a LOT!), and many more things I am grateful for that I won't get into right now......) and spritzed everything with chocolate ink.
To finish the card off I added Lime Ice Stickles to the leaves, and an espresso Bella Dot from Stamping bella ('nother thing you can't see in the picture - the dot is sparkly in real life).
OK that's it for now. It's STILL insanely hot in the house and I am going to go jump in the shower!!
