Prickley Pear Stamps: January 30, 2023, Brighter Days Ahead CLR285 Stamp Set

Hey Y'all!!! Teresa here with this beautiful new addition to the Southwest Collection at Prickley Pear Stamps. What a great addition to the collection this happy desert scene makes. Stay tuned all week for new ideas for coloring this amazing Brighter Days Ahead clear stamp set from the rest of the design team. All the details for making this card yourself are below (including links).

I started by printing the Brighter Days Ahead scene on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper and coloring it with Copic markers.

COPIC MARKERS:

• Rocks (RV66, R89, R59, R56, RV95)

• Cacti (YG95, YG93, YG91, G85, G29, YG676, YG63, YG61)

• Sun (YR23, Y17, Y15)

PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot

• Additional Stamp Sets - Prickly Pear Cactus

• Distress Oxide Inks - Seedless Preserve, Crackling Campfire, Wild Honey

• Bearly Art Glue, Foam Tape, Clear Dots

Here is the link for the clear Brighter Days Ahead stamp set:

Brighter Days Ahead Stamp Set

The card base is from Merry Merlot and the measurements are 5 1/2" x 11", scored at 5 1/2" on the long side. Make sure you use your bone folder and burnish the fold well so it doesn't tear the fold.

The layer on top of the Merry Merlot is Crushed Curry. It's cut to 5 3/8" x 5 3/8". Obviously you can make it whatever size make you happy. I used my score board to make a small score line all the way around the layer to give it an embossed feeling. It's glued to the card base with wet glue.

I cut another piece of Merry Merlot and glued it to the center of the Crushed Curry. Makes sure not to cover up your score lines if you use the technique. It is cut to 5" x 5".

I cut another piece of Neenah paper 4 7/8" x 4 7/8" and used the Distress Oxide inks to color the sunset background. The mountain scene was fussy cut very closely leaving no white paper showing around the edges and glued down to the bottom edge of the Distress Oxide ink background. These together were glued down to the Merry Merlot layer.