For today’s project, I am celebrating the new Trinity Stamps release with the sweetest watermelon shaped card! I combined the new Watermelon Add-On Stencil with the Thanks a Melon stamp and die set to create a fun dimensional design that looks like a watermelon from every angle. I started by die cutting several circles from the Clean Cut Layer Circle Set A and used Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness to stencil and blend the rind with soft shading around the edges. For the white rind layer, I lightly blended Mowed Lawn around the outside so it wasn’t a stark white, and then added a subtle darker edge to the red watermelon center using Festive Berries. To finish the fruit itself, I used the coordinating seed stencil with Black Widow Stellar Paste for shiny dimensional seeds that catch the light beautifully.
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Once everything had dried, I stamped the sentiments from the Thanks a Melon stamp set in VersaFine Clair Nocturne and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I assembled the card by layering all of the circles onto the Circle Shaped Card Die base, even decorating the back so the entire card looks like a complete watermelon when it’s closed. Inside, I arranged the sentiment to read “You’re One in a Melon,” and on the front I stacked three die cuts of the word “Thanks” to create a thicker chipboard style sentiment before gluing it over the watermelon. I intentionally positioned it to hide a tiny bit of stencil paste bleed, and you would never know it was there. One of my favorite little details is that the card stands up on its own and looks like half a watermelon sitting on the table. It is bright, cheerful, and such a fun way to celebrate this adorable new release!
