{"product_id":"english-summer-garden-rubber-stamp-detailed-stamp-for-card-making-colouring-in","title":"English Summer Garden Rubber Stamp | Detailed Stamp for Card Making \u0026 Colouring In","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish summer garden rubber stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e is a different kind of pleasure — a long, highly detailed scene designed to be stamped in outline and then coloured in. It's the kind of project for a slow afternoon with a cup of tea, a set of watercolours and nowhere to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design began as an original lino cut in my studio, drawn from the kind of cottage garden I love — a tangle of summer borders, a winding path, a little wooden shed at the top, the whole quiet richness of an English garden in July. I cut it deliberately to leave plenty of open space for colour, which is really where the fun is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe designs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Garden Stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e — 6.5 × 13.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSnail, Left-facing\u003c\/strong\u003e — 5.5 × 2.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSnail, Right-facing\u003c\/strong\u003e — 5.5 × 2.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to colour it in\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart by stamping the design with a pigment ink — I used \u003cstrong\u003eFallen Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePortobello\u003c\/strong\u003e VersaFine Clair in the sample, both warm browns that play beautifully with colour on top. Once it's fully dry, fill the scene however you like:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatercolour\u003c\/strong\u003e for soft, painterly washes — the most forgiving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePencil crayons\u003c\/strong\u003e for fine detail and gentle blending\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFelt tips or brush pens\u003c\/strong\u003e for bold, saturated colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA few ways to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTuck a snail (left- or right-facing) into the foreground and you have a complete cottage-garden scene — perfect for a long birthday card, a summer note, or a small piece of finished art to frame. Print and colour the garden on the left of a folded card, then add a favourite quote or verse alongside using one of the calligraphy or text stamps from the Noolibird range — a Kahlil Gibran line about the earth, or anything from a poetry book on the shelf, makes the finished piece feel really considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe garden also makes a beautiful inside-the-card panel, with a hand-coloured scene revealed when the recipient opens it. And it combines beautifully with stamps from the Garden Stamps and Vegetable Stamps ranges if you fancy adding a watering can, a robin, a gardener at work, or a row of beetroot in the foreground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInk pads used in the sample image\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI stamped the sample using \u003cstrong\u003eFallen Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePortobello\u003c\/strong\u003e VersaFine Clair ink pads.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noolibird","offers":[{"title":"English Garden Stamp — 6.5 × 13.5 cm","offer_id":57388328976761,"sku":"STEG-MN","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Snail, Left-facing — 5.5 × 2.5 cm","offer_id":57388329009529,"sku":"STEG-SN-L","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Snail, Right-facing — 5.5 × 2.5 cm","offer_id":57388329042297,"sku":"STEG-SN-R","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0163\/1338\/files\/MyGardenStamp.jpg?v=1780680616","url":"https:\/\/www.noolibird.com\/en-us\/products\/english-summer-garden-rubber-stamp-detailed-stamp-for-card-making-colouring-in","provider":"Noolibird","version":"1.0","type":"link"}