Cherry Pie Artstamps are just what their name implies…art stamps. The owners hail from Italy (although they are located in the US now) and their images reflect their international art influence.

Cherry Pie is an online company whose unmounted images are divided into 21 categories. In addition to the single images available, they also sell full sheets which contain numerous images within a theme. Themes include well-known artists, women, scenery, wings, hardware, Italy, and various collage and decorative elements. Well known for their Italian images, Cherry Pie also has an extensive collection of individual scenic images, cats and postoids. However, my favorite images are the numerous collage and decorative elements available and, of course, their timepieces. They also have quite a number of Klimt, Dali and DaVinci images to bring out the artist in you. The images work particularly well with watercolor and grid techniques and can be used singly for a simple card or combined for more elaborate collage techniques. The website has an extensive gallery that is well worth looking at…there are numerous samples to provide inspiration and an enjoyable escape into the world of art.

So… if you want to create rubber stamped ART, a good place to start is with Cherry Pie Artstamps. Here are a few samples of things I did with some their images:

 Supplies

• Rubber Stamp
  Klimt Border, Klimt Heart (Cherry Pie)
  Foam Stamps: X,O (Making Memories foam alphabet-Misunderstood)
  
• Inkpads: Marvy English Red; Silver Encore Metallic pad, Versamark pad (Tsukineko)
• White detail embossing powder (Stamp It!)
• Shaved Ice: red and white (Magic Scraps)
• Acetate, scrap foam, silver thread
• The Wizard Die Cut/Embossing machine and circle geometric die (Spellbinders)
• Red and White cardstocks

Directions

1. Stamp Klimt border on red cardstock with Versamark. Emboss with white powder. Cut into a circle with a window using the Wizard and geometric die. Adhere small piece of acetate to backside of window.
2. Stamp Klimt Heart on white cardstock. Sprinkle Shaved Ice on heart and then attach circle cutout over heart with scrap foam to create a shaker element.
3. Computer generate Hugs and Kisses background. Trim to card size and stamp "X's and O's" on it with red ink. Edge panel with silver ink.
4. Cut strip of background and adhere to strip of red cardstock. Wrap with silver thread.
5. Adhere Hugs and Kisses panel to red card. Attach shaker circle and strip embellishment as shown.

 Supplies

• Rubber Stamps:
  Rough Ocean, Beach Umbrella, Deck Chair (Cherry Pie)
  
• Black StazOn inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Maimori watercolors (available from Cherry Pie)
• White Galaxy marker
• Glaze gel pens (Sakura)
• The Wizard Die Cut/Embossing Machine and Lighthouse die (Spellbinders)
• Watercolor paper, yellow, red and blue cardstock
• Fibers
• Glossy Accents (Ranger)
• Miniature seashells
• Seashell charm (Just Jhone)

 Directions

1. Stamp chair and umbrella with permanent black ink on watercolor paper. Mask the items and stamp the ocean. Paint scene with watercolors. Highlight waves with white marker. Color chair and umbrella with gel pens. Stamp a second umbrella. Color with gel pen and cut out the top. Adhere to top of stamped umbrella with hot glue.
2. Die cut glasses and lotion out of red cardstock. Color embossed area of lotion with brown marker. Adhere to scene. Adhere miniature seashells with Glossy Accents.
3. Thread fiber through charm and adhere to blue cardstock panel. Attach to yellow card. Attach watercolored scene to card front.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps -
  Black Diamonds, Wiccan Rede (Cherry Pie)
  
• Manuscript patterned paper, brown cardstock
• Black StazOn inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Encore gold inkpad (Tsukineko); Gold Embossing Powder (Judikins)
• Cream colored Magic Mesh
• Maimori Watercolors (available from Cherry Pie)
• Rich Gold Metallic powdered watercolor (available from Cherry Pie)
  

Directions

1. Tear patterned paper and stamp images with black inkpad. Apply watercolor wash over piece. Paint butterfly. Splatter piece with gold watercolor (pick up metallic watercolor with wet brush and "flick" onto piece).
2. Stamp diamond background on brown card with gold ink. Emboss with gold powder.
3. Adhere Magic Mesh to corners and adhere watercolored piece to top of card.
   

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps-
  Latin Manuscript, Pointing Hand, moth, Sibilla postoid, Venere postoid, Stencil Decoration, Deco border (Cherry Pie)
  
• Maimori and Rich Gold Metallic Watercolors (available from Cherry Pie)
• Black StazOn inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Masquepen (Cruddas Innovations, available from Cherry Pie)
• Walnut Ink Crystals (Rusty Pickle)
• Adirondack color wash spray: Denim (Ranger)
• Text weight white paper, watercolor paper, gold metallic text weight paper, brown card
• Blue shipping tag
• Pearlescent Ice Blue and Coffee Bean Brilliance inkpads (Tsukineko)
• Gold webbing spray (Krylon)
• Pitt India Ink Artist Pens (Faber-Castell)
• Pearl Opals (Craftware)
• Gold marker (Pilot)
• Fibers
  
  

Directions

1. Stamp hand, moths, script and deco border on strip of text weight paper with black ink. Stamp postoids separately on scrap text weight paper. Color moth wings with India Ink pens. Cover women's faces and moth wings with Masquepen fluid. Let dry.
2. Mix Walnut ink crystals with water and put in spritzer bottle. Spritz walnut ink onto stamped images. Apply watercolors and let blend together. When dry, paint deco border and women's hair and head covering. When all is dry, rub dried masking fluid off the moth wings and women's faces. Cut postoids out with Fiskars decorative scissors (postage stamp). Edge with metallic watercolor and flick metallic watercolor onto moth panel. Let dry.
3. Cut watercolor paper to make card panel. Spray with walnut ink and Adirondack color wash. When dry, stamp Stencil Decoration onto panel with both Brilliance inks.
4. Tear bottom of gold text weight panel and adhere to brown card. Adhere watercolor panel to top.
   Spray blue shipping tag with gold webbing spray. Edge with gold marker. Adhere collaged panel to tag. Adhere postoids to top of collaged panel. Adhere pieces of Pearl Opals as shown. Thread fibers through tag hole and adhere tag to top of card.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamp
  Calligraphy Portrait, Deco Heart (Cherry Pie)
  
• Black cardstock, ice blue text weight paper
• Decorative tissue paper (Enchanted Ink)
• Silver marker (Pilot)
• Fiskar's border punch (Hearts)
• Inkjet Transparency
• Black Stazon inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Pearlescent Ice Blue Brilliance inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Pop Dot (Stamp Craft)
  

 Directions

1. Stamp image on transparency with black ink. Cover back with decorative tissue paper. Edge with silver marker.
2. Fold black card and trim right front edge. Punch edge with border punch. Adhere ice blue text weight paper on inside of card. Trim front edge.
3. Stamp deco heart across top and bottom with ice blue ink. Cut paper strips out of scrap blue paper.
4. Stamp heart on ice blue paper scrap with black ink. Cut out. Adhere paper strips and heart to corner of stamped image with a pop dot. Curl paper strips with fingers.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps
  Swirly Portrait, large Klimt Swirls (Cherry Pie)
  
• Black and red cardstocks; gold text weight paper
• Inkjet Transparency
• Black StazOn inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Decorative tissue paper (Enchanted Ink)
• Encore gold inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Gold marker (Pilot)
• x-acto knife
• Fiskar's border punch
• Gold spiral clip
• Fibers

 Directions

1. Stamp portrait on transparency with black ink. Cover back with tissue paper.
2. Fold black card and cut window in the front with an x-acto knife. Edge the window with a gold marker. Adhere picture to underside of window. Trim edge of black card and punch border. Stamp Klimt swirls with gold ink as shown.
3. Fold red cardstock and trim edge. Adhere to inside of black card.
4. Cut 1 ¼" strip of gold paper. Punch edge with border punch. Accordion fold it to make a fan. Attach a thin strip of black paper around bottom of fan to hold it together. Adhere to lower right corner of card.
5. Tie fibers onto spiral clip and attach to top of card.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps
  Hocus Pocus, Cauldron (Cherry Pie)
  Message (Hero Arts)
  
• Lime green and black cardstocks
• Orange striped patterned paper
• Black Versacolor pigment inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Black Sparkle embossing powder (Stamp Zia)
• Glaze Gel pens (Sakura)
• Tombow markers
• Stickles glitter glue (Ranger)
• Halloween confetti
• Fun foam adhesive ghost
  

 Directions

1. Stamp witch, cauldron and message on lime cardstock panel with black pigment ink. Emboss with black powder.
2. Color witch with Glaze pens and Tombow markers. Draw more sprinkles from the witch's hand and bubbles from the cauldron with black glaze pen. Dot both with glitter glue.
3. Adhere bat and jack-o-lantern confetti as shown.
4. Adhere fun foam ghost to top of cauldron.
5. Adhere to orange patterned paper panel and attach to black card.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps
  Precious Clock (Cherry Pie)
  
• Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments (Jacquard)
• Krylon Crystal Clear
• Gold Encore Inkpad; Versamark Inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Black cardstock
• Gold textweight paper
• Fiskars decorative border punch
  

 Directions

1. Computer generate verse and print on gold text weight paper. Adhere to black panel and punch top of panel with border punch. Wet and curl bottom of black panel. Edge top and bottom with gold inkpad. Adhere to another piece of gold paper.
2. Stamp clock repeatedly on black cardstock with Versamark ink. Brush with various colors of Pearl Ex powders and wipe with tissue. Spray panel with Krylon Crystal Clear. Adhere to gold paper and trim to edge panel. Adhere to black card
3. Attach verse to top of card.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps
  Cat Shadows (Cherry Pie)
  Message (KT Designs)
  
• India Ink black stamp pad (Stewart Superior)
• Encore Copper inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Text weight white paper
• Hand made paper (Eko Africa)
• Cream colored card
• Maimori watercolors; Copper powdered metallic watercolor (available from Cherry Pie)
  

  Directions

1. Tear a piece of text weight paper. Stamp cat on paper with black permanent ink. Paint and splatter watercolors over image. Splatter copper watercolors on card front. Let dry.
2. Mount cat image to handmade paper and then to card. Stamp message on top with copper ink.

 Supplies

• Rubber Stamps
  Sleeping Kizette (Cherry Pie)
  Message (So She Stamps)
  
• Zia Color Wash Jewels (Stamp Zia)
• Plastic fern (Stamp Zia)
• StazOn Black ink (Tsukineko)
• Glossy cardstock; white matte cardstock
• Silver metallic and purple cardstocks
• Mr. Ellie Pooh handmade paper-aqua
• Silver ribbon and brads
  

Directions

1. Lay plastic fern on glossy cardstock and spray with Color Wash Jewels. Remove fern and let dry.
2. Stamp image in black ink on glossy background. Adhere to aqua handmade paper and purple cardstock panel with silver brads.
3. Stamp message on white cardstock. Mat to silver cardstock and to a piece of the color wash background.
4. Adhere strip of purple cardstock to top of silver card. Adhere ribbon on top of strip. Attach message and stamped image to front of card as shown.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps
  Calendario, Farfalla, Butterfly and Calligraphy, small Crystal Balls (Cherry Pie)
  
• Text weight paper
• India Ink black stamp pad (Stewart Superior)
• Maimori watercolors, Sequin Gold powdered watercolor (available from Cherry Pie)
• "lace" handmade paper
• blue card

  Directions

1. Stamp images on torn text weight paper with black permanent ink (stamp Farfalla and then cover it with a mask before stamping the Calendario).
2. Paint collaged images with watercolors and splatter with metallic watercolors. I paint "wet on wet" so I paint the watercolors onto wet paper to allow the colors to blend together better. Let dry.
3. Adhere lace handmade paper to blue card. Attach collaged image to top of card.

 Supplies

• Rubber Stamps
  Chinese Happy New Year (Cherry Pie)
  
• Black, metallic gold and red cardstocks
• Asian patterned paper
• Encore Gold; Lightning Black Brilliance and Black Versacolor inkpads (Tsukineko)
• Black sparkle embossing powder (Stamp Zia)
• Egyptian Gold embossing powder (Judikins)
• Inkjet Transparency
• The Wizard Die Cut/Embossing Machine and rounded top tag die (Spellbinders)
• Sizzix envelope die (Provo Craft)
• Deckle edge ruler
• Gold brads
• Party favors from Chinese New Year's party (chopsticks, Hell money, gold bar)
• Chinese paper cutting: rooster (downloaded from internet)

  Directions

1. Print and cut out photos. Mount on gold cardstock mats. Double mat two photos on gold and black cardstock.
2. Trim patterned paper and red cardstock with deckle edge ruler. Edge patterned paper with Lightning Black ink. Edge red cardstock with gold ink and emboss with gold powder. Adhere patterned paper to red cardstock along outer and inner edges only. Stamp Happy New Year message along red edge as shown with black ink. Adhere to black 12x12 cardstock.
3. Adhere photos along left and right sides of layout.
4. Die cut tags and envelope from black and red cardstock. Stamp message on tags and emboss (gold on the black tag and black on the red tags).
5. Computer generate title and print onto transparency. Cut in half and adhere halves to each page of layout in the center. Adhere red tags to sides of title with gold brads.
6. Adhere black tag to red envelope with gold brad. Insert Hell money into envelope.
7. Trim out some of the white sections on the Chinese paper cutting with an x-acto knife. Adhere to black mat.
8. Adhere party favors, envelope and paper cutting to layout as shown. Adhere two photos to right side of layout under the title.
9. Print journaling and adhere to black mat. Attach red tag to allow for a "pull tab" and tuck the journaling down inside between the patterned paper and red cardstock on the left layout.