Sunflowers

Good Morning everyone

2 cards today using these lovely flower stamps from aall&create 'caffeinated' stamp set. I decided to stamp them in green and the card base is a lovely green too but looks dark in the photos. 

Card size approx 5x7"  I made my card base from a green card that matched the ink nicely and nested dies.  I die cut a smaller die from white cardstock and stamped the image in green.  I stencilled a background and then die cut this panel again with a smaller die to give me a frame, i attached the frame to the card front with foam tape and adhered the middle panel flat to the front - i do this quite a bit, its a good way to add some interest.

I stamped the flowers again onto white card, watercoloured with distress inks, cut out and decoupaged on top of the base image, touch of glitter glue added to the flower centre to finish. 

Version 2 using the other sunflower stamp in the set, made the same way just a different set of nesting dies and softer stencilling.  Size 6x6"

Items Used

aall&create stamps 'caffeinated' 

Funky fossil stencil 'umbrellas'

Crazy pathing stencil

XL nesting dies

Green & White cardstock

Distress Oxide inks - cracked pistachio, salty ocean, tumbled glass

Distress inks - Squeezed lemonade, wild honey, ripe persimmon, twisted citron, 

Thank you all for stopping by, i hope its a good week for you.  Last week was half term down here so i spent alot time crafting with my nieces which was fun!  Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-stencil-fun-challenge.html

https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html

https://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-82-flowers.html

https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-challenge.html

 

Sunflower shutter card

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Today im sharing my sunflowers for Ukraine card after seeing several inspiring posts in blogland recently.  Gecko galz are selling beautiful sunflower digital images on etsy here to help raise funds. 

I knew i wanted to try and use as many of the images on my card as i could so decided a tri fold shutter would be a good base, i dug out my neglected tattered lace shutter die set and got cutting. I printed out the sheets in A4 & A5 to give me a choice of sizes of the images.

I die cut my base from soft cream pearl cardstock that has a gold shimmer in it to pick up on the gold of the sunflowers.  I die cut the smaller mat layers from blue cardstock and then various sunflower images for each of the smaller panels.  For the 2 bigger ends i found a yellowy/orange printed paper that went with the sunflowers perfectly. 

For the front panel i trimmed the lovely sun rays over a sunflower field and mounted onto cream pearl card, then the blue card and mounted to the front with foam tape for a bit of dimension.

As i didn't want to use too much other than the printed sunflowers instead of die cut flowers to embellish I fussy cut out various sunflowers from the toppers and arranged on the front and back panels.  

After a while i decided on a die cut 'hello sunshine'  as the sentiment as the sun brightens the darkness with the sign of hope

Showing it from the right hand side

Close up of the topper.  I added just a touch of diamond glitter to the centre of the front sunflower

Close up of left side, i added a bit of shape to the front flower heads and attached with glue gel for a bit of dimension.  My printer ink was running out so some printed out in a different tone but actually turned out ideal to add depth tone for layering up the different flowers. 

and the back of the card, i die cut the yellow/orange paper for each panel and a smaller rectangle of the cream pearl for the centre to write my greeting in.  Attached flower offcuts from the toppers i cut up for the front of the card.

Items Used:

Geckogalz  sunflowers for ukraine digi images

Tattered lace A4 tri fold shutter die set

Hello sunshine die - brand?

Yellow/orange paper - the works

Cream pearl cardstock

Blue cardstock

Ranger stickles 'diamond'

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope its a positive week for you all.  Hugs Emmaxx

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Gatefold Sunflowers

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So while making my sunflower edger cards i thought you could turn them into a gatefold design. 

Card size approx.6x10"..  Using soft gold pearl cardstock i die cut 2 sunflower panels, i then cut a piece of soft gold pearl card to size for the main section of the card, i scored and folded the edge of the sunflower panels and then adhered them to the middle panel.  I took a contrasting patterned paper and lined the inside, this also hid the joins on the card.  I added colour to the sunflowers using oxide inks.

I die cut some butterflies - soft gold for the inside and using the same paper i lined the inside for the 2 butterflies on the front.  Lots of gems & glitter glue to embellish. 

Showing it stood up side on

I added a panel to the back of the card to write my greeting on, i used the same paper i lined the card with.

Items Used:

Creative expressions papercuts sunflower edger die

Sizzix butterfly dies

Stampin up sassy sentiment stamp

12x12 Ombre paper pad - the works

Oxide inks lemonade, campfire, twisted citron

Payper box soft gold pearl card

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  Hugs Emmax

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Sunflowers Galore

Good Morning everyone.

Today is a batch of cards using my first creative expressions paper cuts die - sunflower edger - I LOVE it!  Im also on a mission this year to use up some of the tonne of coloured cardstock ive amassed over the years as since making my own backgrounds i don't tend to use it - i also think its been breeding in the dark of the cupboard😁

6x6" Kraft card after folding my kraft card i die cut the sunflowers from the front edge.  I added starlight paints to the sunflower details so they shimmer.  For this card i decided to use it landscape although i know its supposed to be portrait. I added a yellow insert which protects the fine edge of the sunflower and lets the card stand up.  I stamped the sentiment on an offcut of kraft card and layered onto an offcut of the yellow paper i used for the insert and attached. Glitter dots to embellish and some stamped bees. 

Showing it front on

and onto different colour combos

Version 2 made the same way but portrait with a soft gold pearl cardstock and purple paper insert. Green glitter glue to the flower centres and a butterfly to finish.  The clearly besotted sentiment stamps i had fit perfectly into the middle of some simon says stamps sentiments i had - using a stamp platform i could line them up together easily, die cut into a circle to finish.

Soft gold pearl cardstock, i added a little colour to the sunflowers with oxide inks.  Pink gloss drops to embellish and a little stamped bee

Another landscape version with bright gold pearl cardstock and a black insert

Ivory pearl cardstock, i added colour to the flowers with oxide inks - yep now we have purple/pink sunflowers😁  Big gems added to the centres.

Items Used:

Creative Expressions papercuts die - sunflower edger

Chocolate Baroque 'Honey bee' stamps

Sizzix butterfly dies

Clearly besotted & Simon Says sentiment stamps

All pearl cardstock - payper box

CraftUK ltd kraft card

12x12 Papers - B&M & the works

Oxide inks 

Imagination crafts starlight paints (now cadence dora paint) - diamond, rich gold

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope its a good week for you all. Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following with my first card:

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/03/march-challenge-include-flower-or.html

http://daisychainchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/03/challenge-50-flowers.html

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2021/03/challenge-513-use-kraft.html