Aren't they just the cheeriest flowers??!! I have many sunflower stamps and stencils, but I always seem to go back to my favorite...TCW - Mini Joyful Sunflower! (I've never been sure why they labeled it as "Mini" as it's a BIG 6x6 stencil!!) Anyway, I stenciled the whole bloom (with Gina K inks), and then ended up using only part of it. Here's what I came up with...
I used PTI's Reflections: April die to cut out the portion of the Sunflower that I wanted, and then stamped over it with PTI's Year of Psalms: July in black onyx ink.
I made a background panel using an older SU! Honeycomb ef and then lightly blended over it with residual ink from my yellow blending brush to help the honeycomb stand out a bit more. I attached the panel to a white top folding card base, and then added a piece of yellow & white gingham ribbon (SU!) and then attached my stenciled and stamped image with foam tape over top. I finished with a little bee from The Greetery's Honey Jar stamp & die set (hard to see in the photo but the wings on this bee are vellum) and also a few Disco Ball Sequins (Gina K). This will work perfectly for a bright and cheery encouragement card!
You can find all kinds of BEAUTIFUL Sunflower cards for inspiration from the DT at Double D right HERE, so if you LOVE Sunflowers like I do, play along with this fun challenge. It's open till Sunday, Sept. 15th @ 8:00PM.
Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!
11 comments:
Such a gorgeous stenciled sunflower over the sentiment, Marcia - just love the honeycomb coverplate behind too!! That ink blending really brought it out nicely!!
Even just part of your sunflower is beautiful, Marcia! Love that bit of gingham ribbon and the little bee. Wonderful card!
Delightful through and through! Your sunflower stencil is gorgeous and beautifully shaded. I love the honeycomb and bees, and you used ribbon! It all goes together so perfectly. Marcia I'm glad you took the time to play along with us at Double D! Thank you!
I could never figure that mini thing out either, Marcia - man you have made it shine in a GIANT way! Beautiful colors, fabulous embossing, just enough distressing and a wonderful sentiment, too!
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You put that "Mini" sunflower stencil to good use Marcia. Love your card and the way use die cut part of the sunflower and that sentiment is perfect. Love it.
What a wonderful "mini" sunflower design! Big or little, this fits the bill perfectly. The soft honeycomb background is perfect for this "mini" bloom. The gingham ribbon and bee are the perfect finishing touches on this sweet card. Thanks also, for entering it into the Double D Challenge. It's always fun seeing how you're inspired by the mood boards.
You picked just the right elements and put them together in a fantastic way, Marcia. This is such a wonderful card, my friend.
I love sunflowers too and this is my favorite stencil, Marcia! I love how you've stamped the Psalm over the flower!
Beautiful card, great design, and I love the greeting! Lots of wonderful work here, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at Double D, I hope we see you back again soon!
Judy~ DD DT Designer
This is beautiful, I love the way you selected a pretty portion of the flower to showcase with the fun die. Also I ADORE the verses you've been posting lately
The sunflower is one of my favourite stencils. LOVE that you've just used part to create a beautiful card, Marcia!! xx
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