Celebrating Sunflowers

  Hello, Stampers! 

Today's card features Stampin' Up!'s Celebrate Sunflowers. With all that is going on in Ukraine, I thought I might join in and make a card using their country's colors and flower, the sunflower. If you can donate to the plight of the people of Ukraine, I suggest it. There are so many places you can contribute but I don't feel comfortable posting any find one you trust, and do what your heart leads. 

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Here is the card I made:

 What I Used: 

• Celebrate Sunflowers
• Whisper White Cardstock 8 1/2 x 11 cut at 5 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4 
• Balmy Blue 4 x 5 1/4 
• White watercolor pencil or white craft ink pad
• Mango Medley marker or ink pad
• Granny Apple Green marker or ink pad

What I Did:

1. Gather supplies needed from above.
2. Cut layers as measured above
3. Using typing paper or thin paper, create a mask of the sunflower by stamping it and cutting it out carefully just inside the lines. 
4. Stamp the big sunflower on the Balmy Blue paper with the Balmy Blue ink pad. When you mask be sure that some of the lines from the image show so it doesn't leave a weird blank space. 
5. Color the stamped image with a white watercolor pencil. If you do not have a watercolor pencil you can use a water pen or paintbrush with a little water and whitewash the flower image. 
6. On a clear block or non-porous surface scribble Mango Medley (If you do not have the marker, press down a Mango Medley ink pad onto the block).
7. Once the whitewash is dry (if using a watercolor pencil there is no drying time) use the water pen to color over the image. I just basically traced the dark lines with the color. Be careful not to add too much water. 
8. Once it is dry you may want to go in with either the color or the whitewash to highlight/correct/enhance sections. 
9. Complete the process with the leaves and the center of the flower. 
10. Adhere the card together with glue or Stampin dimensionals.
11. Once the front of the card is completed stamp a coordinating image on the inside of the card and an envelope.

Have Fun!!!

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Honeybee Home All Occasion Card

 Hello, Stampers! 

Today's card features Stampin' Up!'s Honeybee Home Bundle. The DSP Heart & Home is absolutely beautiful. I love it. This is a book bind card. These are great cards to create. If you struggle with filling in the front image of a card or simply want to use up your DSP, this is the card for you. 

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Hostess Code: AZJGMY49

Here is the card I made: 

  

 What I Used: 

• Honeybee Home Bundle
• Whisper White Cardstock 8 1/2 x 11 cut at 5 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4 AND 3 1/4, and scrap of WW.
• Basic Gray  3 x 5 1/4, for the bind: 1 x 5 1/4, and scrap to cut out the circle.
• Heart & Home DSP 2 7/8 x 5 1/8, and for the bind 7/8 x 5 1/8
• Die set from Honeybee Home 

What I Did:

1. Gather supplies needed from above.
2. Cut layers as measured above
3. Glue the base layers together as pictured.
4. Glue the bind layers onto the card
5. Open the card and place glue on the scored section to create the bind of the card.
6. Cut out the floral image
7. Color the image with the water pen. Be sure there isn't too much water because this isn't watercolor paper.
8. Use Pale Papaya, Evening Evergreen, and for the bee Pale Papaya and Smokey Slate. 
9. Cut the circle using the die cut machine and the circles die.
10. With the other scrap of gray cut the silhouette image as well. 
11. On a scrap piece of white, stamp the sentiment and cut it into a rectangle shape as pictured.
12. Adhere the gray silhouette image to the card with the multi-purpose glue.
13. Adhere the floral image to the circle with the multi-purpose glue.
14. Pop up the circle and floral image using dimensionals. 
15. Once you have placed the circle image and floral image onto the card adhere the sentiment. You may need to add a dimensional to the tail end. 
16. Tie a bow using the gray ribbon and adhere with a mini glue dot. 
17. Once the front of the card is completed stamp a bee onto the inside bottom right corner as well as the envelope. 

Have Fun!!!

Click the image below to watch my video on Youtube! 

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Nature's Harvest

 Hello, Stampers! 

Today's card features Stampin' Up!'s Nature's Harvest. I love the summer feel, especially with spring right around the corner! The DSP is so pretty, I love the Soft Succulent with the script background. I have used this so much I had to buy another pack of paper! 

This card layout is a great way to showcase your DSP as well. Use any stamp set with a good focal image too. This is such a versatile card layout. Have fun and share your card images with me. I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

Don't forget to enter the hostess code when you purchase your supplies! The supply list is down below. 

Hostess Code: D7QWAEKU

Here is the main card I made:   

 What I Used: 

• Whisper White Cardstock 8 1/2 x 11 cut at 4 1/4 and scored at 5 1/2, a scrap of WW.
• Evening Evergreen 2 x 5 1/4 
• Harvest Meadow DSP two strips cut at 1 x 5 1/4
• Die set from Nature's Harvest
• Timeworn Type 3-D embossing folder

What I Did:

1. Gather supplies needed from above.
2. Cut layers as measured above
3. Glue the two strips of Harvest Meadow DSP to the edge of the base card. Be sure to leave a 1/8 inch or so border.
4. Run the Evening Evergreen paper through the Timeworn Type 3-D embossing folder. 
5. Glue the strip of Evening Evergreen between the two DSP pieces. 
6. Using Memento ink, stamp the floral stamp onto cardstock.
7. Color the image with the blends according to the picture above.
8. Run the image through the die cut machine using the matching die from the Nature's Harvest bundle.
9. With a scrap of Evening Evergreen, die-cut the silhouette image of the wheat/grass die. 
10. Glue down the silhouette image on the base card
11. Glue the floral image down over the silhouette image.
12. Stamp the sentiment and cut it out with the die from the set.
13. Pop up the image with dimensionals and place it on the card.
14. Using the Evening Evergreen blend, color three rhinestones, and place them on the card. 

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