It's that sunflower time of year! I really like these bright colors for a cheery get well card.
The flower center is Early Espresso cardstock (Nestabilities circle) with Nut Brown Flower Soft adhered around the edges. After that dried, I covered the inner center with Crystal Effects and poured on the microbeads. Haven't used those in ages!
I used sponge daubers to stencil the die cut and embossed sunflower petals (Summer Sun cardstock, Summer Sun & Pumpin Pie ink) and leaves (Garden Green cardstock & ink). Dimensionals are used under the sunflower and two of the leaves.
The Ballet Blue cardstock layer was embossed with the Floral Screen folder that was first brayered with Ballet Blue ink. It was adhered to the scallop trim punched vanilla cardstock square and popped up on dimensionals.
This card measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011 GMT Views: 1207
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Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 @ 2:01 PM
What a beautiful flower...my daughter would just love this she adores sunflowers. great layersing and pretty embossed border. the colors stand out so nicely...TFS...:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
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Wed, Oct 05, 2011 @ 11:04 PM
The Microbeads make perfect sunflower seeds! Great idea! Got lots of those and need to get them out again sometime. This is a real "wow" card, Linda. Stunning, vibrant colors which I just happen to love. Your flower is magnificent!