Sunday, June 3, 2018

Charming Gardeners

Back again on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.  

Today I have a pretty 'sunflower' to share with you. 
I changed up the colors to make it not look so much like a Fall flower.




Using the Cheery Lynn Sunflower Set I cut my petals 3 times in 3 different shades of blue, then sponged the petal edges using a blue ink.  Then I just layered them together topping with a center, that I die cut twice.  I think it is so bright and happy in these shades of blue!  I die cut my stem and leaves from 2 different shades of green card stock, assembled and placed it all together on a Memory Box Sideshow Tickets die cut, this is a retiring set.  I layered that with a piece of white card stock which I added a bit of texture to using a Darice Embossing Folder, Basket Weave.




I also added a Memory Box Orbitz Circle underneath my focal panel as an accent. 
This is also a retiring set, so get em' while they're hot!

I stamped my sentiment in Island Indigo ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder
and heat set, all on a Vellum  strip.  Sentiment by Gina K Designs, Friends.

Enamel Dots.
Button & Twine.





So much dimension--you know I loooooove that!

This card will also be entered into the following Challenges;

Scrapy Land, Anything Goes!
CropStop, Party #39.
Simon Says Work It Wednesday, Summer.




Here's What I Used:




Cheery Lynn Designs - Sunflower Set






RETIRED - Memory Box Dies - Sideshow Tickets





RETIRED - Memory Box Dies - Orbitz Circle




Thanks for popping in!


Enjoy~~




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11 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful card!! I love how your color choice totally changes the look of that sunflower! Thanks for linking up to Cropstop with this beauty!

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  2. Hi, Donna! Saying "beautiful card" does not begin to describe how your masterpiece touches my heart! It truly is gorgeous - but there is something about the sweet sentiment on vellum, the lovely, cool colors, the textures, layers and shapes, that really melts my heart. It's a wonderful card! Truly lovely. hugs, de

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  3. Oh Donna, this is one of my favorite flower dies and I just love it in blue! You are so good at thinking outside of the box. Send a little of your creative imagination my way, would you? The ticket and doily are a nice backdrop too. Love, love LOVE this!

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  4. I admire your creativeness when it comes to making cards. This change of color in the flower is an amazing and powerful example of what I mean. All of the detail and the dimension are splendid. I wonder if Penny will be a paper gardener too?

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  5. What a fabulous selection of dies you have used!. Your card is absolutely stunning! xx

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  6. Super pretty, I love the blue theme. Great idea to layer those flowers, and I really like the embossing panel and that beautiful Orbit Circle adds just the right amount of texture. And yes, I wonder if Penny will be a paper gardener too!! That just makes me smile!

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  7. Oh, so pretty! You might already know that I like sunflowers...they're my favorite! :o)

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  8. This is so awesome. I love all the blue and what a fantastic layout as well.

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  9. Fabulous,Donna. I love the layering and shades of blue. I agree with Barb, you are always thinking outside every box so the sky is the limit. I wish sunflowers were blue.

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  10. Wow Outstanding!! I totally love the blue sunflower, like the idea of using different shades of blue, I just love the design of the card too, put together perfectly!!

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