Celebrate Sunflowers Archives - Shannon Kay Paperie

Hello there! I had SO much fun coloring this amazing sunflower stamp with my last post that I simply had to color another one before I put the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle away! And it did not disappoint, I had JUST as much fun with this out-of-the box color combination for my sunflower!

Measurements:

Night of Navy Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Bumblebee Card Stock Layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Misty Moonlight Card Stock Layer: 3 3/4″ x 5″
Night of Navy Card Stock Layer: 3″ x 4 1/4″
Bumblebee Card Stock Layer: 2 3/4″ x 4″
Playing with Patterns DSP Layer: 5th Largest Stitched Rectangles Die

Details:

I had attempted to use pattern paper from the Playing with Patterns DSP for my last card and had it out on my work table when I was choosing a color for my next sunflower – this pattern just jumped up and down and cried “Choose Me!”, so I did!
I stamped the sunflower in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (always use Memento Ink with Stampin’ Blends or the black ink will bleed) and colored it in with Seaside Spray and Night of Navy (both light and dark) for the flower petals. The flower center was colored with Dark So Saffron, ringed with Dark Daffodil Delight, and Dark Mango Melody in the very center. All three together work beautifully with the Bumblebee card stock!
I die cut the stitched rectangle from this beautiful DSP and then just kept adding layers! I also felt some texture was needed so I embossed the Misty Moonlight layer with the Old World Paper Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Embossing Folder which I felt added that little somethin’ somethin’.

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to pull out this 3/8″ Denim Ribbon for this card! The back story is that YEARS and YEARS ago, Stampin’ Up! carried this delightful ribbon in both Denim and Always Artichoke. I’m pretty sure I used the Always Artichoke ribbon a time or two, but never the denim. I SO wanted to use it so I held on to it and ‘lo and behold, last year they released it AGAIN!! Happy dance! Did I use it last year?? Well, no, but…I have FINALLY used it!! lol Doesn’t it add a wonderful texture to the mix?
It was at this point that I thought about a sentiment – nothing like waiting until the last minute! After lots of contemplation I pulled out this sweet sentiment from the Very Versailles stamp set – it fits perfectly and I know just who to send this card to now!!
Was that enough detail? Nope!! I’ve made a vow to myself to use more pieces of stamp and die sets before moving on to another set so I pulled out these leaf dies from the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle and die cut them in Bumblebee – oh my gosh! What a fantastic leaf die! I’m IN LOVE!!

After all that, I was worn out and decided to leave the card inside stamp free, but of course added a white panel cut with the 2nd largest Stitched Rectangles die and backed by Bumblebee card stock. I think with all of the texture and pattern going on on the card front, the interior is pretty enough, no need to add more!
Did you notice the scallop edge on the envelope flap? Yes, that’s another gorgeous die from the Envelopes Dies – another way to quickly and easily add a beautiful touch to your envelope!! I’m looking forward to experimenting with this die set to see how many unique touches I can add to envelopes – and looking forward to sharing them with you!

I’ve been busily creating in between unpacking boxes and hanging photos – my goal is to be completely settled by the end of August – we’ll see if I make it!

Thank you so much for stopping by to take a peek at today’s project and I hope to see you again soon!

Blessings to you!

Supplies:

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Night of Navy, Bumblebee, Misty Moonlight; Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White (80 lb)

DSP: Playing with Patterns 6″ x 6″

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Celebrate Sunflowers, Very Versailles

Coloring Tools: Seaside Spray, Night of Navy (Light and Dark); Dark So Saffron, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Mango Melody

Dies: Sunflowers Dies, Stitched Rectangles; Envelopes

Tools: Big Shot

Embellishments: 3/8″ Denim Ribbon; Wink of Stella

Other: Whisper White Envelope

Hello there my stamping friends, I have missed you! I am sorry to have been away for so long! I have been very busy moving to and setting up my new home in Missoula, Montana and have had all of my goodies packed away for sooooo long! But I’m back and sharing the new board this week at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge!

I thought I would go straight across the middle this week with Stencil, Celebration and Any Shape Die:

Details:

I received the ‘Celebrate Sunflowers’ bundle as part of my most recent Stampin’ Up! order – it was a must have for me out of the new annual catalog, BUT I have seen tons of samples with it used in traditional colors (yellow and brown) and while there is nothing wrong with that, I was not inspired. I did however have some Swedish Fish at hand and they seem to have influenced my color choice with this card 🙂
I pulled out all of my pink Stampin’ Blends and decided to pair Flirty Flamingo with Poppy Parade and then turned myself loose on this poor unsuspecting stamped sunflower! I chose Crumb Cake and Soft Suede to color the flower center and the leaves – they all look SO pretty together!

I pulled out the new Polka Dot Stampin’ Up! Basic Pattern Decorative Masks to create my background. I taped a piece of white card stock down and then taped the mask down over top of it and then inked it up well with my Versamark ink pad – at least that was my INTENTION, lol, I actually inked it up with my Black Onyx Versafine ink pad (whoops) and so now had a black inky MESS all over the top of my stencil!! While cleaning it up I noticed that the black ink did not actually make it into any of the holes in the stencil (eek), thwarting my plan to have a polka dot heat embossed background! So I pulled out a new piece of white cardstock and repeated the process (this time with Versamark ink!) and added a step – after the stencil was liberally smeared with Versamark ink, I took a micro fiber cloth and smeared the ink INTO the holes, lifted off the stencil, applied white embossing powder and set the whole mess with my heat tool and … IT WORKED! I was SO excited! in the end however, I chose to use just a 3/4″section of the embossed background and snipped each end into a lovely banner using the new ‘Banner Pick A Punch’ – quick, easy and precise!
I then stamped one of the sentiments from the ‘Celebrate Sunflowers’ bundle (leaving off the ‘Let’s’ at the beginning) onto a retangluar die cut, and mounted both the banner strip and the flower dies as well.

I applied Wink of Stella to the flower petals, applied Crystal Effects to the flower center, added a pretty bow with an Elegant Faceted Gem in in center as the jewelry for my lovely flower 🙂
I ran the envelope flap through my Big Shot with one of the dies from the new ‘Ornamental Envelopes’ bundle and backed it with pretty Flirty Flamingo DSP from the new basic DSP stacks – what a lovely way to dress up an envelope, don’t you agree??

Finally, I stamped the inside card panel with another sunflower stamp from the ‘Celebrate Sunflowers’ bundle and colored it in to coordinate with the flower on the card front and added a sentiment from the new ‘Happiest of Birthdays’ stamp set. I stamped the sentiment in Black Onyx Versafine ink and masked off the second line with a post it while inking up the stamp. I then used my Poppy Parade Stamps’ Write marker to ink up the second line and stamped it as well. It didn’t come out as perfectly as I would have liked so I inked it up again and stamped it a second time – that’s the beauty of the Stamparatus (and other) stampin tool. You can do that easily! I think I will be using my Stampin’ Write markers more now that I know I have a second chance to get the colors just right!

This card was for a very special someone and so was a true labor of love. I so enjoyed playing along with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge board and encourage you to get your stamping toys out and play along as well! All the guidelines are posted on the blog, making it very easy to play along – hope to see you in the gallery! And please don’t forget to enjoy all of the fine inspiration from the rest of the design team!

Blessings to you and thank you SO very much for stopping by today!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White, both 80 lb (layers) and 110 lb (card base)

DSP: Brights 6″ x 6″ DSP Assortments

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Versafine Onyx Black

Stamps: Celebrate Sunflowers and Happiest of Birthdays

Coloring Tools: Light & Dark Stampin Blends in Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede. Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker

Dies: Sunflowers Dies; Envelopes Dies and Stitched Rectangles Dies

Tools: Banners Pick A Punch; White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool; Basic Pattern Decorative Masks

Embellishments: Elegant Faceted Gems; 1/4″ Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

Other: Whisper White Envelope

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