Celebrate Sunflower

One of my favourite flowers are sunflowers and I love to grow them. They come in many colors and sizes which is something I didn't realize until I started growing them a few years back. I love the ones that have multiple colors in them and grow shorter than the traditional yellow flowers. My favorite part about sunflowers is they just make you smile and they almost look like are smiling at you when you look at them in your garden. When I saw the Celebrate Sunflower bundle in the catalogue I knew I needed to have it and make some cute projects with it.

This set is a great set if you like to color, use alcohol markers, and watercolor. The images are very detailed and large so they are easy to color and bring depth in with your coloring medium. The sentiments are great too and I like that they mix the fonts which is something different and it adds interest. The dies are really cool too and they will allow you to add multiple layers of color and some pretty delicate detail.

I have made three projects with this bundle so far and I am sure you could do at least 50 more if you had the time. The first project I am going to show you is a set of cards I made for customers when I sent the new catalogue out. This set of cards was using the flowers for every season paper and the new in color designer series paper two sets of paper I highly recommend investing in due to its versatility.

Here are the measurements for the card and supplies used: 

•  Card base is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 using whisper white card stock.
• Flowers For Every Season cut at 4 x 5 1/4
• In color designer series paper cut at 2 inches
• Whisper White scrap paper for sentiment
•  Bumble Bee, Just Jade, Daffodil Delight cardstock for die cutting
•  Flowers for every season ribbon bundle

For these particular cards I wanted to really show off the dies. I started by taking bumble bee cardstock and daffodil delight cardstock to start making the sunflowers. The one die can be tricky to use because its so delicate so I suggest having the take your pick brush that helps clean up dies on hand. It will save you time and energy trying to get all those pieces cleaned up.

The dies will create a solid flower and a delicate detailed layered that will help you make a pretty 3D flower.   I used bumble bee ink to ink around the solid image to add more depth. I also used our fine tip ink to attach the two die cuts and I placed it around the center so it would allow the petals to look 3D.

 I wanted to add some more detail so I used the leaf dies to do the layering affect. I then used the 

 Just Jade ink to ink on the solid leaves as well but you can leave it without inking if you don't have a similar color or want a quick card.

I also used the dies to cut out greenery which is nice to have with the die set it allows you the ability to make a sunflower bouquet. I also used some sheer ribbon that comes in the combo ribbon pack for  flowers for every season pack. Another very versatile product in the catalogue. 

This set of cards is an easy set to make with limited supplies but you get a detailed look that is just stunning. Like I said earlier in the post this set is so versatile and beautiful.