Inspiration Wednesday on a Friday..... June 26

Good morning everyone and welcome to my blog.  As we continue along with the process of trying to catch up,  I'm sharing another card with you.  After this post, we should be back on track and ready to begin a regular schedule next Wednesday.  I have really enjoyed these days with you all and I hope you have been enjoying the Tender Moments Collection.  So this morning I'm switching gears and am sharing a Sunflower card I have made.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed making it!

Heartfelt Creations Products:

HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower Cling Stamp Set

HCD1-753 Classic Sunflower Die HCPC-3887 Wild Aster Cling Stamp Set HCD1-7257 Wild Aster Die HCD1 7212 Petite Pocket Accents Die HCPC-3790 Classic Wedding Wishes Cling Stamp Set Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50 - White HCST1-401 Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit 159723 Designer Dries Clear Adhesive 352854 Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles ANC845 Power Outage Prills ANC829 Express O Yourself Prills 26 Redland Elements TSMP900 Memento Dye Ink Pad Tuxedo Black RACP005 Ranger Archival Ink Pad Sunflower TSMP201 Memento Dye Ink Pad Morocco TSMP800 Memento Dye Ink Pad Rich Cocoa TSMP707 Memento Dye Ink Pad Bamboo Leaves RACP962 Ranger Archival Ink Pad Fern Green Other Products: Dandelion Memento Ink, White Cardstock , Glossy Accents, Hot Glue Gun, Cardboard from Shipping Box, Paper Trimmer, Die Cutting Machine, Water Spritzer Bottle Instructions: My card is 6 X 6.  Make card base and cover the front and inside with coordinating pieces of the card stock.  Using one of the dies of the Pocket Accent Dies, cut the shape into the card front after you decide how far back you want it to be from the edge of the card.  Next using the die for the decorative piece of these dies cut a piece using white card stock.  Glue this to the edge of the card front matching the edges. Using Rich Cocoa Memento ink, stamp the flower petals and then using coordinating dies cut them out.  Color the petals using Morocco ink in the center then I blended using Bamboo Leaves ink.  I did another layer of color using Dandelion and Cantaloupe inks and lastly, I did a layer of Archival Sunflower Ink on the tips of the petals.  Spritz the backs of the petals and use the Flower Shaping Kit to shape.  I pinched the ends of the petals and bent them to the right to give them a bit of interest.  Layer two petals together and add my homemade sunflower center.  It is made up of the prills and Redlands Elements.  It is dark brown with a hint of red and I love the look. Set the petals aside to dry.  Once dry I used a brush and painted the petals with Glossy Accents.  Set the flowers aside to dry. Using Archival Fern Green stamp the leaves and color with Bamboo Leaves.  Use coordinating dies to cut them out.  I didn’t shape the leaves but I did add Glossy Accents using a brush.  Set them aside to dry. Stamp the sentiment on white card stock and cut it out with a paper trimmer, I edged the white cardstock with Bamboo Leaves ink and then glued to a mat of coordinating paper from the collection.  I cut a piece of a shipping box and glued it to the back of the sentiment piece and then glued it to the card.   I decided on the placement of my flowers and leaves and hot glued them down onto the card.  The card is finished and ready to go.