For this month’s Casually Crafting Blog hop, I have designed .a sunflower thank you card.
The idea behind this blog hop is to show that you can create beautiful cards even if you don’t have lots of equipment. These beautiful cards are great for crafters who are just starting out, but even avid crafters will love to try these designs.
For this month’s blog hop we are using a Tic Tac Toe board to inspire us. The idea behind these boards is for you to choose 3 elements from a row- either horizontally, diagonally or vertically – and use those elements to inspire your project.
For my project, I went across the middle and chose Floral; Wink of Stella and Simple Stamping.
My Sunflower Thank You Card
Stamp : Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [152517] £22.00
Ink : Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad [151508] £9.25 , Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad [153116] £7.00 , Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] £7.00 , Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] £7.00
Card Stock : Bumblebee A4 Cardstock [153082] £8.25 , Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] £8.25 , Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £9.00
Tools & Adhesive : Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] £7.50
Ribbon & Trim : 1/4" Bumblebee Gingham Trim [153658] £6.50
Accessory : Gilded Gems [152478] £6.50
| A4 metric | Imperial letter Size | |
Bumblebee Card Base | 10.5cm x 29.7cm Scored at 14.9cm on the long side. | 4 1/4″ x 11″ Scored at 5 1/2″ on the long side |
| Early Espresso | 14.4cm x 10cm | 5 1/4″ x 4“ |
| Basic White | 13.9cm x 9.5cm | 5″ x 3 3/4″ |
| Basic White (insert) | 13.9cm x 9.5cm | 5″ x 3 3/4″ |
Instructions
- Fold the card along the score line to create the card base.
- On the Basic White mat, stamp 4 of the small sunflowers from the “Celebrate Sunflowers” set towards the bottom using Saddle Brown Stazon ink. Stamp the greeting along the bottom in Saddle Brown Stazon.
- Using the Wink of Stella pen as a paintbrush, pick up some Bumblebee ink for the flowers; Early Espresso ink for the centres and Old Olive ink for the leaves. This gives the finished card a lovely sparkle when the light hits the flowers.
- Pick some more Early Espresso ink up with the Wink of Stella brush and tap it on your hand to add splatters to the card front.
- Stick this stamped mat to the Early Espresso mat. Wrap a lenhth of the Bumblebee Gingham ribbon around the left hand side of this panel and attach to the back with tear & tape. Stick the panel to the card base. Stick a bow of the ribbon to the front with a glue dot and finsih with some gilded gems.
- Stamp some sunflowers onto the Basic White insert.
- Stick the Basic White mat to the inside of the card with liquid adhesive.
Let’s Hop
I hope you have enjoyed my project. Do leave a comment if you can, because it certainly makes my day. Then it is time to hop around all the other projects
How Can I Help?
Why don’t you pick a row of three elements and have a go at the Tic Tac Toe challenge yourself. I would love to see what you create.
Stay safe and stay well.
Helen xx
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Lovely card, thank you for sharing!
HI Helen, thank you for sharing such a cheerful card. I love those sunflowers!
Great card Helen. I forgot about this set!