Mar 31 2007
Watercolored Sunflowers
Happy Saturday!
I was up early this morning and made this card, then I had to do some work, so I am posting it for you on my break 
I was so inspired by this gorgeous Daisy D’s paper that I got from Jacksonbelle! It’s an 8×8 pad called Beacon Hill. This sunflower and stripe pattern are soooo yummy!
I wanted to let the gorgeous paper be the focus of this card, so I pulled out this little bunch of sunflowers from the Provencale set. I stamped it on watercolor paper with Timber Brown Stazon ink. Then, I watercolored it using ink from the lid of the pad. I used saffron, summer sun, ruby red, old olive, close to cocoa, and creamy caramel. Then, I sponged some antique linen distress ink around the edges to give it an aged look. I mounted it on a piece of brocade blue cardstock that I had distressed and sponged the edges. I chose the brocade, because there are small distressed spots of that color on the patterned paper. I added the small “friend” tab to it, and I set that aside. (I simply stamped “friend” on a scrap of vanilla, punched it with the designer label punch, and sponged it with antique linen ink).
I chose kraft for the card base. Then, I attached a strip of the co-ordinating striped paper across the center of the sunflower print. It needed ribbon, and I just got this yummy ivory May Arts ribbon from Jacksonbelle. I thought it would be perfect, but I needed to tone it down. So, I sponged some of the antique linen ink on it. That was perfect! I layered the sunflower panel on a brocade panel, then tied the ribbon across the bottom of the striped panel.
I thought it needed a little interest, so I went through my stash and found these Daisy D’s antique pewter photo corners. I used 2 of them in opposing corners. Then, I mounted the focal image on an angle. It still needed “something” so I added the 3 pewter brads across the striped panel. Finally, I attached this to the kraft card base.
Looking at this makes me want to take a trip to France…how about you?
Have a fabulous Saturday!! Thanks for stopping by
| Stamps: provencale, fancy flex phr |
| Paper: daisy d’s beacon hill, kraft, brocade, watercolor |
| Ink: saffron, summer sun, olive, ruby, cocoa, caramel, antique linen (ranger) |
| Accessories: pewter brads, aged pewter corners, may arts ribbon, dimensionals, aquapainter, designer label punch, sponge, cutter kit distresser |
OOOOH Tdawg, this is just gorgeous!!! I LOVE the colors, your layout, coloring, love it all!!! Stunning!
Yow! Goooorgeous!!! Everything is so yummy.
Thud! That’s me falling on the floor…who knew that beautiful cards could be so dangerous! Absolutely gorgeous Trudee! You outdid yourself on that one.
Linda
This is beautiful…that paper is wild!
Ooooooooh, ahhhhhhhh! Look at all those flowers–YUM! Pretty, pretty!
What a beauty! Makes me wish for late summer sunflowers. TFS your gorgeous card. Nancy
This is gorgeous Trudee! love the warm look and that beautiful paper! Is that the 12×12 size? I just got the 8×8 pack of chasing butterflies and didn’t get that paper in the pack!
Tru this is gorgeouse! That paper is awesome and your coloring is beeutiful.
Gorgeous, Trudee! LOVE that paper!