The glory of sunflowers

Sunflowers make me smile.  They're a happy flower with those brilliant yellow petals.  I especially love that the centre of the flower matures into seeds for the birds---and I'm sure the birds are happy about that, too.   What luck that I found a sunflower stamp that I absolutely loved a few weeks ago and there is a challenge right now to make a card featuring sunflowers.

And another challenge that shows sunflowers in its inspirational photo.

{PIN}spirational Challenge #126

Of course I needed a sketch and found a great one at Pals Paper Arts Challenges.

And so I was all set.  I began with a base of Naturals White.  Then I took a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock and attached four pieces of Designer Paper, two from the Park Lane Designer Series Papers and two from the Colour Me Autumn Designer Series Papers.  Once they were attached, I used my Big Shot and Woodgrain embossing folder to emboss the piece before attaching it to my base.

I stamped the sunflowers onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using my Memento ink and then coloured it using my Blendabilities.  Once that was dry, I mounted the Whisper White onto a piece of Soft Suede using Dimensionals.  Then I covered the little ladybug with a thick layer of Crystal Effects.  My sentiment is from the Holiday Home stamp set and is stamped on Whisper White using Soft Suede ink.  I cut that into a banner and then mounted it on a piece of Mossy Meadow and cut around the whole, leaving a narrow border.  I mounted the sentiment using Dimensionals as well.

For more cards featuring this sketch, check out Pals Paper Arts.

For more cards featuring sunflowers, check out The Card Concept.  I chose to follow the layered designs.

For more beautiful fall flowers, check out {PIN}spirational Challenges.

For more cards featuring markers, chalks and others such tools, check out Addicted to Stamps and More.