January 26, 2011

What Sunflowers Do!

** This is my THIRD post today...please scroll down or click HERE for my There She Goes Peek or HERE for my MFT Sketch card. Thanks! **


Here is a card I created using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge from this past Sunday, SSSC101. This was one of those cards that came out exactly how I pictured it in my head...love that.

There is absolutely NO Copic coloring on this card...hard to believe I know! It was SO fun, and super fast, to make too!

I started by stamping this GORGEOUS quote from Helen Keller, "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It' what sunflowers do", from the GORGEOUS Faith & Hope set from Taylored Expressions in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock and then cut it out and embossed the panel with Petite Oval Nestabilities. I sponged the edges with Memento Cantaloupe & Memento Tangelo to define it.

Using the Leafy Branch Die, I cut out the leaves and tucked them under the focal panel. I stamped the sunflowers from Friendship Blooms three times in Marigold Morning onto Choice Buttercream and then cut them out using the Friendship Blooms Die. I added some Coffee Bean Sparkly Fluff to the centers with a Quickie Glue Pen. SO easy and it adds such a nice texture.

The patterned paper is from Seaside from October Afternoon and I layered it onto a Kraft base with Foam Tape (all the elements are also popped up with Foam Tape). I added a strip of lace trim and some little pearls to opposite corners and called it done. This is about as CAS as I get :)



Here are the Taylored Dies I've used on my card today. For all the details about the amazing Taylored Dies and how they work, please click HERE.

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Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Faith & Hope and Friendship Blooms from Taylored Expressions
Paper: Kraft (PTI), Ripe Avocado (PTI), Choice Buttercream (TE) and Seaside (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Cantaloupe, Memento Tangelo and Marigold Morning (SU!)
Accessories: Petite Oval Nestabilties, Leafy Branch Die, Friendship Blooms Die, Coffee Bean Sparkly Fluff, Pearls, Quickie Glue Pen, Lace Trim, Sewing Machine and Foam Tape

Jodi

15 comments:

  1. Oooh, my kind of card! Simply gorgeous :)

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  2. WOWZER!! Jodi, this is so stunning sweetie!! I just LOVE your colors and layout!!HUGS

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  3. What a gorgeous card, Jodi!! LOve it!

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  4. no copics???!!! are you okay? lol! it's FABULOUS! and just perfect.

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  5. This is lovely Jodi! the yellow on the kraft looks super! what great die cuts!

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  6. Those are great colors together! Love the sunflowers! :)

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  7. Jodi, that looks amazing! I love the flowers you created with the die.
    Hugs and smiles

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  8. Third post? Girl, you are BIZZY!!! And, your cards are ALWAYS gorgeous!!! HOW do you manage to pull it all off????? :-)
    Hugs!!!

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  9. This is simply gorgeous! Love the quote and soft shading!

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  10. love the pretty delightful colors you used. gorgeous card!

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  11. Where do you get all the time and inspiration for all these amazing cards...SO jealous :)

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  12. GORGEOUS!! I just LOVE kraft with yellow!

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  13. Girlie - this is ADORABLE!!! Love how the Kraft makes the other colors pop!

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  14. Just came across your blog, your cards are lovely! Do you sell these online?

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