Hi everyone, I was thrilled to be asked recently to be guest designer for this month's
where this month the challenge theme is
An ideal theme for right now, I’m sure you’ll agree, and open to many interpretations - I can’t wait to see what you create! There’ plenty of great inspiration from the Design Team so please do pop over to the challenge blog to check it out and link up your entries here.
Here’s my card for the challenge - summer invariably makes me think of sunflowers and bees, so I have combined them on this project using Visible Image stamps and dies.
I die cut a large stitched square of stamping card, and stamped a background of small sunflowers and spatters using Golden Meadow Versafine Clair. I stamped and heat embossed the larger sunflowers onto a 9.5 cm square of stamping card, stamped the script and additional spatters, then coloured the sunflowers with Zig pens overlaid with Wink of Stella. I stamped and heat embossed the bees onto separate card stock, coloured with Zig pens and Wink of Stella, then die cut with the matching dies. I assembled the card with the coloured sunflower square placed behind the stitched frame then attached to the sunflower background and a card blank. I stamped the sentiments directly onto the sunflower background, then finished off by adding white Posca highlights and Glossy Accents to the flowers, and attaching the die cut bees.
Stamps: Visible Image Sunflower Grunge, Bee Happy, Sketched Tulips;
Media: Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Golden Meadow); Versamark; clear embossing powder; Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Wonk of Stella (clear); Posca pen (white);
Tools: Hunkydory Moonstone Duo-Stitched square dies; Visible Image Bee Happy dies.
Challenges I would like to enter:
Addicted to Stamps and More #495 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils
Crafty Catz #697 - Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas (July) - Birthday
Four Seasons (July) - Summer
Paper Players #744 - Tic Tac Toe
(Flowers / die cut / embossing OR something that flies / die cut / layers)
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies #2526 - Sunshine - HONORARY MENTION
Papercraft #119 - Summer Vibes
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes (2nd entry) - WINNER
Try It On Tuesday - Add Some Text - TOP 5
Word Art Wednesday #704/705 - Anything Goes (6th entry)
I'd like to say a big thanks to Jane and the Design Team at AAA Birthday for having me as this month's guest designer.
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,

26 comments:
Fabulous summery card. Love the sunflowers and bees. Thanks so much for guesting with us this month.
Super card, love bumbles, evenif one just stung me in my behind ;-) Thank you for being our Guest Designer this Month for the AAA Birthday Card Challenge
A beautiful floral card and I love those fun plump bees!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at The Four Seasons!
Diane FS Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{Four Seasons}
Stunning and beautiful summer card! Sunflowers and bees, it doesn´t get more summer than that, I love it! Love how you have created your own background paper with the embossed sunflowers and how you have framed the "main image" with black, it really makes it pop. Well I love everything about this card! Thank you so much for guest designing for us at AAA Birthday this month! xx
Congratulations on your Guest Designer spot - a beautiful sunny sunflower card with the bees in evidence. Love it
Congrats on your GDT spot Pauline, love the Sunshine Summery card, beautiful sunflowers and little Bees.
Carol x
A gorgeous summer birthday card for your GD spot. Congrats! xxx
What a fun Summer card. Love the flowers!
I adore those sunflowers-just so bright and happy! Great design too-thanks for joining us at Die Cut Divas!
Congrats on your GD spot. Your card is perfect for summer. All those sunflowers and bees, brilliant xx
Wow Pauline, this is a lovely, and quite intricate card! I love all the little details from the bees to the writing. And of course the sunflowers are perfect, especially for summer. Congrats on being guest designer! You've done a wonderful job! And thanks so much for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday. We love seeing what you're up to!
Gorgeous card Pauline. Love all the different elements. Thanks so much for joining us at AAA Birthday as our guest designer this month. Tristan DT
Hi Pauline! What a fabulous card. Congratulations on your Guest Designer spot. You did a fantastic job on your card. Thanks so much for sharing with us at The Four Seasons. We always enjoy having you play along in our challenges.
Hi again, Pauline. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful art with us at Word Art Wednesday. It's always such a treat to have you play along in our challenges. have a blessed and creative week, my friend. I'm so grateful for you.
Beautiful card, love the sunny colours, pretty flowers and those beautiful bees
Thanks for joining in at Try It On Tuesday Challenge
Wow Pauline you makes the most beautiful cards and this one is just stunning! You have such a great eye for detail!!
Gorgeous card Pauline!! I love how you stamped the background too, absolutely stunning!! WOW!! 💛
Congratulations you have won the $25 gift certificate on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Please email us at simonsayschallenge@hotmail.com to claim your voucher
Luv
Lols x x x
Pauline, your sunflower and bumblebees card conveys "summer" beautifully; such a lovely design! So thrilled to have you as our AAA Birthday Guest Designer this month.
~carol
You're design with sunflowers and bees couldn't be more perfect for a summer birthday! Your coloring of the two sunflowers and bees looks lovely and I do like the repeated pattern of sunflowers in the background as well. Thank you for joining in at the Paper Players.
Lovely flower card with those wonderful bees buzzing around. So glad you joined our Birthday challenge at Die Cut Divas. Arlene, DT, Die Cut Divas
Love this card, Pauling. The soft sunflower background is such a gorgeous compliment to the main image!! Thanks for sharing it in our Die Cuts or Stencils Challenge on the Addicted to Stamps & More Blog. Cathy ATS&M DT
The various ways you've incorporated the sunflowers is beautiful. Your attention to detail really makes this card stand out. Thanks for sharing with us at The Paper Players.
SO very beautiful and sings Summer too. I love the background to the wonderful sunflowers taking centre stage, with the lovely bee to finish such a beautiful design. x
Beautiful flowers and love the bees. Great design and so glad you shared over at Crafty Catz.
Beautiful sunflower card Pauline - perfect for our challenge theme.
Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer this month at AAA Birthday.
Helen x
What a beautiful image. I like the coloration. Thanks for joining us at the Papercraft Challenge.
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