Open Sunflower

Hi everyone, I thought I should make the most of using my beautiful new Lavinia sunflower stamps before summer is over, so here’s another one.

I die cut a large stitched square of white stamping card, then created a circle with blended Elements inks which I lightly spattered with water. I stamped the focal sunflower, then stamped again onto separate card, coloured with Zig pens and Spectrum Noir sparkle pen, and cut out. I stamped some second generation script background text, then added a couple of butterflies which I coloured with Sakura Stardust pens. I added some light stencilling in two corners, then attached the cut out sunflower, stamped the sentiment and assembled onto a card blank.

Stamps: Lavinia Open sunflower, Background Script, Bee Mini, Heartfelt Verses;

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Blue Lagoon, Green Parrot); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Paradise);  Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Sakura Stardust pens (yellow, clear); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen; Posca pen (white);

Tools: Hunkydory Moonstone Duo Stitched square die; Lavinia Leaf Trails stencil; Press to Impress circle mask.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps & More #499 - Any Occasion

Alphabet Challenge - I is for Ink Blending

Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (August) - Use a Stencil

Creative Artiste #118 - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Creative Inspirations (August) - Anything Goes

Double D - Bee Happy

Four Seasons (August) - Anything Goes Summer

Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love #8 - Birthdays

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #207 - Happy Birthday

Lavinia Creative Challenge (August) - Beautiful Blooms (2nd entry)

Love to Craft #87 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Love to Scrap #174 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Mix It Up #78 - Anything Goes with option Mixed Media (2nd entry)

Outlawz Festive Friday ( August) - It’s a Colourful World

Try It On Tuesday - Summer (2nd entry)

We Love 2 Create #8 - Anything Mixed Media/Papercrafting Goes

I must admit my crafty mojo is still very much on its travels, and I’m feeling very lethargic in this stifling hot weather! 

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,