Happy Sunflowers

Hi everyone.  Today  I'm sharing a card inspired by a few challenges.  This time I wanted to celebrate the upcoming Fall season with sunflowers.

I stamped these lovely sunflowers (Pop Sunflowers - Stampendous) in black ink and clear heat embossed before watercolouring with distress inks.  I die-cut an oval from an older die set that I rarely use, and dry embossed the oval using a new-to-me embossing folder (Mason Wall - Altenew).

This layout and design is curtesy of Ceal, following the challenge at AAA Birthday to CASE one of Ceal's beautiful cards (see photo below).  Thank so much for the inspiration Ceal!!

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Sending the above card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 2 - Dies - Spellbinder's Oval - rarely use this die.  Second entry

NBUS #78 Challenge - never-before-used-schtuff - first time using the mason wall EF

AAA Cards (CAS) #298 - Follow Ceal's Lead

Color Hues #117 - Orange and Green

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Pop Sunflowers (Stampendous); Spring Sentiments (Stampendous

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress inks:  Mowed Lawn, Ripe Persimmon, Crackling Campfire, Fired Brick, Ground Espresso (Tim Holtz
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder, heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, Oval die (Spellbinders Nestabilities), Mason Wall embossing folder (Altenew), 

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 2 - Dies

NBUS #78 Challenge - never-before-used-schtuff

AAA Cards (CAS) #298 - Follow Ceal's Lead

Color Hues #117 - Orange and Green