Happy Birthday Sunflower and butterfly square card - Day 53 of my 365 day challenge

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Happy Birthday Sunflower and butterfly square card - 
Day 53 of my 365 day challenge

 Hi Craft addicts!

 I am really not comfortable making "large" cards but thought I would give it ago for today's challenge - this time using a Sunflower stamp from Stamps Away and some Fleur's Flower Forming foam to make the butterfly.


How I made this card:-

  • I took a flower shaped card (from Hunkydory) and cut it in two as I thought it would make a good layer for the card I wanted to make.
  • I then stamped the sunflower on to it and heat embossed it with my heat tool (using Versafine Onyx Black ink and a clear embossing powder)
  • I coloured the sunflower in using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers (mainly CR1, GB6 and DR4) trying to blend them to make the inner part of the flower darker.
  • I also used a brown alcohol marker (EB6) for the inside and added some black dots as well.
  • I edged the flower layer with the CR1 and then a narrower edge of a black alcohol marker as I wanted it to stand out a bit more when I put it on the front of the card.
  • Using a green dye based ink, (Moss from Altenew), I stamped the stems (or leaves depending on how you see them) on to the topper and used a waterbrush to blend the colour in.
  • Before I glued it down on to the card, I added a border (dashed line in the CR1 and a straight line in black). I then stuck it to the top left hand corner.
  • I then cut out a butterfly in Tangerine Fleur's Flower Forming foam (I wanted to see how it cut out) and attached it to the bottom of the flower only adding glue to the body as I wanted the butterfly to have movement.
  • Finally, I used a Happy Birthday sentiment I have had for ages (think it is from Craft Creations) and added it to black card and trimmed it before adding it to a pre-cut white label (from Craftwork Cards) which I had coloured using the CR6 - once it was stuck down, I then added some dots using the black alcohol marker.
  • I used foam pads (a double lot) to give it some height.

And there you are a cheerful and fun card that is simple to make....

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Products and items you may need to make this project
  • 7" White straight edge card and matching envelope - either from Hunkydory or Creative  Crafting World
  • Flower shaped card from Hunkydory
  • Sunflower stamp set from Stamps by Me
  • Stems from the Daffodils in the Sun set from For the Love of Stamps collection by Hunkydory
  • Butterfly Die
  • White stamping or super smooth cardstock
  • Black cardstock
  • CR1, GB6, DR4, EB6 and a black alcohol markers from Spectrum Noir
  • Tangerine Fleur's Flower Forming Foam from Tattered Lace
  • Happy birthday sentiment 
  • Tape pen
  • Foam pads
  • Glue-it glue from Pinflair
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue
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