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Monday, 11 February 2013

A Variation of the Sunflower......

Hi-di-hi campers and welcome to all my new followers.....How're you all doing this cold Monday? 
Thought I'd show you another 'sunny' card today, to brighten us up a bit......Spring is just around the corner!
Again, the Sunflower stamp is from Oak House Studio, and I've used it with a Script stamp, which I heat embossed.



 I've dyed the ribbon with a selection
of OHS inkpads



Think I stamped the Sunflower 3 times, once with gold embossing powder, and then cut right into it so that I could decoupage the petals separately.
Told you these seed beads would be used again, didn't I?





The background was made with cheap copier paper, which I soaked, inked, then scrunched up into a ball. Once opened out again, I sploshed some Mica powder on, then when it was completely dry, I ironed it!




The little info tag (above) was nicked off Google

There is still a 'Sunflower' competition on the Oak House Studio facebook page, if you fancy popping over....all you have to do is 'like, comment and share' ;-)


Well, hope you like today's card....would love you to leave a comment if you've enjoyed looking.
Catch you all tomorrow 
Stay warm, 
Barbara 

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32 comments:

  1. scrappymo!11 February 2013 at 19:09

    I love the subtle shading of your sunflower...It has a bit of a dreeming look to the flower...
    The gold script on your die cut is so pretty and the background paper is stunning.
    Great idea to google the definition!

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  2. Anonymous11 February 2013 at 19:37


    Stunning card Barbara i love the sunfrower xxxx Ros

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  3. Barbara11 February 2013 at 20:05

    Mmmmmm, I like sunfrowers too, haha xx Thanks Ros xx

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  4. Sue11 February 2013 at 20:28

    WOW!!!! This is stunning Barbara. I LOVE that sunflower and the way you have coloured and layered it up looks fantastic. I really like the texture and colour of the background paper too.
    Hugs Sue

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  5. Linda Simpson11 February 2013 at 21:08

    WOW Barbara this is STUNNING!!!! I love the sunflower and the dimension you have created. The ribbon looks stunning too.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  6. Lou 11 February 2013 at 21:19

    Barbara, it's beautiful. Inspired me to find my sunflower stamp I had a while back. xx

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  7. Eileen11 February 2013 at 21:37

    Very attractive card Barbara... so pretty and I love the 'ironed!' background lol x
    E x

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  8. Doreen11 February 2013 at 22:11

    This is just gorgeous Barbara,love what you have done with the Sunflower.xxx

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  9. Unknown12 February 2013 at 04:12

    Wow, I love the sunflower on this awesome card. Very pretty! Thanks for joining us at Make It Monday.

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  10. jane stillman12 February 2013 at 07:33

    A fabulous card, love the colours, and that sunflower is gorgeous. Well done, because the only reason to use an iron, is when you craft! lol

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  11. Kate M12 February 2013 at 08:35

    Fabulous card, fabulous colours and awesome sunflower!!
    xx

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  12. judith@poppy cottage12 February 2013 at 09:17

    A beautiful card, gorgeous colours, and a great background. I use Google all of the time for stuff like that, it's so useful.Thanks for joining us at Artistic Inspirations this week, Judith xx

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  13. Hello12 February 2013 at 09:30

    This is a stunning card Barbara...I love the colours and the sunflower is gorgeous hun.
    Hugz, Lorraine xx

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  14. Lindsay Craftymonster8112 February 2013 at 11:01

    Absolutely beautiful, I love the depth to the flower and the textured background is so gorgeous
    Lindsay xx

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  15. Mrs O crafty blog12 February 2013 at 11:28

    This is a beautiful card.. I love the stamp and I'm nicking that background idea lol... Looks amazing... Love the colours... Px

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  16. Unknown12 February 2013 at 11:36

    love the sunflower it looks brilliant hugs txx

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  17. Chris12 February 2013 at 14:25

    Wow this is stunning loving the sunflower and colours. Chris xx

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  18. mand12 February 2013 at 14:46

    Completely gorgeous,love it all! Amanda x

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  19. Crafty Mamma Mia12 February 2013 at 16:08

    Hi Barbara - this is a totally stunning card. Love the decoupaged sunflower and your textured background looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing your card at Incy Wincy Designs this week in our "Add Texture" challenge.
    Helen x (DT)

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  20. Sylvia Anderson12 February 2013 at 18:23

    I love the little info tag ( nicked of Google ) your flower is fantastic.... result... a stunning card x

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  21. ddazzled7112 February 2013 at 19:50

    Barbara this is stunning, the mix of colors and that sunflower are just gorgeous! xx

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  22. Janice Gill12 February 2013 at 22:13

    Great card :) I used to do something similar with scrunched up paper and hot wax :)

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  23. Anonymous12 February 2013 at 23:14

    Hello, Wow such a beautiful card I love sunflowers always make you feel bright and cheerful. Lisa :)

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  24. Joan12 February 2013 at 23:28

    They have all said it for me xxxxx

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  25. Zoe13 February 2013 at 04:10

    Love this card, such a stunning sunflower, looks great with the black seed beads, ironed background looks great, just reminded me of the humongous pile I've got to tackle today, back to earth with a bump lol! Xxx

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  26. Paper Creations by Shirley13 February 2013 at 13:50

    WOW Barbara your sunflower is gorgeous ! I'm going to Pin it. Love your decoupage work, so beautiful. Cheers, Shirleyx

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  27. Jan 13 February 2013 at 15:15

    Fab card xx Jan

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  28. Peet14 February 2013 at 13:12

    So wonderful, Barbara!
    Thanks for joining us at the Pretty Little Ribbon February challenge.

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  29. Dee14 February 2013 at 17:20

    Beautiful card Barbara this stamp can produce so many styles for cards. Love the ironed paper background. Dee x

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  30. Crafty Math Chick16 February 2013 at 02:29

    Love that big bold bloom and how you curled the edges for a realistic effect! Thanks for playing along with TSG. Hope you will join us again!

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  31. Pumpy19 February 2013 at 11:32

    This is so stunning Barbara.

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