Sunflower Banner Cards with Distress Oxide Ink Background


This card set was made using Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Sunflowers Die Set. I made several flowers using the 6x6 paper packs from Memory Box. These dies are incredibly easy to layer as each layer lines up with the previous one. 
 



With each set of 6x6 sheets, I was able to make 2 sunflowers. The remaining paper was used for a card set previously shown on my blog. The centers of the flowers are made using cardstock from Taylored Expressions - Dijon and Honey. 


Because I intended to use water, I placed each background on a sticky sheet cut down to slightly smaller than an A2 card front to reduce warping. Each background was made using various colors of Distress Oxide Ink using a brayer. Once all the color was on the paper, I lightly sprayed each sheet with water. The colors used are listed below.

Pink: Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry
Red Orange: Saltwater Taffy, Worn Lipstick, Abandoned Coral 
Orange: Dried Marigold, Carved Pumpkin, Ripe Persimmon
Yellow: Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber
Teal: Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Uncharted Mariner
Blue: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Prize Ribbon
Dark Blue: Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Blueprint Sketch
Purple: Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord



To finish the card, I cut out a banner using Simon Says Stamp's Basic Banner Dies and stamped a sentiment from The Greetery called Sentiment Suite: Birthday Stamp Set. I then glued the sunflower to the top of the banner and placed I on the card front.



SUPPLY LIST
Honey Bee Stamp's Lovely Layers: Sunflowers [HBS] [SSS]
Simon Says Stamp's Basic Banner Dies [SSS]
The Greetery's Sentiment Suite: Birthday Stamp Set [The Greetery]
Spun Sugar Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Dried Marigold Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Scattered Straw Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Mustard Seed Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Broken China Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Salty Ocean Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Stormy Sky Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Faded Jeans Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Wilted Violet Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Dusty Concord Distress Oxide [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Tim Holtz Small Distress Brayer [SSS]
Neenah Classic Crest 110# Cardstock [SSS]
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue [SSS]
Memory Box Berry Red 6x6 Paper Pack [SSS]
Memory Box Vibrant Violet 6x6 Paper Pack [SSS]
Memory Box Sunny Orange 6x6 Paper Pack [SSS]
Memory Box Fresh Aqua 6x6 Paper Pack [SSS]
Memory Box Stormy Blue 6x6 Paper Pack [SSS]
Memory Box Ocean Blue 6x6 Paper Pack [SSS]


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  1. Monica C.July 19, 2022 at 10:23 PM

    These cards are so beautiful! You have inspired me to make some more cards with this beautiful sunflower die.

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