Dimensional Sunflower Card with Farmyard Character

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A vibrant 8 by 8 inch card featuring a large dimensional sunflower made from layered embossed petals, with a farmyard sheep character and sentiment. The flower is built up in layers with blended orange and yellow inks, then embossed for texture and dimension.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Premium Dye Ink Pad - Bittersweet - 040522ESEE IT Stamps By Me - Premium Hybrid Ink - Midnight - 121022NSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Assemble your card base by gluing a black mount onto an 8 by 8 inch card blank, then glue a blue card panel on top. ▶ watch 19:00
2. Cut a strip of card and draw a wobbly grass line across it freehand, then glue this to the bottom of your card base. ▶ watch 20:30
3. Cut a strip of yellow textured card 3.25 inches wide and fold it in half twice. ▶ watch 22:15
4. Freehand cut petal shapes from the folded card, starting at the bottom and cutting up to the top. ▶ watch 22:45
5. Brush bittersweet orange ink onto each petal using a small blending brush, applying more colour towards the bottom and varying the intensity. ▶ watch 23:45
6. Run the inked petals through your embossing machine using the retro spots embossing folder to add texture. ▶ watch 25:30
7. Cut a 2-inch circle from card to use as the base for your flower. ▶ watch 27:00
8. Glue the first layer of four embossed petals around the circle, spacing them evenly. ▶ watch 27:30
9. Add a second layer of four petals between the first layer, filling in the gaps. ▶ watch 28:15
10. Glue a final layer of petals to fill any remaining gaps and create a fuller flower. ▶ watch 28:45
11. Emboss a circle of card to use as the flower centre, then glue it to the back of the petals to hold them in place. ▶ watch 30:00
12. Stamp and colour a farmyard sheep character, then die-cut it and glue to the card with foam pads. ▶ watch 31:30
13. Glue the dimensional sunflower to the card and position the sentiment in the centre, lifting some petals for extra dimension. ▶ watch 39:00

Tips from the show

• Make petal shapes slightly different from each other to create a more natural appearance.
• You may need to use shims with your embossing machine to get the correct pressure on embossing folders, as they are hand-assembled.
• Let glue dry before lifting petals, or work quickly to position them while glue is still wet for more flexibility.

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