A Day Filled with Sunshine

With the extreme heat some folks are experiencing already this Summer, perhaps you are thinking I’m insensitive to make a card that sends sunshine. In my defense, I’ve substituted the blazing sun with a duo of sweet sunflowers. Those are pretty uplifting and appropriate, right? Here’s my sweet and simple card that pulls from three stamp sets:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• A Beautiful Brick Wall. The foundation of my cheer-inducing card is the beautiful brick wall that serves as a backdrop for my potted flowers. How can you not smile with these flowers juxtaposed against the Cinnamon Cider bricks? This panel of paper is cropped from the Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in this incredible pack of papers:   The other “new in Stampin’ Up!’s 2021 Annual Catalog” product on my card is the sunshiny sentiment that I pulled from the Celebrate with Flowers stamp set. Here’s a look at this fun stamp set:While the sentiment is pulled from the Celebrate with Flowers stamp set, the flowers on the card are stamped with the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set and cropped with the coordinating dies. Here are the other stars of this card (you can click on the items below to see them in my online store):
  • Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (#152517)
  • Sunflowers Dies (#152704)
• Simply Succulents Bundle – Retiring This Week. I didn’t want my sunflowers to just float in the center of my card (not that there’s anything wrong with that), so I planted them in a rustic tin I found in the Simply Succulents Bundle. Here’s a closer look at my duo of happy flowers:Here’s a look at the Simply Succulents Bundle, which includes the Simply Succulents stamp set and Potted Succulents Dies: While both the stamp set and coordinating dies have carried forward from Stampin’ Up!’s January – June 2021 Mini Catalog into the 2021 Annual Catalog, the bundled option (which gives you a 10% savings on both) goes away on Wednesday (the Mini Catalog retires on June 30). Don’t miss out!
• Color Combination. The Cinnamon Cider bricks are a wonderful foundation for my sunshiny flowers. I gave each flower a darker center with my Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends and wanted to repeat that darker brown on the base of my card. I love the mix of bright and warm tones in this combination. If you like the mix of Daffodil Delight, Cinnamon Cider and Soft Suede as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

Bundles: Simply Succulents  Stamp Sets: Celebrate Sunflowers, Celebrate with Flowers, Simply Succulents  Papers: Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper, Soft Suede, Thick Basic White, Basic White  Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin’ Blends (Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate)  Accessories: Sunflowers Dies, Potted Succulents Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) – 152517

Price: $24.00

Sunflowers Dies – 152704

Price: $33.00

Celebrate With Flowers Cling Stamp Set (English) – 155059

Price: $18.00

Simply Succulents Bundle – 156264

Price: $54.75

Bloom Where You’re Planted 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 155696

Price: $11.50

Soft Suede 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 115318

Price: $8.75

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Price: $8.25

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Price: $9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Price: $6.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154883

Price: $9.00

Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154906

Price: $9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154885

Price: $9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154904

Price: $9.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

I hope your day is filled with sunshine (within reason). 🙂

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Last Chance Retiring List

Stampin’ Up! has released the list of products in its January – June 2021 Mini Catalog that are retiring on June 30 or when supplies run out. There are a lot of great products that will soon be unavailable – and MANY of them are offered at a great discount right now.To read more about the sale, CLICK HERE.

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