Radiant Sunflowers, Fern & Flora, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a thinking of you card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Barely Blush card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock and a 3-5/8" x 4-7/8" piece of Basic Beige. 

On the Basic White piece I used my scoring board and made score lines on the backside. I started at 3/4" from the edges and scored every 1/8". I made 4 score lines on three sides. I left the right side (left side on the back) open. A little change from the original card. 

Using my blending brush and some Pecan Pie ink, I brushed it on the edges. Then I taped the scored piece to the top of it and then I taped that to the front of the card base, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The flowers were done next. I cut them from Basic White card stock using the dies from the "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle. Using my blending brush I scrubbed on some Barely Blush ink. 

The leaves and flower centers were cut from a piece of Basic Beige card stock. I cut out the large leaf piece and the stem with three leaves on it. Using my blending brush I scrubbed on some Pecan Pie ink. 

I glued the centers to the flowers. On the large flower I added a Dimensional to the back. I set the flower in place on the upper right side of the card and I glued the largest leaf to the upper left side. Then I glued the smaller flower on, tucking it under the large flower a little. I snipped off a leaf from the stem of three and glued it under the little flower.

The words were stamped next. They are from the same "Radiant Sunflowers" bundle using Crumb Cake ink. I cut them out using the fun die from the "Fern & Flora" bundle.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place about 2-1/8" up from the bottom edge of the card and about 1/4" from the right edge.

The smaller flower and leaf were added next. I didn't have any current ribbon but I did have some velvet ribbon that matched the Barely Blush color so I tied a bow and glued it in place. I had to add a few little glue dots to hold it while the glue dried. Velvet ribbon is a little difficult to work with because it's so thick. And that was it. The card was done.

I like the way it turned out. I was thrilled to be able to use that set for something more than just a fall card.  

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thinking of you card,
Wanda