Thinking of Ukraine for Sunday Stamps

Hello and welcome!  It's time for a new challenge at Sunday Stamps, and this time Melissa has given us a wonderful sketch to work with.

Sunday Stamps

I'm also joining the Color Hues challenge, where the amazing DT decided to make the new challenge #cardsforukraine using blue and yellow, the colors Ukraine's flag. This was a late addition to the originally planned Green and Gold challenge, so it is a special double challenge for those that want to do both.  I hope to join in with a green and gold card as well. 

TCH #36

I'm also sharing with the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with a theme of adding a die cut.

For my card, I chose to use sunflowers for the circle elements in the sketch, because sunflowers are the national flower of Ukraine.  You'll also notice that I flubbed up and made my card a square rather than rectangle, but my sweet teammates said to use it anyway. 💛💛

I began by stamping and Copic coloring the sunflowers, then die cutting them and the stamped sentiment with their coordinating dies.  The white circle was die cut three times with the beautiful Folk Edge Circle die, adhered on top of one another, then the flowers and sentiment were added with foam squares of different sizes to get the variation in dimension.   Then I began working on the background.

I originally used Distress reinkers to watercolor a background panel, but didn't like how it turned out.  Next came ink blending, but again, it didn't work and just seemed out of proportion to the circle.  So then I had the idea to use a frame in yellow on blue cardstock and it was about that time I decided a square card would work better, forgetting that the sketch is a rectangle 😲.  The blue square was debossed with a cover die, then adhered to a 4.5" square white card base.  The thin frame was die cut and gently adhered to the base so it wouldn't lose it's shape.  Finally, the main image was added with thin foam squares to finish things off.

I'm so glad you took time to visit!  I hope you'll use the link above to check out all the fabulous cards by the other DT members and hopefully be inspired to join us.

Take care!

Stef

Stamps:  Big Thanks Autumn (Simon Says Stamp), Hibiscus Blooms (sentiment/SSS)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight (SU), Island Blue (SSS)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Clair Nocturne

Othe:  Hibiscus Blooms and Big Thanks Autumn matching dies, Folk Edge Circle die (Pinkfresh Studio), Essential Squares dies (Ellen Hutson), Dotted Scales Debossing Cover die (Altenew)

Copics:  YR27, 24, Y19, 15, 11, E59, 57, 55