Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Hot Summer Sunflower

Hi there, I'm so glad you stopped by.


Sunflowers are blooming around here.  They seem to love the hot Summer temps!

That's what Poppystamps is looking for this month.

I've die cut this gorgeous sunflower and colored it with Zigs and let the 
color run off onto a piece of watercolor paper.  For good measure, I've spritzed the
colored flower and pressed it face down on the background too.  You can watch
Kathy Racoosin do this technique here.

Sunflowers always make me smile.  I hope this makes you smile too!

A big thank you to Poppystamps for my win last month.


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Kind Words (Verve)
Ink:   Chocolate Chip (SU)
Paper:   Daffodil Delight (SU), Watercolor (Strathmore 300 series)
Other:  Bountiful Sunflower (PS), Zig CCRBM (Lemon Yellow, Yellow, Bright Yellow, Lt Green, Olive Green, Dark Brown), White Gel Pen


27 comments:

Trina P. said...

Great print making background. Your watercoloring is beautiful as always. Fabulous summer inspired card.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

What a Beautiful die, beautifully shown off Bonnie.
Faith x

JosieD said...

This is a great looking sunflower -- makes a statement! And, yes, the sunflowers are exploding around here...so colorful.

Nstiz said...

This has got to be the most beautiful sunflower die I’ve seen and what an amazing job you did with this. You have the greatest collections of stamps and dies. Bonnie and always use them so wonderfully. I just love this one!

I Card Everyone said...

Bonnie, thanks for this beautiful reminder to try that technique - again! I didn't have nearly these beautiful results!
Hey! I even have that sunflower!
=]

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card with that technique and lovely sunflower. The sunflower is very different and lovely. TFS

Marcia Hill said...

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL card Bonnie! I love that Sunflower die cut and you've colored it beautifully with your Zigs! LOVE your background too and definitely need to try that technique again...you and Kathy make it look so easy!! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! P.S. You should enter this card into the Double D Challenge for Sunflowers! :0)

Sandy said...

I don't care where you shop - this die is sold out!
Gorgeous card Bonnie - love the background. I am working on 3 cards now with the same kind of background only I made the background with a stamp not a die.
One of your very best cards and the background is perfect with this die.
Sandy xx

Mrs A. said...

What a fabulous card and fabulous technique. Hugs Mrs A.

Bobby said...

I still haven't tried that technique but I love how it looks with your beautiful sunflower, Bonnie. Those colorful, happy flowers would make anyone smile.

Brenda said...

This is a stunning card Bonnie! I love this sunflower die and you have watercolored it beautifully. I love that you used some of the color from it to do your background as well. Will have to watch Kathy R. do that in the video you linked. I love sunflowers too, love when I see a whole field of them. They used to plant whole fields of them around here, but not for a long time now. I miss them. Yes, they do make you smile don't they?!! Hugs, Brenda

Mac Mable said...

Sunshine on a card and it sure made me smile Bonnie x. The technique looks fabulous x.

Christine Alexander said...

that certainly is a wonderful sunflower :), love the delicate print background from the die cut :)

Susan said...

I love sunflowers too - there are lots of them down at the barn including incredibly tall ones. They make me happy just looking at them. You've created a beautiful one - love the pressed die on the background.

scrappymo! said...

Gorgeous!

TK said...

I'm loving all these sunflowers I see around, and your is fantastic! Love the bg technique again and your flower is so pretty

Brenda in IN said...

A beautiful print and that sunflower is stunning. Congratulations on your win from Poppy Stamps. This die is awesome!

HilaryJane said...

Love that die and the loose splattery background is just perfect xx

Ros Crawford said...

That die is so unusual and your card is so beautiful!

Jo said...

OK well this is definitely a must try. That background is awesome and the perfect match for that beautiful Sunflower. Beautiful!

Sue McRae said...

Such a wonderful big bloom and I love the artsy background with the smooshing! Thanks for playing along with us at Poppystamps!

BożenA said...

A beautiful card with your amazing background in this stunning technique. I love colors, full of sunshine
xoxo

Papercraft Boutique said...

Fabulous sunflower bloom, Bonnie! It made me smile. :-)
The design of the flower die-cut and your coloring are so beautiful and the print making adds so much wonderful visual texture to the background. Love this card!
Hideko xx

Loll said...

This is so beautiful Bonnie. I LOVE that large sunflower and the prints in the background really make a lovely background. You've mastered this technqiue! xx

Leslie Miller said...

Jaw drop! I love the background technique. I need to watch more videos... it would be wonderful to have a computer in my stamp room, sigh...

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Where was I when you posted this beauty? Can't believe I missed it!! Just love this amazing sunflower and I love your print from it too!!

Jeanne J. said...

This is absolutely a fresh breath of sunshine! My favorite summertime flower! GORGEOUS!