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For the Inspiration Challenge (IC901), we’re visiting a Pinterest Board of Crafty Morning, where I was inspired by the technique in THIS video & also by the picture of THIS sunflower bouquet.

So, I pulled out a box of paint chips I have & selected some colors I liked. I used a die that cuts multiple circles to save a little time. The variegated paint chip colors were glued to a white bg in an attempted ray pattern. It’s not perfect, but I like the colors spreading out like they do.

The sunflower is a layered set, so very easy to stamp the outline, then fill in the colors w/ the solid layers. I made 2 of them then die cut them. One was used for the top flower & the second one I cut apart, popping up the center on top of the 1st flower, & the petals were attached underneath.

These are the little bins w/ all the circles cut out of the paint chips.

The first few paint chips, I wasted some time trying to poke all the circles out. The paint chips are thick & have a coating of some sort so most of the circles tended to stay in place. When I stopped poking them out, I found it was much easier to keep them in place & poke out the colors in order I wanted to use them. Worked out much better this way!

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Supplies:

Staples 110# White Card Stock

AC color card stock

Scotch ATG

MISTI

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   A big congrats to Carol, the newest Featured Stamper (FS830) on Splitcoast! She has such a lovely gallery and I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout and the wreath shape, but I used different images, dies, die cut the flowers of my wreath, centered my wreath and left off the ribbon.
   
   For my sunflower wreath, i stamped the outlines parts of the sunflower set w/ black then inked the filler parts w/ yellow, amber & lt orange inks. I also stamped a bunch of leaves , then die cut everything. A large white stitched circle was popped up after stamping the Friend works, than all the flowers & leaves were arranged around it. The narrow black scallop frame was leftover from a previous project. 
   
   Some of the sunflowers were popped up & the rest were attached under, directly on the circle.
   
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Memento Inks

Staples 110# White Card Stock

Scotch ATG

MISTI

AC color card stock

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Welcome to the July #1 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps!

If you arrived here from Miriam’s blog, you’re in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.

The Prize – One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure  to visit all the blogs because you don’t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have through Sunday July 9 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on July 10 on her Blog.  Each month a different image is 50% off. This month- it’s the Sunflower Rake! On the first & third Wednesdays of every month., we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop!

When I think of sunflowers, I seem to gravitate toward a blue & yellow color palette. And it went that way here when I came across this blue & white striped paper then found the printed flower paper went so well w/ it. The Sunflower die  was die cut a couple of times..once out of the flower pattern paper & once out of the blue stripe then layered as seen. I added a white scallop circle & yellow stitched circle behind it to add a little more weight. The papers were all die cut & layered & I added a yellow Dragonfly to the side of the sunflower. The two words were combined to make the greeting. 

Here’s a look at the inside using some leftover pieces.

Next stop is Vickie‘s Blog!  Please be sure to comment on all the DT Blogs..it will be so appreciated & also increase your chances of winning!

Mary’s Blog

Patti Kehl

Carol Mayne

Miriam Napier

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Vickie Zimmer 

Marybeth Lopez

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Sunflower die 032GD	Floral Frame & Embellishment dies 022RD	Hello small 619A	Sunshine 1338CL
Just Wanted to Say 1285D	Flower Pops dies 033MD	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks
MISTI	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Recollections Cardstock	American Crafts -Marine
Pebbles-Family Ties	Lil’ Inker Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132
Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders 1 S5-181	Spellbinders Scallop Circles Lg S4-124	Double Stitched Circles Dies