Sneak peek....

Here's a sneak peek of my latest sunflower inspired project.  

I had an idea to use SVGCuts Watering Can project included in the Green Thumb SVG Kit and make it look metal and distressed.  But I also wanted flowers on the can that looked faded so I used Tim Holtz Wallflower printed vellum and decoupaged it to my pattern pieces prior to glueing them together.  Then I added Tim Holtz distressing powders, black distressed ink and Brushed Pewter Paint to add a rusted effect and make it look more metal.  So far I'm happy with how this is coming together.  Next, for the flowers that go inside....stay tuned for more.....

The original inspiration for this project is from a photograph I was admiring from Home is Where the Boat Is blog.  I just love her photos!

Sunflower Card

August has always been a sunflower theme for me so I'm looking forward to posting some projects starting with a box card I created earlier this year.  

Sunflower Box Card

For this card I used two different kits from Mary at SVGCuts.com.  The box card itself is from Mary's Wildflower Saloon Kit and uses the Trunk of Wildflowers Box Card.  I used everything except for the flowers with no adjustments to this pattern.  

The sunflowers are from the Harvest Sunset kit.  I shrank these down to approximately 30-40% of the original size.  It does take a bit longer to cut all these tiny sunflowers but it created such a cool effect!

Before assembling the sunflowers I inked up the edges with red ink from ColorBox and Walnut Stain Distress Ink from Tim Holtz.  Then for the centers, I used a variety of glitter following Mary's instructions on her video tutorial.

For the back of the card, I started by embossing the panels with Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder.  Then just to give it an extra touch, I used SVGCuts French Quarter Ironwork pattern.

 This is one of many variations I have used this card pattern for and while this one took a bit longer, I was so happy with the end result that I will be making a few more.