Thinking of You Card -- Sunflower Serenade

Hello, crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing this card that features Spellbinders' Sunflower Serenade die set!  I added a sentiment that makes this card perfect for many different occasions.

First I die cut the Sunflower Serenade dies from 80# Neenah.  (I die cut two of the flower die.)  I used small ink blending brushes to add some warm golden yellows to the flower petals and two green inks to the leaves and stem.

For extra dimension on the flower, I used a ball stylus from the Ultimate Tool Kit to shape the petals.  Next I glued the flower together and set it aside while I made the frame.

For the frame, I used 80# Neenah and die cut the opening with the 5th largest Essential Arches die.  Then I blended on a warm yellow ink over all of the piece.  Next I placed it into the Flower Frenzy 3D embossing folder and ran it through my Platinum die cutting machine.

To make the embossed detail stand out even more, I added a bit darker warm yellow ink by lightly brushing the details with a blender brush.  I glued the flower onto an A2 card base, and added foam tape to the back of the frame to adhere it to the card.

The sentiment is from the Hummingbird Sentiments set.  I trimmed it into a strip and popped it up with a few foam squares.  It doesn't really show in the photos, but I added some pretty and subtle sparkle with a Wink of Stella glitter pen.

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you're having lots of fun crafty time this weekend!!

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