Sneek Peek: Sunflower Fields + Lots of Dots & Moroccan Circles Embossing

Hello and welcome to our Fall Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I will be showcasing cards using our new collection for Autumn debuting on Friday, July 12th.

Today I am sharing our newest layering set called Sunflower Fields, along with two brand new 6x6 embossing folders! 

Card No.1: For my first card I wanted to be true to the stamp set's name and create a field of flowers.  I started by inking up my background with Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint sketch distress inks using my foam jumbo dauber. I then stamped a repeated polka-dot print onto my background using a border from our Background Basics stamps using Colorbox Blueberry Ink.   

I stamped the stem from the set onto some scratch white cardstock and then quickly fussy cut them, lengthening a couple of them by hiding the seam behind a leaf.  This set comes with two fun little layering honey bee stamps which I added to my card with foam tape.  For my sentiment, I stamped the words "many thanks" from the set using Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto a banner from our Little Angels dies that I had inked with Mustard Seed (and a touch of Spiced Marmalade) distress ink. These vivid colors make me so happy!

Card No.2:  Continuing my yellow and blue love affair, my next card uses our new Frilly Frames Hexagon Dies (shared more on Friday) with our previously released Quilted Hexagons stamps.  I used the negative space leftover from the die to stamp the pieces with my stamp positioning tool and Colorbox Sky Ink. I then used the dies to cut the hexagon frame from printer paper which I used as a template to arrange my hexagons, popping them up with foam tape.  When I was done I was able to easily slip off the template and I was left with perfectly arranged hexagons!  I completed my card with a sentiment from our Happy Thoughts Stamps which I heat embossed onto a pennant from our Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies.

Card No.3: For this project I created a trio of fall gift tags using our new Colorful Autumn Paper cut using our Build-A-Tag 2 dies. I am in love with all rich colors in this collection and the tone-on-tone prints are the perfect backdrop for our new Sunflower stamps.

Card No.4: For this card I started by embossing my card panel with our new Lots of Dots Embossing Folder and then inked up a circle in the center using my jumbo dauber and Tumbled Glass distress ink.  To form my jute wreath I traced a circle onto my background and then wound my jute around the line, adhering it to the card with liquid glue, hiding the start near the bottom where my sunflowers would hide it.

I then added my sunflowers to the card, mounting them on two stacked pieces of foam tape to match the thickness of the jute.  A little strip of yellow gingham from our Classic Gingham Paper pack tied everything together. For my greeting I used our Hello Word die, cutting several from kraft cardstock and then one on top from white cardstock.  I just love the extra dimension the kraft color below gives the card in person!  

Card No.5:  Next up is a card using our new Moroccan Circles Embossing Folder.  I started by inking up white cardstock with salty ocean distress ink, then embossed it with the folder and inked it again with blueprint sketch to emphasize the raised pattern.

For my "vase" I used our Vintage Jar Stamps and dies, stamping the bottom layer on cardstock and the top layer with Stazon Pigment Ink onto acetate for extra dimension.  For my sentiment I cut the Hello Word from aqua cardstock and heat embossed the word "friend" onto black cardstock using our Foxy Christmas Stamps. As a last little touch I cut a white scalloped border using our Stitched Scallop Dies which I adhered to the bottom of my card.

Card No.6:  For my last card of the day (that I made very last minute, putting the finishing touches on at 2am this morning) I created a shaped card using this free Silhouette cut file (or this printable that you can cutout by hand). I messed up the centers of these particular flowers when lining up my stamps so rather than throw them out I turned to some unfinished wood buttons that I inked up with some vintage photo distress ink.  

I designed the cut file to perfectly line up with the Sunflower Field dies making it super easy to create cards like this one in no time at all. I love how it gives your card a nice smooth surface with nothing hanging off the edge from the backside. I cut two so I could score one along the top and adhere it to the other one above the fold to form my card base. I also cut an extra base from kraft cardstock and then embossed it with our new Lots of Dots Embossing Folder to form my flower pot. I then finished off my card with a sentiment from our Heartfelt Greetings Stamps which was stamped onto a tag from our Wrap Around Box Dies and topped with a jute bow.

To help you line up our Sunflower Fields stamps like a pro I've created a special layering guide (you can click on the photo below to view it larger).  The guide shows the stamps starting with the lightest ink color, working towards the darkest, but sometimes I find it easier to start backwards. They both work depending on what your preference is.  The black outline indicates where that layer touches the previously stamped layer.  :)

I frequently am asked which ink colors I used for my layered images.  While I think there are so many great options out there, these are the colors I used today for my stamped images (in the ordered shared from lightest to darkest)...

Light Sunflower 
Colorbox Lemonade
Versafine Cheerful
Colorbox Banana
Colorbox Dandelion
Lawn Fawn Doe
Altenew Mocha

Dark Sunflower 
Versafine Cheerful
Colorbox Banana
Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise
Lawn Fawn Carrot
Altenew Mocha
Versafine Acorn

Green Leaves (used on cards 2, 4 & 5)
Hero Arts Green Hills
Colorbox Grasshopper
Colorbox Green Apple
Colorbox Golf Course (or Versafine Green Oasis)

Olive Green Leaves (used on cards 1 & 3)
Colorbox Kiwi
Colorbox Luxuriant Green
Colorbox Artichoke
Versafine Shady Lane

2021 UPDATE: Many of the inks linked above have since been discontinued by Colorbox after going out of business, but I adore this PinkFresh Studio Rise & Shine Ink Cubes 4-pack set for all things yellow. I also share a variety of good green ink color combinations for leaves which you can find HERE. For my newest favorite brown ink color combinations I have listed them below. 

Updated Cool Browns Combo:
Gina K. Sandy Beach
Gina K. Kraft
C & 9 Wheat
Hero Arts Cup O'Joe

Updated Warm Browns Combo:
PinkFresh Studio Warm Buff
PinkFresh Studio Doe
Gina K Warm Cocoa
PinkFresh Gathered Twig

That wraps up today's sneak peeks.  That was a whole lot of information and I so appreciate you hanging out with me today. I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner using the rafflecopter below.  Make sure to keep checking back all this week for more peeks & prizes for up to five chances to win. The contests run through Saturday at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, July 14th. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's a closer look at the new Sunflower fields stamps & coordinating dies, as well as the new Lots of Dots 6x6 embossing folder & Moroccan Circles 6x6 embossing folder used today (available for purchase on Friday, July 12th).

   

  

Other Supplies Used:

Little Angels Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Scallop Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Vintage Jar Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Vintage Jar Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Quilted Hexagon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hello Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Build-A-Tag #2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Colorful Autumn 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Hexagon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Heartfelt Wishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Wrap Around Box Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stazon Pigment-Snowflake Shop at: Sunny Studio