“Paper piecing” is a fun technique I used to create today’s sunflower card. First, I’ll explain the background; a card base of Crumb Cake, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.  To give it texture, I layered it with lattice, cut with an Organic Beauty Die from Crumb Cake Cardstock.

“Paper Pieced” Sunflower

The sky was made with a Blending Brush and Pacific Point Ink on Basic White Cardstock, 3″ X 4 1/2″.

Now for the “paper piecing” process: 1) Cut half of a sunflower from Thick Basic White Cardstock, using the Sunflowers Die, and glue it close to the edge of the sky.  2) Create the yellow with a Blending Brush and Crushed Curry Ink on Basic White Cardstock. 3) Cut half of a sunflower, using the same half as the white cut. When removing it from the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, keep it intact. This will keep the petals in order. 4) Using your Take Your Pick Tool, match the yellow petals to the white frame, and glue in place. 5) Cut the center of the flower from Crumb Cake Cardstock. 

To give the sunflower a perfectly straight edge, I used a Stitched Rectangles Die (2 1/2″ X 4″), cutting it to size.

“I’m thinking of you” is from the Art Gallery Stamp Set, heat embossed with White Powder on a piece of the “sky” paper, cut with the smallest Stitched Rectangles Die.

The sprig, also a Sunflowers Die, was cut from Basic White Cardstock, and glued in placed prior to attaching the sentiment with Dimensionals.

If you like doing jig saw puzzles, this technique is one you could grow to love. I’ve already made another, I’ll show you later this week.

I was inspired by TGIF.

My June Host Code Gift

Type the current host code (found beneath my profile picture) in the box provided, on your order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels in July.

150 self-adhesive pieces come in two sizes:  100 each: 3mm and 50 each: 4mm.

Be sure to check out the retiring products from the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog, where some are discounted 10-50%! Click here to go to my store, where you will see a pictured list under this banner.

Stampin’ Up! is having a special BOGO “kits” promotion this month. Kits are great, because everything you need, except scissors and glue, is contained in the box, along with written instructions. 

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