Happy Sunflower Cards

Hey friends - thought I'd pop in to share some sunflower cards and play along at Seize the Birthday #338 using the Anything Goes option. Here's one I made today for a former coworker's birthday:

Supplies: Paper - Paper Rose patterned;

Recollections A2 card, cardstock & patterned; 

Park Lane Ivory; Paper Studio glitter

Press Plate w/die - Spellbinders You Are Everything Sentiments

Dies - Studio Light Sunflower Kisses

Other - Trinity Stamps sparkle spots

I added a dotted panel and some patterned strips to an A2 card. Die cut the sunflower and added to the card. A Betterpressed sentiment and some sparkle spots finished the card - very quick and easy! This is a take on Crafty Al's November 2026 Sheetload of Cards. I linked to her YouTube session on downloading it. The sketch download is free and I've been using it a lot this month, both as is and modifying it as I did here.

Once a month I've been participating in Saturday Morning Crafting (SMC) on the Inky Stamper YouTube Channel. Owner Chelsea sends a kit in the mail and you craft together. The kit costs under $20 and it's always fabulous! In October, the kit included a sunflower die set that I absolutely love (kit still available as of this writing HERE)! You can see the episode on YouTube HERE. We made two cards with the kit - all materials were provided so I can't tell you the specific papers or stamps used. While online stores like Simon Says Stamp, A Cherry on Top & Scrapbook.com carry the Studio Light brand, none of them had the sunflower set.

In the weeks since, I've made a few other versions of the sunflower card:

The great thing about the sunflower die set is that you can get some gorgeous texture using an embossing mat after die cutting. I didn't do this on every card and it doesn't show up that great in the photos but it looks amazing! On the final two cards, the scalloped rectangle is from last weekend's Pink and Main event - Open Scallops Rectangle - which isn't available in their store yet (or ever? Not sure). They do have an Open Scallops Circle set.

That's it for today, friends. I'll be glued to Craft Roulette at 6:30p tonight - Episode #345 features Tracey Phillips from ‪@MindlessCrafting‬, if you're interested. And I still need to finish some of the Pink and Main Holiday Magic sessions...

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!!