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Painted Harvest heads to TGIF Challenges

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Today I have a creation inspired by the theme challenge at TGIF Challenges, this is challenge #TGIFC218. The theme is Sympathy and unfortunately I found it a timely challenge. A very dear friend to our family lost his father last week to cancer. So this card already has someone to hug.

I LOVE Sunflowers and Daisies run a very close second. Sunflowers are such an earthy, rugged, tolerant beauty. Sunflowers and Daisies are happy flowers but yet homey enough to be comforting. They have the ability to just make me smile, they make me happy.

To create this card, I started with Painted Harvest Stamp set. All images come together in 2-3 steps of stamping. On Whisper White cardstock, the base layer of the Sunflower is stamped in Mango Melody. The petals are the second step image, these are a stamped off version of Cajun Craze. The sunflower center image is a stamped off Early Espresso. The dots also come in the set and are stamped in full strength Early Espresso. The leaves are also a 2 step process. The first layer is stamped in Old Olive then I stamped it a 2nd time for a lighter layer. The second leaf image the veining, stamped is Mossy Meadow full strength and then again the second generation is stamped for the lighter cluster.

Then sentiment is stamped in full strength Cajun Craze and comes from Lilypad Lake Stamp set. I attached the finished panel to a mat of Mango Melody. I attached 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon around the bottom of the combined front panel with Tear-n-Tape. The entire mostly finished panel was attached to the card base with foam strips. Once the card was all together, I attached a few pearls to the front – a dressed up earthy, nostalgic embellishment.

I left the inside plain so there was plenty of room to say whatever needs to be said.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this card. If you have a spare minute and would like to learn more about this challenge or see what the Design Team members designed, hop on over to TGIF Challenges.

Product List

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783] $21.00	Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146496] $22.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad [147093] $7.50	Mango Melody 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146989] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [147085] $7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [147090] $7.50
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad [147111] $7.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad [147114] $7.50	5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $7.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $8.00