Sunflower Prayers

Today, I wanted to show you all a cool little "trick" that I learned from Mary Fish over at Stampin' Pretty. It's called "Fancy Flower with a Twist". Check out the video tutorial here...

This is the card I created using the flower I punched using the Fancy Flower punch. 

List of Materials:
Stamp sets-
Thoughts & Prayers (#113252)


Card stock-
Early Espresso (#119686)
Daffodil Delight (#119683)
Whisper White (#100730)
Lucky Limeade (#122926)


Ink-
Early Espresso (#126974)

Accessories-
Fancy Flower punch (#118073)
1-3/8" circle punch (#119860)
1" circle punch (#119868)
Large Oval punch (#119855)
Scallop Oval punch (#119856)
Lucky Limeade ribbon- I used some old Sale-A-Bration ribbon that I had on hand, but you could use Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine (#125572) and get the same effect.
Big Shot! (#113439)- (Side note: Favorite tool EVER!)
Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF) (#119976)
Stripes TIEF (#123128)
Perfect Polka Dots TIEF (#117335)
Stamping' Dimansionals (#104430)

Whew! I think that's it!

The highlight of this card is the flower! 

To start, I punched a Fancy Flower out of Daffodil Delight card stock. Then using the technique Mary showed, I turned the flower and punched it again making this fantastic new shape! I then ran the daffodil flower through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots folder. For the center, I punched a 1" circle out of Early Espresso card stock and ran that through the Big Shot using the Stripes folder. then I rotated the circle and repeated the striping process to create a woven, grid-like look.

The leaves were a bit trickier, but so easy once I made a couple. Using the 1-3/8" circle punch, I punched a circle out of Lucky Limeade card stock. Then using my "fishing line" from my daffodil flower, I fed the Limeade circle back in, only part way in, lining up the edge until I could see the leaf shape I wanted. Cool, right?! Note: Depending on the size of your leaf, you can get two out one circle.. Put it all together and you've got one cute sunflower! 


To assemble the card... 
Cut a piece of Early Espresso card stock to 4-1/4"x11" and fold in half. Set aside for a second.

Cut a piece of Whisper White card stock to 3-7/8"x5-1/8". Run this piece through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice folder. Attach this piece to a 4"x5-1/4" piece of Daffodil Delight. Attach these to the Early Espresso card base.

Stamp the "Praying for You" sentiment onto Whisper White card stock. Punch out the sentiment using the large oval punch. Punch a Limeade scallop oval. Attach the sentiment to the scallop oval and punch a small hole so it can be attached to the ribbon in a minute.

Cut enough ribbon to go around your card twice. Slide the sentiment onto the ribbon as you tie it, securing it in your knot or bow.

Attach your flower using Stampin' Dimensionals to add a little pop. Voila! Cute, simple card!

Thanks for lettin' me get my stamp on with you!