AUTUMN SUNFLOWER

Hello all, Agnes' here to share with you how I made this beautiful Autumn DIY Sunflower.

You can find the sunflower petals in the Flower Shoppe Cricut cart and on the Cricut Access Library: M43F8C and M472BF .

I used two different sizes: 3" and 1-3/4". I cut 3 of each size.

The leaves (M3AE6B) are from the Don Juan cart and I sized them at 1/2".

To the above left, you can see the two different sizes, the leaves, and the finished sunflower.

The yellow cardstock is Carmelized Mustard, the green cardstock (green leaf) is Lemongrass and the brownish-green is Rubbed Sage. You can find them at Cut Cardstock.

I love these colors. They are perfect for the brisk weather of Autumn because they make you feel all warm and cozy on the inside. :)

I used brown ink to add dimension to the die cut edges and I used a balled stylus to shape the petals and leaves. The center of the sunflower was made punching out a few circles glued on top of each other to make them pop off the center and the texture was made with Fluffy Paint I have in my stash of supplies.

I then layered three 3" petals and three 1-3/4" making sure I offset the petals for a more fuller flower. I used liquid glue to be able to reposition if I needed to.

I  decided to make a Home Decor frame to showcase the sunflower. I looked through my stash again and found this thick bare chipboard frame I had bought a few years back at a local craft store. 

I cut two pieces of this brown color cardstock called Moroccan Cocoa and embossed one piece with an embossing folder, then attached the embossed one to the front and the other I used for the backing. I used score tape for this step.

I cut some thin strips of Gold Glitter cardstock ( I am in love with this cs too, lol) and outlined the frame with them.

To finish it off I die cut the word 'friend" with a thin die and added it next to the sunflower using trusty Mr. Tombow liquid glue again.

This is one view of the finished and framed sunflower.

I am planning to give it to my SIL along with a Sweet Potato side dish I am making for our Thanksgiving dinner get together.

There are many uses for these gorgeous sunflowers, especially for DIY gifts of this lovely season.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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MY PINK STAMPER PINK-A-LICIOUS BLOG HOP

hello my friends and a big welcome to the new visitors.

WELCOME to my scraphut!!!

at home they call me Agnes but i am flowerdisco in real life, lol

i am a new empty nested mom. my son is a freshman at Boston University and i am figuring out yet this bittersweet freedom that comes with it. it is too early yet to tell. i will let you know.

 i am one of My Pink Stamper designers and this is my third term with Robyn. Yay!

and this hop is for entertainment purposes only as we always try to use My Pink Stamper new releases for you to get to know her products. JUST HAVE FUN! then, at the end of this hop, i invite you to stop back at My Pink Stamper's site and join us in the challenge and see what else she has planned to surprise us all. :)

i enjoyed making this project so very-very much. this time i was inspired by this crafter lovely card: http://corgi-creations.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-cant-stop-cutting-things.html.-----AND i graciously give credit due where credit is due--as you can see/read :)

this is my version of it and i hope i have made your stop here worthwhile.

our theme for this hop is back to school and 3D but since i am a bit of a troubled woman...hee-hee

i will present you now...

School days-School Days

11" x 7.75"
(click on pictures to zoom in)

it a school of witchcraft, lol

think Hogwarts and think Halloween and think troubled woman

(wink-wink) 

 it is for young witches and no wizards are allowed.

 the base is just a rectangle where i welded a triangle for the top. i scored at 3.25" and 7.5".

i am not giving you all details because you are hopping, so do not dismay my friends, lol
if you want to know more, just shoot me an email.

the school days- school days is the awesome set-newer release-- from My Pink stamper called "school days"...hehe, hence the name of my project. :p

do you love my door as much as i do? so much fun!. it is actually an armoire...hehe and the sunflowers are just fabulous, just perfect for this time of the year.

 kitty-kitty, here.

 and the fence is a paper punch.
they are lovely windows but i have to add something else to them :(

the tree was added at the end and was inked with a few different colors here and there.

again, i hope i made your hop worth the stop.

enjoy!

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HARVESTING TAG

This tag is for a challenge at 

http://olivejuicestudio.com/

for a chance to win a Wall Decor Cricut cartridge.

Please, visit Kim and have fun participating.

I have called my tag

Harvesting

(Did I say already Autumn is knocking at my door?, lol).

This tag is from the

Winter Woodland cartridge

you can find it on page 46, cut at 

5 and 4.75 inch tall.

(remember you can click on my photos for a bigger view)

Below you will find the requirements for the challenge:
(COPY AND PASTED FROM http://olivejuicestudio.com/

"The Dirty Details:
1.  Your project must include a stamped image – it can be a rubber, clear or digital stamp image OR it may include a clip art image.
2.  It must include at least one Cricut cut.
3.  It must include fiber, a ribbon or fabric somewhere in the project.
4.  It must include at least one piece of bling – such as a bead, pearl, gemstone, glitter, etc.
5.  It needs to include at least one patterned paper.
This challenge can be anything – a card, scrapbook page, tag, altered item, home decor, repurposed/recycled item, etc.  The deadline is 11:59PM, August 31st, 2010.
This contest will be based on a drawing of all participants who enter.  The winner receives a Cricut cartridge courtesy of Memory Miser!"

These are some supplies I used

Let's start from the beginning:

1-The tag was cut with American Crafts textured cardstock; one time in the deep red and then on beige.

2-The beige cardstock was then colored with those paints you are looking at from Yasutomo and I purchased them in a not so local scrapbook store. They have a nice shine to them and I really love them. I do not have any of those nice misters but this set do its job well. 

3- I then used my Cuttlebug to emboss it with my Perfectly Paisley embossing folder.

4- I have tons of stamps: cheap ones and not so cheap but not as expensive as SU brand (I do not own any SU yet) but this is the second time I use this sunflower from the dollar clear stamps. Isn't gorgeous? 

5- I do not have Copics but Marvy Uchida markers I got at M's once for $5 in clearance. I used the yellow, brown and orange one for the sunflower and then I used the copper Yasutomo paints to give them that deeper and shiny color to them.

6- I took one of my dollar wooden stamps and stamped three leaves with green ink and I used the green Yasutomo on them too.

7-I used another dollar clear stamp for the sentiment and added a small faux jewel from my stash.

8- I added that beautiful button from my button's box.

9- I forgot I had to used patterned paper so I made a button using the Martha Stewart button punch and added some twine and used the same twine for the holder and...

10- Now, that tag hangs on one of my kitchen cabinets. Phew! I do not think I ever explained my projects in so much detail...lol.

Hope you like it and get inspired to make some tags for this coming season. Use them in homemade goodies, hostess gifts, presents, your garden harvest and more.
A couple more pics I forgot to add:

Have fun and I love you all!