Three Sunflower Easel Center Step Cards

Boy, do I have a jam packed post for you today!

Way back in 2013, I made this lovely Center Step Fold Sunflower card. I'm sharing it again today as I've walked down my blog's memory lane this week. I've always loved sunflowers. I grow them each summer in my garden too!

But don't stop reading after this first photo and caption, I have two new cards to share below too! 

You don't want to miss them!

Using the center step cutting design, turns the Sunflower stamp from ok to WOW! I used Crushed Curry and Early Espresso ink, on Very Vanilla cardstock. The base is Baked Brown Sugar cardstock. Accents are the Itty Bitty Butterfly punch with Rhinestones and the Chalk Talk stamp set "For You" on Very Vanilla (hand cut out) mounted on Early Espresso punched with the 1-3/8" circle punch finished off with 1/8" Early Espresso taffeta ribbon taped to the back for "tails."

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If you have time, enjoy watching and reading about how I made the 4 color sunflower focal point on these next two card designs by clicking on the links.

May 2020 You Tube Video

May 2020 Sunflower Card Recipe

You know how sometimes you have leftover pieces to the cards you design and you think "I'll use this someday, so I better save it." Well, I'm so glad I did save those extra parts that I made with the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp and dies from last year! 

Today I present you with two updated Sunflower Center Step cards in the Pop Art style I used last year.

CARD ONE:

This is a vertical version of the Center Step Fold with my already assembled sunflower focal point. It is a Bumblebee cardstock base with the Misty Moonlight Designer Series Paper (DSP).

You'll need to cut the Misty Moonlight DSP as follows:

Center piece - 2-1/8" x 5-3/8"

Side pieces - cut two - 7/8" x 4-3/8"

Front small pieces - cut two - 7/8" square

The greeting is also from the current stamp set stamped on Basic White with Memento Black ink. 

The Basic White  greeting was cut down to fit the space 15/16" x 1-9/16".  

Add the enamel dot embellishments.

Basic White inner layer of 4" x 4-1/4" also attached .

I had a spare Misty Moonlight sunflower that I glued to the envelope front and trimmed off the excess. 

I hope the post office won't mind I did that!

I did raise the focal point panel up with dimensionals to give some more depth.

CARD TWO:

Luckily the card fit inside a 5-3/4" square envelope I had in my collection!

This is a horizontal version of the Center Step Fold with my already assembled sunflower focal point on point this time. It is a Bumblebee cardstock base with Bumblebee Designer Series Paper (DSP).

You'll need to cut the Bumblebee DSP as follows:

Center piece - 4-1/8" x 3-3/8"

Side pieces - cut two - 7/8" x 3-1/8"

Front small pieces - cut two - 7/8" square

The greeting is from Dragonfly Garden stamp set stamped on Basic White with Memento Black ink. 

The Basic White  greeting was punched out with a 1" circle punch. A Basic Black 1-1/4" circle punch was adhered to the white circle and attached to card front with mini dimensionals.

Add the enamel dot embellishments.

Basic White inner layer of 3-1/8" x 5-1/4" also attached .

I had a spare Magenta Madness sunflower that I glued to the envelope front and 

trimmed off the excess. 

Products Used in the two new card designs and most available at my online store (link below):

Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set and Sunflower Dies

2020-2022 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments

Retired 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Cardstocks: Bumblebee, Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, 

Just Jade, Cinnamon Cider, Basic Black, and Basic White

I hope you enjoyed the walk back through my blog this week and are inspired to see how previous card designs of yours can be fashioned into new more modern and up-to-date card designs. 

Let me know in the comments what you think of my updated designs and which you prefer - vertical or horizontal style.

Have fun!

  

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