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Sunflowers and Bees Birthday Card of the Month Tutorial with Heartfelt Creations Rustic Sunflowers

Hello, Friends!  Sunflowers and Bees are the perfect theme for our August Birthday Card of the Month Tutorial.  I’ve pulled treasures new and old from my stash and I’ll be sharing some fun tips and techniques as we make this lovely birthday card together.

August is a big birthday month in our family, and our sweet Liz, who just had her first baby, will be the recipient of this card.  She’s an avid gardener and grows the most gorgeous flowers.  She’s always careful to include plants for the pollinators, so she’ll appreciate the bee theme, too.

Tell the Bees and Lush Leaves

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Y’all know I love bees!  A few years ago I found this gorgeous Craft Consortium Tell the Bees Special Edition paper pad and I just had to add it to the stash. Deep navy, botanical florals, and buzzing bees make this collection a favorite selection.

This really is a very simple card to make, so I’ll just share a few tips that you might enjoy.

First, try embossing a die cut panel instead of a whole sheet of paper.  Die cut an oval shape, spritz lightly with water, then place in the Spellbinders Lush Leaves 3D Embossing folder.  Rub Antique Linen Distress Ink lightly over the top half of the folder, close and run through your machine.  Spritz with a little mica spray, then brush lightly with Bundled Sage Distress Oxide Ink for a beautiful finish.

TIP: Always die cut before you emboss, as the embossing will be flattened if you reverse the process.

Stamp your sentiment with Cobalt Archival Ink, then immediately heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  This really makes it stand out.  Honeycomb and bees from Reneabouquets add the perfect finishing touch to the simple card design.

Heartfelt Creations Rustic Sunflowers and Reneabouquets Bee Themed Goodies

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Next week I’ll teach you how to make your own sunflowers with Heartfelt Creations Rustic Sunflowers Stamps, Dies and Shaping Mold.  We’ll also make some HC Leafy Accents to add to the floral display.

I had one sweet Reneabouquets Sugar Bee and a couple of scraps of Honeycomb Beautiful Board left over from making last week’s Banner of the Month. They add the perfect finishing touches to this birthday card.

A Peek Inside

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You can see more of these beautiful papers in the video tutorial below, but don’t you just love how elegant the collection is?

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Dress up a packet of wildflower seeds with paper scraps, then die cut a gift card wallet with my Gift Card Wallet Die.  Emboss a little notecard to tuck into the card pocket, and this card is ready to give!

Sunflowers and Bees Birthday Card Tutorial on YouTube

Would you like to learn how to layer the elements on this card front?  Then please grab a cuppa and a snack and join me over on my YouTube channel.

I hope this week’s Wonderful Wednesday tutorial has inspired you to break out your crafty stash and make something beautiful, my friends!

You can find a linked supply list below this  post.  Also, look for linked products in the video  presentation.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

• Spellbinders Paper Arts
  • Lush Leaves 3D Embossing Folder
  • All Season Sentiments Clear Stamps
  • Bayfair Cardstock 
  • Aura AB Prism Gems
  • Tweet Sentiments Clear Stamps (retired)
• Heartfelt Creations Rustic Sunflower (links in video tutorial)
  • Cling Rubber Stamps
  • Matching Dies
  • 3D Shaping Mold
• Craft Consortium Tell the Bees Special Edition
• Blue/Ivory/Gold Plaid Ribbon
• Burlap String
• Distress Oxide Ink: Bundled Sage, Antique Linen
• Mica Spray
• Bits and Bobs from my stash