Sunflower Birthday

Hi everyone.  Today's card is the this week's Color Challenge at SCS (CC430 - Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight) ... or the closest colors you have.  I am loving the new Pear Pizzazz ... it's not new, new ... it was an In-Color, but has returned to SU! as one of the new permanent colors, so I bought the paper, ink and pen and am ready to go!  I also used washi tape on this card ... although it just looks like a strip of yellow gingham paper (with the sentiment stamped on top).  I could have used the same paper as the sunflower, but the washi was handy ... love how it adheres so easily and also easy to reposition if you make a mistake (bonus!!).

After making the main panel, I was going to just pop it up on the white card base, but really felt it needed something more.  So I added a 1" strip of Old Olive just under the bottom of the main panel to ground it.  I like how it turned out ... it's just a little different.  Hope you like.

Stamps:  Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)
Paper:  White, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz (SU!); Yellow Gingham (Making Memories)
Ink:  Black, Old Olive (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Sunflower die (C.C. Designs), Tender Leaves die (Memory Box), Yellow Gingham Washi tape (SU!), sponge, stylus and mat, glue, adhesives, and dimensionals

The sunflower is two layers of yellow gingham, with the top layer shaped with the stylus and mat .  The center is cut from Pear Pizzazz cardstock (as is the leaves) and the edges are sponged with Old Olive ink.  The center is also shaped with the stylus and mat and the popped up in the center of the sunflower.

Here's a close-up: