Just Us Girls challenge #837 - mood board

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. I am back to share my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge and it's Mood Board Week and Lisa has a beautiful board to inspire us this week. It is such a gorgeous image this week and I'm sure this is going to be a really popular week. I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations.

here is a better look at the mood board:

Isn't it a stunning picture?  Obviously you can be drawn to the sunflowers, butterflies or both or just use the colours as your inspiration.  I decided to use both on my card today and I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I hope you like it too.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and blended all over the panel using Christmas pine ink. The sunflowers are a three step stamp and I used Gina K's tip on how to mass produce using a template (or 3 in this case) to get perfect alignment; and it really worked, they are all stamped perfectly.  Once they were all stamped I used the coordinating die to cut them out.  I also stamped the butterfly and coloured it with my Promarkers before using the coordinating die to cut it out.  I added the sunflowers using foam squares in a cluster in the centre of the panel and added the butterfly at the top again adding a thin piece of foam tape behind the body so that the wings could be lifted up a little.  The sentiment was stamped onto white card using black ink and cut out with the matching die (I also cut 3 more from plain white card to layer up).  The sentiment was adhered over the sunflowers using liquid glue.  The panel was then added to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and blended the Christmas pine ink along the bottom.  I had one sunflower and one butterfly left over so adhered them over the blended border using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre using black ink and then adhered the panel to the card base using double sided tape. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Alphabet challenge - I is for insects

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood photo

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist use die cuts

Craft-alnica challenge - sunflower

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge - inspiration photo

Inkspirational challenge - garden

Inspiration Station challenge - inspiration photo

We Love Stamping challenge - summer blooms or ATG

I'm sure this will be a popular challenge as it is such a beautiful board and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for our guest designer Betty and the rest of the design team.

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Gina K Designs - breath of sunshine stamp & die set (*Bumbleberry Crafts)

Gina K Designs - courage to fly mini stamp (current incentive - will be available next month)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sweet corn, honey mustard, dark chocolate, Christmas pine

Promarkers

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed 

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Thank you x