Sunflower Greeting Cards with Gel Press® Prints

Sunflower Greeting Cards

Brightening someone’s day is always a worthwhile endeavor and makes me happy. Sunflowers always make me smile and brighten my day too.  I try to keep a supply of handmade cards on hand, that I can customize with an appropriate sentiment or greeting as needed.  Whether it’s Get Well, Thinking of You, Happy Birthday, or Just Because, these bright and cheerful sunflower themed cards will hopefully do just what I hope to do - brighten someone’s day! 

Be sure to hop along and see what other creative projects the Gel Press® Design Team members are sharing this month in “The ART of well being”  blog hop.

Ann

Cindi    

Cynthia

Elena

Kathy

Keri

Kitti

Jen

Sandy

Teresa

Gel Press

Materials: 

Gel Press® 8x10” Printing Plate, 5x7” Printing Plate

DecoArt® Americana® Multi-Surface Satin™ - School Bus, Black Tie, Muted Gold,  Sky Blue 

DecoArt® Crafter’s Acrylic® - Burnt Umber

DecoArt® Americana® acrylic - Plantation Pine 

JudiKins™ Color Sponge

Script background stamp 

Plaid® Royal Icons Mod Podge® Mold

Makin’s Clay® - White
Beacon Adhesives™ 3-in-1 Adhesive

White paper 

Paintbrushes 

Brayer 

Paper trimmer

Coordinating card stocks 

Instructions:

Dip Color Sponge in Burnt Umber and a touch of Black Tie paint, sponge directly onto 8x10” Gel Press® plate  Repeat several times.  Let dry. 

Use paintbrush to paint petals with a blend of School Bus & Muted Gold paints.  Let dry. 

Brayer Plantation Pine paint onto 5x7” printing plate.   Use as a pad to apply paint to background stamp, stamp directly over 8x10” plate with painted sunflowers.  Repeat to cover surface of plate.  Let dry.

Add Sky Blue paint to 8x10” plate and brayer lightly over entire surface.  Press paper over plate and smooth to sure even application of paint.  Let dry completely.  Carefully lift paper from plate, painted image will lift along with brayered blue paint.   

  

Make bee embellishments by molding bees in rubber mold with white Makin’s Clay®.  Let bees dry, paint with School Bus and Black Tie paints.  Let dry.  

 

Create cards with coordinating card stock.  Add printed paper as desired to cards.  Use Beacon™ 3-in-1 Adhesive to mount all layers.  Add jute twine to embellish as desired.   Mount bees with 3-in-1 Adhesive.