Sunshine Sunburst

  I saw this adorable card on my buddy Mindy's blog using the sunburst technique and I had been meaning to try it out myself and seeing her lovely card gave me a giant kick in the pants to get started!  It was way easier than I thought….a few tips, 1) cut both side of your DSP at an angle.  I didn't at first and I think my rays didn't line up as nicely.  2) when adhering your rays if you want them to be somewhat centered put one in the center first and then work your way out.  Other than that just adhere angles cuts of DSP to a piece of cardstock, cut the ends/edges off and use it on your card!  Easy!

  I made these 2 cards for my boys.  My oldest was pretty upset when he didn't get a Valentine's card from me….in my defense he got a bag of candy with a handstamped tag but I guess that wasn't enough.  Last year I made cards that just got thrown aside so this year I thought I would save myself some cardstock and go straight for the bag of candy….oh well, that backfired!  I felt really bad after I saw how much getting a card meant to him so I wanted to give him a special "just because" card.  And the little one got one too because lately everything has to be even and fair or it's a giant fuss.  Seriously…I have to count blueberries in yogurt…

Ryan's Card

Stamps: Sunshine

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, assorted DSP

Accessories: Label Framelits, Itty Bitty punch pack, brads, dimensionals, Dazzline Details, Heart edge embossing folder

Alex's Card

Stamps: Sunshine

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, White, assorted DSP

Accessories: Label Framelits, Itty Bitty punch pack, brads, dimensionals, Dazzline Details, Heart edge embossing folder

  I used the new Sunshine single stamp and inked it up with markers.  I got the color combinations straight from the color coach (love that thing!).  I made Ryan's first and definitely started to get the hang of the rays by Alex's card.

  I should have quit while I was ahead but I went and added Dazzling Details to the cut out and popped sun and it kind of made the sun turn a bit cloudy….oh well!

I used various packs of DSP to get my all Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango scheme.  If you want to know about a particular one leave a comment and I'll figure it out.  Some of the packs are retired.


Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?