You Are My Sunshine - The Paper Players #436 Theme Challenge

"You are my Sunshine, my only Sunshine-----" That song  brings back so many memories.  When we were younger, my sister and I would belt out this song every night just before  falling asleep.

The Theme Challenge with The Paper Players #436 is to make a project featuring plaids or checks. I immediately visualized a Gingham flower with remnants of the Sunshine song in the center.

Because the flower is fairly large, the base card of Highland Heather is larger as well - 5 1/2 by 11 scored at 5 1/2" to form a 5 1/2 by 5 1/2 square card. It is matted with a Whisper White layer embossed on the left side with the Petal Pairs Embossing Folder.

The five petals of the flower were die cut with the layering oval framelits and the Highland Heather gingham DSP.  After the edges of each petal were sponged with Gorgeous Grape ink, they were adhered to a 1" circle using a hot glue gun.  The smaller Gorgeous Grape petals were from  leaves trimmed from a punchie made by the Leaf punch.

The center of the flower was stamped using a stamp from "Stitched All Around" set and Highland Heather ink.  It was punched with the 1" circle punch.  A second circle was stamped using Granny Apple Green ink,  the middle section of which was trimmed out and  adhered to the Highland Heather circle using small dimensionals.
This now completed circle,  matted with a 1 1/8" scallop circle of Granny Apple Green, was added to the flower center using  hot glue.

Before adhering the flower to the card front, the 'stem' of the flower was stamped onto the Whisper White layer using Granny Apple ink.  As well, a rectangular frame made by die cutting 2 sizes of the Stitched Rectangular Framelits at the same time,  was adhered at an angle to the card front. The flower was adhered inside the rectangle.

To finish the card a Granny Apple green organza bow was added at the top of the stem and some Gingham self adhesive sequins were added randomly on the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Stitched All Around

Inks:  Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green

Papers:  Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Whisper Wite, Highland Heather Gingham DSP

Accessories:  Layering Oval Framelits, 1" circle punch, 1 1/8" scallop circle punch, Granny Apple Green organza ribbon, Stitched Rectangular Framelits, Petal Pair Embossing Folder, Leaf Punch, Dimensionals, Gingham Gala Self Adhesive Sequins.