Project Inspiration: Hello Sweet Sunshine by Kelly Lunceford

This week’s Project Inspiration is strawberry-sweet perfection — bright, cheerful, and full of handmade joy. As the seasons shift, there’s nothing sweeter than rediscovering favorite supplies — and this strawberry-themed card is bursting with sunshine and charm! Kelly shares her annual tradition of crafting with strawberries, pairing fresh colors, layered florals, and playful die cuts to celebrate the start of a new season. Follow along step-by-step and create your own sweet slice of summer!

Before we get started, let’s hear from Kelly..

“It’s always exciting as one season changes to another, and as card makers, that means pulling out stamps and dies we may not have used for a while! Every year I make some type of strawberry card, and I just adore the combination of supplies I used to bring today’s card to life! Follow along with me step-by-step as we make this sweet-as-can-be strawberry card!“

STEP 1:

Use the Watercolor Plaid Stencil Collection with Pure Poppy ink to create the background panel. Trim it to measure 4” x 3 1/4 inches, use a corner rounder punch to round the corners, and then adhere it to a top folding white card base using foam square.

STEP 2:

Use the Simple Stitch Crochet: Small Stencil Collection using Mint Julep ink on Mint Julep cardstock. Cut it using the middle size included in the Love to Layer: Scalloped Ovals Die Collection. Add it to the plaid background using foam squares.

STEP 3:

Cut the smallest circle included in the Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles Die Collection from white cardstock and attach it to the oval panel using foam squares.

STEP 4:

Cut all of the flowers, berries, and leaves from white card stock and add color using ink and blender brushes. Give them a spritz of shimmer spray. Arrange them around the circle and oval using foam squares and liquid glue.

STEP 5:

Heat and boss, the sentiment using gold powder on a strip of Berry Sorbet cardstock. Attach it to the middle of the circle using foam squares. Add a final strawberry and the two flowers to frame the sentiment.