Here Comes the Sun: Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to our Here Comes the Sun blog hop! This month our team is going to show you a variety of ways to use Sunbursts on your paper crafting projects.

Whether you are starting here or have come from Kim Loewen’s blog, you are in the right place. When you are finished taking a look at how I used Cricut images to create a 4th of July Sunburst layout, you can click on the link at the end to move to the next blog. This blog hop is simple, fun, and full of ideas. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melissa’s Blog.

For Memorial Day, I created a set of military cards with some red, white, and blue backgrounds using our Sunburst Background die. I enjoyed the look of all those Stars & Sparklers patterns so much, that I decided to replicate the design on a scrapbook page.

The background for this page was created using a Cricut cut from the Artbooking collection. I used my Contour tool to remove the unwanted images and cut out each of the “sun rays” from my Stars & Sparklers patterns. Later in the week, I will be adding a video tutorial to my YouTube channel showing you how to create a sunburst background like this.

After designing and cutting out the background pieces, I added my photo to the page onto some layers of pattern paper and PML cards.

Around the photo, I added all sorts of iconic images to reflect my little firecrackers . Aren’t they just too funny?

To be honest, I struggled to get the photo to stand out on the page. With such a busy background, I wanted to make sure that I had a focal point. To prevent the photo from disappearing in the background, I made sure that the frames behind the photo were dark and bold and I placed the photo so that the sunburst pattern draws your eyes to the center of the page.

I also framed the photo with stickers using images to mimic items in the photo. This page has a firecracker theme, so many of the images look like they are exploding off the layout.

To create the title, I cut a 4th of July SVG image I uploaded into Cricut Design Space and layered the cardstock onto some star images from the sticker sheet. I also attached a small wooden arrow to match the other wooden elements on the page.

There will be a process video later this week showing you how to create this sunburst background and all the elements on the page. Make sure that you are subscribed to my channel so that you are notified when that video is added.

I hope that this project inspired you and gave you a few new ideas for adding sunbursts to your projects. Now hop on over to Brenda Lapp’s blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Maker blogs to get some great crafting tips and other sunburst ideas. Don’t forget, a few of the products shown here will be retiring on June 30th. If you wish to recreate this design, stop by my website and grab yourself a few supplies before they are gone.

I hope this inspired you to try something new. If you have any questions about this project or the supplies listed above, feel free to leave me a comment.

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