Happy Mother's Day

My daughter was  born just before Mother's Day weighing in at 8 pound 10 ounces, I was so happy to finally be a mom after a pregnancy that seemed to go on forever.

Today I made a card for all the mothers out there.  It's  provides you with  a catalogue sneak peak of another catalogue product.

The base card is Calypso Coral layered with gold foil and then Whisper White embossed with the Tufted Embossing Folder.

The flower focal image, from the Bloom & Grow stamp set, is coloured with Stampin' Blends and die cut with the coordinating die set.  I initially made two of these flower clusters, but when it came time to put the card together the second bouquet made the card look too busy.  So I used it to make a second card which I will display at the end of this post.

This flower cluster is added to the top half of the card front.

The sentiment, from the "Strong and Beautiful" stamp set, is embossed with gold embossing powder on a strip of Whisper White card stock.  This is added to a slightly larger piece of gold foil which is scalloped at the top and bottom end using die strips from the Blooms and Grow dies, and added beneath the flowers.

As a finishing touch, gold rhinestones are added to each intersection point of the embossed Whisper White layer.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Bloom & Grown, Strong & Beautiful
Inks:  Versa Mark, Black Memento, Stampin' Blends
Papers:  Calypso Coral, Gold Foil, Whisper White
Accessories:  Bloom and Grow dies, Gold Embossing Powder, Gold rhinestones (non SU), Tufted embossing folder

Here's the second card I made using the second floral cluster.

Again I used a Calypso Coral base, layered with Basic Black card stock, and then a Whisper White layer embossed with the scalloped stripes embossing folder.  The sentiment is from "Stitching All Around" and is black embossed on a die cut.

A 1/4" Calypso Coral Ombre bow is added between the flower bouquet and the sentiment die cut.

Self adhesive sequins provide a finishing touch.