Friday, May 10, 2013

Stippled Blossom Mother's Day - Paper Players

Yesterday I had a medical appointment, and the practitioner, knowing that I make cards, asked meif I had any Mother's Day cards.  She needed one for her mother who is now in her 90's.  Because I only had a few Mother's Day cards left, I made this card just for her mother, who loves the colour blue.
Because it is a Mother's Day card I am entering it in the challenge with the Paper Players here









Because this lady likes the colour blue, I used different shades of blue throughout the card.  The base card is Not Quite Navy, layered with Baja Breeze, and then Whisper White.  The Whisper White is embossed with the Polka Dot folder.  On the lower 2/3 of the Whisper White I added a piece of Tea for Two Designer Paper.

For the focal image, I stamped two floral images using the colors Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy, positioning the colours using the stamp-a-ma-jig.  Then in the same manner, I stamped 2 sets of leaves using the colours Certainly Celery and Old Olive.  These were cut out using paper snips.  Tiny pearls were placed in the center of each flower.

The Whisper White circle was die cut using the Circles #2 die; the mat of Not Quite Navy with the Scallop circle #2.

The sentiment was stamped on the Whisper White circle using Not Quite Navy, and the flowers and leaves arranged and adhered around the sentiment.

The scallop circle unit with the flowers attached was adhered to the card using dimensionals. 

To finish the card, a pearl was placed at each upper end.

I hope this card will be well received.

Here's a summary of the materials used:

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Delightful Dozen
Inks: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Certainly Celery, Old Olive
Papers: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Tea for Two DSP
Accessories: Polka dot folder, Circles $2 die, Scallop circle #2 die, pearls, Stamp-a-ma-jig, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by.

7 comments:

Ann Schach said...

What a beautiful card, Maria! I love the stippled blossoms...such pretty shades of blue! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

Natasha said...

lovely, i love the way the flowers frame the sentiment. good luck in the contest you've entered it in xNx

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card. Blue is my favorite color also. Love the flowers.

Brian King said...

Be still my heart. This card is beautiful. I love your Stipple Blossoms here. Thanks for playing along with The Paper Players.

Anne Marie Hile said...

Maria, this is beautiful! I love the beautiful blues and the pop of embossing in the background. Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players! :)

Paper Creations by Shirley said...

Gorgeous Maria ! Love the flower image & colours. Happy Weekend, Shirleyx

Patrice Herrera said...

What a beautiful card Maria! Hope all is well with you and things are going great! You are missed and thought of often my friend!