A double embossed elegant Mother's Day card - SUO #247

Gold foil combined with Whisper White or Very Vanilla create a very elegant card, perfect for Mother's Day or a card for that special someone in your life.

To make this card even more elegant, I double embossed the background using the 3D Ornate Floral embossing folder, which is available for order now even though it is a new item in the upcoming Annual catalogue, and gold embossing powder.

I will explain how this is done ,but first the card....

Here's how I double embossed the background.  You will need the Embossing Folder, a Big Shot or other embossing machine, a piece of Whisper White card stock 4 by 5 1/4", Versa Mark, and Gold Embossing Powder. Other colours of embossing powder can be used.

• Open the Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder, and with your fingers, feel the surface of each of sides onthe inside.  Select the side where the surface feels smooth (usually it's the side that has the Stampin' Up logo on it but not always so it is good to feel for the smoothness of the surface)
• Apply versa mark generously directly onto the embossing folder using the ink pad directly onto the folder
• Add a 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside of the folder, laying it against the uninked side.
• Gently close the folder, and insert into the Big Shot and emboss as usual.
• Gently remove the embossed Whisper White piece and add gold embossing powder over entire surface
• Heat set with heat tool.
• Your Whisper White piece is now double embossed.
• Clean and dry embossing folder.

Below is a close up of the double embossed background of this card.

The 4 1/4 by 11" piece of  Thick Whisper White card stock is scored at 5 1/2" to form a top fold base.

After double embossing a  3 3/4 by 5" piece of Whisper White, it is trimmed to 3 by 4 3/8" and addedto a 3 3/4 by 5 1/8" gold foil stitched frame.  This frame was made by die cutting 2 sizes of Stitched Rectangle dies together.

A 3/4 by 3 3/4" strip of gold foil was die cut with one of the Ornate Layer dies and added to the center of the card. Some 3/8" gold metallic ribbon, bunched at the middle, was added to the top of this die cut and the ends adhered  around the back. A double bow was added at the left end.

This completed layer was then adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

The sentiment, from "Strong and Beautiful" was gold embossed, die cut with the Ornate Frame die and added to the card front with the lower end abut the die cut ribbon layer. Gold foil leaf stems (3), die cut using a Jubilee Beauty die, were added around the top of this piece.  Three hand made flowers were added above the bow.

Flowers:

Six flowers were punched in Whisper White using the small blossom punch, spritzed with alcohol, and bunched up.  After they were dry, they were shaped slightly, and two were adhered together to form one flower.  A small gold foil flower was added to each center.

Inside:

The outside of the die cut center was added to the inside, with a smaller whisper white center added on top of that.

A die cut similar to the one on the center of this card was added to bottom of the inside piece.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Strong & Beautiful

Inks:  Versa Mark

Papers:  Thick Whisper white, Whisper White, Gold Foil

Accessories:  Gold Embossing powder, 3D Ornate Flower embossing folder, Ornate frame die, Ornate Border die, Small Blossom Punch, 3/8" Gold metallic edge ribbon, dimensionals, Jubilee Beauty die

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.

Succulent Slider Pop Up Mother's Day Card

This card was inspired by a slider pop up card made by Dawn as well as several other cards I have seen on Pinterest that featured Succulent die cuts.

I love making flowers and succulents are no different although I must admit I never particularly found them "pretty". There are succulents in my flower bed in the front, but I use them as fillers and because they require little care.

In doing a little bit of research about this plant, I found that they are drought resistant because their  leaves, stem or roots have become more than usually fleshy by the development of water-storing tissue.


This gives them the ability to survive in arid and otherwise unhospitable environments.

The Mint Macaron base was randomly stamped with various stamps from the "Oh So Succulent" stamp set- using Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe and Garden Green inks.

In the above picture, the pop up mechanism is closed.

When it is popped up, the art piece stands up like in an Easel card.

Art Piece:  The background of this Whisper White piece is randomly stamped with some of the smaller flowers and leaves of the stamp set.  Two smaller two layer die cut succulents were adhered on the lower le

ft and on the right side just below the sentiment.

A metal rimmed rhinestone was placed in each of the plants.

Plant 1: This is the larger of the two.  Only 2 petals (the 3rd and 4th largest)were die cut using Mint Macaron card stock.  Each petal was sponged with Old Olive ink, followed by Crumb Cake.  Finally Rich Razzelberry ink was sponged only on the petal edges.  A stylus was used to shape each petal and then the petals were glued together with Tombo glue.

Plant 2: Two of the smaller petals were die cut in Sweet Sugarplum cardstock and sponged in the same manner as the other succulent.

Both plants were kept relatively flat.

The art piece was matted with Sweet Sugarplum card stock and adhered to the pop up portion of the card.

When the card is fully set up, a hidden message is revealed.

The message is from Suite Sentiments.  A stamped sweet succulent with greenery is stamped above it. (Unfortunately the stamp fell off the block right onto my work just as I finished the card - ugh!!)

Two of the smaller Sweet Sugarplum succulent petals grace the lower right corner of the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Oh So Succulent, Suite Sentiments

Inks: Black Memento, Tip Top Taupe, Garden Green, Rich Razzelberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Pink Pirouette, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron

Papers: Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum

Accessories: Succulent Framelit dies, Classic Label punch, Metal rimmed rhinestones, rhinestones, dimensionals, 1/8 hand held punch, White tassel from Cupcakes & Carousels embellishment kit, hand held stapler

Best Mother Ever - SUO Challenge #142

Sale-a-bration (SAB) is moving along at a very rapid pace.  The challenge this week is to create something using SAB products.  Since Mother's Day will be upon us before we know it, I thought I would use one of the stamps to make a Mother's Day card.

The products I used:  "What I Love", Botanical Garden Vellum, and Metallic Tape

The flowers were made using the following 3 colours:  Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, and Rose Red.  They were then cut out, the edges sponged with Rose Red ink, and mounted using a dimensional to a 2 1/2" Whisper white circle.  The bird builder punch was used to punch out leaves/branches.  They were sponged with Old Artichoke ink before adhering them to the bottom of the flowers.

The base card is top folded Rose Red cardstock, layered with Whisper White cardstock embossed with the butterfly embossing folder,.  After attaching this embossed layer to the card front, it was lightly brushed with Rose Red ink.  A layer of Botanical Garden Vellum was adhered to the bottom half.  A piece of Metallic Tape was placed at the top end of the vellum layer.

A piece of Rose Red card stock was die cut using the Apothecary die framelet.  The circle was adhered partly over this die cut piece.

Some small flowers were die cut using the metallic tape and added to the middle of each flower, followed by a rhinestone.

Three more small flowers were die cut from the vellum and adhered to the lower right corner of the card.  Rhinestones were added.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: What I Love, And Many More
Inks: Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Always Artichoke
Papers: Rose Red, Whisper White, Botanical Garden vellum, Old Olive
Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label punch, Bird Builder Punch, small flowers (from accessory pack), rhinestones, metallic tape, Butterfly embossing folder, Apothecary die/framelit.

Wine Tags for Craft Show

I made 3 extra special wine tags for the Craft Show tomorrow.  Two of them are for Mother's Day and the third is for an Anniversary.  If more are needed I will take orders for them.

This one is for Mother's Day.


Each tag is 2 3/8 wide by 9 1/2" long.  The bottom end is notched.
The top end is scored at 3" and a 1 1/4" circle punch is inserted, centered and punched.  This is for the neck of the wine bottle.
The cardstock I used for this tag is Rose Red and it can be decorated any way you like, but for this one I chose a piece of non SU Vellum.  I also put a piece of vellum on the top of the tag and punched another 1 1/4 cicle hole in it.  I surrounded this by a 1 3/4" scallop circle Rose Red  with a 1 1/4" circle in the middle.
The sentiment is from "Sweet Laughter".  The word was too large for my tag so I cut it into 3 words and mounted it on a piece of Rose Red with the corners rounded.
The Old Olive leaf was die cut using the Flower Frenzy die, and the 3 flowers made using the Spiral Flower die.
A medium sized butterfly was die cut in black, folded in half and adhered beneath the flowers
I added pearls to the top of the tag and at the lower ends of the banner.




Here are 2 others I made:

For this one I used Sahara Sand carstock, Something Borrowed DSP, Memorable Moments stamp set, Sahara Sand Lace Trim, Silver baker's twine, Scoring Tool to make the Rosettes, silver ink, silver embossing powder and silver dazzling details.

The cardstock here is Marina Mist, with specialty silver vellum, silver cardstock,  a rosette flower made using Marina Mist DSP (with a retired Filigree brad in the center), 5/8" satin silver ribbon, dazzling glimmer paper bitty butterflies and labels framelits.

Happy Mother's Day - a Bleaching Technique

It's been a while since I've done the bleaching technique on cards.  I used to do it a lot in my early card making days, but not lately.  The idea came to use bleaching as a technique was inspired by Sandi Daley, and as a result will be doing this technique in class the end of April - as a Mother's Day card.

Taking a piece of 1 3/4 by 4 1/4" piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock, the floral image from "Mother's Love" was embossed with black embossing powder.  Embossing keeps the bleach within the confines of the image.
Using a small paint brush and ordinary household bleach (fresh bleach works the best, so if you've had your bleach for a while get some new bleach), paint with bleach all the areas you wish to.  The entire image does not need to be  bleached.  I did decide to bleach all the open areas.
Waiting for the bleach to do its trick can be frustrating, so apply the heating tool, and like magic, the bleached areas will turn white.  Doing this will also show up areas you missed with the brush, so you can reapply bleach to those areas.

The image can stay white if you wish, but I decided to re-add some colours using markers.  First I applied Hello Honey to the throat of each flower, and then a bit of Calypso Coral.  Garden Green and Old Olive were added to the leaves.
I really wanted the top of the flowers to be a bit white, so I used a chalk pen.  I also used it on the leaves.

The art work panel was matted with Hello Honey cardstock and adhered to the layer below with dimensionals.

The basic cardstock is Bermuda Bay, layered with Whisper White, and then a Bermuda Bay layer die cut with the Hexagon Hive framelit.

Around these 3 layers some white Baker's twine was wrapped 3 times and knotted over the image piece.  Some Baker's Twine was fed through a Calypso Coral button (SAB) and a bow tied at the top.  It was adhered over the knot of the Baker's Twine using at least 4 glue dots.  These layers were then adhered to the Bermuda Bay card base.

The sentiment is from "Sweet Laughter" and was stamped in 2 separate images using markers to highlight the word(s) I wanted and where.  They were stamped on Hello Honey cardstock and die cut using the Banners framelit.  It was added at an angle with dimensionals at the notched end, and adhesive at the other.

Supplies Used:

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For Being You - a Dahlia Fold Card - a partial CASE

This card was featured on Pinterest, and I immediately thought it would make a wonderful Mother's Day card for my class.  However, 3 of my students do not have their mother anymore, so I changed the sentiment for something more neutral.

It is a partial case from Biggan at splitcoaststampers.  However, I did change a few things around.

I started by punching five 1 3/8" circles, and sponging them with Blushing Bride with the edges Pear Pizzaz.  These I folded into dahlia flowers using this tutorial.  The stem was die cut using Pear Pizzaz cardstock and the Bouquet die.
The stem and flowers were arranged on a Very Vanilla background embossed with the script embossing folder.  This background was matted with Pink Pirouette cardstock and then a 1/4" Pink Pirouette ribbon and bow were adhered to the bottom.
This was adhered to a Sahara Sand layer, which in turn was adhered to a Blushing Bride base card.

The sentiment is "For Being You" (SAB) and was punched using the oval die.  The oval was reinserted back into the punch to reduce its size.  It was also sponged with Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz.

Supplies Used:

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I also used the script embossing folder (retired) and the Bouquet die.

Nobody Loves Like Mom - Fab Fri #59

This week the challenge with Fab Fri 59  is a colour one:  Hello Honey, Calypso Coral, and Blushing Bride.  I thought of doing the Lotus Blossom stamp, but instead went for a background technique called the Bokeh technique.  Since Mother's Day is coming soon, the card became one for mother.

After letting the 3 colours of reinkers which had been applied on watercolour paper dry overnight, Whisper White craft ink was applied using a circle template (made using a windowsheet and circle framelits).  

The finished watercolour paper was cut to a 3 1/2 by 4 3/4" and matted with Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment, from "Mother's Love" was stamped with Black Stazon ink directly onto the background.  Then a 1/4" Hello Honey (SAB) ribbon and bow was attached to the left side.

Two flowers were stamped first with Calypso Coral and then with Blushing Bride ink, were cut out and the edges sponged with Calypso Coral.  The edges were pinched and folded up, and a Hello Honey punchie, from the Boho blossom punch, was adhered to the center.  Every 2nd scallop of the Hello Honey punchie was slit and the edges curled up before adhering to the center.  Dazzling details was applied after the flowers were attached the card.

Some more bling was added to the card using In Color Sequins randomly glued to the background using tombo glue.

Supplies used:

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Happy Mother's Day The Paper Players #236

The challenge with the Paper Players this week is to make a Clean and Simple: Floral card.  I made a Mother's Day card.

 

I just love the stamp set "Painted Petals" and I don't use it nearly enough.  It was perfect for this CAS Mother's Day card.

The sentiment, from "Sweeet Laughter" was stamped first on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Then I stamped the flower - the stem and leaves with Wild Wasabit in, and the roses with Rose Red ink.  A butterfly, punched with the Itty Butterfly punch was adhered with a glue dot over the end of the sentiment.  Tiny pearls were placed on the body.

The Whisper White cardstock was matted with Rose Red cardstock, then a  small piece of melon mambo ribbon was attached at an angle on the upper right corner.

The base card is Rose Red cardstock, layered with Whisper White, and a strip of Painted Blooms DSP was attached in the middle.

The focal panel was attached to the card using dimensionals.

Supplies used:

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Mother's Day card in a box - Challenge 247 LNS

My card making classes are starting again this week.There was a brief hiatus because of my hand surgery. The class will be focusing on a project for Mother's Day.
I love making these cards in a box, and I used the stamp set Backyard Basics and coordinating framelits to do so. The tutorial I used was from Splitcoaststampers here

The box was made using Pear Pizzazz card stock, decorated with first Very Vanilla and then Afternoon Picnic DSP.
I coloured the images with SU ink pads and an aqua brush and die cut them using the coordinating backyard framelits.  I attached the die cut images to the inserts using stampin' dimensionals.

Stamps: Backyard Basics, My Mother
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Sky Blue, Tangerine Tango, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Basic Black
Papers: Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Afternoon Picnic DSP, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories: Backyard Basics framelits, Window sheets, dimensionals, square framelits, Pearls

Flower Shop Mother's Day - Try Stampin' on Tuesday 146

Yes, I realize it's only December so what am I doing making Mother's Day Cards?  Just getting ahead of myself I think.  I made this card using the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday here
The challenge had the extra twist of using some gold in the card. It was the gold that made me think of making a Mother's Day card.

 

The flowers were stamped with  Crisp Cantalope ink and punched out using the Pansy punch.  I then die cut a little leaf in Gumball Green cardstock using a sizzlet die and the Big Shot.  These were arranged on a square of Whisper White cardstock die cut with the Square Sizzlet, which was matted with gold foil card stock.  One flower is adhered directly to the cardstock, and the second using stampin' dimensionals.
The center of each flower is a gold circle.  I embossed a piece of Whisper White cardstock with gold embossing powder and punched out the centers of the flowers with the Owl Builder punch.  On top of this gold center is a small pearl embellishment.
The base card is Pistachio Pudding layered with Very Vanilla card stock, and then Venetian Romance designer paper.  In the middle is a strip of Pistachio Pudding card stock with a strip of punched gold foil paper at the top and bottom end.  In the middle of this strip I placed a piece of ruffled Pistachio Pudding ribbon.
The image panel was attached to the card using dimensionals.

Stamps: Flower Shop, Teen Tiny Wishes
Inks: Crisp Cantalope, Basic Black
Papers: Pistachio Pudding, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Gold Foil, Gumball Green, Venetian Romance designer paper
Accessories: Square framelits, Pansy Punch, Owl Builder punch, Sizzlet Leaflet die, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label punch, Scallop border punch, Ruffled Pistachio pudding ribbon, pearls

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.

A Bouquet of Flowers for Mother - Sunny Challenges & Creations

I don't know what the weather has been like in Australia, but here in Canada we had a winter storm - yes a winter storm in Spring time.  Starting on Thursday, we had had rain, freezing rain, ice pellets and snow.  I hope this is the last of it, because if Mother Nature can't make up her mind, how can we. 
This week the challenge is to make a Mother's Day card or a card for a female using the sketch provided. Despite the lack of flowers I thought I would make a Bouquet of flowers for mother.

This A2 card has a base of Primrose Petals card stock, layered with Whisper White, and then a layer of Birds of a Feather DSP.

 The focal image consists of a 2 1/2" circle of Whisper White matted with a Primrose Petals scalloped circle die cut with the Scallop circles die #2.  Using a template and the mat pack and paper piercer, the Whisper White circle was paper pierced all the way around.  The two circles were attached together.

The flowers and leaves are from the Secret Garden stamp set.  Each of the flowers, one in Elegant Eggplant, one in Summer Starfruit, and one in Pool Party, were first stamped in Versa Mark, and then in the colours mentioned.  Clear embossing powder was applied to each flower and heat embossed.  All except for the Pool Party one, where I used Pool Party embossing powder, and the leaf stem, where I used Wild Wabasi embossing powder.  The flowers and leaves were die cut using the Secret garden framelits.  The Elegant Eggplant flower was further coloured using a Melon Mambo ink pad and an Aqua painter.  These elements were arranged around the circle and adhered using either adhesive or dimensionals. An additional Vanilla rose fabric flower was coloured with a Melon Mambo marker and adhered using a glue dot.
A butterfly was punched out of the Birds of a Feather DSP and the edges sponged using Tempting Turquoise ink.

The sentiment is from the Messages for Mom stamp set (retired).  It was stamped with Black Stazon, and the words cut apart and adhered to a 1 3/8" circle matted with a 1 3/4" scalloped circle of Primrose Petals.  A smaller butterfly was adhered to the sentiment circle.

A white organza ribbon and bow was attached to the bottom of the card.

Here's a list of the materials/supplies used:

Stamps: Secret Garden, Messages for mom
Inks: Black Stazon, Elegant Eggplant, Summer Starfruit, Versa Mark, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo ink and marker
Papers: Primrose Petals, Whisper White, Birds of a Feather DSP
Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch, Scallop circle die #2, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, Secret Garden framelit, Large butterfly punch, small butterfly punch, rhinestones, 5/8" white organza ribbon, dimensionals 5/8" vanilla flower

Best of Flowers Mother's Day Card - Unscripted Sketches #205 & Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge

Now that Easter is over, and Spring is supposedly on its way, Mother's Day now looms over the horizon.  So today I decided to combine 2 challenges and create a Mother's Day Card. I used the sketch from Unscripted Sketches here  with the colour challenge with Pals Paper Arts here

I thought the above 3 colours combined would make a fresh looking Mother's Day card.

This 5 by 5" card has a base card stock of Bashful Blue, layered with Whisper White card stock whose edges were sponged with Certainly Celery ink.  Upon this white layer, three rows of rick rack in Marina Mist and Bashful blue was layered horizonatally.  I put the two colours together because the Tasteful Trim die couldn't make a larger rick rack as indicated in the sketch - so I put 2 together.  Then I attached a piece of Marina Mist seam binding vertically on the left side and attached it underneath the Whisper White layer.  A bow was attached at the top.

The focal image was stamped with Black Stazon ink onto Whisper White card stock, and coloured with markers (Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, and Certainly Celery).  The image was die cut using the Ovals Framelits, and pricking was done around the edges using a template, mat pack and paper piercer.  A larger oval framelit was die cut in Certainly Celery, and the focal image was attached to this using dimensionals. This unit was attached to the card front. 

The Bashful blue flower was highlighted with a white gel pen, and Crystal Effects was put on the blue roses.

The sentiment, from Teeny Tiny wishes, was punched with the Word Window punch, and layered with a Modern Word Label punched in Certainly Celery.

A row of 3 rhinestoes was attached to the upper right corner. 

Here's a summary of the materials/supplies used:

Stamps: Best of Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers (Marina Mist, Bashful blue, Certainly Celery), Certainly Celery

Papers: Bashful Blue, whisper White, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Tasteful Trim die, 3/8" Marina Mist Seam Binding, Ovals Framelits, Pricking template, Mat Pack & Paper Piercer, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label Punch, Crystal Effects, White Gel Pen, Rhinestones, dimensionals.

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Bordering on Romance Mother's Day - Mojo Monday #285

Mother Nature sure fooled us!  Spring is supposed to arrive tomorrow, instead we get a dumping of snow!  Let's hope this is the last of the white stuff!
This Mother's Day card is made using the sketch challenge with Mojo Monday here

 

The image is coloured using ink pads and an aqua painter.

Stamps:  Bordering on Romance, Teeny Tiny wishes

Inks: Black Stazon, Baja Breeze, Marina Mist, Island Indigo, Night of Navy, Gumball Green, Always Artichoke, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede

Papers: Midnight Muse, Very vanilla, Print Poetry DSP, Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White

Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch, Scallop circle die #2, Honeycomb folder, Square lattice folder, Polka dot folder, Word window punch, Modern Word label punch, small oval punch, 1 3/8" square punch, Designer build a brad, 3/8" ruffled Island Indigo ribbon, dimensionals, dazzling details

Mixed Bunch Mother's Day Card - Sketch Frenzy Friday

There's a saying that as one gets older the days go by faster.  I must be getting really old, because the days are just zooming along!  It seems like it was just yesterday that I was making a card for last week's Sketch Frenzy Friday mini blog hop, and now its another Friday.  And yes - time for another mini blog hop.  Hope you can find the time to join us and see what this amazing team has created with this week's sketch by Jennifer Weide

 

The lighting on this picture isn't the greatest.  I apologize for that.  I wanted this Mother's Day card to be soft and gentle so I used only 2 colors (if you consider Whisper White a color) - Whisper White and Pool Party, but I'm afraid it didn't photograph well.

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Pool Party, Basic black
Papers: Pool Party, Whisper White, Attic Boutique designer paper
Accessories: Finial Press embossing folder, Blossoms punch, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label Punch, 3/8" Pool Party seam binding, Ornament punch, 5/8" Neutral Brads (white), Rhinestones, Stampin Dimensionals.

Now its your turn to create something.  I can hardly wait to see what you come up with.  When finished, upload it to the Sketch Frenzy Friday homepage here so we can comment on your work.
Your next stop on the tour is Patrice's blog: here
Don't forget to visit the blogs of the other team members and leave comments.

Stay well, and I'll see you next week.

You are Simply Wonderful - a Mother's Day Card

This Mother's Day card is a partial case from Pinterest.  The basic design is the same, but the colors are slightly different, as is the sentiment.

 This is a square 5 by 5" card.

I started by stamping the main image with Versa mark onto Watercolor paper and embossed it with black embossing powder.
The image was then lightly misted to make it wet.  Using a wet brush, I dropped 3 shades of blue reinkers onto the image and just let the colors run.
When dry, I cut the rose out and mounted 3 Pear Pizzazz  Little Leaves (Sizzlet die) underneath it.
You can't see it very well, but I lightly stamped another of the images from the 5th Avenue Floral set on the panel upon which the rose is mounted.

Stamps: 5th Avenue Floral, Friendly Phrases
Inks: Versa Mark, Basic Black, Reinkers (Not Quite Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue)
Papers: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Watercolor paper, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Square lattice embossing folder, 5/8" white organza ribbon colored with a tempting turquoise marker, small silver brads, mat pack and paper piercer, dimensionals.

Poppy Mother's Day Card - Sketch Frenzy Friday

It's Friday, and that means its time for another mini blog hop with Sketch Frenzy Friday (SFF).

Today's sketch is by Deb Currier

I've been busy getting Mother's Day cards done, so that's what the focus of today's card is. The stamp set that I'm using today will be retiring the end of May, and I will be sad to see it go.

Stamps: Happiness Shared, Messages for Mom
Inks: Black Stazon, Basic Black, SU markers for the watercoloring
Papers: Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Attic Boutique designer paper
Accessories: Aqua painter, Antique wallpaper embossing folder, rhinestones, 3/8" white taffeta ribbon, dazzling details

Your next stop on the tour is Patrice's blog here.  Then visit the blogs of the other team members.  Their names and addresses are in the sidebar of this blog and the home page.  And don't forget to leave comments.

Now its time for you to try the sketch.  Once you have completed a card or project upload it to the SFF homepage here

Hope you have a wonderful day and see you next week.