2022-04-20
Card Inspiration Mother's Day

I had so much inspiration for this card! I used Sketch #469 at Atlantic Hears Sketch Challenge. Then I realized that it fit perfectly with the theme for the Double Trouble Challenge #108. I did all the things including a basic die and flower die cuts. Since I satisfied all the Things, I am also entering at Dies R Us.

Challenges are great fun, and I hope you will join me in some (or all) of these challenges!

Now about the card. . .
I used a pattern paper and some gold stickers from the Black Love Story Paper Pack, and cut circles from the Stitched Dies and Basic Circle sets. The shaker is made using Close To My Heart Circle Shaker Window Foam and Actetate and Circle Window Shaker Thin Cuts

The large flowers are from Yesterday and Today Cardmaking and Thin Cuts, and the smaller flowers are from the Isabella Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cuts Set. Everything is stamped in Scarlet.

I colored the edge of the card using a sponge and scarlet ink – I use this trick often to give my card a color border without using an extra layer of paper!

I hope you enjoy the card and are inspired to get out your crafty supplies and create!

Happy Stamping,

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2020-05-05
Mother's Day Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the Blue Skies blog hop. I love National Scrapbook Month because of the Close to My Heart special packs. This one is the best one yet!. You can even purchase discounted bundle! I know you will NEED this paper pack after you see all the great ideas in this blog hop.

If you are coming from Becca’s blog, you are on the right path. This blog is a big circle and you will be able to hop on from each page. If you get lost, there is a full list of all participants on Melinda’s blog.

Let’s have some fun!

I love how this cheerful spring card turned out. I had the hardest time deciding which papers to use! I really love everything in the Blue Skies pack. I especially like the colored coordinating pieces with the subtle UV coating on one side. I finally settled on the red paper since it’s my Mom’s favorite color. With that decision made, I went through and decided I liked the look of the flower one the best with that paper.

To make the card, I used a 2 X 6.25 inch sheet of the red paper and scored it to make the tab. To get the shape at the end, I used the clipboard die cut from the seasons of Joy Set. You could also use any tag die cut or just round the edges. The stitched pieces on the front are cut from die cuts. The red one is the medium square and the white one is the large rectangle. I also did a large white rectangle inside to provide a place to write.

The stamps are from an old set (I didn’t receive my Beautiful Day Stamp set yet), but the flowers in that set will work even better than these!

The sentiment is stamped with the stamp of the month, Time to Celebrate.

I hope you enjoyed your visit. I’d love for you to leave a comment before you “Hop” on over to Kathy’s blog and check out her work. Happy hopping!

Below is a picture of the card with the pull tab open.

Click the item to be taken to my online store where you can purchase it.

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