What A Nice Day!!

Hi everyone and happy Thursday!!!  We had a beautiful day here in Phoenix Arizona yesterday.  There was a nice cool breeze and it was a little overcast.  We were able to have the windows open and truly enjoy the fresh air.  It was wonderful!!  You see we Arizonians know that soon the temperature will go up and these nice days will be gone for a long time. 

I did get into my craft room and made a card to share today.  I focused once again on Mother's Day.  I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.  Now I had this idea in mind for my card prior to seeing the one on Pinterest.  It was kind of weird to see one so similar to the card in my mind.  I almost scrapped the idea and went in a different direction.  However, I decided to go ahead and make this one.  I guess you can just say creative minds think alike!! 

 

I started with a base card of Raspberry Ripple cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  I added a layer of Old Olive card stock measuring 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  For the top layer, I started with a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  I ran this through my big shot using the Petals-a-plenty impression folder.  I then took a piece of Raspberry Ripple card stock cut at 2 1/2" x 4" and ran it through the big shot using the Fancy Fan impression folder.   I layered this onto the vanilla using runner adhesive.  I then cut a piece of Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon and put it across the front where the pieces meet.  I adhered it with a little runner adhesive in the front and glue dots on the back.  The vanilla was then attached to the olive, then the olive to the raspberry all with runner adhesive. 

 

Here is a close up of the top of the card.  To create the flowers, I used the scallop flower punch from the itty bitty punch pack and the scallop flower on the boho blossom punch.  I punched out the larger flowers from raspberry, olive and vanilla.  I also punched out the smaller flowers in the same colors.  I layered the small vanilla onto the large olive and raspberry flowers using a liquid glue.  I attached these to the card with dimensionals and then added a rhinestone to the center of each flower.  Just to add a little bling to the background, I added some green rhinestones to the center of a few flowers.

 

Now for a closer look at the bottom half of the card.  Again you can see the flowers were made just like the top.  I added pearls to the center of these.  I thought they showed up better here.  Had I used them up top, they would have blended with the vanilla too much.  Again flowers are attached with dimensionals and small pearls are added randomly to the background.

 

For my greeting I chose to use the retired stamp set called Well Scripted.  I stamped the greeting in Raspberry Ripple ink onto Very Vanilla card stock.  I punched it out using the decorative label punch.  I then created the punch frame using the same punch and Old Olive card stock this time.  The frame is attached to the greeting using runner adhesive.  I added 2 Raspberry Ripple flowers punched with the scallop flower from the itty bitty punch pack to the corners.  They are attached with liquid glue and have a small pearl added to the center of each one.  The completed greeting is attached to the center of the card over the ribbon with dimensionals.  

Well that is all for today.  I am off to clean the house a little and take care of my sister.  Tomorrow my favorite little man is coming over to play again so I need to be ready for him.  I will return with another share for you tomorrow also.  I wish you all a wonderful day.  Thanks for stopping by to visit today!!!!

A New Holiday To Focus On

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday.  I would say happy tax day but who looks forward to taxes!!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I tried to rest up some since this will be another busy week for me.  I am taking my sister this morning to have surgery on her right foot.  Apparently she tore a tendon years ago and it has never healed.  Now it is causing her a lot of pain so it has become necessary to have it fixed.  Hopefully all will go well and she will have no complications.  I am having her come stay with me for a few days so that I can help her. 

I finally managed to get into my craft room this weekend for a little bit.  I could not decide what to make for you and started thinking about what holiday would be coming up.  It just happens to be Mother's Day.  So this is the first of several cards I will do honoring this day.  Let me show this one to you and let's get started.

 

I started with a base card of Daffodil Delight cut at 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  I added a layer of Rich Razzleberry measuring 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  For the top layer, I went with a piece of Whisper White card stock cut at 4" x 5 1/4".  I took this piece and ran it through my big shot using the Vintage Wallpaper impression folder.  I am going to move on to the next component and will share with you a closer look at the background in a minute. I attached all these layers together using runner adhesive.

 

The colors I chose to use for my flowers are Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo.  I used Wild Wasabi for the leaves.  I used only 2 punches to make these:  the blossom builder punch and the 3/4" circle punch.  I punched 6 petals for each flower, a 3/4" circle of the flower color to glue the petals to and 3 leaves.  I sponged the edges of the petals and the leaves with coordinating ink colors/  I used a liquid glue to attach the petals to the circle and to attach the leaves to the back of the circle.  I then used an alphabet stamp set to stamp the letters for "mom" onto Whisper White using inks to match my flower colors.  I then punched the letters out with the 3/4" circle punch.  I then sponges the edges with the third color so every flower has some representation of the other 2.  The letter circles are attached to the center of the flowers using liquid glue.  I added some Dazzling Details liquid glitter glue dots to each petal for pizzazz!!

 

Prior to attaching the white layer to the base, I used the ink colors of the flowers and my sponges to add color to the background.  I sponged each color in a diagonal area across the card to that it was a rainbow effect.  I then attached it to the card.   The finished flowers were attached using dimensionals.  I decided to add a couple of gem stones to the open areas of the cards so nothing would look barren.  

I do hope to make it into the craft room today to make another card for you.  Not sure what the theme will be for it.   Please come back to visit me tomorrow.  Thanks for dropping by today!

It's Almost Mother's Day

It is hard to believe that April is almost over.  Next week we will welcome May.  There are so many events coming up it May it is a bit overwhelming.  Between birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, and Mother's Day, I will be very busy. 

Mother's Day has always meant a lot to me.  I love spending time with my children and celebrating all the moms in my life.  I am blessed to have a wonderful mother in law and always look forward to seeing her.  I will admit that this day is also a bit sad for me because I miss my mom very much.  So while it may sound strange, I find comfort in creating cards for this special day.  It just brings peace to my heart. 

Today's card is another Mother's Day card for you to view.  Believe it or not, this special day will be here in just over 3 weeks.   If you have not made your cards yet maybe mine will inspire you.  Of course, you can always order one from me and I will be happy to make it for you.  So let's get started.

 

As you can see, this card has that fun rosette flower again.  But let's not get ahead of ourselves.  I started with a base card of Very Vanilla cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  I used my corner rounder punch and rounded all the corners of this card.  Next I chose to use Calypso Coral card stock.  I cut a piece to measure 4" x 5 1/4".  I rounded the corners of this using the corner rounder also.  I ran it through my big shot using the Vintage Wallpaper impression folder.  I placed the embossed piece inside my color catcher and used my smooch spritz spray to spray it all over giving it a nice glimmering effect in the right light.  I adhered it to the base card using a runner adhesive.  

 

Next I went to work on my rosette.  Step one was to choose my designer paper I wanted to use.  Now I did choose this prior to starting my entire card so that the base card and the layer would coordinate with the dsp nicely.  This particular paper came from one of my local craft stores.  I cut a strip to be 1 1/2" x 12".  Using my simply scored tool, I scored this strip every 1/4".  Once the entire strip was scored, I accordion folded it just like the fans you use to make when you were little (or was that just me?).  I adhered the ends together using a liquid glue.  I allowed this to dry before going on so that it would not come apart on me.  I punched a 1" circle to adhere the rosette to on the bottom.  I placed sticky strip on this to ensure I had a strong adhesive for it.  Pressing down on my accordion circle, I formed the rosette and carefully set it on top of the 1" circle.  I was slightly off center but not too bad.  This really does not matter though because you will not be seeing the bottom of this one on the card.  I punched the large flower from the boho blossom punch in vanilla and layered a 3/4" coral circle on top of it.  I added a dot of coral ink to the petals using my SU! marker.  The pearls in the center were bought at a local craft store.  They are a champagne color and looked good with the vanilla.  The flower center was adhered to the rosette with liquid glue.  I then placed this in my color catcher and spritzed it with the same spray as the card.  I adhered it to the card using dimensionals.  

 

For the greeting, I used a stamp from the retired stamp set called Well Scripted.  I stamped it using VersaMark ink onto a piece of Calypso Coral and heat embossed it with black embossing powder.  I cut it out using the Framelits Labels Collection for my big shot.  I also cut out one size larger than my greeting in Very Vanilla.  These were layered together and coral dots were added on the exposed vanilla part.  I then spritzed the greeting in the color catcher with the same spray as I had used before.  I adhered it to the actual card with dimensionals.

I do understand that from just looking at the photos you probably cannot see the shimmer on the card.  I promise if you were holding it under a light, you would definitely get the glimmer.  It is very beautiful.

 

For the inside saying, I used a stamp from the stamp set called Word Play.  I stamped it with VersaMark ink onto Calypso Coral card stock and heat embossed it with black embossing powder.  I cut it out using the Framelits Labels Collection and my big shot.  I adhered it to the inside of my card using runner adhesive.  I had space left at the top and decided to add a flower to match the center of the rosette on the front.  So I punched the large flower from the boho blossom punch, added a 3/4"  coral circle on top and finally added a 1/2" vanilla circle on top of that.  I added coral dots to the petals again as well as to the center vanilla circle.  

Don't let this special day sneak up on you.  Get your cards ready now so you have no pressure as the date approaches.  

That is all I have for you today.  I hope you enjoyed seeing my card.  Maybe I will give this one to one of my mom figures.  Please come back tomorrow to see what I come up with next.  Thanks for stopping by today.

 

 

Mother's Day Card #4

First and foremost, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND MYSELF!!!!!  Yes today is our 15th anniversary.  I am so lucky to have my wonderful husband in my life.  So today's post will be a short one so I can spend time with my guy!

I seem to be on a roll with these Mother's Day cards.  You know how it is to be on a roll with something.  So of course, today I have one more to share with you.  For this particular one, I went back to the beautiful rosettes I like to make.  Let's get going on this card. 

 

For my color scheme, I chose to use Blushing Bride, Whisper White, and Basic Black (only for the words).  I started with a base card of Blushing Bride cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  Next I cut a piece of Whisper White to be 3 3/4" x 3 3/4".  I used my ticket corner punch on the corners of this and then ran it through the big shot using an impression folder called Intricate Swirl.  I took my Blushing Bride marker and colored the tiny dots on the embossing just to add a little color.  The edges were brushed using the Blushing Bride ink.  The square was then attached using runner adhesive.  

 

Here is a close up of the rosette.  I started with a strip of designer paper cut at 1 3/4" x 12".  I then scored it at every quarter inch.  I accordion folded the score lines and attached the ends together.  It is adhered on the back using sticky strip.  I added a 1" white circle, a 3/4" blush circle, and a 1/2" white circle.  I took a white pearl and colored it using a light pink Sharpie marker.  The rosette is attached to the white using sticky strip.  I also added some dazzling diamond glitter to the white circles on the top.  

 

For the greeting, I turned to my Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I started with a frame from the Four Frames stamp set and stamped it in Blushing Bride on Whisper White.  Next I stamped the greeting using Basic Black ink inside the frame.  I let it sit for a few minutes so the ink would be dry.  Once it was dry, I punched it out using the decorative label punch.  I attached it using runner adhesive to the card and added another pearl colored with the same pink Sharpie.  

This card had that simple elegance factor to it.  I love the look of it and know any mom out there would love to get this on Mother's Day.

Well I am off and running.  I am going to take my sister in law to a doctor appointment and then spend the rest of my day with my hubby!!  Tomorrow I will share the card I made for him for our anniversary.  Thank you so much for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow.

 

Mother's Day Card #3

One thing I have been very thankful for this week has been the weather.  It is so nice to be cold again.  The rain was also a welcome blessing.  Luckily for us, our garage sale went well enough last Friday and Saturday that we did not need to do it on Sunday.  We actually got to enjoy the rain and coldness.  Now I just hope the weather stays nice and does not heat up too soon.

One of the cards I sold at my garage sale had an adorable raccoon on it.  It is actually one of my favorite punch art pieces to make.  Since this card sold, I wanted to make another card with the raccoon.  So the idea came to me to do a Mother's Day card using this critter.  So let's get started.

 

Remember this guy?  I changed the color scheme and added a greeting this time.  I started with a base card of Pink Pirouette card stock cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  Next I stamped a background on the front of this card using the stamp set Confetti and VersaMark ink.  Once it was stamped, I sprinkled it with clear embossing powder so I could heat emboss it.  It just helps the design stand out a little.  Then I took a piece of Early Espresso card stock and using my Label Collection Framelits and my big shot, I cut out the size I wanted for this piece.  Next I took Baja Breeze card stock and cut out the next size smaller in the Labels Collection.  I  ran each of these labels through the big shot using the Petals-A-Plenty impression folder.  The two were then layered onto the base card using a runner adhesive.  I took the card over to my color catcher and sprayed it with a frosted white spray to add just a little shimmer.   I know you cannot really see it in the photo but it is there.  I colored the center of the flowers that were visible on the Espresso card stock as well as all the ones on the Baja using my white get pen.  I stamped the greeting using the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes with Early Espresso ink onto Whisper White and punched it out with the word window.  I then layered it using runner adhesive onto a Baja Breeze modern label.  It is attached to the card with dimensionals.

 

Here is a close up of my raccoon.  He is made exactly the same way as the one I did before.  The only difference is the flowers.  I wanted to do a bouquet of flowers for him to present to mom.  I am not going to bore you with all the punch details since I listed them on the prior post. That post was on Feb. 17th so please feel free to visit it for all the details on how to make the raccoon.  

 

For the inside greeting, I turned once again to my Word Play stamp set.  I stamped the saying in Early Espresso ink and then cut it out using the Labels Collection Framelits and my big shot.  I then brushed the edges with Baja Breeze ink.  I attached it using runner adhesive.  

I know this post is a little on the short side.  I absolutely love the weather we are having here in Arizona but I tend to suffer from migraine headaches when the pressure in the air changes.  So I am going to go take my medicine and lay down so that I can create another card for tomorrow.   Thank you so much for stopping by today and I will see you tomorrow.

Mother's Day Card #2

Happy Friday everyone.  Well it is the first day of our garage sale.  I sure hope it goes well.  We have worked hard this week getting everything ready for it.  I thought I would send you off into your weekend with another card for mom.  It always seems strange to start cards months ahead of time but we all know that time creeps up on us and if we're not careful, we are not ready for them.  Anyway, let's get going on this one.

 

Today's color scheme is purple.  I decided to make this card a little different that most of my others.  I started with a base card of Perfect Plum cut at 5" x 10", scored at 5".  Every now and then, I come up with a card that either needs a little more room or that I think would look better as a square.  This was one that needed the extra room but that also lends itself to the square shape.  Instead of adding a solid layer I wanted to do a pattern with squares.  I started by punching 9 Very Vanilla 1 3/8" squares.  I spaced them out on the card front and adhered them down using runner adhesive.  Next I punched out 9 Elegant Eggplant 1 1/4" squares.  I layered these on top of the vanilla ones and adhered them down using runner adhesive.  For the top layer of my squares, I wanted to use a designer paper.  I wish I could say this one was from Stampin' Up! but I can't.  This paper came as a mat stack from one of my local craft stores.  I bought it a few years ago and still have some.  The colors really complemented the plum and eggplant.  So I chose 3 different designs and punched out three 1" squares of each.  I then layered them on top of the eggplant squares in a random pattern using runner adhesive.  Now I wanted some glitter on my squares but this paper did not come already glittered.  So I used a glue pen to add glue to a few areas and sprinkled Dazzling Diamond glitter on them.  I love the sparkle!!  While this was drying, I moved on to the greeting.

 

For the greeting on the front, I used the retired stamp set called Well Scripted.  I stamped the saying using Perfect Plum ink onto Very Vanilla card stock.  I then took out my big shot and the new Labels Collection Framelits set.   I used the smallest size and cut out the saying.  Then I cut the next size up out of plum and one more size up out of vanilla.  I edged the saying with Perfect Plum ink and layered it on the plum.  Then I layered that onto the large vanilla label.  I attached all these together using runner adhesive. I added Dazzling Diamond glitter dots to the plum and edges the vanilla with it also.  It is attached to the card using dimensionals.  I took the Beautiful Butterflies die and the big shot and cut a small butterfly out of Perfect Plum card stock and vellum paper.  I layered these together using a glue pen.  Next I attached it to the card with glue dots.  Then I got out 2 white pearls and colored them purple using a Sharpie markers.  These made up the body of the butterfly.  I then added Stickles glitter glue dots to the wings for added effect. 

 

For my inside greeting, I used a stamp from the set Word Play.  I stamped it using Perfect Plum ink onto Very Vanilla card stock.  I then used the same Labels Collection Framelits set and my big shot to cut out the greeting.  This carried the theme from the front to the inside.  I edged it using plum ink and attached it with runner adhesive.  

Well that's it for this week.  I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.  I will be back on Monday with another share.  I hope you will all come back to see it.  Thanks for stopping by today and I will see you Monday!!

Mother's Day Card

Mother's Day falls on May 13th this year, 2 months away.  Even though my mom is not here any more, I still like to make her a card and make one for my wonderful mother in law.  So after I finished all my Easter owls, I decided to work on a couple of cards for that special day.

 

Since I always loved the color pink on my mom, I decided to start with the pink card.  I used Rose Red card stock.  This is a deep pink card stock.  I cut it at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  Next I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock at 4" x 5 1/4".  I ran it through my big shot using the Elegant Lines impression folder from Stampin' Up!.  I really like this folder but I will admit I have not used it much.  You usually make your sandwich of the cutting pads and the folder and use tab 1 on the multipurpose platform to run it through.  Well every time I would do that, my card stock would come out having areas that were cut through entirely or area that would tear easily.  I was very frustrated.  Then I learn a secret.  If you run this particular folder through using the multipurpose platform set on the no numbered tab, I gives you the chance to have the impression without the cuts and tears.  I attached this piece to my Rose Red card using runner adhesive.  This particular impression folder has these cute little circles on it so I thought little rhinestones would look cute in them.  I happen to have pink colored stones that worked perfectly.  

 

Here you can see the circles and stones better.  When it came to my greeting, I turned yet again to my Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I stamped it using Rose Red ink and punched it out using the word window punch.  I then punched out a modern label from Rose Red card stock.  I layered the two together using runner adhesive and attached it to the card using dimensionals.  I chose not to put rhinestones on this because I did not want to distract from the card.  

 

Here is the beautiful butterfly.  I cut this using the Beautiful Butterflies die for the big shot.  I cut one out of vellum paper and one out of Rose Red.  I layered these two together using a glue pen and attached them to the card using glue dots.  As you can see, I needed pearls for the body that were colored so I once again turned to my Sharpies for help.  I took three white pearls and used a delicate pink marker to color them.  I always let them sit for a minute or two just to be sure they are dry and then placed them on the butterfly.  I then added some Stickles glitter glue dots to the wings for added color.  

This is a very simple card but I love the look.  This would have been one my mom would have really liked.  I will share another card for this day with you tomorrow.  Please come back to visit.  Until then, thanks for dropping in today!!