Thursday, March 17, 2011

Mother's Day Card

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!

This is a 5"x5" card made with purple cardstock. I cut a piece of green polka dotted paper 1/4" smaller and mounted it on the card base. I then cut three strips of the green/purple patterned cardstock 4 3/4" long and one of them at 2" wide and the other two at 1 1/8." I mounted them to the green paper with 1/4" between the top and bottom and each other. I cut two sqares at 1 1/8" and then cut them in half to form four triangles. I then used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder to emboss them. I inked them lightly with spring pansy ink by Tsukineko and adhered them to the corners. I cut a piece of purple cardstock at 3 1/4" square and also embossed it with Swiss Dots and inked it. I adhered it in the middle of the card. I cut some cream cardstock at 3" square and inked the edges of it with peach pastel ink by ColorBox. I then used the "Mom Words" stampe by Stampendous on it, using pearlescent beige ink by Tsukineko. I covered it with some vellum and stamped the "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment, which is by My Pink Stamper, in purple hydrangea ink by Tsukineko on top of the vellum. I cut the orchid from Tie the Knot at 1 1/2." I used the blackout feature for the dark green and dark purple, then the regular feature for the lighter green and lighter purple. I used two different sized pop-dots to adhere the flower and leaves to the card.
I made this card for the following challenges:
  • Paper Playtime: Challenge #1 - green & purple
  • My Creative Time: Throwback Thursday - older cartridge & use green
  • Jitterbuggin': sketch & use green
  • Die Cuttin' Divas: "Unused & Unloved" - use a never used or rarely used cartridge and a cut you have never used (I rarely use Tie the Knot and have never used the orchid cut before)
  • Crafty Creations: Mother's Day
  • 365 Cards: Ad Inspired (I loved the greens, the clean lines and the plant in the background)




16 comments:

  1. A very lovely card, Well Done Paula

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  2. Very striking card. I love the color combination and the embossing it perfect, thanks for playing at Craft Creations

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  3. This is such an elegant card. Awesome job. Thanks for joining us for Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge. Hugs- Glora

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  4. This is beautiful! I love the flower...at first I thought it was a pansy....great colors!

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  5. Very pretty card. Love the clors you used.

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  6. Very pretty! I just love your paper choices. It all goes so well!
    Shelly
    Mypaperlove.blogspot.com

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  7. Gorgeous! Love the papers and colors! Thanks for playing with us at Paper Playtime!
    Glenda

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  8. It's just beautiful, vey nice job!

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  9. Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at Die Cuttin Divas!

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  10. Oh, it's beautiful!!!! :) I love it, TFS! :)

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  11. These colors are perfect together just like your card. Thanks for joining Paper Playtime's challenge.

    Georgiana

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  12. How pretty! I love the layers and the colors. Thanks for playing along with us at 365 Cards :-)

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  13. Beautiful work!

    Www.craftingmisfit.blogspot.com

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  14. Wow! You put so much work into this! Gorgeous!! Thanks for playing with the divas!

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  15. I love the way you used the vellum. Very pretty card. I LOVE it.

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  16. Beautiful card.....great use of the vellum....and I love purple/green together!

    Thanks for Jitterbuggin'!

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